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Politics
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Air
Judge Declines DEP Request To Certify Appeal In Erie Coke (Coal) Case
Letter: Feds Asked For Erie Coke (Coal) Air Sampling In 2011
Allegheny Front: Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections At Proposed Ohio Ethane Plant
Editorial: Federal Ethanol Mandates In Gasoline Should Not Be Raised
EPA Threatens To Cut Highway Funds To California Over Air Pollution Control
Alternative Fuels
Op-Ed: Proposed PA Electric Vehicle Registration Fee Will Slow Shift Toward Cleaner Transportation
Op-Ed: Why Pennsylvania Deserves Praise For Use Of VW Settlement Money
Awards & Recognition
Cumberland County, State Officials Celebrate Preservation Of 20,027 Acres Of Farmland
Cumberland County Event Recognizes Preservation Of 20,000 Acres Of Farmland
Asbury Woods Nature Center Honors Volunteers In Erie
United Nations Program Spotlights Pittsburgh As Leader In Advancing Sustainable Development Goals [PaEN]
Winners Of 2019 Champions Of The PA Wilds Awards Announced, To Be Recognized Nov. 7 In DuBois [PaEN]
Pittsburgh’s Aviary Recognized With Design Award
John R. Ackerman Receives Recognition From NE Chapter PA Society Of Professional Engineers [PaEN]
Beautification
Developers Claim Violation Of Civil Rights With Digital Billboard Denial In Easton
Editorial: End Billboard Fight, Pittsburgh Should Respect Lamar’s Property Rights
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Mary Ann Thomas: Western PA Experiencing Same Bird Declines Being Seen Nationwide
Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania’s Hummingbirds Have Mostly Left The State
Birds Are Disappearing In PA, Here’s Why You Should Care
Birds Are Disappearing And They Need Help
Editorial: Disappearing Birds Are True Canaries In Coal Mine
Editorial: Where Have All The Birds Gone?
Marcus Schneck: Has The Spotted Lanternfly Crossed The Susquehanna River?
AP: Gross: Lanternflies Causing Big Bug Problem For Some
Marcus Schneck: If You See A Spotted Lanternfly, Kill It
Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Are Easy To Kill, If You Know How To Find Them
Montgomery County Teen Devises Clever Trap For Spotted Lanternflies
You Know To Kill Spotted Lanternflies, But What If You Could Make It A Game? You Can!
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Hosted Spotted Lanternfly Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture, Partners Offer Guidance To Philadelphians On Spotted Lanternfly Intrusion
Budget
Wolf Surveys Greenville Flood Damage Promoting Restore PA Plan In Mercer County
DEP Touts Restore PA In Mansfield, Tioga County
Editorial: Restore PA Infrastructure Plan Needs Bipartisanship
Sen. Yaw: Doubtful PA Will Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals, Most Of It Is Lancaster’s Problem [Especially When You’re Not Providing Farmers With Any Real Funding Support]
Capital Region Water Extends Comment Period On Harrisburg Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee To Oct. 22 [PaEN]
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
Unpaid Stormwater Fee Bills Will Lead To Legal Action In Luzerne County
Antrim Township Residents Decry Stormwater Fee [Blame The General Assembly]
Editorial: Energy Research Funding Critical To Future Security
Wyoming County Officials Praise Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fees
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: U.S. Senate Committee Increases Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
EPA Awards Grants To Support Pollution Reduction Tied To Conowingo Dam Reservoir Infill [PaEN]
Sen. Yaw: Doubtful PA Will Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals, Most Of It Is Lancaster’s Problem [Especially When You’re Not Providing Farmers With Any Real Funding Support]
Capital Region Water Extends Comment Period On Harrisburg Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee To Oct. 22 [PaEN]
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
Second Annual Street-2-Creek Storm Drain Art Contest In York County A Success! [PaEN]
Town & Country Garden Club Of Lancaster: Nov. 6 - How 10 Million Trees Will Impact PA's Environment & Economy [PaEN]
Harrisburg Officials To Interview 4 Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
Harrisburg Council: Mayor Overstepped In Scheduling Interviews With Private Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
Chesapeake Conservancy: Paddle The Susquehanna River With New Guide Website
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: U.S. Senate Committee Increases Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
Pittsburgh Collective Builds Local Model For Black Environmentalism, Challenging Perception Black People Don’t Care About Or Interact With The Environment
20 Years In, Trout Unlimited Is Still Rolling In Kettle Creek Watershed [PaEN]
Town & Country Garden Club Of Lancaster: Nov. 6 - How 10 Million Trees Will Impact PA's Environment & Economy [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Stormwater General Permit For Projects Under 5 Acres (PAG-01) [PaEN]
Girl Scouts Transform Pittsburgh Middle School Jungle Into Garden
Heritage Conservancy Hosts River Days Community Event Oct. 6 Bristol, Bucks County
Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Are Easy To Kill, If You Know How To Find Them
Montgomery County Teen Devises Clever Trap For Spotted Lanternflies
You Know To Kill Spotted Lanternflies, But What If You Could Make It A Game? You Can!
