March 15 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The March 15 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]

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

David Wise, Stroud Center, Recognized With Watershed Forestry Leadership Award

Land O’Lakes Dairy Farmers Working With The Hershey Company, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Water Quality, Climate Initiatives

PA Historical & Museum Commission Approves 23 Historical Markers, Including 2 Related To PA's Environmental Heritage

[ Headlines ]

Sen. Browne Urges DCNR To Monetize Its Assets; Questions Continued Need For DEP’s Dedicated Environmental Funds

Sen. Yaw: DCNR Should Raise Money By Leasing More State Forest Land For Natural Gas Drilling; Fails To Deal With $1 Billion DCNR Infrastructure Needs

DCNR Budget Testimony: Outdoor Recreation Helped Millions Of Pennsylvanians Cope With COVID Pandemic

PA Members Of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Bills To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands, Create Jobs

U.S. House Subcommittee On Energy & Mineral Resources To Hold March 18 Hearing On Restoring Abandoned Mine Lands

Bay Journal: What Will It Take To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Land In Chesapeake Bay Watershed? - Part I

DEP: 2nd Round Of PFAS Sampling At 114 Public Water System Sites: 65% No PFAS, None Of Sites Above Federal Limits

DEP Announces Equity Principles To Guide Investments Thru Proposed Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

DEP To Hold Public Input Sessions On Environmental Justice Policy Revision March 22, 31

Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Agenda Of Regulations In Development

DEP Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 795 More Permits, 2,407 More Inspections Since Last Week

GreenPort Users! Who Access DEP, DCNR And Agriculture Applications

16 Members Of PA Senate Democratic Caucus Filed Motion To Intervene In PA Senate Republican Caucus Legal Challenge To Delaware River Basin Commission Natural Gas Fracking Ban

AG Shapiro: $5.3 Million Natural Gas Royalty Restitution From Chesapeake Energy For PA Property Owners

PUC Issues Cybersecurity Advisory On Threats To Utility Systems

Keep America Beautiful Recognizes DEP And PennDOT With National Partnership Awards

Agriculture Adds 8 More Counties To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area

Penn State: U.S. Census Of Agriculture Found Pennsylvania Lost 425,776 Acres Of Farmland Between 2012 - 2017

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Federal COVID Aid Saves State, Local Budgets; No More Gasoline Tax?

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Senate Environmental Committee Hears About Using Carbon Capture Technology To Reduce PA’s Carbon Footprint

House Environmental Committee Holds March 15 Info Meeting On Hydrogen Power, Carbon Capture

House Committee Meets March 16 On Bill To Exempt Restaurants That Bottle & Sell Water From Safe Drinking Water Act

Sen. Yaw Hosts March 23 'Honest Conservation About Energy, The Economy, The Environment' With State Geologist From Texas

Gov. Wolf Commits To Phasing Out Gasoline Tax, Announces Commission To Develop Funding Solutions

[ The Feds ]

NRCS-PA: Healthy Forest Reserve Program Funding Available For PA Landowners In 12 Counties To Help Protect Indiana Bat

[ Water ]

PACD Still Has $350,000 Left For Conservation District Multi-Functional Riparian Buffer Grants

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed TMDL Plan For Plum Creek Watershed, Blair County

Penn State Extension: 3-Part Webinar Series For New Farmers - Find, Lease, Purchase Land

Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Hosts April 21 Webinar On Advancing Adaptability & Sustainability

Master Watershed Steward Program Now Forming In Erie, Crawford, Warren Counties

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Accepting Entries To Save The Bay Photo Contest

Gov. Wolf Promotes Free Testing For Lead In Drinking Water For Schools, Child Care Programs Thru PennVEST Funding

PUC Recognizes Fix A Leak Week, Highlights Importance Of Safe Drinking Water, Efficiency, Conservation

[ Education ]

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Accepting Applications For College Science Scholarships

Interns Wanted: Trout Unlimited; Alliance For Watershed Education Of The Delaware River

Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosting HERYN - Helping Engage Our River's Youth With Nature Program This Summer

Southwest PA Air Quality Partnership, PA Resources Council Extends Deadline For Teachers To Register For Let's Clear The Air Student Poster Challenge

[ Recycling - Waste ]

PA Resources Council Recycled Paper Co-op Offers Consumers 100% Recycled Paper At Significant Savings In Pittsburgh

DEP To Hold April 15 Virtual Hearing On Tri-County Landfill Water Quality Permit, Mercer County

CBF Op-Ed: As We Learn More About Tiny Bits Of Plastic In The Water, There 'R' Things We Can Do

[ Energy ]

Dickinson College Clarke Forum Hosts Renowned Poet, Award-Winning Photographer To Discuss Project Documenting Fracking On March 25

Registration Now Open For 2021 Shale Network Workshop May 13-14

Better Path Coalition Hosts Environmental Health News ‘The Body Burden Of Living Near Fracking’ Reporter In March 24 Webinar

PUC Fully Lifts Utility Service Termination Moratorium, Adds Safeguards To Help Households, Small Businesses Address Past-Due Utility Bills

[ Sustainability ]

DMI Companies President & CEO Raymond Yeager Appointed CEOs For Sustainability Co-chair

[ Recreation - Forests ]

PennDOT New Scenic Byway Designation For The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway In Chester, Delaware Counties

March 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Registration Open! PA Council Of Trout Unlimited 5-Part Webinar Series On Implementing Women, Diversity, Inclusion Programs

Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Applications For Education Grants To Increase Number Of Anglers, Boaters In PA

Invasive Zebra Mussels Found In 'Moss Ball' Aquarium Products Sold In PA

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: Northumberland Conservation District; PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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