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Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Heads To International Competition In North Carolina; Send Them A Good Luck Email![ PaEN]
“Do Unto Those Downstream As You Would Have Those Upstream Do Unto You"[PaEN]
17th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated July 27 In Somerset County[PaEN]
WTAE: This Week In 2002: Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Joint Conservation Committee To Have New Chair, Will Continue Operating Until 2021[PaEN]
Politics
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Air
DEP To Conduct Air Quality Sampling Around Erie Coke (Coal) Plant[PaEN]
DEP To Test Air Quality Near Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Editorial: Time To Clear The Air At Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Senate Environmental Committee Hears Concerns About Monitoring Impacts Of The Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Site Cleanup[PaEN]
Maykuth: Did Deadly Gas Cloud Escape During Philly Refinery Fire? City Says It Was A Faulty Meter
PA Lawmakers Concerned By Economic, Environmental Impact Of Philly Refinery Fire, Shutdown
Philadelphia Refinery Fire Highlights Need For Better Air Monitoring, Experts Tell Senate Committee
AP: Philadelphia, Eastern Cities Spewing More Methane Into The Air Than Previously Thought
DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery Counties[PaEN]
Skirting Trump, Automakers, California Sign Vehicle Emissions Deal
Awards & Recognition
PA Conservation Districts: 5 Farms Receive 2019 Clean Water Farm Awards[PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission/PA National Guard/PEMA Swiftwater Rescue, PA Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams Receive National Recognition[PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR Recognizes Employees Going Above And Beyond To Support Agency Mission[PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tyler Fairchild, Shippensburg Parks & Recreation[PaEN]
Pennsylvania's 12 Heritage Areas Celebrating 30th Anniversary![PaEN]
Join DCNR At 75th Birthday Bash For Smokey Bear! Pine Grove Furnace State Park[PaEN]
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Marks 30th Anniversary With New Digital Story Of The Conodoguinet In Cumberland County[PaEN]
Shippensburg U. Sustainable Land Use Center Helps Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Celebrate 30 Years
10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Accepting Nominations For 2019 Commonwealth Awards
Arboretum At Penn State To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Gala In The Gardens Sept. 20[PaEN]
Beautification
8 Communities Receive Fresh Paint Days Grants Courtesy Of Keep PA Beautiful, Behr Paint, The Home Depot[PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Pennsylvania: 5 Years Into The Spotted Lanternfly Invasion
In PA’s Spotted Lanternfly Invasion, Enter A Professor With A Sticky Trap
AP: Organizations Seek Progress On Recovery From Invasive Mussels In Great Lakes
Private Landowners Wanted For Pollinator, Native Plant Habitat Conservation Project[PaEN]
Cusick: Rare Butterfly Found Refuge In Unlikely Place: Fort Indiantown Gap
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Moth Week: On The Trail Of An Elusive Micromoth[PaEN]
Column: Plant A Tree, Hug A Bee
Towns In Southeast PA Step Up To Beat Back An Enemy: Bamboo
Arboretum At Penn State To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Gala In The Gardens Sept. 20
Budget
Capital Region Water To Hold 3 Community Meetings On Proposed Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee In Harrisburg[PaEN]
City Of Harrisburg Explores Options For Selling Capital Region Water System
DEP Discusses How Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Will Help Franklin County Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals[PaEN]
Solution Found, Funding Needed For Stream Restoration In Franklin County
Sen. Casey Urges U.S. Senate Committee To Fund Chesapeake Bay Program, Closed Nuclear Facilities Community Assistance[PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
Next Meeting Of PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Aug. 16[PaEN]
Virginia Daily Press Editorial: Courts Must Compel Pennsylvania To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay[PaEN]
Editorial: Courts Must Compel Pennsylvania To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay[Virginia]
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
