88 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 88 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!

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Announces 2024 Award Winners; Honorees Celebration Set For May 14  [PaEN] 

-- WeConservePA Honors Steven J. Schiffman, Esq. With 2024 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Holds 30th Anniversary Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Event May 4  [PaEN] 

-- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - A Life Dedicated To The River's Flow  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Executive Director Steve Tambini Announces Retirement  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Conservation District 2023 Accomplishments; Grants Coming Up; County Accomplishments; Much More  [PaEN]  

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Blog: Nearly 190 People Attended Keystone Coldwater Conference In February - By Sigrid Sharif  [PaEN]

-- Daily American: Somerset County Chapter 603 Pheasants Forever Invested Nearly $900,000 Into Local Water, Wildlife Conservation Work Over 25 Years 

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Women In Conservation; I’m A Land Steward; Protecting Fresh Water 

-- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Marshall Middle School Wins Western PA Science Bowl, Moves On To Nationals In April 

-- DEP Imposed $422,365 In Penalties On 14 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators In 2023 For Abandoning Wells, Spills, Venting Gas; 93 Operators Cited For Abandoning 271 Wells  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Declares 101 Medina Res Dev Co. LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Crawford, Erie Counties On March 5  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 2 to 8 - 119 Conventional Well Abandonment Violations; Pipeline Land Slips; Ignored Orders  [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Is A Game Of Whac-A-Mole - By Rep. Greg Vitali, Majority Chair House Environmental Committee

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets March 19 On Drinking Water Supply Impacts From Drilling; New Financial Assurance Strategies To Prevent Abandonment; Draft Spill Policy; Injection Well Primacy; Much More  [PaEN]  

-- The Allegheny Front/PublicSource: Pittsburgh-Based EQT Gas Drilling Expansion In WV Sent 4 Families Reeling, While State Regulators Trusted The Company To Answer Their Complaints 

-- WTAE: Concerns Over Flaring, Fracking In Cecil Twp., Washington County 

-- The Energy Age Blog: What Flaring At A Shale Gas Well Pad Looks Like From Your Bedroom Window, Same As It Did 15 Years Ago  [Welcome To Washington County] 

-- New Reporting On The Uncontrolled Impacts Of Shale Gas Industry: The ‘Poisons Are Still Going Through My System;’ Roar, Fire From Gas Flares; Nothing Has Changed In 15 Years  [PaEN] 

-- WTAE: Concerns Mounting Over Gas Leaks In Cecil Twp. Columbia Gas System In Washington County 

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: State Legislators Need To Become Better Informed About All Energy Issues - By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Drilling Alliance 

-- US Senators Introduce Bill To Ban US LNG Gas Sales To Any Entity Under The Control Of Communist China To Protect US Jobs; Americans From Price Spikes; EQT Says We Have A ‘Duty’ To Provide LNG Gas To China; Where Do AMERICAN Interests Lie?  [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: ‘Selling Oil And Natural Gas To China?’ ‘It Simply Should Not Happen, Period’  [PaEN] 

-- Stars and Stripes Guest Essay: Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities Right Move For National Security - Rivals Like China Are Using US LNG To Build Influence - By Steve Anderson, US Army Brigadier General - Retired  [PaEN] 

-- PA Utility Law Project March 15 Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families; LNG Export Capacity To Double, Even With Permit Pause  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Urges Congressional Delegation To Ensure Remaining LIHEAP Funding Is Available For Low-Income Pennsylvanians  [PaEN]

-- The Rocket: Let’s Play Mineshaft - Forgotten Coal Mine Tunnels Under Slippery Rock University

-- Clairon Conservation District Will Hold Iron Oxide Art Workshops March 22, April 13, June 7 

-- DEP Reports Progress On Permitting Reform; Reduces Permit Backlog By 41%  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro’s Money-Back Guarantee For PA Permits, Licenses Is Working [DEP Used As Example]

-- DEP Took Action On 893 Permits, 97% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,634 Inspections; Responded To 8 Emergencies During Week Ending March 3 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft NPDES General Permit For Discharges Of Stormwater Associated With Construction Activities (PAG-2)  [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: What To Know About Shapiro’s Proposed $10.3 Million Agriculture Innovation Program

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Our Streams In Winter - A Look Into The Challenges And Resilience Of Our Waterways Through The Season 

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Will Climate Change Add More Nutrient Pollution To Chesapeake Bay?  [Spoiler - Yes]

-- PA Environmental Professionals Host April 24 Webinar On Protecting PA’s Aquatic Ecosystems from Thermal Discharges In An Era of Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Commission: March 14 Webinar - Saw Mill Run Green Boulevard Master Plan - Watersheds Of South Pittsburgh, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA, Partners Host March 28 Streambank Stabilization Workshop In-Person, Online [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Wastewater Project To Cut Down On Raw Sewage Released Into Local Waterways

-- Republican Herald: 2 Schuylkill County Water Systems Among 177 Statewide Where PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Were Detected