Dept. Of Agriculture, Partners Offer Guidance To Philadelphians On Spotted Lanternfly Intrusion
Tick-borne Lyme Disease Affects Thousands In PA Each Year
Marcus Schneck: PA Fall Foliage Report: Nothing Much Yet For Leaf Peepers
Penn State Master Well Owner Network Now Accepting Volunteer Applications [PaEN]
Still Time To Be Part Of Keep PA Beautiful's Pick Up Pennsylvania Fall Cleanup! [PaEN]
Help Needed With Annual Crick Falls Cleanup Effort In Westmoreland
PA Audubon’s Discovery Center Makes Wildlife Sanctuary In Fairmount Park Accessible To Philadelphia Community
Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Assn To Hear Watershed Advocacy Presentation Oct. 17 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Second Annual Street-2-Creek Storm Drain Art Contest In York County A Success! [PaEN]
Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For 2020 Watershed Congress At Montgomery County Community College March 14 [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Bagenstose: Saturday Is National Public Lands Day, Volunteer Opportunities In Bucks County
Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Volunteer Trail Stewardship Opportunities Sept. 28, Oct. 5-6 [PaEN]
Nittany Valley Environmental Coalition Takes Legal Action To Protect Forest From Development
PUC Hosts Oct. 9 Hearing On Duquesne Light Transmission Line Project in Allegheny County [PaEN]
Climate
City Of Lancaster Enacts Municipal Climate Plan
Nikki Haley Calls Climate Change A Serious Issue, Says Government Should Give Incentives To Businesses To Do Right Things At PA Chamber Even
Pittsburgh Mayor In NYC To Represent U.S. Mayors At UN Climate Summit
Global Coalition Of Youth, Including Lehigh Student, Declares Climate State Of Emergency Before UN
Climate Activists Rally In Scranton On Behalf Of The Planet
United Nations Program Spotlights Pittsburgh As Leader In Advancing Sustainable Development Goals [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Named UN Centre Of Excellence On High Performance Building [PaEN]
3 Pittsburgh Institutions Share How They’re Working To Limit Contributions To Climate Change
Pitt Under Pressure To Make Its $4.3 Billion Endowment Fossil-Fuel Free
How Will Climate Change Impact A Future Philadelphia?
PA Cong. Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan Market Choice Act To Eliminate Federal Gas Tax, Set Fee For Carbon Emissions, Invest In Infrastructure [PaEN]
Cong. Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan Carbon Tax Bill
Op-Ed: There Is A Sunnier Vision For Pennsylvania That’s An Alternative To The Fossilization Of Our Energy Future [PaEN]
Op-Ed: In PA, Partisan Gridlock Means Little Action On Climate Change
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Politicians Have Done Little On Climate Front
Op-Ed: PA Should Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, But For Right Reasons
Op-Ed: Proposed PA Electric Vehicle Registration Fee Will Slow Shift Toward Cleaner Transportation
Op-Ed: Why Pennsylvania Deserves Praise For Use Of VW Settlement Money
Letter: Climate Change Is Hurting Outdoor Recreation Industry
Editorial: Children Are Begging Us To Do Something About Climate Change
Editorial: Set Education Standards For Teaching About Climate
Editorial: Carbon Emissions In U.S. Down, But Rising Elsewhere
Maykuth: Exelon Launches $20 Million Fund For Startups to Mitigate Climate Change
NOAA’s Fall Forecast? Above Average Temperatures Everywhere
After Alarming Headlines, When Will Mosquito Menace Die Down? NOAA’s Fall Outlook Isn’t Good News
AP: Drought In Southern U.S. Deepens, 11 Million Affected
AP: Students Keep The Heat On With Worldwide Climate Protests
Greta Thunberg Condemns World Leaders In Emotional Speech At UN
Greta Thunberg Stars Down Trump As Two Cross Paths At UN
She Seems Very Happy: Trump Mocks Greta Thunberg’s Emotional UN Climate Speech
Climate Experts Say They Hear Talk At UN But Not Much Action
World Leaders Promise To Do More On Climate After Greta Thunberg’s Appeal
New Report: Countries Must Triple Climate Emission Cut Targets To Limit Global Heating To 2 Degrees Celsius
