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Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--
Awards/Recognition
-- Inquirer: Fred de Long, Longtime Director Of Community Farm Program For Willistown Conservation Trust, Has Died At 55
-- Republican Herald: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Turns 100 In March
-- TribLive Letter: The Youghiogheny River Deserves River Of The Year
-- TribLive: Pine Township, Allegheny County Officially Recognized As An Audubon Bird Town
Help Wanted
-- City Of Reading Opens Applications For Spring Reading Conservation Corps [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Feb. 21- Deploying Solar Energy Facilities Successfully
-- Feb. 25 Conservation Cornerstone Webinar - Biosecurity Essentials By The Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training [PaEN]
-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Black Appalachian Coalition, PennFuture, Partners Host March 4 Webinar -- Why Is My Electricity Bill So High? And Going Higher? [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts March 6 Lawn To Meadow Conversions Webinar [PaEN]
-- March 11 Webinar On Lawn Care For Clean Water, Penn State Extension [PaEN]
-- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments At March 19 Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Interim Response At The North Centre Twp. PFAS Investigation Site In Columbia County [PaEN]
-- PUC Be Utility Wise 2025: A Powerful Gathering For Utility Consumer Advocacy & Community Support On March 19 In Philadelphia
-- Registration Open! ACAP Ag Conservation Conference Set For April 1-3 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Holds Faith & Waters Restoration Forum April 3 In Maryland [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center In Monroe County Looks Forward To Maple Syrup Season
-- TribLive: Fern Hollow Nature Center Set To Break Ground On Expansion This Fall In Allegheny County
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 22 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Integrity Project: President Orders Hundreds Of Energy Emergency Reviews Of US Army Corps Of Engineers Project Permits, Including Dozens In PA [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 97 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments At March 19 Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Interim Response At The North Centre Twp. PFAS Investigation Site In Columbia County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold March 20 Hearing On New NPDES Water Quality Permit For Westmoreland Landfill In Rostraver Twp
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: March 20 Public Meeting On D&L Black Diamond Trail Improvements
-- DEP Announces Public Outreach Workshops On Pennsylvania's 2024 Priority Climate Action Plan To Qualify For Federal Funding That Is Now At Risk [PaEN]
-- PUC To Invite Comments On Future Of Act 129 Energy Efficiency Program [PaEN]
-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10.8% UGI Natural Gas Rate Increase [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: PUC Will Investigate Proposed 10.8% Rate Hike By UGI Gas
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: PUC To Investigate Proposed 10.8% UGI Gas Rate Hike
-- Spotlight PA: Everything You Need To Know About Running For Local Public Office
Programs/Information
-- Tribune-Democrat: Statewide Tree-Tapping Ceremony Hosted In Somerset Kicks Off Maple Syrup Season
-- PA Society For Ornithology: Still Time To Submit Projects For Funding As Part Of 2025 Breeding Bird Blitz June 6-16 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Bald Eagle Nest Has 3 Eggs, Watch Online
-- TribLive: National Aviary In Pittsburgh To Take Over Shady Side Academy Middle School
-- LancasterOnline: Game Commission Investigating Snow Geese Killing In West Hempfield Twp.
-- Warren Times: Bird Feeders And The Joy Of Casual Birding
-- Williamsport - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Birds Take Advantage Of Opportunities Provided By Other Species
-- AP: Crow Is Not The Only Thing They Eat At Wild Game Dinner In Rural PA
-- Williamsport Sun: Non-native vs. Invasive: How Each Impacts Our Environment
-- Williamsport Sun: Gardening As A Revolutionary Act: Transforming Yards With Foodscaping
-- Republican Herald: Lifesaving ATV Children’s Safety Courses Hard To Find In Northeast PA
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Releases 2025 Annual Report On The State Of The Delaware River Watershed [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 21 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Releases 2024 Swim Guide Report Highlighting E. coli Concerns And Health Of The Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio Rivers [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 15 to 21 -- Shale Gas Wells Seismic Investigation; Conventional Well Spill Cost Water Co. Customers $900,000 So Far; Oil & Gas Waste Plant Fails To Report Wastewater [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Aqua PA Spells Out Venango Water Co. Expenses Since Its PUC-Ordered Emergency Role [Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill Cost Water Customers $900,000, So Far, In Venango County] [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: GCI Water Solutions Fails To Report How Much Oil & Gas Wastewater It Is Treating Thru Titusville's Wastewater Plant In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: GCI Water Fails To Report To Titusville Boro On How Much Oil & Gas Wastewater It Is Treating Thru The Boro’s Wastewater Plant, DEP Reporting May Not Be Accurate [PDF of Article]
-- Part I - Environmental Impacts: State Dept. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction [PaEN]
-- Part II - Health Impacts: State Dept. Of Health, Penn State Medical Webinars On Caring For Persons Living & Working In Communities With Oil & Natural Gas Extraction [PaEN]
-- DEP Soliciting Proposals For 6 Professional Services Related To Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Federal Funding At Risk [PaEN]
-- MCall Guest Essay: US Dept. Of Energy LNG Gas Export Facility Plans Will Pollute Communities, Raise Prices - By Alex Bomstein, Clean Air Council
-- The Center Square: PA Shale Gas Wastewater Could Be A Significant Source Of Lithium, A Key Component In Making Electronic Devices
-- Tribune-Democrat Publishes Series On How Region Is Using Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency To Reduce Energy Costs, Move To A More Sustainable Future [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Solar Energy Project Rising In Bedford County To Help Power Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station [PDF of article]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Energy-Saving Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency Projects Heating Up At Regional School Districts To Reduce Energy Costs [PDF of Article]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Greater Johnstown CTC Solar Array Operating Better Than Expected, School Leaders Say
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria Schools Moving Forward With Solar Projects
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Explores Solar Energy At Prison Complex
-- Courier Times: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline In Bucks County Operational Again After Leaking Fuel For 16 Months, Some Are Worried
-- Courier Times: More Wells In Bucks County Contaminated, Residents Fear Impact Of Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak Spreading
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Stay The Course On Federal, State Rules To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Operations - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council
-- Washington & Jefferson College: Form Energy Speaker Discusses Long-Duration Battery Storage
-- Williamsport Sun: Lawmaker: Electrical Grid Facing Future Shortage Of Energy
-- Guest Essay: Iceberg Ahead - Pennsylvania’s Looming Power Crisis - By Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming)
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Reframing Conservation Agriculture - A Focus On Economic And Environmental Impact
-- WTAE: Investigation Reveals Dozens Of Dangerous Abandoned Coal Mines In Western PA [Federal Funds Now At Risk]
-- Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority To Begin Project To Connect Properties Impacted By Navy PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination To Public Water [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Water Quality In Chesapeake’s Small Watersheds Get A Closer Look
-- Franklin County Free Press: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health - By Natalie Marioni, Master Watershed Steward Coordinator
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Shatter Records For Warmest Year On Record In 2024
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.
Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.
[Posted: February 23, 2025]
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