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Politics
New Poll: 67 Percent Of Pennsylvania Voters Support An Independent Commission To Draw Legislative Voting Districts [PaEN]
Editorial: Bald Eagles Unify Fractured America
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Air
DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties [PaEN]
Micek: NYT: Emissions From Driving Grew In Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Kummer: Philadelphia Area Vehicle Emissions Have Grown 22% Since 1990
DEP Nov. 20 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Boyertown Foundry, Berks County [PaEN]
EPA Settles Federal Clean Air Act Violations At ARG Refinery In Bradford, McKean County [PaEN]
Alternative Fuels
Dept. Of General Services Holds Public Electric, Hybrid Vehicle Ride & Drive Event Oct. 23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Awards & Recognition
PA Resources Council Invites Entries To 35th Annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Keep PA Beautiful: 92,342 Volunteers Picked Up Over 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2019 Great American Cleanup Of PA [PaEN]
Nominations For 2020 Governor’s Local Government Excellence Awards Due Dec. 13 [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
New Audubon Report Shows 30 Bird Species Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Kummer: Audubon Report: Some Birds Could Disappear From PA Because Of Climate Change
John Hayes: Audubon Report: 14 Bird Species In Allegheny County Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change
Micek: Audubon Report: Dozens Of PA Bird Species Are Under Threat From Climate Change
Changing Climate Means PA, NJ State Birds Could Disappear From Region
Pennsylvania Birds Are In Trouble, Here’s How You Can Help
Crable: 3 Billion Birds Gone In Our Lifetime, Here’s What You Can Do To Help
Editorial: We Can Each Play Our Part To Help Struggling Bird Population
Bagenstose: Wineries In Bucks Facing Threat From Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State Gets $7.3 Million Federal Grant To Study, Combat Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State Grant Will Enlist More Soldiers In War Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lower Nazareth Twp Joins Fight Against Spotted Lanternfly
Member Of Congress Houlahan Goes To Ground Zero In Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider 8 Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]
Budget
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
DEP Secretary Visits Williamsport To Discuss Need For Funding To Address Community Flooding Problems [PaEN]
Rep. Ortitay To Introduce Bill To Reallocate Funding From Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Every Year [PaEN]
Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing Now On Proposed Fee Increases, Water Use Project Requests & Changes To Consumptive Use Reg. Oct. 31 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Op-Ed: New Federal Transportation Bill Should Be Victory Against Climate Change, Instead It’s A Letdown
Chesapeake Bay
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited Offers Free Technical Assistance For Conservation Projects In PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Volunteers To Plant Trees In South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County To Combat Stormwater
Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]
Springetts Twp. Proposes Water Quality Fee For Stormwater Management In York County
DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Post-Consumer Oyster Shells In Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
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Citizen Action
Senate Bill Creates Higher Penalties For Trespass Involving Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure; Companion To Bill Making Protesters Responsible For Response Costs [PaEN]
Editorial: Public Input Vital To Assess State Parks
PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Oct. 29 At Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie [PaEN]
DEP Conducting Review Of Water Quality Standards In Dunkard Creek Watershed, Greene County; Data Invited [PaEN]
Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project [PaEN]
Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Volunteers For Oct. 19, Nov. 2 Tree Plantings In Butler County [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Volunteers To Plant Trees In South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County To Combat Stormwater
Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg [PaEN]
