Awards/Recognition
-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment - By Wayne W. Kober [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania - By Seth Cassell, PA State Forester & Thomas Cook, State Fire Commissioner [PaEN]
-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: Now Is The Time To Double Our Efforts To Protect Our Environment, Our Grandchildren; Saying You Care Means Little, Only Action Counts - By Jack D. Miller, Lewisburg [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Our Society Needs To Do More Right Now To Deal With Global Warming - By Gisell Morales, Student at Dauphin County Technical School
-- TribLive: Members Of High School Fishing Club Help To Restock Pine Creek With Trout In Allegheny County
-- The Guardian: Young Country Diary Competition: Nature Boys And Girls - Here’s Your Chance To Get Published In The Guardian
Grants
-- TribLive: Trib Total Media Accepting Applications For Scholarship Opportunities To Learn Journalism, Marketing, Business, Jan. 10 Deadline
Help Wanted
-- Spotlight PA: On The Range With Pennsylvania’s Professional Farm Sitters
Upcoming Events
-- NorthcentralPA.com: Tiadaghton Audubon Society Announces Dates For Christmas Bird Counts In Tioga County [Starts Dec. 4]
-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Dec. 10 - Invasive Toolkit For Landowners [PaEN]
-- Capital Resource, Conservation & Development Area Council Hosts Dec. 11 Pasture Walk In Franklin County [PaEN]
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Has Updated List Of Professional Development Workshops, Training On Climate Awareness; Empowering Youth & Activate Change
-- Penn State Extension Dec. 12 Webinar - Cost-Benefit of Voluntary Carbon Projects: Online Tool Demo [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Jan. 14 - Brook Trout In Our Native Waters [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- Vista.Today: Community Volunteers Lead Environmental Research Across Delaware River Basin
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk: What's Behind Backyard Trash Burning Bans? [PaEN]
-- Penn State Altoona Professors Edit New Northern Appalachia Literary Field Guide
-- Eckley Miners' Village Receives American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Grant [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Those Who Called Centralia Home Is Now A Ghost Town Because Of A Continuing Mine Fire
-- Penn State Extension Field Crop News: PA Agronomic Education Conference; Are My Forages Dead? Educational Opportunities; More!
-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Crops Days And Conferences For Crop Producers, Pesticide Applicators, Crop Consultants
-- Arboretum At Penn State To Plant ‘Moon Tree’ In Children's Garden
Public Participation
-- PUC Invites Stakeholder Comments On The Issue Of The Adequacy Of Electricity Supplies In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 87 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 30 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Community Water System Design Standards Public Water Supply Manual [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- DEP Determines Rulemaking Petition Submitted By Environmental, Health Groups To Adopt More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Is An Action The Environmental Quality Board Has Statutory Authority To Take [PaEN]
-- CNX Gas Company Reports It Did Not Stop Pumping Shale Gas Wastewater Through A Punctured Pipeline For 24+ Hours During An Incident In Morris Township, Greene County In May [PaEN]
-- DEP Discovers Evidence Of Continuous Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Release At McKean County Well Site During Routine Inspection [PaEN]
-- Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Shell Pipeline Company Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Discharges During Falcon Pipeline Construction [PDF of Article]
-- WTAE: Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Convicted Of Criminal Charges After Violating PA Clean Streams Law
-- Marcellus Drilling News: BIG Mistake: Shell Falcon Pipeline Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges [PDF of Article]
-- Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- PUC Encourages Consumers To Prepare For Dec. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Decrease To 31.2% Increase [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Electric Rates Will Be Going Up For Met-Ed Customers
-- Penn State’s Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies Spearheads New Design Standards For Stream Crossings [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Turning The Tide On The Chesapeake Bay - Giving Thanks For Pennsylvania's Progress And A New Opportunity For Leadership - By Marel King, PA Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission; Julia Krall, PA Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Kristin Reilly, Choose Clean Water Coalition; and Chris Hoffman, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Science Is Important, But People Must Be At The Center Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort - By Lawrence Sanford, Chair Bay Program Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee
-- Penn State: American Soil Losing More Crop Nutrients Due To Heavier Rainstorms, Study Shows
-- The Energy Age Blog: Marshall County, WV School Officials Review Safety Plans At Cameron Elementary School In The Event Of Flooding Caused By Underground Longwall Coal Mining
-- Post-Gazette: Centuries Later, The Rivers That Run Through Pittsburgh Still Keep Businesses Afloat
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Study: Climate Change Boosted Wind Speeds In 2024 Atlantic Hurricanes
-- PennEnvironment Releases New Guide To Buying Refurbished Electronics During Holiday Season [PaEN]
-- Penn State: Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather And Climate
-- Natural Lands, ClearWater Conservancy Announce The Preservation Of 667 Acres In Huntingdon County [PaEN]
-- Reforest Our Future Patch Project Creates Mini-Forests In Beaver County Community [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Sinkholes Nearly Close Berkshire Mall For The Holiday Shopping Season
-- PA Capital-Star: How Social Media Is Influencing Our Interactions With Public Lands
-- LehighValleyLive: Misfire - Divided Over Sunday Deer Hunting
-- Spotlight PA: Game Commission Changed First Day Of Deer Season In 2019; Some Rural Businesses Want To See it Switched Back
-- Warren Times: Lead Toxicity Can Be Reduced With Changes To Hunting Practices
-- Williamsport Sun: Good Samaritan Wildlife Gives Area A Resource For Injured Animals
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.
Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.
[Posted: December 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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