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-- WGAL8: 9th Generation Brothers Preserve Pennsylvania’s Oldest Farm After 309 Years In Lancaster County
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce Recipients Of 2026 PAEE Awards, Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Awards [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Profile: Carol Parenzan, From Environmental Engineer To ‘Water Healer’
-- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson To Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Lebanon County Conservation District Recognizes Calvin Miller With Steward Of The Land Lifetime Award [PaEN]
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Easter, Spring Weather Bring Thoughts Of Renewal And Gardening - By George Ball, Chairman, PA-based W. Atlee Burpee Company
-- DCNR Kicks Off America250PA GeoCache Trail Through 25 PA State Parks [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro, America250PA Announce 5-City Commonwealth Free Concert Series Tour Celebrating Pennsylvania’s Role Through 250 Years Of America
-- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Grand Opening Of Laurel Caverns State Park In Fayette County, Pennsylvania’s First Underground State Park [PaEN]
-- PA Recycling Markets Center Study: Recycling Industries Support Over 319,000 Jobs; Contributes $130.5 Billion To The Economy - Over 3 Times That Of The Shale Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- PA Bar Association Quarterly: Examining The Evolution Of The PA Environmental Rights Amendment Through A Municipal Lens
-- DEP: Wastewater Spill At Repsol Oil & Gas USA Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County Results In Recovery Of 166,729 Gallons Of Contaminated Water, So Far [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Equitrans [EQT] Appeals Court Ruling Denying Request To Dismiss State Criminal Charges Involving A 2018 Greene County Methane House Explosion Causing Serious Burns To 3 People, Including a 4-Year Old [PDF of Article]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: DEP Fines Eureka Resources $100,000 For Oil & Gas Wastewater Spills, Other Violations In Bradford, Lycoming County
-- DEP Hosts April 15 Webinar On How To Do Trenchless Pipeline Construction Safely After Major Incidents In 2025 Causing The Release Of 1.2 Million Gallons Of Drilling Fluids Into Abandoned Mine Voids In Washington County. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
-- Beaver County Residents Tell DEP To Enforce Existing Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Pollution Limits, Not Give Them A New Permit Increasing Pollution [PaEN]
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Shell Petrochemical Plant Draft Air Permit Finds Support, Opposition At DEP Hearing
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: DEP Hearing On Proposed Emission Limit Increases For Shell Petrochemical Plant A Temperature Check For Residents, Union Workers In Beaver County [PDF of Article]
-- Public Source Pittsburgh: DEP Hearing On Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Permit Brings Out Economic Benefits And Health, Compliance Concerns
-- Beaver Times Guest Essay: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Has History Of Unfulfilled Promises - By Elan Justice Pavlinich, Environmental Health Project
-- TribLive Letter: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Continues To Pollute - By Clara Jane Mack, Oakland, Pittsburgh
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Seeks Comments On Environmental Impacts Of Proposed Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline Project Impacting Susquehanna County, PA; New York And Delaware [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Prevent Damage To 4 Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines From Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN]
-- TribLive - Joe Napsha: CNX Midstream Seeks To Tap Beaver Run Drinking Water Reservoir For Fracking Water In Westmoreland County
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Is One Of The World’s Top Energy Producers, So Why Can’t It Build Pipelines? - By T.J. Rooney, Lobbyist, Tri State Strategies [DEP Permits Not The Problem; Pipelines Fined Over $71 Million + Multiple Criminal Charges] [Warning]
-- Utility Dive: Supply Crunch For Natural Gas Power Plant Turbines Set To Raise Prices 195% By 2027; 5 Year Wait For Large Turbines, Report
-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $169,750 In Penalties In 176 Disciplinary Actions Involving Underground Utility Violations
-- TribLive Letter: PA’s Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee An Example Of Effective Taxation - By Jeff Smith, Butler [For The Industry Only, Not As A Reliable Source Of Revenue To Pay Local Governments, Others For The Damage Done By The Industry]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Joins Lawsuit Over Federal Repeal Of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding [PaEN]
-- EPA Moves To Weaken Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Slashing Non-Defense Spending On Energy By Cutting ‘Green New Scam Initiatives’ [Warning]
-- PA Solar Center, Partners Host April 17 Webinar On How Energy Storage, Solar Energy Create Resilient Communities Featuring DEP's Report On Microgrids, Energy Storage [PaEN]
-- Local Governments: Apply To DEP’s Community Energy Development Program By April 15 For Help In Developing Energy Transition Plans [PaEN]
