Links to all the articles and NewsClips in this week’s PA Environment Digest by topic in one place--

June Franklin & Marshall Poll In PA Found--

-- 62 percent felt PA should do more to address problems associated with climate change

-- 51 percent said PA should pursue energy policies that prioritize renewable energy

-- 53 percent favor Biden’s plan to require electricity to be generated by sources with no carbon emissions by 2035

-- The biggest problem facing Pennsylvania? - Politicians

Senate/House ----------------------------------------------------------------------

-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Rep. Matzie Asks State To Turn Down Request To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking

Articles & NewsClips By Topic From Last Week -------------------------

Air

-- DEP: Now Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Truck & Bus Fleet Grants, Onroad Rebates To Reduce Diesel Emissions [PaEN]

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy

-- WESA: Limiting Carbon Emissions Could Eliminate About 90 Deaths A Year In Western PA By 2030

-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: Parts Of PA Got Hazy Because Of Intense Western Wildfires, It Could Happen More Often

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Wednesday, July 21 In Southeastern, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral PA Due To Canadian Wildfires 

-- MCall: Wildfire Smoke Altering Appearance Of The Sun, Causing Air Quality Issues In Lehigh Valley, How Long Will It Continue?

-- MCall: When Is The Last Time Lehigh Valley Air Quality Was This Bad?

-- ScrantonT: Smoky Haze From Western Fires Blankets Northeast PA

-- Inquirer: Smoke From Pacific Northwest Wildfires Again Fill Skies Over Philly

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Southeast, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral And Southwestern PA For Tuesday, July 20 Due To Canadian Wildfires

-- MCall: DEP Includes Lehigh Valley In Air Quality Action Alert Tuesday For Canada Wildfire Particulate Pollution

-- YorkD: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causes Air Quality Action Day For Most Of PA Tuesday

-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane

Alternative Fuels

-- Mack Trucks, 30 Other Businesses Call On Pennsylvania To Accelerate Electrification Of Trucks And Buses [PaEN]

Awards & Recognition

-- Latino Conservation Week - July 17-25: Check Out These Events And Resources

-- WeConservePA: A Lasting Legacy: Celebrating The Brandywine Conservancy’s David Shields

-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area

-- PA Resources Council: October 14 - 2021 Awards Celebration. Ballroom At Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square.  Sponsorship Opportunities Available.

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partner Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Sciences [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: New Analyses Highlight The Conservation Status Of North American Raptors  [PaEN]

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]

-- Ag Progress Days: Helping Pollinators Highlights At Yard And Garden Area [Aug.10-12]

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water, Habitat Owners & Caretakers

-- LancasterOnline: How To See Lancaster County’s Top Flowers And Pollinator Plants, Plus Idea Gardens For Free

-- LancasterOnline/Sean Sauro: Warped Plants Inspire Local Woman’s Effort To Examine Effects Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

-- Manada Conservancy: Native Plant Nursery Now Open In Dauphin County

-- Inquirer: Meet The Philly Kid Who Helped Solve The Strange Case Of A Missing Bee And A Rare PA Plant

-- Land Health Institute Blog: Native Plant Species & Ecosystem Health - Claire DeBois

-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County

-- Marcus Schneck: Some Birds Of Prey In Sharp Decline, Says International Monitoring Project

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Trafficking Endangered, Invasive Fish

Budget

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- Huntingdon News: Broad Top Twp. Supervisors Concerned About Future Of Growing Greener Funds

-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without  - PennFuture

-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High

-- PA Cap-Star: 2021-22 Budget Breakdown: Conservation, Natural Resources, Environmental Protection And Ag

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Encouraged By Proposed Federal Funding Boost To NOAA Education And Habitat Restoration Programs

-- Appalachian Voices: White House Releases Guidance To Ensure Federal Investment Reaches Environmental Justice Communities

-- AP: Biden To Bring Infrastructure Sales Pitch To Lehigh County Wednesday

-- WPost: U.S. Senate Republicans Block Debate On Infrastructure Bill, But Final Deal Could Solidify Within Days

-- AP: Big Infrastructure Bill In Peril As Republicans Threaten Filibuster

-- WPost: Federal Infrastructure Deal In Precarious State As Endgame Nears

Chesapeake Bay

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Encouraged By Proposed Federal Funding Boost To NOAA Education And Habitat Restoration Programs

