April 15 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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[ Headlines ]

Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment

Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Power Bill Get Their Talking Points On Record At First House Hearing

Presenters At Senate Nuclear Power Hearing Agree: Putting A Price On Carbon Would Solve Nuclear’s Issues; PA Has Most Expensive Proposal To Support Nuclear Power

House Committee To Hear From Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Interests, NRDC At April 15 Hearing On Nuclear Energy Bill

Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills

Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal

House Environmental Committee Meets April 16 To Consider Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing

DEP Advisory Committee Recommends Moving Ahead With Reg To Control VOC/Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations

Environmental Quality Board Publishes Proposed $12.6 Million Air Quality Fee Increases For Comment

DEP Announces PFAS Sampling Plan To Identify Possible Water Contamination

Bill Designating Eastern Hellbender PA’s Official State Amphibian Now On House Calendar For Action

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Updated-Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures

Impacts Of Changes In China’s Recycling Policy Topic Of April 17 House Environmental Committee Info Meeting

House Members, PennEnvironment Announce Zero Waste PA Bills To Address Single-Use Plastics, Litter

[ The Feds ]

PA Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan RECLAIM Initiative To Invest In Environmental, Economic Recovery In Coal Country

[ Environmental Ed ]

Allegheny Conservation District To Hold High School Envirothon Competition April 26

Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Hold High School Envirothon Competition April 25

Westmoreland Conservation District Hosts 2019 High School Envirothon Competition April 29

[ Water ]

PA Environmental Council Makes Presentations Available From 2019 Statewide Watershed Conference

Stroud Water Research Center/DCNR Stream Ecology & Riparian Forest Buffer Workshop May 7

Join North Pocono CARE On May 4 For Stream Buffer Planting In Lackawanna County

TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance

SRBC, Silver Jackets Release New Flood Inundation Maps For Sunbury, Bloomsburg, Danville, Wilkes-Barre & Communities In Between

April PA Township News: Is Your Township Prepared For Flooding? Not Your Mama’s Playground

NRCS-PA: PA Farmers, Landowners Have Until May 10 To Sign Up For Conservation Stewardship Program

NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA

April Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition

DEP Invites Comments On Draft Tohickon Creek Stream Evaluation In Bucks County

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report

DEP: $25,000 Penalty In Settlement Dealing With Overfeed Of Fluoride In City Of Franklin Water System

[ Litter Cleanups ]

PEC: Volunteers Needed For Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup In Luzerne County April 27

CleanScapes Highlights Upcoming Cleanup Events: April 13-Williamsport; April 27-Clinton County

KPB: Pennsylvania Educators Invited To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program

[ Noncoal Mining ]

DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Reclamation Of Forfeited Noncoal Mines

[ Energy ]

Penn State's New 70MW Solar Array To Be Built In Franklin County Creates Student Research, Intern Opportunities

PUC Pipeline Safety Division Investigates Harrisburg House Explosion; Hershey Gas Line Hit Probe Continuing

PUC Marks Safe Digging Month; Highlights Actions Of PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee

PUC Seeks Comments On Proposed Settlement With Vista Energy Marketing

Duquesne Light Providing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates To Commercial Customers

Penn State Energy Days Conference May 29-30 In State College

DCNR Signs 2 Submerged Land Leases For Gas Development Covering 124.2 Acres For $496,800

[ Biodiversity - Native Plants ]

Introducing Beescape: A New Online Tool & Community To Support Bees

[ Land Stewardship - Recreation ]

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts April 16-Conserving Your Family Land; May 4-Women And Their Woods Spring Workshops

Tinicum Conservancy Helps Preserve 107 Acre Site With Former Quarry As Wildlife Preserve, Recreation Area In Bucks County

South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series: April 16-Impact Of Iron Industry On The Region

[ Wildlife ]

Hawk Mountain Announces 2019 Spring Lecture Series: April 13 - From Superfund Site To Lehigh Gap Nature Center

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeking Adult Mentors For Summer Programs

Help Wanted: PennFuture Legal Program Director, Staff Attorney

[ Helpful Resources ]

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