State Conservation Commission Begins Accepting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Sept. 3, Increased Funding Available[PaEN]
Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants[PaEN]
PA Launches Grant Program For Urban Farmers
Sauro: Raw Sewage Discharged Into Harrisburg Waterways On 150 Days Last Year
Lancaster City Asks For Sewer Rate Hikes To Fund Sewer OverFlow, Nutrient Reduction Upgrades
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Over 60,000 Trees Planted This Spring, Double Last Year[PaEN]
How Efforts To Cleanup The Chesapeake Bay Can Lead To Cleaner Tap Water
Lancaster Farming: As Animal Ag Evolves, So Will Nutrient Management
Op-Ed: Caring Veteran Shares Healing Power Of Water With Those Who Serve; Special Aug. 24 Heroes Event[PaEN]
DEP Discusses How Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Will Help Franklin County Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals[PaEN]
Solution Found, Funding Needed For Stream Restoration In Franklin County
A Workable Stormwater Management Plan Near Final Stages In Williamsport
Sen. Casey Urges U.S. Senate Committee To Fund Chesapeake Bay Program, Closed Nuclear Facilities Community Assistance[PaEN]
Scranton May Contract With Firm For Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Editorial: To Manage Stormwater Regional Approach Needed In Lackawanna
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Citizen Action
Clarion County Residents Learn About Managing Private Drinking Water Supplies; 70% Of Water Supplies Failed Test[PaEN]
Master Watershed Stewards Host 6 Watershed Programs In Allegheny County
Extension How To: Stream Bank Stabilization On An Acre Or Less[PaEN]
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
Op-Ed: Caring Veteran Shares Healing Power Of Water With Those Who Serve; Special Aug. 24 Heroes Event[PaEN]
PA Resources Council: Only A Few More Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Left In Allegheny, Beaver Counties[PaEN]
Beaver County Conservation District Receives Grant For Rain Barrel Education Program
Private Landowners Wanted For Pollinator, Native Plant Habitat Conservation Project[PaEN]
DEP Provides Notice Of Pending Permit Applications, Water Quality Certification For National Fuel Gas FM100 Pipeline Project, Elk & Jefferson Counties[PaEN]
DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery Counties[PaEN]
DEP Sets Informal Conference Aug. 6 On Hanson Aggregates Mining Permit, Lawrence County[PaEN]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Public Hearing August 1 On Water Project Applications[PaEN]
Editorial: Proposed LNG Terminal In Philly Needs More Public Voices
Climate
AP: Philadelphia, Eastern Cities Spewing More Methane Into The Air Than Previously Thought
Pittsburgh, Other Mayors Seek Federal Help On Climate Change
Woodlands Hills Becomes First PA School District To Pass Climate Change Resolution
Newtown Borough Calls On Congress To Take Action On Climate Change
Philadelphia Office Of Sustainability Releases Community Heat Relief Plan
Editorial: Does Climate Change Make Air Conditioning A Human Right?
Reducing Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thru Farm Conservation Practices May Plant The Seed For A Cooler Planet[PaEN]
10 Arrested During Climate Change Sit-In At PA Democratic HQ
PSEG Plans To Close All But 3 Natural Gas Power Plants, If Carbon Price Adopted
Experts: No Doubt Left About Scientific Consensus On Global Warming
Op-Ed: Bipartisanship Needed In The War On Climate Change
Skirting Trump, Automakers, California Sign Vehicle Emissions Deal
Coal Mining
Water Resources Committee Overwhelmingly Urges DEP To Move Forward With A Proposal To Set New Toxic Substance Limit For Manganese Due To Health Impacts[PaEN]
AP: Man Dies After Jumping Off Cliff Into Northampton County Quarry
Man Dies In 200-Foot Cliff Jump Into Bangor Quarry
Man Drowns In Schuylkill County Coal Strip Mine Pit
Swimmer Rescued From Airport Sand & Gravel Co. Retention Pond, Luzerne County
DEP: Mines And Quarries Are Not Playgrounds, Stay Out Stay Alive[PaEN]
Pushing For Black Lung Benefits, Coal Miners Tread Well-Worn Path To Congress
Coal Miners Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax
Editorial: Coal Isn’t Coming Back
Editorial: Congress Needs To Act On RECLAIM Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act
17th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated July 27 In Somerset County[PaEN]
WTAE: This Week In 2002: Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Compliance Action
