PA Sea Grant, DEP Host Oct. 25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration

The PA Sea Grant Program and the Department of Environmental Protection will host an October 25 Lake Erie Environmental Forum webinar on Climate Hazard Mitigation and Climate Migration online from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Climate change is already taking a toll in the Great Lakes region. Record breaking high temperatures and unpredictable extreme weather events have many cities around the Great Lakes preparing for future sustained impacts. 

These hazards present an opportunity to work together and create a future for people and nature to thrive. 

Join this webinar to learn what has been done and what is to come for cities around Lake Erie. 

Invited speakers from the University of Buffalo, Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at Kent State University, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, and JH Consulting will come together to talk about hazard mitigation around the Great Lakes and Erie in the face of a changing climate. 

Discussions will occur around projects completed in Cleveland and Buffalo as well as plans for Erie. 

Click Here to register.  Questions should be directed to Amber Stilwell, PA Sea Grant's Lake Erie Coastal Outreach Specialist, at ars26@psu.edu.  

[Posted: October 6, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.6.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

Senate returns to session October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 15 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session October 24, 25, 26, November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Issued NOVs To Conventional Oil & Gas Companies For Abandoning 55 Wells Without Plugging Them During September Alone, A Dramatic Increase In New Well Abandonments  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Groups Raise Serious Compliance Issues With Olympus Energy-- Over 600 Violations On 13 DEP Permits-- In Comments On Proposed Shale Gas Drilling Pad In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Washington County Community Meeting Updates Residents On PA Health & Environment Studies, Discusses Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Washington County Residents Seek Answers On Health Impacts Of Fracking, Shale Gas

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Public Briefed On Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, State Health Dept.

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Big Natural Gas Has Throttled PA’s Economy For The Last 15 Years - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Companies Join Hydrogen Hub Group

-- Bloomberg: Bill Gates Warns Producers Blue Hydrogen Must Be Clean

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: RGGI: PA Leadership Tale Of Opposition, Support And Ambivalence

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2022 State Of The Chesapeake Blueprint Report Finds Restoration Efforts Are Off Track  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: States, Including PA, Off Pace To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

-- DEP Provides PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Healthy Waters Partnership Update  [PaEN]

-- Delaware County Times: Conservation Groups Laud Bipartisan Effort To Pass Growing Greener III Environmental Funding

-- Sanatoga Post: Land Conservationists Thank Lawmakers For GG III Funds

-- York Dispatch: York County Landfill Discharge Into Creek Violates DEP Standards, Remedy Expected In 2023

-- Altoona Mirror: Commonwealth Court Upholds EHB Decision To Vacate DEP Permit For 845-Acre Landfill In Clearfield County

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Features Eels In Classroom; Fish Detectives; 2nd Round Consumptive Use Grants Coming; AMD Cleanup; More  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Nov. 15 Webinar - Cost/Benefit Comparison Of Common MS4 Stormwater Management BMPs  [PaEN]

-- Registration Now Open For 2022 Watershed Congress In Montgomery County Oct. 22  [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Nov. 10, Berks Nature Rookery, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

-- DEP Environmental Ed Update: Grant Applications Due Soon; Student Radon Poster Contest; 60th Anniversary Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project Oct. 19 Webinar: PFAS And Health Impacts - What Frontline Communities Need To Know, 7:00 p.m.

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Startup Uses Power Of Algae To Clean Up Indoor Air

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘Tired Of Talking’: Advocates Call On Legislature To Address Environmental Justice Issues

-- House Democrats: State Government Should Refocus Efforts On Environmental Justice, Prepare Permit Environmental Impact Assessments

-- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. 13  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Ever Wonder If The Soil In Your Philly Yard Has Lead In It?  Now’s Your Chance To Find Out

-- PA Sea Grant, DEP Host Oct. 25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration  [PaEN]

-- CEOs For Sustainability 2022 C-Suite Summit Nov. 2 Hazelwood Green Pittsburgh

-- Penn State Oct. 10 EarthTalks Lecture To Discuss Solar And Agriculture Land Use Competition  [PaEN]

-- AP: Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat [Philadelphia Included]

-- PennDOT Accepting Unsolicited Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Proposals Until Oct. 31

-- TribLive: Meet Winners Of 2022 Sustainable Gardening Awards From Phipps Conservatory

-- TribLive: Shaler Area Students Rally To Protect Girty’s Run Farmland In Allegheny County

-- DCNR Blog: Celebrating And Planning For Three New State Parks

-- Reminder: DCNR Offering Online Grant Writing Workshop Nov. 3

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Announces A New Online Resource For Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News; Oct. 15 Guided Hike At Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve, Lackawanna County; More 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Building One Of The Great Linear Parks In The World

-- Pittsburgh, KABOOM!, Partners Unveil Kid-Designed, Community-Built Playground In West Penn Park

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature - VP For Land & Conservation Programs; Welcome Receptionist & Store Associate  [PaEN]

-- Fish & Boat Commission To Begin Blue Catfish Restoration In The Ohio River

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Blue Catfish, An Aquatic Alpha Predator Is Being Reintroduced To The Ohio River

 

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

 

-- Erie Times: Energy Costs Are On The Rise, Ways To Save Money, Where To Get Help

 

-- USA Today: More Pain At The Pump As OPEC+ Cuts Oil Production By 2 Million Barrels

 

-- WSJ: U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Climbing Again And May Get Worse 

 

-- Reuters: OPEC+ Oil Output Cut Ahead Of Winter Fans Inflation Concerns

 

-- Financial Times: White House Accuses OPEC+ Of Aligning With Russia

 

-- WSJ: OPEC+ Cut In Oil Production Likely To Boost Prices, Help Moscow

 

-- Financial Times: OPEC+ Unleashes Shockwaves With Big Cut In Oil Production 

 

American Rescue Plan Funding

 

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.  What’s Your Community Doing?