AP: We’re All In Big Trouble: UN Climate Panel Sees A Dire Future
New Climate Report: Intense Storms And Loss Of Marine Life Are Already Inevitable
Compliance Action
Judge Declines DEP Request To Certify Appeal In Erie Coke (Coal) Case
Letter: Feds Asked For Erie Coke (Coal) Air Sampling In 2011
DEP Reaches $19,410 Penalty Settlement With Luzerne County Soap Manufacturer [PaEN]
Conservation Districts
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
DCNR
Sept. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Drought
AP: Drought In Southern U.S. Deepens, 11 Million Affected
Delaware River
Nonprofits In NE PA Get NFWF Restoration Grants In Delaware Watershed
Deadline Extended For Student Poster Presentation Submissions To Delaware River Watershed Forum In Allentown [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Laura Legere: DEP To Propose Stricter Manganese Water Quality Standard As Studies Suggest Risks To Children [In Spite Of 2017 Law]
Bucks, Montgomery Counties To Get $5 Million To Study Health Effects of PFAS
Bucks, Montgomery Communities Selected For PFAS Health Study
National PFAS Study Will Include Bucks, Montgomery Residents
Bagenstose: Microbe From NJ Swamplands May Be Able To Stop PFAS
Temple Researchers Will Look At Link Between PFAS And Cancer
After 18-Month Battle, Philly Council Passes Lead Safety Bill
Editorial: New Philly Lead Bill Should Be First Step In Housing Culture Change
Lancaster Receives HUD Lead-Mitigation Grant, A Game Changer For Children’s Health
Lancaster’s Lead Hazard Control Program: Here’s What You Need To Know
Carrick Residents Worry Insurance Won’t Cover Flood Damage From Water Main Break
Harrisburg Officials To Interview 4 Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
Harrisburg Council: Mayor Overstepped In Scheduling Interviews With Private Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
PA American Water Begins Repairs To Road Damaged In Pittsburgh Water Main Break
Boil Water Advisory Lifted For South Hills Pittsburgh
Penn State Master Well Owner Network Now Accepting Volunteer Applications [PaEN]
Editorial: For Our Health, Safety, Some Oversight Needed For Private Water Wells
Economic Development
Winners Of 2019 Champions Of The PA Wilds Awards Announced, To Be Recognized Nov. 7 In DuBois [PaEN]
Penn State Smeal School Of Business To Open Center For The Business Of Sustainability In 2020 [PaEN]
IFO Estimates Landowners Will Be Paid Over $1.6 Billion In Natural Gas Royalties In Tax Year 2018; $9.815 Billion Since 2010 [PaEN]
Caruso: House Republicans Want Energize PA Natural Gas Subsidies, Environmentalists Say No Thanks
Cabot Oil & Gas Opens $4 Million Maintenance Facility In Susquehanna County
A Tour Through Beaver County’s Massive Shell Chemical Plant
Education
Asbury Woods Nature Center Honors Volunteers In Erie
Deadline Extended For Student Poster Presentation Submissions To Delaware River Watershed Forum In Allentown [PaEN]
Millvale Library, Girty’s Run Watershed Offer Environmental Fellowship Opportunities With Allegheny College
Now Watch All 8 Episodes Of WHYY/Stroud Water Research Center's Stories From The Streams Series Online [PaEN]
PA Audubon’s Discovery Center Makes Wildlife Sanctuary In Fairmount Park Accessible To Philadelphia Community
Second Annual Street-2-Creek Storm Drain Art Contest In York County A Success! [PaEN]
Heritage Conservancy Hosts River Days Community Event Oct. 6 Bristol, Bucks County
Penn State Master Well Owner Network Now Accepting Volunteer Applications [PaEN]
Interns: Eli DePaulis Shares His Experience As An Intern At The Forest Heritage & Discovery Center In Franklin County [PaEN]
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Hosted Spotted Lanternfly Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Editorial: Set Education Standards For Teaching About Climate
Penn State Smeal School Of Business To Open Center For The Business Of Sustainability In 2020 [PaEN]
Emergency Response
Philadelphia To Issue Recommendations For Developers Eyeing Closed Philly Refinery
Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Site Declared Under Control 2 Months After Fire, Explosion
