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— Lawrence Hutchinson, Shade Creek Watershed Assn., Somerset County, Recognized With PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Mayfly Award; Conference Presentations Posted [PaEN]
— Tribune-Democrat: Larry Hutchinson Receives Mayfly Award For Shale Creek Watershed Assn., Work In Somerset County [PDF of Article]
— Eric Grace, Creek Cleanup Project In Franklin County, Receives Cox Enterprises Hero Award, $30,000 Prize [PaEN]
— Lancaster Farming: Lancaster County Conservation District Celebrates 75 Years
— Attorney General Sunday: Criminal Charges Filed Against Seneca Resources For 64 Counts Of Illegal Dumping Of Shale Gas Waste In Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties [PaEN]
— WHYY – Susan Phillips: PA Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller For Illegal Waste Disposal In 8 PA Counties; Company Says It’s ‘An Industry Leader’
— Bradford Era: Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller Charged For Wastewater Dumping
— ExploreJeffersonPA.com: Seneca Resources Faces 114 Criminal Charges For Illegal Waste Disposal Throughout Region
— Capital & Main: Pennsylvania Gas Producer [CNX Resources] Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting On Health Risks [Trying To Silence Its Reporting] [PaEN]
— WHYY – Susan Phillips: How PA Supreme Court Retention Race Could Impact Environmental Protection
— DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
— TribLive: Consequences Mount As Federal Shutdown, State Budget Impasse Drag On
— Spotlight PA: Millions At Risk Of Power Shut Off Because Of Federal LIHEAP Funding Delays During Federal Shutdown [PA Included] [Warning]
— Inquirer: PECO, Philadelphia Gas Works Promise Not To Turn Off Power For Low-Income Households Amid Federal Shutdown
— TribLive/AP: Two Federal Judges Order President’s Administration To Use Contingency Funds For Food Stamp Payments During Shutdown; Rulings Are Likely To Face Appeals [May Take Time To Restart Benefits]
— Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Declaration To Make $5 Million Available To Food Banks During Federal Food Stamp Uncertainty
— What About? Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Shale Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
— 500 Feet Isn’t Enough: Environmental Groups Urge Environmental Quality Board To Accept Rulemaking Petition For Study Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Well Pad Development Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On First Title V Air Quality Permit For the Calpine Mid-Merit II 1,449 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In York County; To Supply Power To Data Center Project [PaEN]
— DEP: Coterra Energy 49-Hour Shale Gas Well Control Incident While Fracking Resulting In Spraying Production Fluids Over Well Pad, Releasing Natural Gas In Susquehanna County [PaEN]
— DEP Solicits Bids On 2 Contracts To Plug 25 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Erie County At Taxpayer Expense; 1 Conventional Well In Clearfield County Expected To Cost $200,000+ To Plug [PaEN]
— Williamsport Sun: Oil & Gas Waste Removal Underway At Eureka Resources Closed Plant In Williamsport [PDF of Article]
— Penn State Extension: Common Water Testing Parameters For Determining If Oil & Gas Drilling, Pipelines Pollute Water Wells [PaEN]
— House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing On Impacts Of Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA [PaEN]
— DEP Air Quality Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 6 To Hear Presentations On VOC Emissions Reporting From Conventional Oil & Gas/Shale Gas Wells And Air Pollution From A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
— National Fuel Gas Reduces Natural Gas Charges Due To Lower Gas Cost; Federal Shutdown Delays LIHEAP Opening, Customer Assistance Available
— Utility Dive: US EIA: Natural Gas Prices Up 47.5%, Electricity Up 6% In August [ Growing Cause For Concern As Costs Rise]
— Bloomberg: New Fortress Energy Mulls UK Restructuring Instead Of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy [Company Proposed A.I. Data Center, LNG Projects In PA, Just Issued Permit For 248 MW Gas Power Plant] [Warning]
— Bloomberg: How US President ‘Bullied,’ ‘Intimidates’ The World Into Burning More Oil And Gas Using Tariff Threats, Verbal Dressing-Downs [Warning]
— Reuters: President Says China To Begin Purchasing American LNG Gas To Support Their Economy
— PA Capital-Star: Talen Energy Reports Automatic Shutdown Of Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant After Flash Fire At Hydrogen Tank In Luzerne County
— PennLive: Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down In Luzerne County; Here’s What Happened
