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[Posted: January 9, 2023]

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

-- January 17 - Gov.-elect Shapiro, Lt. Gov-elect Davis Inauguration

Governor’s Transition

-- Erie Times: How The New Governor’s Choices Will Impact PA In 2023

-- Gov.-Elect Shapiro Announces Updated Staff List

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro’s Inauguration Promises To Be A Hot Ticket, If You Can Get One

Senate/House Transition

-- Sen. Yaw, Sen. Comitta Again Chair Senate Environmental Committee; Other Senate Standing Committee Chairs Named  [PaEN]

-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission  [PaEN]

-- Conservation Voters Of PA: New House Speaker Rozzi Has 85% PA Environmental Score

-- PA Capital-Star: New House Speaker Vows To Halt All Other Legislation Until General Assembly Passes Child Abuse Survivors’ Constitutional Amendment

-- AP: New PA House Speaker Puts Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations Lawsuit Window Atop Agenda

-- Spotlight PA: Democrats, Handful Of Republicans Picked PA House’s New Speaker

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Democratic Rep. Mark Rozzi Becomes House Speaker, Vows To Become Independent, Fight ‘Back Room Dealmaking’

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Legislature Elects Rep. Mark Rozzi, Its First Independent Speaker

-- Spotlight PA: Will A Surprise Speaker Pick Make PA House Less Partisan?

-- Inquirer: Black Philly Lawmaker Was In Line To Be PA’s First Female House Speaker; They Elected A White Guy Instead

-- Spotlight PA: What Rep. Rozzi’s Record Can Tell Us About What Kind Of PA House Speaker He’ll Be

-- Inquirer: New House Speaker Rozzi’s Secret Deal To Become Speaker Isn’t The First Time He’s Left Allies Reeling

House Special Elections

-- UnionProgress.com: Legislative Leaders Agree In Court To Feb. 7 Special Election Date To Fill House Seat Held By The Late Rep. DeLuca 

-- UnionProgress.com: New PA House Speaker Sets Feb. 7 Dates For 2 House Special Elections To Fill Vacancies

Environment/Energy Issues

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- WENY: Sen. Yaw Recaps 2022 Legislative Session, Will Again Push To Limit Local Authority To Choose Energy Sources

-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of  Conservation-Related Funding

-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains

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] 

Articles & NewsClips By Topic -------------------------------------------------------

-- 37 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.

Air

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step

-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll

-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions

-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Focuses On Air Quality, Health In Western PA

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars

-- Bloomberg: Texas Cold Snap Created An Extra 2.4 Million Pounds Of Pollution

Allegheny National Forest

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns

Alternative Fuels

-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Chester County Wants To Convert Vehicle Fleet To Electric, Install Charging Stations

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Pass EV Fee Bill For Revenue, And Future

-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions

-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars

-- WSJ: U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Leapt In 2022 As Newcomers Target Tesla

-- WPost: Why You Might Want A Heat Pump In Your Electric Car

Awards & Recognition

-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6

Bids

-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds  [PaEN]

-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

Federal Budget

-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of  Conservation-Related Funding

-- Pittsburgh District Army Corps: Federal Water Resources Act Of 2022 Authorizes Additional Projects For Civil Works, Studies To Benefit Water Infrastructure

Budget

-- Dept. Of Revenue: December State Revenues $319.9 Million, 8.6% Over Estimates; Up $503.1 Million For Fiscal Year

-- Independent Fiscal Office: December State Revenues $429.8 Million, 11.9% Over IFO Estimates; Up $1.16 Billion For Fiscal Year

Chesapeake Bay

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report

-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- Baltimore Sun Editorial: Conowingo Dam: Voided License Is Water Over The Dam; Let’s Float A Better Deal To Cut Pollution

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

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Citizen Action

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel

-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report

-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide  [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants  [PaEN]

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars

-- York Dispatch: Residents Skeptical As Landfill Works To Address Wastewater Contamination

-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences

-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!

-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand

-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation  [PaEN]

-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]

-- Register Now!  PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December  [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County

-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia

-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Climate

-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Chester County Wants To Convert Vehicle Fleet To Electric, Install Charging Stations

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Pass EV Fee Bill For Revenue, And Future

-- WPost: Why You Might Want A Heat Pump In Your Electric Car

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’

-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars

-- WHYY: Delaware Could Join California In 2035 Ban On Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars

-- WSJ: U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Leapt In 2022 As Newcomers Target Tesla

-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews

-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects

-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?