Maykuth: 3 Months After Philly Refinery Fire, City Declares Incident Under Control
Philly Fire Personnel No Longer At Philly Refinery Site 24/7
PUC Seeking Nominations For PA1Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
Energy
Caruso: House Republicans Want Energize PA Natural Gas Subsidies, Environmentalists Say No Thanks
Op-Ed: There Is A Sunnier Vision For Pennsylvania That’s An Alternative To The Fossilization Of Our Energy Future [PaEN]
Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site To Feature Rooftop Solar Installation In Western PA
Maykuth: Exelon Launches $20 Million Fund For Startups to Mitigate Climate Change
Exelon Foundation Accepting Applications To Fund Climate Change, Clean Energy & Environmental Startup Businesses In Key Markets [PaEN]
Penn State Model Helps Choose Wind Farm Locations, Predicts Output [PaEN]
IFO Estimates Landowners Will Be Paid Over $1.6 Billion In Natural Gas Royalties In Tax Year 2018; $9.815 Billion Since 2010 [PaEN]
Thompson: Removal Of Fuel Assemblies From TMI Reactor To Onsite Storage Pool Complete With All The Other Spent But Still Radioactive Nuclear Fuel Used By The Plant
Editorial: Nuclear Power Plants Crucial As TMI Closes
UGI Officials Open CNG Fueling Station In Wilkes-Barre
PUC Hosts Oct. 9 Hearing On Duquesne Light Transmission Line Project in Allegheny County [PaEN]
Fmr Talen Energy Employees Claim In Lawsuit They Were Denied Full Pensions
Editorial: Energy Research Funding Critical To Future Security
Environmental Health
Tick-borne Lyme Disease Affects Thousands In PA Each Year
Marcus Schneck: Deer Can Transmit Tuberculosis To Hunters, Warns CDC
Rabid Bat Founding In Adams County, 1 Person Exposed
After 18-Month Battle, Philly Council Passes Lead Safety Bill
Editorial: New Philly Lead Bill Should Be First Step In Housing Culture Change
Lancaster Receives HUD Lead-Mitigation Grant, A Game Changer For Children’s Health
Lancaster’s Lead Hazard Control Program: Here’s What You Need To Know
Environmental Heritage
Conflict In Centralia, Penn State Lecture Focuses On Mine Fire
Farming
Sen. Yaw: Doubtful PA Will Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals, Most Of It Is Lancaster’s Problem [Especially When You’re Not Providing Farmers With Any Real Funding Support]
Dept. Of Agriculture, County Officials Celebrate Over 20,000 Acres Of Farmland Preserved In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Cumberland County, State Officials Celebrate Preservation Of 20,027 Acres Of Farmland
Cumberland County Event Recognizes Preservation Of 20,000 Acres Of Farmland
DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Stormwater General Permit For Projects Under 5 Acres (PAG-01) [PaEN]
PA Supreme Court Sides With Farmer In Pig Manure Regulation By Township
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
Allegheny Front: Apple Growers Face Unknown Threat Killing Trees
Marcus Schneck: Has The Spotted Lanternfly Crossed The Susquehanna River?
AP: Gross: Lanternflies Causing Big Bug Problem For Some
Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Are Easy To Kill, If You Know How To Find Them
Marcus Schneck: If You See A Spotted Lanternfly, Kill It
Montgomery County Teen Devises Clever Trap For Spotted Lanternflies
You Know To Kill Spotted Lanternflies, But What If You Could Make It A Game? You Can!
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Hosted Spotted Lanternfly Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture, Partners Offer Guidance To Philadelphians On Spotted Lanternfly Intrusion
Flooding
Wolf Surveys Greenville Flood Damage Promoting Restore PA Plan In Mercer County
Carrick Residents Worry Insurance Won’t Cover Flood Damage From Water Main Break
Allentown Working On Fix For Flood-Prone Cedar Beach Pool
Hurricanes
Lorenzo Becomes The Most Power Hurricane To Make It So Far East In The Atlantic
Forests
Marcus Schneck: PA Fall Foliage Report: Nothing Much Yet For Leaf Peepers
Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Guide For Pennsylvania: Make This Fall Your Best Yet
Sept. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Has The Spotted Lanternfly Crossed The Susquehanna River?