-- Susquehanna/Chesapeake RiverKeepers: Condemn Maryland Governor’s Move To Support License Of Conowingo Dam

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Citizen Action

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land

-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties

--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County

--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay

--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County

-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input

-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County

-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Adams And Franklin Counties [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream...  Streamscape!  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan

-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards  [PaEN]

-- Latino Conservation Week - July 17-25: Check Out These Events And Resources

-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer

-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant

-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers

-- YorkD: Follow One York City Man’s Dream Of Cleaning Up Trash From The Susquehanna River [Photos]

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy: Native Plant Nursery Now Open In Dauphin County

-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County

Climate

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Limiting Carbon Emissions Could Eliminate About 90 Deaths A Year In Western PA By 2030

-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA   - GreenWorks Development

-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region  [RGGI]

-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial

-- Insurance Commissioner: Announces PA Joining National Survey On Climate Risk In The Insurance Industry

-- Inquirer: Wharton Professor Running For U.S. Senate In PA As Climate Change Candidate

-- WESA: Bicyclists To Visit Pittsburgh As Part Of Coast-To-Coast Climate Ride

-- ScrantonT: Climate Justice Fair In Scranton Urges Grassroots Environmental Activism

-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane

-- Mack Trucks, 30 Other Businesses Call On Pennsylvania To Accelerate Electrification Of Trucks And Buses [PaEN]

-- PA Business Report: Meeting Discusses Future Of Manufacturing, Decarbonization In PA

-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned

-- WHYY: A Coloring Book To Inspire Solutions For Cooling Philly’s Hotter Neighborhoods

-- AP: Dangerous Conditions Complicate Wildfire Fight In Western U.S.

-- AP: Merkel Tours ‘Surreal’ Flood Scene, Vows Aid, Climate Action

WPost: Amid Fire And Floods, A Moment Of Truth For Climate Action

-- Utility Dive: Challenge To Berkeley Natural Gas Regulation Dismissed, A Win For Cities In Carbon Emissions Fight

-- CourierT Guest Essay: Empower Local Government To Develop Environmental Solutions

-- Utility Dive: Report: Billions More Needed To Address Climate Infrastructure Needs Of U.S. Cities

-- The Guardian: Politicians From Across The World Call For ‘Global Green Deal’ To Tackle Climate Crisis

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve

-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action

-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Hit Record High By 2023 If Green Recovery Fails, Says IEA

-- Financial Times: Biden Will Not Back Down On Climate Plans, Says Environmental Agency Chief

-- The Guardian: Heat Shatters Vision Of Pacific Northwest As Climate Refuge

-- The Guardian: U.S. Set For Punishing Temperatures As Huge ‘Heat Dome’ To Settle Over Country

-- Financial Times: Extreme Weather Takes Climate Change Models ‘Off The Scale’

-- The Guardian: G20 Countries Subsidized Fossil Fuels By $3 Trillion Since 2015, Says Report

-- The Guardian: U.S. Seeks Cooperation With China On Climate, But Not At Any Price

Coal Mining

-- ScrantonT: Anthracite Coal Used In Landscaping On Mulberry Street Medians In Scranton

-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant

-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April

-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned

Compliance Action

-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week

-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations

-- FirstEnergy: Agrees To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case

-- CincinnatiE: FirstEnergy To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case

Conservation Districts

-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Education & Outreach Coordinator & Pest Control Assistant  [PaEN]

Court Actions

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- The Guardian: Laws Of Nature: Could UK Rivers Be Given The Same Rights As People?

DCNR

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program  [PaEN]

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests

-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25

-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High

-- BCTV: DCNR Parks & Forests Ambassador Margarita Caicedo Encourages People To Get Outside And Enjoy PA’s Beautiful Recreation Areas [Video]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam

-- DCNR: Derek Eberly Appointed New Director Of Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation

DEP

-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]

-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment

Delaware River

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Back To Nature Celebration Sept. 19 [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 23 RiverWatch Video Report

Deep Mine Safety

-- PennLive: They ‘Never Gave Up’: Quecreek Mine Rescue Of 9 Coal Miners In 2002

-- Daily American: Organizer Welcoming The Public To Annual ‘9-for-9’ Celebration At Quecreek

DRBC

-- Help Wanted: Delaware River Basin Commission Director External Affairs & Communications

