Monday, July 5, 2021

The Essential - PA Environment Digest 7.5.21

Editor’s Note:
Due to my recovery from heart surgery, I’m posting a limited number of environment and energy Blog Posts and NewsClips in a weekly collection called The Essential - PA Environment Digest. Here’s a collection from the past week. Keep up the great work! -- David Hess

General Assembly

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule


Tools:

Grants & Awards

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

Farewell To Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee After 53 Years


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

Growing Greener Coalition: Missed Budget Opportunity, But Your Voice Can Still Be Heard On Using American Rescue Plan Dollars To Build, Rebuild Green Infrastructure [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA Budget Missed The Opportunity To Make Greater Investments In Clean Water [PaEN]

PennFuture, Conservation Voters Of PA, Sierra Club Of PA: State Budget Again Underfunds Investment In Environmental Infrastructure [PaEN]

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


Help Wanted:

Help Wanted: ClearWater Conservancy: Riparian Restoration & Outreach Coordinators


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