PA Resources Council Invites Entries To 35th Annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Road Trip: National Apple Harvest Festival in Biglerville, Adams County
Erie Region To See Peak Fall Foliage Color Next Week
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Commission Trying To Gather Support, Grow Interest
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Panel Seeks Ordinance
Centre Climate: How Local Groups Are Making A Difference, And How To Join Them
Chester County Ready For 100 Will Host Clean Energy Tour In Chester County Oct. 19; Find Similar Events Near You [PaEN]
Dept. Of General Services Holds Public Electric, Hybrid Vehicle Ride & Drive Event Oct. 23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
DEP Postpones Oct. 21 Hearing On Carbon County Windmill Project Water Quality Permit, Will Be Rescheduled [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Certification For Tri-State Corridor Pipeline In Washington County [PaEN]
PUC Invites Comments On Changes To Cost/Benefit Test Used To Evaluate Utility Act 129 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Plans [PaEN]
PennFuture To Host Fmr Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Oct. 22 In Harrisburg For A Discussion On His Book Less Oil Or More Caskets [PaEN]
PUC Holds Oct. 17 Hearing In Pike County On Twin Lakes Utilities Proposed Water Rate
DEP Nov. 20 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Boyertown Foundry, Berks County [PaEN]
Game Commission To Hold 7 Public Events To Discuss Chronic Wasting Disease [PaEN]
Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Warn Anglers, Hunters Of Online Scams When Purchasing Licenses
Kummer: PA Warns Of Scam Licensing Sites For Hunters, AnglersIncrease
Vote Now For Chester County Historical Society In National Geographic’s Main Street Project Recognizing Women's History [PaEN]
Climate
House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Pennsylvania CO2 And Climate [PaEN]
Once Interested, House Republicans Blast Wolf Over Climate Cap-And-Trade Proposal
Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Is Wrong For Pennsylvania [PaEN]
House Sponsor Of Bill To Subsidize Nuclear Power Plants Still Believes Something Must Be Done To Save Remaining Plants, Comments On RGGI [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Just Say No To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Editorial: Wolf Was Right To Nudge PA Toward Regional Cap-And-Trade Climate Group
Editorial: Gov. Wolf’s Climate Order Not Ideal, But Action Needed
Nuclear Power Called Irrelevant In Climate Fight Without Lower Costs
DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Aiming To Release New Greenhouse Gas Inventory In 2020
Pittsburgh Officials Seek To Change Transportation Habits Away From 1-Person, 1-Car Commutes
Centre Climate: How Local Groups Are Making A Difference, And How To Join Them
Chester County Ready For 100 Will Host Clean Energy Tour In Chester County Oct. 19; Find Similar Events Near You [PaEN]
Dept. Of General Services Holds Public Electric, Hybrid Vehicle Ride & Drive Event Oct. 23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
New Audubon Report Shows 30 Bird Species Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Report: California, New England Will Significantly Miss 2050 Carbon Targets At Current Pace
Op-Ed: New Federal Transportation Bill Should Be Victory Against Climate Change, Instead It’s A Letdown
Pope Francis Urges Bold Action To Protect The Amazon Forest Amid Fires
Coal Mining
DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties [PaEN]
Anya Litvak: CNX, DEP Regulators Strike Deal Over Abandoned Wells
Frazier: DEP, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement On Abandoned Well Violations
CNX Agrees To Plug More Than 100 Abandoned Wells In Western PA As Part Of Settlement
Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $44.4 Million In Grants To Help Diversify The Region's Coal-Impacted Economies, Including PA [PaEN]
$3 Million In ARC Funds Targeted For Business Initiatives, Broadband In Fmr Coal Regions
Appalachian Regional Commission Entrepreneur Grants Target Fmr Coal, Steel Communities
Appalachian Regional Commission Announced Grants To Help Coal-Impacted Communities
Coal Demand Projected To Hit New Lows Through 2020
The War On Coal That Never Was
Compliance Action
DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties [PaEN]
Anya Litvak: CNX, DEP Regulators Strike Deal Over Abandoned Wells
Frazier: DEP, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement On Abandoned Well Violations
CNX Agrees To Plug More Than 100 Abandoned Wells In Western PA As Part Of Settlement
