Awards/Recognition
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Volunteer Laurie Barr Leads Hunt For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Pennsylvania - By Ad Crable [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 2024 Community Sentinel Award Recipients To Be Honored Dec. 4 [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant Names PA 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows: Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice, Sahara Rios-Bonilla, Chelsea Russ [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Students Join Forces With Diamond City Partnership For Tree Planting Project In Wilkes-Barre Area
-- Patch.com: Newtown Township Rain Gardens Win Master Gardeners Of Delaware County Garden Contest
Grants
-- Gov. Shapiro Secures Additional Federal Aid To Help 12 Counties Recover From Tropical Storm Debby [PaEN]
-- USDA NRCS/NFWF: $1 Million In Funding Available For Community-Based Gardens
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation - Office And Online Retail Facilitator [PaEN]
-- MorningAgClips: Franklin/Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards Seeking Volunteers, Info Sessions Dec. 12 (In-Person), Dec. 16 (Virtual)
-- 30 Volunteers At 2nd Century Alliance, Litter Lifters Of West Vincent Litter Cleanup Collect 168 Bags Of Litter, TVs, Lawnmower, 300 Political Yard Signs In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Update: Litter Hawk Award Nominations; Join Pick Up PA; America Recycles Day; Community Stewardship Summit; Schuylkill Keep It Pretty; Power Of Beauty
Upcoming Events
-- Nov. 18 EarthTalk Features Penn State Sustainability Director Lara Fowler On Decarbonizing The University [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant/DEP: Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum Webinar Set For Nov. 19 [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Nov. 19 Watersheds And Their Problems Webinar [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov. 22 Webinar On New Guidebook For Municipalities On Large-Scale Solar Development [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Host Nov. 23 Workshop On Holiday Greens Creations - Bring Home The Cheer In Wayne County
-- North Branch Land Trust: Dec. 7 Forage For Your Own Native Wreath Hike/Craft Event In Luzerne County
-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec. 10 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Management - Philadelphia Water Department Approach [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 11-12 [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors [PaEN]
-- Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant: Choose Native Guide Promotes Using Native Species In Landscaping & Water Gardening [PaEN]
-- Penn State Delegation In Azerbaijan For UN’s Annual Climate Meeting
-- Penn State Research: Public Pressure Influences Whether Companies Reduce Their Environmental Impact [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Trusted Partner For Community Scientists; Conserving National Park Streams; Support Clean Water [PaEN]
-- MCall: Receive A Notice That Your Water Pipes May Contain Lead? Here’s What You Need To Know
-- EPA Highlights Recycling Progress, Resources Available For America Recycles Day
-- DEP Will No Longer Accept New Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation ePermit Applications During ‘Pause’; Oil & Gas E&S Applications Not Affected [PaEN]
-- DEP Extends General Permits: Oil & Gas Erosion & Sedimentation [ESCGP-3]; Beneficial Use Of Biosolids By Land Application [PAG-07 + PAG-08]; Beneficial Use Of Residential Septage [PAG-09] [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Hearing On Chapter 105 Permit For Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Warehouse In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Consol Bailey Coal Prep Plant In Greene/Washington Counties [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Places That Honor Veterans And Preserve Our History
-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping & Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov. 12 [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- Moms Clean Air Force: Pennsylvanians Call On State Leaders For Protection From Fossil Fuel And Plastic Industry Expansion [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Our Children’s Health Isn’t Partisan, Pennsylvania Needs Strong Pollution Protections From Fracking Now - By Rachel Sica Meyer, Beaver County Resident, Moms Clean Air Force [PaEN]
-- ABCNews: Pennsylvania Residents In Cecil Township, Washington County Fight Fracking In Their Backyard (Video)
-- FracTracker, Clean Air Council, Earthworks: New StoryMap On Expanding Shale Gas Safety Zones
-- Environmental Hearing Board Issues Temporary Supersedeas To Stop The Opening Of Catalyst Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County Until Hearing On Full Supersedeas [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Environmental Groups Appeal CNX Slickville Pipelines Permits
-- Low Streamflow Conditions Prompt Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Advise Shale Gas Drillers, Water Systems, Companies With Water Withdrawal Approvals To Plan For Alternative Operations [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp: Natural Gas Electric Generation Is Threatened This Winter By Ongoing Concerns About Gas Production, Delivery In Extreme Weather Conditions [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Will Not Be Happy About Double-Digit Hikes In Their Electricity Bills Next Year - By Scott Bomboy, Bucks County Township Supervisor
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Plan For Massive 3,5 GW Gas-Fired Power Plant, Data Center In Virginia Slashed 91% In Face Of Local Opposition [PDF of Article]
-- EPA Finalizes Rule Setting Fee On Wasteful Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Industry
-- KDKA: EPA To Hit Oil & Gas Companies With Waste Methane Fee, But Will It Last?
