Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

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

Awards/Recognition

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Princeton And Penn Scientists Win Philly Award For Their Climate Change Work

-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: New Sign For Birthplace Of Penn State Marks The School’s Agricultural Roots

-- Inquirer: Maria Luisa Crawford, Celebrated Geologist And Professor Emerita At Bryn Mawr College, Has Died At 84 

-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Launches New App, Accepting Applications For 2024 Green Business Partnerships

-- Keep PA Beautiful Newsletter: New Local Affiliates; Litter Hawk Youth Awards; Litter Free School Zones; Waterway Steward Program; Much More!

Grants

-- Cornell Ornithology Lab Begins Accepting Land Trust Bird Conservation Grant Applications In January  [PaEN]

Upcoming Events

-- Better Path Coalition: Dec. 6 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing On Chemical Recycling, Noon. [Read more here]

-- Penn State Extension In-Person Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Workshop Jan. 30 In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Get Your Tickets Now For January, February  Eagle Watch Bus Tours 

-- PA Society For Ornithology Seeking Conservation Partners For 4th Bird Blitz June 7-17  [PaEN] 

Programs/Information

-- DCNR Blog: Roving With The PA Outdoor Corps; Applications Now Being Accepted

-- Observer-Reporter: Washington & Jefferson College Project Explores Ways To Stabilize Coal Mining Sites

-- Spotlight PA: How A Proposed Solar Energy Project Prompted This Rural Township In Centre County To Face Its Mining Past

-- Bay Journal: PA Residents Rally Again To Save Beloved Montour Preserve In Montour County - By Ad Crable,  Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- MyChesCo.com: Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Unveils West Branch Red Clay Creek Watershed Restoration Plan

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Snorkeling In Streams Year-Round, Pennsylvania Man Finds Hidden Worlds And Hope

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Celebrating World Toilet Day; Understanding PFAS Chemicals; Water Well Construction; Education Opportunities

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Christmas Tree Farmers Say Supplies Are ‘Shallow’ For Certain Live Firs And Pines

-- TribLive: Hunt For Ideal Christmas Tree Is On In Western PA

-- Altoona Mirror: Local Tree Farms Report There Should Be Ample Supply For Christmas

-- Warren Times Editorial: We Can All Help Prevent Wildfires [Allegheny National Forest Wildfire]

-- PA Wilds Center: Miles Welby Candle Co. Creates Line Of PA Wilds Inspired Candles  

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: For Many, Hunting Is Part Of A Broader Family Tradition 

-- Citizens Voice: Hunters Happy In Luzerne County On First Day Of Deer Season

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Deer Season Gets Underway In PA

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How To Tell If A Deer Has Chronic Wasting Disease, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, Deer Warts Or Something Else

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: Drivers Warned About Dangers As One PA Hospital Sees ‘Huge Spike’ In Deer-Related Crashes

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: There’s Far More To Feathers Than Meets The Eye, Naturalist Tells Bird Club

Public Participation

-- DEP Invites Participation In Last 2 Environmental Justice Policy Public Hearings Nov. 28, 30

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - November 25  [PaEN] 

-- The DEP published notice in the November 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a revised Technical Guidance For Filter Plant Performance Evaluations. Comments due December 29.  [DEP 391-3120-001]

-- DEP Posted 47 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 25 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

Background On Issues

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Southwest PA Families Call On Gov. Shapiro To Fulfill Recommendations Of Natural Gas Grand Jury

-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: State Senator Calls Natural Gas infrastructure Public Health And Safety Bill 'Stupid' - By Scott and Jessica Mathias, Health Care Providers  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Business Meeting Dec. 14 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including Shale Gas Drilling In Loyalsock, Pine Creek Exceptional Value Watersheds  [PaEN] 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 19 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In Bradford, Lycoming, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: DEP: Little Headway In Reno Oil Well Wastewater Cleanup In Venango County  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: DEP: Little Headway In Reno Cleanup  [PDF of article] 

-- Bloomberg: Cooking A Big Meal With Gas Can Produce More Indoor Air Pollution Than Health Guidelines Suggest Is Safe

-- WHYY: Water, Sewer Providers: Stop Putting Turkey Grease Down Your Sinks

-- KDKA: Aliquippa Municipal Water Authority Hacked By Iranian-Backed Cyber Group

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Expands Definition Of Environmental Justice Communities, Faces Criticism For Lack Of Power To Stop Harmful Projects