EPA Withdraws Violation Against Whitehall Quarry After Alleging Acceptance Of Toxic Materials
EPA Settles Federal Clean Air Act Violations At ARG Refinery In Bradford, McKean County [PaEN]
Conservation District
Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21 [PaEN]
DCNR
Rep. Ortitay To Introduce Bill To Reallocate Funding From Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Every Year [PaEN]
DCNR Dedicates Solar Energy Installation At Buchanan State Forest HQ In Fulton County, Highlights Green Projects [PaEN]
Editorial: Public Input Vital To Assess State Parks
DCNR Increases Fees For Houseboat Mooring At Presque Isle State Park, Erie [PaEN]
Delaware River
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Good Water Quality Report In Susquehanna Watershed Raise Questions About Possible Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Post-Consumer Oyster Shells In Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
Delaware River Basin Commission Names Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. Deputy Executive Director [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
EPA Proposes Rule Requiring Water Systems To Replace Lead Water Service Lines; Take School, Child Care Facility Water Samples [PaEN]
EPA Proposes Rewrite Of Rules On Lead Contamination In Water
Bucks/Montgomery CountyMembers Of Congress Hold PFAS Event Oct. 8
Bagenstose: Navy Responds To PFAS Report About Why Navy Wasn’t Performing Robust Cleanup
Bagenstose: NJ Trying To Get Tough On PFAS, EPA, DOD Aren’t Playing Ball
Bagenstose: Bucks/Montco Families Think PFAS Made Them Sick, Researchers Will Try And Find Out
Members Of Congress Announce $1 Million Grant For PFAS Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery
Letter: PFAS In Water Needs To Be Limited
Erie To Seek Water System Appraisal
Erie Water Works Considers Rate Hikes Of 4-5 Percent
PUC Holds Oct. 17 Hearing In Pike County On Twin Lakes Utilities Proposed Water Rate Increase
Economic Development
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Trains New Generation of Riparian Forest Buffer Professionals [PaEN]
Editorial: Hard To Justify Massive Tax Giveaway To Natural Gas Industry
Op-Ed: House Energize PA Proposal Will Let Taxpayers Holding The Bag
Op-Ed: American Manufacturing Is Growing Thanks To Affordable Natural Gas
Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $44.4 Million In Grants To Help Diversify The Region's Coal-Impacted Economies, Including PA [PaEN]
$3 Million In ARC Funds Targeted For Business Initiatives, Broadband In Fmr Coal Regions
Appalachian Regional Commission Entrepreneur Grants Target Fmr Coal, Steel Communities
Appalachian Regional Commission Announced Grants To Help Coal-Impacted Communities
Editorial: Marriage Of Plastics Industry, Penn College Flourishing
Education
DEP Environmental Education Grants Program Begins Accepting Applications Oct. 31 [PaEN]
Fall Teaching Green Newsletter Now Available From DEP [PaEN]
Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project [PaEN]
Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21 [PaEN]
Harrisburg University’s Susquehanna River Basin Data Dashboard Project To Be Displayed At AI World Conference In Boston [PaEN]
Raking Leaves Again This Fall? Stop Right Now
Penn State Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum Extends Hours, Offers New Exhibits
Marcus Schneck: Draconid Meteor Shower Will Light The Sky Early Tuesday Evening
Marcus Schneck: Full Hunters’ Moon Oct. 13 Could Look Bigger, More Orange
Emergency Response
Agriculture: Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Beaver, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer Counties Due To Rain, Flooding [PaEN]
Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Northwest PA
Gas Explosion Rocks Northeast Philadelphia Neighborhood
Energy
Huba: Report: Home Heating Bills Will Be Slightly Lower This Winter
Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Is Wrong For Pennsylvania [PaEN]
House Sponsor Of Bill To Subsidize Nuclear Power Plants Still Believes Something Must Be Done To Save Remaining Plants, Comments On RGGI [PaEN]
Nuclear Power Called Irrelevant In Climate Fight Without Lower Costs
How The PJM Power Grid Can Lose 2 Nuclear Power Plants In A Year: Answer- Natural Gas
Op-Ed: American Manufacturing Is Growing Thanks To Affordable Natural Gas
Op-Ed: House Energize PA Proposal Will Let Taxpayers Holding The Bag
Sen. Blake, Rep. Mullins To Introduce Bill Setting Minimum Host Community, School District, DEP Fees For Power Plants [PaEN]
SEPTA To Purchase Solar Power From Franklin County Project
Hazelwood Green Project Could Make Solar Energy The Future Of Pittsburgh