 

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

 

-- DEP Issued NOVs To Conventional Oil & Gas Companies For Abandoning 55 Wells Without Plugging Them During September Alone, A Dramatic Increase In New Well Abandonments  [PaEN]

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Crawford County Man Latest To Be Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Council Of Churches Asking Christians To Talk About White Nationalism In America, And For Good Reason

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Campaign Reaching Out To Younger Voters Using Power Of TikTok

-- Courier Times: Ex-President’s PAC Donates To PA Republican Candidates Who Pushed The ‘Big Lie,’ But Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Got Snubbed

-- Inquirer: Dr. Oz, Fetterman Have Big Debate Oct. 25, How Many People Will Have Voted By Then?

-- PennLive: Love Him Or Not, Fetterman Left His Mark On His Adopted Hometown Of Braddock

-- WESA: Fetterman’s Record On Crime Is More Complex Than Political Ads Would Have You Believe

-- AP: How Much Work Has Fetterman Done As Lt. Governor? Calendar Shows Gaps

-- PennLive - John Baer: Dr. Oz vs. Fetterman: So Far Not What It Was Cracked Up To Be

-- PA Capital-Star: In Bellweather PA Seat, Democrat Cong. Wild Touts Record As She pursues Third Term

-- WESA: In PA State House Races, Democrats Emphasize Support For Abortion Rights

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: Why The Philly Union League Is Honoring Florida Republican Gov. DeSantis

-- LancasterOnline: 35,000 Mail-In Ballots Ready To Sent To Voters In Lancaster County

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: How Local News Can Help Heal Philly’s Gun Violence Crisis, Instead Of Make It Worse

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can Address Crime And Violence Through Smart Justice - Rep. Benninghoff, House Majority Leader

-- WESA: How Some PA Cities Are Using Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Fight Violence

-- Altoona Mirror: State Commission Advises Allocation Of $100 Million To Mental Health To Strengthen Workforce

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Strike Down Felony Murder Law 

-- Post-Gazette: Harrisburg Senators [Baseball] Go Viral For Response To Being Mistaken For Lawmakers

-- Gov. Wolf: Rainy Day Fund Reaches Record High Balance

-- Liquor Control Board Reports Record Net Income In FY 2021-22 

-- Warren Times: Strong Sports Betting Helps Gambling Industry Grow

-- PA Capital-Star: Study: More Republicans Than Democrats Likely Died Of COVID; There Were 14,146 Vaccine-Preventable Deaths In PA

-- Post-Gazette: PA Health Insurance Reform Bill Stalls While Rates For Small Business Rise

-- PennLive: Ex-Owner Of PA Pharmacy That Sold More Oxycodone Than Any Other Store In U.S. Sentenced To Prison

-- WHYY: Philadelphia nonprofit Sounds Alarm On Rising Drug Use

-- WESA: Pitt To Extend SAT Or ACT Test-Optional Policy Through 2025

-- TribLive Editorial: Rental Assistance Flub Is Object Lesson In Govt. Screw-Ups

-- Post-Gazette: Italian Heritage Group Says It Will Appeal Ruling On Removing Columbus Statue In Pittsburgh

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[Posted: October 6, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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DCNR Issues 2nd Weekly Fall Foliage Report - 4 Counties At Peak Of Color

On October 6, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its second Weekly Fall Foliage Report showing four counties are already at their peak of color-- McKean, Potter, Susquehanna and Wayne counties.

Signs of fall abound in Penn’s Woods, but a few northern tier counties will enter peak color this week, stealing the show. 

Spotty but vibrant color can be found from the Alleghenies to the Pocono Plateau. 

Consistently cool to seasonable temperatures with some rather cold nights this weekend should accelerate leaf change throughout the Commonwealth. 

Click Here to read the October 6 to 12 report.

For more information, visit DCNR’s Fall Foliage Report webpage.

Click Here for prime locations for viewing fall foliage in PA.  To make travel arrangements, check out the VisitPA website.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

  For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Related Articles:

-- Fall Visitors To Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Areas Urged To Report Illegal Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: Celebrating And Planning For Three New State Parks

-- Reminder: DCNR Offering Online Grant Writing Workshop Nov. 3

-- DCNR Ecological Restoration Efforts Aim To Preserve Historic CCC Camp In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces Guidance For Planners Seeking To Generate Clean Renewable Energy Through Grid-Scale Solar Installations  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Fall Penn's Stewards Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Land Trust Alliance Magazine Highlights Efforts Along PA's Kittatinny Ridge To Document The Economic Benefits Of Land Conservation - By Marina Shauffler [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Announces A New Online Resource For Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Your Guide To Fall Colors On The Susquehanna Greenway - By Andrew Bechdel, AmeriCorps Susquehanna Greenway & Trails Assistant  [PaEN]

[Posted: October 6, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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