Addition Of Orthophosphate To Pittsburgh Water Authority System Reducing Lead In Water, But Lead Remains Above Action Level[PaEN]
Pittsburgh Lead Levels In Water Drop As Pittsburgh Water Authority Claims Orthophosphate Working
DEP To Conduct Air Quality Sampling Around Erie Coke (Coal) Plant[PaEN]
DEP To Test Air Quality Near Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Editorial: Time To Clear The Air At Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
PUC Seeks $4.533 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Northampton County[PaEN]
Man Died In Northampton County When Live Power Line Fell In His Yard, Now Met-Ed Faces $4.5 Million Fine
Sentencing Postponed For Painting Contractor Accused Of Polluting Susquehanna
PUC Seeks $4.5 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Lehigh Valley
Stormwater Problems Fixed On Dickson City Hospital Building Site, But Work Remains
DCNR
DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR Recognizes Employees Going Above And Beyond To Support Agency Mission[PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tyler Fairchild, Shippensburg Parks & Recreation[PaEN]
July 24 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR[PaEN]
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation[PaEN]
Delaware River
Senators Scarnati, Yaw, Baker Who Oppose DRBC’s Fracking Moratorium Seek To Intervene In Federal Case As Environmental Trustees[PaEN]
Sens. Scarnati, Yaw, Baker Appeal Ruling Denying Motion To Intervene In Federal Case Challenging DRBC Drilling Moratorium
Delaware River Basin Commission Reports On The State Of The Delaware Watershed[PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper July 26 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Water Resources Committee Overwhelmingly Urges DEP To Move Forward With A Proposal To Set New Toxic Substance Limit For Manganese Due To Health Impacts[PaEN]
First-Ever Bill Regulating PFAS Passed U.S. House
Pentagon To Create PFAS Task Force
Bucks, Montgomery Activists Skeptical About Pentagon PFAS Task Force
Drinking Water In Tunkhannock Falls Below Arsenic Limit
Addition Of Orthophosphate To Pittsburgh Water Authority System Reducing Lead In Water, But Lead Remains Above Action Level[PaEN]
Pittsburgh Lead Levels In Water Drop As Pittsburgh Water Authority Claims Orthophosphate Working
How Efforts To Cleanup The Chesapeake Bay Can Lead To Cleaner Tap Water
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
Clarion County Residents Learn About Managing Private Drinking Water Supplies; 70% Of Water Supplies Failed Test[PaEN]
City Of Harrisburg Explores Options For Selling Capital Region Water System
Letter: Shedding Light On Aqua America Water Company’s Role In Mariner East Pipelines
Op-Ed: Is Water Company Consolidation A Good Deal For Customers?
EPA Holds Water/Wastewater Utility Training Sessions On Risk Assessment & Emergency Response Plan Training[PaEN]
Economic Development
CMU Moves To Boost Presence At Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site With Land Acquisition
10 Year Anniversary National EcoDistricts Summit Nov. 4-5 In Pittsburgh[PaEN]
10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Accepting Nominations For 2019 Commonwealth Awards[PaEN]
Education
Pennsylvania Envirothon Team Heads To International Competition In North Carolina; Send Them A Good Luck Email![PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators/PA Recreation & Parks Society Joint Conference March 17-20; Call For Proposals[PaEN]
Penn State Extension Helps Beaver County Girl Scouts Explore Their Local Watershed[PaEN]
Extension Workshops On Building Trust-Based Communications With Staff, Stakeholders For Natural Resource, Environmental Professionals[PaEN]
Master Watershed Stewards Host 6 Watershed Programs In Allegheny County
Extension How To: Stream Bank Stabilization On An Acre Or Less[PaEN]
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
Beaver County Conservation District Receives Grant For Rain Barrel Education Program
Manada Conservancy Hosts Watershed Health Program Oct. 10 In Hershey; Other Programs This Fall[PaEN]
Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Educational Programs Coming In August[PaEN]
Penn State Study Away Pittsburgh Program Brings Sustainability Learning Closer To Home[PaEN]
Join DCNR At 75th Birthday Bash For Smokey Bear! Pine Grove Furnace State Park[PaEN]
Arboretum At Penn State To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Gala In The Gardens Sept. 20
