April 15 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

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66 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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Act 14: Little Known State Law Gives Municipalities, Counties First Chance To Comment On DEP Permits Before Applications Are Submitted; Critical First Step In Public Involvement

DEP Issues $1.1 Million Civil Penalty To Equitrans For Violations Related To The Uncontrolled Venting Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Gas From The Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area In Cambria County

Westmoreland County-Based Protect PT Calls For Ban On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater; CAC Member Asks For DEP Response

The Derrick: State Intervenes In Venango Water Case [Fallout Continues From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill]

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 6 to 12 - Rain Causes Multiple Landslides; Ignored Request To Clean Up Spill; Venting Gas

New Penn State Study Shows Continuous Radioactive Radium Exposure From Oil & Gas Wastewater Poses A Threat To Aquatic, Human Health As It Accumulates In Aquatic Species

Environmental Hearing Board Allows 2nd Appeal Of Tri-County Landfill Permit To Move Forward Over Threats Posed By Birds, Radioactive Oil & Gas Waste

Better Path Coalition Hosts April 19 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing With Justin Nobel On His New Book About Radioactive Waste From The Oil & Gas Industry

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed CNX Midstream Double 24-Inch, 14 Mile Long Gas Pipelines In Westmoreland County

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 13

CNX Completing $20 Million Fresh Water Pipeline To Serve Future Shale Gas Drilling, And Potentially Local Communities As An Alternative To The Westmoreland Municipal Authority

CNX Expands Air Pollution Monitoring To More Shale Gas Well Pads, Compressor Stations Under The Collaborative Agreement With State

Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Official Joins Pittsburgh-based EQT In Saying We Have A 'Duty’ To Provide LNG Gas To China, Our Economic, Military Competitor

Moms Clean Air Force: New EPA Protections Will Curb Chemical Pollution, Clean Up Air In Impacted Communities

DEP Sets May 29 Hearing On Wheelabrator Municipal Waste Combustion Facility Air Quality Permit In Bucks County

PA Energy Development Authority Launches Keystone Energy Efficiency Program To Lower Electricity Costs For Homeowners & 4 Unit Residences

EPA Sets First-Ever National Drinking Water Standard For PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water; PA State MCL Will Change

Brodhead Watershed Association Seeks StreamWatch Program Volunteers In Monroe County; Training May 18

Stroud Water Research Center Highlights Benefits Of Rain Gardens; New Watershed Teaching Tools; Bern Sweeney Recognition

DEP Bans Sale Of Eyoyo Electronics Products For Violating PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Law Broken

PA Resources Council Launches 2024 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Campaign April 20 In Western PA

PA Resources Council: Registration Open For Weekday Electronics Waste Collections In Allegheny County

Agriculture Invests Over $8 Million To Protect 2,250 Acres Of Farmland In 15 Counties

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Assn. Environmental Educators: Fill Out The 2024 PA Statewide Environmental Education Survey Today

Latest Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Looks At Youth Climate Leadership

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[Posted: April 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest