December 2 - 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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90 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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

PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment

Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties

DEP Determines Rulemaking Petition Submitted By Environmental, Health Groups To Adopt More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Is An Action The Environmental Quality Board Has Statutory Authority To Take

DEP Discovers Evidence Of Continuous Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Release At McKean County Well Site During Routine Inspection

CNX Gas Company Reports It Did Not Stop Pumping Shale Gas Wastewater Through A Punctured Pipeline For 24+ Hours During An Incident In Morris Township, Greene County In May

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 23 to 29 - 3 Wastewater Pipeline Releases; More Abandoned Shale Gas, Conventional Wells; Leaking Gas Storage Area Wells

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30

Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs

PUC Encourages Consumers To Prepare For Dec. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Decrease To 31.2% Increase

PUC Invites Stakeholder Comments On The Issue Of The Adequacy Of Electricity Supplies In Pennsylvania

DEP Invites Comments On Draft Community Water System Design Standards Public Water Supply Manual

Guest Essay: Turning The Tide On The Chesapeake Bay - Giving Thanks For Pennsylvania's Progress And A New Opportunity For Leadership

Penn State’s Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies Spearheads New Design Standards For Stream Crossing

Capital Resource, Conservation & Development Area Council Host Dec. 11 Pasture Walk In Franklin County

Reforest Our Future Patch Project Creates Mini-Forests In Beaver County Community

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree

Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk: What's Behind Backyard Trash Burning Bans?

Brodhead Watershed Association Protecting Clean Water Together: Who's In Charge Of Your Water?

PennEnvironment Releases New Guide To Buying Refurbished Electronics During Holiday Season

Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania

Natural Lands, ClearWater Conservancy Announce The Preservation Of 667 Acres In Huntingdon County

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: New Friends Of Promised Land State Park Group Formed In Pike County

Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

DEP Invites Comments On Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determination For FDR Park Environmental Restoration Project In Philadelphia

Eckley Miners' Village Receives American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Grant

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Dec. 10 - Invasive Toolkit For Landowners

Penn State Extension Dec. 12 Webinar - Cost-Benefit of Voluntary Carbon Projects: Online Tool Demo

Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Jan. 14 - Brook Trout In Our Native Waters

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 30

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[Posted: December 2, 2024]  PA Environment Digest