Emergency Response
Fish & Boat Commission/PA National Guard/PEMA Swiftwater Rescue, PA Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams Receive National Recognition[PaEN]
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved For SBA Assistance Due To Severe June Storms In Berks, Surrounding Counties[PaEN]
EPA Holds Water/Wastewater Utility Training Sessions On Risk Assessment & Emergency Response Plan Training[PaEN]
Energy
PJM Interconnect Records Record Electricity Use Friday, Over Weekend[PaEN]
Maykuth: PJM Grid Operator: Heat Caused New Record For Electricity Use
Storms Leave More Than 35,000 Without Power In Bucks County
Storms Break Heat Grip, Thousands Without Power In Southeast
PUC Seeks $4.533 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Northampton County[PaEN]
Man Died In Northampton County When Live Power Line Fell In His Yard, Now Met-Ed Faces $4.5 Million Fine
PUC Seeks $4.5 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Lehigh Valley
Cusick: Cities, AGs Call For New Leader Of PJM Grid Operator To Focus On Clean Energy
Op-Ed: Electricity Grid’s Future Is Here In Pennsylvania- PPL
SEPTA Invests Big In Solar Panels To Save Money, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Thompson: Three Mile Island Neighbors Call For Faster Clean-Up Of Closing Unit 1 Nuclear Reactor
Neighbors To A Waste Dump: Public Begs For Earlier TMI Decommissioning
Residents Near Three Mile Island Tell NRC They Still Feel Overlooked; Same Suits, Different People
Maykuth: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor To Be Sold, Dismantled[Not Unit 1 Currently Operating, To Be Shutdown]
Sen. Casey Urges U.S. Senate Committee To Fund Chesapeake Bay Program, Closed Nuclear Facilities Community Assistance[PaEN]
Ohio Governor Signs Controversial Nuclear, Coal Power Plant Subsidy Bill
Ohio’s Nuclear, Coal Subsidies Will Likely Be Challenged At The Ballot Via Referendum
AP: Ohio Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Financial Rescue For Ohio Nuclear Plants
PSEG Plans To Close All But 3 Natural Gas Power Plants, If Carbon Price Adopted
Editorial: Maintain Nuclear Power Plant Inspections
Skirting Trump, Automakers, California Sign Vehicle Emissions Deal
Energy Conservation
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
Environmental Heritage
17th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated July 27 In Somerset County[PaEN]
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Farming
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
State Conservation Commission Begins Accepting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Sept. 3, Increased Funding Available[PaEN]
Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants[PaEN]
PA Launches Grant Program For Urban Farmers
PA Conservation Districts: 5 Farms Receive 2019 Clean Water Farm Awards[PaEN]
How Efforts To Cleanup The Chesapeake Bay Can Lead To Cleaner Tap Water
Pennsylvania: 5 Years Into The Spotted Lanternfly Invasion
In PA’s Spotted Lanternfly Invasion, Enter A Professor With A Sticky Trap
Lancaster Farming: As Animal Ag Evolves, So Will Nutrient Management
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
Editorial: We Must Juggle Helping Older Farmers, Encouraging Next Generation
Reducing Farm Greenhouse Gas Emissions Thru Farm Conservation Practices May Plant The Seed For A Cooler Planet[PaEN]
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
Flooding
Federal Disaster Declaration Approved For SBA Assistance Due To Severe June Storms In Berks, Surrounding Counties[PaEN]
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
Shenango River A Rough Ride This Year
Sinkholes Caused By Collapsing Water, Sewer Lines Popping Up In Williamsport
Western PA Communities Face Costly Repairs After Floods
Recent Flooding Forces Plum’s Monday Market To Change Location
Lycoming County Declares Emergency Due To Courthouse Flooding
Residents Rescued As Flash Flooding Strikes Pittsburgh Region
Flooding Causes Widespread Damage In Eastern Allegheny County
Rain Hits Penn Hills, Plum Unusually Hard Causing Widespread Damage
Plum Offers Help For Residents With Flood Damage
Storms Have Residents Cleaning Up After Yet Another Round Of Flooding
Stormy Lehigh Valley Endures Flooded Roads, Downed Trees
Storms Leave More Than 35,000 Without Power In Bucks County
Trees In Mill Creek Cause Flooding Concerns In Wilkes-Barre Neighborhood
Storms Break Heat Grip, Thousands Without Power In Southeast
