Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

-- Interns Wanted: DEP Now Accepting Applications For Internships In 2023, Check List Often

-- Interns Wanted: DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Internships In 2023, Check List Often

-- Wildlife For Everyone Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Life Lessons Taught In DCNR’s Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps - By Brianna Geiner, Corps Member

-- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN]

-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’  [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Rule Rather Than The Exception’: DEP Rips Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Noncompliance 

-- Observer-Reporter: Explosion, Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Burned For Nearly 11 Hours On Christmas Day In Smith Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 24 to 30  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 50 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 31 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- Bloomberg: Top U.S. Natural Gas Producer Pittsburgh-Based EQT Saw Output Drops Of 30% During Cold Snap 

-- TribLive: University Of Pittsburgh Offering $300,000 To Group That Comes Up With Best Carbon Neutrality Plan

-- Westminster Students Present Data Findings From DeSale Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Excursion  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 30 RiverWatch Video Report

-- The Weather Channel: Huge Ice Jam Block Susquehanna River, Backed Up Water Causes Flooding Near Wrightsville, York County

-- TribLive: Mary Ann Thomas & Maddie Aiken: Several Hundred Birders Slough Through Rain To Count Thousands Of Birds, Some Rare

-- UnionProgress.com: Winter Can Be The Perfect Time To Start Feeding Feathered Friends

-- Dauphin County Parks & Recreation: Friends Of Wildwood 4-Part Winter Lecture Series On Planting Trees For Tomorrow [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com: North American Wildflowers Threatened By Climate Change

-- Penguin Court & Thomas Road Farm In Westmoreland County Are Hosting 5 Virtual Programs On Winter Adaptations Of Animals  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Audubon Natural Center First Friday Jan. 6 Nature As My Art Partner; First Sunday Story Time Jan. 8

-- ExploreClarion: Penn State DuBois Ecology Students Raise Awareness Of PA Endangered Species

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: How Does Wildlife Survive In Winter’s Rough Environment?

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Get To Know Trees On A Winter Walk With Tree Pittsburgh

-- PA Authorities Assn: New PA Parks & Forests Foundation Video Highlights How Protecting Forests Improves Water Quality, Enhances PA’s Economy

-- PA Master Naturalist Update: Naturalists In Action; Spring 2023 Training Courses 

-- USA Today: These Lies About Climate Change Just Wouldn’t Die In 2022

-- The Guardian: U.S. Response To The Climate Emergency: Key Moments Of 2022

-- Bloomberg: Six Climate Breakthroughs That Made 2022 A Step Toward Net Zero

Visit the 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: January 1, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- January 3 - Senate, House Begin 2023-24 Legislative Session

-- January 17 - Gov.-elect Shapiro, Lt. Gov-elect Davis Inauguration

-- Governor’s Transition

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Is Aiming For A Reset With PA Republican Legislators As He Prepares To Become Governor

-- PennLive - John Baer: What Does 2023 Hold For Ex-President, Josh Shapiro, PA’s Legislature?

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro’s Top Aides Have Close Ties To Governor-Elect

-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Commission To Be Shapiro’s Deputy Chief Of Staff For Public Safety

-- Spotlight PA: Who Is On PA Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro’s Transition Team? - Full List

-- Gov. Wolf Reflections

-- AP: Gov. Wolf Ends Term With Strong Ratings After Tumultuous Times

-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Wolf Reflects On 8 Years Of Successes, Stumbles And Standoffs

-- TribLive Editorial: Did Tom Wolf Understand Politics?

-- PA Senate/House Transition

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Lawmakers’ Swearing-In Day Shaping Up To Be Historic, And Possibly Circus-Like

-- PA Capital-Star: Education, Lobbying Reform, Abortion Among Issues On Lawmakers’ Agendas In New Session

-- PA Capital-Star: Here’s What Election Reforms Could Come In Harrisburg After Power Shift In House

-- Politico: Pennsylvania Politics Are Heated, It Soon Could Be Utter Chaos 

-- PennLive - John Baer: What Does 2023 Hold For Ex-President, Josh Shapiro, PA’s Legislature?

-- TribLive Editorial: The To-Do List For 2023

-- New Voting Districts

-- AP: On A New Legislative Districts Map, PA Elects Most Diverse General Assembly Ever

-- Spotlight PA: PA Legislature Getting Major Infusion Of New Blood This January

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Diversity In House Marks Fair New Territory

-- November Election

-- AP: Pennsylvania Certifies November Election Results After Recount Delay

-- WITF: Top Stories Of 2022: Latino Voting Power And Candidate Viability A Min Focus In 2022

-- Scranton Times Editorial: 2022 Voters Are Pennsylvania’s People Of The Year

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: The Year The Political Temperature Went Down?

