113 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 113 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!

-- Earth Day: Water At Risk: 'Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness' - Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN]

-- City & State PA: Q/A With Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair Senate Environmental Resources And Energy Committee

-- DEP Reports Only 1 Shale Gas Well Permit Under Review Drastically Reducing The Revenue Needed To Run Its Entire Oil & Gas Regulatory Program  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 30 to April 5 - 19 Abandoned Well Violations; Venting Gas; Spills; No Containment; Erosion BMP Failures  [PaEN] 

 -- Yahoo!Finance/OilPrice.com: US Natural Gas Producers Ready To Pounce When Prices Rebound; Signing Contracts To Export More LNG Gas 

-- Road Dumping Continues At Will As Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Get Rid Of Their Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Little Information Made Public About Free Water Testing Ordered As Part Of Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Settlement To Criminal Charges By Attorney General [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: PennEnergy Plan To Withdraw Water From Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County For Fracking Revives Worry About Threatened  Fish 

-- WGAL: UGI Gas Utilities Checking Gas Lines As Precaution After East Coast Earthquake: If You Smell Gas, Evacuate Immediately 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Zefiro Methane; Plants & Goodwin Looking To Plug Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells To Generate Carbon Credits

-- WESA/WVIA: Environmental Group Sues Cryptocurrency Power Plant And Governor Over DEP Permit

-- The Intelligencer: Martins Ferry, WV Mayor Says City Narrowly Avoided ‘Disastrous’ Situation From Flooding At Oil & Gas Well Wastewater Plant Owned By PA-Based Austin Master Services

-- TribLive Guest Essay: My Commonsense Plan For A New Era Of Energy Leadership In PA - By Gov. Shapiro 

-- Central Penn Business Journal: Shapiro’s Energy Plan Draws Reactions From PA Labor, Industry Leaders

-- ReImagine Appalachia Applauds EPA’s $500 Million Grant To Appalachian Community Capital To Stimulate Green Energy Investments In Low-Income Rural Communities Affected By Fossil Fuel Industry’s Decline  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Bigger Federal Tax Incentives Mean Bigger Blades For PA Wind Farms

-- The Energy Age Blog: Status Report On Wind Energy In US

-- Scranton Times: Tunkhannock Area School District OKs $10 Million Solar Energy Deal [To Reduce Energy Costs, Avoid Price Spikes Of Natural Gas]

-- LancasterOnline: $1 Million In Federal Solar Grants For Lancaster County Farms, Businesses

-- TribLive Editorial: Is Now The Time For Solar Energy In Western PA?  

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Electricity Storage Enterprises Wins Expansion Of Contract With Pine Gate Renewables 

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

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Lower Industrial Pollution, Increased Jobs Possible With RISE PA, Leaders From DEP, Community, Climate Groups, Union Agree 

-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Webinars On Sustainable Metals, Bioindustrial Manufacturing; Small Business, Ag Funding Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: Coming Push For Advanced Geothermal Energy And A Role For Pennsylvania 

-- PennDOT Announces $20 Million In Federal Funding For 29 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 19 Counties  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Federal Funds To Provide Another Electric Vehicle Charging Station In Erie County

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Firefighters See What’s Ahead With Electric Semi-Trucks

-- The Energy Age Blog: Electric Vehicle Charging, Solar Energy And Home Utility Costs In March 

-- PUC Launches Review Of Application Processing Times, Procedures To Improve Efficiency

-- US DOE Releases Revised Rule Allowing Pittsburgh’s Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works To Keep Producing Critical Electric Grid Components

-- Post-Gazette: US DOE Releases Final Rule That Protects Butler Steel Jobs

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Files Motion To Intervene In Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Facility Case With FERC 

-- US Dept. Of Interior Announces $244 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funding For Pennsylvania; Local Grants Available  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Work Begins To Stabilize Abandoned Mine Subsidence-Prone Portion Of Westmoreland Village

