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Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Is This What We Expect From Our Government? Dr. Richard Kaplan [PaEN]
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
Politics
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Air
EPA Raises Concern About Elevated Cancer Risk For People Living Around B.Braun Plant Near Allentown
EPA: Largest Sources Of Ethylene Oxide Pollution
EPA MAP: Cancer Risk From Environmental Toxins In Every Pennsylvania Neighborhood
Erie Coke (Coal) Hearing Concludes; Judge Will Not Make Immediate Ruling
Judge To Decide On Erie Coke (Coal) Future
DEP: Deplorable Conditions Lead To Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Closure Order
DEP Inspector: June Violation At Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Alarming
Erie Coke (Coal), DEP See Contrasting Trends At Plant
Hearing On Erie Coke (Coal) Compliance Action By DEP Raises Questions
Court Evidence Offers Rare Inside Look At Erie Coke
Thousands Of Allegheny County Residents Want Air Quality Issues Taken More Seriously
Letter: Continue To Hold Polluters Accountable
Hopey: U.S. Steel Denies Clairton Works Emissions Are Harmful To Public Health
Allegheny County Dept. Of Health OKs $300K Asthma Study; $90K For Trees
Extreme Weather Causes Fumes To Escape Fire-Stricken Philly Refinery
DEP Hearing Aug. 27 [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Alumax Mill Products, Lancaster [PaEN]
Allegheny River
The AlleghenyVoice.com-- New Source For Environmental News In The Allegheny Watershed [PaEN]
Alternative Fuels
Man Killed In Explosion Of Car With Natural Gas Conversion Kit
Awards & Recognition
PRPS: Park & Recreation Professionals Day - July 19! [PaEN]
American Chestnut Foundation Invites Entries In 2019 Chestnut Photo Contest [PaEN]
PPL Electric Utilities Wins 8th Straight J.D. Power Award
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
New PA Farm Bill Program Provides $3 Million Toward Containment Of Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Cusick: State Officials Ask For Public’s Help Combating Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly Poses Serious Problem… State Needs Your Help
PA Ramps Up Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lancaster County Might Be Seeing More Spotted Lanternflies
Penn State Extension Offers Resources For Landscape Professionals To Control Tree-Of-Heaven, Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Agriculture, Penn State Hold Bad Bug Live Facebook Program July 30 On Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Editorial: PA Must Contain Spotted Lanternfly
Pollinator Partnership Looking For PA Volunteers For Monarch, Bee Project Wingspan; Meeting July 24, Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County [PaEN]
Budget
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Is This What We Expect From Our Government? Dr. Richard Kaplan [PaEN]
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
Looking To Take A Dip In The Rivers? Swim At Your Own Risk [And Harrisburg Politicians Cut Money For Clean Water Projects-- Again This Year]
Editorial: Natural Gas Impact Fees Making Impact On Multiple Fronts
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Sun Editorial: Let’s Sue Pennsylvania Over Lack Of Chesapeake Bay Progress, Commitment [PaEN]
Thompson: Sue PA? Maryland Editorial On PA’s Efforts To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Draws Wolf’s Fire
Baltimore Sun Calls For Maryland To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution
Critics: Sue Pennsylvania Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Shortfall
Letter: Are We Focused On The Wrong Dam(s)? Legacy Sediment Is A Significant Source Of Water Pollution - Joe Sweeney, Water Science Institute
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Central PA Conservancy Partners With Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA On Student Action & Restoration Program [PaEN]
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
Thompson: NRC Sets Public Meeting For July 23 On Three Mile Island Nuclear Decommissioning Plan
NRC Gives Details Of Three Mile Island’s Upcoming Closure: Public Meeting July 23
Sept. 4 DEP Hearing On Cleanup Plan For Pool Chemicals Site In Beaver County [PaEN]
DEP Hearing Aug. 27 [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Alumax Mill Products, Lancaster [PaEN]
Ask SCORE: How Can I Make My Office Environmentally Friendly?
