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

-- House Republicans Go Public With A Proposal To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, Help Communities, Workers Impacted By Plant Closures  [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Responds To Latest Attempt To Stop PA Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- PA Cap-Star: Can Carbon Capture Fit Into PA’s Climate Solutions?

-- House Republicans To Wolf: PA Has Energy Role On World Stage [Drill More, Build More Pipelines, Although PA Hasn’t Been The Problem]

-- Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Present Annual Reports To House Committee Feb. 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR Letter: Pro-Life Means Supporting The Environment

-- AP: Coal Miners, Families Testify Against WV Bill To Ax Injury Benefits  [Watch For It In PA]

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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN] 

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--  42 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults  [PaEN]

-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]

Alternative Fuels

-- Inquirer: Electric School Buses Coming To Philly School District, Which Plans To Replace Its Diesel Fleet In 10 Years

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Driving Strong Economic Future In Pittsburgh, Beyond - Conservation Voters Of PA

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Electrify State, Local Vehicle Fleets 

Awards & Recognition

-- Times Observer: Audubon Community Nature Center In Jamestown, NY Serving Warren County Accepting Photo Contest Entries, $1,200 In Prizes

Bids

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Armstrong County

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Spotted Lanternflies In PA: Is Cooler Winter Weather Slowing Them Down?

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- Community Advocate: Girl Scouts To Help Build Pollinator Garden At Shrewsbury’s Dean Park In York County 

-- ABC27: Nature Exploration Meets Conservation In Galapagos And PA

American Rescue Plan Funding

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Residents, Groups Submit Ideas For American Rescue Plan Funding

-- TribLive: Murrysville Takes Public Input On Spending Federal COVID Relief Dollars

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.  What’s Your Community Doing?

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- AP: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $1 Billion For Great Lakes Cleanup

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Great Program For Great Lakes

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Left PA Full Of 200,000+ Possibly Harmful Old Wells, Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Brings New Hope Wells Will Be Plugged  [Proposal To Increase Bonding]

Budget

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Action Needed On Bipartisan Growing Greener III Proposals To Address Critical Water Quality, Recreation, Green Infrastructure Needs [PaEN]

-- DCNR Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Gifford Pinchot State Park, All State Parks & Forests  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Parks, Forests Need More Than $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Pay Only $46,100 Of The $10,600,000 It Costs DEP To Regulate That Industry; Taxpayers May Be Asked To Pay The Difference  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts Budget Documents For Senate/House Hearings

Chesapeake Bay

-- New Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report Details Farming Practices That Cut Pollution, Fight Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Public News Service: Regenerative Farming Can Help PA Reach Water Pollution Reduction Goals

-- NFWF Accepting Applications For Grants To Install Cost-Effective Farm Conservation Practices In Critical Basins In PA's Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Do Unto Those Downstream - Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Jo Ellen Litz, Past President Of Swatara Watershed Assn. Reflects On 30 Years Of Service

-- Penn State Extension Feb. 23 Water Cooler Talk On Wetlands & Better Water Quality Future  [PaEN]

-- USGS Video: Nitrogen In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century Of Change

-- YorkDR Letter: Pro-Life Means Supporting The Environment

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Citizen Action

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Do Unto Those Downstream - Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Jo Ellen Litz, Past President Of Swatara Watershed Assn. Reflects On 30 Years Of Service

-- PennFuture Responds To Latest Attempt To Stop PA Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- BeaverCT: Beaver County Borough Officials, Stakeholders Discuss Oil & Gas Zoning Ordinance

-- YorkDR Letter: Pro-Life Means Supporting The Environment

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- Feb. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Wood Duck Boxes Support And Protect Cavity Nesters

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 19 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Climate

-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Feb. 22 To Hear About Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities, Climate Change & Public Health  [PaEN]

-- House Republicans Go Public With A Proposal To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, Help Communities, Workers Impacted By Plant Closures  [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Responds To Latest Attempt To Stop PA Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- Better Path Coalition: Feb. 23 Webinar - What The Hell Is Wrong With Pennsylvania Year In Review. 7:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Teach For Forests: Forest Education For Teachers, Youth Leaders [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- 8th Annual PA Renewable Energy Summit March 14-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Wolf’s RGGI Fixation Will Slow Pennsylvania’s Recovery - Commonwealth Foundation

-- PA Cap-Star: Can Carbon Capture Fit Into PA’s Climate Solutions?

