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

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Some Democrats Call For Halt To Mariner East Pipeline Following Charges, But Don’t Expect Action From Legislature

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- Pocono Record: Delaware Canal State Park Needed $70 Million In Repairs Before Hurricane Ida, It Needs More Now; Proposal Would Use American Rescue Fund Monies

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children?

-- DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution [PaEN]

-- Financial Times: Steel Mill In Colorado Blazes Trail For Green Energy Transition With Cheap Solar Energy [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

-- NYT: Huge Australian Iron Ore Mine Has Plan To Decarbonize By 2030 [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

-- Financial Times: Ford Selected Tennessee & Kentucky For New Electric Vehicle Factories In Part Because Of Access To Sustainable Energy [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

Top 10 Headlines From Harrisburg Last Week -----------------------------------

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]

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Air

-- Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025 [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Rolls Out Plan To Drive More Electric Vehicles To Dealers’ Lots In PA

-- WESA: DEP Gives McKeesport Company Money To Convert Buses To Cleaner Fuel

-- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children?

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Industry Deserves Some Credit For Better Air Quality In PA, Throughout The Country [In Particular Natural Gas] - PA Chamber

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Join RGGI To Support Pennsylvania’s Coal Plant Communities - Ohio River Valley Institute

-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- PG Editorial: The Nose Knows, But Is That Enough In The Case Of Shell Ethane Plant?

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

Alternative Fuels

-- Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025 [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Rolls Out Plan To Drive More Electric Vehicles To Dealers’ Lots In PA

-- WESA: DEP Gives McKeesport Company Money To Convert Buses To Cleaner Fuel

Awards & Recognition

-- WBTimes: North Branch Land Trust Holds Fundraiser, Honors Retiring Executive Director Paul Lumia

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Nominations For 4 Annual Award Programs [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: The 2021 ‘Great Places In PA’ Award Winners

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Celebrates 30 Years, Looks To The Future

-- TribLive: Smart Growth Partnership Marks 20 Years Of Community Planning Efforts In Westmoreland

-- AltoonaM: PSU Altoona Alum Angie Spagnoli Makes Global Mark In Conservation

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- DEP Blog: Teaming Up To Battle Invasive European Frog-Bit [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More [PaEN]

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Don’t Rake Those Leaves, New Group Wants To Help You Make Your Yard More Wild

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Member Meeting Nov. 6, Zoom In!

-- The Guardian: Cop26 Must Not Overshadow Kunming: We Need Joint Climate And Biodiversity Goals

-- PG Editorial: Species Loss Leaves Humans Poorer In Every Way

Biden Federal Budget Bill

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance: Host Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal [PaEN]

-- The Guardian: Biden’s Clean Electricity Program Could Be Dropped From Spending Bill - Report

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: U.S. Must Confront Lead Pipe Problem

-- NYT: Major Climate Action At Stake In Fight Over Twin Bills Pending In Congress

-- USA Today: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Includes Expanding Charging Stations, Is It Enough?

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- AltoonaM: Altoona City Council Earmarks $4 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds For Stormwater Projects

Budget

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- Pocono Record: Delaware Canal State Park Needed $70 Million In Repairs Before Hurricane Ida, It Needs More Now; Proposal Would Use American Rescue Fund Monies

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Why Erie’s Infrastructure Needs A Stormwater Fee

Chesapeake Bay

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds [PaEN]

-- NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: $10 Million Awarded By NFWF For Chesapeake Bay Conservation Work

-- Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Pledge To Fight Global Warming, But Find Cool Reception

-- Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Front: New Documentary Chronicles The Rebirth Of The Little Conemaugh River In Cambria County

-- Bay Journal Forum: The Stream Game Is Best Played With As Many Players As Possible - Ryan Davis, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay

-- Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6 [PaEN]

-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn: Fall 2021 Newsletter - Greenway Trail Study, Tree Plantings This Fall Pollinator Festival In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: The Chesapeake Bay Is A ‘Sink’ For Plastic Pollution

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Citizen Action

-- DEP, State Police Urge Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge In Clinton County Area [PaEN]

-- Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- Allegheny Front: New Documentary Chronicles The Rebirth Of The Little Conemaugh River In Cambria County

-- DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Nominations For 4 Annual Award Programs [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Luzerne Preservation Program Keeps Development Off Farmlands

-- MainLine Today: Preserving A Piece Of The Brandywine Battlefield In Chadds Ford

-- Bay Journal Forum: The Stream Game Is Best Played With As Many Players As Possible - Ryan Davis, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay

-- Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6 [PaEN]

-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn: Fall 2021 Newsletter - Greenway Trail Study, Tree Plantings This Fall Pollinator Festival In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Volunteers Plant Trees To Spruce Up Reading’s City Park

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

-- October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- 2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available! [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program [PaEN]

-- Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 23 [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: Hunters Sought For Study To Identify Contaminants In Local Ducks And Geese

-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Member Meeting Nov. 6, Zoom In!

-- CitizensV: Environmentally-Friendly Dry Cleaning Business Opens In Wilkes-Barre

Climate

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

-- Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025 [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Rolls Out Plan To Drive More Electric Vehicles To Dealers’ Lots In PA

-- WESA: DEP Gives McKeesport Company Money To Convert Buses To Cleaner Fuel

-- Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA [PaEN]

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Join RGGI To Support Pennsylvania’s Coal Plant Communities - Ohio River Valley Institute

-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over Next 30 Years [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Almost 600,000 PA Properties At Risk Of Severe Flooding

-- WITF Smart Talk: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Changing, Policy Owners Could Feel The Pinch

-- NPR: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Are Spiking For Many To Account For Climate Risk

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program [PaEN]

-- Penn State Partners On Project To Help Protect Coastal Communities From Sea Level Rise, Impacts Of Extreme Weather

-- Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Pledge To Fight Global Warming, But Find Cool Reception

-- Inquirer: Fighting Climate Change Down On The Farm In Pennsylvania; State Seeks $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative

-- WHYY: Boosting Northeast Philly’s Green Canopy By Planting Trees And Giving Them Away

-- CentreDT: Climate Change is Affecting Hunting And Fishing, What Can You Do About It?

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: U.S. Energy Dept. Announces $10.8 Million Study Of Offshore Wind Farm Impacts On East Coast Fisheries

-- The Economist: The First Big Energy Shock Of The Green Era; Grave Problems With Transition To Clean Energy Power

-- WPost: Human-Induced Climate Change Has Affected Most Of The Population, New Study Shows

-- TribLive/Bloomberg: BP, Shell Leaders To Face Congress Over Alleged Climate Cover-Up

Climate - Cop26

-- The Guardian: What is Cop26 And Why Does It Matter? The Complete Guide

-- The Guardian: Carbon Emissions ‘Will Drop Just 40% By 2050 With Countries’ Current Pledges’

-- AP: Kerry Says Climate Talks May Miss Target

-- AP: White House Targeting Economic Risks From Climate Change

-- WSJ: Biden To Press Climate Agenda On Wall Street Ahead Of U.N. Summit

-- Financial Times: IEA Warns Spending On Clean Energy Must Triple To Curb Climate Change

-- The Guardian: China Plan To Build More Coal-Fired Power Plants Deals Blow To Cop26

-- The Guardian: ‘Ecological Civilisation’: An Empty Slogan Or Will China Act On The Environment?

-- The Guardian: Cop26 Must Not Overshadow Kunming: We Need Joint Climate And Biodiversity Goals

-- AP: Climate Activists Resume Weeklong Protest At U.S. Capitol

-- Reuters: Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Calls On World Leaders For Honesty At Upcoming U.N. Climate Meeting

-- The Guardian: The Climate Disaster Is Here

Coal Mining

-- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

Compliance Action

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Some Democrats Call For Halt To Mariner East Pipeline Following Charges, But Don’t Expect Action From Legislature

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Brings Criminal Charges Against Mariner East Pipeline

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: DEP Orders Dangerous Farm Bridge On Cocalico Creek To Be Demolished

-- DEP Acted On 781 Permit Applications - 88% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,298 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

