February 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The February 17 PA Environment Digest is now available

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[ Headlines ]

DEP Climate Committee To Hear Update On Climate Impact Assessment Focused On Achieving Water Quality Cleanup Goals, Infrastructure, Livestock Production Feb. 25

Penn’s Stewards: Climate Change: Managing Pennsylvania's Greatest Environmental Crisis

Senate Deliberately Delaying Sending Bill Providing Unlimited Subsidies For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing To Governor

Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry

EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards

EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants

Bay Journal: Environmentalists, Shore Officials Oppose Conowingo Dam Settlement

PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019

Delaware County Student Winner In National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Poster Contest

National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Grants To 2 Pennsylvania Districts

Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize

Gov. Wolf To Make Available $1.74 Million PennVEST Grant To Test Schools, Child Care Centers For Lead In Drinking Water

Keep PA Beautiful: 12,610 PA International Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Remove 488,135 Pounds Of Trash, Tires Last Fall

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Love Is In The Air, Even For Pennsylvania Wildlife

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol Report: Top Senate Republican Joins Top House Republican In Not Seeking Re-Election

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

38 Groups, More Than 5,700 Citizens Call On Speaker Turzai To Remove House Environmental Committee Chair Daryl Metcalfe

Sen. Santarsiero: Health, DEP Warnings Of Health Risks From Naturally Occurring Asbestos Justify Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry, Bucks County

[ The Feds ]

Urge Your Member of Congress To Support Bipartisan Legislation With Dedicated Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding

Congressional House Republicans, Climate Leadership Business Council Release Climate Proposals

President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Funding For Program Critical To PA, Again

[ Water ]

DEP Invites Comments On 5 TMDL Plans For Watersheds In Centre, Perry, Snyder, Union Counties

Citizen Scientists May Be An Untapped Resource For Water Quality Improvement

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers March 3 Webinar On General Liability Insurance Program

Conservation Finance Network Webinar: March 2 - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope

Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County, Partners Host Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop Feb. 25

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar

DEP Northcentral Region Hosts DEP Connects With Agriculture Program Feb. 24 In Williamsport

DEP Starts Work To Extinguish Dolph Mine Fire, Reclaim Abandoned Mine In Lackawanna County

Ed Wytovich To Be Guest Speaker At Western Pocono Trout Unlimited Feb. 25 In Luzerne County

Interfaith Dinner To Focus On The Water We Share Feb. 20 In Allentown

PA American Water Seeking Entries For Protect Our Watersheds Student Art Contest

Stream Of Learning College Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted By PA American Water

Estuary News Now Available From Partnership For The Delaware Estuary

Gov. Wolf Announces $23.8 Million In Funding To Help Fix 10 Fish & Boat Commission High-Hazard Dams

[ Composting - Conservation Education ]

Monroe County Waste Authority, Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hold First Of Several Composting Basics Workshops March 14

PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County

[ Land Recycling ]

Op-Ed: Existing Commercial Sites vs. Greenfields - Preserving The Environment And Economic Growth

[ Air ]

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 6 Facilities In Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties

[  Energy ]

Feature: From The Ground Up - Energy Resilience Begins With Our Buildings

PA Anthracite Section Of Society Of Mining Engineers Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship

[ Recreation - Forests - Land Conservation ]

Reminder: PA Recreation and Park Society Accepting Mini-Grant Applications From GetOutdoors PA Partners Thru Feb. 28

DCNR Announces More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2021

Pennsylvania Wilds Successes Showcased In New DCNR Conservation Landscape Report

Registration Open For Sinnemahone Triple Crown Events- Canoe & Kayak, Gravel Bike And Ultra Trail Run In Cameron County

Register Now! Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge April 26, Cumberland County

Feb. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Spring Penn’s Stewards Newsletter Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Settlers Hospitality Raises Over $14,800 For Conservation

Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County

Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County

[ Wildlife ]

Deadline Extended To March 6 To Apply For State Wildlife Grant Program

Berks Nature Awarded Grant To Provide Fishing Programs For Hispanic Families

What Conservation Corridors & Habitat Connectivity Could Mean For PA Wildlife, Biodiversity

Tiadaghton Audubon Presents Program On Bird Conservation For Landowners Feb. 19 At The High School In Wellsboro, Tioga County

[ Opportunities ]

Fellow Wanted: Heritage Conservancy 2020 Delaware River Watershed Fellowship

Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern, Lock Haven

[ 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

Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited

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