-- DEP Hosts 3 Energy Resiliency Webinars For Businesses On Improving Onsite Generation & Storage March 3, 9, 15  [PaEN]

-- WPXI: Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Owners Say They May Deactivate Units By May 2023

-- New Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report Details Farming Practices That Cut Pollution, Fight Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Sheetz Convenience Stores/Gas Stations Invest In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities  [PaEN]

-- WTAJ: Sheetz Convenience Store/Gas Stations Invests In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities

-- Takeaways From PA State Grange Program On Solar Energy Generation And Farming  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR: Residents Throw Shade At Dover Solar Project, But Solar Farms Are Cropping Up Across York County

-- Utility Dive: Advocacy, Trade Groups Urge PJM To Reject Bid To Bar Some Renewables From Pending Capacity Auction

-- WTAE: Millions Approved To Train Laid-Off Coal Miners, But 4 Years Later No One Has Been Trained

-- Inquirer: Electric School Buses Coming To Philly School District, Which Plans To Replace Its Diesel Fleet In 10 Years

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Driving Strong Economic Future In Pittsburgh, Beyond - Conservation Voters Of PA

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Electrify State, Local Vehicle Fleets

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Carbon Capture Injection Wells Promising Step

-- WHYY: Philly Couple Wrote A Children’s Book To Help Parents Have ‘The Climate Talk’

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Emails About PGW’s Role In ‘Energy Choice’ Bill Pit Philly Council Member Against Utility’s CEO

-- PG/NYT: Republicans, Toomey Stall Critical Vote On Federal Reserve Nominees Over Climate Issues

-- EnergyWire: FERC to Consider Climate Impacts For New Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Seeks Public Input On New Hydrogen Hubs, Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing To Decarbonize Industry Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- AP: Race Excluded As EPA Rolls Out Climate Justice Screening Tool

-- WPost: EPA Launches ‘Screening Tool’ To Help Identify Disadvantaged And Polluted Communities

NPR: Accusations Of ‘Greenwashing’ By Big Oil Companies Are Well-Founded, New Study Finds

-- AP: UN To Finalize Science Report On How Climate Warming Hits Home Hard

-- AP: Megadrought In Western U.S. Worsens To Driest In At Least 1,200 Years

-- AP: U.S. Could See A Century’s Worth Of Sea Level Rise In Just 30 Years 

Coal Mining

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- WPXI: Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Owners Say They May Deactivate Units By May 2023

-- WTAE: Millions Approved To Train Laid-Off Coal Miners, But 4 Years Later No One Has Been Trained

-- PG: Old Coal Town In Fayette County Watches Hospital Expansion Competition Play Out On Main Street

-- Penn State Awarded NIOSH Grant To Study Techniques To Reduce, Eliminate Toxicity Of Coal Mine Dust

-- TribLive: Western PA Residents Look To Preserve Region’s Mining History

-- AP: Coal Miners, Families Testify Against WV Bill To Ax Injury Benefits  [Watch For It In PA]

-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Companies Defy Obituaries With ‘Amazing’ Results 

Court Decisions

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Court Denies Murrysville Watch Committee’s Appeal Of Ordinance Allowing Unconventional Drilling

Compliance Action

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $127,225 In Penalties

-- DEP Took Action On 812 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,414 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Pennsylvania Envirothon Goes Hybrid In 2022!  [PaEN] 

DCNR

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Action Needed On Bipartisan Growing Greener III Proposals To Address Critical Water Quality, Recreation, Green Infrastructure Needs [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Parks, Forests Need More Than $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs

-- DCNR Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Gifford Pinchot State Park, All State Parks & Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We’re Almost At A Crisis Point’: DCNR Reiterates $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Needs At State Parks, Forests

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: From Pit Latrines To Poorly Rated Bridges, PA State Parks, Forests Showing Their Age, Officials Say

-- The Allegheny Front: Outdoor Recreation In PA Just Got A New Champion

-- Feb. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pandemic Brought Unexpected Changes In Outdoor Recreation, Penn State Study Says

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What Is Snowmobiling Worth To PA’s Economy?

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Volunteer Fire Companies Protecting Against Wildfires [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Wildfires In 2021 Remained Well Above What Had Been The Norm

--  StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Accepting Comments On Sunoco’s Plan To Clean Up Mariner East Pipeline Spill In Marsh Creek State Park Lake

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- Jennings Environmental Education Center Hosts Feb. 26 Cherry Pie Hike To Commemorate Washington’s Birthday & 1753 Journey Thru The Region  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Arches, Bike Lanes, Roundabout - Have Your Say On Presque Isle Gateway Concept

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Offering Paid Summer Internship Positions 

DEP

-- Scott Perry No Longer DEP Deputy For Oil & Gas Management [PaEN]

-- WITF - Rachel McDevitt: High-Ranking Oil And Gas Official Resigns From DEP

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Pay Only $46,100 Of The $10,600,000 It Costs DEP To Regulate That Industry; Taxpayers May Be Asked To Pay The Difference  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Left PA Full Of 200,000+ Possibly Harmful Old Wells, Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Brings New Hope Wells Will Be Plugged  [Proposal To Increase Bonding]

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Is Finished, After Years Of  Environmental Damage, Millions In Penalties, Criminal Charges, Construction Delays

--  StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Accepting Comments On Sunoco’s Plan To Clean Up Mariner East Pipeline Spill In Marsh Creek State Park Lake

-- AP: ‘Irreversible:’ No Easy Fix For Water Fouled By Natural Gas Driller In Susquehanna County  [DEP Confirmed At Least 380 Water Supplies Fouled By Gas Drilling] [DEP Received 1,049 Water Supply Complaints From Gas Drilling Since 2016]