Greater Lebanon County Refuse Authority Offers At Your Door Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up [PaEN]
Bob Frye: Hiking Safety Key No Matter How Short The Trip
Cusick: State Officials Ask For Public’s Help Combating Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly Poses Serious Problem… State Needs Your Help
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Streamside Spruce-Up July 27 In Abington, Montgomery County [PaEN]
Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend July 26, 27, 28, Warren County [PaEN]
Pollinator Partnership Looking For PA Volunteers For Monarch, Bee Project Wingspan; Meeting July 24, Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County [PaEN]
Audubon Wildlife Art & Craft Festival July 20 & 21 In Wayne County
Rare Chance To Tour Cherry Valley National Refuge July 20 In Near Stroudsburg
Agriculture Dept. Warns Rhododendrons May Have Sudden Oak Death
Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?
Report: Communities No Longer Able To Appeal Pollution Permits Under Forthcoming EPA Rule
Climate
Only PA Legislature Could Have A Climate Caucus That Wants 20+ More Years Of Fracking
Editorial: We Need More Trees
Cusick: Report: Without Bold Climate Action, Deadly Heat Waves In Store For PA
AG Shapiro, Lehigh Valley Community Leaders Speak Out Against Rolling Back Federal Clean Car Standards [PaEN]
Editorial: Vehicle Fuel Standards Should Be Middle Of The Road
Has Your Doctor Talked To You About Climate Change?
Summers Hotter, But Heat-Related Deaths Have Dropped In Philadelphia
Soaring Temps Make Local Crops Wilt, Farmers Wither
Rain Poses Challenge For Farmers In Lycoming
Extreme Weather Causes Fumes To Escape Fire-Stricken Philly Refinery
Science Group Predicts Hotter Weather For PA, Elsewhere In Decades To Come
Study: Number Of Dangerously Hot Days To Increase With No Climate Change Action
Coal Mining
Sparse Turnout In Greene County For Hearing On Proposed Coal Waste Facility
Frazier: Groups: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Discharges Water Too Hot For Allegheny River
Old Anthracitie Coal Miner's Movie Night/Fundraiser July 20 In Schuylkill County
Compliance Action
Erie Coke (Coal) Hearing Concludes; Judge Will Not Make Immediate Ruling
Judge To Decide On Erie Coke (Coal) Future
DEP: Deplorable Conditions Lead To Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Closure Order
DEP Inspector: June Violation At Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Alarming
Hearing On Erie Coke (Coal) Compliance Action By DEP Raises Questions
Erie Coke (Coal), DEP See Contrasting Trends At Plant
Court Evidence Offers Rare Inside Look At Erie Coke
Hopey: U.S. Steel Denies Clairton Works Emissions Are Harmful To Public Health
Frazier: Groups: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Discharges Water Too Hot For Allegheny River
PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $44,150 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities [PaEN]
Federal Prosecutors: Painting Contractor Should Go To Federal Prison For Polluting Susquehanna River
DCNR
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
DCNR Conservation Advisory Council Set To Discuss Plan To Make Up Land Lost To Drilling, Penn’s Parks For All Plan July 24 [PaEN]
July 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Delaware River Basin Commission Seeks Consultant To Evaluate Options For Additional Water Storage To Meet Low Flow Water Demands In The Basin [PaEN]
PA Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Water Dept., Property Owner Complete Largest Residential Rain Garden In The City [PaEN]
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Streamside Spruce-Up July 27 In Abington, Montgomery County
Register Now For Delaware River Watershed Forum Oct. 16-17 In Allentown [PaEN]
Meet The Folks Trying To Bring Shad Back To The Delaware River
Kummer: How Does Philly Water Stack Up? A Taste Test By Expert Panel Reveals Surprises