-- WESA: PA Leads Nation In Abandoned Coal Mines, But Feds See Light At End Of The Tunnel

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Give PA $244 Million For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Problems

-- US Senator Casey Presses Cumberland Coal Mine Owner About Impact Of Mine Closure On Miners, Families In Greene County 

-- WHYY: PA Flood Insurance Premium Task Force Meets In Bucks County Amid Severe Rainstorms

-- Spotlight PA: Some PA Municipalities Turning To Fees To Cover Stormwater Management Costs, But Pushback, A Lawsuit Threaten That Revenue 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Rivers Reach Highest Levels In Nearly 20 Years

-- TribLive: Conemaugh River Lake Crest Gates Opened For 1st Time Since 2010 In Westmoreland

-- WPXI: Flood Waters, Landslides Damage Communities In Washington, Greene Counties  

-- Observer-Reporter: Muddy Mess: Damage Assessment Begins In Wake Of Record Rainfall

-- Triblive: Too Familiar: Residents Near Creeks, Streams Begin Flood Cleanup 

-- WTAE: Etna Borough Benefiting From Millions Invested To Control Flooding

-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Boro Officials Considering Federal Buyouts For Flood-Prone Properties

-- Post-Gazette: Small Businesses In 8 PA Counties Eligible For Federal SBA Low-Interest Loans Following Baltimore Bridge Collapse 

-- TribLive Editorial: Federal Railway Safety Act Shouldn’t Be Derailed

-- TribLive Editorial: Lance: Questionable Choice By Allegheny County Dept. Of Emergency Services In Plum Boro’s Natural Gas Home Explosion

-- AP: EPA Did Not Declare A Public Health Emergency After Fiery Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- AP: Freight Railroads Must Keep 2-Person Crews, According To New Federal Rule

-- Pike County Conservation District: What Is Envirothon? 

-- EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz Visits University Of Pittsburgh To Discuss Research, Collaboration; Kicked Off Earth Month At Pittsburgh Charter School  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: A School Day Built Around Birds Gives Students Many Ways Into Their World At Pittsburgh Pre-K to 8 School

-- Beaver County Times: Enjoy Free Earth Day Fun At Sisters Of St. Joseph Center In Baden April 20 

-- Two BioBlitz Events, Earth Day Events In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster Counties Coming Up!

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Check Here For Upcoming Earth Day Activities

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy To Host Free Earth Month Events At 2 City Parks 

-- PA Resources Council Launches New What's Up Watershed?  Educational Series  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable, Jeremy Cox: As Rain Fell, Sewage Systems Across The Bay Region Buckled

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Casey Announces $1.35 Million For Nanticoke Creek Restoration Project  

-- WNEP: $1 Million+ Abandoned Coal Mine Land Reclamation Project Announced In Luzerne County

-- Tribune-Review: Mucky, Orangish Abandoned Mine Water Flows Out Of Hillside Into Johnstown Due To Heavy Rains 

-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Felled Trees Used To Improve Allegheny National Forest

-- CleanWater Conservancy: Volunteers Needed For 28th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day April 20 In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Check Here For Upcoming Earth Day Activities

-- Two BioBlitz Events, Earth Day Events In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster Counties Coming Up!

-- Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 26-27 In Bethlehem, PA  [PaEN] 

-- National Science Foundation Grant Awards Penn State, SRBC, DRBC, Potomac River Basin, Chesapeake Bay Program, Other Partners To Study Managing Salt Contamination Of Tidal River Water Supplies

-- Scranton Times: DEP: Sediment From Dam Repair Project Significantly Impaired Roaring Brook

-- GettysburgConnection.org: Adams County Planting Partnership, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, Watershed Alliance of Adams County Offers Free Native Trees For Adams County Residents

