Nov. 12 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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[ Headlines ]

Dept. Of Health Confirms 6th Death From West Nile Virus, This Time In Dauphin County

Wolf, Casey Win, Democrats Add Members In Senate, House And Congress; What’s Next?

Court Turns Back Challenge To Township Decision Allowing Drilling Based On Storage Of Drilling Wastewater, Environmental Rights Amendment

Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Nov. 17 A Year In The Life Of The PA River Of The Year Loyalsock Creek In Williamsport

PA Steelhead Assn. Honors 4 Groups For Land Conservation, Waterways Access Work In Erie County

LandStudies President Kelly Gutshall Receives Penn State’s 2018 Arts & Architecture Alumni Award For Landscape Architecture

PA Horticultural Society Recognizes Winners Of 2018 Gardening & Greening Contest

DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Joint Meeting Nov. 13

Using The Law To Solve Climate Change: What Can PA Do? Nov. 28 In Philadelphia

DCNR Week 7: Bright Fall Foliage Remains In Many Parts Of PA

[ News From The Capitol ]

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

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits Of Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions: No Duplication Of Effort With DEP

[ Return On Green Infrastructure Investments ]

Economic Impact Of Natural Resource Conservation In Somerset County

Berks Nature Issues 10 Year Environmental Status Report For Berks County

Allegheny Land Trust, Partners Make Urban Greenprint Property Information Tool Available To Public, Groups

[ Water ]

NFWF, Wildlife Habitat Council Accepting Applications For 2019 Five Star & Urban Waters Restoration Grants

Municipal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Workshop Nov. 27 In Dauphin County

Penn State Water Insights Seminar Nov. 16 On Resilient Management Of Stormwater In Urban Landscapes

Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited Volunteers Contributed Over 2,200 Hours Of Restoration, Education Work In Monroe County

Earth Conservancy Seeking Recruits For 2019 Environmental Workforce Training Program

Sign Ups For York County Master Watershed Steward Program, Info Session Nov. 19

International Visitors Learn Water Resource Management At Stroud Water Research Center

PASA: Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 6-9 In Lancaster

Reminder: Deadline For Grants To Help PA Farmers, Processors Get Organic Certification Is Nov. 16

Feature: Penn State Alumna Katie Turner Pursues Passion For Conservation At The Nature Conservancy-PA As Ag Program Manager

Farmers In Delaware, Philadelphia Counties Can Apply For Natural Disaster Relief Funding

PA-Section American Water Works Assn/PaWARN: 3rd Annual Security & Risk Management Symposium Nov. 29 In Monroeville

[ Education ]

CBF: Schools, Organizations Can Now Sign Up For Student, Adult Chesapeake Bay Field Education Programs

EPA, Lincoln University Agree To Continue And Expand Partnership

[ Waste - Recycling - HHW ]

DEP Invites Comments On Revised Management Of Fill Policy

Penn State Fans Recycled 114,000 Pounds Of Plastic, Glass & Metal At First 5 Home Football Games

New Rachel Carson Building Prescription Drug Take-Back Box Highlights Safe Disposal Program

Westmoreland County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Nov. 17

[ Air ]

DEP Holds Dec. 12 Hearing [If Needed] On Delaware County Nonattainment Maintenance Plan For Fine Particulate

[ Tanks ]

DEP Advises Homeowners To Inspect Home Heating Oil Tanks To Prevent Spills, Leaks

[ Energy ]

PUC Invites Comments On The Consumer Advisory Council Covering Energy, Telecommunications Utilities

PA League Of Women Voters Shale & Public Health Conference In Pittsburgh Nov. 14

First Meeting Of PA One Call Underground Utility Damage Prevention Committee Held

PUC Prepare Now Campaign Reminds Electric, Natural Gas Utilities To Help Consumers This Winter

Final Policy Statement On 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Adopted By PUC

DEP Awards $2.6 Million In Funding For 16 Clean Energy Vehicle Projects

DEP Awards $610,000 To Support Clean Energy Vehicles At 4 School Districts

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Holds Funding Workshop Nov. 13 In Westmoreland County

[ Environmental Policy ]

PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In October Newsletter

[ Recognition ]

PA Historical & Museum Commission Accepting Nominations For Historical Markers

[ Recreation - Forests - Native Plants ]

DCNR Invests In Recreation Improvement Projects In Clinton, Lancaster, Mercer, Philadelphia, Westmoreland Counties

DCNR Invites Public To Nov. 15 Information Session On Beltzville State Park In Carbon County

STEM Competition Challenges High School Students To Combat Spotted Lanternfly

Foundation For Sustainable Forests, City Of Erie Announce Sustainable Forest Management Initiative

Western PA Conservancy Adds 35 Acres Of Forest To Casselman River Conservation Area, Somerset County

Morris Arboretum: Designing Native And Ecological Plant Communities Workshop Nov. 28

Ernst Conservation Seeds: Presentations Available From Eastern Native Grass Symposium In Erie

Natural Lands: Be A Force Of Nature, Volunteer Training Sign Up

[ Transition ]

In Memoriam: Dr. Eli Drannon Buskirk, Founder Of Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association

[ Other Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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