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Transition - Governor

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Transition Team Pulls In Experience From Democratic And Republican Administrations

-- Politics PA: Shapiro-Davis Administration Announce Transition Leadership Groups

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1 [PaEN]

Transition - Senate/House

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Environmental Groups See Hope, Progress On The Horizon In Harrisburg With Democrats Leading House, In Charge Of Governor’s Office

-- Spotlight PA: PA House Democrats Will Lose Their Majority For At least A Few Weeks, Here’s Why

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA House Republicans Refuse Minority Status After Reorganization Meeting

-- AP: In Narrowly Split PA State House, Parties Stick With Top Leaders

Environment/Energy Issues

-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds

-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Cynically Torpedoed Popular Bike Safety Measure

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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-- 52 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]

Check Calendars For Events Near You!

-- Check The Calendars For Events Near You: PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events.

DEP ADVISORY:  “Due to the upcoming change in [Governor’s] administration, DEP executive staff have asked that all advisory committee meetings slated for January and February be rescheduled to March.”

Air

-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds

-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands

-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants  [PaEN]

-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, Nov. 23 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County

-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Thursday, Nov. 24 In Liberty-Clairton Area, Allegheny County; Susquehanna Valley - Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York 

-- Post-Gazette: Air Pollution Alert For Mon Valley Extended Through Thursday

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Allegheny County Orders Emissions Reduced In Mon Valley Following Air Pollution Warning 

-- Post-Gazette: Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning Downgraded To A Watch, Continues Saturday

Allegheny National Forest

-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]

Alternative Energy

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports

Awards & Recognition

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve

-- UPMC’s Dr. Evelyn Talbott Honored For Epidemiological Work Related To Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident

-- EPA Accepting Nominations For President’s Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: First Lady Jill Biden Says Schuylkill County-Grown Christmas Tree ‘Will Fill Our Hearts’ 

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels 

-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

Budget

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

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Citizen Action

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County 

-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling

-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands

--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- WVIA: Luzerne County Twp. Votes Against Request That Could Reclaim Acres Of Abandoned Mine Land Add Warehouse Business

-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day

-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event'  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count

-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs  [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week 

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Climate

-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds

-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

 -- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day

-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports

-- University Of Pittsburgh: Pitt’s New Chilled Water Plant Marks Construction Milestone As Part Of Sustainability Efforts, Better Management, Reuse Of Stormwater

-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators  [PaEN]

-- University Of Pittsburgh: 4 Ways Climate Change And Population Growth Combine To Threaten Public Health

-- Inside Climate News: EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz, Wants The Mid-Atlantic States To Become Climate-Conscious And Resilient

Coal Mining

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

Compliance Action

-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County 

-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling

-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities

-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

DCNR

-- DCNR: Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park Rehab Project At The White Haven South Access Completed In Luzerne County

-- Inquirer: Denton Hill Ski Area Looking To Operate Again In Potter County

-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally

-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber 

-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16

-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey

DEP

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance

-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Prior Week

-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week 

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations  [PaEN] 

DRBC

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations  [PaEN]

Drinking Water

-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County 

-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling 

Economic Development

-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec Advancing Electrification Infrastructures For Ferries In European Ports

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands

-- ​​Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: North Philly E-Waste Recycler Employs And Supports People Coming Home From Prison

-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally

-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber 

-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Diverse Group An Opportunity To Land A High-Paying Job

Education

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- EPA Accepting Nominations For President’s Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators  [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

--PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Nov. 28 Webinar - Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Local Climate Activists Block College Ave. In State College On Game Day

-- Better Path Coalition Invites Submissions For ‘Worth Protecting’ Photo Book For New Governor, Legislators  [PaEN]

-- ​​Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter

-- Registration Open!  PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster

-- Penn State Sustainable Communities Collaborative Celebrates Community Partnerships

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watching Training, Tours

-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder 

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Area Students Help Stock Trout

-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion

-- Post-Gazette: We Are Nature And Other Good Stuff On Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Podcast

-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find

-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming Audubon Society: Time To Acknowledge The Splendor And Goofiness of The Turkey

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections On Nature: A Look At Giving Thanks Through History 

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter

 Emergency Response

-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say

-- AP: Titanium Industrial Furnace Blast Causes Roof Damage, Injuries In Berks County

6th Oil/Natural Gas Price Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- MCall: Sheetz To Drop Unleaded 88 Gasoline Prices Below $2 Over Thanksgiving Holiday 

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs 

-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter?  Look To LIHEAP

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Same As Last Week - 22

National/International

-- Reuters: EU Countries Spar Over Natural Gas Price Cap Proposal

-- Bloomberg: EU Shapes Final Natural Gas Price Cap Plan To Avoid Abnormal Spikes 

-- The Economist: Briefing: The Costs And Consequences Of Europe’s Energy Crisis Are Growing