— Salem Township Fire Dept. Video Of Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Off-Gassing Explosion In Luzerne County
— The Allegheny Front – Reid Frazier: No DEP Hearing Scheduled For Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Air Permit In Westmoreland County, Though Environmental Groups Say It Needs Work
— DEP Sets Dec. 1 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County [PaEN]
— DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revisions To Title V Air Quality Permit For The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Montgomery County [PaEN]
— DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The US Steel Fairless Steel Plant, Bucks County [PaEN]
— DEP Schedules Dec. 17 Hearing On A Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The 400 MW Portland Power, LLC Power Plant In Northampton County; To Attract Data Center Project [PaEN]
— DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For the Surteco North America Facility In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
— [Read Carefully!] PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 1 [PaEN]
— [Read Carefully! An Unusual Number Of Hearings, Big Permits] DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 1 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of NPDES Wastewater Underground Coal Mining Permit For Consol PA Coal Company Covering 47,811 Acres In Greene & Washington Counties [PaEN]
— ProPublica.org: Air Pollution Emissions At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Much Higher Than Reported
— Inside Climate News: Joe Pizarchik, Fmr Federal OSM Director, PA Director Of Mining, Comments On Current Coal Mining Regulatory Environment
— Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Joins 3 Other Governors In A Proposal To Give Priority To A.I. Data Centers That Bring Their Own Electric Generation To The Grid [PaEN]
— Gov. Shapiro, Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Lead Bipartisan National Governors Assn. Group Recommending Energy Facility Permitting Reform To Address Nation’s Energy Crisis [PaEN]
— House Democrats Move 2 More Parts Of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan In Position For Vote To Address Unprecedented Energy Challenges [PaEN]
— WHYY: Republican Lawmakers From PA, NJ, VA, MD Weigh Solutions To Rising Electricity Bills Driven By A.I. Data Centers – Faster Permitting, Ending Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative In PA [That Was Never Implemented]
— Inquirer: As A.I. Data Center Water Demand Surges, Rivals American Water And Aqua Are Merging
— In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles – NewClips From Last Week – November 3 [PaEN]
— PennLive: D&H Distributing Installs 5-Acre Solar Energy Facility At Dauphin County Headquarters
— PA Solar Center: Electronics Manufacturing Firm Incap Electronics US Invests In Solar Energy Plant At Its Factory In Washington County [PaEN]
— TribLive Guest Essay: Why Solar Power Makes Sense For Pittsburgh Area Schools – By Rep. Arvind Venkat (D), Rep. Mandy Steele (D), Wanda Wilson, PennEnvironment
— PennLive Guest Essay: Solar Schools For Pennsylvania – Repowering Education With Renewable Energy – By Rep. Dave Madsen (D), Belle Sherwood, Clean Energy & Climate
— PennLive Guest Essay: A Turnkey Solution For Rising Energy Bills – Plug-In Solar Energy Meets Its Moment – By Rep. Chris Pielli (D) and Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D)
— The Center Square: PA House Energy Committee Considers Electric School Bus Grants
— PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees [PaEN] [Warning]
— PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Signs Onto Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement As It Nears Final Passage, Even Though It’s Not On-Track To Meet Pollution Reduction Goals
— Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Federal, State Leaders Near Final Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan Revisions Ahead Of Dec. 2 Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting
— Lancaster Farming: Chesapeake Bay Program Committee Resets Bay Improvement Goals For 2040
— Gettysburg Connection: Adams County Master Watershed Steward Program To Offer Training To Volunteers
— Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: 2-Day Culvert Assessment Completed In Bowmans Creek In Wyoming County
— Delaware River Watershed Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Advocates, Attracts Over 100 Conservation Leaders [PaEN]
— Inquirer – Frank Kummer: Billions Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage From Philadelphia Are Released Into The Delaware River Annually
