Monday, October 4, 2021

October 4 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 4 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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44 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem]


Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; Pennsylvanians Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem]


Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem]


Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Enters Fourth Fall Season; 3 Million+ Trees Planted So Far


Water Science Institute, Partners Celebrated Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County


Westmoreland Conservation District Announces 2021 Conservation Award Winners


Martha and Richard Coyle Partner With Berks Nature To Preserve 94.5 Acre Farm In Berks County


Western PA Conservancy Protects 50 Acres Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Casselman River In Somerset County


United Nations Committee On Sustainable Energy Recognizes Pittsburgh’s Green Building Alliance; Dr. Jim Freihaut At Penn State


American Fisheries Society: 112 World Aquatic Scientific Societies Call For Urgent Action Against Human-Caused Climate Change


DCNR Celebrates D & H Rail-Trail In Northeast PA As Pennsylvania’s 2021 Trail of Year


Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Todd Bauman Receives Prestigious Warden Award


All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic


Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects


Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Senate Action On Bill To Allocate $500 Million To Fund Local Growing Greener Projects, Establish Clean Streams Fund


Scranton Times Editorial: Use $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Cash To Fully Fund Growing Greener


DEP’s September Healthy Waters Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Update


Lancaster Clean Water Partners Provide Update On Activities - Protecting Riparian Buffers From Strong Storms


Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida


Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Held Open House


DCNR Seeks Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation


DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Restoration Plan For Baken Creek Watershed, Perry County


Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Clarion County


Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Highlights Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System Rehab Project, NW PA GIS Conference, Hunting Opportunities


DCNR Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November


DEP: Potential For Environmental Impacts From Spills Or Leaks Of Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste Materials Is Real; Health Dept. Not Aware Of All Chemicals In Oil & Gas Wastewater Making Risk Assessment Difficult


Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Told A Federal Court Sunoco Cannot Hide Risk Assessment Data For Its Mariner East 2 Pipeline


Health Advocacy Groups Meet With State Dept. Of Health, DEP To Discuss Residents Impacted By Shale Gas Emissions


DEP Terminates Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant's Air Quality Permit In Washington County At Company’s Request


DEP Sets Nov. 3 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Coal-Fired Keystone-Conemaugh Power Plant, Indiana County


TribLive Editorial: Why Do Pennsylvanians Have To Pay A Higher Price For Natural Gas? For Producing Energy?


Keep PA Beautiful’s Surveillance Cameras Catch Illegal Dumping In Michaux State Forest, Franklin County


PA Resources Council Sets October Schedule For Traveling Glass Recycling Collection Locations In Allegheny County


DEP Announces $3 Million In Grants For Cleaner Truck, Bus Fleets Under The Driving PA Forward Grant Program


Pennsylvania Lawmakers Explore Latest EVs During Ride-and-Drive At State Capitol Event, Including Mack Trucks


PA Energy Development Authority Meets Oct. 5 To Discuss Green Bank Proposal


DCNR Issues First Fall Foliage Report - Expect A Vibrant, Beautiful Show!


DCNR Blog: Closing Trail Gaps Still A Top Priority


DCNR Unveils New Trailhead Welcome Signs As Visible Commitment To Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


Oct. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation


PECO/Natural Lands Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Applications


Western PA Conservancy Begins Accepting Canoe Access Grants Oct. 18


Educational Opportunities for Students & Adults


Call For Abstracts: Bucknell University’s 16th River Symposium Nov. 5-6


Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5


PA Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Meets Feb. 25-26 In State College


PA Envirothon Names Greg Bonsall New Executive Director


County Conservation Districts Accepting NACD Student Poster Contest Entries


Pike County Conservation District: Floodplain Mapping


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap


Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Schedule Of Upcoming Webinars


U.S.G.S. PA Water Science Center Fall Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Features Hurricanes Ida & Henri, Low-Head Dam Removal In York County


Independence Conservancy Hosts Walk In Penn’s Woods At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County


Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces 2021 Photo Contest Winners


Brownfield Coalition Of The Northeast Hosts Sustainable Communities Workshop Oct. 26-27


News From PA House & Senate


Senate Committee OKs Bill Expanding C-PACE Clean Energy, Energy Conservation Program


House Committee Meets October 4 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When To Report Spills


Senate Committees Hold Oct. 4 Hearing On Failure To Invest In PA’s Natural Gas Infrastructure; Set After PennEast Announced NJ Part Of Its Project Would Not Go Forward, But PA Part Might


The Feds


Gov. Wolf Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties


Gov. Wolf Reminds Residents Low-Interest SBA Loans Are Available For Those Affected By Hurricane Ida


FEMA Now Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs


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


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