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— Northeast Pennsylvania Environmental Partners To Recognize 8 Individuals And Organizations At Annual Awards Program Oct. 23 In Luzerne County [PaEN]
— Pennsylvania Audubon Council Recognizes Jim Bonner With Walt Pomeroy Conservation Award [PaEN]
— Emerging Leaders In Berks County In-Person Workshop Oct. 18 At Berks Nature – The Nature Place In Reading [PaEN]
— Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Launch New Regional Environmental Movement Community [PaEN]
— Lancaster City Council Approves Lease With Partners For Environmental Stewardship For Landmark Nature Preserve, Environmental Center [PaEN]
— ClearWater Conservancy Breaks Ground On Hamer Community Conservation Center In Centre County [PaEN]
— DEP Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants [PaEN]
— Elizabethtown College Dept. Of Biological & Environmental Sciences Volunteers Offer Expertise During Conewago Biodiversity Monitoring Event In Lancaster County [PaEN]
— Hanging Out With Goats And The Creek Rats Of The Creek Clean Up Project In Franklin County [PaEN]
— The Derrick: Western PA Conservancy, US Army Corps Of Engineers, Forest County Conservation District Habitat Improvement Project Planned For Salmon Creek Next Week [PDF of Article]
— DCNR Completes Bushkill Creek Stream Restoration Project At Jacobsburg Environmental Ed Center In Northampton County [PaEN]
— Giant Food Stores, Keep PA Beautiful Award 37 Healing The Planet Grants To Support Local Native Tree Planting Projects [PaEN]
— Williamsport Sun: Jersey Shore’s Alex Butzler Conquers Appalachian Trail
— Proudly Made: A Story Of Reinvention In The Big Woods And Small Towns Of The Pennsylvania Wilds Receives Silver Nonfiction Award From The Nonfiction Authors Association [PaEN]
— WITF: WITF/Pennon Reporting On Energy In Washington State Wins National Award
— DEP Issued Violations To Iron Cumberland, LLC For Illegally Disposing Of 66,780 Gallons Of Conventional Well Plugging Wastes At Coal Refuse Disposal Area In Greene County [PaEN]
— DEP: Conventional Well Plugging Operation Contaminates Spring In Allegheny County [PaEN]
— PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – August 9 to 15 – Illegal Disposal Of 66,780 Gallons Of Conventional Wastewater; 4 Impoundments Not Restored; 3 Conventional Wells Mined Through [PaEN]
— The Derrick: Western PA Conservancy, US Army Corps Of Engineers, Forest County Conservation District Habitat Improvement Project Planned For Salmon Creek Next Week [PDF of Article]
— DEP Sets Sept. 17 Public Meeting/Hearing On Air Quality Permit For The Proposed 4.5 Gigawatt Natural Gas Power Plant At The Homer City A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Permit For 204 Aboveground Storage Tanks Totaling 1.3 Million Gallons At Proposed Amazon A.I. Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
— Spotlight PA: More PA Government Agencies Turning To A.I. – Critics Say That’s Risky [Possible DEP Pilot For Permit Reviews] [Warning]
— Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: PA Has A Chance To Reduce Pollution, Save Lives By Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Air Pollution – By Talor Musil, Environmental Health Project [PDF of Article]
— Courier Times: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Making More Pipeline Repairs In Upper Makefield Twp. Where A Previous Leak Contaminated Water Wells; Township Says It Didn’t Know [PDF of Article]
— ABC27: Project To Upgrade Several Natural Gas Pipelines Underway
— Environmental Health Project Blog: The Health And Safety Risks Of Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines
— Pipeline Safety Trust: Federal Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Quietly Weakens Safety Rules
— PUC Highlights National 8-1-1 Day To Promote Safe Excavation, Worker Safety
— Senate Hearing: To Communities Facing Rapid A.I. Data Center Development: Review Your Zoning Ordinance NOW, Before It’s Too Late To Have Meaningful Siting, Mitigation Conversations [PaEN]
— Senate Hearing: DEP Primer: Recurring Challenges Of A.I. Data Centers: Frequent Site Plan Changes, Inconsistent Zoning, Outdated Sewage Facilities, Limited Community Outreach [PaEN]
