February 8 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The February 8 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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90% Of Voters Want MORE Funding For Critical Environmental, Conservation Programs & Local Projects-- Whose Budget Proposal Does That?

CBF: Pennsylvania's Budget Proposal Does Little To Address Chronic Underfunding For Cleaning Up Water Pollution

Wolf Budget Proposes Energy Communities Trust Fund To Ease Transition Of Workers, Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures

AP: Senate, House Operating Costs Soared In 2019-20; Surplus Grew To Over $200 Million

[ Leadership ]

20 New Stories - What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA

Franklin Kury Previews Upcoming Book Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment

Hollow Oak Land Trust Celebrates 30 Years Of Protecting & Connecting Greenspace In Western PA

Buck Hill Conservation Foundation Helps Protect Forests For The Future In Monroe County

Shenango River In NW PA Named Pennsylvania 2021 River Of The Year

Diverse Group Of Agriculture, Conservation Partners Launch Project To Help Farmers Install Conservation Practices In 3 Watersheds In Lancaster, Dauphin & Lebanon Counties

Forbes Trail Chapter Of Trout Unlimited, Partners To Study Fish, Habitat Health In Linn Run Watershed, Westmoreland County

State, Local Partners Made Record Progress In 2nd Year Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan

York Daily Record/USA Today Special Report: PA’s Polluted Susquehanna River Is Poisoning The Chesapeake Bay - What Can Be Done

Good Samaritan Proposal To Plug Orphan Oil & Gas Well In Bradford County

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tributes To Patrick J. Solano From DCNR

DCNR Rangers Answered The Call To Help Protect PA Capitol Buildings

DCNR Receives Favorable Audit Of Sustainable Management Practices In 4 State Forest Districts

Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Study Shows Use Of Digitized Museum Data And Citizen Science Results Are Launching Biodiversity Research Into A New Era

Piping Plover From Presque Isle State Park In Erie Spotted At Honeymoon Island State Park In Dunedin, Florida

PA Solar Center To Recognize Solar Energy Leaders In Central PA On Feb. 11

PA Environmental Council Renews Call For Pennsylvania To Lead On Climate Change And Reducing Carbon Pollution

PUC Chair Dutrieuille Honors Strength & Impact Of Black Families As PA’s Black History Month Celebrations Begin

[ Headlines ]

Call For Presentations, Award Nominations, Registration: 2021 Virtual Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 10-11

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 575 More Permits, 2,100 More Inspections Since Last Week

DEP Lifts Drought Advisories Statewide, Hydrologic Conditions Return To Normal

PA Environmental Council Updated Survey Shows Trail Use Increased 17% In 2020, Some Trails By Over 150%

PA Wilds Outdoor Discovery Atlas Showcases Rural Region's Unique Recreation, Travel Destination Assets

Vote For 5 Pennsylvania Trails In USA Today 10Best Recreational Trails Competition!

DCNR Blog: Telling Untold Stories In Pennsylvania’s State Parks And Forests

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Budget Address, $912 Million In Relief On The Way; Ending Emergencies By Doing Nothing

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

House Budget Hearings Begin Feb. 16, Senate Hearings Start March 8

Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Approve Letter Urging IRRC To Disapprove Reg. Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants

Op-Ed: A Realistic Climate Agenda For Pennsylvania

[ The Feds ]

EPA Settles With City Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority On Stormwater Violations

Appalachian Regional Commission: Applications For POWER Grants To Help Communities Impacted By Loss Of Jobs From Declining Coal Industry

[ Water ]

Agriculture Reminds Farmers To Apply For First-Come, First-Served REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credits

Southwestern PA Water Resource Center Hosts 2 Webinars On Green Infrastructure, Floodplain & Stormwater Management

Pike Conservation District: Road Salt & Freshwater; Pocono Environmental Ed Center Hike; Spotted Lanternfly Update; Invasive Species Month

Lancaster Clean Water Partners Host Lunch & Learn Webinars On Stormwater Thru April

Capital Resource Conservation & Development Council Offers Grazing Management Support To Livestock Producers

Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Feb. 24: Unequal Spatial, Temporal Distribution Of Nutrient, Sediment Loads In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

PA Lake Management Society Virtual Annual Conference March 3 & 4; Award Nominations Due

Rodale Institute Grow Clean Water Initiative Establishes Food & Water Education Hub In Philadelphia Secret Garden; Feb. 27 Webinar On Food, Farming

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Clinton County

[ Environmental Education ]

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, On Tour March 18

Foundation For Sustainable Forests Hosts Feb. 12 Online Film Series - Intelligent Trees - A Journey Into The Wood Wide Web

Student Scholarships; Call For Abstracts Assn. Of State Wetland Managers Annual Meeting April 12-15

PA American Water Now Accepting Applications For Stream Of Learning Scholarship Program For High School Seniors

Registration Now Open For Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Summer Nature Camps

Game Commission Launches New Bear Den Livestream, Continues 2 Bald Eagle, Snow Goose Cams

Citizen Science: Help Bird Conservation By Being Part Of The Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15!

Western PA Conservancy Hosts Feb. 19 Webinar: Finch Superflight - Tracking Winter Movements Of Evening Grosbeaks

National Envirothon Competition Will Move Online For 2021, Just Like PA Envirothon

[ Recycling ]

Register Today! PA Resources Council Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinar Feb. 18

[ Environmental Justice ]

DEP Newsletter Provides Updates On Environmental Justice Issues Statewide

[ Environmental Policy ]

PA Environmental Council: In Case You Missed It In January

[ Land Conservation - Forests - Recreation ]

Western PA Conservancy Protects 119 Acres, Expands Recreation In Buchanan State Forest, Bedford County

French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Holds Chester County French Creek Iron Tour Cycling For Open Space & Trails In June

Cameron County Chamber Sinnemahone Canoe & Kayak Classic To Be Held April 10, Part Of The Triple Crown

WeConservePA Accepting Presentation Proposals For 2021 Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 19-21

PA Forestry Assn. Exploring Climate Change Impacts On Penn’s Woods Symposium Presentations Now Available

PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Posts Chestnut Week Presentations From The Virtual PA Farm Show

PA Forestry Assn: How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing To A Global Insect Decline

Manada Conservancy Now Accepting Orders For Online Spring Native Plant Sale In Dauphin County

Feb. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

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Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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