July 13 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The July 13 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

House Passes Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants

New DEP Analysis Shows Capping Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Would Save Hundreds Of Lives And Billions of Dollars

PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge House Members To Oppose HB 2025 Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs

Diverse Group Of Businesses, Nonprofits Calls For Strong Carbon Pollution Reduction Program To Grow Energy Efficiency, Renewable Industries

Ceres Business, Investor Group Urges House To Oppose HB 2025 Because It Would Harm PA’s Ability To Enact Economy-Friendly Carbon Reduction Policies

PA Nuclear Energy Group Says HB 2025 A Distraction From Energy Policies That Reduce Carbon Pollution

U.S. EIA: Renewable Energy Will Generate More Electricity Than Coal In 2020, 2021

PUC #WaysToStayCool Beat Summer Heat & High Energy Bills

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 597 More Permits, 1,402 More Inspections Since Last Week

Applicants For Oil & Gas ESCGP-3 Permits Must Submit Applications Thru DEP’s ePermitting System Effective Sept. 9

EQB Holds Virtual Meeting July 21 On Final Air Quality Fee Increase, Proposed Revisions To Chapter 105 Permitting Regs

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Holds Virtual Meeting On Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning July 21

DEP Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development

Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Team Virtual Meeting July 20

Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership Recognized With National Sustainability Award From Innovation Center For U.S. Dairy

DEP Starts Next Round Of Virtual River Basin Committee Meetings This Week On State Water Plan Update

Dept. Of Health: Protect Yourself From Ticks, Mosquitoes When Spending Time Outdoors

Penn State Extension: Tick, Lyme Disease, Tick-Borne Illnesses Thursday Webinar Series

DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Greater Appreciation For Parks & Recreation

Bay Journal: COVID Lockdown Unleashes Swarms Of Visitors At Parks, Trails

DCNR Highlights Economic Importance Of Outdoor Recreation Industry At Organic Climbing In Centre County

Natural Lands, Partners Receive PA Park & Recreation Society Award For Coatesville Park Revitalization

Natural Lands, Partners Receive PA Park & Recreation Society Award For Coatesville Park Revitalization

PA Wilds Makers Market, Find Your Next Locally-Sourced WILD Thing!

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Weekly Report: Republicans Continue Fight With Wolf Over Who’s In Charge

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

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

Joint Conservation Committee Issues Recommendations On Supporting Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants

[ The Feds ]

CBF Applauds U.S. House Increase In FY 2021 Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

AG Shapiro Joins 15 Other States, EDF Asking Court To Require EPA To Set Methane Pollution Standards For Existing Oil & Gas Operations

EPA Recognizes Recycling Efforts At James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center In Altoona

[ Water ]

PennVEST Awards $800,000 Loan To Install Agricultural Best Management Practices On Centre County Farm

Businesses, Community Members Launch The Pledge To Defend Our Pocono Waters Campaign

DEP Invites Information Submissions For Stream Redesignation Evaluations In The Allegheny River Watershed

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed TMDL Plan For Watershed In Adams County

PA Clean Water Academy: Learn More About Streamside Buffers

Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Stormwater Webinars In July, August, Sept.

Brodhead Watershed Assn. July 25 Webinar: The Big Deal About Rain Barrels; Monroe County

Partnership For Delaware Estuary Hosts What Lies Beneath? Webinar Series Starting July 28

Top Prizes Awarded To Students In PA American Water Protect Our Watersheds Art Contest

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 30th Annual Conference Going Virtual In 2021

Op-Ed: We Need To Focus On Regenerative Organic Agriculture To Improve Human Health

NRCS-PA Hosts August 4 Webinar On Using High Tunnels For Ag Production In PA

[ Litter Cleanup - Beautification - Pollinator Plantings ]

PennDOT Issues Guidance As Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup, Beautification Activities Resume

[ Land Conservation ]

Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers Hosts July 18 Virtual Presentation On Resilient Pennsylvania - The Keystone To A Sustainable Future

Eden Hill Conservancy Donates Conservation Easements On 207 Acres In Huntingdon County To Western PA Conservancy

Westmoreland Conservancy Expands King Reserve By 26 Acres

Allegheny Land Trust Protects 155 Acres In Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County

Natural Lands Helps Add 14 Acres To Nockamixon State Park In Bucks County

Powdermill Nature Reserve In Westmoreland County Receives $1 Million Avian Research Grant From Mellon Foundation

Pocono Heritage Land Trust To Merge With Pocono Avian Research Center In Monroe County

Op-Ed: PA's Howard Zahniser Should Be Included In National Garden Of American Heroes

[ Environmental Education ]

Wildlands Conservancy: Land Protection 101, Bat Counts, Other Programs Coming Up!

Wildlife Leadership Academy: Future Conservation Ambassadors Learn Thru Virtual Education Program

[ Recreation ]

July 8 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

July 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Environmental Policy ]

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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