Drinking Water
WHYY’s The Why: PA’s Widening PFAS Water Contamination Crisis
DEP Gearing Up To Test For PFAS Across The State
Bagenstose: EPA Hartsville Fire Co. Not To Blame For PFAS Contamination In Bucks
Bagenstose/Wagner: Navy Disposes Of PFAS Contaminated Soil At Berks County Landfill
Navy Asks To Test Wells In Cumberland County For PFAS
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Grapple With PFAS Contaminating Drinking Water [PaEN]
U.S. House OKs Defense Bill With PFAS Amendments, Despite Trump Veto Threat
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Replace Lead Lines This Week In Several Neighborhoods
Kummer: How Does Philly Water Stack Up? A Taste Test By Expert Panel Reveals Surprises
Penn State Extension Safe Drinking Water Clinic Aug. 21 In Warren County
PA American Water Hosts Water Camp At Mingo Creek Park Washington County
PennVEST Funds $136 Million In Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
$25 Million Loan To State College Water Authority For New Treatment Plant
State Loan Will Help Replace Aging Water Lines In Latrobe
Altoona Water Authority To Buy 2,459 Acres Of Watershed Land
Education
Central PA Conservancy Partners With Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA On Student Action & Restoration Program [PaEN]
Meet Destiny And Isaiah, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Trail Ambassadors
Summer Internships Help Bucks Students, Nonprofits
Meet The Stroud Water Research Center’s 2019 Summer Interns
Independence School Students Learn Freshwater Science Thru Stroud Water Research Center Partnership [PaEN]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Helps Wormleysburg Celebrate River Day 2019 [PaEN]
Clarion University Alum Luke Bobnar Makes A Living In The Great Outdoors With Western PA Conservancy [PaEN]
PA American Water Hosts Water Camp At Mingo Creek Park Washington County
UGI Utilities Supports Opens Doors Scholarships For Penn State Scranton Students
Marcus Schneck: Shooting Stars To Peak Later In July
Emergency Response
Beaver County EMS Officials Discuss Weekend Chemical Fire Shelter Advisory
Local Official Resigns EMS Position Over Remarks About Pregnant Woman Who Died In Berks Flash Flood
Energy
PJM Issues Hot Weather Alert; PUC Offers Tips On Ways To Stay Cool, Electric Safe In Advance Of Storms, Heat Wave [PaEN]
PJM Forecasts July 21 Peak Electricity Use At 142,639 MW; Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Taking Biggest Loads [PaEN]
Dangerously Hot Weather Forecast From Now Thru Weekend
Is Nuclear Energy Central Pennsylvania’s Saving Grace?
Invenergy, Local Officials Celebrate End Of Construction For Lackawanna Natural Gas Power Plant
New Natural Gas Power Plant Opens In Jessup, Lackawanna County
PA Had More Solar Projects Installed This Year, But Still Lags Other States
Frazier: Groups: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Discharges Water Too Hot For Allegheny River
AG Shapiro, Lehigh Valley Community Leaders Speak Out Against Rolling Back Federal Clean Car Standards [PaEN]
Editorial: Vehicle Fuel Standards Should Be Middle Of The Road
Maykuth: Beware Of Switching Scams By Electric Telemarketers PUC Warns
1,400 PECO Customers Lose Power During Peak Afternoon Heat
Power Restored Throughout Most Of Lancaster County
Microburst Storm Causes Downed Trees, Wires In Cumberland County
PPL Electric Utilities Wins 8th Straight J.D. Power Award
FirstEnergy Closes In On $1 Billion Subsidy As Ohio Lawmakers Streamline Bill
Maykuth: Three Mile Island’s 60-Year Decommissioning A Marathon, Not A Sprint
USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Business, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs [PaEn]
Energy Conservation
USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Business, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs [PaEn]
Environmental Heritage
Flood In 1977 Was Third To Devastate Johnstown
Farming
