December 2 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The December 2 PA Environment Digest is now available

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[ Headlines ]

Scorecard: Senate, House Come Up Very Short On Passing Bipartisan Environmental, Energy Bills

Major Businesses, Higher Ed Institutions Write To Members Of House, Senate Urging Pennsylvania To Accelerate Transition To A Low-Carbon Economy

Draft PA Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Shows Nearly 19% Reduction Between 2005 - 2016 From All Sectors

Columbia University Earth Institute Teams Up To Build Resilience In Johnstown, Cambria County

PA Social Studies Teacher Survey: 85.6% Believe Climate Change Is A Significant Issue For Human Society, But Many Aren’t Teaching It Because Of Political Controversy

Op-Ed: Extend Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Youth #ClimateStrike To Hold Action Rally In Harrisburg Dec. 6

Mel & Marc Lewis 2019 Joseph T. Rothrock Conservationist Of The Year Award Recipients From PA Forestry Association

Rachel Reyna Receives Inaugural Mira Lloyd Dock Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award From PA Forestry Association

Dr. Beth Brantley Receives 2019 Sandy Cochran Award For Excellence In Natural Resources Education From PA Forestry Association

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Bay PA Forest Manager

Ann Swanson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chesapeake Conservancy

New Purdue Study: Serious Precautions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Pollution From CIPP Plastic Liner Pipe Repair Process Believed Cause Of Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: When It Comes To Protecting Streams, Sometimes What's In A Name Matters

DCNR To Hold Jan. 29, Feb. 19 Webinars On Applying For Recreation & Conservation Partnerships Grants

PEC Now Accepting Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Applications

DCNR, Keep PA Beautiful See 48% Reduction In Cigarette Litter In Participating State Parks

Help The 4th Pennsylvania Geological Survey Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Dec. 6

Game Commission: It’s Official, Expanded Sunday Hunting Coming To PA In 2020

Op-Ed: Sunday Deer Hunting Is Not The Apocalypse For Hikers

Additional State Forest Roads Remain Open For Opening Of Deer Hunting Season

[ News From The Capitol ]

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule[Updated]/Bills Introduced

7 House Members Retiring, Not Returning; Legislators To Get 1.9467% Raise In 2020

[ The Feds ]

EPA Proposes PFAS Chemicals Be Added To Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program

EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar

EPA Begins Accepting Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Applications Dec. 9; Webinars Set

[ Water ]

York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project

Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams

Award-Winning Water Education Tools For Youth Now Available From Penn State Extension

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Cambria, Lackawanna Counties

Penn State Extension Project Provides Information On Lead, Copper In Rural Drinking Water Supplies

Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems

PA Horticultural Society: Philadelphia’s Urban Agriculture Plan - Growing From The Root Public Meeting Dec. 3

Forest Farms Could Create Market For Ginseng, Other Medicinal Plants, Herbs

[ Supporting Education ]

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarships

PPL Electric Utilities Begins Accepting Applications For Future Environmental Leaders Student Scholarships Dec. 1

PA Sea Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

[ Recycling ]

Book Swap Recycling Event Makes 22,000 Books Available To Residents In Pike, Wayne Counties

Northeast Recycling Council Call For Papers For Spring Conference April 20-21

[ Air ]

DEP Obtains $229,950 Civil Penalty Against Clarion Boards, LLC For Air Pollution Violations In Clarion County

Hearing Set For Jan.. 3 [If Needed] On Proposed Johnstown Area Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan

DEP Holds Hearing Jan. 14 [If Needed] On ArcelorMittal RACT II Air Quality Plan, Harrisburg

CMU Study Finds Recent Increase In Fine Particulate Matter Pollution Associated With More Premature Deaths In U.S.

[ Environmental Justice ]

Latest Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available From DEP

[ Land Conservation ]

PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2020 Lifetime Leadership & Land Conservation Government Leadership Awards

[ Invasive Species ]

Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Plants To Noxious Weed List

[ Recreation - Forests ]

PEC: Public Meeting Dec. 5 On Proposed Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Dec. 14 Hike To Table Rock, Above The Delaware Water Gap In Monroe County

Nov. 27 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Southwest PA Environmental Health Project Executive Director

Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pennsylvania Office Executive Director

Help Wanted: Game Commission Land Research Survey Technicians Luzerne, Sullivan Counties

[ Helpful Resources ]

Grants & Awards

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

Environment & Energy NewsClips

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Sponsor Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29 In State College

Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited

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