Dam Safety

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: DEP Orders Dangerous Farm Bridge On Cocalico Creek To Be Demolished

DCNR

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- Pocono Record: Delaware Canal State Park Needed $70 Million In Repairs Before Hurricane Ida, It Needs More Now; Proposal Would Use American Rescue Fund Monies

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Fall Foliage Covers Northern Half Of PA

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Poconos Foliage Reaching Peak Color, Foresters Say

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Experts Pick The Best Places To See Fall Foliage In Southwestern PA

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Any Day Now: Fall Leaf Colors To Pop Soon In Western PA

-- CourierT Guest Essay: Connect Residents To Nature At Nockamixon State Park

-- DCNR: To Hold Workshops On Applying For Community Conservation Grants Starting Nov. 4

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Ohio River Basin Access Mini Grants For Canoes & Kayaks [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Teaming Up To Battle Invasive European Frog-Bit [PaEN]

-- October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- 2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available! [PaEN]

DEP

-- TribLive: DEP Denies PennEnergy Resources Drilling Company’s Request To Draw Millions Of Gallons Of Water Per Day From Big Sewickley Creek In Allegheny County

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Critical Of DEP For Working With Penn State On Independent Studies Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater They Had Been Aware Of Since August, 2020 [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29 [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Informal Public Conference Oct. 13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories [PaEN]

-- DEP Fall Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: DEP Orders Dangerous Farm Bridge On Cocalico Creek To Be Demolished

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

-- DEP Acted On 781 Permit Applications - 88% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,298 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP Posts 45 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: New Technology Allows Bacteria To Be Monitored In Near Real-Time In The Urban Corridor Of The Delaware River

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Abandoned Mine Drainage Virtual Work Group Meeting Oct. 19

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Marble Salamanders On The Move In Fall Breeding Season (Video)

DRBC

-- Delaware River Basin Commission: New Technology Allows Bacteria To Be Monitored In Near Real-Time In The Urban Corridor Of The Delaware River

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee [PaEN]

Drinking Water

-- WARNING Issued: Do Not Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Watershed In Bucks, Montgomery Counties Due To High Levels Of PFOS Contamination [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Warns Not To Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Due To PFOS Contamination

-- CourierT: PA Warns Against Eating Neshaminy Creek Fish Polluted With Chemical

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: U.S. Must Confront Lead Pipe Problem

-- Delco Times: Chester Asks Receiver To Approve Purchase Agreement With Aqua For Chester Water Authority

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Water Bureau Seeks 21% Rate Hike For Suburban Customers

-- The Guardian: More Than 120,000 U.S. Sites Feared To Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemical In New EPA Report [Oil & Gas Operations Lead The List Of Industry Sectors EPA Says May Be Handling PFAS Chemicals]

Economic Development

-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Chance At Employment To Some Residents In Underserved Philly Neighborhoods

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: New Report - Repairing The Damage, Cleaning Up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs And Improve The Environment

Education

-- DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories [PaEN]

-- DEP Fall Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Abandoned Mine Drainage Virtual Work Group Meeting Oct. 19

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance: Host Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal [PaEN]

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program [PaEN]

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association Virtual Annual Symposium Set For Nov. 2 & 4 [PaEN]

-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: Nov. 10 CEOs For Sustainability Virtual 2021 Summit. 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

-- Allegheny Front: New Documentary Chronicles The Rebirth Of The Little Conemaugh River In Cambria County

-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Healthy Forests Guide Is Now Available! [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association: October CONNECT Newsletter

-- DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA [PaEN]

-- CourierT Guest Essay: Connect Residents To Nature At Nockamixon State Park

-- PA Cap-Star: Philly Summit Addresses Link Between Gun Violence, Living Conditions, Natural Environment

-- WITF Smart Talk: Talking To Kids About Climate Change And Ocean Health

-- AltoonaM: PSU Altoona Alum Angie Spagnoli Makes Global Mark In Conservation

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Latest UpStream Newsletter - One Farmer’s Journey To Planting A Better Buffer; Explore New Leaf Pack Network; Volunteer Events, More

