92 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 92 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Senators Santarsiero, Comitta To Introduce Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites From 500 To 2,500 Feet, Based On Latest Science  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat Guest Editorial: Natural Gas Development Making Pennsylvanians Sick, Lawmakers Must Act

-- What It’s Like To Raise A Family In The Most Fracked County In PA - Washington County: PA Physicians For Social Responsibility [Video]

-- Uncontrolled Natural Gas Emissions From Equitrans Steelhead Compressor Station, Washington County: PA Physicians For Social Responsibility [Video]

-- Dickinson College Will Host An Evening With Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska On Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work Oct. 4  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: ‘Ezell: Ballad Of A Land Man’ Performance About Fracking And Belonging Coming To Pittsburgh  [Sept. 28 to Oct. 1]

-- FracTracker Alliance Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Community Sentinel Award  [PaEN] 

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 16 to 22 -  2nd Abandoned Shale Gas Well Pad?  5 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Comply With Order  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues NOVs To Roulette Oil & Gas LLC For Abandoning Another Conventional Well In Potter County; Roulette Applying For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit  [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards Celebrate 10 Years Of Making A Difference  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Coordinator Erin Frederick Honored By Lehigh Valley Business Council  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center Partner Hillendale Elementary School Awarded U.S. Green Ribbon School Award For Environmental Education, Sustainability In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Future Master Watershed Steward Program Scaling Up  [PaEN]

-- Introduce Students Ages 8-10 On How They Can Be Stream Doctors In The New Book -- Brooke Meets A Stream Doctor  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Meaningful Watershed Education, PA Environmental Educator Awards  [PaEN] 

-- EPA And Lincoln University Expand Partnership To Include Department Of Environmental Protection  [PaEN]

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: 2022-23 Annual Report: Trout In The Classroom; STREAM Girls/Keepers; Inclusion; Coldwater Heritage Partnership; Much More!

-- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited Host Military Veterans And First Responders At Trout Fishing Event In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: Rain Didn’t Dampen Spirit Of Lackawanna RiverFest 2023

-- ClearWater Conservancy’s Deb Nardone Resigns As Executive Director To Step Into The Role Of Executive Director For Foundation For PA Watersheds  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Residents Complete Penn State Extension Training To Become PA Volunteer Forest Stewards

-- In Memoriam: Thomas Hoffmaster - A Friend To Fly Anglers And Fish  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Locals Help Give Hellbenders A Voice

-- Register Now!  PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct. 29-30 In Altoona  [PaEN]

-- DEP Announced $38.76 Million In Funding For 6 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects In 5 Counties; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 2  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Awards Funds For Mine Reclamation Projects In Cambria, Somerset Counties

-- Shenandoah Sentinel: DEP Awards $38 Million For Abandoned Mine Reclamation, $0 Awarded In Schuylkill County

-- DEP Blog: Abandoned Coal Mine Reforestation Initiatives Healing The Land  [PaEN]

-- KDKA: DEP Investigating 6+ Fayette County Homes For Damage By Underground Coal Mine Subsidence

-- TribLive: Black Lung Cases On The Rise, Advocates Eye New Federal Dust Standard To Stem Resurgence Among Coal Miners

-- Celebrate Riparian Buffers Month In October!  With Penn State Extension, Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Increase Monitoring, Develop Surface Water Standard For PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' After Study Shows 76% Of Streams, Rivers Contained At Least One Of These Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Study Finding Rampant PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Leads To Increased Water Monitoring Across PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Martinsburg Files Federal Lawsuit Against Chemical Companies For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Of Borough’s Water Supply

-- Inquirer: Why Worries About PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ And Injuries Might Push NFL To Ditch Artificial Turf

-- WITF/AP: Firefighters Fear PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Their Gear Could Be Contributing To Rising Cancer Cases

-- DEP Hears Concerns, Some Support From Water Resources Committee On Draft Reg. On Reporting Unauthorized Spills, Releases  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments At Oct. 25 Hearings On NPDES Stormwater Permits For Two Warehouse Projects In Lowhill Twp., Lehigh County  [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Celebrate World Rivers Day By Supporting Investment In PA’s Water Infrastructure - By Kelly Heffner Means, Former DEP Deputy For Water Management

-- DEP Starts Air Monitoring Study Near Rausch Creek Coal Waste-fired Electric Generation Facility, Schuylkill County In Response To Citizen Concerns In An EJ Area  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DEP To Conduct Air Monitoring In Greater Tremont Area Over Flyash Concerns

-- DEP Publishes Final Air Quality General Permit For Installation Of Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares  [PaEN]

-- PA Business Report: Oil & Natural Gas Industry Environmental Partnership Report Finds Industry Makes Progress In Reducing Methane Emissions

-- Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. 28 Webinar Updates Public On Efforts To Reduce Methane, Other Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry Infrastructure - Shale Gas & Conventional Wells  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT To Hold 6 Regional Outreach Sessions On Electric Vehicle Charging And How EVs Can Best Fit In Your Community  [PaEN]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Turnpike Gets First Federal Grants To Install Electric Vehicle Charging Stations At Service Plazas

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Eagles Unveil ‘Kelly Green’ Hydrogen Fueling Station

-- The Derrick: Venango County Planning Commission Approves Solar Energy Facility In Cranberry Twp. 

