October 14 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 14 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help Its Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay?

NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Announces $12.7 Million In Grants, $4.4 Million Will Benefit Pennsylvania

Schuylkill River Greenways Awards $326,000 In Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants

DEP Secretary Visits Williamsport To Discuss Need For Funding To Address Community Flooding Problems

DEP Reaches Settlement With CNX On Well Plugging Violations At 141 Conventional Coalbed Methane & Gas Wells, 5 Unconventional Gas Wells In 4 Southwest Counties

Allegheny Institute For Public Policy: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Is Wrong For Pennsylvania

New Audubon Report Shows 30 Bird Species Highly Vulnerable To Climate Change In Pennsylvania

Game Commission To Hold 7 Public Events To Discuss Chronic Wasting Disease

Keep PA Beautiful: 92,342 Volunteers Picked Up Over 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2019 Great American Cleanup Of PA

Save Pennsylvania's Forests Coalition Hosts Oct. 31 Safeguarding Penn's Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania's Forests In Harrisburg

DCNR Issues 3nd Fall Foliage Report, Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Sen. Blake, Rep. Mullins To Introduce Bill Setting Minimum Host Community, School District, DEP Fees For Power Plants

Senate Bill Creates Higher Penalties For Trespass Involving Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure; Companion To Bill Making Protesters Responsible For Response Costs

Rep. Ortitay To Introduce Bill To Reallocate Funding From Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Every Year

House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Pennsylvania CO2 And Climate

House Sponsor Of Bill To Subsidize Nuclear Power Plants Still Believes Something Must Be Done To Save Remaining Plants, Comments On RGGI

New Poll: 67 Percent Of Pennsylvania Voters Support An Independent Commission To Draw Legislative Voting Districts

[ The Feds ]

EPA Proposes Rule Requiring Water Systems To Replace Lead Water Service Lines; Take School, Child Care Facility Water Samples

Agriculture: Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Beaver, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence, Mercer Counties Due To Rain, Flooding

EPA Settles Federal Clean Air Act Violations At ARG Refinery In Bradford, McKean County

[ Water ]

Trout Unlimited Offers Free Technical Assistance For Conservation Projects In PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed

DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Post-Consumer Oyster Shells In Delaware Estuary

Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Volunteers For Oct. 19, Nov. 2 Tree Plantings In Butler County

South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County

Stormwater Bioswale To Be Unveiled At Pike County Conservation District Education Center Oct. 21

DEP Conducting Review Of Water Quality Standards In Dunkard Creek Watershed, Greene County; Data Invited

Keep York Beautiful, GIANT Foods, York City STEAM Academy, Others Partner On Penn Park Rain Garden Project

Brandywine Conservancy Receives Grant For Restoration Work In Red & White Clay Creek Watersheds, Chester County

Correctional Conservation Collaborative Trains New Generation of Riparian Forest Buffer Professionals

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Allegheny County

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing Now On Proposed Fee Increases, Water Use Project Requests & Changes To Consumptive Use Reg. Oct. 31 In Harrisburg

Harrisburg University’s Susquehanna River Basin Data Dashboard Project To Be Displayed At AI World Conference In Boston

PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Oct. 29 At Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie

[ Education ]

DEP Environmental Education Grants Program Begins Accepting Applications Oct. 31

Fall Teaching Green Newsletter Now Available From DEP

[ Litter ]

PA Resources Council Invites Entries To 35th Annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest

[ Local Governments ]

Nominations For 2020 Governor’s Local Government Excellence Awards Due Dec. 13

[ Air ]

DEP Nov. 20 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Boyertown Foundry, Berks County

[ Energy ]

Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $44.4 Million In Grants To Help Diversify The Region's Coal-Impacted Economies, Including PA

DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Certification For Tri-State Corridor Pipeline In Washington County

Op-Ed: House Energize PA Proposal Will Let Taxpayers Holding The Bag

DEP Suspends Xtreme Energy Natural Gas Well Permits For Failure To Pay Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee

Marcellus Shale Coalition Responds To FracTracker Alliance Report On Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA

PennFuture To Host Fmr Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Oct. 22 In Harrisburg For A Discussion On His Book Less Oil Or More Caskets

Dept. Of General Services Holds Public Electric, Hybrid Vehicle Ride & Drive Event Oct. 23 In Harrisburg

PUC Invites Comments On Changes To Cost/Benefit Test Used To Evaluate Utility Act 129 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Plans

DEP Postpones Oct. 21 Hearing On Carbon County Windmill Project Water Quality Permit, Will Be Rescheduled

Chester County Ready For 100 Will Host Clean Energy Tour In Chester County Oct. 19; Find Similar Events Near You

How To Store The Sun For Your Home Or Business Workshop Oct. 22 In Wayne County

DCNR Dedicates Solar Energy Installation At Buchanan State Forest HQ In Fulton County, Highlights Green Projects

[ Mosquitoes - Ticks ]

DEP Now Accepting Applications From Counties For West Nile Virus Grants

Dr. Robert Ollar, Member Of Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force, To Present At Lyme Disease Conference In New York

[ Land Conservation - Recreation ]

PA Preserves 27 More Farms Covering 2,115 Acres Bringing Permanently Preserved Farmland To 574,642 Acres

Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Oct. 24 To Consider 8 Additions To Noxious Weed List

Independence Conservancy Walk In Penn's Woods At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve A Success In Beaver County

DCNR Increases Fees For Houseboat Mooring At Presque Isle State Park, Erie

Vote Now For Chester County Historical Society In National Geographic’s Main Street Project Recognizing Women's History

[ Opportunities ]

Delaware River Basin Commission Names Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, P.E. Deputy Executive Director

Help Wanted: Friends Of The Riverfront Pittsburgh - Executive Director

[ Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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