Scranton May Contract With Firm For Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Editorial: To Manage Stormwater Regional Approach Needed In Lackawanna
Forests
Join DCNR At 75th Birthday Bash For Smokey Bear! Pine Grove Furnace State Park[PaEN]
Pennsylvania: 5 Years Into The Spotted Lanternfly Invasion
In PA’s Spotted Lanternfly Invasion, Enter A Professor With A Sticky Trap
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
PPL Tree Giveaway Program At Hit In Williamsport
New Shade Tree Ordinance Taking Root In Altoona
Column: Plant A Tree, Hug A Bee
July 24 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR[PaEN]
Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers To Host Festival Of Wood Aug. 3-4 In Pike County[PaEN]
Symptoms Vary When Ticks Transmit Lyme Disease
Geologic Hazards
Thompson: Route 442 In Lebanon County Will Be Closed Through November Due To Sinkhole
Part Of I-81 To Be Closed As Crews Fix Heat-Damaged Road
Sinkholes Caused By Collapsing Water, Sewer Lines Popping Up In Williamsport
Grants/Funding
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
State Conservation Commission Begins Accepting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Sept. 3, Increased Funding Available[PaEN]
Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants[PaEN]
PA Launches Grant Program For Urban Farmers
Green Infrastructure
PA Conservation Districts: 5 Farms Receive 2019 Clean Water Farm Awards[PaEN]
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
State Conservation Commission Begins Accepting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Sept. 3, Increased Funding Available[PaEN]
Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants[PaEN]
PA Launches Grant Program For Urban Farmers
How Efforts To Cleanup The Chesapeake Bay Can Lead To Cleaner Tap Water
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Over 60,000 Trees Planted This Spring, Double Last Year[PaEN]
Capital Region Water To Hold 3 Community Meetings On Proposed Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee In Harrisburg[PaEN]
City Of Harrisburg Explores Options For Selling Capital Region Water System
Scranton May Contract With Firm For Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Editorial: To Manage Stormwater Regional Approach Needed In Lackawanna
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
DEP Discusses How Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Will Help Franklin County Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals[PaEN]
Solution Found, Funding Needed For Stream Restoration In Franklin County
Beaver County Conservation District Receives Grant For Rain Barrel Education Program
Hazardous Substances
Post-Gazette The Human Toll: Health Impacts of Shale Gas Development
First-Ever Bill Regulating PFAS Passed U.S. House
Pentagon To Create PFAS Task Force
Bucks, Montgomery Activists Skeptical About Pentagon PFAS Task Force
Caruso: Washington County House Member Calls For Federal Study Of Rare Cancer
Land Conservation
Brandywine Conservancy: Register Now For Bike The Brandywine, Sept. 28 In Chester County[PaEN]
Land Recycling
Senate Environmental Committee Hears Concerns About Monitoring Impacts Of The Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Site Cleanup[PaEN]
CMU Moves To Boost Presence At Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site With Land Acquisition
Land Use
10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Accepting Nominations For 2019 Commonwealth Awards[PaEN]
10 Year Anniversary National EcoDistricts Summit Nov. 4-5 In Pittsburgh[PaEN]
Shippensburg U. Sustainable Land Use Center Helps Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Celebrate 30 Years
Lake Erie
AP: Organizations Seek Progress On Recovery From Invasive Mussels In Great Lakes
AP: Environmentalists Want Candidates To Focus On Clean Water In Great Lakes Region
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PA Resources Council: Only A Few More Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Left In Allegheny, Beaver Counties[PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
Montour Run Watershed Assn. Reports New Milk Run Abandoned Mine Water Treatment Plant Now Treating Water In Allegheny County[PaEN]
Editorial: Congress Needs To Act On RECLAIM Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act
AP: Man Dies After Jumping Off Cliff Into Northampton County Quarry
Man Dies In 200-Foot Cliff Jump Into Bangor Quarry
Man Drowns In Schuylkill County Coal Strip Mine Pit
