March 4 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The March 4 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

All Major PA Hunting, Angler, Wildlife Groups Oppose Using Environmental Fund Project Money To Pay Agency Operating Expenses

Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Opposes Transfer Of Environmental Stewardship, Keystone Funds To Pay Agency Operating Costs

Republican Chair Of Appropriations Committee: The Way We Fund Our Environmental Protection Programs Is Not Sustainable

Environmental Rights Amendment Challenge To Unconstitutional Use Of Oil & Gas Funds Now Includes Recent Proposed Fund Transfers

PennDOT Secretary: Over $110 Million In Emergency Costs From Flooding, Landslides, Biggest In A Decade

Dept. Of Health Asks For $1.4 Million For PFAS Monitoring, Oversight; And Helps Assess Climate Health Risk

Game Commission: Without Effective Chronic Wasting Disease Controls, CWD Will Spread And Threaten PA’s $1.6 Billion Hunting Industry

Fish & Boat Commission: Most Pressing Priority Is Securing The Long-Term Financial Future Of The Agency

Attend By Webinar: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Steering Committee Meets March 8

State Govt. Already Achieved 40% Renewables Goal; Climate Impact Assessment Report To Focus On Farm, Water Issues

Cap-And-Trade Climate Petitioners Resubmit Entire Petition To EQB With Updated List Of Petitioners

Penn State Climate Scientist Michael Mann Awarded 2019 Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement

[ News From The Capitol ]

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

Next Budget Hearings: Senate DCNR March 4; Agriculture House March 5, Senate March 6

House Appropriations Continues DEP Budget Hearing On March 5

[ The Feds ]

U.S. House Votes To Permanently Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

[ Water ]

DEP: Money Still Available To Reimburse Farmers For Doing Farm Conservation Plans Until April 1 In 43 Counties

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture: Soil Health: Real Farms, Real Problems, Real Solutions March 13 In Lancaster

Bay Journal: Land Trusts Lend A Helping Hand To Local Conservation Projects

The Center For Dirt And Gravel Road Studies To Offer A Series Of Road Maintenance Courses

Opportunities To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Butler, Schuylkill Counties

Harrisburg University Creates Digital Dashboard To Help Protect Susquehanna River Basin

Scouts Get Their Boots Wet For Science And Stewardship At Stroud Water Research Center

Stroud Water Research Center Hosts World Water Day Celebration March 21

Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment - Mudsnails Endanger Waterways

Insurance: More Pennsylvanians Getting Private Flood Insurance To Protect Homes, Property

PUC Adopts Revised Procedures For Acquisition, Valuation Of Municipal, Authority-Owned Water, Wastewater Systems

[ Education ]

PPL Electric Utilities Accepting Applications For Its Future Environmental Leaders Scholarship Program Starting March 1

Register Now For PA Environmental Educators Conference In Philadelphia March 18-19

EPA Now Accepting Nominations For President’s Environmental Youth Award

[ Environmental Heritage ]

Penn State Professor Explores Past, Present Conservation Efforts In Pennsylvania

[ Waste ]

Save The Date: PA Waste Industries Assn/Solid Waste Assn. - Keystone Chapter Joint Conference Sept. 4-5 In Harrisburg

[ Energy ]

Green Building Alliance Offers Certified Passive House Tradesperson Training In March

PUC Approves FirstEnergy Filings On Removing Barriers For 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Public Comments Invited On A Proposed PUC Policy On Electric Customer Assistance Program Shopping

PA Chamber Endorses Changes To PJM Electricity Market Pricing Rules

U.S. EIA: Carbon Dioxide Emissions To Decline By 1.3% In 2019; After Increasing 2.8% In 2018 Driven By Natural Gas

[ Invasive Species ]

Penn State Extension Hosts 8 Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Be On The Lookout! Emerging Invasive Plants In Pennsylvania

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Invasive Species And Climate Change

[ Forests - Stewardship ]

Erie Times-News: Sustainable Forest Management Initiative Now Underway In The City Of Erie

Updated Tree Tender Training Class Schedule For Volunteers In Central, Southeast PA

Tree Pittsburgh Hosts Tree Ordinance Workshop March 22

Pocono Environmental Ed Center Hosting Angling & Hunting For Conservation Program March 23

Western PA Conservancy Accepts Donation Of Conservation Easements On 62 Acres In Sullivan County

Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Now Accepting Crew Applications; Also Looking For Projects

[ Recreation ]

Latest Penn’s Stewards From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Features A Look At 20 Years Of Inspiring Stewardship

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Accepting Entries To 2019 Through The Seasons Photo Contest

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Get Outdoors Poconos March 16 Hike At New Bluestone Preserve In Monroe County

[ Wildlife ]

Game Commission Expands Chronic Wasting Disease Management Area Into Elk Range

Game Commission Seeks To Reduce Risk Around New Chronic Wasting Disease Cases In Clearfield, Franklin, Jefferson Counties

Watch Live Video Of Waterfowl At Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lancaster County

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