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-- DCNR Grants News: Thank You Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 17! Bridgeton Nature Preserve Opens; Conestoga River Of The Year Video; Meadow Management Workshop July 21
-- 600 Acres In Western PA Conservancy Bear Run Nature Reserve In Fayette County Is Now Part Of The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]
-- Feature: Rock - Water - Air: The Quecreek Mine Rescue - 24 Years Ago [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: New State Budget Leaves A.I. Data Centers Unresolved, Big Win For Advanced Transmission Line Tech, Modest Progress On Other Energy Issues [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Regulation Of Food Processing Residuals In PA Budget A Win, But Requirements For A.I. Data Centers Fall Short
-- More Reactions: Final State Budget Fails To Take On Growing Concerns About Energy Affordability And Keeping The Lights On [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: In New PA Budget, Shapiro And Lawmakers Shun Concerns On A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- PennLive: After Years Of Complaints About Brutal Odors, Legislation Sets Course To Regulate Food Waste Residual Disposal On Farms
-- PA Capital-Star: Farmers’ Use Of Food Processing Waste Will Be Regulated Under New PA Law
-- Spotlight PA: The Accounting Tricks That Balanced PA’s State Budget - But Only On Paper
-- The Center Square: PA Leaders Delay $1.3 Billion In Payments To Medical Care Organizations Help Create Balanced State Budget Illusion
-- PennLive: Independent Fiscal Office: PA Still Faces Underlying $5 Billion Deficit, Despite Budget Reprieve
-- Inquirer Editorial: PA Lawmakers Passed A Budget And Ducked Every Hard Question
-- TribLive Editorial: How Would You Score Pennsylvania On State Budget?
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Congressional Effort To Overturn Fracking Ban In Delaware River Watershed Died In Committee, This Time [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Fracking Ban In The Delaware River Basin Survives A Republican Congressional Challenge - For Now
-- Protect PT, Partners Host July 29 Webinar On How The Shale Gas-Fueled A.I. Data Center Boom Will Increase Risks To Health, Environment Without More Protective Setbacks [PaEN]
-- DEP: HG Energy Suffers Underground Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline Failure Resulting In Up To 42,000 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill In Washington County [PaEN]
-- PUC To Seek Public Comment On Proposed Settlement With UGI Utilities Over Alleged Shortcomings In Plastic Natural Gas Pipeline Construction [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Asks 4 Oil & Gas Contaminated Water Injection Wells To Shut Down, Suspects Frack Wastewater Is Migrating To Other Wells
-- Washington County Invites The Public To Provide Comments On The County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Plan On July 28 At The Washington County Fairgrounds Building [PaEN]
-- DEP: PA General Energy Co. Submits Chapter 105 Permit Application For 2.92 Mile Saluda Natural Gas Pipeline, Access Road, Workspace Project In The Loyalsock State Forest, Gamble Twp., Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Tenaska PA Partners, LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In South Huntingdon Twp., Westmoreland County After Nearly 8 Years Of Operation [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Energy Transfer Seeks To Expand Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plant With History Of Violations, An Explosion In Washington County
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Before DEP Approves More Pollution At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County, It Should Look At Its Compliance Record - By Laris Mednis, Clean Air Council and Terrie Baumgardner Beaver County Resident
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Air Quality Issues Take Center Stage In Mon Valley, US Steel’s Open House Puts Focus On New Investment