— Senate Hearing: Susquehanna River Basin Commission – A.I. Data Centers Have A Dramatic Demand For Water, And The Potential To Be Among The Largest Water Consumers In The Basin [PaEN]
— Scranton Times – Chris Kelly Opinion: The Pros And Con Artists Of A.I. Data Centers; 3-Hour Senate Hearing Like A ‘Sales Seminar For Oceanfront Condos In Oklahoma’ [PDF of Article]
— Republican Herald – Chris Kelly: If Ya Can’t Buy ‘Em, Threaten ‘Em [A.I. Data Centers] [PDF of Article]
— Republican Herald Editorial: Finding Middle Ground In A.I. Data Center Debate [PDF of Article]
— In Case You Missed It — A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week [PaEN]
— Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Americans Just Got Scammed On Their Electricity Bills; President Promised To Cut Electricity Prices By Half Within 12 Months On Campaign Trail – By Elea Castiglione, Research Assistant
— Inquirer Guest Essay: President’s Call For A.I. Investment Shouldn’t Ignore The Burdens That Technology Places On People – Higher Electricity Bills, Strain On An Already Overwhelmed Grid – By Aya Saed, Green Software Foundation
— PUC Hearings On Proposed Rate Increase For Wellsboro Electric (22%), Valley Energy Gas (19%), Citizen Electric (11%)
— US EIA: Natural Gas Prices To Increase 34% From $3.20 to $4.30 Next Year Due To Increase In LNG Gas Exports
— Bloomberg: BKV Corp. CEO: Increase In LNG Gas Exports Will Drive Natural Gas Prices Up
— Canary Media: In Appalachia, Fracking For Shale Gas Is Not The Job Creator The Industry Claims
— Spotlight PA: President’s Solar Crackdown Will Lead To Higher Energy Costs For PA Consumers, Renewable Energy Advocates Say
— WPost: President’s Administration Limits Tax Credit Subsidies For Solar, Wind Projects [Warning]
— Observer-Reporter: From Shopping To Shade, Ways To Reduce Your Rising Electric Costs [PDF of Article]
— Green Building Alliance To Provide Green Professional Operations & Maintenance Training To Pre-K To 12 School Facility Teams [PaEN]
— Green Building Innovation Expo Set for Sept. 2 In Pittsburgh; Free Exhibit Hall [PaEN]
— MCall: Republicans Budget Bill Stops Federal Tax Credit For Electric Vehicles On Sept. 30 [Warning]
— WESA/NPR: After A Freeze, President’s Administration Reluctantly Agrees To Fund Electric Vehicle Chargers
— Explosion At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Kills 2, 10 Injured; Search For Answers Beings At 109-Year-Old Plant With A History Of Fatal Fires, Air Pollution Violations [PaEN] [Compilation Of Articles]
— PA Capital-Star: Advocates For Coal Miners With Black Lung Worry As Silica Dust Rule Delayed Again: ‘They Don’t Care’
— TribLive: DEP Sets Aug. 20 Hearing On New Rustic Ridge 2 Underground Coal Mine In Westmoreland County
— Observer-Reporter: King Coal Show Marks 70 Years Of Celebrating Mining Heritage In Southwest PA Aug. 16-23 In Washington County
— PA Environmental Council StoryMap: Reforestation Of Abandoned Mine Lands In PA, 487,000 Seedlings Planted Since 2016
— Rep. Vitali: PA House Environmental Committee Examines Costs And Environmental Impacts Of Burning Waste Coal In PA
— PA Capital-Star: AmeriCorps Is Under Siege In PA And Other States; What Happens In The Communities It Serves? [Warning]
— Natural Resources Defense Council: 300+ Actions By The President That Directly Threaten Health, Environmental Protections For Families And Communities
— The Center Square: Senate/House Bipartisan Legislation Offers Incentives For Warehouse Owners To Install Solar Energy On Acres Of Roof Tops
— TribLive: Buffalo Twp. Supervisors OK Controversial Solar Energy Facility Despite Resident Resistance In Butler County
— Spotlight PA: President’s Solar Crackdown Will Lead To Higher Energy Costs For PA Consumers, Renewable Energy Advocates Say
— State Of Solar Energy In PA Webinar August 27 – Electric Bills Are Rising, We Need Cheap, Reliable Solar Energy Now [PaEN]
— Registration Open! Philadelphia Solar Week August 18 to 23
— WHYY: Aging Under A Warming Planet, How Philly Is Preparing To Support Its Older Population
— Post-Gazette: Member Of Congress Summer Lee, Local Officials Call For More Funding To Fight Climate Change Impacts
— Planet Philadelphia Radio Program: Finding Common Ground In The Climate Crisis, Friday, Aug. 15, 4:00 p.m.