Drinking Water

-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water

-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan

-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections

-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters

-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support

-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back

-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations

-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling

-- PG: McKeesport Residents Advised It May Be Over A Week Before Water Service Safety Ensured

-- Triblive: Several Steps To Be Taken Before Water Supply Can Be Deemed Safe For McKeesport’s Residents

-- TribLive: Do Not Drink Order Remains In Place For McKeesport Water Customers

-- MCall: Water Main Break Left Their Allentown Home Uninhabitable, Now Insurance Won’t Cover The Damage

-- Aqua Pennsylvania: Cuts Ribbon On State-Of-The-Art Environmental Laboratory

Economic Development

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant

-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April

-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned

-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches

-- PA-Based Morningstar Corp Brings Solar Energy To Mission Critical Oil Drilling Applications

Education

-- DEP Teaching Green Newsletter: Education Grants Opening Sept. 10, Examples Of Environmental Ed Projects, Professional Development, Lots Of Other Resources  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County

-- Ag Progress Days: Helping Pollinators Highlights At Yard And Garden Area [Aug.10-12]

-- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. 10-12]

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 10 - Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Economy.  1:00 p.m.

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 11 - Position Ag Businesses For Future Generations, Product Lines, Business Models. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.

-- Penn State Extension: Private Water Supply Study Completed In 6 Counties By Master Well Owner Network: 48% Failed Health-Based Standards  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.

-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.

-- Penn State Extension Launches Master Watershed Steward Program In Adams And Franklin Counties [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream...  Streamscape!  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Celebrating Art In Nature Starting July 24 - Lake Nuangola Artfest

-- PRPS Park Maintenance Institute: Hosts Webinars On Managing Forest Ecosystems, Natural & Artificial Turf Management [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: How To See Lancaster County’s Top Flowers And Pollinator Plants, Plus Idea Gardens For Free

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary: Perennial Pages - Gardens For Clean Water, Habitat Owners & Caretakers

-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

-- PG: Would You Talk About The Allegheny River With Researchers From The Future?

-- Wildlands Conservancy: August Education Programs, Wildlands Camp-2-U

-- ReadingE: Go Fishing And Explore Wildlife With New Take It Outdoors Programs

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: January 15-16 - Wilderness First Responder Course

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms

-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues

-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Suspects Pesticide Or Herbicide Caused Massive Fish Kill On Chartiers Creek

-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation

-- Lehigh Valley Live: More Than 2,000 Gallons Of Oil Leaked Into Martins Creek In Northampton County, Source Remains Unknown

-- Pike County: Seeking Public Comments On Hazard Mitigation Plan [PaEN]

-- The Guardian: U.S. Set For Punishing Temperatures As Huge ‘Heat Dome’ To Settle Over Country

-- Financial Times: Extreme Weather Takes Climate Change Models ‘Off The Scale’

Energy

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA   - GreenWorks Development

-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program  [PaEN]

-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency

-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region  [RGGI]

-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial

-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without  - PennFuture

-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Energy Production Key To State’s Environmental Future - Sen. Martin

-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant

-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers

-- ErieT: National Fuel Gas Will Has Fallen 49% Since 2008, Company Wants To Lower It Again

-- AltoonaM: Heating Oil Costs Raising Concern, Suppliers Say Price Increase No Cause To Panic

- PG/Anya Litvak: Door-To-Door Energy Sales May Resume, PUC Says

-- FirstEnergy: Agrees To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case

-- CincinnatiE: FirstEnergy To Pay $230 Million Penalty In Ohio Bribery Case

-- TribLive: GenOn Delays Closure Of Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County’s Only Coal-Fired Plant

-- Anya Litvak: Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant, Last In Allegheny County, Will Stay Open Until April

-- Vistra Accelerates Closure Of Ohio Coal Plant To Mid-2022, Years Earlier Than Planned

-- Utility Dive: U.S. House Passes Broad Bipartisan Measure To Help States Fund Energy Cybersecurity Efforts

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve

-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action

-- The Guardian: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Hit Record High By 2023 If Green Recovery Fails, Says IEA

-- The Guardian: G20 Countries Subsidized Fossil Fuels By $3 Trillion Since 2015, Says Report

Energy Conservation

-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects

Environmental Health

-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer

-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]

-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]

-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water

-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia

-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters

-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support

-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back

-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations

-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling

-- PennLive: West Nile Virus Found In York County: Officials  [West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found In 14 PA Counties]

