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Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22
House returns to session September 27, 28, 29
Tools:
Environment & Energy Calendar Of Events
Note: EQB will hold a virtual meeting July 13 (not July 20) on final regulation creating a carbon pollution reduction program covering power plants. Read more here.
Senate/House
AP: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking End To Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban
SpotlightPA: PA Lawmakers Are On Summer Break, Here Are 5 Issues They’ll Face This Fall
Air
The Center Square: SW PA Family Urges Governor To Broaden Pending Rule Limiting Methane From Oil & Gas Operations
Anya Litvak: EQT Drilling Launches Carbon Storage Pilot Projects As Part Of Net-Zero Emission Pledge
Don Hopey: Study Links More Asthma Cases To 2018 Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Fire
PA Cap-Star: Pittsburgh To Get E-Scooter Pilot Program Thanks To Provision Included In State Budget
Alternative Fuels
DEP: Celebrates 1,000 Electric Vehicle Chargers Installed Statewide With Driving Forward PA
StateImpactPA: DEP Pushes To Expand Electric Vehicle Instructure, But Challenges Lie Ahead
Awards & Recognition
PG: Woodland Hills School District Wins National Award For Green Initiatives
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Courthouse News: Piecemeal Salamander Program Spurs Conservation Challenge [Eastern Hellbender]
Marcus Schneck: Penn State’s New Pollinator, Bird Garden Features 143,000 Plants, 2 Dead Trees
CentreDT: The Arboretum At Penn State Opens 3-Acres Pollinator And Bird Garden Years In The Works
CentreDT: A Look Around New Pollinator And Bird Garden At The Arboretum At Penn State
Penn State: Loss Of Biodiversity In Streams Threatens Vital Biological Process
Penn State: New Model Predicts Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatching
Budget
CourierT: PA Budget Earmarks $1.6 Million For PFAS Cancer Study
PA Cap-Star: Pittsburgh To Get E-Scooter Pilot Program Thanks To Provision Included In State Budget
PUC: Details $146 Million Distribution Of Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fees
Chesapeake Bay
NFWF: Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2021 Request For Proposals In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - July 30 Deadline
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Citizen Action
Lancaster Farming: Master Watershed Stewards Clean York County Waterways
PA Parks & Forests Penn’s Stewards Summer 2021 Newsletter
PA Parks & Forests: July 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam
WHYY: Ticks Suck. Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites
Climate
Rachel McDevitt: Will RGGI Affect Your Electric Bill? It Could, But The State Could Also Mitigate Those Impacts
Anya Litvak: EQT Drilling Launches Carbon Storage Pilot Projects As Part Of Net-Zero Emission Pledge
Frank Kummer: Philly’s Summer Temps Have Risen 3 Degrees Since 1970, Nights Have Gotten Even Warmer
Compliance Action
DEP: 771 Permit Actions - 92% On Time Reviews;, 1,245 Inspections; Responded To 6 Emergencies
DCNR
DCNR: Warns Of Possible Crowding This July 4 Holiday Weekend
DCNR: Staff Recognized For Keeping State Parks Accessible, Safe For Visitors During Pandemic
WBTimes: DCNR Staff Recognized For Keeping State Parks Open, Safe During Pandemic
DCNR-PHMC: Unveil historical Marker Honoring Civilian Conservation Corps At Laurel Hill State Park
DCNR Joins Northcentral PA Conservancy To Dedicate Canoe Launch At Pine Creek
DCNR: Set To Open ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Area July 16 In North Central PA
DCNR Blog: Consider A River Sojourn During Rivers Month
Citizens Voice: DCNR Buys Diocese Land To Expand Frances Slocum State Park
PA Parks & Forests Penn’s Stewards Summer 2021 Newsletter
PA Parks & Forests: July 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam
DEP
DEP: 771 Permit Actions - 92% On Time Reviews;, 1,245 Inspections; Responded To 6 Emergencies
Delaware River
AP: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking End To Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban
Delaware River Basin Commission 2020 Annual Report Posted
DRBC
AP: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking End To Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban
Delaware River Basin Commission 2020 Annual Report Posted
Drinking Water
CourierT: PA Budget Earmarks $1.6 Million For PFAS Cancer Study
WHYY: What’s In The Water? For Many In Philadelphia’s Suburbs, Not Fluoride. Why?
