May 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available

Emma Stone, Student Leader in the successful effort to get the Eastern Hellbender recognized-- "We're Not Done Yet."

The May 6 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done

State Budget Decisions Will Be Made Soon: New Funding Needed To Restore The Environment, Prevent Flooding, With No Backsliding

Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA

State Revenues $828.2 Million Over Estimates; Senate, House Republicans, Gov. Wolf Agree On Banking Surplus Funds

Senate Environmental Committee To Consider Renomination Of McDonnell For DEP Secretary May 8

Senate Environmental Committee Unanimously OKs Renomination Of Dunn As DCNR Secretary

Gov. Wolf, Legislators Announce New Climate Action Plan, Including Endorsing Cap-And-Trade For Power Generation, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open

House Hearing: Bill To Aid Nuclear Plants Will Significantly Increase Electricity Costs For Businesses, Threatens Competitive Electric Market, Offers No Job Guarantees

Agenda - House Consumer Affairs May 6 Hearing On Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants

House Hearing: TMI Decommissioning Should Not Be Delayed; Highly Radioactivity Fuel Should Be Stored In Hardened, Secure Facilities

Senate Committees: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Worked, But PA Is Behind; More Opposition To Bills To Aid Nuclear Plants

Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Develop Infrastructure For Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen Vehicles

Auditor General DePasquale To Hold May 13 Climate Hearing At Widener University, Harrisburg

Long-Term Research Finds Shift To Disease Carrying Ticks In PA Resulting From Changes In Climate, Land Use, Human/Animal Behavior

Senate Task Force On Lead Releases Report Calls For Lead Testing For Children, Lead Abatement Program, Testing All School Water; May 7 Announcement

House Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Penalties, Provide Defenses To Violators

House Republican Bills Providing Public Subsidies For Natural Gas Use Creates Political Commission To Set Environmental Standards, Make Individual Permit Decisions

More Than Half Of E&S Permit Applications Submitted Are Incomplete; Consultants Take 6 Weeks To Respond To Deficiencies

Agenda - House Environmental Committee Sets May 8 Info Meeting To Hear From Regulated Community On DEP Permit Review Experiences

DCNR Proposes Replacing Recreational Value Lost From Gas Drilling On State Forest Land Bought With Federal Funds With Property In Chester County

PA Environmental Professionals Recognize Robert Eppley, Jr. And Allegheny CleanWays With Awards

John Ackerman Named Lehigh Valley 2018 Engineer Of The Year

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Senate Committee OKs Bill Allowing Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Their Own Fees

Senate Declares May 5-11 Conservation District Week In Pennsylvania

Sen. Yaw Plans Bills On 3rd Party Permitting, Stream Cleaning, Nutrient Procurement, Farm Conservation Excellence, Testing Lead In School Water

Senate Committee Meets May 7 To Consider Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees

Senate Committee Hearing May 10 In Latrobe On Exempting Counties From Vehicle Emissions Testing

[ The Feds ]

U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Reports Out RECLAIM, Good Samaritan Mine Reclamation Initiatives; Senate Version Introduced

[ Water ]

Groups Call For Renewed Leadership To Advance Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters Program

Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Students Help To Reclaim Abandoned Mines In Elk County

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Projects In Washington, Westmoreland Counties

Coal Mining Industry Seeking Changes To DEP’s Mine Reclamation Bond Rate Calculation Methodology

Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For Nov. 15-17 Chesapeake Watershed Forum

Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing May 15; Business Meeting June 12

[ Environmental Ed ]

E-Town College Students Work With RiverStewards To Promote River Towns Like Marietta

May 2 Harrisburg University Data Analytics Summit Featured Partnership With Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Yough Senior High School Takes First Place In Westmoreland County Envirothon

Wallenpaupack Area High School Students Overall Winners Of 2019 Pike/Wayne Envirothon

PA Envirothon Draws Hundreds Of High School Students To State Competition In Johnstown May 21-22

PA Environmental Educators: 2019 Status & Needs Of Environmental Education In PA Survey

Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: It’s All Connected Edition

[ Air ]

PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Sue U.S. Steel For Clean Air Act Violations At 3 Pittsburgh Facilities

DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Air Quality In PA, How To Be Air Aware

[ Beautification - Waste ]

Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County

Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Applications For Fresh Paint Days Beautification Grants

PA Resources Council Hosts 6 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County

Over 57,000 Pounds Of Household Hazardous Waste Turned In During Centre County Collection Event

DEP Hosts May 9 Meeting/Hearing On Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Expansion

[ Energy ]

PUC's PA One Call Enforcement Committee Imposes $57,775 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities

DEP Oil & Gas Program Reported 94 Violations At 168 Conventional Well Facilities During 1 Week In April

Frick Environmental Center Receives AIA National Committee On Environment Top 10 Ten Plus Award

[ Climate ]

PJM Regional Grid Operator: Summer Predicted To Be Hotter Than Usual

PJM Members To Study Markets' Role In State Carbon-Pricing Efforts

City Of Lancaster To Hold Public Presentation Of Municipal Operations Climate Action Plan May 9

Franklin Institute Hosts Global Warming Demystified Presentation May 14 In Philadelphia

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Selecting Trees For Pennsylvania’s Changing Climate

[ Biodiversity ]

Audubon Society Of Western PA Native Plant Nursery Opens May 4 In Pittsburgh

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Native Plant Sale May 31 - June 1, Monroe County

Go Native With Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Native Plant Sale May 18-19, Berks County

[ Land Conservation ]

Wildlands Conservancy Adds 35 Acres To Thomas Darling Pocono Preserve In Monroe County

[ Recreation - Forests ]

PEC Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Local Trails Month Events

Pennsylvania Sojourn Season Underway, Join The Fun!

Brodhead Watershed Assn: May 11 - Birding For Kids; May 18 Walk In Woods That Work For Warblers, Monroe County

DCNR: Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Minnich, Wildland Fire Program

Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers New Home Of Historic Forest Fire Tower

May 1 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Fish & Boat Commission Invites Public To Help Update Strategic Plan

Game Commission Board To Study Saturday Deer Hunting Opener Ahead Of 2020 Season

Governor’s Advisory Council Seeks Candidates For Game Commission Board

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