October 21 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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[ Headlines ]

Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2020 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

Senate Appropriations Committee Meets Oct. 21 To Consider Bill To Legalize Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater

Senate Environmental Committee Meets Oct. 22 On Bills That Will Slow Down DEP Permit Reviews, Make It More Complex, Costly

House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 22 Guaranteeing Taxpayers Pay The Highest Prices For Nutrient Reductions; Another Pretend Solution

40+ Groups, 200 Citizens Call On 2 Republican Reps. O’Neal, Ortitay To Investigate Cancers, Call For A Halt To Industry-Friendly Bills

PUC Administrative Judge Holds Hearings On Mariner East Pipeline Safety Oct. 23 & 24 In West Chester

Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties

Bay Journal: 55% Of Farmland, Farms Owned, Co-Owned Or Managed By Women In PA - What It Means For Clean Water

2019 PA Women’s Agricultural Network Symposium Set For Dec. 18 At Temple University

Natural Lands, Trellis For Tomorrow Partner On Youth Outdoor Stewardship Program In Chester County

Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Estimates Rail-Trails Contribute $930 Million A Year To Pennsylvania's Economy

DCNR Receives Independent Sustainable Forest Certification For State Forest System

DCNR: Statewide Peak For Fall Foliage Is Here!

DEP: Climate Change Could Dull Fall Foliage Displays In Penn’s Woods

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Authorize 3rd Party Review Of Chapter 102, 105 Permit Applications

Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Workshop On Conservative Approaches To Renewable Energy Oct. 22

House Democratic Policy Committee Holds Oct. 21 Hearing On Issues Related To Waters Of Pennsylvania

The October Newsletter Is Now Available From The Joint Conservation Committee

[ The Feds ]

NRCS-PA Receives Funding For Flood Prevention Projects For Watersheds In Chester, Westmoreland, Wyoming Counties

Cong. Meuser/Cartwright Introduce Bipartisan Federal Tax Credit Bill To Support Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants

Northumberland County Tree Farm Provides White House Blue Room Christmas Tree

[ Water ]

Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program

Penn State Students, Citizen Scientists Take Snapshot Of Shaver's Creek In Centre County

Extended: Call For Presentation Proposals: 2020 Keystone Coldwater Conference

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster

Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference, Designing With Our Natural Resources Dec. 5-6 Harrisburg

Delaware River Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Attracts Over 250 In Allentown

Fifth Season Sustainable Indoor Produce Farm Blooms In A Town Built On Steel In Allegheny County

[ Litter Cleanup - Recycling ]

Keep PA Beautiful: Still Time To Organize, Join An International Coastal Cleanup In Your Community

PA Resources Council, PA American Water Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events Oct. 26 In Pittsburgh

[  Energy ]

DEP Posts Updates To Radiation Monitoring Requirements For Oil & Gas Operations For Comment

PUC Sets Filing Schedule For Utility Energy Conservation/Universal Service Plans

PennDOT Accepting Applications To Upgrade Traffic Signals To LED Lights

PA Municipal League: Role Of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar Oct. 31

EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination

[ Climate ]

Brodhead Watershed Assn., Partners Host Oct. 26 Day For Climate Change Advocacy & Awareness In Monroe County

StateImpact PA, WITF Invite Public To A Retro Report Discussion On Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, More Oct. 23 In Harrisburg

[ DEP Newsletter ]

October News & Views Newsletter Now Available From DEP

[ Land Conservation - Forestry ]

Foundation for Sustainable Forests Protects 55 Acres In Crawford County Thanks To Generous Virginia-based Donors

Allegheny Land Trust Protects 38.5 Acres Of Woodlands Along Montour Trail In Allegheny County

Lancaster Conservancy Adds 23 Acres To Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, The Conservation Fund, Berks Nature Protect Additional 22 Acres

Lacawac Sanctuary Chestnut Tree Restoration Project In Wayne County

DCNR Good Natured Blog: The Fight To Preserve Hemlocks In Pennsylvania

[ Recreation ]

Chesapeake Conservancy, National Park Service Develop New Paddle The Susquehanna River Website

October 16 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

Oct. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap

[ Opportunities ]

Rodale Institute Names Jeff Moyer CEO

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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