Game Commission Delivers More Information On Deer

Continuing its ongoing outreach and educational efforts to heighten the understanding of deer management and whitetails, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced the agency has expanded its website's deer management section, created a new deer periodical and posted a deer management video on YouTube. (click for more)

Forestry for the Bay Program Launched

To show how their well-managed woodlands can lead to cleaner streams and rivers, and the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is encouraging private landowners to join the "Forestry for the Bay" Program. (click here for more)

Monday Clips

Editorial: $400 Million Approval Will Help, But Gap Remains For Water, Sewer
Watershed Association Volunteers Help Stabilize Mill Creek
Loyalsock Creek Assn. Reports On Litter Cleanup, Mine Reclamation
Rare Plants Found In Dead Pond On Presque Isle
Centre County Under Drought Watch
Riverkeepers Fight Casino
Cleanscapes Event Yields Removal Of Almost 5 Tons Of Trash
Crude Awakening- Falling Oil Prices Hit Local Wells (Video)
First Gas Drilling Sites Around Southern Tier Show Promise, Problems
Natural Gas Find Calls For Urgency
Community College To Benefit From Wind Turbine Project
How Will Wild Spike In Energy Costs Hit Home?
Students See The Light On Energy Conservation
Editorial: Energy Industry Closes In Around Us
Wallenpaupack Home Certified As Green
Editorial: Fighting To Save Elms
Outdoors: Small Animals Are Collectors

Sunday NewsClips

Editorial: Referendum Shows Value Of Infrastructure Maintenance
Audubon PA Scores Grant For Bird Preservation
Gong Greener: All The Little Bits Add Up
Stressing Residential Energy Efficiency (Video)
Going Green At Home (Video)
25 Ideas To Make Your Home Greener
Why Letting It Rot Is Good
Green Cleaning Products All The Rage
Internet Resources For Green Living
Energy Stars May Not Be All They Say They Are
Making Sustainability A Complete World View
Cornfield Is Classroom For Students Near Lancaster
Home, Business Owners Harness Solar Power In PA
Deer Collisions Increase During Mating Season
Game Commission Moves On Research Habitat Projects
Nature Conservancy Thinks Big In PA

Salturday Clips

Mushroom Compost Helps Cleanup Mine Drainage
Watres Dam Gets $10 Million

Nov. 10 PA Environment Digest Headlines

See www.PaEnvironmentDigest.com all articles. (Click here to Print entire Digest)

PA Voters Overwhelmingly Say “Yes” to Clean Water
Voters Also Approve $92 Million+ In Local Environmental Funding
Pennsylvanians Elect Trails In www.iConservePA.org Special Election
WPSU Tackles Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay
Lehigh Valley Land Recycling Receives 2008 Ark Award
Free Technical Assistance Available for AMD Projects
Western PA Watershed Mini Grant Program
DEP Invites Comments On TMDL Plan In Carbon, Luzerne Counties
DEP Declares Drought Watch in 29 Western, North Central Counties
24,000 Volunteers Took Part in Pittsburgh Fall Clean-up Events
PA Parks and Forest Foundation Accepting Nominations For Awards
New Federal Tax Law Can Help Protect Water, Land and Habitats
PA Center For Environmental Ed Director at Sustainability Conference
November PA Center For Environmental Education Newsletter
Penn State Natural Resources Online Forestry Seminar Series
2008 EPA Green Building Design Award Winners
Sustainable Energy Fund Elects Officers, 2008 Accomplishments
PUC 3rd Hearing On Trends In Wholesale Electricity Market
PUC Approves Energy Conservation Plan For FirstEnergy
Marcellus Shale Find May Be Larger Than Earlier Estimate, Conference
2009 Local Government Excellence Awards Due November 21
Local Historic Preservation Grants Available
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project Bid Opportunity, Butler County
Climate Change Projected to Affect Restoration of Chesapeake Bay
Game Commission Releases Rehabilitated Bald Eagle

PUC Sets Dec. 18 Hearing On Wholesale Electric Market

The Public Utility Commission today said it will hold an additional en banc hearing on December 18, to discuss current trends in the wholesale electricity markets.
The hearing will be on similar topics as those addressed during the en banc hearings held on October 23 and November 6, although different speakers and viewpoints will be represented.
The announcement is to save the date. An agenda and comment period information will follow soon on the Wholesale Energy Markets page of the PUC website as it becomes available.
The hearing will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. (click here for announcement)

DEP Issues Drought Watch For 29 Counties

The Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch today for 29 Pennsylvania counties as precipitation deficits continue and stream flow levels fall in the western and north central areas of the state.
The drought watch covers Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Somerset, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. (click here for more)

Friday NewsClips

Enjoy these NewsClips from around PA--

Wyoming Valley Should Benefit From Sewer Bond
Hazleton Inks Deal To Sell Reclaimed Land
Editorial: Plant Trees Along Rivers To Prevent Pollution
Power Users Tell PUC State's Electricity Markets Are Broken
State Power Costs Could Kill Jobs, Executive Says
Met Ed Energy Conservation Plan Approved
Philly And The Solar Sell
Leaders Say Western PA Should Tap Gas Reserves' Potential
Editorial: Tapping Pittsburgh's Promise Along The Allegheny
Advocates Say Obama Will Be A Great Lakes Friend
Coal Gasification Plant Planned For Schuylkill County