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 812 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,414 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- WJAC: Fuel Leak Impacting Quemahoning Creek In Somerset County

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Armstrong County

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 19 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DEP Offering Paid Summer Internship Positions 

Delaware River

-- Alliance For Watershed Education Of The Delaware River Seeks Delaware Watershed Fellows

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 18 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

-- ​​PA American Water Now Accepting Entries To Protect Our Watershed Student Art Contest [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Authority Taps Into COVID Relief Program To Pay Overdue Water, Sewer Bills

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Residents Left Without Heat Or Answer After Water Main Break

-- KYW: Philadelphia Residents Still Without Heat, Running Water Week After Water Main Break

-- WHYY: Researchers Cite Widespread Lead Contamination In Water At Philly Schools

-- Inquirer: 98% Of Philly Schools Tested Had Some Lead In Their Water

-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Story of Pittsburgh’s Water

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Should Only Ban PFAS When There’s Evidence Of A Health Risk - Consumer Choice Center, A Project Of Students of Liberty

Drought

-- AP: Megadrought In Western U.S. Worsens To Driest In At Least 1,200 Years

Economic Development

-- House Republicans Go Public With A Proposal To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, Help Communities, Workers Impacted By Plant Closures  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Feb. 24 Virtual Community Information Forum In Nanticoke By Action Together  NE PA On Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project

-- Wellsboro Gazette: Local Natural Gas Industry Booming, Needs Workers

-- WTAE: Millions Approved To Train Laid-Off Coal Miners, But 4 Years Later No One Has Been Trained

-- PG: Old Coal Town In Fayette County Watches Hospital Expansion Competition Play Out On Main Street

-- Republican Herald: Hazleton Partnership Discusses Trail Repairs, Extension To Eckley Miners Village

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Driving Strong Economic Future In Pittsburgh, Beyond - Conservation Voters Of PA

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Supporting The Great Lakes Is Good For The Environment, And For Business - 1% For The Great Lakes

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Maple Sugaring In PA - Where And When You Can Get Your Tastebuds Titillated

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What Is Snowmobiling Worth To PA’s Economy?

-- Financial Times: U.S. Coal Companies Defy Obituaries With ‘Amazing’ Results

Education

-- Pennsylvania Envirothon Goes Hybrid In 2022!  [PaEN]

-- Interns Wanted: DEP Offering Paid Summer Internship Positions 

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Offering Paid Summer Internship Positions

-- ​​PA American Water Now Accepting Entries To Protect Our Watershed Student Art Contest [PaEN]

-- Alliance For Watershed Education Of The Delaware River Seeks Delaware Watershed Fellows

-- PA Council Of Professional Geologists Accepting Entries For Student Research Poster Competition [Due March 16]  [PaEN]

-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Feb. 22 To Hear About Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities, Climate Change & Public Health  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition: Feb. 23 Webinar - What The Hell Is Wrong With Pennsylvania Year In Review. 7:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension Feb. 23 Water Cooler Talk On Wetlands & Better Water Quality Future  [PaEN]

-- Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Present Annual Reports To House Committee Feb. 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: Feb. 24 Virtual Community Information Forum In Nanticoke By Action Together NE PA On Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project

-- Jennings Environmental Education Center Hosts Feb. 26 Cherry Pie Hike To Commemorate Washington’s Birthday & 1753 Journey Thru The Region  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- DEP Hosts 3 Energy Resiliency Webinars For Businesses On Improving Onsite Generation & Storage March 3, 9, 15  [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: March 9 Webinar - Stewardship Practices In Action On TNC Preserves 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

-- 8th Annual PA Renewable Energy Summit March 14-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 24 Virtual Conservation Conservations Program On Land Preservation  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: June 3 Foods Of The Delaware Highlands, Outdoors At The Settlers Inn, Hawley, Wayne County

-- Penn State Extension: Teach For Forests: Forest Education For Teachers, Youth Leaders [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Reading Science Center Exhibit Aimed At Encouraging Girls To Pursue Science

-- WHYY: Cobbs Creek School To Transform Asphalt Lot Into Green Space In Philadelphia

-- New Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report Details Farming Practices That Cut Pollution, Fight Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s New StoryMap Showcases Water Quality Monitoring System  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly Couple Wrote A Children’s Book To Help Parents Have ‘The Climate Talk’

-- Inquirer: Electric School Buses Coming To Philly School District, Which Plans To Replace Its Diesel Fleet In 10 Years

-- Join PA Resources Council, DEP In Litter Prevention Campaigns  [PaEN]

-- Community Advocate: Girl Scouts To Help Build Pollinator Garden At Shrewsbury’s Dean Park In York County 

-- ABC27: Nature Exploration Meets Conservation In Galapagos And PA

-- PA Recreation & Park Society: Check Out Upcoming Events, Educational Opportunities

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Join February Virtual Programs To Connect With Nature!

