Sept. 24 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The September 24 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

LancasterOnline.com: Health Dept. Confirms 2 Deaths In PA From West Nile Virus, 33 Human Cases Statewide

CFA Funds 359 Projects To Improve Water Infrastructure & Recreation, Restore Watersheds

DCNR Announces Trail Improvement Grants At Laurel Highlands Trail Summit In Cambria County

Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Receives Grant For Wildlife Center At Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve In Centre County

DCNR: Pennsylvania Offers Fall Foliage Reports For Residents, Travelers Starting Sept. 27

The Nature Conservancy-PA Conservation Easement Protects 1,620 Acres Along Kittatinny Ridge In Perry County

Bay Journal: Op-Ed: Flood Of 10 Million Trees Could Help Offset Impact Of Future PA Deluges

Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order Creating PFAS Action Team

DEP: $469,501 Settlement To Resolve Civil Penalties For United Refining Company Violations In Warren County

DEP: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Faces Fiscal Cliff In FY 2020-21

Keep PA Beautiful Encourages Pennsylvania K-12 Schools To Participate In Recycle-Bowl Competition

New PA Uniform Construction Code Will Save New Home Owners Up To 25 Percent Of Energy Costs

DEP's Driving PA Forward Offers Grants, Rebates For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Part I: Boy Scout Takes On 4 Conservation Projects To Qualify For Prestigious William T. Hornaday Silver Award - Project #1: Saving Cranberry Glade Lake

Boy Scout Part II: Researching Raptors On Chestnut Ridge Near Uniontown

Boy Scout Part III: Restoring The Understory At Ohiopyle State Park’s Kentuck Campground

Boy Scout Part IV: Restoring Blooming Bioswales For A Better Youghiogheny River In Ohiopyle

[ The Feds ]

Gov. Wolf Urges Congress To Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

[ News From The Capitol ]

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

Waning Days Of Senate, House: Environmental Bills We’re Watching, Good And Bad

Bill To Weaken Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Standards On Senate Environmental Committee Agenda For Sept. 25

Senate Environmental Committee Holds Sept. 25 Hearing On Foreign Influence On Natural Gas Development In PA

Nuclear Energy Caucus Hearing Sept. 25 On Impacts Of Nuclear Power Plant Deactivations On Energy & National Security

House Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 25 On Controversial Critical Infrastructure Trespass Bill

House Committee Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Bill Creating Keystone Tree Fund

Environmental Issues Forum Oct. 15 By Joint Conservation Committee On Biogas, Bioenergy From Organic Waste

[ Water ]

NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Financial, Technical Farm, Forest Conservation Assistance

Chesapeake Bay Land & Water Initiative Now Accepting Grant Applications

Pike Conservation District Holds Local Road Maintenance Workshop Oct. 11

Stroud Water Research Center Premiere Of Lay Of The Land: Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters Film Oct. 11, Lancaster

Pike County Conservation District Celebrates Natural Resources Nov. 1

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Cranberry Creek Redesignation In Monroe County

DEP Blog: The Ins And Outs Of Septic Systems In Pennsylvania

Comments Invited On PUC Procedures For Acquisition Of Publicly-Owned Water, Sewage Systems

EPCAMR Pairs With Groasis To Provide Food Growboxxes For Youth In Coalfield Communities

Brandywine Museum Natural Wonders Exhibit Explores Nature In Contemporary Art, Chester County

International Ocean Film Tour Features Adventure Films & Environmental Documentaries Sept. 27 In Philadelphia

[ Collection Events - Waste ]

Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Community Tire Collection Events This Fall In Beaver County

ORSANCO: Ohio River Sweep Student Poster Contest Now Accepting Entries

DEP To Hold Oct. 1 Hearing On Drilling Waste Injection Well In Allegheny County

EPA Removes Recticon/Allied Steel Corp. Superfund Site In Chester County From Priorities List

Report By Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Raises Concerns Over Philadelphia Refinery Site

[ Energy ]

PUC Approves Resolution Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Valve Dispute In Chester County

DEP: Nov. 7 Hearing (If Needed) On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Pipeline Compressor Station In Forest County

CFA Awards $850,000 Grant To Valley Energy, Inc. To Extend Natural Gas Pipeline In Bradford County

Businesses Showcase Cutting-Edge Tech Solutions For Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions In PA

Royal Dutch Shell Raises Ambition To Drive Down Methane Emissions To Near Zero By 2025

Gov. Wolf Issues Proclamation To Declare Sept. 24-28 Clean Energy Week

PUC Creates New Office of Cybersecurity Compliance and Oversight, Appoints Michael C. Holko Director

[ Recreation ]

DCNR Blog: Wealth Of Pennsylvania Trails Means Brighter Future For Trail Towns

Western PA Trail Volunteer Fund Seeking Project Grant Applications

DCNR Blog: A New Visit To An Old Logger's Path In Lycoming County

PA Trails Advisory Committee Seeking Applications For 7 Positions

Manada Conservancy: A Walk In Penn's Woods Oct. 7 In Dauphin County At DeHart Dam

Sept. 19 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Land Conservation ]

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights October Educational Programs, Activities

DCNR, Central PA Conservancy Dedicate Letort Spring Garden Preserve In Cumberland County

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum Of Art, Chester County, Seeks Renewal Of Accreditation Thru Land Trust Alliance

[ Wildlife ]

Governor's Hunting, Fishing, Conservation Advisory Council Opposes Hawn’s Bridge Peninsula Development At Raystown Lake

Fort Indiantown Gap Announces 2nd Mountain Hawk Watch Now Open Thru Dec. 15 In Lebanon County

Bay Journal: Invasive Northern Snakeheads Found In Octoraro Creek, Lancaster County

Penn State: Few Hatchery Brook Trout Genes Present In PA Watershed Wild Fish

[ In Memoriam ]

In Memoriam: Steve MacNett, 51st Senator For Pennsylvania

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