Coal Mining

-- Mike Korb: Anthracite Mining History Month Events In January

-- Times Leader: Many Area Events Planned For Anthracite Mining History Month

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step

-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll

Coastal Zones

-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants  [PaEN]

Compliance Action

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

Conservation Districts

-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator

DCNR

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- Scranton Times: First Day Hike Offers New Opportunities At Lackawanna State Park

-- Register Now!  PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting Registrations For Annual Conference March 13-14 + Other Professional Development Opportunities  [PaEN] 

-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

DEP

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Industry Report Show Production, Inspections Increased In 2021

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Highlights Record 2021 Natural Gas Production In PA

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available: Grants, Participation Opportunities, More

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report

-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Delaware River

-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 6 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator

DRBC

-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

Drinking Water

-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’ 

-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater

-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing

-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools

Economic Development

-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Shale Workers’ Pay Growth Slows As Explorers Throttle Back

Education

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Accepting Registrations For Annual Conference March 13-14 + Other Professional Development Opportunities  [PaEN] 

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report

-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Upcoming Climate, Energy Webinars

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’

-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers To Hold Next Session Jan. 14

-- Warren Times: Audubon Camp Jan. 16 For Children Ages 4-12

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide  [PaEN]

-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.

-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Focuses On Air Quality, Health In Western PA

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Love It Or Hate It, Snow Cover Matters - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest  [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6

-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation  [PaEN]

-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Update On Fall Migration Season, New Research, More!

-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand

-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.

-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: January Pennsylvania Nature News; Blakeslee Preserve Restoration Video; Volunteers Contribute Over 1,800 Hours Of Work

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership

-- Republican Herald: Coal Miner’s Son Reflects On Father’s Death In The Mines 70 Years Ago

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin

-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?

Emergency Response

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood

-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues

-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion

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]

-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania - $3.66, National - $3.28

National/International

-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall For 4th Week As Energy Crisis Abates

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand

-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine

-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe

-- Reuters: Exxon Mobil On Track To Make Record $58 Billion In 2022

-- Bloomberg: Exxon Says Natural Gas Price Decline Weighed On 4th Quarter Profit

-- Bloomberg: Shell Says Natural Gas Trading Earnings Were Higher Despite LNG Woes; Faces $2.4 Billion EU & UK Windfall Profits Taxes

Energy

-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania - $3.66, National - $3.28

-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood

-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues

-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities Sells WV Gas Company, Says Peoples Natural Gas ‘Essential’ To Expansion Plans

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast

-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences

-- MCall Guest Essay: Electric Grid Emergency Of Christmas 2022 And What It Means For Clean Energy - By Rudy Shankar, Lehigh University

-- Bloomberg: Texas Cold Snap Created An Extra 2.4 Million Pounds Of Pollution

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand

-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine

-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe

Environmental Health

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- Citizens Voice: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Testing Wastewater For COVID

-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.

-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing

-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools

-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step

-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll

Environmental Heritage

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!

-- Mike Korb: Anthracite Mining History Month Events In January

-- Times Leader: Many Area Events Planned For Anthracite Mining History Month

-- Republican Herald: Coal Miner’s Son Reflects On Father’s Death In The Mines 70 Years Ago

-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin

Environmental Justice

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available: Grants, Participation Opportunities, More

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

EPA

-- Williamsport Sun: Cleanup Continues At AVCO Superfund Site In Williamsport

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- Republican Herald Editorial: We Welcome EPA Regulation Of Harmful Truck, Bus Emissions

-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step

-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll

-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing

-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews

-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects

-- E&E News: White House Releases Latest Rulemaking Schedule For Energy, Environmental Issues

Farming

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: 1,000 Pound Butter Sculpture Highlights 2023 Farm Show Theme: Rooted In Progress

-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician

-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops

Forests

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

Game Commission

-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation  [PaEN]

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land

Grants/Funding

-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants  [PaEN]

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30  [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.

-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia

-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

-- Williamsport Sun: Cleanup Continues At AVCO Superfund Site In Williamsport

Hazardous Substances

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Groups, Residents Want EPA To Protect Pittsburgh Region From ‘Unacceptably High’ Levels Of Benzene Pollution From U.S. Steel

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- USGS/Penn State Study Sheds Light On How PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Travel In Groundwater

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- EPA Issues Order Under National Testing Strategy For PFAS Used In Plastics, Chemical Manufacturing

-- EPA Releases New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Analytic Tools

-- EPA Proposes New PM2.5 Standard To Protect Public From Harmful Effects Of Soot

-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA’s New PM2.5 Standard Is A Good First Step

-- WPost: EPA Says Current Levels Of Soot Emissions Are Taking A Deadly Toll

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator

-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician

-- Help Wanted: Keystone Trails Assn. Looking To Fill 2 Positions: Communications & Membership; Trail Maintenance & Training

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions

Land Conservation

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Recently Passed Federal Budget Bill Includes Wide Range Of  Conservation-Related Funding

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

-- Registration Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28 In Reading [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- UnionProgress.com: Residents Explore One Of The Region’s Newest Protected Green Spaces-- Vinegar Hollow In Allegheny County

-- WeConservePA: Chestnut Hill Conservancy Conserves 52nd Property In Philadelphia

-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust: Jan. 12 Webinar On Leaving A Legacy Of Land. 7:00 p.m.