-- Penn State Launches New Consortium For Integrated Energy Systems

-- Bay Journal: The Chesapeake Bay Is A ‘Sink’ For Plastic Pollution

-- Bay Journal Forum: Do We Have An Innate Love Of Nature? - Carly Starobin, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay

-- Help Wanted: Land Health Institute Philadelphia - Executive Director

Emergency Response

-- Gov. Wolf: Federal Public Assistance For Damage Caused By Hurricane Ida Expanded To Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York Counties

-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Ida Victims Can Still Apply For FEMA Aid, Here Are Deadlines To Know

-- CourierT: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Report Slow Recovery After Ida

-- Inquirer: Hurricane Season Is On Pause, But Is It Over? [Spoiler - No]

-- First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over Next 30 Years [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Changing, Policy Owners Could Feel The Pinch

-- NPR: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Are Spiking For Many To Account For Climate Risk

Energy

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- U.S. EIA Forecasts Winter Heating Fuel Costs To Increase Significantly: Heating Oil By 43%, Natural Gas By 30%, Electricity By 6%

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Stronghold Digital Mining, PA’s Waste Coal To Crypto Company, Files For $90 Million IPO

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says More Pipelines, LNG From PA Could Help Ease Global Energy Crisis

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

-- Penn State Launches New Consortium For Integrated Energy Systems

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Join RGGI To Support Pennsylvania’s Coal Plant Communities - Ohio River Valley Institute

-- NYT: Huge Australian Iron Ore Mine Has Plan To Decarbonize By 2030 [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

-- Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Chance At Employment To Some Residents In Underserved Philly Neighborhoods

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Seeks 4.2% Rate Hike In January

-- Bloomberg Green: An Empire Of Dying Oil & Gas Wells - Diversified Energy In PA

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Expect Higher Gasoline, Utility Prices For Now, Experts Say

-- DelawareVJ Guest Essay: Shutting Out Natural Gas Can Destabilize The Electric Grid - Llewellyn King

-- AP: Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Raises Ire Of Environmentalists

-- Reuters: Energy Crunch Stokes Inflation, Economic Recovery Fears

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Futures Continue To Climb

-- WSJ: Oil Jumps Above $80, Turbocharged By Supply Shortages

-- The Economist: The First Big Energy Shock Of The Green Era; Grave Problems With Transition To Clean Energy Power

Energy Conservation

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Accepting Applications For Green Light - Go Grants, Traffic Light LED Replacement [PaEN]

Environmental Health

-- WARNING Issued: Do Not Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Watershed In Bucks, Montgomery Counties Due To High Levels Of PFOS Contamination [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Warns Not To Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Due To PFOS Contamination

-- CourierT: PA Warns Against Eating Neshaminy Creek Fish Polluted With Chemical

-- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children?

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: U.S. Must Confront Lead Pipe Problem

Environmental Justice

-- PA Cap-Star: Philly Summit Addresses Link Between Gun Violence, Living Conditions, Natural Environment

-- Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Chance At Employment To Some Residents In Underserved Philly Neighborhoods

EPA

-- EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3 [PaEN]

Farming

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Fighting Climate Change Down On The Farm In Pennsylvania; State Seeks $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- MCall: 4 Lehigh Valley Farms Among Those Preserved By Farmland Preservation Program

-- CitizensV: Luzerne Preservation Program Keeps Development Off Farmlands

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]

Flooding

-- WITF Smart Talk: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Changing, Policy Owners Could Feel The Pinch

-- NPR: Federal Flood Insurance Rates Are Spiking For Many To Account For Climate Risk

-- Inquirer: Hurricane Season Is On Pause, But Is It Over? [Spoiler - No]

-- First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over Next 30 Years [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Almost 600,000 PA Properties At Risk Of Severe Flooding

-- Penn State Partners On Project To Help Protect Coastal Communities From Sea Level Rise, Impacts Of Extreme Weather

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Levee Problem Requires Attention Of Many Leaders

Flooding - Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Federal Public Assistance For Damage Caused By Hurricane Ida Expanded To Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York Counties