AP: Gross: Lanternflies Causing Big Bug Problem For Some
Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Are Easy To Kill, If You Know How To Find Them
Marcus Schneck: If You See A Spotted Lanternfly, Kill It
Montgomery County Teen Devises Clever Trap For Spotted Lanternflies
You Know To Kill Spotted Lanternflies, But What If You Could Make It A Game? You Can!
French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Hosted Spotted Lanternfly Program In Chester County [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture, Partners Offer Guidance To Philadelphians On Spotted Lanternfly Intrusion
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Town & Country Garden Club Of Lancaster: Nov. 6 - How 10 Million Trees Will Impact PA's Environment & Economy [PaEN]
Interns: Eli DePaulis Shares His Experience As An Intern At The Forest Heritage & Discovery Center In Franklin County [PaEN]
Nittany Valley Environmental Coalition Takes Legal Action To Protect Forest From Development
Forests - Wildfires
Wildfire Threat Brings Power Cuts To Thousands In California
Grants/Funding
EPA Awards Grants To Support Pollution Reduction Tied To Conowingo Dam Reservoir Infill [PaEN]
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
Unpaid Stormwater Fee Bills Will Lead To Legal Action In Luzerne County
Antrim Township Residents Decry Stormwater Fee [Blame The General Assembly]
South Wayne Authority Receives $10 Million In Federal Funding For Treatment Plant Upgrades
Exelon Foundation Accepting Applications To Fund Climate Change, Clean Energy & Environmental Startup Businesses In Key Markets [PaEN]
Maykuth: Exelon Launches $20 Million Fund For Startups to Mitigate Climate Change
Green Infrastructure
Hopey: ALCOSAN To Fund Bigger Green Infrastructure Projects
20 Years In, Trout Unlimited Is Still Rolling In Kettle Creek Watershed [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Town & Country Garden Club Of Lancaster: Nov. 6 - How 10 Million Trees Will Impact PA's Environment & Economy [PaEN]
Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For 2020 Watershed Congress At Montgomery County Community College March 14 [PaEN]
Unpaid Stormwater Fee Bills Will Lead To Legal Action In Luzerne County
Antrim Township Residents Decry Stormwater Fee [Blame The General Assembly]
Girl Scouts Transform Pittsburgh Middle School Jungle Into Garden
Hazardous Substances
Bucks, Montgomery Counties To Get $5 Million To Study Health Effects of PFAS
Bucks, Montgomery Communities Selected For PFAS Health Study
National PFAS Study Will Include Bucks, Montgomery Residents
Bagenstose: Microbe From NJ Swamplands May Be Able To Stop PFAS
Temple Researchers Will Look At Link Between PFAS And Cancer
After 18-Month Battle, Philly Council Passes Lead Safety Bill
Editorial: New Philly Lead Bill Should Be First Step In Housing Culture Change
Lancaster Receives HUD Lead-Mitigation Grant, A Game Changer For Children’s Health
Lancaster’s Lead Hazard Control Program: Here’s What You Need To Know
Land Conservation
Dept. Of Agriculture, County Officials Celebrate Over 20,000 Acres Of Farmland Preserved In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Cumberland County, State Officials Celebrate Preservation Of 20,027 Acres Of Farmland
Cumberland County Event Recognizes Preservation Of 20,000 Acres Of Farmland
Nittany Valley Environmental Coalition Takes Legal Action To Protect Forest From Development
$150,000 CFA Land Preservation Grant For Elk Scenic Driver, Benezette
Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Volunteer Trail Stewardship Opportunities Sept. 28, Oct. 5-6 [PaEN]
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site To Feature Rooftop Solar Installation In Western PA
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Still Time To Be Part Of Keep PA Beautiful's Pick Up Pennsylvania Fall Cleanup! [PaEN]
Volunteers Took Part In Annual Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 21
Beautification Program A Big Success In Wilkes-Barre
Help Needed With Annual Crick Falls Cleanup Effort In Westmoreland
Op-Ed: A Simple Solution To Combat Illegal Dumping
Mine Reclamation
Laura Legere: DEP To Propose Stricter Manganese Water Quality Standard As Studies Suggest Risks To Children [In Spite Of 2017 Law]
DEP To Meet On Release Of Bond Reclamation Money On New Wilkes-Barre High School Site
Conflict In Centralia, Penn State Lecture Focuses On Mine Fire
Photographing The PA Coal Regions From The Air
Cong. Cartwright Introduces Bill To Eliminate Coal Mining Self-Bonding For Reclamation
Oil & Gas
Senate Environmental Committee Reports Bill To Legalize Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater With Little Discussion, Only 3 Negative Votes [PaEN]
