January 27 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The January 27 PA Environment Digest is now available

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[ Budget Preview ]

Analysis: 2020 Is A Make Or Break Year For Environmental Funding -- It’s Our Turn Now!

[ Headlines ]

New Director Of DEP Chesapeake Bay Office Wants To Move Quickly On Implementation

NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants

CFA Starts Accepting Applications Feb. 1 For Act 13 Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants

Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Drops By $5,000/Unconventional Well For CY 2019 Saving Drillers $53.6 Million

2 DEP Advisory Committees To Review Draft Chapter 105 Reg. Changes; Final Chapter 91/92A NPDES Fee Changes; Overview Of Draft 2020 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report

EQB Approves Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil Regulations

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Recommends DEP Move Forward With Final Air Quality Permit Fee Increases

Op-Ed: Why We Support A Free State Park & Forest System - PA Parks & Forests Foundation

DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Parks, Recreation, Land Conservation, Stream Buffer Grants

DCNR Seeking Public Comments On Draft ATV Trail Policy

Entries Now Being Accepted To State Parks & Forests Thru The Seasons Photo Contest

Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Pia van de Venne, Friends Of Murrysville Parks, Westmoreland County

PA 4R Nutrient Stewardship Alliance: York County Farmer Selected As 2020 4R Advocate

Penn State Ag Council Honors NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund With Leadership Award

Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 4 As Outstanding 2019 Volunteers Of The Year

195 Groups Oppose SB 790 Reducing Conventional Drilling Environmental Protections, House Set For Final Vote

Earthworks: Rolling Stone Article Links Oil & Gas Waste Radioactivity To Worker Cancers, Wastewater Trucks Operating Illegally

PA Supreme Court Overturns Rule Of Capture Trespass Decision, But Allows Challenge Of Actual Trespass

Senate Transportation, Environmental Committees Hold Joint Hearing Jan. 29 On Regional Transportation Climate Initiative

Bay Journal: PA Sets Lofty Goals For Climate Action, But Can It Achieve Them?

Bay Journal: Solar Project Proposed For Gettysburg Area Farmland Draws Pushback

Depts. Of Health/Education Student Art Competition - Don’t Let A Tick Make You Sick - To Raise Awareness About Ticks, Lyme Disease

[ Earth Day 50 PA ]

New Website Launched To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day In Pennsylvania

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Earth Day 50 Series: Helping The Earth One Light Bulb At A Time

PA Environmental Council At 50: We Had To Do Something

Allentown Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day With Family Concert Feb. 22

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol News Report: Biggest Retirement Yet - House Speaker Mike Turzai

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

PA Conservatives/Liberals Agree: SLAPP Lawsuits To Prevent Free Speech, Public Participation Are Wrong

Republicans On House Environmental Committee Vote To Recommend IRRC Disapprove Triennial Water Quality Standards/ Stream Designation Regulation

Sen. Santarsiero Announces Appointment As Minority Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee

Senate Agriculture Committee Meets Feb. 4 On Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf, Certify Applicators

Op-Ed: Fertilizer Bill A Good Start, But Science-Based Changes Are Needed To Be Effective

[ The Feds ]

Bipartisan Call For Continued Federal Funding For Abandoned Mine Clean-Up By Cong. Cartwright, Meuser, State, Local Officials

AG Shapiro Joins Other Attorneys General In Filing Brief Supporting Lancaster County Landowners In Challenge Of FERC Pipeline Tolling Order Process

PA, National Environmental Groups File Brief In Federal Court Challenging FERC Use Of Tolling Orders To Put Citizen Challenges To Actions In Legal Limbo

AG Shapiro Joins 3 Other States In Opposing Rollback Of Federal Regulations On Coal Ash Disposal

EPA, Army Corps Announce Final Waters Of The U.S. Rule

[ Water ]

PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Environmental Grants

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill

January Catalyst Newsletter Reviews 2019 Accomplishments By Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, Volunteers And Partners

Our Pocono Waters Coalition Leads Monroe County Regional Officials On Stream Education Tour

Call For Presentations/Exhibits: Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Oct. 1 In Harrisburg

Penn State Master Well Owners Now Accepting Applications For New Volunteers

Penn State Extension: Microplastics In Our Waters, An Unquestionable Concern

Penn State: Persistent PFOS Contamination Exposure Changes Gut Microbiome Of Mice, Could Have Implications For Human Health

[ Professional Development ]

Registration Now Open For PA Environmental Professional's Annual Conference May 6-8 In State College

[ Recycling ]

Northeast Recycling Council Spring Conference Set For April 20-21 In Connecticut

[ Air ]

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Butler County, Philadelphia

[ Energy ]

CFA Awards 4 Natural Gas Pipeline Service Extension Grants Totalling $2.3 Million In Chester, Monroe, Northampton Counties

PennTAP Building Energy Re-Tuning & Operations Conference March 3 In State College

On Feb. 27 Help Celebrate The Launch Of The Erie 2030 District To Reduce Energy, Water Use By 50%

[ Biodiversity ]

Penn State: Insecticides Becoming 120-Fold More Toxic To Honey Bees

[ Recreation - Land Conservation ]

The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Programs In February

Jan. 24 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Jan. 22 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Wildlife For Everyone 3rd Annual Wildlife Gala April 3 In State College

More Than 7,800 Birds Fledged Through DCNR’s Cavity Nesting Trails Program

[ Opportunity ]

Intern Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Easement Stewardship Internship

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29 In State College

Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11 & 12 In Altoona

PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25 In State College

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