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-- WeConservePA Honors Cynthia Carrow With 2025 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Delaware River Watershed Champion [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Dean Neely Takes A Hands-On Approach To Conservation In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- From Classrooms To Communities: Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Are Making a Difference [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Perfect Match:’ NatureWorks, Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Programs Offer Residents A Look At Conservation, Art [PDF of Article]
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Bridge Contractor, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Partnership Supports High School Urban EcoStewards Program
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being Outside In Nature Can Relieve Stress, Improve Mood, Lowers Your Blood Pressure
-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature As A Healer
-- PA American Water Identifies Water Source For New Public Water System To Replace Water Wells Contaminated By Shale Gas Fracking 20 Years Ago In Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [PDF of Article]
-- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp. Residents Will Have Drinkable Water By 2026
-- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Potential Environmental Crimes Amid Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Bucks County
-- Community Speaks Out Against Expansion Of Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Washington County Resident To DEP: Harmon Creek Natural Gas Plant Expansion Will Result In A Huge Increase In Air Pollution, It Should Be Required To Have A Major Air Quality Permit, It Is Not A ‘Minor’ Source [PaEN]
-- Moms Clean Air Force To DEP: Families In Washington County Are Already Living In The Middle Of Major Natural Gas Industrial Sites - Do Not Expand The Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant And Make It Worse [PaEN]
-- PA Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Attended By Nearly 480 People Featured Health Experts, Scientists, Advocacy Groups On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Chester, Delaware County Leading The Fight For Environmental Justice [LNG Export Facility]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: One-Sided Discussions On Issues Don’t Promote True Progress, EPA Visit Was Not A 'Roundtable Discussion,' But A 'Rally' For Natural Gas In Delaware River Basin [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: New Federal Administration Considers Strategies To Overturn Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban [PDF of Article]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permits, 401 Certification For National Fuel Gas Tioga Pathway Natural Gas Pipeline Project In McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Washington County Site [PDF of Article]
-- Gov. Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for 'Lightning Plan’ To Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, Create Jobs For Pennsylvanians [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov. Shapiro Calls For PA Lawmakers To Act On His Energy Proposals
-- York Dispatch: Gov. Shapiro Touts Plan To Expand Energy Markets In PA While York County Seeks Balance
-- The Center Square: Watch: Former DEP Leader Stumps For Shapiro Energy Plan
-- PUC Enhances Energy-Savings Program For Low-Income Households
-- The Derrick: FrenchCreek Twp., Venango County Commissioner Said They Were Not Aware Of NOVA Cryptocurrency Data Mining Operation Using Natural Gas Well Until It Started [They Did Receive Act 14 Notices] [PDF of Article]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Cryptocurrency Data Mining Company Agrees To Speed Cleanup Of Coal Ash Pile At Scrubgrass Waste Coal-Fired Power Plant In Venango County
-- The Center Square: Demand Booming For Solar Energy At Schools Funding In PA
-- Steelton-Highspire School District, Tröegs Independent Brewing Show Benefits Of Going Solar, Driving Electric Busses In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials News: Solar Energy Credits In PA; Anaerobic Digestion; Learning Opportunities
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts March 13 Webinar On PA Bright Solar Leasing Program [PaEN]
-- Washington & Jefferson College: Pennsylvania Is An Energy Powerhouse In Region And Beyond
-- Washington & Jefferson College: US Energy Sector Has Undergone A Transformation In Last 50 Years
-- WESA: Next Up For Nuclear Power: Small, Transportable And Made In A Factory Near Pittsburgh
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Future Of National Energy Technology Lab In Pittsburgh’s Backyard In Doubt
-- Observer- Reporter: Project Aims To Increase Geothermal Energy Use In State [PDF of Article]
-- Guest Essay: Geothermal Might Have The Answer For Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Needs - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council & Kevin Sunday, McNees Wallace & Nurick [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources [Again] Pauses Involvement In Remaining Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Projects Amid Federal Policy Uncertainty
