June 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The June 17 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?

Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill

House Unanimously Passes Bill To Create Keystone Tree Fund For TreeVitalize, Riparian Buffer Grants

Growing Greener Coalition Call To Action: Protect Local Environmental, Recreation Project Funds, No Backsliding!

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Call To Action On State Budget: Haven't We Heard This Off-Key Tune Before?

DCNR’s Citizens Advisory Council Urges Legislature, Governor Not To Take Funding Away From Local Recreation, Environmental Restoration Projects

Chester County Return On Environment Study Puts A Dollar Value On Benefits From Protecting Open Space

Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources

Rodale Institute Introduces New Consulting Services Free To PA Farmers Transitioning To Organic

PUC Seeks Comments On Enhancements To Pipeline Safety Regulations, Additional Financial Reporting

New Jersey Conservation Foundation Report: Impact Of Natural Gas Pipelines In Delaware River Watershed

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Advises DCNR Proposal To Replace State Forest Lost To Gas Drilling Does Not Meet Its Obligations As A Public Trustee

Auditor General DePasquale Thanks Susquehanna River Basin Commission For Adopting Audit Recommendations

PA Environmental Council Honors 2 With Curtin Winsor Awards, 1 Project With Special Place Award

House Passes Resolution Designating June 17-23 As Pollinator Week In PA

Non-Native, Invasive Plant Species Are Ecologically Castrating The Landscape In PA, But There Is A Solution

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Sen. Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects

Rep. Causer Introduces Bill To Turn Back The Clock On Regulating Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling To 1984

Sen. Bartolotta Bill Would Make Reporting On Damage To Structures, Streams, Water Supplies By Underground Coal Mining Optional

Senate Republicans Move Bills Misleading Public On Changes That Can Be Made To Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Without A Change In Federal Law

House Committee Approves 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills

House Republican Environmental Committee Chair Advises Religious Groups Not To Let DEP Staff On Their Property To Protect Their First Amendment Rights

Agenda: Joint House Environmental, Local Govt. Committees June 19 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Pollution Reduction Requirements

[ The Feds ]

Op-Ed: EPCAMR Urges Every Member Of PA’s Congressional Delegation To Support The RECLAIM Act To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands And Our Economic Future

EPA Extends Low RVP Gasoline Waiver In Allegheny County, Buckeye Laurel Pipeline Still Not Repaired

[ Water ]

DEP Agricultural Advisory Board Meets June 20 On New General Permit For Small Projects, New E&S Manual For Ag Operations

Stroud's WikiWatershed Wins Philadelphia Region Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award

Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests

Sustainable Community Development Network June 18 Leveraging Watershed Groups To Improve Water Quality, Support MS4 Stormwater Program Webinar

RiverStewards Blog: In The Restorers, The Susquehanna River Takes On A Life Of Its Own

OSI Delaware River Watershed Protection Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications

Western PA Conservancy To Undertake Good Samaritan Mine Reclamation Project In Elk County

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Allegheny County

[ Waste Cleanup - Beautification ]

500+ Volunteers Picked Up 40 Tons Of Trash In PA During River Sweep In The Ohio River Watershed

Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful-BEHR-Home Depot Fresh Paint Days Grant Applications Due June 28

Norristown, EPA Partner On How To Make Brownfields Projects Successful Program June 21

EPA: City Of Philadelphia To Pay $8.4 Million In Cleanup Costs For Delaware County Superfund Site

EPA: Bemis Company, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations At Plastic Bag Manufacturing Facility In West Hazleton

[ Noncoal Mining ]

DEP Holds July 17 Hearing On Specialty Granules Quarry NPDES Mining Permit, Franklin County

[ Energy ]

Public Comments Invited On A Proposed PUC Policy On Electric Customer Assistance Program Shopping

Electricity Marketer Astral Energy LLC To Pay PUC $6,000 Penalty

20th Anniversary Of Natural Gas Competition In PA Highlighted By PUC

DHS Seeks Comments On FY 2019-20 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

DEP Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Ocean-Going Vessel Shorepower Grants, Webinar July 1

PUC Approves UGI Utilities Plan To Remove Barriers To 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

KEEA PA Energy Efficiency Conference Sept. 26 & 27 In Harrisburg

Join Green Building Alliance For Kayak Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Green Buildings June 27

[ Climate ]

DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets June 25 On Next Climate Plan Update, Other Initiatives

[ Land Conservation - Recreation ]

Pennsylvania Approves 3,561 Acres For Farmland Preservation; 569,767 Acres Preserved Since 1988

Delaware Highlands Conservancy To Preserve Foster Hill Farm In Pike County

DCNR, PennDOT Join Local Officials To Dedicate Improvements To Delaware & Lehigh Trail In Bucks County

DCNR Good Natured Blog: PA River Islands Offer Unique Conservation, Recreational Opportunity

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sal Fulginiti, Hiker, Volunteer Maintaining Trails

2020 State Park Calendar Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

June 12 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available

[ Forestry ]

Reminder: USDA Tree Assistance Program Helps Orchardists, Christmas Tree, Nursery Growers Replant Trees, Vines Lost By Natural Disasters

National American Chestnut Foundation Fall Meeting Oct. 19 In Gettysburg; Call For Posters/Student Talks

[ Wildlife ]

Game Commission: June Update On Chronic Wasting Disease - Disease Management Areas Expand By 2,300+ Square Miles

Penn State Researchers To Boost Endangered Chesapeake Logperch Population

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Holds 1st Youth Trail Volunteer Service Experience For Teenagers June 29-30

West Penn Power Supports Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Wildlife Center In Centre County

[ Opportunities ]

APPLY NOW: Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Adult Mentor Positions For Brook Trout, Bass Schools

Help Wanted: PACD Agricultural Conservation Technician - Lebanon

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