204 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 204 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!

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Our Greatest Threat Is Fear, Fear Of Losing Hard-Earned Gains, Fear Of Retribution, But ‘It's Time for Us To Speak Up And To Act’  [PaEN]

-- David Staebler Posthumously Honored With Kathy Snavely Environmental Advocate Award By Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Resource: In Memoriam - Alec Campbell, David Warfel  [PaEN] 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Amidea Daniels, Fish & Boat Commission Educator, Strives To Connect People To Natural Resources Through Creative Efforts Like Women’s Programming, Trout In Classroom  [PaEN]

-- Ohio River Basin Alliance Releases Restoration And Protection Plan Urging Action To Address Threats To Ohio River Basin; Public Comments Invited  [PaEN]  

-- KDKA: 83-Year-Old With A Massive Hole In His Driveway From Flooding Staying Positive Despite Cleanup: ‘Just Have To Fix It’ 

-- Erie Times: One Woman’s Fight Against Litter Is Growing Into A Millcreek Community Campaign

-- Sunbury Press Announces Publication Of A New Book: PROUDLY MADE: A Story Of Reinvention In The Big Woods And Small Towns Of The Pennsylvania Wilds  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: ROAMbler Platform Connects People To Great Outdoors In Pennsylvania Wilds 

-- PA Solar Center Honors 19 Organizations For Their Leadership In Going Solar  [PaEN]

-- The Heinz Endowments Now Accepting Applications For $6 Million To Help Nonprofits Facing Hardships Due To Federal Funding Losses  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Fire Resulted In Possible Release Of An Unknown Quantity Of 1,3-Butadiene And Benzene Into The Atmosphere In Beaver County  [PaEN]  [First Reported By Citizen Monitoring Group]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Still Investigating Fire At Beaver County Ethane Furnace 

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Explosion, Smoke Reported At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County

-- Reuters: Shell Reports June 4 Fire At Ethylene Cracker Plant In Pennsylvania

-- Reforest Our Future Launches Native Tree Nursery & Education Center In Beaver County Supported By Shell Petrochemical Plant Mitigation Grant  [PaEN] 

-- PIOGA:  DEP’s Plan To Reduce Methane Pollution From Oil & Gas Facilities An ‘Existential Threat’ To The Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]  [Warning]

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Hosts June 17 Webinar On Exploring Knowledge Gaps In Environmental And Occupational Health Issues Affecting Communities  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: Nonprofit, Pittsburgh Students, Millcreek Twp. Work To Plug Oil & Gas Well Abandoned By Its Owner In Erie County 

-- PublicNewsService.org: New Alert System By Nonprofit Group Brings Oil & Gas Spill Data Directly To Colorado Residents 

-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Fearing Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste, A Mercer County Community Fights To Stop A Landfill’s Re-Opening 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 31 to June 6 - Horizontal Drilling Spill; ‘Control Issue’ Blows Drilling Mud Out A Flare; Failure To Notify DEP Of Spills; More Abandoned Wells  [PaEN] 

-- KDKA: Shale Gas Driller Rescinds Plans To Remove 1.5 Million Gallons Of Water Daily From Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County

-- TribLive: PennEnergy Shale Gas Driller Abandons Plans To Take Water From Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Renews 2 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Projects 

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Understaffed DEP Can’t Uphold Law And Protect Public Health - By Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Failing To Properly Regulate Its Oil & Gas Industry - By Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Chair, House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee

-- Reuters: Energy Transfer Seeking US Government Permission To Continue Exporting Ethane To China, Our Economic And Military Competitor [Major Ethane Pipeline Operator In PA]  [Warning]

-- Reuters: CEO Seeking To Build Pennsylvania LNG Gas Export Terminal Meets With White House To Ship To Asian, European Markets  [Warning]

-- Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) To Introduce Bill Amending Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards To Require 82% Of PA Electric Generation Come From ‘Non-Intermittent’ Sources [Natural Gas Promoter]  [Warning]

-- DEP Environmental Justice: PennEnviroScreen Now ‘Fully Integrated’ Within DEP Permitting Processes To Provide Enhanced Public Participation  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Host June 10 Informational Meeting On The Air Quality Permit To Expand Western Fumigation At Penn Terminals Facility In Eddystone Boro, Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts June 18 In-Person Environmental Justice Areas - What You Need to Know Workshop In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Pennsylvania Has Failed Environmental Justice Communities For Years; A New Bill Could Change That  

-- PA Senate Republicans Move Bills To Roll Back Any State Regulations, Laws, Guidance At The Request Of Industry  [PaEN]  [Warning]

