79 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 79 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- 2024 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Honors Schuylkill County’s Bill Reichert With Mayfly Award   [PaEN] 

-- PA Audubon Recognizes Muhlenberg Professor Daniel Klem With Walt Pomeroy Conservation Award For Research On Bird Deaths Caused By Window Strikes  [PaEN]

-- Delaware County Times: Friends Of Ridley Creek State Park Celebrate 20 Years Of Service 

-- Cecil Township Supervisors In Washington County Adopt 2,500 Setback From Shale Gas Well Pads From Homes, Businesses, 5,000 Foot Setback From Hospitals, Schools  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Fracking Turns 20 In Pennsylvania, Towns Consider New Regulations For Distance Between Homes And Well Pads  [Cecil Twp., Washington County]  [PDF of Article] 

-- PA Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Punish Local Elected Officials Who Want To Protect Their Constituents From The Documented Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development  [PaEN]  

-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Longtime Environmental Official On PA Election Results: People Will Need To Be ‘As Tenacious As The Industry’

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 2 to 8 - 8,800 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; Failure To Comply With Plugging Order; Spills, Releases, Gas Leaks  [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: MarkWest/MPLX To Add Natural Gas Liquids Processing Plant At Harmon Creek Facility In Smith Twp., Washington County  [PDF of Article]  

-- Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal DEP Permits For CNX Slickville Natural Gas, Shale Gas Wastewater Pipelines Project In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Federal Court Agrees The Environmental Hearing Board Can Hear Appeals Of Transco’s Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project  [PDF of Article] 

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 25 Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing, Education; Helpful To Those In Oil & Gas Drilling Areas Which May Impact Water Wells  [PaEN] 

-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Dec. 12 Learn How To Effectively Advocate For Change Workshop In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Pennsylvanians See Utility Bills Climb Despite Living In One Of America’s Most Productive Natural Gas States  

-- LandGate White Paper Catalogs 11 GW Of Solar Energy Facilities Proposed In Pennsylvania  [PaEN] 

-- Williamsport Sun: Lamar Township In Clinton County Passes Solar Energy Facility Ordinance

-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials Update Highlights Grid-Scale Solar Energy; Restarting Nuclear Plants; Ag Innovation Grants; Educational Opportunities

-- Penn State Extension: Restarting Old Nuclear Power Plants - Can It Be Done?

-- TribLive: Cleanup Of Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Dump To Begin Next Summer In Armstrong County; US Army Corps Details The Plan 

-- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh Host Sustainable PA Conference In State College Nov. 20-22  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Report: Coal-Based Steelmaking Causes Hundreds Of Premature Deaths, Billions In Health Costs Nationwide  

-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov. 13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program  [PaEN] 

-- Times News: DEP Hosts Hearing On Panther Creek Coal Waste Power Plant Permit Renewal In Carbon County

-- Republican Herald: Artist’s Book-- Reclamation: From Coal Dust To Hope-- An Ode To Irish Grandparents Who Worked In Schuylkill’s Coal Fields 

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Calls For Efficient Water Use; Sets Nov. 19 Hearing On Declaring A Water Supply Emergency  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY: Salty Water Creeps Toward Philly Drinking Water Intake As Dry Conditions Persist 

-- PA American Water Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Notice For Customers In Glenn Alsace Service Area In Berks County 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Municipal Authority Asks Customers To Reduce Water Use Until Further Notice 

-- WNEP: Drinking Water Wells Drying Up  Amid Moderate Drought Conditions In Poconos

-- PA American Water Asks Customers To Reduce Nonessential Water Use Due To Drought Watch Declaration 

-- WPXI: PA American Water Asking Customers To Reduce Water Use In Response To Drought Concerns

-- 66 Water Withdrawals Now Restricted In Susquehanna River Basin Due To Low-Flow Water Conditions, Most Shale Gas-related  [PaEN]  

-- PennLive Letter: Legislature Should Adopt Water Conservation Standards Legislation For Appliances - By PennEnvironment

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Partnership Update Highlights Grant Opportunities; Local Projects; Progress Reducing Pollution Loads  [PaEN]

