March 26 PA Environment Digest Is Now Available

The March 26 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Senate Hearing On Pipeline Safety Points To Need To Hold Pipeline Companies Accountable For Impacts, Better Communication

Senate Committee Meets March 27 To Consider Bill Adopting The 1984 Oil & Gas Act To Regulate Conventional Drilling

Majority Chair Of Senate Committee Still Supporting Efforts To Remove Executive Director of Fish & Boat Commission

Celebrating Women In Conservation Award Winners Announced

DCNR Blog: To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Focus On The Land

PA Environmental Council To Host Dinner April 24 To Honor Recipients Of Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule/ Bills Introduced

Senate, House Re-Write Of Oil & Gas Act For Conventional Drillers Turns Back The Clock To 1984

Senate Passes Lawn Fertilizer Application Bill, Now Goes To The House

[ The Feds ]

Congress Passes $5 Million For Delaware River Basin Restoration Program For FY 2018

CBF: Congressional Budget Agreement Fully Funds EPA Chesapeake Bay Program

Federal Spending Bill Increases Funding For Low-Income Energy Help, Weatherization

[  Water ]

The Nature Conservancy-PA: Unleashing The Power Of Nature To Reduce Stormwater Pollution

Bay Journal: Removing Legacy Sediment Reduces Runoff Pollution, Restores Habitat

State Of The Kiski-Conemaugh River Watershed Report Shows Significant Water Quality Improvement

Fayette County Receives DCED Municipal Grant For Stormwater Manager

Water Insights Seminar March 27: Profiting More By Farming Less? A New Paradigm For Chesapeake Watershed Water Quality

DEP To Issue Emergency Contract To Repair Road Damaged By Flow Of Mine Drainage In Cambria County

PRC: Request A Stream Smart Stormwater House Call In 2 Southeast Watersheds In 4 Counties

Master Watershed Stewards In York County Present Outstanding Partner Award

School Nominations Now Being Accepted For Schuylkill Action Network Protecting Our Water Award

Schuylkill River Network Student Street Art Contest Now Accepting Entries

CBF-PA Helps Students Explore Local Waterways In 11 PA Counties In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Stroud Water Research Center/Exelon Tree Planting In Chester County April 20

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Issues 2017 Annual Report

Penn State Water Research Showcase To Be Held March 29 In State College

Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Now Available

DEP, PA Sea Grant March 27 PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum

PennVEST Loans Available To Help Hollidaysburg, Other Homeowners Pay For Sewer Laterals

Montour County Residents Learn How To Protect Their Drinking Water At Workshop

Penn State Extension Private Water Well Owners Drinking Water Clinics April 11 In Bucks County

DEP Completes Surveillance Effort To Keep Lead Solder Products Off Shelves, Away From Water Lines

No-Cost Rates & Finance Workshop For Small Water Systems Sept. 13 In State College

Fix A Leak Week: PA American Water Reminds Customers Saving Water Saves Money

Insurance Dept Urges Homeowners To Consider Flood Insurance Regardless Of Flood Hazard Area Designation

[ Litter - Illegal Dumping ]

PA Resources Council 2017 Lens On Litter Photo Contest Winners Now On Display

Keep PA Beautiful Invites Communities To Join Adoption Programs To Keep Them Litter Free

Westmoreland Cleanways, Conservation District Hold Tire Recycling Event April 14 In Latrobe

Spring 2018 Newsletter Now Available From The PA Resources Council

[ Hazardous Site Cleanup ]

DEP To Host March 28 Meeting/Hearing On Remacor Radiological, Chemical Waste Site Cleanup In Lawrence County

[ Energy ]

DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit For APV Renaissance Natural Gas Power Plant, Greene County

April 25 DEP Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Cheswick Power Station, Allegheny County

DEP Holds April 25 Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Brunner Island Power Plant, York County

PUC Invites Comments On Proposal To Enhance Consumer Information About Electricity Shopping

DEP Approves Permit For Underground Drilling Waste Injection Well in Clearfield County

IFO Estimates PA Landowners Received Over $5.325 Billion In Natural Gas Royalties From 2012 To 2016

Gov. Wolf Announces Extension Of Tri-State Shale Coalition To Maximize Benefits Of Natural Gas Resources

[ Parks - Forests - Land Conservation ]

Pittsburgh Park Will Create Walkable Space, Reconnect Historic Neighborhood With Downtown

Columbia County Takes Ownership Of Rishel Grove Conservation Area Along The Susquehanna River

EQT Drilling Pays DCNR $1.568 Million For Additional Submerged Land Leased Under Monongahela River

DCNR State Forester Dan Devlin Retiring After Nearly 40 Years Of State Service

March 22 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Winners Of Sharing Place: Eagles & Their Environs Photo Contest

PA Trout Unlimited: Women’s Initiative Leadership Retreat April 20-22 In Centre County

PA Hunters Harvested An Estimated 367,159 Deer In 2017-18, Up 10 Percent

[ People ]

Natural Lands President Molly Morrison To Retire, National Search For Replacement

Alissa Burger Joins PA Environmental Council As Senior Policy Advisor For Energy & Climate

[ Other Resources ]

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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PA Environment Digest is edited by David E. Hess, former Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.  He can be contacted at 717-576-0420 or send email to: DHess@CrisciAssociates.com.

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