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-- Citizen Standard: 38 Teams Participated In Schuylkill County Conservation District Envirothon
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Greater Nanticoke HS Students Took First Place In 46th Annual Luzerne County Envirothon
-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Trail Garden To Honor Reading-Area Philanthropist David Thun
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: 850+ Volunteers Collected 81,261 Pounds Of Litter, Trash At 24 Community Cleanup Events [PaEN]
-- Penn State Master Gardeners: Ken & Mee Park In Montgomery County Recognized With Pollinator Habitat Of Merit Award; Aug. 16 Bee, Bugs, Blooms Open House [PaEN]
-- Warren Times Editorial: Thank You Warren Garden Club For Years Of Tending To Parks, City Gardens
-- We’ve Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN]
-- President's Proposed Budget Cuts Will 'Incapacitate’ State Environmental Programs - $120+ Million At Risk In DEP’s Budget; Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Cut 89% [PaEN] [Warning]
-- PA Senate Republicans Vote To Punish Communities Taking Steps To Protect Their Residents From Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Drilling [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Environmental Health Project: 34 Organizations Sign Letter Urging Pennsylvania To Adopt Measures To Better Protect Public Health, Environment From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Drilling [PaEN]
-- New Report: Shale Gas Industry Expected To Drill 8,400 More Wells In PA; 171 Shale Wells Abandoned So Far; Shale Well Plugging Expected To Cost Up To $8.5 Billion [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Erie Times/Capital & Main: Suddenly Abandoned Natural Gas Wells-Turned Cryptocurrency Operation In Elk County Leaves Behind Uncertainty
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: Scientists Map Where Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Pose Threats To Aquifers [Parts Of PA Look Like ‘Swiss Cheese’]
-- Observer-Reporter Letter: PA Needs To Close The Loophole On Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater - By Center for Coalfield Justice
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 3 to 9 - 171 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells; 7 Year Effort To Clean Up Conventional Well Continues; Defective Casing, Cementing [PaEN]
-- AP: 15 States Sue Over President’s Move To Fast-Track Oil & Gas Projects Based On A Nonexistent Energy Emergency [Not PA]
-- Reuters: Coterra Energy Reports Higher Profits, To Reduce Capital Spending By $100 Million Due To Macroeconomic Uncertainty
-- Financial Times: Sunoco Strikes $9 Billion Deal To Buy Canadian Rival Parkland To Form North American Fuel Distributor Giant
-- Reuters: US Energy Companies Seek Exemption From President’s Plan To Move LNG Gas On US-Built Ships
-- Reuters: Global Shipments Of Energy Products Slowing With Global Economy ‘Stunned’ By President’s Tariffs
-- Reuters: Exclusive: US, Russia Explore Ways To Restore Russian Natural Gas Flows To Europe, Sources Say
-- Inside Climate News: Nighttime Gas Flaring Caused By A Malfunction At The Shell Petrochemical Plant Lit Up Beaver County ‘Like Dawn’
-- York Daily Record: Major Natural Gas Leak In Downtown Hanover Under Control, After Evacuations
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Allegheny Health Dept. Imposes $238,675 Penalty Against US Steel For 2023 Air Pollution Violations At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works
-- Environmental Integrity Project, Partners List Industries Requesting Exemptions From EPA Hazardous Air Pollutant Regulations-- 23 In PA [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Companies Requesting Exemptions From Hazardous Air Pollution Standards In Western PA, Including Clairton Coke [Coal] Works [Warning]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel Requests 2 Year Exemption From Hazardous Air Pollution Limits At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works [Warning]
-- The Allegheny Front: President’s 2-Year Exemption From Hazardous Air Pollutant Regs Gives Coal Plants ‘A Free Pass To Pollute’ [Warning]
-- PA Ranks 49th In US For Renewable Energy Growth; Delays In Adding Clean Energy To The Grid Will Cost Electric Ratepayers Billions [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Map Shows What’s Possible With Examples Of Federal Clean Energy Investment In PA
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates House Passage Of Community Solar Energy Legislation In PA [PaEN]
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Solar Grants Being Held Hostage In PA Legislature As Demand Soars
-- Joint State Government Commission Releases Report On Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facilities And Farming In Pennsylvania
-- House Energy Committee Hears Testimony On How PA Has Enough Geothermal Energy To Meet 100% Of Pennsylvania’s Electricity, Heating Energy Needs [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft PA Energy Development Authority Energy Development Plan; $156 Million In Solar For All Funding Still Locked Up [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh 2030 District Reduced Carbon Emissions 52.3%, Energy Use 25.6% And Saved $44.2 Million In Energy Costs In 2024 [PaEN]
-- PennEnvironment: Delaware County Officials Hold May 10 Expo Promoting Renewable Energy, Environmental Protection
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Works Customers Tell Regulators To Reject Potential Rate Hike, Plan Better For Climate Impacts
-- PPL Residential Electric Price To Compare To Increase To 12.491 Cents/kWh On June 1, Up From 10.771 Cents-- 15.9% [PaEN]
-- PA Senate Committees To Hold May 12 Hearing On PJM Grid Reliability Initiative, Electric Generation Markets Update [PaEN]
-- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN]
-- Fox45: PA Republican Sen. Phillips-Hill Slams Maryland, Virginia For Draining Power From Pennsylvania Amid Data Center Boom
-- PublicSource.org: $10 Billion Natural Gas Power Plant Would Transform Homer City, Indiana County, But Into What?
