August 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The August 6 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Public Utility Commission Partially Lifts Mariner East 2, 2x Pipeline Construction Shut Down In Chester County

StateImpact: DEP, DCNR, DCED Submit Comments To FERC Critical Of Pipeline Review Process

Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Propose Methane Limits On Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Conventional Drilling Regs Early In 2019

Op-Ed: DCNR Shale Gas Monitoring Report Has Good Information, But Obfuscates Forest Policies

Our Work’s Not Done: Mining States Push For Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee

Dave Mankamyer Receives PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Mayfly Award

August Township News Feature: Saving The Forests Using Comprehensive Plans

Electric Service Reliability Report Notes Record Number Of Storm Outages In 2017

PA’s Waste Planning, Recycling & Waste Reduction Act 101 Is 30 Years Old; Challenges For A $22.6 Billion PA Industry

PA’s Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Is 30 Years Old; Where Will Future Funding Come From?

John Arway, Executive Director Of The Fish & Boat Commission, To Retire In November

Coldwater Heritage Partnership Starts Accepting Grant Applications Sept. 1

Invasive Asian Longhorn Tick Confirmed In PA, State Urges Precautions To Protect People, Livestock, Pets

DEP: Record Mosquito Numbers Spread Positive West Nile Virus Results To 52 PA Counties

DEP: Mosquito Spraying To Control West Nile Virus In Westmoreland County Aug. 6

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule

[ The Feds ]

USDA Encourages Rural Communities To Apply For Funding To Upgrade, Rebuild Rural Water Infrastructure

Op-Ed: Time Is Running Out For The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund

AG Shapiro Joins Coalition Filing Lawsuit Over EPA Rollback Of Clean Vehicle Rule

[ Water ]

Penn State: Small Amounts Of Pharmaceuticals Found In Northcentral PA Rural Water Wells

Pike Conservation District Receives Grant To Help Homeowners Understand Water General Permits

2018 PA Stormwater Conference Oct. 18 Butler County, Nov. 16 Montgomery County

PA Resources Council Holds Watershed Awareness/Rain Barrel Workshop Sept. 27 In Allegheny County

PA Horticultural Society, Penn State Extension, Tree Pittsburgh Offer Fall Tree Tender Classes

Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing Aug. 15, Meeting Sept. 13 In New Jersey

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Now Available

[ Public Outreach ]

DEP Blog: DEP Connects At Local Farmer's Markets In Northeast

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July

[ Recycling - Composting - Littering/Illegal Dumping ]

Penn State Extension: Biochar & Torrefied Biomass Short Course Oct. 24-25 In State College

PA Resources Council Sets Fall Recycling Awareness, Backyard Composting, Vermicomposting Workshops, Hard-To-Recycle, HHW Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties

PennTAP What Will The Definition Of Solid Waste Rule Exclusion Mean For Your Business? Webinar Aug. 16

Trash Travels: Join Keep PA Beautiful For International Coastal Cleanup To Keep Our Waterways Clean

DEP Helps Improve School Safety With Laboratory Chemicals Training, Cleanout

PA’s Crayola Offers Free Crayola Marker Recycling Program To K-12 Schools

[ Energy ]

PUC Schedules 4 More Hearings On The Proposed Transource Transmission Lines In Franklin, York Counties Sept. 18, 20

Pocono Raceway Green Successes, Future Goals In Monroe County

UGI Opens CNG Fueling Station In Bethlehem, Touts Advantages of Natural Gas Vehicles

Mapping Pennsylvania's Electric Vehicle Future

[ Education ]

Spotted Lanternfly Headlines College Exhibits Building At Ag Progress Days Aug. 14-16

PPL Foundation Now Accepting Applications For STEM Education Grants

Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Grant Deadline Sept. 30

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Water Wiser Kids Insect Safari Aug. 17 In Monroe County

Helping Pollinators Highlighted At Ag Progress Days Yard & Garden Area Aug. 14-16

Cumberland County Master Gardeners: Gardening With Nature: Butterfly Gardening Aug. 21

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Education Programs, Activities In August

[ Recreation ]

Harrisburg Area Bicycle Club Three Creek Century Ride Sept. 16 To Benefit American Cancer Society

DCNR Makes $488,000 Investment In Snowmobile, ATV Trails

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Restore Portions Of Hickory Creek Wilderness

DCNR Blog: Campers, Hikers, Look For Native Blueberries, Huckleberries Along The Way

Reminder: Proposals Due Aug. 15 For PA Recreation & Park Society 2019 Conference

[ Wildlife ]

First Male Hawks Tagged In Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Broad-Winged Hawk Project

[ Opportunities ]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Names Laurel Spagnolo Director Of Major Giving In PA

Help Wanted: Friends Of The Upper Delaware Watershed Program Policy Director

Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Eastern Conservation Grant Accountant

[ Other Helpful Resources ]

Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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