50,000 Reasons Why The Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Program Is 6 Years Strong [PaEN]
New PA Farm Bill Program Provides $3 Million Toward Containment Of Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Cusick: State Officials Ask For Public’s Help Combating Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly Poses Serious Problem… State Needs Your Help
PA Ramps Up Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lancaster County Might Be Seeing More Spotted Lanternflies
Agriculture, Penn State Hold Bad Bug Live Facebook Program July 30 On Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Editorial: PA Must Contain Spotted Lanternfly
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
Centre County Farm Tour Will Be Bigger Than Ever, Now Free To Visitors
Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau Hosts Rustic Retreat Farm To Table Tour Aug. 24
USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Business, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs [PaEn]
Flooding
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Jeannette Residents Work To Recover After Heavy Rains Flooded Basements With Wastewater
What’s Causing Route 28 To Flood In Allegheny County? PennDOT Might Have Found The Reason
Local Official Resigns EMS Position Over Remarks About Pregnant Woman Who Died In Berks Flash Flood
Luzerne County Flood Authority To Look Into Allegations Involving Levee Fee Collection
1,400 PECO Customers Lose Power During Peak Afternoon Heat
Power Restored Throughout Most Of Lancaster County
Microburst Storm Causes Downed Trees, Wires In Cumberland County
Flood In 1977 Was Third To Devastate Johnstown
Forests
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
DCNR Conservation Advisory Council Set To Discuss Plan To Make Up Land Lost To Drilling, Penn’s Parks For All Plan July 24 [PaEN]
New PA Farm Bill Program Provides $3 Million Toward Containment Of Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Cusick: State Officials Ask For Public’s Help Combating Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly Poses Serious Problem… State Needs Your Help
PA Ramps Up Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lancaster County Might Be Seeing More Spotted Lanternflies
Penn State Extension Offers Resources For Landscape Professionals To Control Tree-Of-Heaven, Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Agriculture, Penn State Hold Bad Bug Live Facebook Program July 30 On Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]
Editorial: PA Must Contain Spotted Lanternfly
Clarion University Alum Luke Bobnar Makes A Living In The Great Outdoors With Western PA Conservancy [PaEN]
Research Proposals Now Being Accepted By The American Chestnut Foundation [PaEN]
American Chestnut Foundation Invites Entries In 2019 Chestnut Photo Contest [PaEN]
Allegheny County Dept. Of Health OKs $300K Asthma Study; $90K For Trees
Editorial: We Need More Trees
Agencies Boost Efforts To Stop Wildland Firefighter Suicides
Proper Diagnosis Of Tick-Borne Disease Can Cost In Pain As Well As Payment
Geologic Hazards
Magnitude 2.2 Earthquake In Berks County Confirmed By Geologists
WITF Smart Talk: Preparing For Earthquakes (DCNR’s PA Geological Survey)
Streets Run Road In Baldwin To Close For Landslide Remediation
Crews Work To Repair Massive Sinkhole Near Route 30 In Westmoreland
Grants/Funding
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
Research Proposals Now Being Accepted By The American Chestnut Foundation [PaEN]
USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Business, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs [PaEn]
Green Infrastructure
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
50,000 Reasons Why The Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Program Is 6 Years Strong [PaEN]
PA Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Water Dept., Property Owner Complete Largest Residential Rain Garden In The City [PaEN]
