Monday, July 15, 2024

July 15 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


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152 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic


Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of The Foundation For Sustainable Forests With Wendell Berry’s 'A Forest Conversation' Essay On The Foundation's Founders, Mission & Roots


Final State Budget Includes $50 Million For Clean Streams Fund; New SPEED Permit Review Program; Support For DEP Oil & Gas Program


Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Conservancy Highlight Importance Of $50 Million In Stream Restoration Funding Included In Pennsylvania’s New Budget


PA Lawmakers, Groups Celebrate Passage Of Solar For Schools Bipartisan Solar Energy Initiative


House, Senate Send Bill Authorizing Geologic Sequestration Of Carbon Dioxide To The Governor


House, Senate Give Final, Unanimous Approval To Changes In Anti-SLAPP Bill Designed To Stop Lawsuits Restricting Public Participation, Free Speech


Federal Court Again Says Groups Have A Right To Appeal Permits For Gas Pipelines To State Environmental Hearing Board, Overruling Transco, DEP Objections


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 6 to 12 - Double Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline Failure; 19 + 12 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Draining Water Impoundment By Spraying


DEP Invites Comments On Water Encroachment Permit For A Beech Resources, LLC Project To Construct 3 Pipelines On A Right-of-Way Impacting An Exceptional Value Stream, EV Wetlands In Lycoming County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 13


State Health Plan Identified Oil & Gas Development As Health Risk Last Year; Environmental Health Indicators Map Is Now Available To Show Potential Risks Near You


PUC's Pipeline Safety Program Recognized For Exemplary Standards & Impact On Residents, Businesses; State Agencies Lack Authority To Act On Pipeline Issues


The Derrick: PUC To Hold Second Hearing July 15 On Venango Water Company [Impacts Continue From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Contamination Of Water Supply]


Now On Demand: PublicSource.org - Learn The Story Behind The Story - EQT's Gas Play In Pennsylvania, West Virginia


Sen. Culver: US EPA Installs Air Quality Monitors Around Wilburton Coal Bank Fire In Columbia County


EPA Invests $20 Million In Water Workforce Training, Career Development; Including $4.9 Million Grant To The Energy Innovation Center Institute In Pittsburgh


Environmental Quality Board Sets 3 Hearings On Proposed Changes To 80 Chemical Cleanup Standards Under Land Recycling Program, Including More PFAS Chemicals And Lead


Stroud Water Research Center To Honor Award-Winning Author, Fisherman Paul Greenberg With Award For Freshwater Excellence At Sept. 19 Gala


University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card Shows The Same (Watershed) Or Improving (Bay) Water Quality


Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Highlights Youth Conservation Corps 50-Mile Paddling Perki-Bay Expedition In New Video


Reese Goodlin, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Bringing Watershed Resiliency Program To Adams, York Counties


Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Woodland Stewardship Webinar Series - Guided Engagement With Your Land Starting Sept. 25


Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Conference Sept. 21; Annual Dinner Sept. 20 With Tim Palmer And Rosalie Haizlett, In Crawford County


PA Assn. Environmental Educators Call For Presentation Proposals For 2025 Annual Conference Set For March 10-12 In Erie


DEP Sets Aug. 14 Hearing [If Requested] On Title V Air Quality Permit For Gas-fired Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County


DEP To Hold Aug. 14 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit For the IPSCO Koppel Tubular LLC Facility In Beaver County


Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Sustainable Community Development Network Hosts Aug. 6 Climate Action Planning - Resources And Funding Opportunities Webinar; Guide To Tools & Funding


Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Junior Solar Sprint Another Sunny Success


Registration Open! Keep PA Beautiful 2024 Summit For Community Stewardship In Scranton Oct. 16-17


Dept. Of Agriculture Issues Quarantine Order Establishing A Framework For Taking Actions To Prevent Damage To Nursery Stock From The Invasive Box Tree Moth


DCNR Celebrates Forest Stewardship Council Leadership Award For Achieving 25 Years Of Forest Management Certification; 2024 Update Available On Shale Gas Drilling In State Forests


PA Environmental Council: DCNR Seeking Applications For Its NextGen Advisory Council


July 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available


Disc Golf Soars To New Heights In The Susquehanna Greenway; Susquehanna Greenway Outdoor Expo Aug. 3


Registration Open! For Keystone Trails Association Trail Challenge 25K Run/Hike In Susquehannock State Park Sept. 7 In Lancaster County


Celebrate The Bloom! July 27 In Butler County, PA’s Only Prairie With Native Blazing Star, 224 Other Species


Arboretum At Penn State's Pollinator And Bird Garden Wins International Award


Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 -- Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Dick Thornburgh


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Sierra Club DelCo Green Team To Host July 15 Webinar On Congress, the Environment, And Congressional Review Act


Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie Hosts Aug. 3 Film Showing Of Seeing The Unseen - Aquatic Invaders & What's At Stake


Penn State Hosts Mining Summer Camp Aug. 4-9 In State College For H.S. Juniors, Seniors


US Geological Survey PA Water Science Center Newsletter Highlights Drought, Flooding, Water Quality Information


Bills On Governor’s Desk


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


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PA Bulletin Public Notices


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[Posted: July 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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