December 14 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The December 14 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ 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

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Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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