Letter: Are We Focused On The Wrong Dam(s)? Legacy Sediment Is A Significant Source Of Water Pollution - Joe Sweeney, Water Science Institute
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Streamside Spruce-Up July 27 In Abington, Montgomery County [PaEN]
Stormwater Studies To Help Determine Erie-Area Needs, Funding
Dozens Attend DEP Open House On Stream Maintenance, Flooding Needs In Centre County [PaEN]
DEP Urges Residents To Take Action Sooner Rather Than Later On Stream Maintenance
When A Stream Needs Help, DEP Wants To Hear From You
DEP Open House Outlines How Restore PA Can Address Stream And Flooding Needs
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
Stormwater Fees Could Be Coming To Millcreek, Erie [Because General Assembly Failed To Provide Funding]
Editorial: Stormwater Management Under Study In Millcreek
Sen. Killion Praises $9.9 Million PennVEST Loan For Chester Stormwater Project
Sauro: Water Bills Could Go Up To Pay For $315M In Stormwater Projects In Capital Region Water Service Area
Household Hazardous Waste
Greater Lebanon County Refuse Authority Offers At Your Door Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up [PaEN]
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Sept. 4 DEP Hearing On Cleanup Plan For Pool Chemicals Site In Beaver County [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
EPA Raises Concern About Elevated Cancer Risk For People Living Around B.Braun Plant Near Allentown
EPA: Largest Sources Of Ethylene Oxide Pollution
EPA MAP: Cancer Risk From Environmental Toxins In Every Pennsylvania Neighborhood
WHYY’s The Why: PA’s Widening PFAS Water Contamination Crisis
DEP Gearing Up To Test For PFAS Across The State
Bagenstose: EPA Hartsville Fire Co. Not To Blame For PFAS Contamination In Bucks
Bagenstose/Wagner: Navy Disposes Of PFAS Contaminated Soil At Berks County Landfill
Navy Asks To Test Wells In Cumberland County For PFAS
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Grapple With PFAS Contaminating Drinking Water [PaEN]
U.S. House OKs Defense Bill With PFAS Amendments, Despite Trump Veto Threat
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Replace Lead Lines This Week In Several Neighborhoods
Land Conservation
DCNR Dedicates 486-Acre Addition To Delaware State Forest In Pike County [PaEN]
Delaware County OKs Plan To Boost Open Space, Allocates Money
Central PA Conservancy Partners With Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA On Student Action & Restoration Program [PaEN]
Altoona Water Authority To Buy 2,459 Acres Of Watershed Land
PA Land Trust Assn. Issues New Guides For Permits On Conserved Land, Many Other Topics [PaEN]
Rare Chance To Tour Cherry Valley National Refuge July 20 In Near Stroudsburg
Land Recycling
Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For 2020 PA Brownfields Conference March 9-11, State College [PaEN]
Land Use
Sewickley Valley Groups Collaborate On Sustainable Development In Beaver County
Lake Erie
Trump Delivers On Help For Presque Isle’s Beaches In Erie, But Other Environmental Threats Remain
AP: EPA Announces $2 Million Grant Program To Cleanup Trash Along Great Lakes
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful Partners With Dixie Plant United Steel Workers To Keep Kuebler Road Clean In Northampton County [PaEN]
AP: EPA Announces $2 Million Grant Program To Cleanup Trash Along Great Lakes
Oil & Gas
Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Has A Major Goal In 2019-- To Restore Program To Spread Oil & Gas Well Brine On Dirt And Gravel Roads [PaEN]
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
Editorial: Natural Gas Impact Fees Making Impact On Multiple Fronts
Invenergy, Local Officials Celebrate End Of Construction For Lackawanna Natural Gas Power Plant
New Natural Gas Power Plant Opens In Jessup, Lackawanna County
Lawmakers Announce Grant To Subsidize Natural Gas Service To Keystone Cement In Northampton County
Moving Methane: What Route Will Liquefied Natural Gas Take In NE PA?
