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-- State Budget Guest Essay: PA's Budget Must Build On Clean Water Momentum With Greater Investments In The Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program - By Julia Krall, Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation in PA [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Projects Another Drop In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue In 2024 By As Much As $114 Million From 2022 [PaEN]
-- Sen. Camera Bartolotta: PA Should Be Producing 4 Times The Gas We Are Now, Exporting It Around The World: ‘We Just Need To Get Government The Hell Out Of The Way’ [PaEN]
-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Doubles-Down On Support For Exporting PA Natural Gas To China, Our Economic, Military Competitor [PaEN]
-- The Energy Age Blog: More Bad Acting By Sen. Bartolotta - Frac The Hell Out Of Pennsylvania!
-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts July 17 Meeting In Washington County On How To Protect Your Families' Health Living Near Shale Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Protect PT: Penn Twp. Zoning Hearing Board July 11 Hearing On Hyperion/Olympus Energy Pipeline Compressor Station In Westmoreland County
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 22 to 28 - 12 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Failure To Comply With Cleanup Order [PaEN]
-- House Committee Told Governor’s Energy Plan Diversifies Energy Generation, Avoids One-Fuel Dependence, Improves Grid Reliability, Lowers Consumer Costs, Generates Jobs; Or Upends Competitive Markets And Is A ‘Death Wish’ For Our Economy [PaEN]
-- House Passes Bill To Update PA Energy Development Authority To Better Leverage Available Federal Clean Energy Funding [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Passes Bill To Allow State To Use Federal Funds For Clean Energy Development
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Action: Celebrates PA House Passage Of Legislation To Strengthen PA Energy Development Authority
-- Spotlight PA - Kate Huangpu: Power Grid Concerns Complicate Talks About Incentivizing Green Energy In PA
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Begin Debate On New Renewable Energy Goals
-- PA Receives $28.6 Million In Federal Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program Funding; Local AML/AMD Project Funding Application Period Open [PaEN]
-- US Dept. Of Energy Awards Funding For Projects Repurposing Existing Energy Facilities, Including 4 In PA Promoting Reuse Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells, Mine Pools, Abandoned Mine Lands [PaEN]
-- WPost: Indiana County Coal Workers Feel Abandoned As Coal Plants Close In Pennsylvania; How Biden’s Promise To Coal Country Became A Warning For Democrats
-- TribLive/AP: US Miners’ Union Head: Republican Effort To Block Silica Dust Rule ‘Attack’ On Workers
-- PA Capital-Star: US House Republicans Vote To Defund Enforcement Of Silica Dust Rule Protecting Miners
-- Scranton Times: Archbald’s Mine Car Restoration Moving Forward
-- House Committee Amends, Reports Out Senate Bill Setting A Framework For Geologic Sequestration Of Carbon Dioxide [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: PA House Committee Moves Carbon Capture, Storage Rules Quickly
-- Organizations, Concerned Citizens Call On House Committee To Resist Rushing To A Vote On Bill Related To Geologic Carbon Sequestration Without A Hearing [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Solar Energy Facility To Transform Toxic Swisshelm Park Slag Dump In Allegheny County
-- Observer-Reporter: Proposed Solar Farm In Georges Twp., Fayette County Sparks Backlash From Neighbors
-- TribLive: Unity Twp. Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Solar Energy Facility, Zoning Hearing To Continue In Westmoreland
-- PennTAP Hosts July 18 Webinar On Funding And Incentives To Finance Energy Efficiency Improvements In Your Facility [PaEN]
-- Legislative Budget & Finance Committee Report Finds DEP Issued Shale Gas Well Drilling Permits In Less Than 40 Days Required By Law Over Last 5 Years; By 2022 It Was Down To 21 Days [Page 63]
-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: Since Nov. 2023, DEP Received 16,070 Applications, Decided 12,294; Pending 3,776; Missed Review Deadlines PAyback Eligible - 13 [6.28.24]
-- DEP Soliciting Bids For Plugging 20 Conventional, Abandoned Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells Owned By Pennzoil In The Allegheny National Forest [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Lauren Myers: Pollution Risks From Gas Stoves Are Greater In Small Homes
-- Post-Gazette: Alcoa Says More Program Being Made On Technology To Eliminate All Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Smelting Process
-- Request For Presentation Proposals: Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 At University Of Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: The Chesapeake Bay Program Flunked Its 2025 Cleanup Goals, What Happens Next?