-- City Of Pittsburgh To Develop Solar Energy Facility On Steel Slag Disposal Area In Swisshelm Park To Cut Energy Costs By $2.6 Million At 4 Public Schools [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Brownfields To Become Solar Energy Facility Powering 4 Schools
-- TribLive: Solar Energy Facility Planned In Swisshelm Park Would Power 4 Pittsburgh Public Schools
-- TheDerrick.com: Oil City Hears From Solar Energy Company On Proposed Installation Near High School In Venango County
-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Township Approves Solar Energy Facility Off Old Sixth Avenue Road
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Green Group Gives Pennsylvania ‘F’ On Solar Energy Facility Permitting
-- TribLive - Jack Troy: GE Vernova, Maker Of Power Generation Equipment, Spends $70 Million On Rostraver Warehouse
-- House Energy Committee To Meet April 13 To Consider GeoThermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, PA Energy Development Authority Bills; Sets April 14 Hearing On Net Metering [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Pennsylvania DEP Seeks Potential Fast-Track Energy Storage, Generation Projects In Response To PJM Expedited Interconnection Track
-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Seeks Proposals For Expedited Energy Projects To Buttress PJM Power Grid
-- PUC Publishes Proposed Rule Regulating Electric Distributed Energy, Aggregation Resources, Virtual Power Plant Participation In Wholesale Energy Markets [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: PJM Interconnection Announces Emergency Proposal Seeking 15 Gigawatts Of New Power Supplies To Address Potential Shortages Caused By A.I. Data Center Demand [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania), Southern Regions For April 14-15 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold May 12 Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For The 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Plan Approval To Reactivate Engines, Oil-Fired Boilers, Cooling Towers At Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Wants To Draw More Water From Susquehanna River For Its Restart
-- DEP: A.I. Data Center Developer Edged Energy Submits Notice Of Intent To Remediate Site In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets July 7 Hearings On Greater Hazleton CAN DO Request To Supply 350,000 Gallons Of Recycled Water/Day To A Proposed A.I. Data Center Campus In The Humboldt Industrial Park, Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- The Shenandoah Sentinel: Hearings Set As PUC Considers Request To Provide Water Service To Hazleton Area A.I. Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: PPL Open House Now April 21 On Proposed Power Line/Substation Projects To Serve Proposed A.I. Data Center Projects In Archbald Boro
-- Scranton Times: Municipalities To Hold 5 A.I. Data Center Meetings, Hearings This Month: Archbald Boro, Olyphant Boro, Fell, Greenfield And Scott Townships
-- Scranton Times: Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center New York Developer Launches Campaign Touting Finances, Questioning Opponents Of The Project To Build 12 Data Centers Using 3.3 Million Gallons Of Water/Day, 1.6 GW Of Electricity [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Developer’s ‘Charm Offensive’ Bombs Badly [PDF of Article]
-- PA Data Center Hearings & Meetings - Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
-- Wall Street Journal: A.I. Giants Go On Charm Offensive To Avert Public Backlash [Warning]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - April 13 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Calls PECO ‘s Proposed 12.5% Electric, 11.4% Natural Gas Increase ‘Pure Greed’
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Asks FERC To Lower PJM Price Cap From $325/MW/Day To The Current Floor Of $175/MW/Day To Save Customers $10/Month
-- Inquirer: Energy Prices Are Up, These Smart Moves Can Help Your Business Save Money
-- AP: President Promised To Cut Electric Bills In Half, Bills In Energy-Rich West Virginia Now Top Mortgages [Warning]
-- PA Extends Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Application Period To May 8; President Calls For Eliminating The Program Next Year [PaEN] [Warning]
-- PennLive: Pennsylvanians Could Lose Millions Used To Help People Pay Heating Bills Under President’s Proposed Budget Cuts [Warning]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Republicans See Statewide Temporary Tax Cuts As Key To Making Life More Affordable [Rather Than Changing The Federal Policies That Are Jacking Up Prices Of Everything]
-- April 12: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Drops 1 Cent From Yesterday, Now $1.04/Gallon Higher To $4.15 Since Feb. 27 [Crawford County, PA highest at $4.389]
-- April 6: Neighborhood Sheetz Gasoline Price Jumped 20 Cents More/Gallon In One Day to $4.39
-- April 12: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.12 Ohio- $3.86 PA- $4.15
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Warren Times: Warren County Still Has Highest Gasoline Prices In The State [Home of conventional oil industry]
-- PA Capital-Star: Diesel Prices Continue To Climb, Hitting PA Wallets, Businesses
-- York Daily Record: As Fuel Costs Rise, So Does Uncertainty In Minds Of Manufacturers
-- AP: Largest Monthly Jump In Gasoline Prices In 60 Years Lead To Biggest US Monthly Inflation Spike In 4 Years- 3.3% [Warning]