Education
DEP: River Runner Tool Highlights How Raindrops Travel
Brodhead Watershed Assn: What Tiny Animals Can Tell Use About Our Watershed
Penn State Extension: July 21 COVID Impacts On PA’s MS4 Stormwater Communities
MCall: 10-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Girl Starts Door-To-Door Business To Help Planet
Environmental Health
CourierT: PA Budget Earmarks $1.6 Million For PFAS Cancer Study
WHYY: Lead Paint Poisons Thousands Of PA Children Each Year, Advocates Say Now Is The Time To Act
Forests
WHYY: Ticks Suck. Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites
PA Parks & Forests Penn’s Stewards Summer 2021 Newsletter
PA Parks & Forests: July 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam
PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation Latest Newsletter
Grants/Funding
NFWF: Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2021 Request For Proposals In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - July 30 Deadline
Green Infrastructure
Pittsburgh Landfore: Opens 2nd Application Period For Land Conservation Job Training Classes
Hazardous Substances
CourierT: PA Budget Earmarks $1.6 Million For PFAS Cancer Study
Land Conservation
NFWF: Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2021 Request For Proposals In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - July 30 Deadline
Western PA Conservancy Newsletter: 152 Acres Protected In Potter County; Books Connecting Children With Nature; Fallingwater Webinars; Volunteer Opportunities
Central PA Conservancy: Secures 58 Acres On Blue Mountain/Kittatinny Ridge In Dauphin County Connecting State, Local Public Lands
PG: Allegheny Land Trust Closes $3 Million Deal To Acquire Fmr Churchill Valley Country Club
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PG: Library, Media Agency Help Aliquippa Youth Find Their Voices Thru Anti-Littering PSA
Susan Phillips: PA Efforts To Hal Plastic Bag Bans Receded As Philadelphia Begins To Enact Its Own Law
Spotlight PA: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Move Ahead With Plastic Bag Bans As PA’s Preemption Nears Its End
Mine Reclamation
Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition June Newsletter: 2020 PA Statewide Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 27-28; Moraine State Park Regatta Aug. 6-8; Black Creek EPA 319 Presentation
Mine Subsidence Insurance
DEP: Mine Subsidence Insurance Premium Reducing, Coverage Limits Increase To $1 Million
Oil & Gas
AP: Judge Tosses Lawsuit Seeking End To Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban
DEP: Releases 2020 Oil And Gas Management Program Annual Report
StateImpactPA: DEP Report: PA Extracted More Natural Gas Than Ever During Pandemic
Anya Litvak: EQT Drilling Launches Carbon Storage Pilot Projects As Part Of Net-Zero Emission Pledge
PUC: Details $146 Million Distribution Of Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fees
Pipelines
Susan Phillips: U.S. Supreme Court Rules PennEast Pipeline May Use Eminent Domain To Take NJ State Land
Permitting
DEP: 771 Permit Actions - 92% On Time Reviews;, 1,245 Inspections; Responded To 6 Emergencies
PUC
PUC: Details $146 Million Distribution Of Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fees
Recreation
DCNR Blog: Consider A River Sojourn During Rivers Month
PA Parks & Forests Penn’s Stewards Summer 2021 Newsletter
PA Parks & Forests: July 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam
WHYY: Ticks Suck. Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites
Paul Muschick: Bake Oven Knob - Nature Or Graffiti? That’s A No-Brainer
ErieT: Trash A Growing Problem At Presque Isle State Park Where Visitors Leave Litter Behind
Recycling/Waste
Susan Phillips: PA Efforts To Hal Plastic Bag Bans Receded As Philadelphia Begins To Enact Its Own Law
Spotlight PA: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Move Ahead With Plastic Bag Bans As PA’s Preemption Nears Its End
Renewable Energy
Andrew Maykuth: Philadelphia Firm CES Helps Make Wind, Solar Power Work: It’s The FedEx Of The Energy Business
Stormwater
WESA: New Stormwater Regulations Likely To Go Before Pittsburgh Council This Summer
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Others Take Legal Action Against PA Food Company For Clean Water Violations
Rachel McDevitt: Environmental Groups Pressure Central PA Food Company To Cleanup Wastewater
SRBC Summer Guardian Newsletter
Sustainability
PG: Monmade Helps Pittsburgh-Area Makers Think Green With New Sustainability Initiative
Watershed Protection
NFWF: Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2021 Request For Proposals In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - July 30 Deadline
Lancaster Farming: Master Watershed Stewards Clean York County Waterways
DEP: River Runner Tool Highlights How Raindrops Travel
Marcus Schneck: Risk-Taking Crayfish May Result From Antidepressants We Dump Into Our Waters
Marcus Schneck: Millions Of Mayflies Have Begun Swarming Along Susquehanna River
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Brodhead Watershed Assn: What Tiny Animals Can Tell Use About Our Watershed
Penn State: Loss Of Biodiversity In Streams Threatens Vital Biological Process
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
Wildlife
NFWF: Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2021 Request For Proposals In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - July 30 Deadline
Game Commission: Mysterious Songbird Deaths Being Investigated; Report Cases, Cease Feeding Birds [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Empty Your Bird Feeders And Baths; Mysterious Disease Found Across The State
Mary Ann Thomas: Mysterious Bird Illness Prompts Game Commission, Audubon To Recommend Taking Down Bird Feeders
Marcus Schneck: Risk-Taking Crayfish May Result From Antidepressants We Dump Into Our Waters
Bay Journal/Ad Crable: Chronic Wasting Disease Takes Hold In Chesapeake Bay States’ Deer
Marcus Schneck: Millions Of Mayflies Have Begun Swarming Along Susquehanna River
West Nile/Zika Virus
WHYY: Ticks Suck. Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites
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Help Wanted: ClearWater Conservancy: Riparian Restoration & Outreach Coordinators
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[Posted: July 5, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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