-- E&ENews/Politico: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Go After Local Shale Gas Drilling Restrictions   [Cecil Twp., Washington County] 

-- Marcellus Drilling News: 2 Congressional Bills Target States, Municipalities For Bans On Fracking  [PDF of Article]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Supreme Court Decision On ‘Title Washing’ And Oil & Gas Rights [PDF of Article]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro’s Renewable Energy Plan Advances In PA House As President Keeps PA Fossil Fuel Plant Online 

-- The Center Square: PA Renewable Energy Proposal Clears PA House Environmental Panel

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA House Committee Advances Bill Promoting Wind, Solar, Other Renewable Energy Sources 

-- PennEnvironment: With Federal Clean Energy Rebates Under Attack, Hundreds Of Concerned Pennsylvanians Press State Lawmakers To Act   [PaEN]  

-- PublicNewsService.org: PA Groups Urge US Senate To Protect Clean Energy Tax Incentives

-- WHYY: PA Solar Installers Were Counting On Republican PA Cong. Fitzpatrick To Keep Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits; Some Feel ‘Abandoned’ By Republican Rollbacks

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Congressional Republican Budget Cuts Threaten America’s Clean Energy Future - By Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center

-- WHYY: Congressional Republican Budget Bill Would Slash PA Schools’ Savings From Planned Solar Energy Projects By Cutting Tax Credits

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Plans To Buy More Solar Power For Municipal Operations, Inching Closer To Climate Goals 

-- Williamsport Sun Letter: PA Senate Republican Bill Setting Decommissioning Requirements For Solar Energy Facilities Misplaced Compared To Other Energy Sources - By Dan Alters

-- PA Capital-Star: Home Repair Program In PA Would Continue Investment In Essential Renovations, Energy Efficiency Improvements

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Begins Installing LED Streetlights

-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Friday, June 6 4:00 p.m.: Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source?

-- TribLive: US Army Corps To Give Update On Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup June 5  At Public Meeting In Armstrong County

-- TribLive: US Army Corps Says Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Cleanup Should Be Safe In Armstrong County

-- PUC Reminder: June 1 Electric Price Increases Now In Effect - Tips On How To Take Control Of Your Summer Electric Bill 

-- W&J Center For Energy Policy & Management: Electric Bill Price Hikes Ahead In PA

-- NYT: Electricity Prices Are Surging, The Republican Budget Bill Could Push Them Higher [Data Center Boom, Rising LNG Gas Exports, Cuts In Clean Energy Tax Breaks]

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports First Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Increased 2.9% Over 1st Quarter 2024; Price Of Natural Gas Increased 218% Over 1st Quarter 2024  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Constellation To Delay Retiring 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Natural Gas Power Plant In PA To Ease PJM ‘Emergency’ [PJM Had Earlier Approved The Plant Shutdown Saying There Was No Grid Reliability Risk]

-- AP: US DOE Keeps Aging PA Power Plant Online Through Summer

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Aging PA Power Plant Ordered To Keep Running On Eve Of Shutdown; Environmentalists Say There Is No Energy ‘Emergency’

-- The Center Square: Virginia Data Center Electricity Demand Part Of US DOE Order Requiring PA Peaking Power Plant To Remain Open

-- Altoona Mirror/AP: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Concerned Over Data Centers

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Pushing For A.I. Companies To Take Root In PA [Pushing Legislation To Drop Regulations]

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: How PA Can Best Support The A.I. Data Center Revolution - By Colin McNickle, Allegheny Institute For Public Policy  [Quick Permitting, No Taxpayer Subsidies]

-- Post-Gazette: New Ardent A.I. Data Center Opens In Allegheny County, But Doesn’t Have Its Computers Yet

-- PennLive: Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County Adopted New Zoning To Allow Hyperscale A.I. Data Center Development

-- Bloomberg: A.I.’s Urgent Need For Power Spurs Return Of Dirtier Gas Turbines

-- W&J Center For Energy Policy & Management: Summer 2025 Brings Warnings Of Risk To Electric Reliability Due To Data Centers, Severe Weather Reliability

-- Utility Dive: A.I. Data Centers Could Overwhelm The Electric Grid, Unless They Are Required To Run Their Facilities On New Power Sources, Market Analytics Says 

-- Utility Dive: Electricity Consumer Groups Urge FERC To Improve Load Forecasts Now Riddled With ‘Uncertainty And Lack Of Transparency’  [Data Center Demand, Unnecessary Rate Increases]

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: FERC Skimps On Winter Storm Failure Analysis, No Data On Generators That Failed - By Paul Arbaje, Union of Concerned Scientists