Beaver County Adds Recycling Personnel Thanks To Shell
UGI Utilities Supports Opens Doors Scholarships For Penn State Scranton Students
Man Killed In Explosion Of Car With Natural Gas Conversion Kit
Reuters: Philadelphia Refinery Expected To Shut Remaining Units Monday As Crude Oil Supplies Used Up
Phillips: Risk Plan For Philly Refinery Shows A Hydrogen Fluoride Release Could Have Been Disastrous
Extreme Weather Causes Fumes To Escape Fire-Stricken Philly Refinery
Noncoal Mining
DEP July 17 Hearing On Specialty Granules’ Pitts Quarry Water Quality Permit In Adams County [PaEN]
Bagenstose: East Rockhill Continues Opposition To Rockhill Quarry In Bucks
Personnel
DCNR Names Jennifer Park New Manager At Washington Crossing Historic Park
Pipelines
Cumberland County Resident Argues Mariner East Pipelines Are Not Safe At Hearing
Caruso: Cumberland County Resident Battles Mariner East Pipelines
CFA Grants Subsidize Extension Of Natural Gas Service In Butler, Crawford, Northampton Counties [PaEN]
Lawmakers Announce Grant To Subsidize Natural Gas Service To Keystone Cement In Northampton County
State Grant Will Help Extend Natural Gas Line Near Cochranton
PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $44,150 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Infrastructure, Like Pipelines, Key To Tapping Our Natural Resources
Permitting
DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee To Discuss Draft Language For New PAG-01 Small Project General Permit, Manganese Standard July 25 [PaEN]
DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $44,150 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
Thompson: NRC Sets Public Meeting For July 23 On Three Mile Island Nuclear Decommissioning Plan
NRC Gives Details Of Three Mile Island’s Upcoming Closure: Public Meeting July 23
Maykuth: Three Mile Island’s 60-Year Decommissioning A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Is Nuclear Energy Central Pennsylvania’s Saving Grace?
Ohio Senate Approves Amended $1 Billion Nuclear Power Plant Subsidy Bill, Now Returns To House
FirstEnergy Closes In On $1 Billion Subsidy As Ohio Lawmakers Streamline Bill
AP: NRC Looking At Reducing Inspections At Nuclear Power Plants
Army Corps To Test Groundwater At Nuclear Waste Dump In Parks Township, Armstrong County
Recreation
PRPS: Park & Recreation Professionals Day - July 19! [PaEN]
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Asks Court To Block FY 19-20 Transfers From Oil & Gas Fund To Pay DCNR Operating Expenses As Unconstitutional [PaEN]
DCNR Conservation Advisory Council Set To Discuss Plan To Make Up Land Lost To Drilling, Penn’s Parks For All Plan July 24 [PaEN]
Trump Delivers On Help For Presque Isle’s Beaches In Erie, But Other Environmental Threats Remain
Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend July 26, 27, 28, Warren County [PaEN]
Meet Destiny And Isaiah, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Trail Ambassadors
Lehigh Valley Officials Fighting For $21 Million Grant For Critical Link To D&L Trail
Bob Frye: Hiking Safety Key No Matter How Short The Trip
6 Rescued After Raft Goes Over Falls At Ohiopyle State Park
3 Rescues In One Day On Kiski River Sets Record For Leechburg Fire Company
Video Shows Rafters Caught By Current Plummeting Over Ohiopyle Falls
DCNR Dedicates 486-Acre Addition To Delaware State Forest In Pike County [PaEN]
Ironmaster's Mansion Operations To Transition To Appalachian Trail Museum In 2020 [PaEN]
Centre County Farm Tour Will Be Bigger Than Ever, Now Free To Visitors
Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau Hosts Rustic Retreat Farm To Table Tour Aug. 24
Camp Sight Helps Visually Impaired Kids Enjoy Summer
AP: Camp Helps Disabled Veterans, First Responders Find Purpose
Erie Council Debates Smoking, Alcohol Bans In Parks
Lehigh Valley Penn Pump Park Closes To All But Permit-Holders Because Of Vandalism
Editorial: Bikes Left On Pittsburgh Buses Should Go To Needy Kids
Philly’s 2-Way Protected Bike Lanes Getting Closer To Center City
Philly To Build 17 New Soccer Fields, Mini-Pitches With Union, Youth Soccer
