June 18 PA Environment Digest Is Now Available

The June 18 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

PUC Lifts Shutdown Order On Mariner East 1 Pipeline; Mariner East 2, 2x Pipeline Construction Remains Shut Down In Chester County

Senate Committee OKs Bills Requiring Compensation For DRBC Fracking Ban, To Form Pipeline Commission, But NOT Conventional Drilling Bill

House Environmental Committee Meets June 19 On Bill To Implement Governor’s Oil & Gas Well Permitting Reforms

DCNR Outlines 123 Action Steps In Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation Report On Public Lands

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Urges DCNR To Manage Drilling In State Forests Consistent With The Environmental Rights Amendment Court Decision

Penn State: Bradford County Water Quality Improves, Impacts Rare Near Shale Gas Wells

DEP Sets June 18 Mosquito Spraying In Lycoming County; West Nile Virus Found In 2 More Counties

DEP Reminds Homeowners To Check For Mine Subsidence Risks

DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Days In Southwest, Southcentral, Lehigh Valley Counties June 16 to 18

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov's Schedule/Bills Introduced

House Committee Hears Testimony On Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions

House Committee Approves Resolution Calling For Audit Of PennVEST Nonpoint Source Program

House Committee OKs Bill To Limit Eminent Domain Use On Land Protected By Conservation Easements

Bill On Littering Penalties Reported Out Of House Transportation Committee

House Designates June 18 to 24 As Pollinator Week In Pennsylvania

Senate Committee Meets June 18 On Pipeline Eminent Domain Landowner Bill Of Rights Legislation

House Committee Meets June 20 On Bills Extending Natural Gas Service, Replacing Lead, Broken Service Lines

[ Water ]

Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Earns Another C On Its Annual Report Card

Southcentral Regional Watershed Workshop Set For June 20 In Carlisle

DCNR Blog: Fire & Rain - Using Biochar To Improve Rain Gardens, Control Stormwater

Independence Conservancy, Local Partners Cleanup Flood Debris From Raccoon Creek In Beaver County

Stroud Water Research Center: Car Enthusiasts Explored Chester County Watersheds

Valley Creek Restoration Partnership Green Infrastructure Tour June 20 In Chester County

Next Generation Farm Summit In Westmoreland County June 29

DEP Accepting Comments On Assessment Methodologies For 2018 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Report

DEP Invites Groups To Submit Data For Stream Standard Reviews For 63 Class A Wild Trout Streams

July 17 DEP Hearing On Renewal Of Water Quality Permit For Fmr Embreeville State Hospital Grounds, Chester County

[ Litter - Illegal Dumping Cleanup ]

Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Rob Dubas To Coordinate Illegal Dump Free PA Initiative

River Sweep Volunteers Needed June 16 To Cleanup Waterways In Western PA

[ Land Recycling ]

Hazelwood Green, Pittsburgh Selects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol As Public Plaza Designer

[ Air ]

Proposed State Air Quality Implementation Plan Changes For Meeting Ozone Standard, New Source Review Open For Comment, 3 Hearings

PA’s Proposed 2018 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan Available For Comment

[ Energy ]

PUC Now Accepting Comments On Proposed Policy For Third-Party Electric Vehicle Charging

DEP Issues Water Quality Certification For Transcontinental Northeast Supply Pipeline In Lancaster, Chester Counties

Gasoline Suppliers, Refiners Object To Bi-Directional Flow Proposal For Laurel Pipeline

Wolf Signs Bill Authorizing New Local Funding Option For Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Projects

Hundreds Rally For Passage Of PA Bipartisan, 100 Percent Renewable Energy Bill

[ Community Planning ]

Greater Carlisle Heart & Soul Project, Partners Host June 20 Workshop To Connect Citizens To Community Planning In Carlisle

[ Recreation ]

State, Local Officials Dedicate Enola Low Grade Rail Trail Bridge In Lancaster County

Legendary Delaware & Lehigh Trail Home Of 2018 National Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Sojourn

PA Water Trails Partnership Mini Grants Available, Apply By July 6

Keystone Trails Assn. Prowl The Sproul Weekend Highlights Northcentral PA Trails July 27-29

June 13 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Forests - Land Conservation ]

Wildlife For Everyone: Over 160,000 Students Received Trees Under Seedlings For Schools Program

Domtar, American Forest Foundation Announce Partnership To Improve Private Forest Conservation, Bird Habitat In PA, NY

Western PA Conservancy Protects More Forested Ridges, Headwaters In Laurel Highlands In Fayette County

[ Wildlife ]

78 Free-Ranging Deer Tested Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease In 2017, More Than 3x Number In 2016

DCNR Expands Online Interactive Map To Offer More Services To Hunters, Other Forest Visitors

FirstEnergy Uses Drones To Inspect Protected Bird Nests On Utility Poles, Equipment

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Receives Grant From The Philadelphia Foundation For Raptor Care, Conservation

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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