-- PA Horticultural Society, University Of Pennsylvania Jan. 20 Webinar On Greening Cities For Health, Safety & Well-Being Benefits. Noon.

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications  [PaEN]

-- PA Chapter The Nature Conservancy: January Pennsylvania Nature News; Blakeslee Preserve Restoration Video; Volunteers Contribute Over 1,800 Hours Of Work

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

Lake Erie

-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Accepting Applications For 2024-26 Coastal Resources Research Grants  [PaEN]

Littering/Illegal Dumping

-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2023 Lens On Litter Photo Contest  [PaEN]

-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6

Mine Reclamation

-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants  [PaEN]

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains

Oil & Gas

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense [PaEN]

-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Industry Report Show Production, Inspections Increased In 2021

-- Warren Times: DEP Report Highlights Record 2021 Natural Gas Production In PA

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA-Backed ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch Passes First Hurdle In Race For $7 Billion In Federal Funds

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA’s Hydrogen Hub Application ‘Encouraged’

-- Planet Philadelphia WGGT: Jan. 6 - Hydrogen’s Promise & Peril

-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities Sells WV Gas Company, Says Peoples Natural Gas ‘Essential’ To Expansion Plans

-- TribLive: Cold Weather, Refinery Issues Push National Gasoline Prices Higher; PA Prices Largely Unchanged

-- Appalachian Voices: For Appalachian Communities The 117th Congress Brought Significant Victories, But Work Remains

-- Bloomberg: Fertilizer Prices Fall To Lowest In 19 Months As Natural Gas Price Drops

-- WSJ: Natural Gas Prices Plunge As Unseasonably Warm Weather Is Forecast

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall For 4th Week As Energy Crisis Abates

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline As Persistent Mild Weather Curbs Demand

-- Bloomberg: Fear Of Global Natural Gas Crisis Eased By Warm Start To Winter

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls To Lowest Level Since Before War In Ukraine

-- Bloomberg: Energy Experts Look To Next Winter As Natural Gas Crisis Set To Continue In Europe

-- Bloomberg: Shale Workers’ Pay Growth Slows As Explorers Throttle Back

-- Reuters: Exxon Mobil On Track To Make Record $58 Billion In 2022

-- Bloomberg: Exxon Says Natural Gas Price Decline Weighed On 4th Quarter Profit

-- Bloomberg: Shell Says Natural Gas Trading Earnings Were Higher Despite LNG Woes; Faces $2.4 Billion EU & UK Windfall Profits Taxes

Pipelines

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Christmas Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Keeps Facility Offline

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Report: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Fines Total $1.3 Million, Environmental Costs Of $1.8 Billion For Taxpayers 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Issued Thousands Of Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators For Newly Abandoned Wells That Can Cost PA Taxpayers $1.8 Billion 

-- TribLive: DEP Report On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Criticizes Industry For Abandoning Wells, Failing To Comply With Environmental Regulations

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines  [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]

Permitting

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 7  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 31 to Jan. 6  [PaEN]

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- DEP Took Action On 392 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 848 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 7 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

Public Participation

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines  [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]

-- EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell: Monthly Webinar Jan. 11 - Shell Petrochemical Plant Exceeds Air Pollution Limits.  7:30 p.m.

-- Southwest PA Grassroots Town Halls: Webinar Jan. 23 - Why EPA Needs To Meet The Residents Of Our Airshed. 6:00 p.m.

-- PA Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 19 To Consider 7 More Noxious Weeds  [PaEN]

PUC

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators Oppose PUC Efforts To Regulate Natural Gas Gathering Lines  [ Docket # M-2012-2282031 ]

-- AP/WITF: Suspected Natural Gas Blast Levels 2 Homes In Philadelphia, Damages Others, Hurts 5

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 2 Homes Collapse In Apparent Natural Gas Explosions In Philadelphia Neighborhood

-- PUC: Investigation Into Natural Gas Home Explosion In Philadelphia Continues

-- Inquirer: Preliminary Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Survey Found No Gas Leaks Around Site Of Home Explosion

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Said Its Gas Lines Did Not Cause Philadelphia Home Explosion

-- MCall Guest Essay: Electric Grid Emergency Of Christmas 2022 And What It Means For Clean Energy - By Rudy Shankar, Lehigh University 

-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’ 

Recreation

-- Western PA Conservancy: Celebrating 90 Years of Conservation [Video]

-- Scranton Times: First Day Hike Offers New Opportunities At Lackawanna State Park

-- Scranton Times: From Thunder Road To Hiking Trails, Game Commission Takes Ownership Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge Land