Swimmer Rescued From Airport Sand & Gravel Co. Retention Pond, Luzerne County
DEP: Mines And Quarries Are Not Playgrounds, Stay Out Stay Alive[PaEN]
Mine Safety
AP: Man Dies After Jumping Off Cliff Into Northampton County Quarry
Man Dies In 200-Foot Cliff Jump Into Bangor Quarry
Man Drowns In Schuylkill County Coal Strip Mine Pit
Swimmer Rescued From Airport Sand & Gravel Co. Retention Pond, Luzerne County
DEP: Mines And Quarries Are Not Playgrounds, Stay Out Stay Alive[PaEN]
Noncoal Mining
DEP Sets Informal Conference Aug. 6 On Hanson Aggregates Mining Permit, Lawrence County[PaEN]
AP: Man Dies After Jumping Off Cliff Into Northampton County Quarry
Man Dies In 200-Foot Cliff Jump Into Bangor Quarry
Man Drowns In Schuylkill County Coal Strip Mine Pit
Swimmer Rescued From Airport Sand & Gravel Co. Retention Pond, Luzerne County
DEP: Mines And Quarries Are Not Playgrounds, Stay Out Stay Alive[PaEN]
Oil & Gas
Senators Scarnati, Yaw, Baker Who Oppose DRBC’s Fracking Moratorium Seek To Intervene In Federal Case As Environmental Trustees[PaEN]
Sens. Scarnati, Yaw, Baker Appeal Ruling Denying Motion To Intervene In Federal Case Challenging DRBC Drilling Moratorium
DEP, Marcellus Shale Coalition Win Some, Lose Some In Preliminary Commonwealth Court Decision On Drilling Regs[PaEN]
AP-Scolforo: Commonwealth Court Issues Split Decision On Natural Gas Drilling Rules
Reid: Court Issues Split Decision On Drilling Industry Challenge To DEP Regulations
Rep. Everett Address Natural Gas Severance Tax, Minimum Wage
Post-Gazette The Human Toll: Health Impacts of Shale Gas Development
Oil & Gas Groups Reaffirm Commitment To Public Health, Safety In PA
Caruso: Washington County House Member Calls For Federal Study Of Rare Cancer
Grant: Ohio Residents Start Their Own Shale Gas-Related Health Registry
CBS/ProPublica Documentary: Powerless: The High Cost Of Cheap Natural Gas
Litvak: No Beards Allowed On Fire Crews At Drilling Sites
AP: Philadelphia, Eastern Cities Spewing More Methane Into The Air Than Previously Thought
Senate Environmental Committee Hears Concerns About Monitoring Impacts Of The Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Site Cleanup[PaEN]
Maykuth: Did Deadly Gas Cloud Escape During Philly Refinery Fire? City Says It Was A Faulty Meter
PA Lawmakers Concerned By Economic, Environmental Impact Of Philly Refinery Fire, Shutdown
Philadelphia Refinery Fire Highlights Need For Better Air Monitoring, Experts Tell Senate Committee
Bankruptcy Judge Approves $65 Million Loan For Fire Damaged Philadelphia Refinery
Maykuth: Explosion-Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Files For Bankruptcy, Again
Philadelphia Refinery Closure Sparks Calls For A ‘Just Transition’
Editorial: Proposed LNG Terminal In Philly Needs More Public Voices
Litvak: With Toby Rice In Charge, What Happens To EQT’s Subpoena Of His Texts?
Litvak: New EQT Drilling Means Lots Of New Faces, Happiness Campaign
PSEG Plans To Close All But 3 Natural Gas Power Plants, If Carbon Price Adopted
Pipelines
Hurdle: Landowner Sues Mariner East Pipelines For Contaminating His Water Well
Letter: Shedding Light On Aqua America Water Company’s Role In Mariner East Pipelines
DEP Provides Notice Of Pending Permit Applications, Water Quality Certification For National Fuel Gas FM100 Pipeline Project, Elk & Jefferson Counties[PaEN]
Permitting
DEP Posts 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 27 PA Bulletin[PaEN]
PUC
PUC Seeks $4.533 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Northampton County[PaEN]
Man Died In Northampton County When Live Power Line Fell In His Yard, Now Met-Ed Faces $4.5 Million Fine
PUC Seeks $4.5 Million Penalty Against Med-Ed For Fatal Electrocution In Lehigh Valley
Radiation Protection
Thompson: Three Mile Island Neighbors Call For Aster Clean-Up Of Closing Unit 1 Nuclear Reactor
Neighbors To A Waste Dump: Public Begs For Earlier TMI Decommissioning
Residents Near Three Mile Island Tell NRC They Still Feel Overlooked; Same Suits, Different People
Cusick: Three Mile Island Unit 2 To Be Sold, Dismantled[Not The One Operating]
Maykuth: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor To Be Sold, Dismantled[Not Unit 1 Currently Operating, To Be Shutdown]
Sen. Casey Urges U.S. Senate Committee To Fund Chesapeake Bay Program, Closed Nuclear Facilities Community Assistance[PaEN]
Ohio Governor Signs Controversial Nuclear, Coal Power Plant Subsidy Bill
Ohio’s Nuclear, Coal Subsidies Will Likely Be Challenged At The Ballot Via Referendum