Energy

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility 

-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs 

-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter?  Look To LIHEAP

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Duquesne Light Seeks Innovative Solutions To Underground Electrical Cable Challenges

-- WHYY: PECO Offers A Diverse Group An Opportunity To Land A High-Paying Job

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant

Energy Conservation

-- Inquirer: Counties Can Start Applying For New PA Home-Repair Program Funding Dec. 12, Including Energy Efficiency Improvements

Environmental Health

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Pitt Study Recommends Lead Content Advisories On Venison Donated To Food Banks

-- University Of Pittsburgh: 4 Ways Climate Change And Population Growth Combine To Threaten Public Health

Environmental Heritage

-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder 

EPA

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation

-- Inside Climate News: EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz, Wants The Mid-Atlantic States To Become Climate-Conscious And Resilient

Fish & Boat Commission

-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels 

Farming

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County

-- Registration Open!  PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land 

Forests 

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- Republican Herald: First Lady Jill Biden Says Schuylkill County-Grown Christmas Tree ‘Will Fill Our Hearts’ 

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Blog: Thankful For Our Places Of Wonder 

-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally

-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne

-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: U.S. Forest Services Plans Summer 2023 Approval Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Work

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

Geology

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Boosts Carbon Capture Research With Investment In State Geological Survey

Grants/Funding

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility 

-- Inquirer: Counties Can Start Applying For New PA Home-Repair Program Funding Dec. 12, Including Energy Efficiency Improvements

-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter?  Look To LIHEAP

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet Grants  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant

-- Post-Gazette: Tax On Casino Revenue Funds Pittsburgh-Area Projects For Sewers, Arts, Dogs, Even Giraffes

-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16

Green Infrastructure

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land

-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs  [PaEN]

-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance

Hazardous Substances

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- Inside Climate News: Consol Energy Bailey Coal Mine In Greene County Largest Single Source Of Methane In U.S.

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

Land Conservation

-- Erie Times: Bentley Run Wetlands Is Erie County’s Newest Nature Preserve

-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- Natural Lands Seeking Volunteers For 2023 Force Of Nature and Stoneleigh Ambassador Programs  [PaEN]

-- Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: The End Of An Era: The Forest Press Closes Its Doors [PaEN]

Land Recycling

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

Lake Erie

-- DEP Blog: Lake Erie Bluffs And The Effects Of Erosion

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event'  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Plastics Are Being Recycled In Centre County

Mine Reclamation

-- ​​Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges  [PaEN]

-- WVIA: Luzerne County Twp. Votes Against Request That Could Reclaim Acres Of Abandoned Mine Land Add Warehouse Business

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

Oil & Gas

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 7 Winners Of 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship; Including PA’s Laurie Barr  [PaEN]

-- FracTracker Alliance Releases 4th Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Susquehanna River Basin - Towanda & Schrader Creek Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance: Lycoming Creek Watershed Oil & Gas Drilling Impact Analysis In Lycoming County  [PaEN]

-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds

-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations  [PaEN]

-- AP: Court Plea Hearing Scheduled Tuesday On Criminal Charges Against Coterra Energy [Fmr Cabot Oil & Gas] For Contaminating Water Supplies In Dimock, Susquehanna County 

-- AP: PA American Water To Provide Clean Drinking Water To Residents Of Dimock, Susquehanna County Who Have Gone Without For 14 Years Due To Contamination From Shale Gas Drilling

-- UPDATED: After 14 Days, Efforts To Stop A Natural Gas Leak At A Cambria County Underground Gas Storage Area Have Apparently Been Successful  [PaEN] 

-- EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health - By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Equitrans Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged With Cement, Company Says, Capping A 14 Day Leak

-- AP: Equitrans: Leak At Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Well Plugged After 14 Days Weeks, Releasing An Estimated 1.4 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Catastrophic Natural Gas Storage Well Leak In Cambria County Shows Need For New Regulations; Incoming Shapiro Administration Should Expand DEP Oil & Gas Methane Leak Rule

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: PA Politicians Capitalizing On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine To Benefit Natural Gas Industry - By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land

-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say

-- Beaver County Residents And Allies Launch New Shell Ethane Plant Accountability Campaign  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Present Shell Ethane Plant With List Of Demands

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs 

-- Erie Times: Need Help Heating Your Home This Winter?  Look To LIHEAP

-- MCall: Sheetz To Drop Unleaded 88 Gasoline Prices Below $2 Over Thanksgiving Holiday  

Pipelines

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: U.S. Forest Services Plans Summer 2023 Approval Of Mountain Valley Pipeline Work

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities

Permitting

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Appeal DEP's 18-Month Extension Of Air Quality Permit For Construction Of Renovo Energy Center Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 636 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,290 Inspections; Responded to 4 Environmental Emergencies Prior Week

-- DEP Took Action On 737 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadline; Conducted 1,442 Inspections Last Week 

