Monday, March 25, 2024

March 25 PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


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93 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic


DEP Reports The Number Of Methane Contaminated Water Supplies From Oil & Gas Drilling Is Up ‘Across The Board,’ ‘Not A Good Trend’


DEP: Shale Gas Drilling Resulted In 54 Incidents Of New Wells Interfering With Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Water Wells Or Other Shale Gas Wells In Last 8 Years


DEP Pursuing Federal Funding To Further Define Human Health Impacts Of Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells


Spring Road Dumping Season Underway As Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Get Rid Of Their Wastewater


Fayette County Commissioners Unanimously Pass Ordinance Restricting Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells


DEP Issued Conventional Oil & Gas Operators 663 Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In Last 15 Months; 392 In 2024 Alone


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 16 to 22 - Truck Rollover; 12 More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Annual Reports; Another Chewed Wastewater Line Leaking


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 23


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 8 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals, Adopts New General Permit For Cooperative Fish Nurseries


DEP Notified Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County It Can No Longer Operate Under An Air Quality Construction Permit And Has 120 Days To Submit A Full Title V Air Quality Permit Application


Sen. Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Otten, Rep. Abney To Introduce Gov. Shapiro’s Energy, Climate Initiatives


Solar United Neighbors Hails House Committee Action On Community Solar Legislation


US DOE Awards Mineral Basin Solar Project In Clearfield County $90 Million For 402 MW Facility On Abandoned Mine Lands; Filling Gap Left By Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant


PUC To Host March 28 Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board


Master Watershed Stewards In York County Recognize Betsy Leppo, Western PA Conservancy, Gifford Pinchot State Park Staff As 2023 Outstanding Partners For Work On Vernal Pools


Master Watershed Steward Robert Pace Partners To Protect Watersheds In Montgomery County


Learn How Your Property Could Be Certified Watershed-Friendly By Penn State Extension At April 25 Workshop In Cumberland County


Call For Artists: Street 2 Creek Storm Drain Street Art Contest In City Of York


Penn State Extension: April 9 Webinars: Introduction To Working Riparian Buffers You Can Eat; Other Buffer Resources


Penn State Extension, Partners Host Volunteer Tree Plantings/Workshops April 13 - Lebanon County, April 16 & 20, May 11 - Lancaster County


April 23 Webinar: Importance Of Tree Equity Amidst Changing Community Climates Hosted By Penn State Extension, Partners


Penn State Extension Hosts April 25 Webinar On PA Countywide Clean Water Action Plan Public Engagement Strategies


DEP Invites Comments On Draft Strategy For Prioritizing Development Of Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans From 2024-2032


DEP Sets April 29 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Arcadia Develop Corp. Industrial Project In Northampton County


DEP Will Hold May 2 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Maiden Creek Warehouse Project In Berks County


Allegheny National Forest Partnership Projects Improve Stream Health Using Federal Inflation Reduction Act Funds


Insurance Dept.: Stay Protected With Flood Insurance During Flood Awareness Week


NRCS To Help Property Owners In Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming Counties Damaged By Flooding


Delaware River Basin Commission Releases New Tool To Help Communities Understand Local Impacts Of Extreme Precipitation Events


Groups Send Letter To Congress Seeking Critical Investments In Appalachian Flood Recovery And Resilience Program


Register Now For PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Training


Quality Industrial Coatings Receives National Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award


DEP To Hold April 23 Hearing On Jessop Steel Air Quality Permit For Washington County Facility


Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrate Earth Day And Their 100th Anniversary With Super-Mega Service Day April 20


Litter Lifters Of West Vincent, Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassador Kaelyn Stek Plan, Carry Out Litter Cleanup In Chester County


Gov. Shapiro Launches Outdoor Business Alliance To Support PA’s Outdoor Economy At Gilson Snow in Snyder County


DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets March 27 To Hear Update On Grant Programs, State Budget


Western PA Conservancy Accepting Applications For Canoe Access Grants In Western PA


Northcentral PA Conservancy Hosts April 21 A Night For Nature And Helles-bender Beer At Turkey Hill Brewing In Bloomsburg


Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Highlights Jennings Environmental Ed Center Beavers; March 25 & April 8 Eclipse; More Activities


US Forest Service: Weathering The Warmth - Early Spring's Impact On Trees


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Science Scholarships; Call For Conference Presentations


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News From PA House & Senate


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[Posted: March 25, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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