July 20 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The July 20  PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

CBF Calls For Greater Investments To Reduce Water Pollution As Number Of Impaired Streams Increases In PA

DCNR Seeking 10,000 Landowners For Buffer My Stream Initiative In Adams, Franklin, Huntingdon, Lancaster, York Counties

Sen. Yaw Plans To Introduce Bill To Fund On-Farm Conservation Measures Thru State Conservation Commission, Conservation Districts

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 770 More Permits, 1,560 More Inspections Since Last Week

Pennsylvania, 14 States, DC Sign MOU To Zero Out Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Trucks By 2050

PUC: Pipeline Safety Investigation Underway Involving Sunoco Pipeline Under Construction In West Whiteland Twp., Chester County

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Virtual Meeting July 22 On Infrastructure Needs, Priorities

20-Person DCNR Wildfire Crew Called To Fight Wildland Fires In Colorado, Wyoming

Give Your Local Park & Recreation Professional An ‘Air Hug’ For July 17 Park & Recreation Professionals Day In PA

Governors Schweiker, Ridge, Rendell Voice Support For Wolf Administration Response To COVID-19

July 24-28 Marks 18th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset County

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Weekly Report: Republicans Score Legislative Hat Trick In Opposition To Wolf

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Senate, House Pass New Tax Credit Program To Encourage Natural Gas Use In Manufacturing; Governor Will Sign

Senate Committee Moves Bill Requiring Pipeline Companies To Make Emergency Plans Available

Agenda Added: House Environmental Committee To Hold Hearing July 21 On Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants

[ The Feds ]

EPA Provides $3.84 Million For Pennsylvania Efforts To Reduce Ag-Related Pollution In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Delaware RiverKeeper Files Legal Challenge To Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

NRCS-PA Invites Public To PA State Technical Committee Virtual Meeting July 22

[ Water ]

AG Shapiro Announces Settlement With Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority Over Lead Water Pipes

POWR Hosts Virtual Workshops For Watershed Groups: Aug. 6 & 11 - Central PA/Susquehanna

American Rivers, Stroud Water Research Center Host Webinar Series Telling The Story Of The Delaware River's Amazing Comeback

Stroud Water Research Center: Working With Farmers To Protect Your Investment Webinar Series

PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Joins Statewide Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership

Bring Us Along! Bilingual Virtual Tours Offered By Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership In Southeast PA

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: What Are Harmful Algal Blooms And What Should You Do About Them?

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Lake Erie Algal Bloom Factors Webinar Aug. 4

Stroud Water Research Center July 17 Newsletter Now Available

USGS PA Water Science Center: New Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Available

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Aug. 13 Virtual Hearing On New General Permit For Groundwater Remediation Projects, Rescission Of Policies

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture July 23 Webinar On New COVID-19 Relief Funding For Fresh Food Financing; Pittsburgh Urban Farm Virtual Tour

[ Environmental Ed ]

DEP Teaching Green: Environmental Ed Success Stories! Falcon Watch, More

PPL Awards Future Environmental Leaders Scholarships To 7 Students

[ Recycling - Litter/Dumping Prevention ]

PA Resources Council Holds Household Chemical Collection Event Aug. 1 In Cambria County

PRC 100% Recycled Paper CO-OP Expands Offer To Consumers At Significant Savings In Western PA

[ Energy ]

CFA Awards Over $1 Million In Pipeline Investment Program Grants In Monroe, Snyder Counties

Northampton Community College Awarded Grant To Help PA Ag Producers, Small Businesses Access Renewable Energy

CFA Awards $10.9 Million To Support Clean Energy Projects In 8 Counties

[ Climate ]

Exelon Foundation Awards First Grants In Climate Change Investment Initiative, Including 5 To Benefit PA; New Applications Being Accepted

Study In Philadelphia Links Growth In Tree Canopy To Decrease In Human Mortality

[ Recreation - Land Conservation ]

Gov. Wolf Announces Multimodal Transportation Grants, Including Support For Recreation, Brownfields, Biking, Projects

York County Rail Trail Authority Purchases 8.5 Miles Of Dormant Rail Line Near Spring Grove

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend July 31-Aug. 2 In Warren County

Landowner Donates 21 Acres To French Creek Valley Conservancy In Crawford County

GreenWeaver Landscapes Donates Skills To Natural Lands During Pandemic

July 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Penn State Extension Hosts Improving Forest-Bird Habitat Through Forestry Webinar Series

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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