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 26 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

PUC

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Highest Natural Gas Price Since 2010 Drives A Spike In PA Home Energy Costs 

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: PPL Rate Hikes A Call To Shop For Electricity

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Assesses $96,500 In Penalties For Damaging Underground Pipelines, Utilities

Radiation Protection

-- UPMC’s Dr. Evelyn Talbott Honored For Epidemiological Work Related To Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Recreation

-- DCNR: Portion Of Lehigh Gorge State Park Rehab Project At The White Haven South Access Completed In Luzerne County

-- Inquirer: Denton Hill Ski Area Looking To Operate Again In Potter County

-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]

-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic River Mini Grant Applications Due Dec. 16

-- Warren Times: Economic Impact: Outdoor Recreation National Figures In Line Locally

-- Warren Times: Use Of Local Trail System Continues To Grow - 32,000 People From May To November - Warren County Chamber 

-- Post-Gazette: Trail Work In 3 Areas Stymies Pittsburgh Bike Riders

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: First State Forest Area For Motorized Recreation Moves Toward Summer 2023 Opening In Schuylkill, Luzerne

-- Nov. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Sullivan County Has No Public Gym, A Retired Banker Has A $20 Million Plan

-- TribLive/PennLive: Chestnut Ridge Indiana County - ‘The Twilight Zone Of Pennsylvania’ - Is The Setting For Strangeness

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Cynically Torpedoed Popular Bike Safety Measure

Recycling/Waste

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: North Philly E-Waste Recycler Employs And Supports People Coming Home From Prison

-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event'  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times: Plastics Are Being Recycled In Centre County

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 19 To 25  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Lawrence County Coal Ash Site 6th Most Polluted In Nation

Regulations

-- EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Proposes Emergency Maneuver To Enact Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Emissions Rule And Save Millions In Federal Highway Funds

-- Scranton Times Editorial: House Republican Conduct On Rule Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities, PA Could Lose $800 Million In Federal Highway Funds

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Hear Updates On Chapter 78 Regulation Changes; Federal Abandoned Well Plugging Program Dec. 1  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA Strengthens Air Pollution Standards For Incinerators, How Will It Impact Suburban Air Quality?

Renewable Energy

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pashinski Announces $1 Million Redevelopment Assistance Grant For Luzerne County Solar Energy Facility 

-- AG Shapiro Calls On Solar Lending Companies To Suspend Repayments For Pink Energy Consumers With Non-Working Solar Systems

-- NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy?  It’s Up To The Feds -  By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CorePower Receives $5 Million DOE Grant

Storage Tanks

-- DEP Invites Comments On Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements Technical Guidance

Stormwater

-- University Of Pittsburgh: Pitt’s New Chilled Water Plant Marks Construction Milestone As Part Of Sustainability Efforts, Better Management, Reuse Of Stormwater

Sustainability

-- Post-Gazette: Heinz Endowments Grants To Support Sustainable Local Farming In Allegheny County

-- Registration Open!  PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference: Virtual: Jan. 17-19, In-Person: Feb. 8-11 In Lancaster

-- Penn State Sustainable Communities Collaborative Celebrates Community Partnerships

Water Quality

-- MCall: Cleanup From Bethlehem 6,000 Gallon Fuel Spill Could Last Weeks, Officials Say

Wastewater Facilities

-- Post-Gazette: Tax On Casino Revenue Funds Pittsburgh-Area Projects For Sewers, Arts, Dogs, Even Giraffes

Watershed Protection

-- WITF: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Honors 2 Central Pennsylvanians Being Honored For Their Environmental Justice, Conservation Efforts 

-- DCNR: Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny County Placed On PA Rivers Conservation Registry [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: EPA: PA Plan To Reduce Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay ‘Doesn’t Meet The Partnership Targets’

-- Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Short, EPA To Keep Visiting Farms

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short For 3rd Time, EPA Says 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Keeps Missing The Mark On Its Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 7 On Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Regulations  [PaEN]

-- ​​Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels 

-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 14 Webinar On Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Climate Plays Large Role In Carbon Release From Streams, Researchers Find

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

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Wildlife

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Biggest Day On PA Hunting Calendar Set For Saturday Opening

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Pitt Study Recommends Lead Content Advisories On Venison Donated To Food Banks

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For PA Master Naturalist Training  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission Conservation At Work: Flexing Our ‘Mussels’ - Stocking PA-Raised Mussels 

-- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Winter

-- Williamsport Sun - Lycoming Audubon Society: Time To Acknowledge The Splendor And Goofiness of The Turkey

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections On Nature: A Look At Giving Thanks Through History 

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watching Training, Tours

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Join Audubon Christmas Bird Count

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Area Students Help Stock Trout

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

Opportunities

-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Keystone Trees PA Partnership Manager  

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Drainage Project Manager; Stream Restoration Specialist 

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[Posted: November 27, 2022]


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