Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

Awards/Recognition

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Conservation District Awards Recognize Environmental Stewardship

Grants

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants; New Teaching Green Resources  [PaEN]

Help Wanted

-- Help Wanted: Pittsburgh-Based Landforce - Communications Manager  [PaEN]

Upcoming Events

-- The Derrick: Seneca Rocks Audubon Society Begins Annual Common Nighthawk Watch In Clarion

-- Save Pennsylvania Forests: Get To Know Your Forest: Bald Eagle State Forest Aug. 23 Webinar, Noon

-- Penn State Extension: Solar Law Symposium Aug. 23 Webinar On Gridscale Solar Energy Facilities

-- Halt The Harm Network, FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 30 Webinar: Wasted Water - The Impacts Of Fracking's Water Use From PA To Colorado, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension 4-Part Pennsylvania Forest Webinar Series Starts Sept. 12  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts 2-Part Online Discussion Of Storing Carbon Below Ground-- Sept. 21; And Above Ground-- Oct. 17  [PaEN]

-- Wildlands Conservancy Highlights September Activities, Educational Programs, Stream Team Volunteer Events In Lehigh Valley

-- WeConservePA: 2-Day In-Person Conservation Easement Seminar Oct. 17-18, Aldie Mansion, Bucks County

-- Keystone Trails Assn. Announces New Hike Fest Event To Be Hosted In Johnstown On Oct. 20-22 

-- DCNR: Nov. 16 Online Recreation & Conservation Grants Workshop  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Presentation Proposals For Land Conservation Conference,  April 3-5, Bethlehem

Programs/Information

-- DCNR: New Budget Follows Thru On Commitments To Protect State Parks & Forests And Spur Economic Development Thru Outdoor Recreation  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: Riverzilla A Chance To Interact With Schuylkill River, Reading’s Riverfront Park

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: STEM Campers Go On Otters RiverWalk To Explore Ecosystem Along Susquehanna River Banks

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Floating Classroom On Hiawatha In Williamsport Covers Native American Artifacts & Region’s Logging History

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Painterland Sisters Are Farming With The Future In Mind In Tioga County; Quest To Provide Sustainability For Their Farm

-- NRCS-PA: USDA To Open New Urban Service Center In Philadelphia

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Offering New Watershed Protection Site Assessment Action Kit  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 18 RiverWatch Video Report

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Part II - What Can One Person Do About Climate Change?  What We (Don’t) Eat

-- DEP Bans Sale Of Proexpress Electronic Products For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Law Broken  [PaEN]

-- WITF: Allentown-based C.F. Martin First US Company To Receive Sustainability Certification For Plastic-Free Guitar

-- Susquehanna Greenway: Benefits Of A Morning Paddle - By Alana Jajko, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: PA’s Portion Of Lake Erie On Track To Become A National Marine Sanctuary

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Thousands Of Invasive Carp Are Being Evicted To Save Native Species

-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Great Horned Owl One Of PA’s Top Airborne Predators

-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: Whoooo Is In These Woods At Night? Join Our Owl Study In Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Glenside Local: Cheltenham Recognized As A Bird Town By PA Audubon

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: PA Coyotes Have Been Saddled With Myths, Get The Facts About These Elusive Animals

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Wildlife Conservation Is Always Changing Over The Years 

Public Participation

-- New DEP Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy, Definition Of Environmental Justice Areas Effective Sept. 16; Public Comments Accepted Thru Oct. 29  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: PA DEP Issues Interim ‘Final’ Shale Gas Drilling Is Racist Environmental Justice Policy

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Prioritizes Environmental Justice Education

-- DEP, SRBC Invite Comments On New Permits For PA General Energy Shawnee Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal On The Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County After Failure To Comply With Its First Permit  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - August 19  [PaEN]

Background On Issues

-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights  [PaEN]

-- State Dept. Of Health Apologizes For Not Listening To Communities Suffering Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development; New Health Study Results ‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: DEP Plans To Tighten Regulations On Natural Gas Drilling, Including Recommendations For 2020 Grand Jury Report

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: University Of Pittsburgh Health Studies ‘Reproduces Previously Flawed Studies’ Not Actual Field Monitoring  [But Likes One Result That Favors Them]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Pitt Releases Fake Research, Claims PA Fracking Linked To Kid Cancer

-- Sen. Yaw Questions Legitimacy Of University Of Pittsburgh Shale Gas Health Studies

-- AP: Pennsylvania Study Suggests Links Between Shale Gas Wells And Asthma; Lymphoma In Children 

-- The Allegheny Front: Pitt Researchers Find Higher Risks For Lymphoma And Asthma For Those Living Near Shale Gas Development, But ‘No Association’ To Ewing Sarcoma Cancer 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak/Hanna Webster: ‘Is It Safe To Live Here?’: Questions Loom At Presentation Of Reports On Shale Gas Development And Health In Southwestern PA 

-- Observer-Reporter - Karen Mansfield: Pitt Study Shows Link Between Fracking, Increased Lymphoma, Asthma Reactions 

-- KDKA: PA Study Suggests Links Between Shale Gas Development And Asthma, Lymphoma In Children

-- NextPittsburgh: Natural Gas Development Raises Risks Of Asthma; Lymphoma In Children, Pitt Study Reveals 

-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: Pitt, State Release Findings Of Health Studies Into Natural Gas Drilling

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Shale Gas Development Linked To Increases Cases Of Lymphoma In PA Children, Study Finds

-- The Hill: PA Research Suggests Link Between Natural Gas Development And Asthma, Childhood Lymphoma 

-- The Grist: In Pennsylvania, State Data Links Natural Gas Development To Childhood Cancer 

-- The Center Square: Natural Gas Well Setbacks May Not Be Protective Enough After Health Impact Study Results 

-- Bloomberg Column: Cancer In Kids Is Too High A Price For Cheap Natural Gas - By Mark Gongloff

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Control Leaks From Natural Gas Pipelines

-- The Derrick: DEP Issues Order To Petro Erie, Inc. To Restore Village Of Reno Water System, Cleanup Contamination Caused By Its Conventional Well Wastewater Release; 1 Month Without Clean Water  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick - Luka Krneta: Petro Erie Ordered To Rectify Issues Related To Village Of Reno Water Supply Contamination By DEP In Venango County  [PDF of article]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 12 to 18; DEP Orders Restoration Of Water Supply; Conventional Wells Abandoned; Leaking Methane, Fluids  [PaEN]

-- NBCNews: EQT Natural Gas, Abandoned Well Frack-Out, In New Freedom, Greene County Stirs Suspicion And A Year Of Frustration In Tiny PA Town 

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 12 to 18; DEP Orders Restoration Of Water Supply; Conventional Wells Abandoned; Leaking Methane, Fluids  [PaEN]

-- DEP Investigating Other Possible Sources Of Methane As Part Of Response To Plum Borough Home Explosion, Including Nearby Conventional, Shale Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- Public Utility Commission Safety Investigation Ongoing Following Deadly House Explosion In Plum Borough, Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Pollution Up Chimney, Cash Down Drain [RGGI]

-- MCall: Warehouse Developer Faces Skeptical Audience: ‘This Is The Biggest Environmental Threat Kutztown University Has Ever Faced’

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.

[Posted: August 20, 2023]  PA Environment Digest