-- TribLive: Site Of Former Springdale Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Sold To Data Center Developer
-- Reuters: Constellation Energy Refocusing On Grid-Connected A.I. Data Centers, Moving Away From Data Centers Connected Directly To Power Plants
-- The Center Square: More Tech, More Problems For Regional Power Grid Stability
-- PJM Interconnection Forecasts Adequate Electric Generation For Typical Summer Demands; Preparing Demand Response Resources To Reduce Power Use In Extreme Scenarios [PaEN]
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management: Report: PJM Grid Operator At Inflection Point, Reform Needed To Reduce Energy Costs, Increase Clean Energy Resources
-- Utility Dive: PJM, Others Urge FERC To Dismiss Ratepayer Advocates’ Capacity Auction Complaint
-- PUC Launches Post-Storm Review Of Utility Response, System Resilience Following Major Southwestern PA Storm [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Say More Proactive Approach Needed For Weather Disasters; Mayor Signs Order To Establish Mitigation Plan
-- Post-Gazette: Residents Struggle With No Power, Spoiled Food, Growing Frustration A Week After Deadly Storm
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Critics Slam Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant For Not Reporting Fire In Damaged Unit 2 Reactor Building Feb. 11
-- DEP: Power When It Matters Most: How Microgrids Are Making Pennsylvania More Resilient [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Grid-Scale Solar Energy Ordinance; How To Choose Solar Vendor; Microquakes Boon For Geothermal Energy
-- NYT: States Sue Over Freeze On Funds For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations [Not PA]
-- Scranton Times: Throop Boro Approves Landfill Gas Plant Expansion At Keystone Landfill
-- Grist: President’s Budget Calls Low-Income Energy Assistance Program ‘Unnecessary’
-- WHYY: No A/C, Fans Through LIHEAP In PA This Summer Due To Federal Funding Cuts
-- Utility Dive: President’s Budget Plans To End Popular EPA Energy Star Program
-- AP: Energy Star Efficiency Program Has Steered Consumer Choice, Now Targeted For Cuts
-- WVIA: Young Environmentalists Document Northeast PA’s Coal Mining History
-- Save The Date: Penn State Mining PA Conference, Aug. 11-13 In State College
-- PEMA Highlights Completion Of 3 Landslide Hazard Mitigation Projects In Pittsburgh Using Federal Funds
-- LancasterOnline: 13,750 Trees Planted Near Octoraro Reservoir In Southern Lancaster County By Chester Water Authority, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay
-- Lancaster Farming: Columbia-Manor River Tributaries Projects Aims To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County Streams
-- Watershed Alliance Of York Issues Invitation To Bid On Codorus Creek Floodplain Restoration Project; May 8 Site Meeting [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Newly Flowing Manayunk Canal Will Soon Be Home To Thousands Of Mussels, But Not For Eating, To Clean The Water
-- TribLive: Lead 400 Times Safe Drinking Level Found In Blue Hole Creek On Fayette, Somerset Border Poses Danger To Wildlife, Humans
-- PUC Recognizes Drinking Water Week
-- PA American Water Proudly Participates In Drinking Water Week 2025
-- PA American Water To Host June 23-25 Wonderful World Of Water Camp In The City Of York [PaEN]
-- BucksCoToday: Ursinus College Students Set Sail With Aqua Pennsylvania’s Floating Classroom At Green Lane Reservoir
-- Beaver Times: RiverWise Hosting Summer Program For HS Students On Sustainability, Community Improvement
-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeping Opens Registration For NERYN Kayak & Fish Programs At Bald Eagle State Park
-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria Heights HS Students See Firsthand How Actions On Land Affect Local Waters At Prince Gallitzin State Park
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Opens Registration For Summer Camps - ‘A Little Dirt Doesn’t Hurt’
-- WESA/WVIA: From Classroom To Creek: PA Students Learn About Trout By Raising, Releasing Fish
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Reeling In Inclusion: Back Mountain Police Assn. Hosts Annual Fishing Event For Children With Autism
-- Williamsport Sun: Nonprofit Deep Green Journey Helps Adults Connect With Nature
-- Headwaters To The Ohio Water Network Spring 2025 Confluence June 6 At Westminster College, Lawrence County [PaEN]
-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Hellbenders Are Very Real
-- Agri-Pulse Guest Essay: Setting The Record Straight-- Climate-Smart Commodities Put Farmers First - By Hannah Smith-Brubaker, PASA Sustainable Agriculture
-- WESA/Spotlight PA: More Money For Agriculture Innovation Pitched By Gov. Shapiro After High Demand
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Says President’s Cut To Food Banks Hurting PA Farmers
-- TribLive: If Harvard Loses Its Tax-Exempt Status, Western PA Universities, Nonprofits Could Be In Trouble [Warning]
-- DEP: Updated Non-Regulatory Agenda Now Available Showing Technical Guidance Documents In Development [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 13 On Updates To On-lot Sewage System/Sewage Planning Regulations; Township Government Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Still Time To Organize Local Cleanups, Volunteer For Keep PA Beautiful's Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative [PaEN]
-- American250PA, Keep PA Beautiful Award Over $30,000 In Community Improvement Grants [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Deploys 3rd Litter Control Boom In Erie At Erie Water Works [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: New Litter Boom To Help Clean Water Near Erie Water Works Storm Outfall
-- Reading Eagle: 385 Pounds Of Drugs Collected At Drug Take Back In Berks
-- Natural Lands Helping To Ensure Unbroken Forests In Bucks County Through Land Preservation [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy - PA Nature News: 509 Acres Protected; Long Pond Barrens Birding Trail Open In Monroe; Is Manure Injection The Answer?