-- Pittsburgh Business Times Guest Essay: Sustainable Products - An Engine Driving Business Success - By Peter Votruba-Drzal, Vice President Of Global Sustainability At Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries

-- TribLive/AP: President’s EPA Moves To Roll Back Rules Projected To Save Billions Of Dollars And Thousands Of Lives  [Warning] 

-- Federal News Network Guest Essay: EPA Administrator Zeldin Vowed To Protect Human Health And The Environment, His Proposed Budget Tells A Different Story - By Marie Owens Powell, AFGE Council 238 (EPA Union)  [Warning]

-- Allegheny County Health Dept: On June 2 The US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Had Elevated Sulfur Emissions Due To An Equipment Breakdown

-- WPXI: Hours-Long US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Plant Breakdown Sends High Levels Of Pollutants Into Air 

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Officials Investigate Elevated Sulfur Levels At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel’s Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Resumes Normal Operations After Equipment Failure Causes Emissions Spike

-- KDKA: Residents Express Health Concerns After Elevated Sulfur Levels Reported At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works

-- AP: What It Takes To Clean Industrial Soot And Grime From Church Murals In Pittsburgh

-- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery’s Toxic Air Pollutant Release Continues, But Delaware Says No Threat To Public Health

-- EPA AirNow: Code Orange Unhealthy Air Quality Levels Now In Altoona [Red] , Indiana County, Liberty-Clairton Area Near Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, State College, Susquehanna Valley [7:04 a.m., June 8] 

-- DEP Forecasts Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, June 4 In Susquehanna Valley, Southeast PA, Lehigh Valley 

-- Post-Gazette: Expect One More Day Of Hazy Skies Related To Canada’s Wildfires 

-- Inquirer: Wildfire Smoke From Canada Will Likely Last The Workweek In Philly

-- EPA Fire And Smoke Map

-- WESA: Pittsburgh May See Poor Air Quality Tuesday Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke

-- TribLive: Canadian Wildfire Smoke To Linger Over Western PA

-- Erie Times: Will Canadian Wildfires Impact Erie Air Pollution?  [Spoiler - Yes]

-- LancasterOnline: Smoke From Wildfires In Canada Expected To Bring Haze To Central PA 

-- Milton Standard-Journal: Abandoned Mine Pools Reimagined As Assets For Geothermal Energy, Other Uses

-- WNEP:  Sinkhole Opens Up In Backyard Of Lackawanna County Home; DEP Investigating Possible Coal Mine Subsidence 

-- WNEP: Dunmore Residents Return Home As Sinkhole Gets Filled In Lackawanna County

-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety Offices In PA Pulled From List Of DOGE Closures

-- TribLive Editorial: Where Does President Stand On Coal Mining?  [Future Of Mine Safety Offices]

-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Announces $650,000 In Conservation Grants; Next Grant Round Opens In August [PaEN] 

-- Applications Now Being Accepted For The Giant Company, Keep PA Beautiful Healing The Planet Grants To Support Tree Planting Projects  [PaEN]  

-- The Nature Conservancy GSI Impact Hub Helps Municipalities, Practitioners Quantify The Benefits Of Green Stormwater Infrastructure  [PaEN] 

-- CBF: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Progress Underscores Need For Investment And Commitment  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Healthy Waters Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights Multiple Stream Restoration Projects; PA Leads In Dam Removals; 50,000 Clean Water Academy Course Completions  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: The Balancing Act - Keeping Farms Productive While Reducing Polluted Runoff 

-- Chesapeake Bay Program Model Estimates Lower Amount Of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sediment Pollution Entering Chesapeake Bay

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Farmers Take A Hit After Federal Cuts To Climate-Smart Programs 

-- Herald-Standard: Efforts Underway To Restore Freshwater Mussels In Dunkard Creek In Greene County After 2009 Injection Well, Mine Discharge Pollution Event

-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 14 Webinar On Community Science Tool To Track Stream Health  [PaEN] 

-- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts 7-Part Online Workshop Series On Expanding Meaningful Environmental & Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools Starting June 25  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 16 Webinar On Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels  [PaEN]

-- MCall: These Virtual Reality Games Can Teach You About The Lehigh Valley’s Watershed History

-- Pike County Conservation District: Down The Drain - Where Does The Water Go?