Environmental Heritage

-- PennLive: They ‘Never Gave Up’: Quecreek Mine Rescue Of 9 Coal Miners In 2002

-- Daily American: Organizer Welcoming The Public To Annual ‘9-for-9’ Celebration At Quecreek

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness

-- ABC27: When The Susquehanna River Ran Backwards

Environmental Justice

-- WHYY: EPA Takes Up Environmental Justice Complaint Against Philly’s Permit For SEPTA Power Plant In Nicetown

-- Appalachian Voices: White House Releases Guidance To Ensure Federal Investment Reaches Environmental Justice Communities

Farming

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Secretary To Tour Urban Gardens Building Resilient Communities

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA: Is Offering Discounted Pollinator Seed Mix For Agricultural Properties In PA [PaEN]

-- TribLive: South Buffalo Farm Turns Field Of 150,000 Sunflowers Into Fun, Limited-Time Destination

-- Ag Progress Days: Exhibits Focus On Animal, Plant Diseases, Invasive Pests [Aug. 10-12]

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 10 - Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Economy.  1:00 p.m.

-- Penn State College Of Agriculture/Ag Progress Days: August 11 - Position Ag Businesses For Future Generations, Product Lines, Business Models. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.

-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.

-- TribLive: The Friendly Stem In North Huntingdon Joins Area’s Cut-Your-Own Flower Farms

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Beekeeper’s Tens Of Thousands Of Honeybees Bring Joy, Income, Tourists To Erie County

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Quarterly Board Meeting July 26

Flooding

-- Gov. Wolf: Multi-Agency Resource Center To Open In Bucks County To Assist Individuals & Businesses Affected By Recent Damaging Storms

--  WHYY: Bucks County Dries Off And Starts To Repair After 100-Year Flood

-- CourierT: Bucks County Approves $1.2 Million In Emergency Housing Funding For Flood Victims

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Grapples With Road Closures, Power Outages After Being Walloped By Storms

-- Inquirer: ‘Micro’ Thunderstorms Are Pounding The Philly Region, With Nearly 100% Chance For More

-- TribLive: Bridgeville Receives Grant To Acquire, Demolish Flood-Prone Properties

-- AltoonaM: Residents Request Aid To Deal With Flooding In Altoona

-- AP: Merkel Tours ‘Surreal’ Flood Scene, Vows Aid, Climate Action

Forests

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program  [PaEN]

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: Firewood Cutting Restricted To Protect Bats In PA State Forests

-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

-- StateImpactPA/Rachel McDevitt: Parts Of PA Got Hazy Because Of Intense Western Wildfires, It Could Happen More Often

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Wednesday, July 21 In Southeastern, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral PA Due To Canadian Wildfires 

-- Marcus Schneck: How To Track Wildfire Dangers In Pennsylvania

-- MCall: Wildfire Smoke Altering Appearance Of The Sun, Causing Air Quality Issues In Lehigh Valley, How Long Will It Continue?

-- MCall: When Is The Last Time Lehigh Valley Air Quality Was This Bad?

-- ScrantonT: Smoky Haze From Western Fires Blankets Northeast PA

-- Inquirer: Smoke From Pacific Northwest Wildfires Again Fill Skies Over Philly

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Action Day For Southeast, Lehigh Valley-Berks, Southcentral And Southwestern PA For Tuesday, July 20 Due To Canadian Wildfires

-- MCall: DEP Includes Lehigh Valley In Air Quality Action Alert Tuesday For Canada Wildfire Particulate Pollution

-- YorkD: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causes Air Quality Action Day For Most Of PA Tuesday

-- The Guardian: Thunderstorms And Lightning Threaten To Spur More Wildfires In U.S. West

-- EPA, Forest Service: Release Improved Tools To Equip Public With Information And Resources On Wildfire Smoke

-- NYT: How Bad Is The Bootleg Wildfire In Oregon? Watch This Satellite Video

-- AP: Calls For Outside Help As Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires

-- AP: Dangerous Conditions Complicate Wildfire Fight In Western U.S.