AP: Ohio Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Financial Rescue For Ohio Nuclear Plants
Editorial: Maintain Nuclear Power Plant Inspections
Recreation
DCNR To Unveil State Parks Plan, Updated PA Outdoor Recreation Plan For Comment This Fall[PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR Recognizes Employees Going Above And Beyond To Support Agency Mission[PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tyler Fairchild, Shippensburg Parks & Recreation[PaEN]
Letter: Thank You To PA Park, Recreation Professionals
Pennsylvania's 12 Heritage Areas Celebrating 30th Anniversary![PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators/PA Recreation & Parks Society Joint Conference March 17-20; Call For Proposals[PaEN]
Register Now For PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 22-24 At Shippensburg University[PaEN]
Shenango River A Rough Ride This Year
20-Year-Old Swimmer’s Body Recovered From Susquehanna River After Jumping From Cliff
Editorial: Ricketts Glen State Park Finally Receives Missing Piece
Codorus State Park Pool To Reopen This Weekend After Repairs
Discover Presque Isle Brings Chance To Rediscover Fishing
Officials To Celebrate Grand Reopening Of Park In Wilkes-Barre
Pickleball Courts Dedicated At Canonsburg Town Park
Special Equipment For Seniors, Others Coming To Bucks County Park
Brodhead Watershed Association Hosts Aug. 4 Discover Rattlesnake Falls Hike In Monroe County[PaEN]
New Section Of Lebanon Valley Rail Trail Opens Near Union Canal Tunnel Park
Appalachian Trail Warns Hikers To Watch Out For PA Rape Suspect
Suspected Rapist Thought To Be Near Appalachian Trail Found Dead
Philly Lawmakers Want To Ban Guns From City Playgrounds, Rec Centers
Beach 11 To Close To Prepare For Discover Presque Isle In Erie
Millcreek Seeks Grant To Extend Presque Isle Trail
Brandywine Conservancy: Register Now For Bike The Brandywine, Sept. 28 In Chester County
[PaEN]
July 24 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR[PaEN]
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation[PaEN]
Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers To Host Festival Of Wood Aug. 3-4 In Pike County[PaEN]
Symptoms Vary When Ticks Transmit Lyme Disease
Recycling/Waste
City Of Pittsburgh Opens Hazardous And Electronics Waste Recycling Drop-Off
PA Resources Council: Only A Few More Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Left In Allegheny, Beaver Counties[PaEN]
Letter: Put An End To Single Use Plastics
Renewable Energy
SEPTA Invests Big In Solar Panels To Save Money, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
SRBC
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Public Hearing August 1 On Water Project Applications[PaEN]
Stormwater
Capital Region Water To Hold 3 Community Meetings On Proposed Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee In Harrisburg[PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Over 60,000 Trees Planted This Spring, Double Last Year[PaEN]
Extension How To: Stream Bank Stabilization On An Acre Or Less[PaEN]
DEP Discusses How Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Will Help Franklin County Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals[PaEN]
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
Solution Found, Funding Needed For Stream Restoration In Franklin County
A Workable Stormwater Management Plan Near Final Stages In Williamsport
Scranton May Contract With Firm For Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Editorial: To Manage Stormwater Regional Approach Needed In Lackawanna
Stormwater Problems Fixed On Dickson City Hospital Building Site, But Work Remains
Beaver County Conservation District Receives Grant For Rain Barrel Education Program
Susquehanna River
Sentencing Postponed For Painting Contractor Accused Of Polluting Susquehanna
Sustainability
Penn State Study Away Pittsburgh Program Brings Sustainability Learning Closer To Home[PaEN]
10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Accepting Nominations For 2019 Commonwealth Awards[PaEN]
10 Year Anniversary National EcoDistricts Summit Nov. 4-5 In Pittsburgh[PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
Sauro: Raw Sewage Discharged Into Harrisburg Waterways On 150 Days Last Year
Lancaster City Asks For Sewer Rate Hikes To Fund Sewer OverFlow, Nutrient Reduction Upgrades
City Of Harrisburg Explores Options For Selling Capital Region Water System
Sinkholes Caused By Collapsing Water, Sewer Lines Popping Up In Williamsport
Op-Ed: Is Water Company Consolidation A Good Deal For Customers?