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Montgomery County Aviation Museum’s Expansion Plans Grounded For 13 Years Due To PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Public Comments Invited On Controversial Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project In PA

-- LancasterOnline: Public Weighs In On $2.5 Billion Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philly Plans To Revamp Its Drinking Water Infrastructure, The Water Dept. Wants To Hear Your Thoughts

-- AP: Train Crews Working On Cleanup, Track Repair After Train Derailment In Northampton County

--MCall: Lehigh Valley Officials To Update Hazard Plan After Train Derailment

-- MCall: Cleanup, Investigation Continue After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment In Northampton County 

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: How Many More Derailments Until Rail Safety Is A Priority? - By Natalie Bencivenga, KDKA Radio

-- Scranton Times: Norfolk Southern Repairing Rail Freight Bridge In Scranton

-- EPA Adds Fmr Exide Technologies Facility In Berks County To Superfund National Priorities List  [PaEN]

-- EPA Opens Regional $1.5 Million Grant Competition For Pollution Source Reduction Projects  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful Shares 2023 Annual Report Of Accomplishments; Updates On Young Ambassadors; Land & Water Stewards Program; More! 

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Backyard Composting Workshop March 23 In Delaware County [PaEN] 

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: PA Regulators Struggle To Implement Federal Clean Air Act Requirements For Regional Power Plants

-- Scranton Times: Tunkhannock Area Schools Going All Out For Solar Energy Generation; Will Have Largest Solar Facility Of Any Public School [Wyoming County]

-- Community, Climate Advocates Petition To Intervene In PECO Rate Case Saying It Falls Short In Providing Renewable Energy And Addressing Environmental Justice Needs Of Residents  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: ‘Fix The Mix’: Climate Activists Want PECO To Buy More Renewable Energy

-- Inquirer: PECO May Be Forced To Pick Between Fossil Fuels Or Renewable Energy Before Its Latest Plan Expires In 2025

-- WITF: PA’s Manufacturers Could Make A Dent In Carbon Emissions- If They’re Convinced It’s Good For Business

-- ReImagine Appalachia: New Report Details Now Co-Ops In Appalachia Could Be Key To Harnessing Potential Of Investments In New Energy Economy  Webinar About Report

-- Spotlight PA: PA Pays Property Owners For Land Lost To Eminent Domain, But Farmers Want More For Their Loss

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests New Impact Report Highlight Accomplishments In 2023

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Long-Banished Use Of Controlled Burns Is Returning To Pennsylvania

-- The Allegheny Front: What’s The Future Of Restoring American Chestnut Trees After Program Hits Snag?

-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch: Winter Wildfires, Green Power Growth And Other Climate Topics Making News

-- Inquirer: Man Determined To Climb Trees In All 67 Counties In PA Conquered Philadelphia, Delaware County This Weekend

-- TribLive: Loyalhanna Watershed Assn. Offers Youth Conservation Internships In Westmoreland

-- TribLive: Greensburg Salem To Move Forward On Part Of Outdoor Classroom Project

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘In’ To Nature: Event Introduces Families To Outdoor Offerings Inside Indoor Setting

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Investing In Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Economy - By Thomas Gilbert, PA Environmental Council

-- BNN: Revitalizing PA’s Economy Through Outdoor Recreation - Plans And Prospects

-- Observer-Reporter: Ohiopyle Receives USA Today Best Nomination; Voters Will Determine The Winner 

-- DCNR Blog: There Goes The Sun - April 8 Solar Eclipse At 2:00 p.m.

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership:  Susquehanna River Water Trails Launches Logos & Branding With 2024 Programming  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Greater Latrobe Alumna Honoree Cites Benefits Of Sports, Outdoors, Support Of Flight 93 Memorial 

-- PA Wilds Center Partners With Purple Lizard To Scout Out Future Maps Of PA Wilds 

-- WNEP: Singer Brady Sutliff Releases Ode To Shickshinny Music Video 

-- WNEP: New Bloomsburg Area Recreational Trail Opens In Columbia County 

-- PA Center For Dairy Excellence: Creameries Encourage Pennsylvanians To Hit The 2024 PA Ice Cream Trail

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Recognizes Frick Park, Synagogue As Historic

-- Save The Date: Wildlife For Everyone Foundation May 17 Spring Celebration

-- PA Firefly Festival: Ticket Lottery Applications Now Available For 2024 PA Firefly Events In June  [PaEN] 

-- PennEnvironment: House Bipartisan Resolution Helps Secure  $840,000 Federal Funding For Wildlife Corridor Study To Reconnect Habitats

-- KDKA: US Steel Bald Eagles Welcome Second Egg Of The Year

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: How Piping Plovers Returned To Presque Isle In Erie

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: After Near Extinction, Some Bats Are Coming Back Courtesy Of PA Biologists And Others

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: After 50 Years Of Success, Federal Endangered Species Act Under Microscope Again

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Frog’s Loud Call Lets World Know He’s Ready For Love [Vernal Pools]

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Just How Do Animals Sleep If They’re Prey?

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[Posted: March 10, 2024]   PA Environment Digest