Game Commission

-- Game Commission: Highlights From Commission Board Meeting

-- WFMZ: Game Commission Board Urges General Assembly To Expand Sunday Hunting

-- Game Commission: Board Meeting July 23 & 24

-- Marcus Schneck: More Mentored Hunting, Deer Hunting Changes, Endangered Species Oon Game Commission Meeting Agenda

-- Game Commission: Worker Injured By Hit-And-Run ATV Rider

-- Game Commission: Arrest Made In ATV Hit-And-Run Injuring Commission Worker

Grants/Funding

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Now Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Truck & Bus Fleet Grants, Onroad Rebates To Reduce Diesel Emissions [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects

-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections

-- DCED: CFA Approves $42,000 Grant For Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Project In Crawford County

-- WESA: Mellon Foundation Calls For Pitches From For-Profit Businesses

Green Infrastructure

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects  [PaEN]

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties

--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County

--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay

--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County

-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County

-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input

-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream...  Streamscape!  [PaEN]

-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.

-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.

Hazardous Substances

-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer

-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water

-- Clean Air Council: How Safe Is Safe Enough In Setting Standards For Toxic Air Pollution In Philadelphia

-- PA Cap-Star: PFAS 101 - What They Are, Why It Matters

-- MLive: U.S. House Passes Sweeping PFAS Bill With Some Republican Support

-- PA Cap-Star: As Congress Tries To Regulate PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Local Water Systems Push Back

-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations

-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling

Land Conservation

-- WeConservePA: Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves The Wittel Farm

-- WeConservePA: Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves King Farm In Mount Joy Township

-- WeConservePA: Western PA Conservancy Protects 152 Acres of Forestland In First fork Sinnemahoning Watershed For State Forest System In Cameron County

-- MeadvilleT: French Creek Valley Conservancy Permanently Preserves 126 Acre ‘Cussewago Meanders’ Property

-- CentreDT: Explore Some Of PA’s Oldest Trees At Alan Seeger Natural Area

-- WeConservePA: A Lasting Legacy: Celebrating The Brandywine Conservancy’s David Shields

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Back To Nature Celebration Sept. 19 [PaEN]

Land Use

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities

Lake Erie

-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25

-- ErieT: Erie County Reports First Positive Mosquitoes For West Nile Virus Since 2019

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council: To Host 2 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County During August  [PaEN]

-- YorkD: Follow One York City Man’s Dream Of Cleaning Up Trash From The Susquehanna River [Photos]

-- Inquirer Editorial: Philly Streets Are Filthy, Smelly And City Hall’s Solutions Aren't' Enough

Mine Reclamation

-- Take Action Now: To Urge Congress To Pass RECLAIM Act To Provide More Resources To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Land

-- Register Now For 2021 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Virtual Conference Oct. 27-28  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Partner Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Sciences [PaEN]

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: July Catalyst Newsletter - Tim Danehy Elected President Of American Society Of Reclamation Services

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: June Catalyst Newsletter - Moraine Regatta Celebrates 51 Years, Blacks Creek Presentation

Ohio River

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches

-- Energy News Network: Ohio River Valley Institute Reports Say Energy Efficiency-- Not Gas-- Offers Appalachia Best Economic Prospects

Oil & Gas

-- Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Network Takes On ‘Unnecessary’ Environmental Risks For Cancer

-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]

-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]

-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: Group Says Tighter Radiation Controls Needed On Drilling Waste

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Unconventional Shale Drilling Waste - How It’s Regulated

-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water

-- FracTracker.Org: Mapping PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Oil & Gas Operations

-- ScrantonT: Dangerous, Secret PFAS Chemicals And Natural Gas Drilling

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: Old Oil And Gas Wells Spew Methane

-- Times-Tribune Guest Essay: In The Dead Of Night, Legislature Subsidizes Fossil Fuel Industry While Clean Energy Jobs, Water Quality Restoration, Recreation Projects Go Without  - PennFuture

-- TribLive: Rep. Matzie Asks State To Turn Down Request To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking

-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Why The Appalachian Natural Gas Boom Failed To Deliver Jobs And Prosperity And What It Teaches

-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Energy Production Key To State’s Environmental Future - Sen. Martin

-- The Express: Citizens Voice Concerns About Renovo Gas-Fired Power Plant

-- SunburyDI Letter: Renovo Natural Gas Power Plant Questions Need Answers

-- PA-Based Morningstar Corp Brings Solar Energy To Mission Critical Oil Drilling Applications

-- Utility Dive: Challenge To Berkeley Natural Gas Regulation Dismissed, A Win For Cities In Carbon Emissions Fight

-- Financial Times: U.S. Natural Gas Exporters Face EU Methane Curbs After Carbon Tax Reprieve