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: For The Chesapeake Bay, Federal Leadership Is Sorely Needed For 2025 And Beyond - By Ann Mills & Nancy Stoner
-- EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $22.4 Million To Support Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 8 Projects To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Clean Water Partners To Benefit From $1.5 Million In EPA/NFWF Grants
-- Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Announces $650,000 in Conservation Grants; Next Grant Round Opens In August [PaEN]
-- News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Receives Foundation For PA Watersheds Grant To Support Watershed Manager
-- WTAJ: Over $100,000 In Grants To Go Towards Central PA Conservation Efforts
-- FIG Lancaster: Allyson Gibson, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, Is Passionate About Clean And Clear Water
-- LebTown: Lebanon County Clean Water Alliance Wants To Know Your Water Improvement Project Stories
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Blog: Celebrating The Findlay Twp. Activity Center Rain Gardens
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Conservation District Now An Independent Agency With Most Of Its Funding No Longer Provided By County
-- Warren Times Editorial: Streambank Work Vital To Area
-- PA Sea Grant: 3 PA Educators To Participate In Shipboard Science Program On Lake Erie [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Ag Progress Days To Be Held August 13-15
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Issues 2023 Impact Report - Helping Farmers Grow Climate Resilience, Education And Innovation
-- Capital RC&D To Hold July 30 Pasture Walk On Grazing Practices And New Temporary Fencing Program At The Voight Family Farms In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Celebrates Completion Of Rain Gardens To Manage Stormwater, Enhance Biodiversity In Findlay Township [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Blog: Celebrating The Findlay Twp. Activity Center Rain Gardens
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches PA Plants Native! Initiative To Plant 100,000 Trees In Next 18 Months; Fall Tree Request Form Now Live! [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Stewards Host July 15 Annual Q/A Webinar On Fall Native Tree And Shrub Sale Species [PaEN]
-- Instead Of Fines, DEP Agrees To PA American Water Cleanup Of Silt In Roaring Brook, Lackawanna River; Creating Fish Habitat, Natural Enhancements Worth $300,000 [PaEN]
-- WVIA: DEP Reaches Sediment Pollution Deal With PA American Water For Polluted Lackawanna County Waterways
-- Environmental, Conservation Groups Seek To Intervene To Protect Municipal Riparian Buffer Ordinance In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Residents Fight ‘Greedy’ Poconos Warehouse Expansion
-- Citizens Voice: Pittston Twp. Takes Opposition To Warehouse In Residential Zone To PA Supreme Court
-- Scranton Times: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Lackawanna, Luzerne County School Water Supplies
-- The Allegheny Front - Julie Grant: 5 Takeaways From NTSB Investigation Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette: Group Rebuts EPA’s Claims About Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Response, Calls For ‘Thorough’ Investigation
-- Post-Gazette: NTSB: Failures And Miscommunication Plagued Response To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- Beaver County Times: NTSB Final Report: Norfolk Southern’s Actions Were ‘Unconscionable’
-- House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Landslide Insurance Legislation [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: What Is Lyme Disease And What Is Causing The Spike In Reported Cases?