-- Tribune-Democrat: Winners Of Home Is Where The Habitat Is Poster Contest Announced By Cambria County Conservation District

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Ripple Effects Environmental Literacy Convening To Offer Hands-On Learning Across Williamsport June 17 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Registration Opens For West Branch HERYN Kayak And Fish Programs July 1-2 At Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Susquehanna  County Conservation District’s Don Hibbard Urges Observation, Thinking Through Bigger Decisions At Home To Make A Difference For Nature 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - Emily Shosh: Unassessed Water Program, Public Comment Offer Key Tools For Protecting Wild Trout Populations 

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: More Pennsylvania Trout Streams Lack Protections, But Anglers Can Have A Voice 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: New Aquatics & Acoustics Collection Of Songs Focuses On Environmental Education Opportunities 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Agricultural Research Grant Applications, July 25 Deadline

-- Gov. Shapiro Files Lawsuit Against USDA’s Unlawful Termination Of Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program That Benefits Food Banks, Farmers 

-- AP: Pennsylvania Suing USDA Over Cutting Funding To A $1 Billion Food Aid Program For States 

-- TribLive: Flooding Hammers Murrysville, Areas Near Turtle Creek; 95 People Evacuated In Westmoreland County 

-- Post-Gazette: Flooding Prompts Evacuations In Plum, Monroeville; Road Closures In Allegheny County 

-- TribLive: Newborns, High School Grads, Elderly Rescued From Floods In Western PA 

-- TribLive: Residents, Businesses In Murrysville-Export Area Start Cleanup From Friday’s Deluge 

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Declares Disaster As Flood Recovery Continues Around Pittsburgh Region 

-- WNEP: Pittston Street Submerged In Deep Flood Water Saturday In Luzerne County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Seats Committee To Review Applications To County Disaster Relief Fund

-- Stroud Water Research Center: How Hurricane Ida Sparked A Major Investigation In Brandywine Watershed 

-- PEMA Publishes New Guidelines For State Disaster Recovery Assistance Program

-- Wall Street Journal: FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan And Reverts To Last Year’s; New FEMA Head Recently Learned There Was An Annual Hurricane Season  [Warning]

-- NPR: FEMA Was Starting To Fix Long-Standing Problems, Then The New President Came

-- The Atlantic: FEMA Is Not Prepared, Citizens Could Be On Their Own This Hurricane Season

-- WHYY: Forecasters Predict Busy Hurricane Season For 2025

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority Announces $75.4 Million Water Main, Lead Service Line Replacement Projects

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Launches $75.4 Million Project To Replace 10 Miles Of Mains, 1,000 Service Lines

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Water Authority Files For New Rate Increases To ‘Catch Up’ With Its Aging System 

-- WHYY: PA American Water, Aqua Pennsylvania Promise To Comply With Current Federal PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulation

-- Inquirer: American Water’s New CEO Wants To Take Over More Water And Sewer Utilities

-- Penn State Extension July 9 Wednesday Water Series Webinar - Hard Water Issues  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension July 23 Webinar On Private Water Supply Education And Water Testing  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension July 30 Wednesday Water Series Webinar - Understanding Your Home Water Test Results  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Aug. 6 Wednesday Water Series Webinar - Home Water Treatment Basics  [PaEN] 

-- Water At Risk: Clean Water, Shared Commitment - Behind The Scenes In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN]

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: More Than Just Water: Mill Creek Flows With Community, Connection, Conservation In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN] 

-- The Patch: Mandatory Drought Restrictions Lifted In Doylestown Boro, Bucks County

-- PennLive: Parts Of PA Received Twice Normal Rainfall In May

-- KYW: Sinkhole Opened Up In South Philadelphia Neighborhood More Than 1 Month Ago, Residents Still Waiting On Repairs

-- Republican Herald: June 5 World Environment Day Aims To End Plastic Pollution  [PDF of Article]  

-- Altoona Mirror: PA Resources Council June 7 Household Chemical Collection Event In Cambria County 

-- TribLive: Women For A Healthy Environment Works To Educate Public On Cleaning In A Non-Toxic Way

-- Republican Herald: West Schuylkill Residents Question Liberty Sludge Company About Odors At DEP Public Meeting

--The Allegheny Front: Logging Will Increase 10% In Allegheny National Forest Under President’s Directive 

-- Williamsport Sun: PA Hardwoods Industry Worries About Impact Of President’s Tariffs On Wood Industry  

-- Inquirer: DOGE Closed Campgrounds At Federal Raystown Lake, Now The Locals Are Suffering: ‘If They Don’t Do Anything Soon, This Summer Is Ruined’

-- Bloomberg: President Plans To Offload National Park Sites, But States Don’t Want Them [Flight 93 Memorial; Gettysburg National Military Park, Delaware Water Gap] 

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Elon Musk Is Putting The DOGE Chain Saw Down, But The Damage Has Been Done

