Awards/Recognition
-- Master Watershed Stewards In York County Recognize Betsy Leppo, Western PA Conservancy, Gifford Pinchot State Park Staff As 2023 Outstanding Partners For Work On Vernal Pools [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Robert Pace Partners To Protect Watersheds In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Allegheny National Forest Partnership Projects Improve Stream Health Using Federal Inflation Reduction Act Funds [PaEN]
-- Call For Artists: Street 2 Creek Storm Drain Street Art Contest In City Of York [PaEN]
Grants
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Funding for Sustainable Farming; Managing Pastured Lands; Soil Erosion Threat Increasing With Climate Change
-- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Last Minute Tips For Grant Applicants; Match-Free Tree Grants; Making Erie Safer For Migrating Birds
-- PEMA Reminds Northeast PA Flood Survivors Of March 25 Deadline To Apply For SBA Low-Interest Loans
Help Wanted
-- Register Now For PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Training [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Highlights Jennings Environmental Ed Center Beavers; March 25 & April 8 Eclipse; More Activities [PaEN]
-- AP: Fill Up Your Gas Tank And Prepare To Wait; Some Tips To Prepare For April’s Total Solar Eclipse
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets March 27 To Hear Update On Grant Programs, State Budget [PaEN]
-- PUC To Host March 28 Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Mentored Youth Trout Day March 30; PA Trout Season Opens April 6
-- Penn State Extension: April 9 Webinars: Introduction To Working Riparian Buffers You Can Eat; Other Buffer Resources [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, Partners Host Volunteer Tree Plantings/Workshops April 13 - Lebanon County, April 16 & 20, May 11 - Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: April 17 Webinar On Managing Invasive Knotweeds, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
-- Northcentral PA Conservancy Hosts April 21 A Night For Nature And Helles-bender Beer At Turkey Hill Brewing In Bloomsburg [PaEN]
-- April 23 Webinar: Importance Of Tree Equity Amidst Changing Community Climates Hosted By Penn State Extension, Partners [PaEN]
-- Learn How Your Property Could Be Certified Watershed-Friendly By Penn State Extension At April 25 Workshop In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts April 25 Webinar On PA Countywide Clean Water Action Plan Public Engagement Strategies [PaEN]
-- Northern Appalachian Folk Festival Indiana, PA: April 27: Michael Klimkos - The Fires Of Penn’s Woods
-- Western PA Conservancy Seeking Volunteers For Upcoming Stewardship Work Days
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Programming Planned At City Parks
-- Wildlands Conservancy: Register Now For 28th Lehigh River Sojourn, June 8-11
Programs/Information
-- TribLive: Citizen Science Lab, Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens Partner On STEAM Education
-- Inquirer: Take An Illustrated Tour Around the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, The First Urban Wildlife Refuge In The US
-- US Forest Service: Weathering The Warmth - Early Spring's Impact On Trees - By Joseph M. Phillips, US Forest Service Northern Research Station [PAEN]
-- TribLive: Tree Pollen Season A Little Early This Year, Allergists Say
-- Inquirer: Don’t Fear The Wild Mushroom, PA Woman Wants To Demystify Mycology
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Tiny, Invasive Mud Snails Can Cause Huge Impacts On Aquatic Ecosystems
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: The Do’s And Don’ts Of Invasive Species Management, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: ‘Our Future Lies In The Lake [Erie]’ - By Dr. Sherri Mason Backs Gannon University Blasco Lease
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - The Wind Is A Very Important Aspect Of Our Lives
-- Post-Gazette: Some Pittsburgh-Area Schools Closing Or Going To Remote Learning During April 8 Solar Eclipse
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 23 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold April 23 Hearing On Jessop Steel Air Quality Permit For Washington County Facility [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets April 29 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Arcadia Develop Corp. Industrial Project In Northampton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Will Hold May 2 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Maiden Creek Warehouse Project In Berks County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Strategy For Prioritizing Development Of Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans From 2024-2032 [PaEN]
-- The Energy Age Blog: Development Of Range Resources-Appalachia Augustine George Shale Gas Well Pad - Act 14 Notice To Municipalities
-- The Energy Age Blog: Act 14 Notice To Local Governments Offering The Chance To Comment On EQT For Habanero Well 22 In Washington County
Background On Issues
-- DEP Reports The Number Of Methane Contaminated Water Supplies From Oil & Gas Drilling Is Up ‘Across The Board,’ ‘Not A Good Trend’ [PaEN]
-- DEP Pursuing Federal Funding To Further Define Human Health Impacts Of Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- The Energy Age Blog: Well Communication Events Over Past 8 Years
-- Spring Road Dumping Season Underway As Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Get Rid Of Their Wastewater [PaEN]
-- Those Aren’t Vernal Pools! - That’s Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Pooling Along The Side Of The Road During Spring Dumping Season [PaEN]
-- Those Roads Are Just Wet! Just One Side? Straight Line Start & Stop Points? Nope, The Spring Road Dumping Season Is Here As Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Get Rid Of Their Wastewater [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Has Work To Do To Win Senate Republicans’ Support For His Energy/Climate Plan
