PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy Articles

“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]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Pennsylvania's Margaret Mead, World Renowned Cultural Anthropologist

"Your scientists [engineers] were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park)

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October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!

August 27-- Virtual. State Of Solar Energy In PA Webinar - Electric Bills Are Rising, We Need Cheap, Reliable Solar Energy Now. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

August 27-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Green Infrastructure And Ordinances Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

August 27 & 28-- In-Person. Emerging Leaders In Berks County Survey Of Freshwater Mussels & Eel Weirs During Schuylkill River Paddle.

August 28-- Location Change. Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board & Nutrient Management Advisory Board (State Conservation Commission) joint meeting. Room 202, Dept. of Agriculture building, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. A remote option is available. DEP Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565. (formal notice)

-- 158 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

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

-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - August 24 [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 16 to 22 - Conventional, Shale Gas Wastewater Spilling All Over, Seeping From Hillsides; 4th Pipeline Construction Spill; Where Did You Put That Waste? [PaEN]

-- DEP: 3rd & 4th Spills From Horizontal Drilling At EQM Gathering Pipeline Project In Washington County; Overflowing Tanks; Water Supply Complaint Investigated [PaEN]

-- DEP: Contaminated Wastewater Found Seeping From Saturated Shale Gas Well Pad Fill Slope In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Investigation: Deadly Dust: Missed Inspections, Enforcement Failures Imperil The Lives Of Coal Miners

-- TribLive: Developer Seeks Approval For Proposed Solar Energy Facility In Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland County

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Unhealthy Air Pollutants Will Rise With SEPTA Cuts, Planners Say

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County’s Ag Challenge: Keeping The Next Generation On The Farm