-- WTAE: Millions Approved To Train Laid-Off Coal Miners, But 4 Years Later No One Has Been Trained

-- Penn State Awarded NIOSH Grant To Study Techniques To Reduce, Eliminate Toxicity Of Coal Mine Dust

-- TribLive: Western PA Residents Look To Preserve Region’s Mining History

-- The Allegheny Front: An Indigenous Scientist Wants Us To Look At Conservation Differently

-- Takeaways From PA State Grange Program On Solar Energy Generation And Farming  [PaEN]

-- WITF Smart Talk: ‘Strange Fire’ Author Joel Burcat Talks About His Latest Thriller

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Maple Sugaring In PA - Where And When You Can Get Your Tastebuds Titillated

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagles Started Laying Their Eggs, Watch Live Online

-- PG: Hays Bald Eagles Greet 2nd Egg Of The Season In Pittsburgh

-- PG: Third Egg Laid By Bald Eagles In Hays, Pittsburgh

-- Game Commission: Check On Snow Geese Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Ready To Count Your Backyard Birds For Science?  Great Backyard Bird Count

-- PennLive: Thousands Of Snow Geese Arrive At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- ScrantonT: Experience Nature Without Leaving Home During Backyard Bird Count

-- Times Observer: Audubon Community Nature Center In Jamestown, NY Serving Warren County Accepting Photo Contest Entries, $1,200 In Prizes

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Wood Duck Boxes Support And Protect Cavity Nesters

-- Penn State: World’s First Gene Editing Tools For Ticks May Help Decrease Tick-Borne Diseases

Emergency Response

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Wildfires In 2021 Remained Well Above What Had Been The Norm

-- DEP Hosts 3 Energy Resiliency Webinars For Businesses On Improving Onsite Generation & Storage March 3, 9, 15  [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Thousands Left Without Power In Central PA As High Winds Could Continue Thru Mid-Morning

-- MCall: Potent Winds Bring Power Problems In Lehigh Valley

-- TribLive: Winds Leave 14,000 Residents Without Power In Western PA

-- TribLive: Flooding Concerns Will Close Parts Of 2 Interstates In Pittsburgh

-- TribLive: Rains Cause Minor Flooding Along Allegheny River, To Continue Into Saturday

-- WJAC: Fuel Leak Impacting Quemahoning Creek In Somerset County

-- AP: U.S. Could See A Century’s Worth Of Sea Level Rise In Just 30 Years

Energy

-- House Republicans Go Public With A Proposal To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, Help Communities, Workers Impacted By Plant Closures  [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Responds To Latest Attempt To Stop PA Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- PA Cap-Star: Can Carbon Capture Fit Into PA’s Climate Solutions?

-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Feb. 22 To Hear About Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities, Climate Change & Public Health  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition: Feb. 23 Webinar - What The Hell Is Wrong With Pennsylvania Year In Review. 7:00 p.m.

-- 8th Annual PA Renewable Energy Summit March 14-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

-- House Republicans To Wolf: PA Has Energy Role On World Stage [Drill More, Build More Pipelines, Although PA Hasn’t Been The Problem]

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Wolf’s RGGI Fixation Will Slow Pennsylvania’s Recovery - Commonwealth Foundation

-- DEP Hosts 3 Energy Resiliency Webinars For Businesses On Improving Onsite Generation & Storage March 3, 9, 15  [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Thousands Left Without Power In Central PA As High Winds Could Continue Thru Mid-Morning

-- MCall: Potent Winds Bring Power Problems In Lehigh Valley

-- TribLive: Winds Leave 14,000 Residents Without Power In Western PA

-- Sheetz Convenience Stores/Gas Stations Invest In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities  [PaEN]

-- WTAJ: Sheetz Convenience Store/Gas Stations Invests In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities

-- YorkDR: Residents Throw Shade At Dover Solar Project, But Solar Farms Are Cropping Up Across York County

-- Utility Dive: Advocacy, Trade Groups Urge PJM To Reject Bid To Bar Some Renewables From Pending Capacity Auction

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Emails About PGW’s Role In ‘Energy Choice’ Bill Pit Philly Council Member Against Utility’s CEO

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Carbon Capture Injection Wells Promising Step

-- BeaverCT: Beaver County Borough Officials, Stakeholders Discuss Oil & Gas Zoning Ordinance

-- WPXI: Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Owners Say They May Deactivate Units By May 2023

-- WITF Smart Talk: ‘Strange Fire’ Author Joel Burcat Talks About His Latest Thriller

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Seeks Public Input On New Hydrogen Hubs, Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing To Decarbonize Industry Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ripples Of Russian Conflict Send Western PA Gasoline Prices Higher [PA At Mercy Of International Energy Markets]

-- Fox News: EQT Says Natural Gas Prices Surging Due To Lack Of Adequate Pipeline Infrastructure [Tension Over Russia, Ukraine Leaves U.S. Natural Gas Prices At Risk Of Escalating - Which Is Good For EQT, Bad For Consumers]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: EQT Eyes Contracts To Ship Natural Gas Abroad

-- IEEFA.org: U.S. Power Sector Natural Gas Consumption Has Likely Hit Its Peak

-- TribLive: High International Crude Oil Prices, Rising Demand Boosting Pittsburgh Region Gasoline Prices