-- DEP To Hold Meeting/Hearing Aug. 20 On Water Quality Permits For Carbon Node East Data Center Development In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Major Amendment To Chapter 105 Permit For Amazon Data Center PHL 100 Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 15 Natural Gas Generators For Iron City No. 2 Data Center In Beccaria Twp., Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 282 Generators For Amazon Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- PJM Data Center-Driven Power Auction Prices Limited By $325/MW-Day Cap; Without Cap Would Have Been 70% Higher In PA, Most Areas; Missed Reliability Target By 6,831 MW [PaEN]
-- Reuters: PJM Power Grid Auction Hits Prices Limit, Falls Short Of Reliability Goal
-- PA Capital-Star: PJM Interconnection Electricity Price Hits Cap Again In Latest Auction
-- New York Times: A.I. Data Centers Add Billions In Power Costs In PJM Region
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generation Capacity Auction Prices Hit Price Cap, Reserve Shortfall Grows
-- Utility Dive: PJM Generation Capacity Auction Results Compound ‘Alarm Bells:’ FERC Chairman
-- PJM Board Approves Changes To Transmission Line Projects, Substations To Support Data Center Development [PaEN]
-- Quinnipiac University Poll Finds 74% Of PA Voters Would Oppose Building An A.I. Data Center In Their Community; 76% Are Following Data Center News Closely [PaEN]
-- WITF: New Poll Finds Opposition To A.I. Data Centers Is Growing Among PA Voters
-- Courier Times: Amazon Proposed To Install 286 Backup Generators At Falls Twp. A.I. Data Center
-- WNEP: Farmers In Union, Lycoming Counties Share Concerns About Proposed PPL Transmission Line Project That Would Help Power Proposed A.I. Data Center
-- Scranton Times: NY Developer With Russian Ties Eyes Archbald For A 7th A.I. Data Center Proposal
-- WVIA: Clinton Twp. Supervisor Resigns As Residents Question Ties To A.I. Data Center Developer In Wayne County
-- DEP Issues Corrected Chapter 105 Permit For Wetlands Impacts At The Homer City Generation Data Center Project In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Protesters Rally Against A.I. Data Center Development In Wilkes-Barre
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Protesters Voice Concerns Over A.I. Data Centers At Wilkes-Barre Rally
-- WVIA: Residents, Candidates Speak Out Against A.I. Data Center Development During Protest In Wilkes-Barre
-- AP: New York Won’t Build A.I. Data Centers For A Year As It Weighs Energy And Climate Risks
-- Inside Climate News: New York Becomes First State To Pause New A.I. Data Center Development
-- Wall Street Journal: The A.I. Backlash Has Tech Executives Fearing For Their Lives
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 20 [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts July 30 Webinar On Helping Businesses, Municipalities And Nonprofits To Transition To Solar Energy Through The PA Solar Center GET Solar Program [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Desri Energy Developing 1 GW Energy Storage Facility On Site Of Former Little Blue Run Coal Waste Disposal Area In Beaver County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Storage Company Tapped To Power Golden Dome Missile Defense System
-- PA US Sen. McCormick Announces Nearly $10 Billion In Defense Investments: Eos Energy Storage, Firepoint Energy Coal Waste Recovery Project
-- The Allegheny Front: Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Authorize Balcony Solar To Offset Electricity Bills
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: RISE PA Decarbonization Grants Expected To Reduce Industrial Air Pollution In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive: Resilient Energy Technology And Infrastructure Consortium Led By Pitt, CMU And WVU Funded With $321 Million Science Foundation Grant
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Resilient Energy Technology Consortium Addressing Energy Inflection Point - By Rob A. Rutenbar, Vice Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
-- Reuters: Solar Energy Construction Costs Jump 18% But Remains Cheapest Generation To Build [No Fuel Costs]
-- Bloomberg: US Cost For Natural Gas Power At 17-Year High And Climbing
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio: July 17 Understanding Radical Climate Activists , 4:00 p.m.