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: It’s Time To Cleanup And Swim In Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers – By Rajiv Ahuja, Former Pittsburgh Resident
— Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Makes River Cleaner, Safer [PDF of Article]
— Pittsburgh Water Authority Achieves Historic Low Lead Levels In Latest Drinking Water Testing
— Pittsburgh Business Times: American Water [Including PA American Water] And Essential Utilities To Merge To Form $63 Billion Water, Wastewater, Natural Gas Utility Company [PDF of Article]
— Post-Gazette – Anya Litvak: American Water, Essential Utilities To Combine, Leaving Fate Of Peoples Natural Gas Uncertain
— Inquirer: Water Wars Over Sale Of City Of Chester’s Water System Escalating In Chester’s Bankruptcy Proceeding
— TribLive: Rachel Carson Ecovillage Promises To Bring Cohousing, A New Way Of Living To Region In Allegheny County
— PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Returns To Cambria County Nov. 8 to 20 [PaEN]
— Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate – Keep Hanover Beautiful In York County [PaEN]
— Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Expands Board With Sustainability And Communications Leaders [PaEN]
— Scranton Times: DEP Denies Dunmore Boro Request For Lackawanna County-Based DEP Landfill Inspector [PDF of Article] [Does Dunmore have a host municipality inspector for waste facilities? ]
— Williamsport Sun: An Inside Look At Lycoming County Landfill Operations
— DEP Invites Comments On Removal Of 3 Hazardous Waste Sites In Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence Counties From State Priority Remediation List [PaEN]
— WHYY: Bristol’s Nature Club, Heritage Conservancy Teaches Kids Lessons On A Forest Floor In Bucks County
— Western PA Conservancy, Pittsburgh Public Schools, PNC Foundation Celebrate New Natural Play Space, Outdoor Classroom At Spring Garden Early Childhood Center [PaEN]
— The Derrick: Hands-On Learning: Environmental Education Trailers Visit Cranberry Area H.S. Arranged By Venango County Conservation District [PDF of Article]
— TribLive: $56,000 Parent-Teacher Gift To Place Roof Over Eden Hall Outdoor Classroom In Richland
— Post-Gazette: Meet The Chatham University Student Who Turned Beekeeping Into A Business That Pays His Tuition
— TribLive Guest Essay: Sen. McCormick Must Support The Fix Our Forests Act – By Bruce Cooper, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
— Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Jan. 14 to March 11 [PaEN]
— Manada Conservancy Hosts Nov. 6 Saving Nature In Your Backyard Program In Hershey, Dauphin County [PaEN]
— Penn State Extension: Integrated Pest Management Essentials: Tools, Tactics, Techniques 4-Part Webinar Starting March 10
— Natural Lands Adds 102 Acres To Bryn Coed Preserver In Chester Springs, Chester County [PaEN]
— WeConservePA: North Country Trail Preserves First Property; Heritage Conservancy Preserves Forest/Wetlands [PaEN]
— DCNR Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 Fall Foliage Report: Frosts & Freezes Have Stimulated The Final Push Of Fall Color [Final Report]
— WITF: Pennsylvania Reaches Peak Fall Color: Here Are The Best Spots To Visit
— October 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
— DCNR Grant News: Nov. 6 Grants Online Workshop; New Baldwin Boro Park; Schuylkill River Trail Expands; Nominate A PA River Of The Year
— Erie Times – Brian Whipkey: State Parks Offer Outdoor Wedding Venues
— WNEP: DCNR Warns Of Dry Conditions After Brush Fire Leaves Dozens Of Acres Burned In Pike County
— Observer-Reporter: Army Corps Closes Access To Yough Lake As Low Water Levels Exposes Great Crossings Bridge
— Tribune-Democrat: Volunteers Add Trees To Path Of The Flood Trail Near South Fork
— TribLive: Temporary Closure Of Portion Of Butler Freeport Community Trail For Streambank Remediation Project
— Observer-Reporter: Kayak Launch Latest Improvement At Wisecarver Park In Greene County
— Altoona Mirror: Blair County Provides Grant To Repair Dilling Bridge Along Lower Trail
— Post-Gazette: Mon Valley Trail Bridge Deserves State Funding
— Game Commission: Drivers Warned – Deer Crossing Roads More Frequently
— TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Deer Management And Chronic Wasting Disease – By Robert T. Smith, Environmental Scientist
— Fish & Boat Commission: Summary Of Oct. 27 Fish & Boat Commission Board Meeting
— Beaver Times – Brian Whipkey: [Extensive] Summary Of Fish & Boat Commission Board Actions
— Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Freshwater Mussels In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
— The Allegheny Front: Help Wanted – Stop The Spread Of Invasive Round Goby Fish In PA
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