Dec. 3 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The December 3 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

PA Supreme Court Upholds Decision Striking Down Protection Of School Property, Playgrounds, Species Of Special Concern In DEP Drilling Permit Process

DEP Advisory Committee Meets Dec. 13 To Discuss Reg Limiting Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations; Update On PA Air Quality

Allegheny Institute: Time To Tighten Reporting On How Local Governments Spend Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Fee Revenue

Clean Air Council, Widener Law & Sustainability Center, 61 Others Petition EQB To Set Up A Cap-And-Trade Program To Reduce PA Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Senate Climate Change Hearing: In The Absence Of Federal Leadership, PA Must Act

DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets Dec. 4 To Review Draft Recommendations For Climate Plan Update

Nuclear Energy Caucus Releases Report On The Impact Of Closing Nuclear Power Plants, Possible Solutions

University Of Pittsburgh To Purchase Hydropower From Proposed Allegheny River Lock & Dam #2 Hydroplant

Inspections Find 96% Of Small Farms In PA Making Good Strides To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Environmental Groups Deliver 4,038 Signatures To Gov. Wolf Urging Him To Prioritize Delaware River Basin

DEP Awards $1.6 Million In Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Grants In Western PA

American Rivers Receives Stroud Water Research Center Award For Freshwater Excellence

Voting Now Open For 2019 Pennsylvania River Of The Year

PUC #UtilityCareers Campaign Earns International Recognition

Agriculture, Military Affairs Kick Off Trees For Troops Donation Weekend

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule[Updated]/Gov’s Schedule

[ The Feds ]

Federal Storm Recovery Aid Approved For Portions Of Pennsylvania

[ Water ]

DEP To Host 2nd Information Session On Swoyersville Culm Bank Reclamation Project Dec. 5 In Luzerne County

NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Farm, Forest Owner Conservation Assistance In Central, Southeast PA

Penn State Extension: Farm Soil Health & Cover Crop Workshops Coming Up

MS4 Stormwater Education Resources Available To Local Officials

Penn State Extension: Teaching Youth About Water Continues To Be A High Priority

PennDOT Public-Private Partnership Program Requests Wetlands Mitigation Banking Proposals

[ Beautification - Recycling - Waste ]

Fresh Paint Days Grants Help Community Improvement Projects In Monroe, Philadelphia, Westmoreland Counties

DEP Advisory Committees Meet Dec. 12 To Continue Discussion On Changes To Act 101 Municipal Recycling Program

EPA Settles Lead Safe Renovation Violations With Chester County Contractor

Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Cleanup Grant Applications Due To EPA Jan. 31

[  Environmental Justice ]

EPA Accepting Applications For Environmental Justice Small Grants, Application Assistance Calls Scheduled

[ Energy ]

DEP Invites Comments On Acid Rain Permit For Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant, Lackawanna County

43 Mayors From Pennsylvania, Plus All 50 States Call For More Solar Energy

[ Land Conservation ]

PA Sea Grant, Lake Erie Region Conservancy Receive DCNR Grants To Preserve 270 Acres Of Farmland

[ Recreation - Forests ]

Groundbreaking Held For Multimodal Project To Improve Safety, Connectivity Around Ohiopyle State Park, Fayette County

State, Local Officials Celebrate Opening Of S.H. Rothermel Walking Trail In Mifflin County

DCNR Uses Electric Motorcycles At Presque Isle, Delaware Canal State Parks To Reduce Carbon Footprint

State Agencies Provide Year-End Update On Spotted Lanternfly

PA Environmental Council: Statewide Reforestation Partnership Takes Root

Western PA Conservancy: Trees For Johnstown, Cambria County

Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series For Forest Landowners

DCNR Now Hiring Young Adults For PA Outdoor Corps Crews In Locations Around PA

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Offers Young, Seniors Access To Outdoors Scholarships

Nov. 29 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

[ Wildlife ]

Citizen Science Opportunity: Join Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count Dec. 14 - Jan. 5

Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeks Motivated Students To Become Youth Conservation Ambassadors

Ned Smith Center For Nature And Art Offers New Exhibit Of Ned Smith's Work In Dauphin County

[ Opportunity ]

Natural Lands Names Oliver Bass New President

[ Other Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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