-- One United Lancaster: Project By Project, Lancaster Clean Water Partners Targets ‘Clean & Clear By 2040’ (Video)

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Welcomes Tour Of Experts On Bucknell River Symposium Field Trip 

-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For BHE GT&S Watershed Mini-Grants  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 8 RiverWatch Video Report 

-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Announces Photo Contest Winners 

-- Discover NE PA: Help Keep Northeast PA Beautiful On America Recycles Day Nov. 15 

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Nov. 14 Webinar On Learning To Recycle Right In Celebration Of America Recycles Day  [PaEN]

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Accepting Campaign Signs For Recycling Thru Nov. 15  [PaEN] 

-- Inquirer: How To Recycle Campaign Yard Signs In Philadelphia Region  

-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Schuylkill Keep It Pretty As New Local Affiliate  [PaEN]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Event In Pittsburgh Saturday, Nov. 9

-- DCNR Prohibits Campfires On State Park, Forest Lands Amid Ongoing Dry Conditions 

-- WESA: Facing Drought, DCNR Bans Campfires In State Parks, Forests

-- WJAC: Over A Dozen Fire Departments Battling Large Wildfire Near Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County

-- WTAE: Dry Conditions Cause Counties To Issue Burn Bans: Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Lawrence, Fulton 

-- Warren Times: Warren County Commissioners Enact Burn Ban

-- MCall: Blue Mountain Wildfire Burns Nearly 600 Acres In Northampton County 

-- MCall: Wildfire On Blue Mountain Spreads To 150 Acres As Crews Work To Contain It 

-- MCall: Blue Mountain Wildfire 100% Contained In Northampton County After Burning Nearly 600 Acres, DCNR Says 

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Firefighters Join Efforts Against Lehigh Valley Wildfire 

-- TribLive: East Deer Brush Fire Takes Hours To Extinguish Due To Terrain In Allegheny County

-- Reading Eagle: Wildfire Erupts On Neversink Mountain In Reading

-- MCall: Crews Continuing To Fight Wildfire On Neversink Mountain In Reading

-- Republican Herald: Wildfire Burns Almost 50 Acres In Schuylkill County

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed Newsletter Autumn Edition Now Available  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: How Nature And Forest Therapy Can Open Up New Paths To Mental Wellness  [PDF of Article] 

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October Now Available  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Hikers, Bikers Travel Twisty New North Huntingdon Trail In Westmoreland 

-- WHYY: Love Your Park Returns To Philadelphia This Weekend To Beautify City Parks, Green Spaces 

-- WHYY: How To Keep Your Trees Healthy During Ongoing Drought

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partners With Billingsley Family To Preserve 23 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN] 

-- WESA: Churchill Valley Greenway: Golf Course Without Golfers; Rewilding Exhibit At Pitt Displays Local Golf Courses’ Return To Nature In Allegheny County 

-- ClearWater Conservancy Recognizes Volunteers, Supporters; Announces Campaign To Connect At Annual Meeting In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- ClearWater Conservancy Awarded $750,000 RCAP Funding For New Community Conservation Center In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- Luzerne County-based North Branch Land Trust Welcomes New Environmental Ed Coordinator, Office Administrator [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 22 Behind The Scenes Tour Of Game Commission's Howard Tree Nursery In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- Wild Ones Native Plants Hosts Nov. 10 Native Plant Seed Share In Cumberland County  [PaEN] 

-- Erie Times: Low Stream Flows Killing Steelhead Fish Returning To Spawn In Trout Run; How Officials Fixed The Problem Causing It  

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Anglers Risk Losing Popular Erie Steelhead Spot Access As Low Water Conditions Persist 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: USGS PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Study Looks At Which Tissues The Chemicals Build Up In Fish, Plus Land Use, Sources

-- Pennsylvania Audubon: Christmas Bird Count Starts Dec. 14, Ends Jan. 5 

-- WESA: New Conservation Plan Aims To Protect Endangered PA Bats From Habitat Loss

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bats Play Important Role In Aquatic Ecosystem, But White Nose Syndrome Likely Reshaping Ripple Effect 

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[Posted: November 10, 2024]   PA Environment Digest