-- WGAL: Spreading Awareness While Also Planting Thousands Of Trees In Lancaster

-- CleanWater Conservancy: Volunteers Needed For 28th Annual Watershed Cleanup Day April 20 In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Offering Gardeners Free Soil Lead Screening  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 5 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Highlights Proposed York County Hydroelectric Project; Filling Water Use Data Gaps; 2023 Annual Report  [PaEN]

-- DEP, Keystone Landfill Sign Consent Order With $575,000 Penalty To Immediately Begin Mitigating Landfill Odors In Lackawanna County  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfill To Pay Nearly $600,000 Penalty, Undergo 26 Corrective Actions For Odors

-- KDKA: Radioactive Nuclear Waste Burial Ground In Armstrong County To Be Cleaned Up By Federal Government 

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Seeking High School Students For Young Ambassadors Program  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Program To Hold Month-Long Collection Engagement In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Water In Your Pocket: Why Not Buy Refurbished Tech? - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pennsylvanians Deserve The Right To Repair

-- Erie Times: How To Get Rid Of Old Paint, Outdated Computers, More With Erie County Recycling Program

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Announces Mimi Joy Cooper As Recycling Coordinator  [PaEN] 

-- WESA/WVIA: State Takes Another Step In Supporting PA’s Outdoor Recreation Industry

-- NextPittsburgh: PA Reveals Roadmap To Grow $17 Billion Outdoor Economy

-- Keystone Trails Association To Host Trail Love Maintenance Event in Michaux State Forest On National Trails Day June 1 In Adams County  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awards Round 2 Mini-Grants  [PaEN]

-- WITF/WPSU: Work To Begin In Rothrock State Forest On New Trails In Central PA Thanks To Local Efforts

-- DCNR Grants Update: Project Spotlight; Heritage Area Video Playlist; Grant Tips; More! 

-- Post-Gazette - Adriana Ramirez: Where Are The Three Rivers Heritage Trails We Were Promised?  Why They Will Take Decades To Complete

-- Republican Herald: Union Twp., Ringtown Library Officials Celebrate Opening Of New Walking Trail In Schuylkill County

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Seeks Mountain Bike Track Designers For Shaw Place Park

-- LehighValleyLive: Will Ticks Be Worse This Year After Another Mild Winter In Lehigh Valley?

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In March Now Available [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Wave Of Defense Tactics Aim To Save Eastern Hemlocks 

-- PennLive: This 4-Point Plan Could Beat The Spotted Lanternflies In 2024

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Parasitic Wasps, Vibrating Traps, Other Ways Science Is Trying To Destroy Spotted Lanternfly

-- Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly News: Business Inspections Resume April 1; Training Opportunities 

-- Williamsport Sun: What To Do Before Spongy [Gypsy] Moths Damage Your Trees Irreplaceably

-- PA Society For Ornithology To Hold 4th Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 7-17 - Sign Up Your Team Today!  [PaEN] 

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA April Nature News: Controlled Burn Season; National Go Birding Day April 27; Eel Research In PA; More 

-- PA Horticultural Society Announces 2024 Gold Medal Plant Award Winners 

-- DCNR Blog: Pollinator Gardens For Balconies And Doorsteps

-- TribLive: Western PA Audubon Society Seeks Participants For Certified Backyard Habitat Program 

-- TribLive: After Heavy Rain, Anglers Still Have Fun At First Day Of Trout Season Saturday 

-- Republican Herald: Anglers Enjoy Nice Weather At Fishers Dam In Orwigsburg For Opening Day Of Trout Season In Schuylkill County

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Game Commission’s $3.2 Million Bobwhite Quail Revival Effort

-- Williamsport Sun: Wildlife In Need Helps Get Injured Animals To Rehab Centers

-- Reading Eagle: Bat Rescue Center In Berks Expanding To Meet Its Growing Demand

-- Post-Gazette: Snake Season Is Approaching, Here’s What To Know To Stay Safe

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[Posted: April 7, 2024]   PA Environment Digest