-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Ida Victims Can Still Apply For FEMA Aid, Here Are Deadlines To Know

-- CourierT: Bucks, Montgomery County Residents Report Slow Recovery After Ida

Forests

-- PA Forestry Association Virtual Annual Symposium Set For Nov. 2 & 4 [PaEN]

-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Healthy Forests Guide Is Now Available! [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association: October CONNECT Newsletter

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Fall Foliage Covers Northern Half Of PA

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Poconos Foliage Reaching Peak Color, Foresters Say

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Experts Pick The Best Places To See Fall Foliage In Southwestern PA

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Any Day Now: Fall Leaf Colors To Pop Soon In Western PA

-- October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- 2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available! [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6 [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Volunteers Plant Trees To Spruce Up Reading’s City Park

-- WHYY: Boosting Northeast Philly’s Green Canopy By Planting Trees And Giving Them Away

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Member Meeting Nov. 6, Zoom In!

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - Conservation Associate, Development Director [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

-- The Guardian: 1,000+ Firefighters Battle Blaze Spreading Along California Coast

-- NYT: The Massive And Costly Fight Against Nearly Million-Acre Dixie Wildfire In California

-- The Guardian: Why The American West’s ‘Wildfire Season’ Is A Thing Of The Past

Grants/Funding

-- DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29 [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Accepting Applications For Green Light - Go Grants, Traffic Light LED Replacement [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds [PaEN]

-- NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: $10 Million Awarded By NFWF For Chesapeake Bay Conservation Work

-- Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $110,000 In Grants To Help 34 Water Supply Owners Monitor Groundwater Levels [PaEN]

-- DCNR: To Hold Workshops On Applying For Community Conservation Grants Starting Nov. 4

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Ohio River Basin Access Mini Grants For Canoes & Kayaks [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure? [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds [PaEN]

-- NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: $10 Million Awarded By NFWF For Chesapeake Bay Conservation Work

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6 [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal Forum: The Stream Game Is Best Played With As Many Players As Possible - Ryan Davis, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay

-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn: Fall 2021 Newsletter - Greenway Trail Study, Tree Plantings This Fall Pollinator Festival In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Volunteers Plant Trees To Spruce Up Reading’s City Park

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - Conservation Associate, Development Director [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

-- WARNING Issued: Do Not Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Watershed In Bucks, Montgomery Counties Due To High Levels Of PFOS Contamination [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Warns Not To Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Due To PFOS Contamination

-- CourierT: PA Warns Against Eating Neshaminy Creek Fish Polluted With Chemical

-- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children?

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: U.S. Must Confront Lead Pipe Problem

-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: Hunters Sought For Study To Identify Contaminants In Local Ducks And Geese

Land Conservation

-- WBTimes: North Branch Land Trust Holds Fundraiser, Honors Retiring Executive Director Paul Lumia

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- MCall: 4 Lehigh Valley Farms Among Those Preserved By Farmland Preservation Program

-- NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Luzerne Preservation Program Keeps Development Off Farmlands

-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: Game Commission Deserves Praise For 12,000 Acres Of Unbroken Furnace Hills Hunting Ground

-- Inquirer: Action Needed To Protect Green Space Threatened By U.S. Bank Liens In Philadelphia

-- MainLine Today: Preserving A Piece Of The Brandywine Battlefield In Chadds Ford

-- Cary Bohl And Kim Edward Miller Appointed To The Westmoreland Land Trust Board [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - Conservation Associate, Development Director [PaEN]

Land Use Planning

-- TribLive: Smart Growth Partnership Marks 20 Years Of Community Planning Efforts In Westmoreland

Lake Erie

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Why Erie’s Infrastructure Needs A Stormwater Fee

-- Erie T: Presque Isle State Park Fall Beach Walk Reveals Improved Beaches

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program [PaEN]

-- Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 23 [PaEN]

-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn: Fall 2021 Newsletter - Greenway Trail Study, Tree Plantings This Fall Pollinator Festival In Cumberland County [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

