August 31 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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[ Headlines ]

2020 Women In Conservation Honorees To Be Recognized At Special October 8 Event

Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes Faith Milazzo Of Allegheny County With Inaugural Community Pride Award

Rodale Institute Celebrates Organic Pioneer Month With 2020 Winners Of The Organic Pioneer Awards

Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes The Redford Center With Freshwater Excellence Award Sept. 22

Mariner East Pipeline Can Resume Construction In Chester County Under Temporary Supercedeas Granted By Environmental Hearing Board

31 Environmental, Conservation Groups Demand DEP Revoke Mariner East Pipeline Permits

House Committee Sets Sept. 1 Hearing On Bipartisan Community Solar Bill; $2 Billion In Investments Waiting For Bill Passage

New Analysis: Over 200 Shovel-Ready Community Solar Projects Await Action On Bipartisan Legislation

DEP And PennDOT Seek Volunteers For ‘Pick Up Pennsylvania’ Litter Campaign

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Commends DEP Staff For Working Thru COVID-19 Pandemic

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 674 More Permits, 1,681 More Inspections Since Last Week

DEP Permit Applicants Advised To Start Using Updated General Information Form Immediately

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Weekly Report: Legislature Begins Fall Session; Veto Override? Quick Election Fixes?

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Sen. Yaw Among State, National Leaders Pledging To Keep Country Dominant Natural Gas Producer

Joint Conservation Committee Hearing On State Park, Forest Friends Groups Sept. 15

[ The Feds ]

Federal Court Rejects EPA Approval Of PA Pollution Limits On Coal-Fired Power Plants

NRCS-PA: USDA Updates Conservation Provisions for Highly Erodible Land And Wetlands

Farmers, Ranchers Deliver Letter To the U.S. House Climate Committee On Impacts Of Climate Crisis On Agriculture

EPA Accepting Nominations For 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program

[ Water ]

DEP Accepting Comments On Texas Eastern Pipeline Conemaugh River Crossing, Compressor Station Replacement Projects

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Investigates Mocanaqua Tunnel Mine Pools for Consumptive Water Use Mitigation

House Speaker Cutler Does Virtual Visit To Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Business Meeting Set For Sept. 18

PA American Water Urges Customers Under Drought Watch To Use Water Wisely

DEP Accepting FY 2021 Coastal Zone Grants Thru October 19

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Clearfield County

[ Professional Development ]

Register Now! PA Environmental Professionals Virtual Conference Speakers Series In October

[ Cleanup - Recycling ]

EPCAMR: 7th Annual Centralia Trash Cleanup Oct. 17 In Columbia County

PA Resources Council Hosts Sept. 12 Reuse Fest In Erie; Donate Items To Local Nonprofits For Reuse

Justin Stockdale To Leave PA Resources Council, Search Underway For New Executive Director

Tickets Now On Sale For PA Resources Council Wild & Scenic Virtual Film Festival Oct. 15

[ Energy - Climate ]

DEP Provides $5.1 Million In Volkswagen Settlement Funding For Cleaner Air, Cleaner Transportation Projects

Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Applications Due To DEP Dec. 11

PennEnvironment/PennFuture Climate Change & Our Health Webinar Sept. 1

Shippensburg, Dickinson Join Statewide Partnership To Address Climate Change

Students Work To Educate Pennsylvanians About Benefits Of Renewable Energy

PennDOT's Innovations Challenge Invites Students To Develop Solution For Funding Transportation With Electric, Fuel Efficient Vehicles

Crown Holdings’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals Approved By Science Based Targets Initiative

Range Resources 2020 Sustainability Report Sets 2025 Goal For Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Penn State Black Walnut Trial Turns 40, Now Ideal Climate-Change Experiment

[ Recreation ]

PA Recreation & Parks Society: Funding For Parks, Trails & Conservation Available Thru County Federal COVID-19 Funds

Eastern PA Greenways & Trails Summit Goes Virtual Every Wednesday In September Starting Sept. 2

South Mountain Partnership To Hold Virtual Fall Meeting Sept. 18

Manada Conservancy Offers Animal Activity Pages For Kids; StoryMap Of The Swatara Creek In Dauphin County

Aug. 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary To Host Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 12

Fish & Boat Commission Awards Education Grants To Support Efforts To Recruit New Anglers, Boaters

Student Completes Virtual Internship With Fish & Boat Commission

CBF Blog: Smallmouth Bass Are Making A Comeback In The Susquehanna

Bay Journal: Will The Invasive Rusty Crayfish Get Its Claws On More Chesapeake Bay Streams?

Agriculture Revises Chronic Wasting Disease Quarantine Requirements For Deer Farms In Bedford, Blair, Fulton Counties

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Coordinator

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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Going Virtual! PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 28-29

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