April 19 PA Environment Digest Now Available - Happy Earth Day 2021!

 

Happy Earth Day 2021!

Celebrating 50 Years Of The PA Environmental Rights Amendment!

The April 19 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]

24 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Morton Family Partners With French Valley Conservancy To Donate 340 Acres In Crawford County

Westmoreland Land Trust Protects 96-Acre Farm Near Greensburg For Nature & Art Park

Farm Families Partner With Dept. Of Agriculture To Protect 26 More Farms, 2,370 Acres From Future Development

Penn State Environmental Resources Management Program Alumni Wayne Kober Celebrating 50 Years Of Impact, Inspired By First Earth Day

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Rachel Reyna, Chief, DCNR Rural & Community Forestry Section

PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators: 2021 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Winners

Bay Journal: It Takes Coal To Heal Coal's Scars On The Landscape; Future Funding In Doubt - Part II

PA Conservative Energy Forum: Harvesting Pennsylvania Clean Energy 'Land & Liberty Coalition' Grassroots Initiative

PA Environmental Council: Reassessing Our Climate Footprint As An Organization

Bradford White Water Heater Manufacturer, 5 Other PA Companies Receive 2021 EPA ENERGY STAR Partner Of Year Awards

[ Earth Day ]

Protecting The Environment For All Pennsylvanians Earth Day Celebration April 22

DCNR Blog: Let Earth Day Inspire Lifelong Learning About Our Environment

DEP Blog: Tips For A Greener Earth Week And Beyond

Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment

PA Council Of Churches To Join Interfaith Partners In Special April 20 Observance Of Earth Day

Communities Celebrate Earth Day With KPB's Pick Up Pennsylvania Volunteer Cleanups

Bucknell University Agnes Revisited - The Performance: Learning to Live with Floods - History, Change, Remembrance, And Resilience April 22

Pocono Arts Council The Earth Speaks VII Exhibition And Restore Our Earth Virtual Conference April 20-24

[ Headlines ]

DEP Accepting Applications For Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Protection, Mine Reclamation Grants Starting April 22

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 722 More Permits, 2,034 More Inspections Since Last Week

PUC Judge’s Opinion Orders Sunoco To Improve Public Safety, Emergency Outreach Measures, Rebury Pipelines Related To Mariner East Pipeline Project, Full PUC Approval Needed

Bucks, Montgomery Counties Join Opposition To PA Senate Republican Caucus Court Challenge To Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban

Muhlenberg Poll Finds Heath Concerns Over Fracking, Climate Change Decline In PA

House Environmental Committee Meets April 19 On Benefits Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry

PA Grade Crude (Oil) Development Advisory Council Meets April 22 On Draft Conventional Drilling Rules; Update On Road-Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Study

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: What’s Next For Election Law Changes, Vaccine Hesitancy, Speaker Pro Tempore

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated]/Bills Introduced

Bill Introduced To Allow Citizens To Exercise The Power We Have To Directly Amend The State Constitution, Make New Laws, Repeal Laws

Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5% To 5.5% In PA

Sen. Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass

House Committee Meets April 19 To Consider Bill Authorizing Solar Energy Subscriber Programs

House Committee Meets April 20 To Consider Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications

House Committee Meets April 20 On Bill Setting Up Office Of The Repealer To Recommend Repeal Of Existing Regulations ‘Defying A Common Sense Approach To Government’

[ The Feds]

EPA, DEP: May 4 Virtual Meeting Set To Take Comments On Proposed Settlement With American Zinc Recycling On Its Palmerton, Carbon County Facility

Biden Administration Releases Pennsylvania Infrastructure Needs Report

Bipartisan Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus Formed To Protect Delaware Ecosystem

NRCS-PA Encourages PA Farmers To Apply For Conservation Assistance Thru 2 County-Specific Regional Conservation Projects By May 14

NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meets April 20

[ Environmental Hearing Board ]

Environmental Hearing Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Practice, Procedures Regulations

[ Water ]

Conservation Districts, DEP Host EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration Project Implementation Meeting May 19-20

Vote Now! Two PA Photos Part of Viewers' Choice Voting In Chesapeake Bay Foundation Photo Contest

SRBC Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Meets May 13

Delaware River Basin Commission Announces Start Of Watershed-Wide Reservoir Storage Study

Glass Half Full - Planning For Pennsylvania's Water Future Webinar April 21

WPCAMR: American Society Of Reclamation Sciences Webinars On The Four R's - Mine Reclamation, Restoration, Remediation And Rehabilitation Available On Demand

DEP Begins 2021 Black Fly Suppression Program

[ Recycling ]

PA Resources Council To Host Spring Electronics Recycling Collections In Delaware, Allegheny Counties

Independence Conservancy To Hold Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties

DEP Accepting Applications For Calendar 2020 Act 101 Recycling Performance Grants

[ Energy ]

DCED Awards Funding To Support Apprentice Program For Geothermal Energy Project Installation Training

DEP Issues Report Assessing PA's Energy Storage Capacity For A Cleaner, More Resilient Electric Grid

Talen Energy Announces $2 Billion Joint Venture With Pattern Energy To Grow Renewable Energy Generation Portfolio

Penn State Wind Energy Club Prepares To Compete In DOE Collegiate Wind Competition

Project Canary, Chesapeake Energy Announce Partnership To Produce Certified Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas

EQT Natural Gas Announces Commitment To Seek Independent Natural Gas Certification Under Equitable Origin, MiQ Standards For 200 Wells In Greene, Washington Counties

[ Biodiversity ]

USDA Grant To Support Expansion Of Penn State Online Beescape Tool For Pollinator Conservation

[ Recreation - Forests ]

PA Environmental Council Begins Accepting Applications For Water Trail Mini Grants End Of April

City Of Chester Unveils Eyre Park Levee Walk Trail Project In Delaware County

City Of Philadelphia Seeking Community Input On Philly Tree Plan

Susquehanna Greenways Partnership Feature: Indigenous Names Of The Susquehanna Greenway

April 14 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available

[ Wildlife ]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Virtual Watershed, Forest Bright Storytime, Rain Barrel Programs In April

[ Opportunity ]

Natural Lands Names Todd Sampsell Vice President Of Conservation Services

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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