-- ErieT: Erie Feels The Pain As Gasoline Prices Soar Due To High International Crude Oil Prices [Due To International Energy Markets Setting Prices]

-- ErieT: Erie Sees $3.68/Gallon Gasoline As Prices Continue To Soar [Due To International Tensions/Energy Markets]

-- Financial Times: Oil’s Price Climb Towards $100 Tempts U.S. Shale Companies To Shed Restraint

NPR: Accusations Of ‘Greenwashing’ By Big Oil Companies Are Well-Founded, New Study Finds

Environmental Health

-- WHYY: Researchers Cite Widespread Lead Contamination In Water At Philly Schools

-- Inquirer: 98% Of Philly Schools Tested Had Some Lead In Their Water

-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Story of Pittsburgh’s Water

-- PG: Testing What We Flush To Track COVID In Western PA

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Should Only Ban PFAS When There’s Evidence Of A Health Risk - Consumer Choice Center, A Project Of Students of Liberty

-- Penn State Awarded NIOSH Grant To Study Techniques To Reduce, Eliminate Toxicity Of Coal Mine Dust

Environmental Heritage

-- TribLive: Western PA Residents Look To Preserve Region’s Mining History

-- Jennings Environmental Education Center Hosts Feb. 26 Cherry Pie Hike To Commemorate Washington’s Birthday & 1753 Journey Thru The Region  [PaEN]

Environmental Justice

-- AP: Race Excluded As EPA Rolls Out Climate Justice Screening Tool

-- WPost: EPA Launches ‘Screening Tool’ To Help Identify Disadvantaged And Polluted Communities

EPA

-- AP: Race Excluded As EPA Rolls Out Climate Justice Screening Tool

-- WPost: EPA Launches ‘Screening Tool’ To Help Identify Disadvantaged And Polluted Communities

Farming

-- New Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report Details Farming Practices That Cut Pollution, Fight Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Public News Service: Regenerative Farming Can Help PA Reach Water Pollution Reduction Goals

-- NFWF Accepting Applications For Grants To Install Cost-Effective Farm Conservation Practices In Critical Basins In PA's Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Small Farm Battling With Upper Makefield Twp. To Stay In Business

-- WBTimes Editorial: Farm Preservation Is Self-Preservation

Federal Policy

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- EPA Announces $1 Billion Investment To Accelerate Cleanup, Restoration Of Great Lakes From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- AP: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $1 Billion For Great Lakes Cleanup

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Great Program For Great Lakes

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: $1.17 Million USDA Grant To Help Buffalo Creek Watershed Landowners, Farmers

-- WBTimes: $11.5 Million In USDA Community Infrastructure, Resiliency Grants Announced For NE PA

-- PG/NYT: Republicans, Toomey Stall Critical Vote On Federal Reserve Nominees Over Climate Issues

-- EnergyWire: FERC to Consider Climate Impacts For New Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

-- AP: Race Excluded As EPA Rolls Out Climate Justice Screening Tool

-- WPost: EPA Launches ‘Screening Tool’ To Help Identify Disadvantaged And Polluted Communities

-- ScrantonT: New Federal Legislation Could Hamper Transport Of Exotic Animals

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Present Annual Reports To House Committee Feb. 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States For Federal Fish, Wildlife Money

-- YorkDR: Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Creates Public Access To Private Stream Corridors In PA

Flooding

-- CourierT: In Bucks County, A Community Rebuilds After Historic Flood, But  Can It Happen Again?  [Spoiler - Yes]

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County Flood Authority Approves Agreement To Maintain Duryea’s Levee System

-- ScrantonT: Jermyn To Begin Seeking Easements For Rushbrook Creek Flood Project

-- TribLive: Flooding Concerns Will Close Parts Of 2 Interstates In Pittsburgh

-- TribLive: Rains Cause Minor Flooding Along Allegheny River, To Continue Into Saturday

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Residents Left Without Heat Or Answer After Water Main Break

-- KYW: Philadelphia Residents Still Without Heat, Running Water Week After Water Main Break

-- AP: U.S. Could See A Century’s Worth Of Sea Level Rise In Just 30 Years 

Forests

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Action Needed On Bipartisan Growing Greener III Proposals To Address Critical Water Quality, Recreation, Green Infrastructure Needs [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Parks, Forests Need More Than $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Volunteer Fire Companies Protecting Against Wildfires [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Wildfires In 2021 Remained Well Above What Had Been The Norm

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Teach For Forests: Forest Education For Teachers, Youth Leaders [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: ‘Forest Health’ Timbering At Governor Dick Park In Lebanon County Controversial

-- Feb. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Spotted Lanternflies In PA: Is Cooler Winter Weather Slowing Them Down?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Maple Sugaring In PA - Where And When You Can Get Your Tastebuds Titillated

Game Commission

-- Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Present Annual Reports To House Committee Feb. 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States For Federal Fish, Wildlife Money

-- Game Commission: Check On Snow Geese Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- Pocono Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission’s Howard Nursery Provides Trees, Shrubs, Habitat Structures Across PA

