Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment  [PaEN]

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Million Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas; Same Facility Plagued Community With Blowdowns 3 Times A Day, 7 Days A Week For Nearly 10 Years Until Criminal Charges Brought Against CNX [PaEN] 

-- How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County  [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Chesapeake Appalachia Makes Slow Progress Cleaning Up Spills In Bradford County Well Pad - 'Something That Should Not Happen’ 

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 8 to 14; Shale Gas Drillers Create New Brownfields, 8 Wells Found With Defective Casing/Cementing  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 15  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Three More Air Quality Violations To Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Related To Emergency Flaring, Exceeding 12-Month Air Pollution Limits  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant Receives 3 Notices Of Violations From DEP In April

-- Beaver County Times: Strong Hydrocarbon Odors, Pollution Leave Residents Uneasy After Releases At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County  

-- KDKA: Shell Says It’s Working To Eliminate What’s Causing A Putrid Smell From Beaver County Petrochemical Plant  

-- WTAE: Residents Voice Concerns About Strong Odor Near Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Investigating Stink At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Investigating Odor Event From Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Proposed Encina Pyrolysis Chemical Plant To Break Down Plastic Waste Into Benzene, Toluene, Xylenes Proposed For Susquehanna River Shoreline In Northumberland County - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- PennEnvironment Releases Online Map Highlighting Renewable Energy Projects In Every County Across PA  [PaEN]

-- LehighValleyLive.com: PA Not Just A Fossil Fuel State - 67 Examples Of Clean Energy, Including Crayola

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Green Group Highlights Renewable Energy Projects In All 67 Counties

-- City & State PA: PA Energy Summit May 11 In Pittsburgh, Featuring Keynote Speaker Acting DEP Secretary Negrin  [PaEN] 

-- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance: Happy Earth Day!  DCNR Acting Secretary Reminds Us Of The Economic Value Of Outdoor Recreation, Public Lands - ‘It’s Bigger Than Gas’ 

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts May 4 Webinar - Solar Schools: New Incentives Make Now The Best Time To Go Solar  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Grant Program To Fund Solar Projects At K-12 Schools, Colleges

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmaker Launches New Attempt To Allow Community Solar 

-- MCall: Lehigh University Begins Construction On 20 Acre Solar Energy Facility To Supply At Least 90% Of Electricity Needed For Goodman Campus In Bethlehem 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Warren County Has New Tool To Protect Prime Farmland From Solar Energy Projects

-- ReImagine Appalachia Faith In Action Webinar April 13 - Solar-Powered Faith Community & Houses Of Worship  [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host April 19 Webinar On How To Choose A Renewable Energy Electricity Supplier  [PaEN] 

-- Inspire Clean Energy Offering PA Electricity Customers Renewable Energy Options From 3 PA Wind Farms To Power 19,000 Homes

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Rep. Struzzi Holds Out Hope PJM May Keep Coal-Fired Homer City Power Plant Open

-- Observer-Report Editorial: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Plan Serves Economy, Environment, Shapiro Should Stay The Course 

-- The Express: Bechtel Corp Announced It Will Discontinue Development Of The 1,000 MW Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Energy Center In Clinton County  [PaEN]

-- The Express: Developer Backs Out Of Renovo Energy Plant Project

-- PennLive: Environmentalists Win, Company Drops Plans For $1 Billion Natural Gas-Fired Renovo Power Plant

-- The Express: End Of Renovo Power Plant A ‘Crucial Win’ For Residents, Opposing Agencies Say

-- PennLive: Decision To Discontinue Plans For $1 Billion Natural-Gas Fired Power Plant ‘Killed Us,’ Mayor Of Renovo Says 

-- Marcellus Drilling News/S&PGlobal: Natural Gas Is The New Oil - World Events Affect Price Everywhere; ‘Gone Are The Days When Gas Markets Were Local And Regional’