Penn State Study Recommends Only Using Nontoxic Products Or Highly Treated Drilling Wastewater To Remove Radium, Oil, Metals Before Road Spreading [PaEN]
The Allegheny Voice: Ohio DNR Documents Show Radioactive Elements In Oil & Gas Brine
Op-Ed: Why Is the General Assembly About To Hurt Us By Authorizing Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Wastewater? [PaEN]
Op-Ed: There Is A Sunnier Vision For Pennsylvania That’s An Alternative To The Fossilization Of Our Energy Future [PaEN]
Allegheny County Towns Fighting For Power To Ban Fracking
Caruso: House Republicans Want Energize PA Natural Gas Subsidies, Environmentalists Say No Thanks
IFO Estimates Landowners Will Be Paid Over $1.6 Billion In Natural Gas Royalties In Tax Year 2018; $9.815 Billion Since 2010 [PaEN]
Huba: Report: PA Natural Gas Royalty Payments On The Rise
Cabot Oil & Gas Opens $4 Million Maintenance Facility In Susquehanna County
Frazier: In Scotland, Town Evolved With Its Refinery, Then Shale Gas Arrived
Wyoming County Officials Praise Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fees
Peoples Natural Gas Rates Increase Starting Oct. 1
Philadelphia To Issue Recommendations For Developers Eyeing Closed Philly Refinery
Phillips: Philadelphia Refinery Site Declared Under Control 2 Months After Fire, Explosion
Maykuth: 3 Months After Philly Refinery Fire, City Declares Incident Under Control
Philly Fire Personnel No Longer At Philly Refinery Site 24/7
A Tour Through Beaver County’s Massive Shell Chemical Plant
Allegheny Front: Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections At Proposed Ohio Ethane Plant
Editorial: Federal Ethanol Mandates In Gasoline Should Not Be Raised
Pipelines
Maykuth: Chester County DA To File Civil Public Nuisance Charges Against Mariner East Pipeline
Hurdle: Sunoco Still Needs DEP Approvals To Restart Mariner East Pipeline Work In Chester County
DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Water Quality Certification For Leidy South Pipeline Project Thru 6 Counties From Clinton To Schuylkill Counties [PaEN]
PUC Seeking Nominations For PA1Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
Permitting
Temporary Stay Of Execution For Permitting Programs That Protect Pennsylvania’s Environment [PaEN]
PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge House Members To Vote NO On Bills Undermining The Integrity Of Environmental Permitting [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Stormwater General Permit For Projects Under 5 Acres (PAG-01) [PaEN]
DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
PUC Seeking Nominations For PA1Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
PUC Hosts Oct. 9 Hearing On Duquesne Light Transmission Line Project in Allegheny County [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
Penn State Study Recommends Only Using Nontoxic Products Or Highly Treated Drilling Wastewater To Remove Radium, Oil, Metals Before Road Spreading [PaEN]
The Allegheny Voice: Ohio DNR Documents Show Radioactive Elements In Oil & Gas Brine
Three Mile Island Alert Puts Up New Irony Billboard On Plant Closure
Rep. Mehaffie Took Money From Exelon PAC
Thompson: Removal Of Fuel Assemblies From TMI Reactor To Onsite Storage Pool Complete With All The Other Spent But Still Radioactive Nuclear Fuel Used By The Plant
Editorial: Nuclear Power Plants Crucial As TMI Closes
Recreation
Winners Of 2019 Champions Of The PA Wilds Awards Announced, To Be Recognized Nov. 7 In DuBois [PaEN]
DCNR Issues First Fall Foliage Report, Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: PA Fall Foliage Report: Nothing Much Yet For Leaf Peepers
Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Guide For Pennsylvania: Make This Fall Your Best Yet
When Will It Look Like Fall? First PA Foliage Report Suggests Great Season In Store
Five Fall Hikes Near And Far From Philadelphia
The Science Behind Fall Foliage
Bagenstose: Saturday Is National Public Lands Day, Volunteer Opportunities In Bucks County
Sept. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn Hosts Oct. 19 Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge Get Outdoors Poconos Hike In Monroe County [PaEN]
Paddlers To Show Off Speed In 3 Races Along Susquehanna During York County Watershed Weekend
Ghost Town Trails Marks 25th Year With Bike Ride In Cambria County
Tick-borne Lyme Disease Affects Thousands In PA Each Year
Allentown Working On Fix For Flood-Prone Cedar Beach Pool
Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Volunteer Trail Stewardship Opportunities Sept. 28, Oct. 5-6 [PaEN]
Pittsburgh To West Newton On The Great Allegheny Passage Trail
Bicyclist Fends Off Attempted Rape On Great Allegheny Passage Trail
Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Gorge Is Grand, Especially In Fall
Marcus Schneck: Autumn Begins Today, What Does That Mean Other Than Fall Foliage?