-- Allegheny Front: New Documentary Chronicles The Rebirth Of The Little Conemaugh River In Cambria County

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Stronghold Digital Mining, PA’s Waste Coal To Crypto Company, Files For $90 Million IPO

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Abandoned Mine Drainage Virtual Work Group Meeting Oct. 19

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: New Report - Repairing The Damage, Cleaning Up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs And Improve The Environment

-- Penn State, Lawrence Livermore National Lab Research New, Environmentally Friendly Method To Extract, Separate Rare Earth Elements

-- AP: Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Raises Ire Of Environmentalists

Noncoal Mining

-- DEP To Hold Informal Public Conference Oct. 13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN]

Ohio River

-- TribLive: DEP Denies PennEnergy Resources Drilling Company’s Request To Draw Millions Of Gallons Of Water Per Day From Big Sewickley Creek In Allegheny County

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: New Report - Repairing The Damage, Cleaning Up Hazardous Coal Ash Can Create Jobs And Improve The Environment

Oil & Gas

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- TribLive: DEP Denies PennEnergy Resources Drilling Company’s Request To Draw Millions Of Gallons Of Water Per Day From Big Sewickley Creek In Allegheny County

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says More Pipelines, LNG From PA Could Help Ease Global Energy Crisis

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Industry Deserves Some Credit For Better Air Quality In PA, Throughout The Country [In Particular Natural Gas] - PA Chamber

-- Bloomberg Green: An Empire Of Dying Oil & Gas Wells - Diversified Energy In PA

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

-- PG Editorial: The Nose Knows, But Is That Enough In The Case Of Shell Ethane Plant?

-- PennLive - Letter: PA Senate Hearing Explored How To Expand Natural Gas Production - Who Will Protect The World For Our Children?

-- U.S. EIA Forecasts Winter Heating Fuel Costs To Increase Significantly: Heating Oil By 43%, Natural Gas By 30%, Electricity By 6%

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Expect Higher Gasoline, Utility Prices For Now, Experts Say

-- DelawareVJ Guest Essay: Shutting Out Natural Gas Can Destabilize The Electric Grid - Llewellyn King

-- NYT: Huge Australian Iron Ore Mine Has Plan To Decarbonize By 2030 [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Futures Continue To Climb

-- WSJ: Oil Jumps Above $80, Turbocharged By Supply Shortages

-- TribLive/Bloomberg: BP, Shell Leaders To Face Congress Over Alleged Climate Cover-Up

-- The Economist: The First Big Energy Shock Of The Green Era; Grave Problems With Transition To Clean Energy Power

Pipelines

-- Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Some Democrats Call For Halt To Mariner East Pipeline Following Criminal Charges, But Don’t Expect Action From Legislature

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Brings Criminal Charges Against Mariner East Pipeline

-- AP: Court: Delaware County Township Must Disclose Emails With Mariner East Pipeline Owners

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT Says More Pipelines, LNG From PA Could Help Ease Global Energy Crisis

-- DelawareVJ Guest Essay: Shutting Out Natural Gas Can Destabilize The Electric Grid - Llewellyn King

Permitting

-- DEP To Hold Informal Public Conference Oct. 13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP Acted On 781 Permit Applications - 88% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,298 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency Last Week

-- DEP Posts 45 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Informal Public Conference Oct. 13 On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County [PaEN]

PUC

-- Delco Times: Chester Asks Receiver To Approve Purchase Agreement With Aqua For Chester Water Authority

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Water Bureau Seeks 21% Rate Hike For Suburban Customers

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Seeks 4.2% Rate Hike In January

Radiation Protection

-- DEP, State Police Urge Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge In Clinton County Area [PaEN]

-- Energy Harbor: Beaver Valley Unit 2 Nuclear Power Plant Begins Refueling Outage

-- AP: Bitcoin Mining Power Plant Raises Ire Of Environmentalists

Recreation

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Delaware Canal State Park, D&L Trail

-- Pocono Record: Delaware Canal State Park Needed $70 Million In Repairs Before Hurricane Ida, It Needs More Now; Proposal Would Use American Rescue Fund Monies