-- The Guardian: How A Powerful U.S. Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action

Pipelines

-- Anya Litvak: PUC To Propose New Pipeline Rules Where Industry Says None Are Needed

-- StateImpactPA/Susan Phillips: Chester County Commissioners Ask PUC To Act As Mariner East Pipeline Construction Causes More Sinkholes

-- Berks Gas Truth: DEP Shuts Down Mariner East Pipeline Construction Again In Chester County

-- Patch: Series Of Sinkholes Spurs Action In Chester County To Halt Mariner East Pipeline Work [Again]

-- KYW: Chester County Officials Ask For Halt On Mariner East Pipeline Operations Due To Multiple Sinkholes

-- DCED: CFA Approves $42,000 Grant For Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Project In Crawford County

-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations

PennVEST

-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects

-- ErieT: Erie Water Works Receives $6.5 Million PennVEST Grant To Replace Lead Service Connections

Permitting

-- DEP: Took Action On 671 Permits, 93% Meeting Deadline; Conducted 1,327 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week

Public Participation

-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment

-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan

PUC

-- PG/Anya Litvak: PUC To Propose New Pipeline Rules Where Industry Says None Are Needed

-- PUC: Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $53,750 In Penalties For PA One Call Violations

- PG/Anya Litvak: Door-To-Door Energy Sales May Resume, PUC Says

Radiation Protection

-- NRDC: How The Lack Of Regulation Of Oil & Gas Production Leads To Radioactive Waste In Our Water, Air And Communities [PA Included]

-- Rolling Stone: The Oil & Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste - Lots Of It [PA Included]

-- StateImpactPA/Reid Frazier: Group Says Tighter Radiation Controls Needed On Drilling Waste

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Unconventional Shale Drilling Waste - How It’s Regulated

-- Clean Air Council: Supports Closing Natural Gas Drilling Waste Loopholes That Cause Contaminated Drinking Water

-- LancasterOnline/Sean Sauro: Warped Plants Inspire Local Woman’s Effort To Examine Effects Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident

Recreation

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Pennsylvania Mayors Call For Local Parks Investment As Park Traffic Stays High

-- Inquirer/Frank Kummer: Wissahickon Valley Park Designed A ‘Hot Spot’ Due To Overuse

-- PA Supreme Court Again Declares Transfers From DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Unconstitutional Under Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- PG/Laura Legere: Millions In State Forest Gas Lease Spending Ruled Unconstitutional By PA Supreme Court

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court: Money From State Forest Drilling Cannot Prop Up State Budget

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Applauds PA Supreme Court Ruling On Unconstitutional Transfer Of DCNR Oil & Gas Fund Monies To Fill Budget Gaps [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg Law: PA Oil Money Slated For Conservation, Not General Fund

-- DCNR Blog:  Enjoy A New Perspective From A Stand Up Paddleboard

-- PA Environmental Council: Get Your Tail On The Trail: A NE PA Outdoor Challenge

-- ErieT: Discover Presque Isle Invites Visitors To Celebrate What The State Park Has To Over Naturally - July 21-25

-- ErieT: The Myth Of The Short Trip To Presque Isle State Park, Regardless Of Weather

-- ReadingE: At 75, French Creek State Parks is Among The Oldest Parks In PA

-- PRPS Park Maintenance Institute: Hosts Webinars On Managing Forest Ecosystems, Natural & Artificial Turf Management [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: July 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam

-- Mary Ann Thomas: Boaters Beware: High Waters On Allegheny River From Kinzua To Pittsburgh For 5-7 Days

-- ErieT: 18-Year-Old Man Drowns In Rain Swollen Waterways Of Wintergreen Gorge

-- WilliamsportS: Plunkett’s Creek Firefighters Respond To 2 Water Rescue Incidents On Loyalsock Creek

-- Earth Conservancy: To Hold Aug. 4 Meeting On Proposed Off Highway Vehicle Park In Luzerne County

-- TribLive: Unity Latest Community To Weigh Shared-Road Access For ATVs

-- LancasterOnline/Ad Crable: The Pedaling Path Hosts An Array Of People

-- Marcus Schneck: Would You Stay In A Yurt?  More Vacationers Like The Idea As Interest In Unique Dwellings Grows

-- Delaware River Sojourn: Day Plans Now Available - August 6-13

-- ScrantonT: Dickson City Wants Mulligan On Redevelopment Of Fmr Golf Course

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Visit French Azilum, Where Nobles Fled To PA Wilderness

