Monday, December 23, 2024

December 23 - 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]


Click Here To View Or Print The Entire December 23 PA Environment Digest


125 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


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


Chesapeake Bay Journal: Veteran Reporter Ad Crable Wraps Up 4 Decades Of Environmental Journalism


DCNR Encourages Pennsylvanians To Trek Into 2025 During New Year's Day First Day Hikes Across The Commonwealth


PA State Conservation Commission Wins Natural Resource Education Champion Award


Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Celebrated In January; Schedule Of Events Now Available


Save The Date: Feb. 27 - Shale Gas And Public Health Conference, Duquesne University


DEP To Review Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Under Environmental Justice Policy Enhanced Public Participation Process


PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposed Oil & Gas Well Plugging Settlement With Diversified Energy, EQT May Affect Pennsylvania Surface Landowner Rights; Apply To Have A Well Plugged


What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP: Diversified Production LLC Failed To Plug 2 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells For 42 Months + At Least 9 Other Shale Gas Wells Abandoned


DEP: Apollo Resources, LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Cleanup Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill 19 Months After It Was Discovered In Fayette County


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 14 to 20 -- Shale Gas Wells Abandoned For 42 Months; Failure To Cleanup Conventional Well Spill For 19 Months; Gas Pipeline Land Slump


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 21


EarthWorks Blog: Common Sense Needed In The Commonwealth - How To Protect Pennsylvanians From The Environmental, Health Impacts Of The Oil & Gas Industry


EPA, DOE Award $850 Million To Support Oil & Gas Sector Methane Pollution Reduction, Including $10 Million Grant To Penn State


DEP: Revised Application, Instructions Available For Coal-Mine Methane Enclosed Flares Air Quality General Permit


PUC Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank Appointed Chair Of National Assn. Of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee On Natural Gas


PUC Urges Natural Gas Customers To Explore Ways To Reduce Heating Costs; All But One Major Gas Utility Has Increased Cost Of Gas In PA


US DOE Releases LNG Gas Export Study: Facilities Already Approved Will Meet Global Demand For Decades; Unfettered Exports Would Increase Domestic Natural Gas Prices; Electricity Prices; Costs To Manufacturers


North American Electric Reliability Corp: AI Poses Threat To North American Electricity Grid


DEP Publishes Advisory Committee, Board Meeting Schedules For 2025


US Fish And Wildlife & Wildlife Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Eastern Hellbender As Endangered - PA’s Clean Water Ambassador


DEP Awards $19.6 Million To Support 8 Local Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Projects In 6 Counties


The Daily Item Guest Essay: Potential Cuts To Federal Funding For Abandoned Mine Cleanup


DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights Funding Opportunities, County Water Restoration Projects


Choose Clean Coalition Now Accepting Presentation Proposals For 2025 Conference On Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Issues, May 19-21 In Virginia


Presentation Proposals Invited: 2025 Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Summit For Water Educators Sept. 25 In Harrisburg


Ag Conservation Professionals! Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan. 4


Conservation Pros: Join In Ag Literacy Week By Volunteering To Read ‘The Soil In Jackie’s Garden’ March 17-21


Federal Ohio River Protection Act Legislation Would Address Pressing Water Quality, Conservation Needs In Ohio River Watershed


DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Designation Of Areas Not Meeting Health-Based Standards For Particulate Matter (PM2.5) - 3 Hearings Scheduled


Coalition For Community Solar Access Applauds New Effort To Open Community Solar Market In Pennsylvania


DEP Shared Energy Manager Program Accepting Applications For Energy Assessment, Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Work With Local Governments, Authorities, School Districts


PA Solar Center Accepting Applications For G.E.T. Solar Schools Technical Assistance Program To Help Apply For Solar For Schools, Other Funding


Sustainable Pittsburgh: Report On Clean Energy Workforce - Needs And Opportunities For Southwestern PA


Dept. Of Education Now Accepting Applications for Pennsylvania’s Green Ribbon Schools


DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order For Precision National Plating Site, Lackawanna County


DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Interim Response At Tub Mill Farm, Clearview Farm Waste Site, Somerset County


PA Resources Council Announces Winners Of 2024 Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter Photo Contest


Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, PA Turnpike Commission Celebrate Success In Reducing Cigarette Litter At 17 Service Plazas


Dec. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation


Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program Awards $40,000 To Recreation, Signage, & Education Projects


Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Now Accepting Proposals For Brook Trout Conservation Projects


PA Natural Heritage Program Newsletter Highlights Monitoring The Upper Middle Allegheny River; Weasel Survey; Monitoring Vernal Pools; Invasive Jumping Worms; Mussel Restoration


Mentors Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeks Adult Mentors For Summer Field Schools


Seasonal Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Fisheries Biologist Aide


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Now On Demand: Penn State Extension Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Land-Applied Biosolids - Research Update


PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 16 Webinar On Winter Salting and Local Waterway Impacts: Opportunities To Work For Change


Penn State Extension Jan. 16 Webinar On Forest Carbon Markets And Payment Programs Expert Panel


Jan. 22 Webinar: How Invasive Plants Drive An Insect Invasion, Penn State Extension


Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone: Jan. 28 Webinar On Climate-Smart Ag Project (CARAT)


Larkspur Design To Offer Yearlong Permaculture Design Certification Course In Pittsburgh


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices - December 21


Stories Invited - About PA Environment


Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited; PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers


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[Posted: December 23, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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