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philadelphia Gas Works Decaying Infrastructure A Ticking time Bomb Beneath Our Streets - POWER Interfaith Climate Justice And Jobs Team
-- Lancaster Conservancy, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Coalition Partners Appeal FERC's Decision On Susquehanna River Pumped-Hydroelectric Project To Federal Court [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Environmental Groups Appeal Cuffs Run Hydroelectric Project In Court
-- LancasterOnline: Environmental Groups Escalate Opposition To Susquehanna River Pump-Hydroelectric Project
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania Program To Boost Innovation And Conservation On Farms
-- Volunteers Needed! Alliance For Chesapeake Bay To Hold Back-to-Back TreeLay Planting Events On April 5 At 3 PA Locations [PaEN]
-- ClearWater Conservancy: Stream Of Volunteers Needed For 29th Watershed Cleanup Day April 12 In Centre County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center’s Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program Hosts April 5 In-Person Riparian Buffer Maintenance Workshop In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: March 15 Bringing Nature Back One Yard At A Time Symposium By Lycoming County Master Gardeners
-- Penn State Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts April 29 Webinar On Effective Outreach Engagement On Adopting Farm Conservation Practices [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $502,140 To Support Urban Farmers, Increase Availability Of Fresh Food In Cities Across PA
-- Scranton Times: Mayfield To Put Major Mine Reclamation Project Out To Bid, Making Way For Logistics Park
-- Scranton Times: Taylor Borough, DEP To Use Federal Grant To Remove Fire-Damaging Mining Building
-- WESA: ALCOSAN Says Pittsburgh Region Should Begin Seeing Fewer Sewer Overflows Later This Year
-- MCall: Palmer Twp. Wins 2nd Court Case Over Warehouse, Manufacturing Development In Northampton County
-- TribLive: Flood Control Project Proposed For Northmont Neighborhood Of Greensburg In Westmoreland County
-- AP: Study Shows Rain-Soaking Atmospheric Rivers Are Getting Bigger, Wetter, More Frequent
-- PUC Issues Emergency Order To Veolia Water To Take Over Wonderview Sanitary Water Facilities In Columbia County After Owner Abandoned The System [PaEN]
-- PUC Acts To Appoint PA American Water Company To Operate Rock Spring Water Company, Negotiate Long-Term Solution With State College Water Authority [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves Sale Of Troubled East Dunkard Water System In Greene County To PA American Water Company [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: PUC Approves Troubled East Dunkard Authority Sale To PA American Water [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Under Pressure: Water Flow Issues Can Cripple Firefighters Who Rely On Patchwork Of Unregulated Hydrants
-- DEP To Hold March 19 Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS Investigation Site In Columbia County
-- NBC10: Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In 4 Schools In Southeast PA Violate DEP Drinking Water Standard
-- One United Lancaster To Canvas Lancaster Neighborhoods For Lead Water Service Line Inventory
-- MCall Guest Essay: PA Must Protect Citizen’s Health By Removing Lead Water Pipes - By Food & Water Watch
-- DEP Provides Update On Lancaster County Plane Crash Cleanup
-- Environmental Council Of The States, Other State Organizations Write Congress About The Importance Of Federal Funding To State Agencies Implementing Federal Programs [PaEN]
-- WHYY- Susan Phillips: Former Regulators Say EPA’s Planned Rollbacks Would Reverse 50 Years Of Environmental Progress
-- Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA Announces Plan To Put Pollution Before Our Health [PaEN]
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Transportation, Climate Projects In Limbo Due To Federal Funding Uncertainty
-- Frederick News-Post: FEMA Cancels In-Person, Most Virtual National Fire Academy Training For First Responders In Emmitsburg, MD, Disrupting Training
-- York Daily Record: DOGE Closure Of National Fire Academy In Emmitsburg, MD Alarms York County Fire Chiefs
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Millions In Trout Unlimited Watershed Projects Improve The Environment, Local Economies Across The US; Federal Funding Freeze, Office Closures, Staff Cuts 'Sacrificing Our National Conservation Legacy' [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record - Brian Whipkey: Trout Unlimited Officials Worry Over Potential Impacts From Reduced Federal Funding In PA [PDF of Article]
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: USDA Staffing Cuts Hurt Farmers And Rural Communities; Staffing Chaos Has Reigned
-- Beaver Times: USDA To Cut $36.7 Million From Local Food Purchase Assistance In PA
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Responds To Termination Of Critical USDA Local Farm To School, Child Care Food Purchase Program [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: EPA Deregulation Bombshell A Blow To The Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Poll - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Faces Unprecedented Federal Upheaval; Restoring The Bay Is Now MORE Of A Priority [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: What’s the State Of Bay Restoration 50 Days Into the New Administration?