-- PJM Issues Hot Weather Alert For July 14 - 17; PJM Confirmed It Reached New All-Time Peak Load Demand 2,595 MW Over Previous Record [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For July 15; Requested & Received DOE Order To Put Data Centers On Backup Generators, Exceed Environmental Standards If Needed From July 15 To 21 [PaEN]
-- PJM Extends Maximum Generation Alert To July 16; Hot Weather Alert To Continue Thru At Least July 17 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: In Wake Of Record-Breaking Heat Waves In PA, Experts Reflect On Preparing For Future
-- AP: Canadian Wildfires Expose Millions In Midwest, Northeast US To Dangerous Smoke
-- DEP Declares Statewide Code Red Air Quality Alert For Thursday, July 16 Due To Impacts Of Wildfire Smoke from Canada And Minnesota
-- DEP Declares Statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert For Friday, July 17 Due To Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota
-- TribLive: Unhealthy Air Quality Conditions In Western PA Prompt Cancelations And Warnings
-- Scranton Times: How To Protect Yourself From The Bad Air Caused By Wildfires
-- The Allegheny Front: What You Can Do To Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke [2023]
-- PennLive: DCNR: 20 PA Wildfire Fighters Deploying To Minnesota To Battle Wildfires
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Air Quality Issues Take Center Stage In Mon Valley, US Steel’s Open House Puts Focus On New Investment
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Plans To Renew Contract With Reworld Trash Incinerators, Including The Facility In City Of Chester, Delaware County
-- PA Infrastructure Investment Authority Invests $306.4 Million In 29 Local Safe Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Projects In 23 Counties [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves Reduced PA American Water Rate Increases Of 4.75% For Water, 14.17% For Wastewater Customers [PaEN]
-- WVIA: PA American Water, Sewage Disposal Rates Increasing Again, But Less Than Company Requested
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Advocates Recommend Caution In Potential Wilkes-Barre Sewer System Sale
-- PA Emergency Management Agency To Open Multi-Agency Resource Centers In Philadelphia To Aid Victims Of Severe Storms On July 18, 19, 20 At Three Locations
-- Inquirer: PEMA Opening Resource Centers In Philadelphia After Microburst Storms Result In More Than 1,000 Damage Reports
-- WNEP: EPA Administrator Visits Luzerne County Superfund Site To Witness $39 Million Groundwater Cleanup Project Launch
-- Post-Gazette: Spill Of Hydraulic Fluid From Westmoreland County Steel Plant Into Allegheny River Contained, Lower Burrell Fire Chief Says
-- WNEP: Goodwill Industries, Reworld Partner For Electronics Recycling In Lackawanna County
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. Receives $6.6 Million Federal Grant To Restore Coal Waste In North Manheim Twp
-- Lancaster Farming: Rodale Institute Breaks Ground On Center For Regenerative Organic Innovation
-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Breaks Ground On Center For Regenerative Organic Innovation
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 30 Webinar For Manure Injection For Water Quality, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- York Daily Record: Codorus Creek Greenway Project Could Begin In 2027
-- Fox43: EPA Administrator Tours Watershed Alliance Of York Projects
-- Inside Climate News: Chesapeake Bay Program Delays Decision On Tribes’ Place In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Agreement
-- Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts Aug. 19 Webinar On Staying Safe During Farm Visits, 9:00 a.m.
-- Delaware County Times: $120 Million Delaware County Open Space Referendum To Be Put On Ballot
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Land Trust Buys 23 Acres Along Heritage Trail, Expands Protected Habitat
-- Central Pennsylvania Conservancy To Hold Special Fundraising Event Aug. 29 At The Cameron-Masland Mansion At Kings Gap State Park In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- 2027 Penn State Extension Landowners Conference Sponsor, Exhibitor Opportunities - March 4-6, State College
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Releases Rainbow Family Gathering Impact Report In Allegheny National Forest
-- PennLive: What Is Harmful Algal Bloom And Why It’s Dangerous To People, Pets
-- DEP To Conduct Mosquito Control In Ridley, Darby, Tinicum Townships, Delaware County Related To West Nile Virus
-- TribLive: PA Lyme Disease Cases Near Historic Highs In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties
-- WVIA: Lehigh River Rafting Trip Pairs People To Find Common Ground Off Land: ‘In The Same Boat’
-- The Allegheny Front: New Book By Pittsburgh Author Tory Mather Explores The Natural Wonders Of Pennsylvania
-- Western PA Conservancy, Partners Dam Removal Project To Improve Fish Habitat On Callen Run In Jefferson County [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Student Campers Explore Wildlife Care At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
-- Erie Times: Festival On July 18-19 To Celebrate Return Of Piping Plover To Presque Isle State Park
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