DCNR Dedicates Solar Energy Installation At Buchanan State Forest HQ In Fulton County, Highlights Green Projects [PaEN]
How To Store The Sun For Your Home Or Business Workshop Oct. 22 In Wayne County [PaEN]
Hydroelectric Project Proposed For Union City Reservoir, Erie County
PennFuture To Host Fmr Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Oct. 22 In Harrisburg For A Discussion On His Book Less Oil Or More Caskets [PaEN]
Peoples Gas Commends PUC For New Energy Affordability Standards
PUC Holds Nov. 4 “Smart Hearing On Proposed Natural Gas Rate Hike By Valley Energy, Bradford County
Transource Proposes New York County Route For Power Line Project
Pittsburgh Officials Seek To Change Transportation Habits Away From 1-Person, 1-Car Commutes
Electric Generator Performance, Coordination Powers Reliable Summer In PJM Region
PJM Asks Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Act On Energy Storage Request By Nov. 3
Energy Conservation
PUC Invites Comments On Changes To Cost/Benefit Test Used To Evaluate Utility Act 129 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Plans [PaEN]
Peoples Gas Commends PUC For New Energy Affordability Standards
Court: DOE Must Implement Energy Efficiency Standards For 4 Products, Including Air Conditioners
Farming
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant For Restoration Work In Red & White Clay Creek Watersheds, Chester County [PaEN]
Brandywine Conservancy Receives $200,000 Grant For Watershed Restoration Work
Agriculture: Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Beaver, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer Counties Due To Rain, Flooding [PaEN]
Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Northwest PA
PA Preserves 27 More Farms Covering 2,115 Acres Bringing Permanently Preserved Farmland To 574,642 Acres [PaEN]
State Adds 7 Lehigh Valley Farms To Preservation Program
Farmers Face Challenges, Finding Workers Biggest Problem
Bagenstose: Wineries In Bucks Facing Threat From Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State Gets $7.3 Million Federal Grant To Study, Combat Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State Grant Will Enlist More Soldiers In War Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lower Nazareth Twp Joins Fight Against Spotted Lanternfly
Member Of Congress Houlahan Goes To Ground Zero In Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Road Trip: National Apple Harvest Festival in Biglerville, Adams County
Flooding
DEP Secretary Visits Williamsport To Discuss Need For Funding To Address Community Flooding Problems [PaEN]
Williamsport Residents Share Flooding Concerns With DEP Secretary
DEP Secretary Tours Flood-Prone Part Of Williamsport
Grafius Run Flooding Catches Attention Of State, $1.1 Million Proposed
Engineers Suggest Building Levee To Alleviate Flooding In West Pittston
Study Eyes $50 Million Flood Levee For West Pittston
AP: Wealthy Counties Get Many More FEMA Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes
West Pittston Flood Protection Options Set For Release Tonight At Meeting
Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Northwest PA
Forests
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Trains New Generation of Riparian Forest Buffer Professionals [PaEN]
Penn State Gets $7.3 Million Federal Grant To Study, Combat Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State Grant Will Enlist More Soldiers In War Against Spotted Lanternfly
Lower Nazareth Twp Joins Fight Against Spotted Lanternfly
Member Of Congress Houlahan Goes To Ground Zero In Battle Against Spotted Lanternfly
Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Volunteers For Oct. 19, Nov. 2 Tree Plantings In Butler County [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Volunteers To Plant Trees In South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County To Combat Stormwater
DCNR Issues 3nd Fall Foliage Report, Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Surges South Across Pennsylvania
Erie Region To See Peak Fall Foliage Color Next Week
As Fall Arrives, PATCO/SEPTA Adjusted Leaf Season Schedule Begins This Weekend, For Safety
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Commission Trying To Gather Support, Grow Interest
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Panel Seeks Ordinance
Forests -Wildfires
California Communities Brace For Historic PG&E Power Shutoff Amid Wildfire Woes
2 Million People Were Without Power After Deliberate Blackouts In California To Prevent Wildfires
Wildfire Prompts Southern California Evacuation
Geology
What’s The Potential For A Big Earthquake In York County?