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says ‘No’ To Republican Proposal To Charge Visitor Fees To Fund State Park Infrastructure Repair Costs

-- DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar [PaEN]

-- DCNR: To Hold Workshops On Applying For Community Conservation Grants Starting Nov. 4

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Ohio River Basin Access Mini Grants For Canoes & Kayaks [PaEN]

-- October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

-- 2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available! [PaEN]

-- Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River Heritage Trail Celebrates 30 Years, Looks To The Future

-- Pilot Project Paves Roadway In Ridley Creek State Park With Recycled Plastic/Asphalt In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- Erie T: Presque Isle State Park Fall Beach Walk Reveals Improved Beaches

-- DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Fall Foliage Covers Northern Half Of PA

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Poconos Foliage Reaching Peak Color, Foresters Say

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Experts Pick The Best Places To See Fall Foliage In Southwestern PA

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Any Day Now: Fall Leaf Colors To Pop Soon In Western PA

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: DEP Orders Dangerous Farm Bridge On Cocalico Creek To Be Demolished

-- DEP Blog: Teaming Up To Battle Invasive European Frog-Bit [PaEN]

-- CourierT Guest Essay: Connect Residents To Nature At Nockamixon State Park

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal Forum: Do We Have An Innate Love Of Nature? - Carly Starobin, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay

-- Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn: Fall 2021 Newsletter - Greenway Trail Study, Tree Plantings This Fall Pollinator Festival In Cumberland County [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Biking Through Lancaster County’s Farmland (Photos)

-- WESA: Stretch Of Riverfront Trail In Pittsburgh Has Reopened

-- WHYY: Wissahickon Valley Park is Getting More Bathrooms

-- ReadingE: Volunteers Plant Trees To Spruce Up Reading’s City Park

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Wise To Explore ATV Park

-- WHYY: Philly Residents React To Dirt Bikers Defying City Ban

-- PA Cap-Star: Philly Clergy, Residents Complain About Run-Down Rec Centers

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where And Why Is PA’s ‘Ghostly Getaway’ National Park?

-- AltoonaM: Biden Signs 9/11 Memorial Trail Bill Into Law

-- TribLive: Biden Expected To Sign Bill For Feds To Assist In 9/11 National Memorial Trail

Recycling/Waste

-- DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29 [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program [PaEN]

-- Pilot Project Paves Roadway In Ridley Creek State Park With Recycled Plastic/Asphalt In Delaware County [PaEN]

-- 10th Annual SEEDS Free Book Swap In Wayne County Attracts Over 30,000 Books, Breaks Records [PaEN]

-- CentreDT: Recycling: Answering Your Questions About Plastics, Bulk Waste Collection, More

-- Bay Journal: The Chesapeake Bay Is A ‘Sink’ For Plastic Pollution

-- Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 23 [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Rake Less: Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment - By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director

Renewable Energy

-- Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency [PaEN]

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

-- Penn State Launches New Consortium For Integrated Energy Systems

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Join RGGI To Support Pennsylvania’s Coal Plant Communities - Ohio River Valley Institute

-- NYT: Huge Australian Iron Ore Mine Has Plan To Decarbonize By 2030 [A start to answering Sen. Gene Yaw’s often-said statement-- “You can’t have green energy without fossil fuels.”]

-- Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: U.S. Energy Dept. Announces $10.8 Million Study Of Offshore Wind Farm Impacts On East Coast Fisheries

-- The Economist: The First Big Energy Shock Of The Green Era; Grave Problems With Transition To Clean Energy Power

Schuylkill River

-- Schuylkill Action Network: Abandoned Mine Drainage Virtual Work Group Meeting Oct. 19

Stormwater

-- AltoonaM: Altoona City Council Earmarks $4 Million In American Rescue Plan Funds For Stormwater Projects

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Why Erie’s Infrastructure Needs A Stormwater Fee

Susquehanna River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $110,000 In Grants To Help 34 Water Supply Owners Monitor Groundwater Levels [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Nominations For 4 Annual Award Programs [PaEN]

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