-- Financial Times: How Oil & Gas Companies Disguise Their Methane Emissions
-- Financial Times: US LNG Gas Exports Could Prove Crucial Bargaining Chip In US-EU Trade Talks
-- Reuters: Biden Officials Ask EU To Align Methane Rules With US To Ease LNG Gas Exports
-- The Allegheny Front/Environmental Health News: Hydrogen Hubs Test New Federal Environmental Justice Rules [2 Parts]
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Calls For Stronger Environmental Oversight Of U.S. Steel Irvin Plant Discharges Into Monongahela River In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Three Rivers WaterKeeper Wants Stricter Water Permit For US Steel Irvin Plant To Stop Oily Releases Into Monongahela River In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette: Industrial-Grade Chemical Used To Preserve Plastic Showing Up In Street Drugs
-- PECO Agrees To Purchase 25 MW Of Solar Energy As Part Of Its Default Power Procurement In Settlement With Energy Justice Advocates [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PECO Agrees Purchase 25 MW Of Solar Energy For Default Electricity Customers
-- Public News Service: Federal Funds Help Power Four Seasons Produce In Lancaster County Rooftop Solar Energy Facility
-- Scranton Times: The Nesquehoning Solar Energy Facility Next Door In Carbon County
-- Inquirer: At This Eco-Friendly Apartment In Chester County Renters Won’t Have Electric Bills
-- MCall: New Plan For Lehigh Valley Hydroelectric Power - Chain Dam
-- LancasterOnline - Rachel McDevitt: Controversial Susquehanna River Hydro Energy Storage Project Still Waiting On Word From Regulator
-- WNEP: Drought In Northeast, Central Pennsylvania Affecting Christmas Tree Farms
-- Altoona Mirror: Growers Say Drought Shouldn’t Affect This Year’s Christmas Tree Crop
-- MCall: Lehigh River At Lowest Level In Eight Years After Months Of Abnormally Dry Weather
-- TribLive: Driest Summer Since 2002 Leads To Increase In Wildfires
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Success Presents Climate Change Challenges We Will Meet Head-On - By Lehigh Valley Planning Commission
-- WPSU: When Will Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finally Peak? Could Be Soon
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Project Plants Its 1,000th Acre Of Forest Buffer! [PaEN]
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Video: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Projects Plants Its 1,000th Acre!
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Bringing Communities To The Conversation, Roundtable Style - By Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Bay, Rivers See Minor Impacts From Hurricane Helene
-- The Allegheny Front: Removing A Beloved Dam On Little Sewickley Creek In Northern Allegheny County
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 15 RiverWatch Video Report
-- WeConservePA: PA Voters Approved All 5 Local Referendums On The November Ballot Making $96 Million Available For Open Space Conservation [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center: 4 Artists Selected To Develop New PA Wild Product Lines With Local Manufacturers As Part Of Inaugural Wilds Artisan Collaborative Initiative
-- The Allegheny Front: New Plan Aims To Improve River Access In Allegheny County
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservancy Adds Nearly 19 Acres To Shaw Family Nature Preserve In Mount Joy Twp.
-- Reps. Daley, Ortitay Highlight Findings In New Wildlife Conservation Corridor Report [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Here’s Why PA Deer Hunters Should Feel Optimistic About Rifle Season
-- Warren Times: Tamarack Wildlife Center Releases Latest Rehabilitated Bald Eagle
-- Williamsport Sun: Keeping An Eye On The Sparrow As Winter Months Approach
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - True Beauty Of A Tree Is Seen When It Loses Its Leaves
-- WHYY: Saving Philly’s Bats, One DIY Condo At A Time Thru This Penn Project
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: November 17, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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