Proper Diagnosis Of Tick-Borne Disease Can Cost In Pain As Well As Payment
Great Blue Heron Dazzles At Keystone State Park
July 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
DCNR Names Jennifer Park New Manager At Washington Crossing Historic Park
Recycling/Waste
Pittsburgh To Pilot Separate Glass Recycling At 3 Drop-Off Locations
Beaver County Adds Recycling Personnel Thanks To Shell
Greater Lebanon County Refuse Authority Offers At Your Door Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up [PaEN]
Centre County Festivals Recycle 3,500 Pounds Of Organics, Recyclable Materials [PaEN]
Washington County Plant To Recycle Powder Into Ink For 3D Printers
Bagenstose/Wagner: Navy Disposes Of PFAS Contaminated Soil At Berks County Landfill
Renewable Energy
PA Had More Solar Projects Installed This Year, But Still Lags Other States
USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Business, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs [PaEn]
Stormwater
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
PA Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Water Dept., Property Owner Complete Largest Residential Rain Garden In The City [PaEN]
50,000 Reasons Why The Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Program Is 6 Years Strong [PaEN]
Stormwater Studies To Help Determine Erie-Area Needs, Funding
Dozens Attend DEP Open House On Stream Maintenance, Flooding Needs In Centre County [PaEN]
DEP Urges Residents To Take Action Sooner Rather Than Later On Stream Maintenance
When A Stream Needs Help, DEP Wants To Hear From You
DEP Open House Outlines How Restore PA Can Address Stream And Flooding Needs
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
Stormwater Fees Could Be Coming To Millcreek, Erie [Because General Assembly Failed To Provide Funding]
Editorial: Stormwater Management Under Study In Millcreek
Letter: Are We Focused On The Wrong Dam(s)? Legacy Sediment Is A Significant Source Of Water Pollution - Joe Sweeney, Water Science Institute
PennVEST Funds $136 Million In Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
$25 Million Loan To State College Water Authority For New Treatment Plant
State Loan Will Help Replace Aging Water Lines In Latrobe
Sen. Killion Praises $9.9 Million PennVEST Loan For Chester Stormwater Project
Sauro: Water Bills Could Go Up To Pay For $315M In Stormwater Projects In Capital Region Water Service Area
Susquehanna River
Federal Prosecutors: Painting Contractor Should Go To Federal Prison For Polluting Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Helps Wormleysburg Celebrate River Day 2019 [PaEN]
Sustainability
Sewickley Valley Groups Collaborate On Sustainable Development In Beaver County
Ask SCORE: How Can I Make My Office Environmentally Friendly?
Wastewater Facilities
PennVEST Funds $136 Million In Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
$25 Million Loan To State College Water Authority For New Treatment Plant
State Loan Will Help Replace Aging Water Lines In Latrobe
Altoona Water Authority Takes Step Toward Wastewater Sludge Digester
AAPlasma, LLC In Philadelphia Receives EPA Small Business Environmental Technology Grant [PaEN]
Watershed Protection
Baltimore Sun Editorial: Let’s Sue Pennsylvania Over Lack Of Chesapeake Bay Progress, Commitment [PaEN]
Thompson: Sue PA? Maryland Editorial On PA’s Efforts To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Draws Wolf’s Fir
Baltimore Sun Calls For Maryland To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution
Critics: Sue Pennsylvania Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Shortfall
Growing Greener Coalition: Lawmakers Name Hellbender Clean Water Ambassador, Then Cut $16 Million For Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
Reminder: DEP Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Planning Grant Applications Thru Aug. 9 [PaEN]
50,000 Reasons Why The Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Program Is 6 Years Strong [PaEN]
PA Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Water Dept., Property Owner Complete Largest Residential Rain Garden In The City [PaEN]
