June 11 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The June 11 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

House Passes Bill Weakening Standards For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling, Senate Committee Considers Tuesday

Senate Committee To Consider House Conventional Oil & Gas Bill, DRBC Eminent Domain, Pipelines, Ethane Hub, Recycling, Trail Bills June 12

House Environmental Committee Meets June 12 On Bill To Implement Governor’s Oil & Gas Well Permitting Reforms

Wolf Announces Final General Permits Limiting Methane Emissions From New Unconventional Oil & Gas Operations

Sen. Dinniman Calls On PUC To Post Mariner East Pipelines Case Public Comments Online

DEP Invites Citizens To Sign Up For New Regional Community Engagement Events

DEP Blog: DEP Connects Invites Citizens To Engage With DEP In Their Communities

Joint Budget & Finance Committee Water Use Fee Report Lays Groundwork For Further Discussion

PA Land Trusts Expanded Conserved Land By 36 Percent In Last 9 Years

Pennsylvania Preserves 550,000th Acre Of Farmland

DCNR Names Ellen Shultzabarger Pennsylvania's State Forester

[ News From The Capitol ]

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

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

Senate Committee OKs Bill To Authorize Alternative Energy, Water Utility Ratemaking To Encourage Conservation, Infrastructure Investment

Senate, House Approve Resolutions Designating June 3-9 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week

Witnesses Tell House Committee Of Nearly 8 Year Effort To Address Homeowner Fertilizer Use, Applicator Education, Registration

House Passes Bill To Encourage Use Of Native Vegetation Along Highways

House Committee Meets June 11 To Consider Resolution Calling For Audit Of PennVEST Nonpoint Source Program

House Committee To Consider Bill To Limit Eminent Domain Use On Land Protected By Conservation Easements June 13

Senate House Nuclear Energy Caucus Meets June 19 On Environmental Impacts Of Nuclear Power Plants Shutting Down

[ Public Participation ]

DEP Citizens Advisory Council June 19 Meeting To Focus On Energy Programs, Public Engagement

[ Water ]

DEP, Agriculture Leaders Tour Award-Winning Stream Restoration Project At Plain Sect Farm In Lancaster

DEP, Local Partners Highlight Marienville Library Rain Garden In Forest County As Growing Greener Grant Applications Come Due

Independence Conservancy Completes Raccoon Creek Stream Bank, Buffer Project In Beaver County

Op-Ed: PA And Partners Have Plans To Pick Up The Pace Of Water Pollution Reductions

Find Your Chesapeake GeoTour Launches June 9 In Wrightsville, York County

Call For Proposals: 2018 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Nov. 2-4 In Shepherdstown, WV

Allegheny, Westmoreland Conservation Districts, Partners Host Local Green Infrastructure Tour June 26

Join June 13 Webinar To Learn How You Can Help Urge Congress To RECLAIM Abandoned Mine Lands

DEP Invites Groups To Submit Data For Stream Standard Reviews For 3 Watersheds In 7 Counties

[ Beautification - Recycling ]

Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Applications For Fresh Paint Days Grants

PA Resources Council, Partners Host June 16, 30 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County

[ Radiation Protection ]

EQB Meets June 19 On Final Radiation Protection Regulations

[ West Nile Virus ]

West Nile Virus Found In York County, Targeted Spraying Operations Begin This Season

[ Energy ]

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Saves Millions Thru Energy Efficiency

PUC Publishes Final Policy Statement On Combined Heat, Power Technology

DEP Issues Water Quality Certification For Equitrans Pipeline Expansion Project In Greene County

DEP Invites Comments On Monaca Gas Pipeline Project Water Quality Certification In Beaver, Washington Counties

[ Environmental Policy ]

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In May Newsletter

[ Forests - Farms - Land Conservation - Recreation ]

Penn State Extension Hosts Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly In Monroe, Schuylkill Counties

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, The Nature Conservancy-PA Partner To Protect 2,400 Acres Of Sanctuary Land

Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Earns National Recognition

William Penn Foundation Awards $10.6M For The Circuit Trails In Southeast PA

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Join Conservation Groups In Telling Congress: Keep Bikes Out Of Wilderness Areas

Lehigh Valley Greenways Conservation Landscape Initiative Awards $85,000 In Mini-Grants For 18 Projects

[ Wildlife ]

They’re Off! College Students Research Brook Trout On Route 6 Trek In Northern Tier

Bay Journal: PA Shad Hatchery’s 42-Year Run May Be Coming To An End, Unless PA General Assembly Acts

3 More Captive Deer Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease In Blair, Lancaster Counties

[ Other Resources ]

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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Stories Invited

Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited

Register Now For 20th PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference 

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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