October 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 1 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

CBF-PA Urges Passage Of Keystone Tree Fund After Legislation Is Voted Out Of House Committee

Lancaster Clean Water Partners To Release Draft Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Plan At Oct. 3 Meeting

Penn State Extension: Green Stormwater Infrastructure - What's It All About?

Senate Environmental Committee OKs Bill To Weaken Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Standards

House Environmental Committee Amends Critical Infrastructure Security Bill To Set Penalties For Intentional Vandalism

Nuclear Energy Caucus Hearing: No Mandatory Physical Or Cyber Security Standards Exist For Natural Gas Pipelines

19 PA Counties Now Have Confirmed 55 Human Cases Of West Nile Virus

Week 1 - Fall Foliage Report: Trees Starting To Change Along PA’s Northern Border

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

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

Senate Environmental Committee Hearing: Witnesses Outline What They See As Attempts By Foreign Entities To Stand In The Way Of PA’s Gas Development

Senate Agriculture Committee Holds Oct. 2 Hearing On Invasive, Native Species

[ Water ]

Mercer Conservation District Recognizes Dr. Fred Brenner, Lexie Arkwright As Pioneers In Conservation

PASA: Free Soil Health Clinic: Field Sampling & Assessment Techniques Oct. 3 In Juniata County

Lebanon County Grazing Network Hosts Soil Pit/Soil Health Field Day Oct. 12

Call For Presenters: 2019 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River

Delaware River Basin Commission Now Accepting Entries For Fall Photo Contest

Call For Papers For Joint 2019 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation/ National Abandoned Mine Lands Program Conference

DEP Invitation To Submit Act 181 Mine Reclamation Proposals For A Project In Clearfield County

September Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition

Tree Pittsburgh, Partners To Give Away 1,000 Free Trees In Allegheny County Oct. 13, Nov. 3

Applications Now Being Accepted For Next Penn State Master Well Owner Course

Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Now Available

How You (And Your Phone) Can Improve Philadelphia's Flood Response

[ Energy ]

State Senators Again Seek To Intervene To Support Wayne County Landowner Lawsuit On Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban

Op-Ed: How PA Leaders Can Help Prevent Another Major Gas Pipeline Explosion

Penn State Extension: Oct. 23 Webinar On Addressing Orphan & Abandoned Wells From DEP, Industry Perspectives

DEP Blog: With Solar Panels, Barbour Family Farm Is Shining Example Of Conservation

Next Wave Of Green Jobs: Business Opportunities In Philly's Green Energy Sector Oct. 4

PUC Launches Utility Careers Campaign, Encourages Young People To Consider Opportunities With Utilities

Pittsburgh Hosts SHALE INSIGHT 2018 Conference Oct. 23 - 25

[ Waste ]

Keep Blair Beautiful, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Receive National Grants From Lowes

Penn State Tailgaters Recycled 16 Tons Of Plastic, Glass Bottles, Steel, Aluminum Cans At First Home Games

Clinton County CleanScapes Greater Jersey Shore Beautification Cleanup Oct. 6 In Lycoming County

PRC Holds Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, Drug Take-Back Events In Western PA During October

DEP: Nov. 7 Meeting/Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Biosolids Facility In Northampton County

EPA Removes Dorney Road Landfill Superfund Site From Superfund National Priorities List

[ Climate ]

PA's Weis Markets Receives Platinum EPA Greenchill Certification For Reducing Refrigerant Emissions

[ Air ]

Gov. Wolf: First Round Of Grants Awarded From EPA Volkswagen Settlement To Reduce Diesel Pollution

DEP Now Accepting Applications For Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates; Webinars Set On All Charging Station Grant Programs

[ Forests - Recreation - Land Conservation ]

Vote Now Through Oct. 1 In PA Parks & Forests Foundation Photo Contest

DCNR Blog: My Path To Fighting Wildlands Fires: A DCNR Firefighter's Journey

DCNR Blog: Producing The Show: Pennsylvania Fall Foliage Factors

DCNR: Additional State Forest Roads Opening For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

Brandywine Conservancy: 3rd Annual Bike The Brandywine A Sunny Success

[ Wildlife ]

Bay Journal: PA Officials Delay Plan To Shut Largest Shad Hatchery In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Game Commission Proposes To Reclassify 3 Bat Species As Endangered, Make Other Changes To Threatened, Endangered List

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Supports PA Project To Track Species In Decline

Partnership To Protect Ospreys From Power Lines Expands In Pennsylvania

[ Opportunities ]

Help Wanted: 3 Positions: Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn.; Chester County; Audubon

[ Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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