-- AmericanIndependent.com: Federal Inflation Reduction Act Helped Lewisburg Church Save Money By Upgrading To Solar Energy 

-- Washington & Jefferson College To Host Sept. 27 Webinar On Hydropower From The Three Rivers  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Pittsburgh Innovation Could End Up Decarbonizing US Steel’s Mon Valley Works

-- S&P Global: US Steel, DOE To Test Carbon Capture Technology At Pittsburgh’s Edgar Thomson Steel Mill

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Citizens Bank Announces $50 Billion Sustainable Finance Target

-- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh Host Sustainable PA Annual Conference Set For Nov. 1-3 In Gettysburg  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: How And Why A Carnegie Coffee Roasting Company Is Lifting Coffee Farmers In Honduras

-- Lancaster Theological Seminary: Re-Imagining A Christian Response To A Changing Climate Oct. 6 Online Program  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can I Do About Climate Change? Part 7: Speak Up 

-- ReImagine Appalachia Hails Announcement Of American Climate Corps  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front: PA Groups Thrilled By Launch Of American Climate Corps, But Wish It Were Bigger

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NERC Final Report On Winter Storm Elliott Says Legislative Action Needed To Establish Reliability Rules For Natural Gas Infrastructure  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: US Energy Regulator Recommends Revising Reliability Standards For Natural Gas, Power Grid Infrastructure During Extreme Weather

-- Utility Dive: Record 13% Of Eastern US Electric Generation Capacity Failed - 63% Natural Gas-Fired During Winter Storm Elliott  [70% In PJM Were Natural Gas Failures]

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Policy Statement On Use Of Electric Storage To Enhance Grid Reliability And Resilience  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Local Battery Manufacturer Eos Energy Wins Share Of Big Renewable Energy Power Project

-- Erie Times: DEP Launching Taxpayer-Funded $1.3 Million Plan To Clean Up American Biodiesel Site Gutted In 2011 Fire

-- DCED: 100% Recycled Corrugated Packaging Company Pratt Industries To Invest $500 Million In PA To Create Hundreds Of Jobs

-- PA Resources Council: Registration Open For Weekday Electronics Waste Collection In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Man Does His Part To Remove Litter From Ohio River 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics To Target Litter In Dozens Of City Neighborhoods This Weekend

-- KDKA: Pittsburgh’s Garbage Olympics Bring Out Competitive Nature In Communities Across City

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Sept. 27 At Tiadaghton State Forest Center, Lycoming County  [PaEN] 

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeking Resource Advisory Council Members

-- Evangelical Environmental Network: Over 33,000 Pro-Life Evangelicals Support Efforts To Modernize Federal Oil & Gas Leasing On Public Lands 

--  PA Parks & Forests Blog: Finding Awe In The Outdoors - By Jessica Aiello

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Investing In Penn’s Woods For Tourism

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Promoting Recreation Is Important, But What’s The Best Way?

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: A Ferry, Art-Nature Center, Susquehanna River And Quaint Town - All In A Day’s Visit In Millersburg, Dauphin County

-- Cameron County Sinnemahone Triple Crown Gravel Bike Race Results; Ultra Marathon Trail Run Set For Oct. 21  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Outdoor Inclusion Coalition Coalition Offering Free Equipment To Encourage Camping In Riverview Park Pilot Program

-- Courier Times: Everyone Plays Here: 12 Inclusive Playgrounds In Bucks County

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Receives $1 Million To Help Property Owners With Street Tree Maintenance

-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming October Programs; Photo Contest; Cheers To Conservancy’s 50th Anniversary

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Annual Members & Friends Celebration Oct. 19, Monroe County 

-- Centre County-based ClearWater Conservancy Earns Renewal Of National Land Trust Accreditation 

-- Erie-based Asbury Woods Environmental Ed Center Welcomes New Board Members

-- Penn State Extension: In-Person, Virtual Creating A Garden That Welcomes Wildlife Workshop Nov. 11 At Olewine Nature Center, Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Publishes Final List Of 82 Changes To PA Native Wild Plant Classification List  [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Spotlights Conservation Genetics; Rare Plant Mysteries; Be A Good Bee Collaborator; Old Growth Forest Field Work; Moth List Updates  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Wildlife Corridors Would Help Drivers, Animals

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Expedite Wildlife Corridors

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: A Place Where Young People Actually Go To Church [Plum Boro, Allegheny County]

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[Posted: September 24, 2023]   PA Environment Digest