-- TribLive: Western PA Conservancy Leads Project To Repair Sinkhole Near Route 30 In Unity, Westmoreland County
-- NextPittsburgh: Exploring Wild Pennsylvania With Adam Haritan Of Learn Your Land
-- The Allegheny Front - EPA Terminates $15 Million Tree Planting/Climate/Workforce Development Grants That Would Benefit Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
-- Tribune-Democrat: AmeriCorps Future, Backpack Project In Jeopardy After ‘Abrupt And Unforeseen’ Cuts In Cambria County
-- Inquirer: Philly Lost $10.2 Million In Latest Round Of DOGE Funding Cuts To AmeriCorps
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts May 22 Webinar On Sustaining The State Park, Forest System And Growing PA's Outdoor Recreation Economy [PaEN]
-- DCNR Resource Highlights Earth Week Activities; Fighting Wildfires; Preserving Old-Growth Forests; Upcoming Events; Conservation Tip [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Statewide Report Shows Increased Tourism Revenue To Cambria, Somerset Region [PDF of Article]
-- May 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available [PaEN]
-- WITF: DCNR - Michaux State Forest Wildfires Human Caused
-- PennLive: Wildfire That Burned 2,700 Acres In Cumberland County Was ‘Human-Caused’
-- TribLive: Millvale Celebrates Opening Of Rainbow Raccoon Park In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Hat Luncheon Raised Record Amount
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Girls Who Walk Create Safe, Unique Space For Community
-- Tribune-Democrat: Whitewater Enthusiasts Gearing Up For Stonycreek Rendezvous May 15-18
-- PA Conservation Heritage Project: The Legacy And Evolution Of The Susquehanna River Trail
-- Discover NE PA: Reconnecting With Northeastern PA’s Rivers & Streams
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Local Students Plant Tree In Kirby Park For Earth Day
-- PA Recreation & Park Society To Hold May 22 Playground Maintenance Workshop In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: To Serve Communities Better, Limit ‘Community Engagement’ On Backed-Up Parks Projects In Pittsburgh
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Legislation Could Help Remove Hundreds Of Abandoned Boats From PA Waterways
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April Now Available [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Somerset Office Used For Flight 93, 9/11 Education Terminated By DOGE
-- Erie Times: President Proposes $1 Billion Cut To National Parks, Transfer Many Sites To States
-- Beaver Times: These National Park Sites In PA Could Be Affected By President’s $1.2 Billion Cuts To National Park Service
-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants To Protect At-Risk Wildlife, Native Plants
-- Citizen Science: Shippensburg Center For Land Use And Sustainability Hosts May 20 Webinar On Tracking Wildflower Climate Resilience [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: One Of The State’s Prettiest Wildflowers Is Blooming Earlier: Is That Trillium Already?
-- Williamsport Sun: Ephemeral Wildflowers Will Arrive In Local Woods This Time Of Year
-- State Agencies Highlight Program To Replace Invasive Species With Native Plants To Celebrate May 20 PA Native Species Day At Cumberland County Conservation District [PaEN]
-- Patch.com: Newtown Township & Newtown Borough May 8 Native Plants, Thriving Habitats: How You Can Help Program, Newtown Boro 7:00 p.m.
-- Latrobe Bulletin: PA Native Species Day Workshop May 14 Free To Public In Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland County
-- NorthPennNow.com: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Hosts Native Plant Sale May 10-11, Harleysville, Montgomery County
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature: Bees And Wasps Are Out And About This Time Of Year
-- LancasterOnline: Moms Of All Types Raise Orphaned Raccoons, Eaglets, More At Lancaster County Wildlife Rescues
-- The Record Herald: Wild Turkey Federation, American Bird Conservancy, DCNR Project Enhances Habitat In Michaux State Forest
-- Williamsport Sun: Study Shows How Millions Of Bird Sightings Can Unlock Precision Conservation
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Frick Environmental Center In Pittsburgh Aims To Help Residents Create Migratory Bird-Friendly Spaces At May 10 Event
-- Republican Herald: 7 Ways To Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day
-- Williamsport Sun: Checking Off An Item On Bucket List With A Bird Was Well Worth It
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