Monday, September 9, 2024

September 9 Weekly 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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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic


Abandoned Well Citizen Expert Laurie Barr, University Of Pennsylvania Prof. Jennifer Wilcox Recognized On The Grist 50 List


Upper Delaware Council Announces Honorees For 36th Annual River Valley Awards, Including 4 From Pennsylvania


DCNR: Trails At Jakes Rocks Honored As Pennsylvania’s 2024 Trail Of The Year In Warren County 


Dickinson College Farm's Matt Steiman Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award From The Sustainable Energy Fund


Team USA Wins Youth World Fly Fishing Championship, Including 2 Anglers, Head Coach From PA 


We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy


Sen. Comitta: New PUC Pipeline Safety Regulations To Be Published As Final This Month For Public Utility Hazardous Liquid Pipelines


Environmental Health Project: CNX Resources Claims Shale Gas Drilling Poses No Public Health Risks Are ‘Misleading, Irresponsible, Dangerous’


Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Sept. 24 Program In Washington County On Increasing Setbacks From Oil & Gas Infrastructure


Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Dropped To Lowest Level Since 2020; Number Of PA Drilling Rigs Drop By Nearly 25% In 2 Weeks As A Result Of Drillers Trying To Raise The Price Of Gas


US Dept. Of Interior Approves $76.4 Million To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania; 1,234 Violations For Abandoning Conventional Wells In Last 20 Months


Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force To Hold Public Meetings In 3 Northwest PA Counties On A Project To Test New Methods Of Locating Abandoned Conventional Oil, Gas Wells


Source Of 19-Day-Old Oil Discharge Into Allegheny River In Venango County Still A Mystery; Recreators Asked To Avoid The Area


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 - Mystery Oil Leak Into Allegheny River; Holes In Shale Gas Casing; 65 Days Late In Plugging Conventional Well


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 7


PUC Invites Comments On Accelerated Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems


Center for Coalfield Justice Blog: Update On Underground Longwall Coal Mining In Greene, Washington Counties; Next DEP Report On Longwall Impacts Due… Soon


PUC: Number Of Storm-Related Electric Outages Increasing Due To A Jump In Number Of Severe Storms With Extremely High Winds


PUC Awarded $4.6 Million DOE Grant To Improve Siting Process For High-Voltage Electric Transmission Lines


Sept. 11 Webinar On $396.1 Million PA RISE Program To Provide Grants, Incentives To Decarbonize Industry


PennDOT Invites Public To Comment On Plan For Expanded Electric Vehicle Charging Support, Funding Distribution


Green Building Alliance Awarded $1.48 Million Federal Grant To Launch Green Pathways Workforce Initiative In Southwest PA


Clean Air Advocates File Lawsuit Against EPA To Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutants From Steel Industry Coke [Coal] Oven Plants


DEP Sets Oct. 10 Hearing On Proposed Interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup Response At The Vallimont Site In Erie County


DEP Invites Comments On 2 Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Agreements On Gryphin Coatings, Inc. Site In Philadelphia


National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announces $23.8 Million In Small Watershed Grants To Support Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts; $7.5 Million To Benefit PA


Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $1.5 Million In Research To Support Ag Industry Work To Tackle Complex Climate, Conservation Challenges On Farms


DEP Accepting Applications For Coastal Zone Grants In Delaware Estuary, Lake Erie Coastal Zones


Registration Open! Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 At University Of Pittsburgh


Penn State Extension Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training To Hold 3 Multi-Day In-Person Ag Conservation Keystone Training Workshops In October


USDA NRCS Now Accepting Applications For FY 2025 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program


Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Trees For Graziers Host Farm Walk On Sept. 11 In Lebanon County


Penn State Extension, Partners To Host Oct. 2-3 In-Person Educator Workshop- Dive Even Deeper: Watershed Literacy And Tree Plantings In Lancaster County


Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Help Stroud Township Save Money With Stormwater Inspections In Monroe County


Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Seeks Volunteers For Annual Plant-A-Thon Set To Plant 10,000 Native Trees, Shrubs, Perennials Throughout The 4-County Watershed


Penn State Extension Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On On-Lot Septic Systems Starting Oct. 1


Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Webinar Series On Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land, Starting Sept. 25


Stroud Water Research Center Highlights Temperature Impacts On Streams; Teachers Dive Into Conestoga River; Transforming Local Parks To Enhance Fresh Water


Philadelphia Watershed Stewards Hold Oct. 13 In-Person Tap Talk: Watershed Impacts Of Lesser-Known Pollutants


PennEnvironment: New Study Of 9 PA School Districts Show These Schools Fail To Protect Children From Lead In School Drinking Water; Urges Action On Bipartisan Legislation


Delaware River Basin Commission Names Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. As New Executive Director


PennDOT, Keep PA Beautiful Announce 40 Students Selected As 2024-25 Young Ambassadors For A Clean And Beautiful Pennsylvania


Keep PA Beautiful Supports 16th Allegheny River & Watershed Cleanup Sept. 12 to 14 In Warren County


Appalachian Regional Commission Announced It Will Invest $16.9 Million In Appalachia's Electric Grid, Businesses, Workforce, Trails; 4 Projects Benefit PA


Western PA Conservancy Protects 700 Acres Of Forestland In Fayette County; 1,495 Acres In Elk County To Be Added To State Forest Lands


Keystone Trails Assn. Announces The Keystone Susquehanna Riverlands Hiking & Outdoors Weekend Oct. 18-20 In Lancaster, York Counties


PA Forestry Assn. Encouraging Groups To Hold Local Walk In Penn's Woods Events Oct. 5-6


PA Parks & Forests Foundation Welcomes New Friends Of Tyler State Park Group In Bucks County


PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August Now Available


Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants


PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For 2024 PA Water Trail Mini-Grants; Webinar Sept. 23


US DOT Accepting Applications For Grants To Remove Or Replace Culverts To Improve Or Restore Passages For Anadromous Fish


Hawk Mountain Receives US Fish & Wildlife Grant To Conserve Grassland Raptors


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Chesapeake Bay Foundation Holds Watershed Exploration Programs For Students In Grades 6 to 12 From 8 PA Schools In September, October


Pike, Wayne Conservation Districts, Trout Unlimited Chapter Partner On New Stream Keepers Youth Program Oct. 5


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[Posted: September 9, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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