-- The Guardian: Oil And Natural Gas Crisis From US President’s War On Iran Worse Than 1973, 1979 And 2022 Together, Says IEA [Warning]
-- Wall Street Journal: US Natural Gas Exporter Venture Global Pulls In Billions During Iran War Energy Shocks
-- Reuters: World Is Lining Up For Russian Oil, Natural Gas As A Result Iran War Energy Crisis
-- NYT: It Will Take Months To Get Oil And Natural Gas Flowing Again From The Gulf
-- EPA. FBI, Other Federal Agencies Issue Cybersecurity Advisory To Water Systems As A Result Of The President’s War On Iran
-- Post-Gazette/AP: President’s EPA Proposes Gutting Rules Targeting Coal Plant Ash Pollution That Threatens Groundwater
-- NRDC: EPA Proposes To Weaken Safeguards Against Coal Ash Pollution In Groundwater
-- EPA Proposes More Changes To Disposal Of Coal Combustion Residuals And Beneficial Use Requirements
-- DEP: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Brings Clean Drinking Water To Community In Lancaster County Contaminated By Trichloroethylene (TCE); Future Cleanup Funding In Doubt [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold May 11 Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge [PaEN]
-- DCED Awards $125,625 Grant To Bucks County Redevelopment Authority To Make A Site Safe For New Residential Development In Sellersville Borough [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Could Extend Controversial Chester Trash Incineration Contract Amid Criticism
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: DEP Holds Public Meeting On Proposed Waste Transfer Station In Hazleton
-- Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties Starting April 25 [PaEN]
-- DailyLocal.com: ‘I Can’t Stand Litter:’ Chester County Employees Among Crew Cleaning Up ‘Filthy’ Caln Road
-- DEP: Recent Precipitation Leads To Improved Drought Conditions, But Additional Recovery Is Needed [PaEN]
-- DEP State Water Plan Program Hosting 4 Upcoming Webinars On Dry Cooling; Developing Local Climate Action Plans; Overview Of The PUC Water Programs; Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: President’s ICE Has Appealed DEP Orders Requiring Sewage, Drinking Water Plans For Proposed Warehouse Detention Centers In Berks, Schuylkill County [Warning]
-- PA Capital-Star: President’s Dept. Of Homeland Security/ICE Scales Back Plans For Maryland Warehouse Detention Center To 542 Not 1,500 Immigrants - For Now
-- TheDerrick.com: Knox Agrees To Settlement With DEP Over Wastewater Plant Violations
-- Volunteers, Fish & Boat Commission, DEP Stock Trout In Conowingo Creek, Lancaster County Restored With Help Of State, Federal Funding; New Grant Round Opens April 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP/Environmental Quality Board Withdraws Proposed Regulation Changing Notification Requirements For Spills, Releases Saying Technical Guidance Is More Appropriate [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: New Clean Water Partnership With University Of Pennsylvania’s Veterinary School At New Bolton Center; Bringing Back Eastern Brook Trout; LaMotte Company Honored [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Research Shows Chesapeake Bay Watershed Streams Are Getting Saltier
-- DEP Invites Submission Of Water Quality Data For Evaluation Of 34 Wild Trout Stream Designations In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, Tri-County Conewago Creek Assn. Hold April 25 Volunteer Riparian Buffer Planting In Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. 1:00 p.m.
-- Courier Express: Toby Creek Watershed Assn. Highlights Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Efforts In Jefferson County
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans 2 More Stormwater Projects In Flood-Prone Keyser Valley Using COVID Recovery Funds
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Rain Garden Construction Underway At Luzerne County’s Operations Building In Wyoming
-- FOX43: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Gives Students Hands-On Education On The Conodoguinet Creek
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Releases 2025 Annual Report Highlighting Data Center, Natural Gas Water Use, Climate Change, Road Salt Study, More [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Sustainable Sip-Off Brings Together Regional Breweries For A Competition During Pittsburgh NFL Draft Week
-- Pennsylvania Invests More Than $10.2 Million To Ensure 31 Farms, 2,645 Acres Of Prime Farmland In 20 Counties Stay Farms Forever [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: US Department Of Agriculture Lost 21% Of Its Workforce In 2025 [Warning]
-- Williamsport Sun: US Forest Service To Shutdown Williamsport Office Involved In Research On Forest Health, Sustainable Management [Warning]
-- Inside Climate News: President’s Budget Proposes Massive Cuts For Environmental Programs [Again] [Warning]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Individuals Who Paid The President’s Illegal Tariffs May Be Able To Start Applying For $166 Billion In Refunds By April 20
-- PA Resources Council: Celebrate Earth Day By Attending PRC’s April Events On Backyard Composting, Native Plants, Recycling And Waste Reduction, Much More
-- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Earth Day Trail Run/Walk Race Set For April 18 In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, Tri-County Conewago Creek Assn. Hold April 25 Volunteer Riparian Buffer Planting In Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. 1:00 p.m.