-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

-- PA Capital-Star: Here’s What Election Reforms Could Come In Harrisburg After Power Shift In House

-- Spotlight PA: Century-Old Law Lets Voters File Baseless Recount Petitions And Delay PA’s Election Certification

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Curing Mail-In Ballots Right Thing To Bolster Democracy

-- PennLive: Lycoming County’s Hand Recount Of 2020 [Yes 2020] Presidential Election Expected To Cost County $55,000

-- PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- The Guardian: Highest-Profile Trial Of Proud Boys On Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Begins [Including Philadelphia’s Zachary Rehl]

-- Inquirer: Fmr Philly Politico Told U.S. House Investigators Preparations For Election Challenges Started In Summer 2020

-- Inquirer: U.S. House Committee Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol Withdraws Its Subpoena To Mastriano, Release Transcript Of His Deposition

-- WESA/WITF: Mastriano ‘Apparently’ Called VP Pence On Day Of U.S. Capitol Attack

-- Warren Times Editorial: Unstable Republican Cong. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tough To Quiet

-- State Constitutional Amendments

-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution

 

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-Area Drivers Facing Higher Gasoline Prices Than Other Parts Of State, Nation

-- AAA: Pennsylvania Average Gasoline Price $3.59; National Average $3.10

-- Erie Times: Why PA’s Gasoline Tax Is Increasing In 2023, And Efforts To Halt Future Hikes

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Has Record Year: Cost, Criminal Convictions Up; $3.1 Million In Penalties Collected; Record Number Of Violations Issued; Major Compliance Issues Uncovered; Evidence Of Health Impacts Mounts [PaEN]

-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’  [PaEN]

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: ‘Rule Rather Than The Exception’: DEP Rips Conventional Oil & Gas Industry For Noncompliance 

-- Observer-Reporter: Explosion, Fire At Energy Transfer’s Revolution Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Burned For Nearly 11 Hours On Christmas Day In Smith Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Explosion, Fire At ETC Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant Rattles Smith Township In Washington County

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Aerial Photos Of ETC Natural Gas Cryogenic Plant In Washington County Show Cranes Working To Remove Explosion Damaged Equipment

-- KDKA: Fire Ripped Through ETC Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant Monday In Washington County

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Solving Our Energy Crisis Starts With Smart Policies That Support Natural Gas ,Oil - By American Petroleum Association

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: 5 Ways Natural Gas Will Rise To The Top Of Mind In 2023

-- National Fuel Projects To Lower Natural Gas Costs For PA Customers In Winter Of 2023-24

-- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Natural Gas Rates Set To Decrease Jan. 1 Due To Market Prices Being Down

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Top Stories Of 2022 #9: Better Times For Natural Gas [Price Of Natural Gas Up (94.7%), Stock Up 204%]

-- Financial Times: Oil And Gas Stocks Shine Thanks To Ukraine War Price Increases, Stingier Capital Spending

-- OilPrice.com: Natural Gas Prices Set For A Sustained Rally In 2023

-- Bloomberg: Top U.S. Natural Gas Producer Pittsburgh-Based EQT Saw Output Drops Of 30% During Cold Snap 

-- Bloomberg: Record Output Slump For Top U.S. Natural Gas Basin Worsened Power Chaos; Well Freeze-Offs Sent Production Plunging In Appalachian Basin   

-- Markets Insider: U.S. Natural Gas Production Plunges As Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Supplies Still Constrained As Extreme Cold Freezes Pipes 

-- Guest Essay: Key To Lower Energy Prices And Energy Freedom Is Diversifying Electricity Generation With Solar, Renewable Energy - By PA Solar Center

-- Guest Essay: Energy Independence Is A National Security Issue - By Lt. General Richard Zilmer, USMC (Ret.), Pennsylvania Native

-- Inside Climate News: 2022 U.S. Became World’s Largest Exporter Of Liquified Natural Gas

-- Reading Eagle: PJM Interconnection Officials Said Warnings To Conserve Energy On Christmas Eve Helped Keep The Lights On

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, North American Electric Reliability Corp. To Open Joint Inquiry Into Winter Storm Elliott  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: U.S. Regulators To Probe Power Outages During Historic Winter Storm

-- PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- Inquirer: What Happened In PA Politics And What’s Next For 2023

-- PA Capital-Star: Four Political Storylines That Defined 2022

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Partisan Fights Dominated PA Legislature’s Recent Session, Eclipsing Some Major Accomplishments

-- PennLive/TNS: Commonwealth Court: None Of Articles Of Impeachment Against Philly DA Adopted By House Republicans Meet The Required Legal Standard Of ‘Misbehavior In Office’

-- Inquirer: Commonwealth Court Sides With Philly DA In Impeachment Lawsuit 

-- AP: Court Weighs Halting Philadelphia DA’s Impeachment

-- WESA: Fmr Auditor General Eugene DePasquale Ponders Run For Attorney General

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 23 Pennsylvanians Who Do, Will Or Should Grab Our Attention In 2023

-- Erie Times: State Ethics Commission Fines 4 Lobbying Firms For Not Filing Reports

-- Budget 2023

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Boost In PA Tax Revenues Negated By Inflation

-- Erie Times: Why PA’s Gasoline Tax Is Increasing In 2023, And Efforts To Halt Future Hikes

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Freeze State Gasoline Tax Or Dedicate It

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Reports 16% Dip In COVID Cases

-- Erie Times: Erie County Nears Seasonal Record For Flu, Though Cases Decline

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Gets $100 Million For Public Health Infrastructure Improvements, Worker Recruitment

-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

-- PennLive/TNS: Commonwealth Court: None Of Articles Of Impeachment Against Philly DA Adopted By House Republicans Meet The Required Legal Standard Of ‘Misbehavior In Office’

-- Inquirer: Commonwealth Court Sides With Philly DA In Impeachment Lawsuit 

-- AP: Court Weighs Halting Philadelphia DA’s Impeachment

-- PA Economy

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Year In Review: PA Reduces Corporate Taxes

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Area’s Jobless Rate Hit A Record Low In November

[Posted: January 1, 2023]