-- TribLive: Aspinwall Riverfront Park Expands, Changes Name To Allegheny River Trail Park

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Plans To Rebuild Enright Park Next Summer

-- WHYY: $2.2 Million Intergenerational Playground Opens In Philadelphia

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Sorry Philly, It’s Time To Stop Fighting For Bike Lanes

-- TribLive: Bike And Pedestrian Path In Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville Completed

-- ErieT: Track, Enclosed Pool Proposed As  Councilman Eyes Big-Money Upgrade Of Erie’s Rodger Young Park

-- Capital Area Greenbelt: Summer Greenbelt Gazette Newsletter

Recycling/Waste

-- PA Resources Council: October 14 - 2021 Awards Celebration. Ballroom At Ellis Preserve, Newtown Square.  Sponsorship Opportunities Available.

-- PA Resources Council: To Host 2 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County During August  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: August Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Appearances In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- Daily Times: Delaware County Council Looking Into Waste Disposal Options

-- WHYY: Media Borough Debuts Municipal-Wide Composting Program

-- ErieT Guest Essay: IRG Plant Will Bring Living-Wage Jobs, Create A  Zero-Landfill Recycling Destination

Renewable Energy

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 28 On Large-Scale Solar Array Siting, Regional ATV Pilot Program  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Comitta, Rep. Herrin To Discuss Rebuilding PA’s Energy Infrastructure, Helping Communities Transition To Clean Energy In July 28 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- Forbes: Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Is A Worthy But Tough To Duplicate Example Of Resiliency

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Southwestern PA Would Benefit From Improved Air Quality Due To proposed Biden Climate Policy

-- South Mountain Partnership: Solar Energy Development Survey In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: A Beloved Poconos Drive-In Theater Was Set To Become A Solar Panel Farm, Then The Fans Stepped In

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Small Change In Solar Policy Will Create Huge Returns For PA   - GreenWorks Development

-- ReImagine Appalachia Coalition: Applauds New Civilian Conservation Corps Proposal From Senator Bob Casey [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: What Pennsylvania’s Move Toward A Clean Energy Future Means For The Region  [RGGI]

-- Sen. Gene Yaw’s Response To Philadelphia Inquirer On RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Editorial

-- WESA: Bicyclists To Visit Pittsburgh As Part Of Coast-To-Coast Climate Ride

-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Scientific, Economic Realities Unsettle Climate Morality Plays - Commonwealth Foundation

-- Inquirer: Wharton Professor Running For U.S. Senate In PA As Climate Change Candidate

Stormwater

-- WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Authority Receives PennVEST Loan For Stormwater Management Projects

-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.

-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall

Susquehanna River

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County

-- ABC27: When The Susquehanna River Ran Backwards

Sustainability

-- WESA: Compost Bins, Stormwater Runoff Solutions: Students Reimagine A More Sustainable Monroeville Mall

Technical Guidance

-- DEP: Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development [PaEN]

Water Quality

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Revised Water Quality Assessment Methodologies Available For Public Comment

Wastewater Facilities

-- Dept. Of Human Services: Announces Public Comment Period On Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Funding Plan

-- CourierT: Will Lower Makefield’s Sewer Sale Effect Future Aqua PA Rates For Everyone?

Watershed Protection

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For Small Business Advantage Grants To Support Water Quality Restoration, Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention Projects  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Abandoned Mine Drainage Scars Thousands Of Miles Of Waterways Throughout Region

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Ducks Unlimited Restoring Historic Celery Swamp Wetland In Mercer & Lawrence Counties

--Growing Greener Coalition: Planning Restoration In Indian Creek Watershed, Fayette County

--Growing Greener Coalition: Poorhouse Run Stream Restoration A Home Run For York And Chesapeake Bay

--Growing Greener Coalition: Edible, Effective Streamside Forest Restoration Work Continues With Local Families, ClearWater Conservancy In Centre County

-- Lancaster Farming: Volunteer Riparian Rangers Check On Newly Planted Stream Buffer In Lancaster County

-- Western PA Conservancy: Planning Conservation Efforts In Cush Creek Watershed, Indiana County; Inviting Public Input

-- Penn State Extension: At The Side Of Spring Creek In Dauphin County: An Introduction  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Don't Let Your Property Go Down The Stream...  Streamscape!  [PaEN]

