July 30 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The July 30 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

EPA Releases Assessment Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration; Lack Of PA Progress Leaves A Hole

DEP Orders Well Operators To Plug 1,058 Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Statewide

DCNR Releases 2nd Monitoring Report On State Forest Shale Gas Drilling

Environmental Groups Reach Settlement With DEP On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Appeals

DEP Has New Stream Work Permit Guide; Storm Recovery Information Available For Individuals, Flooded Communities

Dept. Of Health Reports First Human Case Of West Nile Virus This Season In Allegheny County

DEP To Conduct Aerial Mosquito Spraying July 30 As Flood Water Recedes In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon Counties

DEP: West Nile Virus Found In 8 More Counties Bringing Total To 48; Wet Weather Offers Perfect Mosquito Breeding Conditions

PUC Stresses Utility Safety, Caution For Homeowners & Businesses Impacted By Flooding

Gov. Wolf Announces Federal Aid For Survivors Of Severe Storms In Southwest PA; Outreach Centers Open

Gov. Wolf Announces Federal Aid For Damage Caused By July 2 Floods In Blair County; Outreach Center Open

Green Infrastructure Offers Triple Benefits, Cost Effective Solutions To Stormwater Pollution, Reducing Flood Damage

DCNR/PennVEST Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Stream Buffer Grants Starting Aug. 1

Start Submitting Applications For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credits Beginning Aug. 6 For This First-Come, First-Served Program

NRCS-PA: Applications For Conservation Funding In Clinton, Centre, Lycoming Counties Due Aug. 10

Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Recognized For Global Sustainability Leadership

Lacawac Sanctuary Honors Dr. Clyde Goulden, William Leishear, The Dime Bank For Conservation Leadership Aug. 11

Final Policy For Development, Publication Of DEP Technical Guidance Now Available

[ News From The Capitol ]

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

July Joint Conservation Committee Environmental Synopsis: 10 Million Trees Partnership

[ The Feds ]

DEP, AG, Health & Environmental Groups Oppose EPA Plan To Weaken Car Emission Standards

[ Water ]

Registration For PA Assn. Of State Floodplain Managers Conference Sept. 18-19 In Harrisburg Now Open

DEP Accepting Small Business Advantage Grants, Including Farm Conservation Projects, Starting Aug. 1

PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Water Pollution Reduction Education Grants To 26 Counties

Register Now For CBF-PA Veterans On The River Kayak Fishing Event Aug. 25 In York County

DEP Holds Aug. 2 Stormwater Education Workshop For Educators In Beaver County

Western PA Conservancy’s Garden Captures Stormwater In Pittsburgh’s Hill District

Center For Watershed Protection: Helping PA Municipalities Work Together To Achieve Cleaner Water

DCNR, PASA Seeking Recipes For Streams. Trees. Food. Conservation Cookbook Made With Ingredients Grown In Multi-Use Stream Buffers

Trout Unlimited, Forest Service Stream Design Approach For Aquatic Organism Passage Workshop Oct. 22-26 In State College

Montour Run Watershed Assn. Starts Construction On Milk Run Mine Discharge Treatment Project In Allegheny County

PA Sea Grant Program Receives $800,000 For Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention, Control Projects

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Project To Plug Gas Wells In Clearfield County

Exploring Urban Ecology With The Academy Of Natural Sciences Aug. 22 In Philadelphia

Lacawac Sanctuary Receives Support From Northeast PA Health Care Foundation For Special Needs Camps

[ Illegal Dumping - Recycling - Waste ]

Keep Norristown Beautiful Becomes Newest Keep America Beautiful Affiliate In PA

Clinton County CleanScapes Completes 120th Cleanup With Many Partners, Volunteers

Save The Date: French Creek Watershed Cleanup Sept. 8 In Crawford County

Speaker Turzai To Host Free Prescription Drug Take Back & Paper Shredding Event Aug. 8 In Pittsburgh

PA Resources Council 2017 Annual Report Highlights Work In Litter Prevention, Collection Events, Zero Waste, Recycling, Watershed Protection, Education

Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference Oct. 30-31, The Future Of MRFs

DEP: Application Complete For Phase II Elcon Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage Facility In Bucks County

[ Air ]

DEP Committee Discusses Regulating VOCs, Ammonia In Allegheny, Delaware, Lebanon Counties Aug. 2

[ Energy ]

Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge Workshop: Engaging Employees & Community For Lasting Change Aug. 16

PUC: Utility Consumers Begin Receiving Federal Tax Reform Savings Of $400+ Million Per Year

Construction Complete On Hummel Station Power Plant Coal To Natural Gas Replacement In Snyder County

PA Wilds Center Receives West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Education Grant

Quaker Valley Council Of Governments Conducting Statewide Municipal Solar Initiative Survey

New Study Shows PA Middle Of The Road For Tapping Into Clean Energy

Health Dept. To Distribute Free Potassium Iodide Aug. 9 Around PA's 5 Nuclear Power Plants

[ Recreation - Forests ]

South Mountain Partnership Plans Bigger, Better Future Through A Strategic Planning Process

National Park Foundation National Trails & Wild & Scenic Rivers Grants, 1 In PA

DCNR Blog: Managing Healthy Lakes To Support Thriving Wildlife, Recreation

Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Personal Stories Of Landowners Planting, Sustaining Their Future

July 25 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Hawk Watch Is Off To A Flying Start

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist

Help Wanted: Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Watershed Conservation Director

Help Wanted: Sustainable Pittsburgh Executive Director

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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