Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]

Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]

DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]

Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]

EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days [PaEN]

PA Dairy Farmers Cook Up Their Own Campaign To Support Whole Milk

Stroud Water Research Center: Mitigating The Effects Of Extreme Rain Events - Video

Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In Luzerne County

AG Shapiro Urges Congressional Leadership To End Use Of Harmful PFAS Chemicals [PaEN]

Bagenstose: AG Shapiro Says Congress Should Act On PFAS Chemical Contamination Bills
Drexel: Updated Safe Drinking Water Act Needed To Combat Legionnaire’s Disease

DEP-Our Common Wealth Blog: A Deep Dive Into Proper Pool Water Discharge [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Schuylkill River Sojourn: Seven Days On The River

East Penn Manufacturing: Lead Batteries A Model of Circular Economy At DC Sustainability Summit

Scrap Yard Fire Is Out In Blair County After 6 Million Gallons Of Water

New PennEnvironment Report Highlights Clean Air Enforcement Challenges In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

PennEnvironment: Incoming Allegheny County Health Director Must Prioritize Air Quality

Layoffs At Philadelphia Refinery Begin, Union Argues For Continued Presence Due To Safety Concerns

Amid Fears From Nov. Toxic Gas Release, Delaware Plant Hopes To Resume Operation

FracTracker Alliance Report Catalogs Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Climate Town Hall: Hundreds Voice Concerns About Closing Nuclear Plants, Fracking, Pollution
Duquesne Light Hopes To Ease Transition To Driving Electric With New Online EV Resource Guide

PennDOT Honors Interns For Crawford Rescue

Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team Drills Along Susquehanna

DCNR Dedicates Chapman State Park Dam Improvements, Discusses Benefits Of Restore PA

Jason Nark: The Most Philly Thing You Can Do In A Boat On The Delaware River

South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series Kicks Off Sept. 12 With Fighting Illegal Dumping, Vandalism Program In Franklin County [PaEN]

Natural Lands Transfers 2 Tracts Of Land Totaling 59 Acres In Bucks, Berks Counties To DCNR For Public Use [PaEN]
Meet The Heroes Making Philadephia’s Parks Safer

Stroud Center Scientists Monitor Fish For National Park Service

PA’s Elk Population Has Come A Long Way Conservationists Say

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National/International
Editorial: FirstEnergy Repaying Support For Ohio Bailout By Attacking Unions At 2 Facilities
Fracking Has Less Impact On Groundwater Than Conventional Oil & Gas Production

Scientists Confirm July Was Hottest Month On Record

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