-- Observer-Reporter: Fayette-Washington Fight The Bite Tick, Mosquito Surveillance Program Underway
-- TribLive: Experts Predict High Spotted Lanternfly Numbers In Western PA
-- Bill Requiring PennDOT To Plant Native Plants Along State Highways Goes To Governor [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: PA Lawmakers Want To Ban Invasive Plant Species From State Highways
-- Citizens Voice: Grant Will Help Lehman Sanctuary Expand Wildflower Growth
-- TribLive: Leechburg Homeowner Embraces A ‘No-Mow’ Lifestyle In Armstrong County
-- Sunbury Daily Item Guest Essay: You Are Nature’s Best Hope - Transform Your Property To Encourage Species Biodiversity - By Barb Jarmoska, Responsible Decarbonization Alliance
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Blog: Christian Hope In The World Of Pollinators - By Rev. Philip Westra, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Free Guided Tours Of Rare Butterfly Habitat Still Available At Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Rep. Pielli To Introduce Bills To Protect Insects, Conserve Monarch Butterfly Habitats [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Minersville/Pine Grove Students Savor Watershed Science Experiences Environmental Projects Led By Schuylkill Conservation District
-- TribLive: Poison Prevention, Deer Damage Techniques Earn Kudos For Local Master Gardeners
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: ‘Big Bugs’ Land At Pittsburgh Botanic Garden To Highlight Importance Of Pollinators, Insects
-- Interactive Training To Help Identify And Report Aquatic Invasive Species Thru The PA AIS Field Guide App Now Available From PA Sea Grant [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Bushy Run Battlefield Now Part Of National Old-Growth Forest Network In Westmoreland
-- Nearly $25 Million Federal Grant Awarded To Sharpsburg To Reconnect Town To Its Riverfront In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Blighted Sharpsburg Brownfield Gets $25 Million Bump In Allegheny Shores Transformation
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Tiny Sharpsburg Gets $25 Million Federal Grant To Provide Access To A Riverfront Brownfield Redevelopment
-- Post-Gazette: Sharpsburg To Receive $25 Million Federal Grant To Connect To Its Riverfront
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: New Sharpsburg Riverside Development Will Be A Model For The Region
-- US Senators Casey, Fetterman Announce $15 Million For Codorus Greenway Project In York [PaEN]
-- DCNR Celebrates Grand Jury Preservation Award For Project At Washington Crossing Historic Park
-- 2023 PA Trails Report: 48 Miles Of Trails, 16 Trailheads, 6 Tunnels, 7 Bridges Added, More! [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Three Rivers Heritage Trail Report Puts Economic Impact At $26.5 Million
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro’s Proposed Investment In PA’s Trail System Will Boost Economic Development - By Joe Massaro, PA Restaurant & Lodging Assn.
-- Blair Alliance: Major Trail Network Coming To The First Frontier Blair County
-- Williamsport Sun: Pine Creek Rail Trail An Asset To All Those Who Use The Trail
-- PA Wilds Center: 2 New PA Wilds Conservation Shops Open In Forest, Tioga Counties
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Maple Museum Opens In Somerset County With Tube Cutting
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Maple Museum To Debut In Somerset County Saturday
-- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: DCNR Says These Beaches, Summer Attractions Worth The Drive
-- Beaver County Times: Pennsylvania A Top-Ten Summer Road Trip State, Here’s Why
-- DCNR Announces Entrance Project At Cherry Springs State Park In Potter County To Enhance Dark Skies Experience
-- Spotlight PA: A Rainy PA Forest In Ohiopyle State Park Offers Fun Window Into An Appalachian Ecology Debate
-- DCNR Grants News: New Lackawaxen River Access; Orkney Park Permanently Protected; July 19 Park & Recreation Professionals Day
-- WPSU Video: PA’s State Parks & Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
-- Dept. Of Health Awards $255,000 In WalkWorks Grants To Support 9 Projects In 7 Counties
-- York Daily Record: Paddling A 444-Mile Journey Inspires Susquehanna River Art And History
-- Inquirer: He’s 11 And Makes $100,000 A Year Riding His Bike In The Philly Suburbs; Haverford Police Are Not Pleased
-- LancasterOnline: York Man Sentenced To Probation For Destroying Enola Low Grade Trail Bridge; Must Pay $1 Million+
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Eaglet Takes Flight For First Time From US Steel Irvin Works Plant Nest
-- Williamsport Sun: Research Rediscovers ‘Extinct’ Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
-- Republican Herald: Wild Animals Show Off For Kids At Pottsville Free Public Library
-- CBF Blog: Voracious, Invasive Blue Catfish Being Welcomed Into Ohio River Basin, But Eating Chesapeake Bay Alive [PaEN]
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