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[ Headlines ]

Rodale Institute Announces 2019 Organic Pioneer Award Winners

EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards

State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 14

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient

House Committee Hears Call For More State Authority To Approve Pipeline Routes In Hearing On Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Legislation

DEP Terminates Some Permit Review, Inspection Authority Delegated To Beaver Conservation District

Environmental Groups Praise DEP For Revoking Beaver Conservation District's Authority Over Pipeline Permits, Call For More Action

DEP, PennDOT Invite Students Grades 9-12 To Participate In 3rd PennDOT Innovations Challenge Focused On Roadside Litter

Game Commission, Penn School Of Veterinary Medicine Partner To Help Address Chronic Wasting Disease, West Nile Virus, White-Nose Syndrome In Wildlife

Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Announce New Web-Based Guide To Wildlife Conservation

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

Reps. Comitta, Howard Tour Mariner East 1 Pipeline Site In Chester County With Gov. Wolf, DEP

[ The Feds ]

Gov. Wolf: Feds Approve SBA Low Interest Loans For July Flooding In Clarion, Surrounding Counties

[ Water ]

Wolf Announces $3.8 Million In PFAS Water Treatment Grants In Bucks, Montgomery Counties, Calls On EPA To Set Standard

Groups Who Prequalified Can Apply For PennVEST/DCNR Stream Buffer Grants; Apply Now For DCNR ATV-Related Projects

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff

Registration Now Open For Villanova Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium Oct. 16 & 17; Municipal Workshop Oct. 15

DEP Invites Comments On Alternative Restoration Plan For Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Surveying Mussels In French Creek, Crawford County

[ Education ]

Citizen Science Opportunity: Penn State Looking For 60 Volunteers For Endocrine Disrupter Study In Susquehanna Watershed

Brandywine Conservancy Summer Of Hands-On Learning By Jackie Blume At Penguin Court, Westmoreland County

Lehigh, Northampton Master Watershed Stewards Host TapTalks: Sept. 5- On History Of Water Quality In Lehigh Valley; Oct. 3- The Power Of Water

Jennings Environmental Ed Center Hosts Dive Even Deeper: Mining & Water Quality Workshop For Educators Sept. 20

Kettle Creek Environmental Ed Center To Host Dive Even Deeper: Bog Environments Workshop For Educators Sept. 20

Art & Conservation Lecture Topic At Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Sept. 7 In Pike County

Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program Sept. 22, Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Pike County

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Fun Programs Coming Up In September

[ Litter/Dumping Prevention ]

Independence Conservancy Hosts Next 3 Community Tire Collection Events In Beaver County

[ Professional Development ]

Environmental Advisory Council Network Connecting People To Places Workshop Sept. 14 In Philadelphia

Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Conference May 6-8 In State College

[ Air ]

DEP Sets October 2 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For GE Transportation Plant, Mercer County

[ Energy ]

PUC Formally Publishes Final Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking

New Study Shows Pennsylvania Missing Valuable Opportunities To Tap Into Clean Energy

PennTAP Hosts Sept. 19 E3 - Economy, Energy, Environment For Food-Related Industries Webinar

[ Biodiversity - Invasive Species ]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 14 In Berks County

DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR's Role In The Fight Against The Spotted Lanternfly

[ Forestry - Recreation ]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Richard Lewis, PA Forestry Association

Registration Open For Get Outdoors PA Exchanges Sept. 16- Reading, Oct. 7- Pittsburgh

August 21 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

PA Parks & Forests Foundation August 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available

[ Land Conservation ]

PA Agricultural Land Preservation Board Protects 40 More Farms In 17 Counties

Manada Conservancy Preserves 225 Acres On Peter's Mountain In Dauphin County

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologists In Fairview, York County

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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