Monday, August 19, 2024

August 19 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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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic


Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Celebrate Howard Zahniser And The 60th Anniversary Of The Federal Wilderness Act


Attorney General Henry Announces Greylock Shale Gas Driller Will Pay $140,000, Plead No Contest To Multiple Criminal Charges For Environmental Violations In Greene County


DEP Issues Violations To 16 Owners Of 5,374 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells For Failing To Submit Annual Production, Waste Generation/Disposal, Well Integrity Reports


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 10 to 16 - Failure To File Critical Annual Report Violations Sent To Owners Of 5,300+ Conventional Wells; Failure To Fix Leaking Wells


US Dept. Of The Interior Announces Pennsylvania Eligible For Up To $152.6 Million In Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells


DEP To Hold Information Sessions On New Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Grant Program Aug. 26, 27 & 30


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 17


CNX: 'Natural Gas Development Is Safe And Poses No Public Health Risks,' Based On CNX Air Quality Monitoring From 14 Sites, Most For Just 4 To 24 Weeks


Penn State, Shell Petrochemicals, Shell Pipeline Company Announce Collaboration Focused On Energy And Sustainability


Briefing By US Dept. Of Energy On Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Previewing Future Engagement Opportunities Featured Comments Expressing Concerns About The Project


DEP To Introduce SPEED Permit Review, Joint Chapter 105 Permit Pilot Programs


DEP Invites Comments On A Proposed $1.3 Million Cost Recovery Action At The Pool Doctor, Beaver Alkali Products Site In Beaver County


DEP To Hold Sept. 3 Hearing On Proposed Change Of Land Use On 2 Coal Mining Sites In Clearfield County


New Partnership Launches Initiative To Help 60 Low-And-Middle Income Families In Southeast PA Lease Solar Energy Systems To Reduce Their Energy Costs


Solar United Neighbors Announces Cumberland Dauphin 2024 Solar Co-op; Info Sessions Start August 21


Clean Energy Boom Brings More Than $1 Billion In Private Investment To Pennsylvania, 2,881 New Jobs


PennDOT Announces $7.1 Million In Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grants


USDA NRCS-PA Conducting Disaster Recovery Needs Survey In PA As A Result Of Tropical Storm Debby


New EPA Evaluation Shows Pennsylvania Made New Funding Commitments To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed, But Did Not Meet 2023 Cleanup Targets


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards More Than $11 Million For Pay-For-Success Nitrogen Reduction Projects


Environmental Hearing Board Assesses $65,766.68 Penalty Against Venango County Man For Willfully Failing To Comply With DEP Order For Violations Of The Dam Safety & Encroachments Act


Franklin County Starting Volunteer Stream Team For Water Quality Monitoring; Info Session Sept. 10; Training Oct. 5


Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept. 4 Webinar On Watershed Friendly Lawn Care To Protect Drinking Water


PUC Issues Report On How It Establishes The Fair Market Value In Utility Acquisitions Of Municipal Water, Wastewater Systems


The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Award 32 Community Grants For Native Tree Planting


Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Awarded TD Bank Tree Days Grant To Enhance Jeffersonville's Tree Canopy In Montgomery County


Only A Few Seats Left: Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals Level 1 Training


Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Hosts Sept. 5 The Taste - Celebrate The Chesapeake At The Railroad House Inn, Lancaster County


Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $9.9 Million To Protect 2,654 Acres On 30 Farms In 14 Counties


Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For PECO Green Region Open Space Grants + Bonus Grants Supporting Solar, Energy Efficiency Projects


Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam Double Feature, PA Parks & Forests Foundation


PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Kathryn Giblin First Volunteer Coordinator


Pike County Seeking Feedback On Recreation Opportunities In The County To Update Recreation Plan


North Branch Land Trust Hosts Third Annual NEPA Barn Banquet To Celebrate Local Agriculture Sept. 17 In Luzerne County


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Environmental Education Grants


Heritage Conservancy, Partners Host Aug. 20 Educator Workshop To Become A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Program Ambassador


PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 21 Webinar On Applying For The New Solar For Schools Grant Program


Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Host Aug. 24 Adams Ricci Butterfly Garden Pollinator Festival In Enola


Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host Sept. 5 Webinar On Watching Out For Winter Road Salt


Penn State Extension Hosts Rain Barrel Discovery - Explore & Learn Webinar Sept. 11


Living On A Few Acres - Permaculture & Risk Management Sept. 12 Penn State Extension Webinar


York Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept. 26 Tap Talk - Preserving York County Landscapes & Waterways With The Farm & Natural Lands Trust


News From PA House & Senate


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[Posted: August 19, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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