Letter: Climate Change Is Hurting Outdoor Recreation Industry
Recycling/Waste
House Committee Hears From Company Planning To Bring 1,600 Tons/Day Of Municipal Waste To Berks County, Process It, But It Doesn’t Want To Be Regulated As A Waste Facility [PaEN]
Pottstown First In Nation To Pilot Flexible Plastic Recycling
Pottstown First In The Nation To Pilot Flexible Plastic Recycling
Regulations
House Passes Bill To Require Repeal Of 2 Regulations For Every New Regulation Adopted, Create Duplicate $695,000 Office Of The Repealer [PaEN]
Senate Committee OKs Bill To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed [PaEN]
Senate Committee Meets Sept. 25 To Consider Bill To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
Exelon Foundation Accepting Applications To Fund Climate Change, Clean Energy & Environmental Startup Businesses In Key Markets [PaEN]
Maykuth: Exelon Launches $20 Million Fund For Startups to Mitigate Climate Change
Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site To Feature Rooftop Solar Installation In Western PA
Penn State Model Helps Choose Wind Farm Locations, Predicts Output [PaEN]
Op-Ed: There Is A Sunnier Vision For Pennsylvania That’s An Alternative To The Fossilization Of Our Energy Future [PaEN]
Stormwater
DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Stormwater General Permit For Projects Under 5 Acres (PAG-01) [PaEN]
Unpaid Stormwater Fee Bills Will Lead To Legal Action In Luzerne County
Antrim Township Residents Decry Stormwater Fee [Blame The General Assembly]
Capital Region Water Extends Comment Period On Harrisburg Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee To Oct. 22 [PaEN]
Second Annual Street-2-Creek Storm Drain Art Contest In York County A Success! [PaEN]
Allentown Working On Fix For Flood-Prone Cedar Beach Pool
Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For 2020 Watershed Congress At Montgomery County Community College March 14 [PaEN]
Sustainability
Penn State Smeal School Of Business To Open Center For The Business Of Sustainability In 2020 [PaEN]
Op-Ed: There Is A Sunnier Vision For Pennsylvania That’s An Alternative To The Fossilization Of Our Energy Future [PaEN]
Waste Facilities
House Committee Hears From Company Planning To Bring 1,600 Tons/Day Of Municipal Waste To Berks County, Process It, But It Doesn’t Want To Be Regulated As A Waste Facility [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
Hopey: ALCOSAN To Fund Bigger Green Infrastructure Projects
South Wayne Authority Receives $10 Million In Federal Funding For Treatment Plant Upgrades
Harrisburg Officials To Interview 4 Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
Harrisburg Council: Mayor Overstepped In Scheduling Interviews With Private Firms Interested In Taking Over Capital Region Water Authority
Watershed Protection
Sen. Yaw: Doubtful PA Will Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals, Most Of It Is Lancaster’s Problem [Especially When You’re Not Providing Farmers With Any Real Funding Support]
EPA Awards Grants To Support Pollution Reduction Tied To Conowingo Dam Reservoir Infill [PaEN]
20 Years In, Trout Unlimited Is Still Rolling In Kettle Creek Watershed [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Brook Trout Gone From 34% Of Watersheds In PA, But Groups Fight To Keep, Restore Habitat [PaEN]
Millvale Library, Girty’s Run Watershed Offer Environmental Fellowship Opportunities With Allegheny College
Now Watch All 8 Episodes Of WHYY/Stroud Water Research Center's Stories From The Streams Series Online [PaEN]
Laura Legere: DEP To Propose Stricter Manganese Water Quality Standard As Studies Suggest Risks To Children [In Spite Of 2017 Law]
Hopey: ALCOSAN To Fund Bigger Green Infrastructure Projects
Capital Region Water Extends Comment Period On Harrisburg Stormwater Implementation Plan, Fee To Oct. 22 [PaEN]
Unpaid Stormwater Fee Bills Will Lead To Legal Action In Luzerne County