-- Land Health Institute Blog: Watershed Citizenship: Exploring My Backyard Watershed - Brielle McQuiston, Delaware County

-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues

-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation

-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: Couple Marries In First-Of-A-Kind Ceremony Along Kiski Township’s Roaring Run Stream

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Mega-Warehouses Take Toll On Environment, Localities

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

-- Susquehanna/Chesapeake RiverKeepers: Condemn Maryland Governor’s Move To Support License Of Conowingo Dam

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: July 29 - Registration Open For RiverKeeper Waterway Exploration Training Students 8-12. R.B. Winter State Park, Union County

-- Penn State Extension - September 7 - Backyard Stream Repair Webinar 2:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension - August 4, 25, Sept. 15 - Addressing Nuisance Aquatic Plant And Algae Problems Through Pond Water Quality Testing Webinars. Various times.

-- Wissahickon Trails: August 17 - Green Stormwater Infrastructure For Homeowners Webinar. Noon.

-- Squad Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation Students Sets Out To Squish Spotted Lanternflies [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: July 23 RiverWatch Video Report

-- WBTimes: Celebrating Art In Nature Starting July 24 - Lake Nuangola Artfest

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Wildlife

-- DCNR: Derek Eberly Appointed New Director Of Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation

-- Game Commission: Highlights From Commission Board Meeting

-- WFMZ: Game Commission Board Urges General Assembly To Expand Sunday Hunting

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Quarterly Board Meeting July 26

-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: First Day Of PA Trout Season Proposed In Early April

-- TribLive: New Leechburg Angling Club Promotes Fishing On Kiski River, Its Tributaries

-- PG: Investigation Into Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Continues

-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Suspects Pesticide Or Herbicide Caused Massive Fish Kill On Chartiers Creek

-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Fish Kill Remains Under Investigation

-- Lehigh Valley Live: More Than 2,000 Gallons Of Oil Leaked Into Martins Creek In Northampton County, Source Remains Unknown

-- Game Commission: Board Meeting July 23 & 24

-- Marcus Schneck: More Mentored Hunting, Deer Hunting Changes, Endangered Species Oon Game Commission Meeting Agenda

-- Game Commission: Worker Injured By Hit-And-Run ATV Rider

-- Game Commission: Arrest Made In ATV Hit-And-Run Injuring Commission Worker

-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Changes Proposed To Game Commission’s Red Tag Deer Program

-- ErieT/Brian Whipkey: Ban On Feeding Animals Proposed In Allegheny National Forest

-- Titusville Herald: Forest Service Seeks Comments On Measures To Address Chronic Wasting Disease In Allegheny National Forest

-- TribLive: Hollow Oak Land Trust To Issue Permits Next Month For Hunting On Conservation Areas

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: New Analyses Highlight The Conservation Status Of North American Raptors  [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: Some Birds Of Prey In Sharp Decline, Says International Monitoring Project

-- TribLive/Mary Ann Thomas: Nesting Success At U.S. Steel Irvin Plant: 2 Juvenile Bald Eagles Take Playful Flights

-- PG: Experts Still Searching For Answers To Songbird Disease; Native Plants Fill Gaps For Empty Feeders

-- Marcus Schneck: Songbirds Love To Taste Sweets, And Other Recent Research

-- CourierT Editorial: Help Fight Mystery Bird Illness, Take Down Your Feeders

-- Marcus Schneck: Wildlife Disease In PA, From Anaplasmosis Thru Rabies To White-Nose Syndrome

-- MCall: What Caused Death Of Bald Eagle Found In Lehigh County?

-- DCNR: Announces New Conservation Measures In State Forests To Protect Bats [PaEN]

-- Marcus Schneck: How PA Wildlife Beats The Heat; Some Are Really Disgusting

-- Marcus Schneck: Oldest, Largest Bowhunting Festival Back On In PA This September

-- Marcus Schneck: Mystery Creature Attacks Trail Camera In Huntingdon County

-- PennLive: Watch Baby Corn Snakes Hatch At Lancaster County Sanctuary

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Trafficking Endangered, Invasive Fish

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- PennLive: West Nile Virus Found In York County: Officials  [West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found In 14 PA Counties]

-- ErieT: Erie County Reports First Positive Mosquitoes For West Nile Virus Since 2019

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Education & Outreach Coordinator & Pest Control Assistant  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Delaware River Basin Commission Director External Affairs & Communications

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