-- Register Now!  PA Recreation & Parks Society 2023 Annual Conference & Expo March 19-22 In Hershey  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries For 2023 Photo Contest ‘Reflections’  [PaEN]

-- Jan. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: Take The Survey - Cycling On Rural Highways

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership

-- York Daily Record: View Susquehanna River Ice From 140-Foot High  Enola Low Grade Rail Trail

-- Pocono Record Guest Essay: Cartwright, Wild, Fetterman Can Help Protect Future Of National Parks  & Wildlife Refuges In PA - By John Plonski

Recycling/Waste

-- WHYY: Plastic Bag Bans Go Into Effect In Media, Haverford Twp., Delaware County

-- York Dispatch: Residents Skeptical As Landfill Works To Address Wastewater Contamination

Regulations

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- E&E News: White House Releases Latest Rulemaking Schedule For Energy, Environmental Issues

Renewable Energy

-- PACE Loan Group Funds C-PACE 4.8 MW Carport-Mounted Solar Energy Project At 1000 Omega Corporate Office In Pittsburgh  [PaEN]

-- ExploreClarion.com: Piney Dam - A Green Energy Dream From Over A Century Ago

-- Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization Hosts 3-Part Webinar Series On Technical Assistance For Energy Communities  [PaEN]

-- White House: New Guidance To Disclose Climate Impacts In Major Clean Energy Infrastructure Project Environmental Reviews

-- Reuters: New Climate Review Guidelines Take Big-Picture Look At Renewable Energy Projects

-- Financial Times: The Climate Game - Can Yo Reach Net Zero By 2050?

Schuylkill River

-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!

-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill

SRBC

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

Stormwater

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Experiencing Winter On The Susquehanna Greenway - Susquehanna Greenway Partnership

-- York Daily Record: View Susquehanna River Ice From 140-Foot High  Enola Low Grade Rail Trail

Technical Guidance

-- Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plans - By Cat (Cathy) Lodge, Washington County Resident  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

Water Quality

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’ 

Wastewater Facilities

-- Citizens Voice: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Testing Wastewater For COVID

Watershed Protection

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Farm Show Schedule Of Events - Jan. 6 - 14, Including Conservation, Industry Programs

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: East Dunkard Makes Emergency Connection To Southwestern PA Water Authority; ‘Paying Water Bills For Water They Can’t Drink’ 

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Offering Spring Training In 37 Counties

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 17 Webinar- Riparian Buffers…Not Just for Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants  [PaEN]

-- Bucks County Beacon Guest Essay: Delaware River Basin Commission’s New Fracking Wastewater Regulations Fall Short - By Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution  [PaEN]

-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Earns A D+ In Latest Report

-- PA State Sen. Scott Martin Elected Chair Of Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director  [PaEN]

-- Baltimore Sun Editorial: Conowingo Dam: Voided License Is Water Over The Dam; Let’s Float A Better Deal To Cut Pollution

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network Update: SAN Turns 20 This Year!

-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 6 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Pike Conservation District Releases 2022 Surface Water Quality Report  [PaEN]

-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Love It Or Hate It, Snow Cover Matters - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County  [PaEN]

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Wildlife

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 10 To Hear Overview Of Stream Redesignation Process, Including High Quality, Exceptional Value Streams; But What About Protection?  [PaEN]

-- PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Funding From 3rd Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation  [PaEN]

-- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation, Game Commission Accepting Seedlings For Schools Program Applications Starting Jan. 30  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: 4 Sewickley Girl Scouts Earn Silver Awards, Among Projects Were Working At Fern Hollow Nature Center Vegetable Garden, Teaching About PA Birds

-- Warren Times: Protect & Preserve: Cornplanter Chapter Trout Unlimited Looking For Members To Help Expand

-- Scranton Times: A Tale Of Our Other River - The Little Schuylkill

-- DCNR Blog: Penn Nursery - Here’s To The Next 100 Years Of Growing Trees!

-- PPL Supports Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Field Trip Experiences

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Update On Fall Migration Season, New Research, More!

-- DEP Rescinds Function-Based Aquatic Resource Compensation Protocol For Mandatory Mitigation Under Chapter 105 For Reevaluation  [PaEN]

-- Nature At Risk - How Many Species Can We Afford To Lose? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Little Explorers To Hold Next Session Jan. 14

-- Warren Times: Audubon Camp Jan. 16 For Children Ages 4-12

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Mountainmen’s Earliest Pouches Were Buckskin

-- Help Wanted: Keystone Trails Assn. Looking To Fill 2 Positions: Communications & Membership; Trail Maintenance & Training

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions

Opportunities

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Hire Summer Interns

-- Help Wanted: Pike Conservation District Communications Coordinator

-- Help Wanted: Berks County Agriculture Conservation Easement Program Technician

-- Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Hiring For 2 Mid-Atlantic Coldwater Habitat Program Positions

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[Posted: January 8, 2023]

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