Dozens Attend DEP Open House On Stream Maintenance, Flooding Needs In Centre County [PaEN]
DEP Urges Residents To Take Action Sooner Rather Than Later On Stream Maintenance
When A Stream Needs Help, DEP Wants To Hear From You
DEP Open House Outlines How Restore PA Can Address Stream And Flooding Needs
Local Official Resigns EMS Position Over Remarks About Pregnant Woman Who Died In Berks Flash Flood
Stormwater Fees Could Be Coming To Millcreek, Erie [Because General Assembly Failed To Provide Funding]
Editorial: Stormwater Management Under Study In Millcreek
Letter: Are We Focused On The Wrong Dam(s)? Legacy Sediment Is A Significant Source Of Water Pollution - Joe Sweeney, Water Science Institute
Stormwater Studies To Help Determine Erie-Area Needs, Funding
Wildlands Conservancy: Stream Restoration Success, Why Sea Lamprey Are A Good Sign For Lehigh Watershed [PaEN]
Wildlife For Everyone: Bald Eagle Creek Restoration Kickstarts Proposed Wildlife Center, Centre County [PaEN]
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Streamside Spruce-Up July 27 In Abington, Montgomery County [PaEN]
Meet The Stroud Water Research Center’s 2019 Summer Interns
Altoona Water Authority To Buy 2,459 Acres Of Watershed Land
Altoona Water Authority Takes Step Toward Wastewater Sludge Digester
PennVEST Funds $136 Million In Water Infrastructure Projects In 17 Counties [PaEN]
$25 Million Loan To State College Water Authority For New Treatment Plant
State Loan Will Help Replace Aging Water Lines In Latrobe
Sen. Killion Praises $9.9 Million PennVEST Loan For Chester Stormwater Project
Sauro: Water Bills Could Go Up To Pay For $315M In Stormwater Projects In Capital Region Water Service Area
PA American Water Hosts Water Camp At Mingo Creek Park Washington County
The AlleghenyVoice.com-- New Source For Environmental News In The Allegheny Watershed [PaEN]
Delaware River Basin Commission Seeks Consultant To Evaluate Options For Additional Water Storage To Meet Low Flow Water Demands In The Basin [PaEN]
Register Now For Delaware River Watershed Forum Oct. 16-17 In Allentown [PaEN]
Meet The Folks Trying To Bring Shad Back To The Delaware River
Downgrading The Tohickon Creek In Bucks County (page 11)
Op-Ed: Spruce Creek In Huntingdon County Deserves Special Protection
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Helps Wormleysburg Celebrate River Day 2019 [PaEN]
Federal Prosecutors: Painting Contractor Should Go To Federal Prison For Polluting Susquehanna River
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Wildlife
Highlights From Fish & Boat Commission July 16 Meeting Actions
Glitch Causing Long Wait For Hunting Licenses
Summer Internships Help Bucks Students, Nonprofits
Marcus Schneck: PA Deer Highly Susceptible To Chronic Wasting Disease
Mark Demko: Chronic Wasting Disease Cases Have More Than Doubled In A Year
Marcus Schneck: Parasitic Deer Flies More Widespread Than Originally Thought
Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Open Houses Target Deer And Turkey Feeding
Crable: More And More Eagles Are Being Injured, And Saved By Lancaster County Residents
Great Blue Heron Dazzles At Keystone State Park
Wildlands Conservancy: Stream Restoration Success, Why Sea Lamprey Are A Good Sign For Lehigh Watershed [PaEN]
Wildlife For Everyone: Bald Eagle Creek Restoration Kickstarts Proposed Wildlife Center, Centre County [PaEN]
AP: Nemacolin Resort Employee Injured In Bear Attack During Safari Tour
AP: Pittsburgh Marks Its 4th Alligator Sighting Since May
Meet The Folks Trying To Bring Shad Back To The Delaware River
Audubon Wildlife Art & Craft Festival July 20 & 21 In Wayne County
Middle Creek Wildlife Area Wildlife Art Show Aug. 2-4, Lebanon County
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP Reports Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Snyder County, Bringing Total Counties To 8 [PaEN]
Proper Diagnosis Of Tick-Borne Disease Can Cost In Pain As Well As Payment
Federal Policy
Report: Communities No Longer Able To Appeal Pollution Permits Under Forthcoming EPA Rule
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