Antrim Township Residents Decry Stormwater Fee [Blame The General Assembly]
PA Supreme Court Sides With Farmer In Pig Manure Regulation By Township
Lycoming Conservation District Awards Conservation Mini Grants
Second Annual Street-2-Creek Storm Drain Art Contest In York County A Success! [PaEN]
Help Needed With Annual Crick Falls Cleanup Effort In Westmoreland
Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Assn To Hear Watershed Advocacy Presentation Oct. 17 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For 2020 Watershed Congress At Montgomery County Community College March 14 [PaEN]
South Wayne Authority Receives $10 Million In Federal Funding For Treatment Plant Upgrades
Nonprofits In NE PA Get NFWF Restoration Grants In Delaware Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Chesapeake Conservancy: Paddle The Susquehanna River With New Guide Website
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Wildlife
John Buffone: Farm Bureau May Not Oppose Sunday Hunting If Amendment Added
Editorial: Remarks Not A Good Reason To Derail Sunday Hunting
John Hayes: Deer Population Report Finds Healthier Whitetails In PA
Marcus Schneck: Deer Can Transmit Tuberculosis To Hunters, Warns CDC
John Hayes: Complete Hunter-Trapper Education Before It’s Too Late
Rabid Bat Founding In Adams County, 1 Person Exposed
Bear Breaks Into Bradford Middle School Wanders The Halls At Night
Sen. Dinniman Visits Elk Herd Viewing Areas In Elk County
PA Audubon’s Discovery Center Makes Wildlife Sanctuary In Fairmount Park Accessible To Philadelphia Community
Mary Ann Thomas: Western PA Experiencing Same Bird Declines Being Seen Nationwide
Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania’s Hummingbirds Have Mostly Left The State
Birds Are Disappearing In PA, Here’s Why You Should Care
Birds Are Disappearing And They Need Help
Editorial: Disappearing Birds Are True Canaries In Coal Mine
Editorial: Where Have All The Birds Gone?
Pittsburgh’s Aviary Recognized With Design Award
20 Years In, Trout Unlimited Is Still Rolling In Kettle Creek Watershed [PaEN]
Highlands Turtle To Find New Home At Middle School Rain Garden
Marcus Schneck: Autumn Begins Today, What Does That Mean Other Than Fall Foliage?
Crable: Victims Track Down Stolen Hunters’ Field Cameras
Mark Demko: Number Of Women Taking Aim At Bowhunting Continues To Rise
World War II TNT Bunkers Open On Game Lands In Lycoming County
AP: PA, 16 Other States Sue Feds Over Endangered Species Act Rules
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP Reports Chester County Resident Tests Positive For West Nile Virus [PaEN]
PA: Another Human Case Of West Nile Virus Found, Last Report Of Season
What Threat Does Deadly Mosquito-borne EEE Virus Pose In Lehigh Valley?
After Reports Of Deadly Mosquito-borne Virus In PA, Immunologist Says Not To Worry, Too Much
After Alarming Headlines, When Will Mosquito Menace Die Down? NOAA’s Fall Outlook Isn’t Good News
A 10th Person Dies In U.S. From Rare Mosquito-borne EEE Infection
Editorial: Protect Yourself From Eastern Equine Encephalitis
NOAA’s Fall Forecast? Above Average Temperatures Everywhere
DEP To Conduct Mosquito Spraying In Carbon, Erie Counties Sept. 24 To Combat Deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis; Monroe County Will Spray As Well [PaEN]
33 Of 67 Counties Now Have Mosquitoes Or Animals Testing Positive For West Nile Virus, The Latest: Perry County [PaEN]
Tick-borne Lyme Disease Affects Thousands In PA Each Year
Opportunities
Rep. Wentling Named Chair Of Joint Conservation Committee [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Capital Region Water Community Relations Manager [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Rodale Institute Has Positions Open In Berks County Location [PaEN]
Federal Policy
AP: PA, 16 Other States Sue Feds Over Endangered Species Act Rules
Op-Ed: Trump Should Let EPA Do Its Job
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