Grants/Funding

-- DCNR Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Volunteer Fire Companies Protecting Against Wildfires [PaEN]

-- NFWF Accepting Applications For Grants To Install Cost-Effective Farm Conservation Practices In Critical Basins In PA's Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: $1.17 Million USDA Grant To Help Buffalo Creek Watershed Landowners, Farmers

-- WBTimes: $11.5 Million In USDA Community Infrastructure, Resiliency Grants Announced For NE PA

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Biden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Driving Strong Economic Future In Pittsburgh, Beyond - Conservation Voters Of PA

Green Infrastructure

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Action Needed On Bipartisan Growing Greener III Proposals To Address Critical Water Quality, Recreation, Green Infrastructure Needs [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Parks, Forests Need More Than $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs

-- DCNR Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Gifford Pinchot State Park, All State Parks & Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We’re Almost At A Crisis Point’: DCNR Reiterates $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Needs At State Parks, Forests

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: From Pit Latrines To Poorly Rated Bridges, PA State Parks, Forests Showing Their Age, Officials Say

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Jo Ellen Litz, Past President Of Swatara Watershed Assn. Reflects On 30 Years Of Service

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pandemic Brought Unexpected Changes In Outdoor Recreation, Penn State Study Says

-- WBTimes Editorial: Farm Preservation Is Self-Preservation

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Do Unto Those Downstream - Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR: Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Creates Public Access To Private Stream Corridors In PA

-- Pocono Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission’s Howard Nursery Provides Trees, Shrubs, Habitat Structures Across PA

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: March 9 Webinar - Stewardship Practices In Action On TNC Preserves 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Hazardous Substances

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Should Only Ban PFAS When There’s Evidence Of A Health Risk - Consumer Choice Center, A Project Of Students of Liberty

-- WHYY: Researchers Cite Widespread Lead Contamination In Water At Philly Schools

-- Inquirer: 98% Of Philly Schools Tested Had Some Lead In Their Water

-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Story of Pittsburgh’s Water

Land Conservation

-- WBTimes Editorial: Farm Preservation Is Self-Preservation

-- YorkDR: Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Creates Public Access To Private Stream Corridors In PA

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: March 9 Webinar - Stewardship Practices In Action On TNC Preserves 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts March 24 Virtual Conservation Conservations Program On Land Preservation  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: June 3 Foods Of The Delaware Highlands, Outdoors At The Settlers Inn, Hawley, Wayne County

-- Brandywine Conservancy Announces Co-Directors, Staff Changes [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Facility Steward Succop Nature Park [PaEN]

Land Use

-- BeaverCT: Beaver County Borough Officials, Stakeholders Discuss Oil & Gas Zoning Ordinance

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Court Denies Murrysville Watch Committee’s Appeal Of Ordinance Allowing Unconventional Drilling

Lake Erie

-- EPA Announces $1 Billion Investment To Accelerate Cleanup, Restoration Of Great Lakes From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- AP: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $1 Billion For Great Lakes Cleanup

-- ErieT: What Makes The Great Lakes Great?

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Supporting The Great Lakes Is Good For The Environment, And For Business - 1% For The Great Lakes

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Great Program For Great Lakes

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Join PA Resources Council, DEP In Litter Prevention Campaigns  [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

-- Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA - By Ad Crable  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opportunity To Bid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Armstrong County

Oil & Gas

-- Scott Perry No Longer DEP Deputy For Oil & Gas Management [PaEN]

-- WITF - Rachel McDevitt: High-Ranking Oil And Gas Official Resigns From DEP

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Pay Only $46,100 Of The $10,600,000 It Costs DEP To Regulate That Industry; Taxpayers May Be Asked To Pay The Difference  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Left PA Full Of 200,000+ Possibly Harmful Old Wells, Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Brings New Hope Wells Will Be Plugged  [Proposal To Increase Bonding]

-- AP: ‘Irreversible:’ No Easy Fix For Water Fouled By Natural Gas Driller In Susquehanna County  [DEP Confirmed At Least 380 Water Supplies Fouled By Gas Drilling] [DEP Received 1,049 Water Supply Complaints From Gas Drilling Since 2016]

-- TribLive: Commonwealth Court Denies Murrysville Watch Committee’s Appeal Of Ordinance Allowing Unconventional Drilling

-- Better Path Coalition: Feb. 23 Webinar - What The Hell Is Wrong With Pennsylvania Year In Review. 7:00 p.m.