— FOIA Advisor: DOE To Throw Out Freedom Of Information Act Requests En Masse Sent To Agency Before Oct. 1, 2024 Unless Requesters Contact Agency
— PennVEST Invests Up To $4.2 Million In Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Thru Clean Water Procurement Program [PaEN]
— Chesapeake Bay Journal – Karl Blankenship: US Geological Survey Monitoring Shows Progress In Reducing Nutrient, Sediment Pollution In The Long-Term, But Less So In Recent Years
— Registration Open! Ohio River Basin Confluence Summit Set For Oct. 16-18 In Louisville, KY [PaEN]
— Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeals Calgon Corporation’s Wastewater Discharge Permit To Prevent PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution Of The Ohio River [PaEN]
— Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 27 Green Infrastructure And Ordinances Webinar [PaEN]
— Penn State Extension Hosts Twilight Pond Walks To Learn About Pond Ecology In Beaver, Centre, Mercer, Venango, Westmoreland Counties Starting Aug. 19
— Lancaster Farming: How And Why To Use A Rain Barrel On Your Homestead
— Survey Freshwater Mussels And Eel Weirs During Emerging Leaders In Berks County Schuylkill River Paddle – Aug. 20, 27 & 28 [PaEN]
— WNEP: Severe Rainstorm Leaves Several Communities In Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Area Damaged
— Observer-Reporter: North Franklin Supervisors Considering Solutions To Flooding Issues In Washington County
— PennLive Letter: Central PA Must Prepare For Potentially Catastrophic Flooding – By Julia Krall, Chesapeake Bay Foundation PA Executive Director
— Brodhead Watershed Association: Protecting Clean Water Together – Thinking About Disaster 70 Years Later – The Flood Of 1955 In Monroe County [PaEN]
— Altoona Mirror: Monitoring Weather, Flood Conditions, Keeps Everyone Safer
— DEP Will Hold Sept. 24 Hearing On A Chapter 105, Stormwater Permits For The PennDOT I-80 Reconstruction Project In Stroud Twp., Monroe County [PaEN]
— Altoona Mirror Letter: DEP To Blame For Degradation Of Old Crow Wetlands By Issuing Deficient Permit For Rutter’s Market Near Huntingdon
— Video: Pollution Of Old Crow Wetlands
— Brodhead Watershed Association: Water At Risk – Protecting The Heartland Of Woods And Water In Monroe County [PaEN]
— Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Engineer, Resource Conservation Technician Positions [PaEN]
— PennLive Letter: Why American Farms Can’t Survive Without Migrant Workers, Crops Will Rot In The Fields Without Them – By Scott Pettis, Lower Allen Township [Warning]
— York Daily Record – Brian Whipkey: High Point Lake Dam In Somerset County To Undergo Rehab Project To Meet Safety Standards
— Inquirer/WPost: I’m A Microplastics Researcher, Here’s How I Limit The Plastic In My Life
— Wildlands Conservancy Protects Over 2,500 Acres In Carbon County [PaEN]
— Manada Conservancy Protects 185 Acres On. The Kittatinny Ridge In Dauphin County [PaEN]
— Heritage Conservancy Protects 90 Acres Of Woodland and Family Farm In Bucks County [PaEN]
— West Chester University, East Whiteland Township Preserve 52 Acre Farm From Anonymous Donor In Chester County [PaEN]
— Tribune-Democrat: Beekeeper Peggy Parks’ Honey Business Creating A Buzz In Cambria County
— Penn State Extension: Forest Farming – Maple Syrup Webinar Dec. 19, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
— Inquirer – Frank Kummer: Pest Attacking Wissahickon’s Beech Trees At ‘Extinction Level’ Is Just One Of Growing Threats To Region’s Forests
— Altoona Mirror: Hollidaysburg Shade Tree Commission Completes Tree Survey
— Forests For The Chesapeake Bay News: Staghorn Sumac, Cecropia Moth, Evening Primrose, Chanterelle Soup
— Reading Eagle: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Unveils Pollinator Meadow
— LancasterOnline – Master Gardeners: Here Are Ways We Can All Help Monarch Butterflies
— Warren Times – Audubon Community Nature Center: Natural Insect Repellents Abound In Nature [PDF of Article]
— Centre Daily Times: How Boal City Brewing Became A Hub For Centre County’s Outdoor Recreation Boom
— Williamsport Sun: First Community Foundation Partnership Dedicates Rider Park’s ‘Gateway’ Improvements: ‘Beautiful Trails’
— MCall Guest Essay: Bicycle Wreck Along Lehigh Valley Trail Offers Lesson In Human Decency – By John Sise, Northampton County
— Tribune-Democrat: Benscreek Canoe Club’s Whitewater Valve Motor Damaged By Lightning Strike At Quemahoning Reservoir
— Republican Herald: Pottsville To Raze Blighted Building, Expand Playground
— Inquirer: Lawsuit Opposing FDR Park Renovation In Philly Will Get Another Day In Court
— WESA/WPSU: Campgrounds At Raystown Lake To Reopen In Phased Rollout Starting This Week
— PennLive: US Army Corps Of Engineers Announces Raystown Lake Campgrounds To Reopen After Shutdown
— Inquirer: These Are Independence Park Exhibits President Could Remove Next Month [Mostly Related To Slavery]
— Inquirer Guest Essay: President’s Attempts To Hide The Unpleasant Truths About Our Actual History Are The Real Disparagement – By Sharon Ann Holt, Fmr Editor of Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography
— TribLive: Game Commission’s Elk Cam Returns Ahead Of Mating Season In Elk County
— Game Commission: Online Elk Cam Fires Back Up For Peak Elk Rutting Season
— Republican Herald: Fish Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer Says Plenty Of Good Fishing Weather Is To Be Had
— Erie Times – Brian Whipkey: Snake-Like Lampreys Swim In Parts Of PA, But They Kill Too Many Fish In Lake Erie
— Courier Times: Lights Out: Why Some Bucks County Officials Call For Residents To Turn Off Outdoor Lighting To Help Migrating Birds
— MCall: First West Nile Virus Mosquito Cases In Lehigh Valley Reported
— Post-Gazette: How Does Neighborhood Mosquito Spraying Work?
— Post-Gazette: Another Line Of Mosquito Defense – Larvicide
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