Here are 52 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.

While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, voters always need to demand accountability from their political leaders.

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On November 22, Gov. Wolf instructed DEP to schedule an Environmental Quality Board meeting November 30 to consider an emergency regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits for conventional oil and gas facilities.

By Adam Peltz and Jon Goldstein, Environmental Defense Fund

To give the public a better understanding of the compliance record of oil and gas industrial facilities in Pennsylvania, PA Environment Digest developed this feature summarizing the more serious violations DEP reports through its Compliance Reporting Database on a weekly basis -- Saturday through Friday.

The following DEP notices were published in the November 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities.  Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments.

The agenda for the December 1 DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting includes updates on Chapter 78 regulation changes, the new federal abandoned well plugging program and more.

On November 22, the FracTracker Alliance announced the seven winners of the 2022 Community Sentinel Award For Environmental Stewardship.

On November 21, Beaver County residents united with national allies to call on Shell Appalachia to step up and take several decisive steps to be a responsible neighbor to the thousands of residents living in close proximity to the plant.

On November 22, the Delaware River Basin Commission announced it will meet on December 7 to consider special regulations covering the import and export of water from the basin and discharges of wastewater from high volume hydrofracking [shale gas drilling] activities.

On November 22, the Clean Air Council, PennFuture, and the Center for Biological Diversity announced they appealed an extension of Renovo Energy Center’s air pollution permit for a large gas-fired power plant — a significant source of new pollution within an environmental justice area.

On November 23, the FracTracker Alliance released its fourth watershed oil and gas drilling impact analysis in the Susquehanna River Basin, this one for the Towanda and Schrader Creek watersheds.

In 2021, the FracTracker Alliance released a watershed oil and gas drilling impact analysis for Lycoming Creek in Lycoming County, one of four watershed reports on drilling impacts in the Susquehanna River Basin.

By Mark Szybist, Natural Resources Defense Council

By Lauren M. Williams, Esq., Greenworks Law & Consulting LLC

What do you think is worth protecting? It’s the question the Better Path Coalition is asking for a photo book called “Worth Protecting” the group plans to deliver to the new governor and every legislator in January.

On November 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Pennsylvania’s final Watershed Implementation Plan did not demonstrate how the Commonwealth would meet its Bay Restoration goals for nitrogen and sediment pollution reduction.

By Penn State News

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for grants through the Driving PA Forward Initiative's Medium and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Pilot Grant Program.  The deadline for applications is March 1.  (formal notice)

On November 22, the Pennsylvania Resources Council announced it has found success in a new fundraising model, having moved away from its annual donor gala and embracing its mission to prevent waste and conserve Pennsylvania’s environmental resources.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Cumberland County affiliate formed in 2001 by a group of dedicated local volunteers, with support from the County Conservation District Office.

On November 26, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced it has approved the placement of the Big Sewickley Creek Watershed in Allegheny County on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry.  (formal notice)

The November 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation--

On November 21, Delaware County-based Natural Lands announced it is accepting applications for both its 2023 Force of Nature® volunteer training program and its Stoneleigh Ambassador volunteer training program.

By Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults--

A Pennsylvania Master Naturalist is an individual with a passion for the natural world who participates in an intensive training program and uses his or her knowledge by giving back to the community through volunteer service.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now accepting nominations for two environmental education awards until January 11--

The Penn State Extension will host another in its Water Cooler Talks December 14 on Streamside Tree Planting Effectiveness from Noon to 1:00 p.m.

The PA Interfaith Power & Light and Jewish Earth Alliance will host a November 28 webinar on Challenging Conversations: Strategies To Bridge The Divide starting at 7:30 p.m.

On November 30 the two-year legislative session will formally end and all committees will dissolve and bills die.  The next session will begin on January 3 when all this fun starts from scratch all over again!

Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

Click Here for a list of public participation opportunities and a calendar of events.

Click Here for grants, awards, recognition programs and contest deadlines.

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the November 26 PA Bulletin--

Send your stories, photos and links to videos about your project, environmental issues or programs for publication in the PA Environment Digest to: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.

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