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Must Continue For Health Of Pennsylvania - By Evangelical Environmental Network 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Reliable Power Means Applying Robust Reliability Standards To Natural Gas Infrastructure 

-- Tribune-Democrat Editorial: Reliable Power Means Shoring Up Natural Gas Infrastructure 

-- WTAE: Turtle Creek Battery Manufacturer Eos Energy Promising A Safer Environment, More Jobs For The Region

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What If Environmental Groups Thought About The Costs Of Not Building Power Plants? - By Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Council

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Don’t Believe The Hype - Hydrogen Hubs Won’t Create Jobs Or ‘Green’ Energy - By Commonwealth Foundation 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Can Have Common Sense Environmental Policy And A Thriving Energy Economy - By  Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Move Beyond Platitudes On Clean Energy - By Terry Fitzpatrick, Energy Assn. Of PA [Utilities]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Look For Hydrogen Models After Hub Announcement

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Natural Gas, Electric Utility Prices Are About To Be Reset For The Winter  [Range Of Changes: Natural Gas (+149% to -64.2%); Electric (+18.8% to -25.7%) ]  

-- The Center Square: Report: Pennsylvania Electricity Affordability Middle Of The Pack

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Solar Projects On Tap For Pennsylvania: A Line Around The Block

-- MCall Guest Essay: Why Don’t We See Solar Panels On Every Warehouse Roof?

-- PA Solar Center: Guidebook On Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities For Landowners Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: It’s Time To Give Geothermal A Real Chance 

-- Shapiro Administration Announces Appeal Of RGGI Rejection To PA Supreme Court To Preserve Authority For Future Governors   [PaEN]

-- AP: PA Governor Appeals Decision Blocking Plan To Make Power Plants Pay For Greenhouse Gases

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Industry Groups Criticize Shapiro’s Decision To Appeal RGGI Case

-- The Center Square: State Appeals Carbon ‘Tax’ Decision [RGGI]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Says State Will Appeal Commonwealth Court’s RGGI Decision

-- City & State PA: Shapiro Administration Will Appeal Court Decision On RGGI

-- PennFuture Stands With Gov. Shapiro In Fight For Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: To Save Our Climate, The Flight For RGGI Must Continue - By Joe Minott, Clean Air Council

-- PennLive: PA American Water Customers In Cumberland County Asked To Limit Water Use Over Pollution Worries Caused By Heavy Rain

-- York Dispatch: PA American Water Customers Under Mandatory Water Conservation Order After Company Stops Production At Water Plan Due To Possible Contamination Caused By Heavy Rain

-- WESA: Lead Testing Isn’t Required For PA School Drinking Fountains, Lawmakers Want To Change That

-- WHYY: ‘Only Rain Down The Drain’ Philadelphia Officials Remind Residents To Keep Storm Drains Clear Of Leaves

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 24 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Spotlight PA: These PA Birds Will Be Renamed As Watchers Reckon With Racism, Inclusion  

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Nature Puts On Many Different Spectacular Shows This Time Of Year

-- Williamsport Sun: One Way To Help Birds This Winter?  Clean The Feeders

-- Williamsport Sun: Study: Temperature Variability Reduces Nesting Success

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Healthy Brook Trout Population Equals A Healthy Stream 

-- WITF/AP: Wildlife Officials Work To Stop Invasive Carp Cross The Great Lakes

-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: How A Rare Bog In PA Formed 13,000 Years Ago [Tannersville Cranberry Bog, Monroe County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: States Give Pollinators Pit Stops In Rights-Of-Way, No-Mow Zones Create Habitat, Save Time And Money

-- WHYY: Lima Beans Could Be Key To Climate Resilient Crop: Foodies, Scientists, Farmers Give Them A Makeover

--  The Economist: Progress On Climate Change Has Been Too Slow, But It’s Been Real

-- The Guardian: US Coal Power Plants Killed At Least 460,000 People In Past 20 Years, Report

-- NYT: Deaths From Coal Pollution Have Dropped, But Emissions May Be Twice As Deadly

-- TribLive Guest Editorial: Costs Of Climate Change Falling On States That Can’t Afford Them

-- The Guardian: World Stands On Frontline Of Disaster At COP28, Says UN Climate Chief

-- Financial Times: Global Warming On Track For 2.9C As Greenhouse Gases Keep Rising, UN Says

-- Bloomberg: World Has 14% Chance Of Keeping Warming Below 1.5C In Best Case

-- WHYY: What Is Was Like To Work At The Philadelphia Insectarium

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[Posted: November 26, 2023]  PA Environment Digest