-- FCFreePressPA.com: Buttonwood Nature Center Presents 35th Earth Day Celebration April 25 In Franklin County
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Host April 18 Invasive Plant Removal Earth Day Event
-- TribLive: Free Earth Day Celebration Set At Bradford Woods Reserve April 25, Allegheny County
-- PennLive: From Cuddling Goats To Exploring Caves, Earth Day Events Bloom Across Central PA
-- DCNR Forecast For April 11 Shows Higher Wildfire Danger Levels In Southern Half Of Pennsylvania
-- PennLive: Wildfire Season Is Here: Why Spring Is So Dangerous In PA And How You Can Help
-- TribLive: Forecasters Caution Of Wildfire Risk In Allegheny County
-- The Allegheny Front: Is The Rare PA Hawthorn Tree Ready For Its Moment In The Sun?
-- Wildlands Conservancy Brings Prescribed Fire Back To Maple Tract Preserve In Monroe County
-- Wildlands Conservation April 17 Eco-Tour Of The Maple Tract Preserve Prescribed Burn Tract In Monroe County
-- TribLive: Volunteers Replace 10 Invasive Trees With Native Ones Along Freeport Road In Blawnox, Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Small Space, Big Environmental Impact: Aspinwall Resident To Plant Public Pollinator Garden In Allegheny County
-- DCNR Resource News: Laurel Caverns State Park Opening; Volunteer Opportunities; Replace Invasive Plants, Much More!
-- Observer-Reporter: Laurel Caverns Becomes First Subterranean State Park In PA
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Pennsylvania’s First Underground State Park Opens To Public
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Longtime Owners Of Laurel Caverns Trust DCNR To Take Care Of Natural Attraction As State Park
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Laurel Caverns Belongs To All Pennsylvanians
-- Lt. Gov. Davis, DCNR Turn On Point State Park Fountain After $3.4 Million In Park Upgrades Ahead Of NFL Draft In Pittsburgh
-- WESA: Point State Park Water Fountain Flows After $3.4 Million Upgrade Ahead Of NFL Draft In Pittsburgh
-- DCNR Grants News: McCahill Park Improves Recreation, Stormwater Management; Lumber Region Anniversary; Open Space A Catalyst For Community Impact Webinar
-- DCNR Linkedin: Recognizing The Impact Of Conservation Volunteers On Pennsylvania’s Public Lands - By DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn [PDF of Article]
-- Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation, Now Available
-- Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Mapping/Program Coordinator [PaEN]
-- PennWATCH: Pennsylvania Braces For ‘High-Risk’ Tick Season As Spring Temperatures Rise
-- WESA: Ticks, Lyme Disease Are The Backyard Threat SW PA Homeowners Keep Ignoring
-- ClearWater Conservancy Kicks Off 10th Season Of Centred Outdoors - Free Guided Outings, Wellness Programs, Adventure Hikes [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria Recreation Authority To Celebrate Completion Of Ghost Town Trail Loop
-- WHYY: Progress Report On Project To Build A Park Over I-95 At Penns Landing In Philadelphia
-- TheDerrick.com: Cranberry Twp. Joins Other Communities In Adopting Ordinance Allowing ATV, UTVs To Ride On Designated Public Roads
-- ABC6: Families Mourn 2 Fire Chiefs Killed Riding UTV On Public Road In Berks County By A DUI Driver
-- WHYY: President’s National Park Service Reveals Plans To Replace Slavery Exhibit At President’s House Site In Philadelphia [Warning]
-- Game Commission: Highlights From April 11 Game Commission Board Meeting
-- DEP Falcon Cam: The Hatch Watch Is On! Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcons Have A Clutch Of 5 Eggs That May Start Hatching April 29 [Watch Live]
-- WHYY: Scarlet Tanagers Proposed As PA’s Official Migratory Bird: ‘The Jewels Of The Forest’
-- Tribune-Democrat: Birdwatching ‘Nest’ Planned For Lake Somerset
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