July 15 PA Environment Digest Is Now Available

The July 15 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Lacawac Sanctuary Honors 2019 Achievement Award Winners At Farm To Plate Dinner Aug. 10

Buck Neely, Stream Restoration, Inc., Recognized At 2019 American Society Of Mining And Reclamation Conference

Interns: Michael Gallagher, BioMost, Inc. Working On Mine Drainage Treatment

PennDOT Marks 30th Anniversary Of 100,000+ Volunteers Strong Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup Program

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Three Cheers For Parks, Recreation & Recreational Professionals

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jennifer Brooks, Berks County Parks & Recreation

Water Science Institute Report Finds Legacy Sediment Floodplain Restoration Extremely Cost, Land Efficient

Politicians In Harrisburg Are Proud Of Their New State Budget! -- Meanwhile In The Real World…

Bay Journal: States’ Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans Found Lacking By EPA; Pennsylvania Misses Goal, Funding Needs By Substantial Margins

Op-Ed: Conservation Efforts Lose Out In State Budget

PennFuture Blog: PA State Budget Turns Blind Eye To Environment

NOAA Just Reported Pennsylvania Had The Wettest 48-Month Period On Record - Since 1895

Volunteers Needed July 15 To Repair Meeks Run Trail Damaged By Flooding In Allegheny County

Philadelphia Inquirer Begins Year-Long: From The Source: Stories Of The Delaware River Series

DEP Reports Mosquitos In Philadelphia Test Positive For West Nile Virus

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Expands Investments, Partnerships In Pennsylvania Wilds

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts July 16 Webinar, July 23 Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Plan

DEP, Allegheny County Saving Drivers As Much As $32.3 Million Annually By Eliminating Special Low-RVP Gasoline In Western PA

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

[ The Feds ]

PA Abandoned Mine Land Campaign Urges Action To Extend Expiring Federal Mine Reclamation Fee

Pennsylvania Continues To Push Congress For Dedicated Federal Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding

White House: President Trump Is Promoting A Clean And Healthy Environment For All Americans

[ Water ]

Berks County Water Week - Because Clean Water Matters, August 3-10

July 16 Hurricane Season Twitter Chat To Highlight How To Prepare For A Flood, What To Do After A Storm

Schuylkill Action Network Aug. 7 Funding For MS4 Stormwater Projects Workshop In Montgomery County

Register Now! PSATS Stormwater Conference Oct. 16-Allegheny County, Nov. 15- Chester County

DEP Hosts Open House July 15 On Stream Maintenance After Flooding In Centre County

Ag Progress Days On Aug. 13-15 Features Tours Showcasing Penn State Agricultural Research

Register Now For Reading The Farm Conservation Training Workshop Aug. 7 & 8, Lancaster

DEP Invites Comments On Little Lost Creek Watershed TMDL In Juniata County

PA’s Rodale Institute Launches New Organic Research & Training Center in Georgia

Penn State Alumnus Dana Aunkst Leads EPA-State Effort To Restore The Chesapeake Bay

Gov. Wolf, House, Senate Declare July As Lakes Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania

July Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Renton Mine Fire Reclamation Project In Plum Borough, Allegheny County

Susquehanna River Basin Commission August 1 Hearing On Proposed Water Withdrawal Requests

Quarterly Guardian Newsletter Now Available From Susquehanna River Basin Commission

[ Environmental Education ]

Green Building Alliance Accepting Applications For Emerging Youth Fall Program

Advanced Watershed Educator Workshop For School Administrators Aug. 5, Dauphin County

[ Waste - Recycling - Beautification ]

DEP Issues Environmental Assessment Of Proposed Keystone Landfill Expansion Showing Benefits Of Project Outweigh Harms

Hearing Aug. 12 On DEP Stormwater Permit AND Air Quality Plan Approval For Slate Belt Biosolids Heat Recovery Center, Northampton County

PA Resources Council Holds July 20 Household Chemical Collection Event In Washington County

Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event Set For July 27 In McCandless, Allegheny County

KPB: Columbia Gas Employees Partner With Tri-County CleanWays On Community Garden In Lawrence County

[ Energy ]

DEP Releases Annual Oil and Gas Program Report Covering Activities During 2018

DEP To Hold July 30 Informal Conference On Allegheny Mineral Surface Mining Application In Lawrence County

PennTAP Webinar July 18: Funding, Incentives To Implement Energy Efficiency Projects

Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking Adopted By PUC

PUC Urges Consumers To Be Conscious Of Utility Account Security, Scams, Intimidating Sales Pitches

[ Environmental Policy ]

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available

[ Recreation - Forests - Wild Resources ]

DCNR Accepting Applications For Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer, ATV/Snowmobile Trail Grants Starting August 1

DCNR Accepting Applications For Wild Resources Conservation Fund Grants; Sept. 11 Hearing

Some Green Ash Trees Show Some Resistance To Emerald Ash Borers

July 10 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Game Commission To Host Open Houses On Wildlife Feeding Starting July 18

Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Holds Nature & Arts Festival July 27 In Dauphin County

Wildlife Leadership Academy Hosts Special Screening Of Live The Stream: The Story Of Joe Humphreys On Aug. 12

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Receives General Operating Grant From FirstEnergy Foundation

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Steward

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist

[ Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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