Friday PA Environmental NewsClips

DEP To Have New Draft Under 5 Acre General Permit For Erosion Control Available In July To Begin Public Review [PaEN]

EPA, USDA Host June 26 Webinar On Private Sector Financing Solutions For Nutrient Reductions [PaEN]

Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation Offering Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Grants To Not-For Profit Groups [PaEN]

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Falcon Watch Wrap-Up: 4 Young Peregrines Take To The Sky, With A Little Help From Friends [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Invasive Plant Species Can Hurt Both Pollinators And Native Plant Communities [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Plant Gardens For Bees/Pollinators At PennDOT Rest Stops, Interchanges, Traffic Islands
Maykuth, Others: Blast Rips Through South Philadelphia Refinery, Triggering Major Fire
Kummer: Officials Say Air Tests From Philly Refinery Fire Show No Immediate Concerns
Allegheny Front: How Ohio Compares To PA On Oversight Of Gas Drilling

Nuclear Power Plant Debate Expected To Reignite This Fall

Editorial: Make Pipeline Safety A Priority

Litvak: Shell Ethane Plant Nears Peak Construction Employment

Delaware RiverKeeper June 21 RiverWatch Video Report

Hopey: Clairton Residents, Activists Rally For Cleaner Air

GASP: Search Committee Formed For New Head Of Allegheny Health Dept

Erie Coke (Coal) Plant To Pay City $118,000 For Wastewater Violations

Luzerne Transit Authority Dump The Pump Day Promotes Transit, Downtown Explorer Contest

Western PA Faces Strain Of China’s Recycling Restrictions

Philly’s Plastic Bag Ban Might Actually Pass This Time

Editorial: Making Progress In Reducing Use Of Plastic Straws

AP: Heavy Rain, Winds Bring Flooding To Philadelphia Suburbs

Why Is It Raining So Much? Twisters, Downpours, The Harvest Of A Wild Spring

For PA Farmers, 2018 Year Of Record Rain A Big Nuisance

Tropical Storm Agnes Devastated PA In 1972
Preservation PA Recognizes Delaware Canal Vision Study With Award

High Water Swamps Erie’s Presque Isle State Park

Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves 142-Acre Farm Near Gettysburg Battlefield [PaEN]

Wilds Cooperative Of PA Launches New Website, Expands Membership To Grow Nature, Heritage Tourism In PA Wilds [PaEN]
June 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Locks To Remain Closed On Allegheny River Due To Swift Water
A Trust Fund For Pittsburgh’s Parks?  You May Be Voting On It This Fall

French Creek Valley Conservancy Completes Boat Launch On Conserved Land In Crawford County [PaEN]

Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge May Be Open For Fishing Soon

John Hayes: Chronic Wasting Disease Continues To Spread Across PA

Cong. Joyce Bill Adds $15 Million For Chronic Wasting Disease

At This Central PA Spot, Mayflies Love Swarming

Great Lakes State Governors, Canadian Premiers Support Law Enforcement Efforts To Hold Invasive Species Offenders Accountable [PaEN]

New Commissioners Join Fish & Boat Commission Board

DCNR Names Nathan Fice New Manager Of Clear Creek State Forest

Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy [PaEN]

Help Wanted: Ernst Conservation Seeds [PaEN]

Budget

AP-Levy: Disagreements Remain As PA’s Budget Deadline Nears

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National/International

Bagenstose: Casey, Toomey Back PFAS Bills In Congress

Maykuth: NRC OKs Transfer Of NJ Nuclear Plant To Holtec International To Dismantle

Editorial: New EPA Clean Power Rule Pollutes Public Policy

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