October 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution

WARNING Issued: Do Not Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Watershed In Bucks, Montgomery Counties Due To High Levels Of PFOS Contamination

Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure

Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Critical Of DEP For Working With Penn State On Independent Studies Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater They Had Been Aware Of Since August, 2020

NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA

DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds

DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure?

Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6

Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More

Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $110,000 In Grants To Help 34 Water Supply Owners Monitor Groundwater Levels

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Nominations For 4 Annual Award Programs

Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee

Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program

Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 23

10th Annual SEEDS Free Book Swap In Wayne County Attracts Over 30,000 Books, Breaks Records

DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29

Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025

DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future

CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA

PennDOT Accepting Applications For Green Light - Go Grants, Traffic Light LED Replacement

First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over Next 30 Years

DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County

DEP Invites Comments On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County

DEP, State Police Urge Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge In Clinton County Area

Dept. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties

DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar

Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Ohio River Basin Access Mini Grants For Canoes & Kayaks

Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants

Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA

DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA

Pilot Project Paves Roadway In Ridley Creek State Park With Recycled Plastic/Asphalt In Delaware County

October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available!

DEP Blog: Teaming Up To Battle Invasive European Frog-Bit

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA

Cary Bohl And Kim Edward Miller Appointed To The Westmoreland Land Trust Board

Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist

Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - Conservation Associate, Development Director

Educational Opportunities for Students & Adults

DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories

PA Forestry Association Virtual Annual Symposium Set For Nov. 2 & 4

Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Healthy Forests Guide Is Now Available!

PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal

Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program

News From PA House & Senate

Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency

The Feds

EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin

Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest

PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference - Oct. 27-28

PA Statewide Watershed Conference - Nov. 7-8, Webinars Nov. 10-11

Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Feb. 25-26

Supporting Member PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers; PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited

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[Posted: October 18, 2021]  PA Environment Digest