EPA Holds Water/Wastewater Utility Training Sessions On Risk Assessment & Emergency Response Plan Training[PaEN]
Watershed Protection
PA Conservation Districts: 5 Farms Receive 2019 Clean Water Farm Awards[PaEN]
Next Meeting Of PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Aug. 16
How Efforts To Cleanup The Chesapeake Bay Can Lead To Cleaner Tap Water
DEP Accepting Applications For Farm, Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution, Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Grants[PaEN]
State Conservation Commission Begins Accepting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Program Sept. 3, Increased Funding Available[PaEN]
Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grants[PaEN]
PA Launches Grant Program For Urban Farmers
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Marks 30th Anniversary With New Digital Story Of The Conodoguinet In Cumberland County[PaEN]
Shippensburg U. Sustainable Land Use Center Helps Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Celebrate 30 Years
Sauro: Raw Sewage Discharged Into Harrisburg Waterways On 150 Days Last Year
Water Resources Committee Overwhelmingly Urges DEP To Move Forward With A Proposal To Set New Toxic Substance Limit For Manganese Due To Health Impacts[PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Over 60,000 Trees Planted This Spring, Double Last Year[PaEN]
Westmoreland County Approves Integrated Water Resources Plan To Address Stormwater, Reduce Flooding, Other Water Issues[PaEN]
Westmoreland Approves Stormwater Management Plan
Master Watershed Stewards Host 6 Watershed Programs In Allegheny County
Capital Region Water To Hold 3 Community Meetings On Proposed Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee In Harrisburg[PaEN]
City Of Harrisburg Explores Options For Selling Capital Region Water System
A Workable Stormwater Management Plan Near Final Stages In Williamsport
DEP Discusses How Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Will Help Franklin County Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals[PaEN]
Solution Found, Funding Needed For Stream Restoration In Franklin County
Scranton May Contract With Firm For Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Editorial: To Manage Stormwater Regional Approach Needed In Lackawanna
Extension How To: Stream Bank Stabilization On An Acre Or Less[PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: As Animal Ag Evolves, So Will Nutrient Management
Op-Ed: Caring Veteran Shares Healing Power Of Water With Those Who Serve; Special Aug. 24 Heroes Event[PaEN]
8th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Oct. 15 In Bethlehem, Conference Program, Sponsorships Available[PaEN]
Videos Of Presentations From 2019 Schuylkill Watershed Congress Now Available; Want To Present Next Year?[PaEN]
Penn State Extension Helps Beaver County Girl Scouts Explore Their Local Watershed[PaEN]
Beaver County Conservation District Receives Grant For Rain Barrel Education Program
Delaware River Basin Commission Reports On The State Of The Delaware Watershed[PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper July 26 RiverWatch Video Report
AP: Organizations Seek Progress On Recovery From Invasive Mussels In Great Lakes
AP: Environmentalists Want Candidates To Focus On Clean Water In Great Lakes Region
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Wildlife
Fish & Boat Commission/PA National Guard/PEMA Swiftwater Rescue, PA Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams Receive National Recognition[PaEN]
Ad Crable: Game Warden Teaches Youngsters About The Role Of Thin Green Line
Water Resources Committee Overwhelmingly Urges DEP To Move Forward With A Proposal To Set New Toxic Substance Limit For Manganese Due To Health Impacts[PaEN]
Highlights From July 23 Game Commission Board Meeting
Game Commission Seeking Public’s Help On Bald Eagle Shot In Erie County
Addressing Wildlife Feeding With Game Commission Biologist
Game Commission Weighs Ban On Feeding Deer, Turkeys
Huba: Game Commission: Wildlife Feeding Ban Would Help Curb Spreading Of Diseases
Dr. Deer Challenges Game Commission’s Perspective On Chronic Wasting Disease
Mt. Lebanon Commissioners Extend Deer Management Program
Game Commission Continues Investigation Into Bear Biting Incident At Nemacolin
How Minsi Lakes’ Fish Habitat Is Being Improved While it’s Drained For Dam Repair
Discover Presque Isle Brings Chance To Rediscover Fishing
Op-Ed: Caring Veteran Shares Healing Power Of Water With Those Who Serve; Special Aug. 24 Heroes Event[PaEN]
Cusick: Rare Butterfly Found Refuge In Unlikely Place: Fort Indiantown Gap
Marcus Schneck: Are 17-Year Cicadas Making An Unexpected Appearance?
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP Reports Mosquitoes Have Tested Positive For West Nile Virus In 14 Counties, So Far [PaEN]
West Nile Virus Found In Cumberland County Mosquito Samples
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In PA
DEP: Mosquito Spraying Set In Beaver County On Wednesday, July 24[PaEN]
Symptoms Vary When Ticks Transmit Lyme Disease
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