Sunday, December 13, 2020

December 14 PA Environment Digest Now Available


The December 14 PA Environment Digest is now available.

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire 90 Page PA Environment Digest


[ Leadership ]


The first 16 stories in this week’s PA Environment Digest-- all new just this week-- profile students, farmers, landowners, businesses, architects, local officials, volunteers, scientists and many others showing real environmental and conservation leadership.


There are many, many more…..  


Thank You For Your Leadership!


Bart & Vivian Bartolacci Make Woods & Water Conservation Gift To The Future In Monroe County


The Miller Family's Farm, Stream Restoration Adventure - 4 Years Later In Berks County


The Tenacity Of Tree Planters Like Ann Wain Of Paxton Creek Watershed Assn. And PA Student Leader Lenka Platt Work To Improve Environment


Greg Wilson, Donegal Trout Unlimited - Another DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanian Improving Water Quality, Fish Habitat


The Witmer Family & Manada Conservancy Permanently Protect 89 Acres Of Woodland Along Kittatinny Ridge In Dauphin County


Farm Families & PA Farmland Preservation Program Permanently Protect 14,727 Acres Of Farmland In 2020


Farmers, Scientists In 15 Organizations Partner In New PA Soil Health Coalition To Achieve Water Quality, Farm Production Goals


2 Chester County Townships Join Brandywine-Christina Watershed Pay-For-Success Water Quality Cleanup Initiative By i2 Capital, The Nature Conservancy


Volunteers, Landowners & Staff Of Lebanon Valley Conservancy Highlight 2020 Accomplishments & Goals


Volunteers In Darby Creek Valley Assn., Partners Cleanup Darby Creek Watershed In 4 Southeast Counties


Students, Adults Recognized By PA Resources Council As Winners Of 2020 Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter Photo Contest


Grateful For Our Volunteers - The Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources


Students Recognized At Westminster College Symposium On The Environment


Custodians Of Our Ecosystems - Women, Raptors And Unsettling Words Virtual Program Dec. 17, Lehigh Gap Nature Center


PA Architects Recognized In First Awards For Commitment To The Environment, Fighting Climate Change By PA Chapter American Institute Of Architects


Highlights Publishing Foundation Receives $116,000 Grant To Support Boyds Mills Net Positive Energy Project In Wayne County


[ Headlines ]


DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 855 More Permits, 2,027 More Inspections Since Last Week


Energy Transfer Partners Files Appeal Of DEP Order To Keep Natural Gas Out Of Unstable Section Of Revolution Pipeline That Exploded In 2018


DEP Invites Comments On Energy Transfer Partners Erosion & Sedimentation Permits For Revolution Pipeline Slope Failure Fixes


DEP Sets Jan. 13 Virtual Hearing On Chapt. 105 Waterways Permit For Phase I PennEast Pipeline Project


DCNR Completes Online StoryMap On Monitoring Gas Development Impacts In State Forests


[ News From The Capitol ]


PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Gov. Wolf Hits Pause To Reduce COVID Deaths; Election Challenges Fizzle


Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule


[ The Feds ]


National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Proposals For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants


NRCS-PA Announces Completion Of Hibernia Flood Protection Dam Rehabilitation In Chester County


Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds U.S. House Passage Of Ecosystem Restoration Bill


EPA Clean Air Cost-Benefit Rule Threatens To Limit Crucial Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Health Protection


U.S.G.S. Pennsylvania Water Science Center Winter Newsletter Now Available


[ Water ]


Bay Journal: Wet Weather Overwhelms Some Potomac River Progress - The Potomac Starts In PA


Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Accepting Nominations For Best Urban Best Management Practices


Allegheny County Conservation District, Partners Host Drinking Water, Wastewater Webinars Thru December


Pike County Conservation District Produces Homeowner's Checklist For A Watershed Friendly Home


Stroud Water Research Center: Using Model My Watershed To Project Future Stream Water Quality


Penn State Extension: Climate Change And Water Resources In PA Webinar Dec. 30


[ Education ]


Wildlife For Everyone Accepting Applications For Natural Resource Career Scholarships


U.S. Forest Service Expands Free Access To Allegheny National Forest As Part Of Every Kid Outdoors Program


Deadline Extended: Meaningful Watershed Education Experience In PA Accepting Nominations For 2 Award Programs Thru Jan. 22


K-12 Teacher, Administrator Scholarships Now Available To Attend PAEE Virtual Environmental Educators Conference In March


[ Local Leadership ]


Nominations Now Being Accepted For Governor's Awards For Local Government Excellence


[ Waste ]


DEP Settles With Keystone Landfill In Lackawanna County For In-Lieu Of Penalty Project Over Water Pollution Caused By Leachate


[ Energy ]


Delaware River Basin Commission Approves Terminal On Delaware River In NJ To Export PA Natural Gas


PA Energy Development Authority Provides $1.7 Million In Grants To 11 Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency Projects


PPL Utilities Posts Winners Of Change A Little, Save A Lot Energy Efficiency Video Contest


DEP Hosts Dec. 15 Webinar On Transitioning To New ePermitting System For Oil & Gas Well Permits


[ Recreation - Forests ]


Brandywine Conservancy Awards $40,000 In Mini-Grants To 7 Municipal Partners To Support Brandywine Creek Greenway


Penn State Center For Private Forests Hosts Webinars Jan. 12 On Stream Buffers; Feb. 9 On Fostering Old Forest Conditions


Think About Our Shared Future - Consider A Friends Of South Mountain Membership


[ Wildlife ]


Citizen Science: Participate In Audubon's 2020 Christmas Bird Count Starting Dec. 14


Fish & Boat Commission Hosting Virtual 2-Part Women's Intro To Fly Fishing Program Feb. 16 & 17


[ Helpful Resources ]


Environment & Energy NewsClips


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards  


Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits


CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited


Additional Tools--

Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email

PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed: Update on PA environmental issues.

PA Environment Daily Blog: Update on PA environmental issues.

Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

Questions? Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com

No comments :

Post a Comment

Subscribe To Receive Updates:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner