Oct. 19 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 19 PA Environment Digest is now available.  Here are just a few of the headlines--

Quigley To PEC Conference: Biggest Challenge DEP Faces Is Meeting Basic Obligations

DEP Secretary John Quigley told the PA Environmental Council’s Policy Conference Monday the biggest challenge the Department of Environmental Protection faces is meeting its basic obligations in the face of the cuts DEP’s budget has taken over the years.  Click Here to watch Quigley’s remarks online.

CBF-PA: It’s Time For PA To Reboot Its Commitments To Chesapeake Bay Agreement

By Harry Campbell, PA Office Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

As Pennsylvania’s executive and legislative branches of government are embroiled in a budget stalemate that lingers well beyond the June 30 deadline, the Commonwealth remains significantly behind in its commitment to meeting its obligations for reducing water pollution in the central Pennsylvania counties that are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

PA Farm Groups: Initiative To Credit Farmers For Their Conservation Efforts Begins

Pennsylvania’s farmers deserve credit for the work they do to ensure clean water and healthy soil. In order to give them the proper credit, the PA Association of Conservation Districts is asking farmers to voluntarily complete an online survey.

PA Environmental Council Opposes Bill Making It Easier To Block Regulations, Policies

The PA Environmental Council Wednesday wrote to members of the House expressing its objections to House Bill 965 (Godshall-R-Montgomery) that would make it much easier for the General Assembly to block regulations and statements of policy by executive agencies.  The full House is expected to vote on House Bill 965 next week.

5 PA MBA Programs Ranked In Top 121 Sustainability Business Programs In World

Five graduate business degree programs in Pennsylvania universities have been ranked in the top 121 business programs focusing on sustainability in the world, more than any other state.  Corporate Knights, a quarterly international publication focused on social, economic and ecological benefits and costs, released its 2015 Better World MBA ranking, including--

-- Duquesne University’s Sustainability MBA (10);

-- University of Pennsylvania Wharton School-Philadelphia (28);

-- University of Pittsburgh-Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business-Pittsburgh (46);

-- Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business-Pittsburgh (66); and

-- Pennsylvania State University-Smeal College of Business (73).

DCNR/PRPS Green Parks Award Nominations Now Being Accepted

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the PA Recreation and Parks Society are now accepting nominations for the Green Parks Award.  The deadline for nominations is January 15.

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