-- WBTimes: Feb. 24 Virtual Community Information Forum In Nanticoke By Action Together NE PA On Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery Project

-- House Republicans To Wolf: PA Has Energy Role On World Stage [Drill More, Build More Pipelines, Although PA Hasn’t Been The Problem]

-- Wellsboro Gazette: Local Natural Gas Industry Booming, Needs Workers

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Emails About PGW’s Role In ‘Energy Choice’ Bill Pit Philly Council Member Against Utility’s CEO

-- BeaverCT: Beaver County Borough Officials, Stakeholders Discuss Oil & Gas Zoning Ordinance

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ripples Of Russian Conflict Send Western PA Gasoline Prices Higher [PA At Mercy Of International Energy Markets]

-- Fox News: EQT Says Natural Gas Prices Surging Due To Lack Of Adequate Pipeline Infrastructure [Tension Over Russia, Ukraine Leaves U.S. Natural Gas Prices At Risk Of Escalating - Which Is Good For EQT, Bad For Consumers]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: EQT Eyes Contracts To Ship Natural Gas Abroad

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Carbon Capture Injection Wells Promising Step

-- WITF Smart Talk: ‘Strange Fire’ Author Joel Burcat Talks About His Latest Thriller

-- TribLive: High International Crude Oil Prices, Rising Demand Boosting Pittsburgh Region Gasoline Prices

-- ErieT: Erie Feels The Pain As Gasoline Prices Soar Due To High International Crude Oil Prices [Due To International Energy Markets Setting Prices]

-- ErieT: Erie Sees $3.68/Gallon Gasoline As Prices Continue To Soar [Due To International Tensions/Energy Markets]

-- Financial Times: Oil’s Price Climb Towards $100 Tempts U.S. Shale Companies To Shed Restraint

-- IEEFA.org: U.S. Power Sector Natural Gas Consumption Has Likely Hit Its Peak

NPR: Accusations Of ‘Greenwashing’ By Big Oil Companies Are Well-Founded, New Study Finds

Pipelines

--  StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Accepting Comments On Sunoco’s Plan To Clean Up Mariner East Pipeline Spill In Marsh Creek State Park Lake

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Is Finished, After Years Of  Environmental Damage, Millions In Penalties, Criminal Charges, Construction Delays

-- Delaware Valley Journal: Mariner East Pipeline Construction Complete In PA, Company Says  [Article Leaves Out Record $24 Million In DEP Penalties; 48 Environmental Crimes Charges Brought By State Attorney General]

-- AP: Construction Wraps On Problem-Plagued Mariner East Pipeline

-- House Republicans To Wolf: PA Has Energy Role On World Stage [Drill More, Build More Pipelines, Although PA Hasn’t Been The Problem]

-- Beaver County Times Guest Essay: PA’s 2022 Energy Potential: What It Means For The Future Of The Keystone State [Boosting Investment In Natural Gas Infrastructure]

-- Fox News: EQT Says Natural Gas Prices Surging Due To Lack Of Adequate Pipeline Infrastructure [Tension Over Russia, Ukraine Leaves U.S. Natural Gas Prices At Risk Of Escalating - Which Is Good For EQT, Bad For Consumers]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: EQT Eyes Contracts To Ship Natural Gas Abroad

-- EnergyWire: FERC to Consider Climate Impacts For New Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

Permitting

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 19 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Feb. 22 To Hear About Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities, Climate Change & Public Health  [PaEN]

--  StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Accepting Comments On Sunoco’s Plan To Clean Up Mariner East Pipeline Spill In Marsh Creek State Park Lake

-- DEP Posts 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 19 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

PUC

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $127,225 In Penalties

Recreation

-- Growing Greener Coalition: Action Needed On Bipartisan Growing Greener III Proposals To Address Critical Water Quality, Recreation, Green Infrastructure Needs [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA State Parks, Forests Need More Than $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Repairs

-- DCNR Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Gifford Pinchot State Park, All State Parks & Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We’re Almost At A Crisis Point’: DCNR Reiterates $1.4 Billion In Infrastructure Needs At State Parks, Forests

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: From Pit Latrines To Poorly Rated Bridges, PA State Parks, Forests Showing Their Age, Officials Say

-- The Allegheny Front: Outdoor Recreation In PA Just Got A New Champion

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Pandemic Brought Unexpected Changes In Outdoor Recreation, Penn State Study Says

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: What Is Snowmobiling Worth To PA’s Economy?

--  StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Accepting Comments On Sunoco’s Plan To Clean Up Mariner East Pipeline Spill In Marsh Creek State Park Lake

-- Feb. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Jennings Environmental Education Center Hosts Feb. 26 Cherry Pie Hike To Commemorate Washington’s Birthday & 1753 Journey Thru The Region  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: ‘Forest Health’ Timbering At Governor Dick Park In Lebanon County Controversial

-- ErieT: Arches, Bike Lanes, Roundabout - Have Your Say On Presque Isle Gateway Concept

-- PG: Kayak Rentals To Move To The Convention Center Waterfront Park In Pittsburgh

-- Republican Herald: Hazleton Partnership Discusses Trail Repairs, Extension To Eckley Miners Village

-- AltoonaM: Dan Beyer Makes Most Of Winter Grooming Of Ghost Town Trail

-- AP: Woman Dies After Fall At Closed Unsafe Glen Onoko Hiking Trail In Carbon County

-- PA Recreation & Park Society: Check Out Upcoming Events, Educational Opportunities

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Kids Need More Places To Play

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Facility Steward Succop Nature Park [PaEN]

Recycling/Waste

-- AltoonaM: Communities In Blair County May Step Up Recycling Enforcement

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ask Me About - How Building A Compost Business Meant Falling In Live With Worms

Renewable Energy

-- House Republicans Go Public With A Proposal To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Coal-Fired Power Plants, Help Communities, Workers Impacted By Plant Closures  [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Responds To Latest Attempt To Stop PA Joining The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- PA Cap-Star: Can Carbon Capture Fit Into PA’s Climate Solutions?

