Important headline articles from this week’s PA Environment Digest--

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

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

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

-- 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 

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

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

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

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

-- 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

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

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

-- 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]

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

-- 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]

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

-- 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

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

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

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

7/26/2021