Grants/Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications From Counties For West Nile Virus Grants [PaEN]
DEP Environmental Education Grants Program Begins Accepting Applications Oct. 31 [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited Offers Free Technical Assistance For Conservation Projects In PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant For Restoration Work In Red & White Clay Creek Watersheds, Chester County [PaEN]
Brandywine Conservancy Receives $200,000 Grant For Watershed Restoration Work
Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project [PaEN]
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Trains New Generation of Riparian Forest Buffer Professionals [PaEN]
Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Washington Plans Stormwater Project Near American Legion
Springetts Twp. Proposes Water Quality Fee For Stormwater Management In York County
Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21 [PaEN]
Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Volunteers For Oct. 19, Nov. 2 Tree Plantings In Butler County [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Volunteers To Plant Trees In South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County To Combat Stormwater
Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Commission Trying To Gather Support, Grow Interest
Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Panel Seeks Ordinance
Hazardous Substances
Templeton/Hopey: Health Officials’ Claim Of No Cancer Cluster Angers Washington County Crowd
Frazier: Washington County Family Members Tell State To Fix Their Cancer Study
Templeton/Hopey: Is Pollution Causing Childhood Cancers In Washington County?
Erdley: Southwest PA Residents Renew Calls For Research On Possible Health Impact Of Fracking
Will Push For Plastics Turn Appalachia Into Next Cancer Alley?
Bagenstose: Navy Responds To PFAS Report About Why Navy Wasn’t Performing Robust Cleanup
Bagenstose: NJ Trying To Get Tough On PFAS, EPA, DOD Aren’t Playing Ball
Bagenstose: Bucks/Montco Families Think PFAS Made Them Sick, Researchers Will Try And Find Out
Members Of Congress Announce $1 Million Grant For PFAS Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery
Letter: PFAS In Water Needs To Be Limited
EPA Proposes Rule Requiring Water Systems To Replace Lead Water Service Lines; Take School, Child Care Facility Water Samples [PaEN]
EPA Proposes Rewrite Of Rules On Lead Contamination In Water
Bucks County Gets $1.5 Million From HUD For Lead Remediation
Land Conservation
PA Preserves 27 More Farms Covering 2,115 Acres Bringing Permanently Preserved Farmland To 574,642 Acres [PaEN]
State Adds 7 Lehigh Valley Farms To Preservation Program
Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Land Recycling
King’s College Receives $400,000 Environmental Remediation Grant
Lake Erie
PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Oct. 29 At Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful: 92,342 Volunteers Picked Up Over 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2019 Great American Cleanup Of PA [PaEN]
PA Resources Council Invites Entries To 35th Annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Woman Turning West Philly Lot Into An Earthship Made Of Tires, Glass Bottles
Philly’s Street Sweeping Pilot Program To End, Should It Continue?
Op-Ed: Philly Needs To Reboot Street Cleaning Program
Mine Reclamation
DEP Seeks Stricter Wastewater Manganese Limits In PA
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Lackawanna Twp Zoning Board To Make Decision Next Week On Using C&D Waste For Quarry Restoration
Oil & Gas
Templeton/Hopey: Health Officials’ Claim Of No Cancer Cluster Angers Washington County Crowd
Frazier: Washington County Family Members Tell State To Fix Their Cancer Study
Templeton/Hopey: Is Pollution Causing Childhood Cancers In Washington County?
Erdley: Southwest PA Residents Renew Calls For Research On Possible Health Impact Of Fracking
Will Push For Plastics Turn Appalachia Into Next Cancer Alley?
DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties [PaEN]
Anya Litvak: CNX, DEP Regulators Strike Deal Over Abandoned Wells
Frazier: DEP, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement On Abandoned Well Violations
CNX Agrees To Plug More Than 100 Abandoned Wells In Western PA As Part Of Settlement
Good Water Quality Report In Susquehanna Watershed Raise Questions About Possible Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
Marcellus Shale Coalition Responds To FracTracker Alliance Report On Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]
Op-Ed: American Manufacturing Is Growing Thanks To Affordable Natural Gas
Op-Ed: House Energize PA Proposal Will Let Taxpayers Holding The Bag
Op-Ed: Legislators Must Focus On Supporting Natural Gas Industry, Pipeline Projects
How The PJM Power Grid Can Lose 2 Nuclear Power Plants In A Year: Answer- Natural Gas
DEP Suspends Xtreme Energy Natural Gas Well Permits For Failure To Pay Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
State Suspends Gas Driller’s License For Failure To Pay Drilling Impact Fees
Sen. Blake, Rep. Mullins To Introduce Bill Setting Minimum Host Community, School District, DEP Fees For Power Plants [PaEN]
Editorial: Hard To Justify Massive Tax Giveaway To Natural Gas Industry
Editorial: Marriage Of Plastics Industry, Penn College Flourishing
PUC Holds Nov. 4 “Smart Hearing On Proposed Natural Gas Rate Hike By Valley Energy, Bradford County
Gas Explosion Rocks Northeast Philadelphia Neighborhood
PennFuture To Host Fmr Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Oct. 22 In Harrisburg For A Discussion On His Book Less Oil Or More Caskets [PaEN]
Huba: Report: Amount Of Marcellus, Utica Natural Gas Reserves Higher Than In 2011
Pipelines
DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Certification For Tri-State Corridor Pipeline In Washington County [PaEN]
Upper Bucks Twp. Loses Appeal Against Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Compressor Station
Op-Ed: Necessity For Northern Access Pipeline From PA To Buffalo A Sham
Op-Ed: Legislators Must Focus On Supporting Natural Gas Industry, Pipeline Projects
Senate Bill Creates Higher Penalties For Trespass Involving Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure; Companion To Bill Making Protesters Responsible For Response Costs [PaEN]
Federal Judge Vacates $54 Million Award For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Easement In Schuylkill County
New Jersey DEP Rejects PennEast Pipeline Permit Application, Setting Back Project
Permitting
DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Is Wrong For Pennsylvania [PaEN]
House Sponsor Of Bill To Subsidize Nuclear Power Plants Still Believes Something Must Be Done To Save Remaining Plants, Comments On RGGI [PaEN]
Nuclear Power Called Irrelevant In Climate Fight Without Lower Costs
Recreation
Rep. Ortitay To Introduce Bill To Reallocate Funding From Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Every Year [PaEN]
DCNR Issues 3nd Fall Foliage Report, Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Fall Foliage Surges South Across Pennsylvania
Erie Region To See Peak Fall Foliage Color Next Week
Editorial: Public Input Vital To Assess State Parks
DCNR Dedicates Solar Energy Installation At Buchanan State Forest HQ In Fulton County, Highlights Green Projects [PaEN]
DCNR Increases Fees For Houseboat Mooring At Presque Isle State Park, Erie [PaEN]
Independence Conservancy Walk In Penn's Woods At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve A Success In Beaver County [PaEN]
Mark Demko: Autumn Is Awesome Time To Hike Appalachian Trail
Road Trip: National Apple Harvest Festival in Biglerville, Adams County
Recycling/Waste
Philadelphia Solicits Bids For New Compost Facility With Statewide Implications
Lackawanna Twp Zoning Board To Make Decision Next Week On Using C&D Waste For Quarry Restoration
DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Post-Consumer Oyster Shells In Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
DCNR Dedicates Solar Energy Installation At Buchanan State Forest HQ In Fulton County, Highlights Green Projects [PaEN]
DEP Postpones Oct. 21 Hearing On Carbon County Windmill Project Water Quality Permit, Will Be Rescheduled [PaEN]
How To Store The Sun For Your Home Or Business Workshop Oct. 22 In Wayne County [PaEN]
SEPTA To Purchase Solar Power From Franklin County Project
Hazelwood Green Project Could Make Solar Energy The Future Of Pittsburgh
Chester County Ready For 100 Will Host Clean Energy Tour In Chester County Oct. 19; Find Similar Events Near You [PaEN]
Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Stormwater
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project [PaEN]
Washington Plans Stormwater Project Near American Legion
Springetts Twp. Proposes Water Quality Fee For Stormwater Management In York County
Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21 [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Volunteers To Plant Trees In South Middleton Twp., Cumberland County To Combat Stormwater
Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]
Susquehanna River
Good Water Quality Report In Susquehanna Watershed Raise Questions About Possible Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing Now On Proposed Fee Increases, Water Use Project Requests & Changes To Consumptive Use Reg. Oct. 31 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
Harrisburg University’s Susquehanna River Basin Data Dashboard Project To Be Displayed At AI World Conference In Boston [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
Scranton Sewer Authority Sale Funds In Limbo
Scranton Council Wants Answers After Learning Some Sewer System Sale Proceeds In Jeopardy
Watershed Protection
Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited Offers Free Technical Assistance For Conservation Projects In PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Correctional Conservation Collaborative Trains New Generation of Riparian Forest Buffer Professionals [PaEN]
Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg [PaEN]
DEP Seeks Stricter Wastewater Manganese Limits In PA
Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant For Restoration Work In Red & White Clay Creek Watersheds, Chester County [PaEN]
Brandywine Conservancy Receives $200,000 Grant For Watershed Restoration Work
Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project [PaEN]
Washington Plans Stormwater Project Near American Legion
Springetts Twp. Proposes Water Quality Fee For Stormwater Management In York County
Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21 [PaEN]
Mary Ann Thomas: Water Experts To Test Polluted Waters In Buffalo Creek Watershed To Find The Source
DEP Conducting Review Of Water Quality Standards In Dunkard Creek Watershed, Greene County; Data Invited [PaEN]
Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Volunteers For Oct. 19, Nov. 2 Tree Plantings In Butler County [PaEN]
South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]
PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Oct. 29 At Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie [PaEN]
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Marcellus Shale Coalition Responds To FracTracker Alliance Report On Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]
Harrisburg University’s Susquehanna River Basin Data Dashboard Project To Be Displayed At AI World Conference In Boston [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Raking Leaves Again This Fall? Stop Right Now
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Wildlife
Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Warn Anglers, Hunters Of Online Scams When Purchasing Licenses
Kummer: PA Warns Of Scam Licensing Sites For Hunters, Anglers
John Hayes: New Book Examines Why Women Give Hunting A Shot
Game Commission To Hold 7 Public Events To Discuss Chronic Wasting Disease [PaEN]
Bob Frye: Finally, Good News On Combating Chronic Wasting Disease
Editor: Marcus Schneck: Blazing A Trail In The Great Outdoors
New Audubon Report Shows 30 Bird Species Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
Kummer: Audubon Report: Some Birds Could Disappear From PA Because Of Climate Change
John Hayes: Audubon Report: 14 Bird Species In Allegheny County Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change
Micek: Audubon Report: Dozens Of PA Bird Species Are Under Threat From Climate Change
Changing Climate Means PA, NJ State Birds Could Disappear From Region
Pennsylvania Birds Are In Trouble, Here’s How You Can Help
Crable: 3 Billion Birds Gone In Our Lifetime, Here’s What You Can Do To Help
Editorial: We Can Each Play Our Part To Help Struggling Bird Population
Heinz Wildlife Refuge Opens To Deer Hunters, Angering Birders In Prime Viewing Season
Mary Ann Thomas: Eagle Found Shot On West Penn Trail In Westmoreland County
John Hayes: Game Commission Seeks Person Who Killed Bald Eagle In Westmoreland
Editorial: Bald Eagles Unify Fractured America
Judge Shells Out Federal Prison Term In Turtle Smuggling Case
Mickayla Miller: 8-Foot Python Rescued In Lancaster County Finds Home
AP: Squirrels Hide More Than 200 Walnuts Under SUV’s Hood In Pittsburgh
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP Now Accepting Applications From Counties For West Nile Virus Grants [PaEN]
Dr. Robert Ollar, Member Of Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force, To Present At Lyme Disease Conference In New York [PaEN]
Opportunities
Delaware River Basin Commission Names Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. Deputy Executive Director [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Friends Of The Riverfront Pittsburgh - Executive Director [PaEN]
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