-- EPA Awards $216,000 Grant To Pennsylvania To Protect Beachgoers From Bacteria

-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Nature And Education Come Together At Furnace Run Park In Shippensburg Township 

-- WNEP: Danville Area Teacher Completes Tree Climbs In Every PA County; Talks Future Project

-- Penn State Forestry Experts Host July 11 Webinar On Habitat Restoration As Part Of A Long-Term Strategy To Control Invasive Species  [PaEN]  

-- June 26 In-Person Lake Erie Environmental Forum Features Native Plant Conservation Experts At Presque Isle State Park, Erie  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host July 10 Webinar Ahead Of Statewide Native Tree And Shrub Sale [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension: June 6 Webinar On Impacts Of Non-Native Plants & Bees On Native Pollinators, 1:00 p.m.

-- LancasterOnline: Free Native Trees, Shrubs Available During Lancaster Water Week Starting Friday

-- Allegheny Land Trust Welcomes New President & CEO Carrie Gilbert  [PaEN]

-- How DCNR Is Making A Difference - Supporting Pennsylvania's Pollinators  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension: An Interview With Dr. Harland Patch, Center For Pollinator Research and Pollinator Programming For The Arboretum At Penn State 

-- Penn State Extension: Pollinator Resources For The Home Gardener

-- Penn State Extension: Safe ‘Soft Landings’ Habitats For Beneficial Insects 

-- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: All About Pollinators, Beneficial Insects, Find Events Near You  

-- Observer-Reporter: Greene County Master Gardener Program Looking To Grow

-- The Burg: Camp Hill And Dickinson College Have Decided To ‘Bee’ Part Of The Solution As A Bee City USA

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Chance To See Few Seldom Seen Plants Was Worth The Trip

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Permit Training For Businesses; Control Options; Checklist For Travelers; Build A Circle Trap 

-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Snails Are Small And Slow Wonders

-- DCNR Continues To See 10% Increase In Demand For Camping At State Parks, Forests 

-- WNEP: DCNR Highlights State Parks Amid Federal Cuts

-- York Daily Record: Discover Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, Named One Of USA Today’s Best Views In America

-- June 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Gas Station Owner’s Failure To Comply With Storage Tank Safety Regulations For Years That Shut Down Gas Pumps Blow To Budding ATV, Dirt Bike Tourist Industry In Potter County 

-- WNEP: Young Male Dies After ATV Accident In Lackawanna County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Take A Hike!  Saturday Is National Trails Day

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Looking To Hike, Cycle Or Kayak?  Outdoor Clubs Lead The Way 

-- TribLive: New Verona Kayak, Canoe Launch To Improve Access To River Recreation For All, Officials, Residents Say In Allegheny County 

-- Discover NE PA: Explore The Susquehanna River Water Trail With PA Environmental Council

-- PA Recreation & Park Society: Outdoor Yoga Classes In Pennsylvania's Local Parks Are The Best Deal In Town This Summer  [PaEN]

-- WESA: New Public Greenspace Planned In Downtown Pittsburgh Is Now Fully Funded

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

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Wildlife Photographer’s Viral Hellbender Photos Offer Learning Opportunity About Species Myths  [No Hellbenders Don’t Eat Fish] 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Coyote Sightings At Wissahickon Valley Park In Philadelphia Prompt Reminder That It’s ‘A Wild Place’ 

-- TribLive: Canada Geese Treated At Youngwood Wildlife Rehab After Suffering Fishing Line Injuries In Westmoreland County

-- LancasterOnline: 2 Eaglets In Lancaster County Livestreamed Nest, Take Their First Flights

-- Post-Gazette: Black Bear Yearling Broke Into An Indiana County Nursing Home; A Resident Wanted To Give Him Cake

-- City & State PA: New Investigation Shows The Ivory Trade Is Alive And Well In PA

-- Western PA Conservancy: July 17 Webinar On Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, 25 Years Of Conservation In PA, Noon

-- Reading Eagle: Berks Woman Rescues 33 Turtles From Park Construction Site 

-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Diamonds To PA Environmental Council, Riverfront Parks Committee For Organizing First Bioblitz In Wyoming Valley

-- PA Firefly Festival Firefly News: Send Us Your Firefly Stories; Firefly Naturalist Training Available; Summer Book Recommendations; Lights Out For Lightning Bugs!  

--  Centre Daily Times: The Buzzing Is Back; What To Know About 17-Year Cicadas In Centre County

-- Erie Times: Time For Mayflies, Midges, They Don’t Live Long But Can Be Mighty Annoying

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[Posted: June 8, 2025]   PA Environment Digest