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Wolf’s RGGI Fixation Will Slow Pennsylvania’s Recovery - Commonwealth Foundation

-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Feb. 22 To Hear About Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities, Climate Change & Public Health  [PaEN]

-- 8th Annual PA Renewable Energy Summit March 14-15 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

-- Sheetz Convenience Stores/Gas Stations Invest In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities  [PaEN]

-- WTAJ: Sheetz Convenience Store/Gas Stations Invests In Solar Energy To Power 70% Of Its Pennsylvania Facilities

-- Takeaways From PA State Grange Program On Solar Energy Generation And Farming  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR: Residents Throw Shade At Dover Solar Project, But Solar Farms Are Cropping Up Across York County

-- Utility Dive: Advocacy, Trade Groups Urge PJM To Reject Bid To Bar Some Renewables From Pending Capacity Auction

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Carbon Capture Injection Wells Promising Step

-- DEP Took Action On 812 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,414 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- U.S. Dept. Of Energy Seeks Public Input On New Hydrogen Hubs, Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing To Decarbonize Industry Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Stormwater

-- TribLive: Franklin Twp Sewer Authority Finalizing Study Of Stormwater Inflow, Infiltration

SRBC

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s New StoryMap Showcases Water Quality Monitoring System  [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission’s New StoryMap Showcases Water Quality Monitoring System  [PaEN]

Wastewater Facilities

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Authority Taps Into COVID Relief Program To Pay Overdue Water, Sewer Bills

-- TribLive: Franklin Twp Sewer Authority Finalizing Study Of Stormwater Inflow, Infiltration

-- PG: Testing What We Flush To Track COVID In Western PA

Watershed Protection

-- New Chesapeake Bay Foundation Report Details Farming Practices That Cut Pollution, Fight Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Public News Service: Regenerative Farming Can Help PA Reach Water Pollution Reduction Goals

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Jo Ellen Litz, Past President Of Swatara Watershed Assn. Reflects On 30 Years Of Service

-- NFWF Accepting Applications For Grants To Install Cost-Effective Farm Conservation Practices In Critical Basins In PA's Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Do Unto Those Downstream - Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: $1.17 Million USDA Grant To Help Buffalo Creek Watershed Landowners, Farmers

-- WBTimes: $11.5 Million In USDA Community Infrastructure, Resiliency Grants Announced For NE PA

-- Penn State Extension Feb. 23 Water Cooler Talk On Wetlands & Better Water Quality Future  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship Starting March 2  [PaEN]

-- Penn State/DCNR Forest Health, Insect And Disease Virtual Update March 17  [PaEN]

-- AP: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $1 Billion For Great Lakes Cleanup

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Supporting The Great Lakes Is Good For The Environment, And For Business - 1% For The Great Lakes

-- USGS Video: Nitrogen In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century Of Change

-- Alliance For Watershed Education Of The Delaware River Seeks Delaware Watershed Fellows

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 18 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

-- Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Present Annual Reports To House Committee Feb. 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Top States For Federal Fish, Wildlife Money

-- Pocono Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission’s Howard Nursery Provides Trees, Shrubs, Habitat Structures Across PA

-- YorkDR: Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Creates Public Access To Private Stream Corridors In PA

-- PG: Hays Bald Eagles Greet 2nd Egg Of The Season In Pittsburgh

-- PG: Third Egg Laid By Bald Eagles In Hays, Pittsburgh

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagles Started Laying Their Eggs, Watch Live Online

-- Game Commission: Check On Snow Geese Migration At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Warmer Temps Could Mean Big Weekend For Snow Geese At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Ready To Count Your Backyard Birds For Science?  Great Backyard Bird Count

-- PennLive: Thousands Of Snow Geese Arrive At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

-- ScrantonT: Experience Nature Without Leaving Home During Backyard Bird Count

-- TribLive/Express-Times: Deer Hunting Popularity On Rise In Pennsylvania

-- Times Observer: Audubon Community Nature Center In Jamestown, NY Serving Warren County Accepting Photo Contest Entries, $1,200 In Prizes

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation: April 8 Soaring Eagle Celebration, State College

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Join February Virtual Programs To Connect With Nature!

-- TribLive: DNA Test Confirms Animal At Westmoreland Rehab Center Was A Coyote

-- ScrantonT: New Federal Legislation Could Hamper Transport Of Exotic Animals

West Nile/Zika Virus

-- Penn State: World’s First Gene Editing Tools For Ticks May Help Decrease Tick-Borne Diseases

Opportunities

-- Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Facility Steward Succop Nature Park [PaEN]

Other

-- WHYY/NPR: How To Prepare For Russian Cyberattack; Federal Cyber Security & Infrastructure Agency Issued A ‘Shields Up’ Warning To U.S. Companies

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[Posted: February 20, 2022]


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