Nov. 20 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The Nov. 20 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Senate Passes Bill To Designate Hellbenders As PA’s State Amphibian And Symbol Of The Importance Of Clean Water

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Gets Update On Recycling Grants, Budget, Deep Mine Impacts, Ecological Offsets

Nearly $1 Billion Budget Deficit Projected For Next Year, Legislature Has Surplus, Turzai Joins Race

[ News From Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated] /Gov’s Schedule

House Committee Held Hearing On Clean Transportation Infrastructure Bill

Electric Microgrids And Their Potential Benefits Topic Of House Hearing

Senate Unanimously Approves Norman Kennard As PUC Commissioner

House Committee To Hold Hearing On Alternative Natural Gas, Electric Ratemaking Nov. 20

House Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 21 On Bill To Exempt Steel Slag From Waste Definition

[ Green Infrastructure - Watershed Restoration ]

$15.7 Million In Environmental Projects Funded By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Approved By CFA

Elk Creek Restoration In Centre County Highlights Precision Conservation Techniques

Penn State AEC Teams Help Horse Farm Owners Meet Conservation Goals In Lancaster

70+ Attended Overcoming Barriers To Green Infrastructure Solutions Summit In October

Master Watershed Stewards Helping York County Meet Clean Water Goals

Berks County Master Watershed Stewards Receive County Award

Volunteers Green The Lower Susquehanna This Fall, You Can Help!

Wildlife For Everyone Hosts Visit To Tom Ridge & Julian Wetlands Restoration Project In Centre County

Reminder: Apply Now For DCNR Grants To Help Plant Trees Along Streams; And For Snowmobile/ATV Trails

Accomplishments Of The PA Master Well Owner Network 2016-17

What Does The Delaware River Mean To You? Contest Gives Voice To River Experiences

DEP Invites Data To Help Evaluate Stream Classifications In Chester, Delaware Counties

5th Grade Science Classes Get Hands-On Pond Education In Allegheny County

Watershed Winds Newsletter Now Available From Penn State Extension

November UpStream Newsletter Now Available From Stroud Water Research Center

Penn State Ag & Environment Center Newsletter Now Available

Growing PA's Organic Farms Conference Dec. 12-13 In Harrisburg

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture Future Of Farming Conference Feb. 7-10

DEP/Pittsburgh Water Authority Agreement Could Allow $1.8 Million Investment In Lead Line Replacement

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Dec. 8 On Access To Records Policy, Other Items

[ Recycling - Waste Reduction ]

Keep PA Beautiful Held Regional Waste And Recycling Roundtable In Meadville

[ Sustainability - Renewable Energy - Energy Policy ]

Sustainable Pittsburgh Encourages Shopping At Sustainable Small Businesses Nov. 25

DEP Secretary Visits Nearly Complete Panda Hummel Natural Gas Power Plant In Snyder County

CFA Approves Funding For Wyoming County Pipeline Project

DEP Issues Water Quality Certification To Equitrans Pipeline Project In Allegheny, Beaver

Gov. Wolf Holds Signing Ceremony For Solar Energy Credits Bill In Elizabethtown

CFA OKs $1.1M Loan For 2 MW Solar Energy Array In Franklin County, Funding Applications Still Being Accepted

DEP Secretary McDonnell Invests In Solar Energy For His Own Home, You Can Too

Philadelphia Invites Comments On Proposed Clean Energy, Low Carbon Vision For The City

Penn State Provides Hands-On Learning Experience At Philadelphia Navy Yard Energy Program

Uniform Construction Code Review & Advisory Council Announces Meeting Schedule

PJM Proposes Change To Electric Energy Price System To Help Baseload Power Plants Like Coal, Nuclear

[ Forestry - Parks ]

Officials Dedicate American Chestnut Tree Plantings At Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area In Northumberland County

Bartram's Garden Receives Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant From Aetna Foundation

State, Local Officials Tour Elizabethtown To Connect, Walkability, Quality Of Life, Health

PA Horticultural Society, Penn State Extension Host 14 Tree Tender Training Webinars Starting In January

PEC: Public Meeting On Bensalem Greenway Ecological Assessment Study Nov. 29 In Philadelphia

Nov. 15 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Comments On Proposed Wild Trout Streams, Wild Trout Waters

[ Environmental Heritage ]

Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers Offers Holiday Programs, Decorated Mansion

[ Help Wanted ]

Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Riparian Forestry Watershed Technician Harrisburg

Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Senior Scientist

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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