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Hosts April 19 Webinar On Policy Action In Response To The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment & Beyond  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center 2022 Annual Report: Profiles In Stewardship - Unalachtigo -- People Next To The Big Water  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Outdoor Recreation Economic Potential ‘Bigger’ Than Natural Gas, DCNR Secretary Says

-- The Center Square: Delaware Water Gap National Park Petition From Lenape Preserve Alliance Reignites Controversy

-- WHYY: William Penn’s Pennsbury Manor Estate In Bucks County Whispers The Noisy History Of The Lenape People

-- Utility Dive: FERC Gives PJM Flexibility For Handling Member Defaults Related To Paying Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliot As More Power Generators Seek Protection 

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: April 17 Webinar On Green Steel In The Ohio River Valley - Mon Valley Works Possibilities  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: The Future Of Cities: ‘We Have To Get Creative’

-- Post-Gazette: Report: Allegheny County’s Air Quality Is The Worst In Pennsylvania

-- MCall: EPA To Limit Use Of Ethylene Oxide Used At Lehigh Valley Plant After Finding Higher Cancer Risk

-- EPA Proposes New Standards To Reduce Exposure To Ethylene Oxide Pollution

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Upcoming Events Offer Ways To Respect, Honor, Care For Earth

-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes University To Host Lecture On Solving Environmental Problems April 24

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: How To Weather Spring Storms Using Green Infrastructure At Home

-- April 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Register Now For 2023 Delaware River Sojourn On June 17-23  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Launches Initiative To Reduce Food Waste - Eat Well, Save Money & Waste Less  [PaEN]

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Poster, Video, Essay Winners  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful, America250PA Now Offering Mini-Grants To Support Community Cleanups, Improvement Projects; Separate Liberty Tree Project Support Available  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Hot Times For Philly Region, Is Nature Skipping Another Season?

-- WITF: DCNR Warns Seasonal Wildfire Risks Are On The Rise This Spring

-- Allegheny National Forest Reports 447 Acre River Road Wildfire In Elk County Is 95% Contained  [PaEN]

-- LehighValleyLive: Luzerne County Wildfire That Closed Turnpike Has Burned 2,513 Acres, 10% Contained 

-- Scranton Times: Brush Fire Envelops Bell Mountain

-- MCall: Wildfire In Eastern Berks County Threatens Homes

-- Altoona Mirror: Brush Fires On The Rise In Blair County, Avoid Burning

-- TribLive: Allegheny Police Seek Information On Suspicious Series Of Wildfires In Baldwin

-- Altoona Mirror: Brush Fires On The Rise In Blair County, Avoid Burning

-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Twp. Imposes Outdoor Burning Ban

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport, Old Lycoming Twp. Ban Burning

-- York Dispatch: York County Issues 30-Day Countywide Burn Ban

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Burn Ban Goes Into Effect

-- Scranton Times: Spotted Lanternflies Poised To Emerge In NE PA In Coming Weeks

-- The Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University: Highlighting Biodiversity - Searching For Snails In The Delaware River

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Process A Pond Goes Through As It Thaws Is Quite Amazing

-- Williamsport Sun: Bald Eagles Topic At Little Pine State Park April 15

-- Williamsport Sun: Ricketts Glen State Park Reopens Falls Trail For Season

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Offers Guidance For Leek Collecting

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Residents Advised To Be On Lookout For Spotted Lanternflies

-- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?  Researchers Are Sniffing Out The Possibilities

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Game Warden Finds Rare Colored Raptor In Franklin County Covered In Oil

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Local To Global Research On Raptors

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: ‘Pennsylvania Gold’ The Stampede To Find Shed Elk Antlers

-- Warren Times: After 5 Months Of Rehab, Bald Eagle Released By Tamarack Wildlife Center 

-- AP: Here’s Why Downpour In Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop [PA Climate Scientist Michael Mann]

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: April 16, 2023]  PA Environment Digest