-- PennLive: Federal Cuts Force Shutdown Of Campgrounds, Beaches, Recreation Areas At Popular Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County), Tioga-Hammond, Cowanesque Lakes (Tioga County) [Local Recreation Economy To Take A Hit]
-- WITF/WPSU: Raystown Lake Federal Recreation Area Cancels Campground Reservations Amid Federal Job Cuts, Hiring Freeze
-- Rails To Trails Conservancy: US DOT Has Frozen Trails, Biking Improvements Funding; Act Now To Make Decision Makers Know How Important This Funding Is
-- MCall Guest Essay: Musk’s Reckless Business Model Imperials Our National Parks - By John Plonski
-- WESA: PA Says Hundreds Of Fired Federal Workers Have Applied For State Jobs
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Receives Over 80 Applications In First Week Of Job Portal Aimed At Laid-Off Federal Workers
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: As Washington Unwinds Its Commitments, State And Local Governments Will Have To Step Up
-- EPA Advances Major Cleanup Plan For Jackson Ceramix Superfund Site In Jefferson County [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Open Your Eyes To Litter In A Watershed Activity Books Now Available In English, Spanish [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: New Tool Help Beaver County Residents Evaluate Air Quality
-- TribLive Letter: Increase Allegheny County Permit Fees To Curb Pollution - By SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Halls
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Better Air, Less Asthma: Pittsburgh’s Air Is Improving, But It Needs To Be Even Cleaner
-- House Environmental Committee Meets March 18 On Bills To Regulate Food Processing Waste; Notice Of Oil & Gas Permits; Expanding C-PACE Financing For EV Charging, More [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Wildfire Season Underway Across The State
-- WPXI: Beaver County Man Killed In Brush Fire
-- TribLive: Brush Fire Season Comes In Like A Lion In Western PA
-- Reading Eagle: Wildfire Season Rears Its Head In A Big Way In Berks, Surrounding Counties
-- York Dispatch: Dry Conditions Prompt York County Drought Watch, Burn Ban In One Township
-- Williamsport Sun: Firefighters Urge Residents Of Lycoming, Surrounding Counties Not To Burn
-- Inquirer: Brush Fire Closes Part Of Route 422 In Montgomery County
-- York Daily Record: Wildfire Risks Remain High This Week After 3.9 Acre Wildfire Near Popular Trail At Codorus
-- MCall: Meet The Lehigh Valley Drone Pilots Helping To Fight Wildfires, Protect Musikfest
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Area Deals With Elevated Wildfire Risk
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partners With 2 Farm Owners To Preserve 120 Acres Of Farmland In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: DCNR: Forest Landowners Should Plan For Spongy Moths
-- Scranton Times: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Killed Horse In Lackawanna County, No Human Cases Reported Yet
-- Reading Eagle: Volunteers Help Remove Invasive Plants From Berks Park
-- Inquirer: EPA Pulls Back $700,000 Grant To Overbrook Environmental Education Center As Part Of Federal Cuts
-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission Highlight Fishing Opportunities, Campgrounds At State Parks
-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission Highlight Fishing Opportunities, Lending Fishing Gear In Selected State Parks [Video]
-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Reeling In Smiles - Keep Youth Fishing Fun, Comfortable, Engaging
-- York Dispatch - Anthony Maenza: No Fishing Gear? No Problem This Trout Season; Borrow Fishing Equipment At Selected State Parks
-- Inquirer: PA’s Fallingwater Was Frank Lloyd Wright’s Most Iconic Home, Renovations Will Require More Than A Trip To Home Depot
-- March 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds: 2025 North Clarion Art Exhibition Opens April 12 At Marienville PA Wilds Conservation Shop
-- The Derrick: Cranberry Supervisors Hear About Venango County ATV Initiative To Create Network Of Local Roads ATVs Are Allowed To Ride; 17 of 31 Municipalities Approved The Ordinance [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Portion Of Rachel Carson Trail, Amid Indiana Township Watershed, Nearing Preservation Status In Allegheny County
-- WNEP: Cyclists Gear Up For Spring On D&L Trail
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans $1 Million Upgrade To 16-Acre Connell Park In South Side
-- Williamsport Sun: Leaders Complile List Of Ideas For Williamsport Parks
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Gives Final Approval To Downtown Arts Landing Park
-- WNEP: Boy, 13, Dies In Lackawanna County ATV Wreck
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy 2024 Annual Report Now Available
-- Pennsylvania's Bat-Woman: Bat Conservation & Rehabilitation Executive Director Shares Her Mission [PaEN]
-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts Amphibian Migration Watch March 29 In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- MCall: Frog Crossing: Northampton County Road To Close For Weeks To Protect Breeding Amphibians [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Want To Attract Some Of The 100 Bird Species Spotted In Lancaster County This Year? Here’s How
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: The Signs Of Spring Appearing Are All Around Us Now
-- PennLive - Cindy Ross: Deer Often Shed Their Antlers In The Woods: Here’s How You Can Spot Them
-- Beaver Times - Brian Whipkey: Purple Martins That Winter In Brazil Now Being Spotted In Pennsylvania
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