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro’s Energy/Climate Plan Comes With One Major Catch: It Needs Republican Support
-- Sen. Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Otten, Rep. Abney To Introduce Gov. Shapiro’s Energy, Climate Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Patch.com: New Era Of Sustainable Energy Proposed By Sen. Santarsiero
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Send $90 Million For Largest PA Solar Energy Project Yet
-- Electrek: Pennsylvania’s Largest Solar Energy Facility Will Replace Its Largest Coal-fired Power Plant [Mineral Basin Solar Project, Clearfield County]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Federal Rules Push Average Well Plugging Cost To $100,000
-- PA Utility Law Project: On-Demand Webinar: Exploring The Impact Of LNG Gas Exports On Pennsylvania Families
-- DEP Notified Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County It Can No Longer Operate Under An Air Quality Construction Permit And Has 120 Days To Submit A Full Title V Air Quality Permit Application [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Taxpayers Subsidize Polluting Plastics Plants Like Shell’s Petrochemical Plant, Report Finds
-- TribLive: Protect PT To Scrutinize Beaver Run Reservoir Fracking Water Usage In Wake Of Drought
-- Shenandoah Sentinel: West Mahanoy Planners Give Reading Anthracite Solar Farm Conditional Green Light
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Housing Authority Plots Path To Solar Power
-- Erie Times: Wind Farms In Lake Erie Off Erie County Coast? House Committee Moves Merski Bill
-- Judiciary Committee Advances Bill To Increase Penalties For Trespassing, Damaging Existing And Critical Infrastructure Under Construction Like Natural Gas Pipelines, Compressor Stations, Electric Power Generation Facilities
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 8 Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals, Adopts New General Permit For Cooperative Fish Nurseries [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter Letter: Shale Gas Fracking Leaves A Trail Of Destruction - By Megan McDonough
-- AP: New York Moves To Update Its Fracking Ban To Include Liquid Carbon Dioxide Was Well As Water
-- Inside Climate News: Companies Poised To Inject Millions Of Tons Of Carbon Underground, Will It Stay Put?
-- PA Capital-Star: For Residents Of Clairton, Allegheny County, Progress On Air Quality Feels A Long Way Off [Clairton Coke [Coal] Works]
-- Inside Climate News: A Window Into Persistent Inequities Of Environmental Policy - Clairton Coke [Coal] Works In Allegheny County
-- CONSOL Energy Releases 2023 Corporate Sustainability Report
-- Quality Industrial Coatings Receives National Small Business Environmental Stewardship Award [PaEN]
-- WESA: Pittsburgh’s Climate Emissions Aren’t Falling Fast Enough To Meet 2030 Climate Goals
-- Solar United Neighbors Hails House Committee Action On Community Solar Legislation [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Federal Solar Subsidies Race Is On In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Housing Authority Plots Path To Solar Power
-- PA Capital-Star: House Environmental Committee Reports Out Framework For Leasing Lake Erie Lakebed For Wind Energy Development
-- Erie Times: Wind Farms In Lake Erie Off Erie County Coast? House Committee Moves Merski Bill
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Fighting Climate Change In The Electrical Grid
-- Utility Dive: Up To 58 GW Of Power Generation In PJM Faces Retirement By 2030 Without Replacement Capacity In Sight, Market Monitor
-- Financial Times Guest Essay: Wall Street Is Letting Orwellian Doublethink Kill Climate Action
-- Financial Times: Oil Executives Talk Down Rapid Shift To Green Energy As Profits Boom
-- Insurance Dept.: Stay Protected With Flood Insurance During Flood Awareness Week [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Releases New Tool To Help Communities Understand Local Impacts Of Extreme Precipitation Events [PaEN]
-- Allegheny National Forest Partnership Projects Improve Stream Health Using Federal Inflation Reduction Act Funds [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Highlights 2024 ‘Fix A Water Leak Week’
-- Food & Water Watch: Groups, Residents Call On PUC To Put An End To Predatory Water System Pricing In Pennsylvania
-- Gov. Shapiro Launches Outdoor Business Alliance To Support PA’s Outdoor Economy At Gilson Snow in Snyder County [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Launches Outdoor Business Alliance
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Cost Of Trails Yields Many Benefits
-- Litter Lifters Of West Vincent, Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassador Kaelyn Stek Plan, Carry Out Litter Cleanup In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Pine Grove Junior ROTC Students Clear Tires From Illegal Dump Site In Schuylkill County
-- Northern Appalachian Folk Festival Indiana, PA: April 27: Michael Klimkos - The Fires Of Penn’s Woods
-- Environmental Law Institute: Wildfire Smoke - State Policies For Reducing Indoor Exposure
-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Allegheny National Forest Outlines Scope Of 18,000 Acre Hemlock Run Forest Management Project
-- Game Commission Delivers Annual Report To House Game & Fisheries Committee
-- Lancaster Farming: Wasting Disease Frustrates PA Game Commission
-- TribLive: National Aviary In Pittsburgh Welcomes New Eurasian Eagle-Owl Chick
-- TribLive: South Park Game Preserve Welcomes 2 Baby Bison In Allegheny County
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Angler Researches Lowering Lakes From The Bottom To Cool Waters And Help Trout Survive
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; 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: March 24, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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