April 27 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The April 27 PA Environment Digest is now available

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[ Headlines ]

Op-Ed: My Fellow Conservatives Are Out Of Touch On The Environment - Fmr. Gov. Tom Ridge

House Republicans Pass Bill Blocking Environmental Regulations; Likely Going To Governor

House Republicans Pass Bill To Freeze Funding For County Conservation Districts, Local Parks, Farm Conservation, Watershed Restoration Projects; Will Hurt Local Economies

PA Conservation District Assn.: House Republican Effort To Freeze Funding For County Conservation Districts Will Shut Them Down, Hurt Local Economies

PA Land Trust Assn. Says House Republican Effort To Prohibit State Expenditures On Conservation Districts, Local Conservation Projects 'Insanity'

PA Recreation & Park Society Opposes Republican Efforts To Freeze Funding For Local Park, Recreation, Conservation Projects

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Republican Efforts To Freeze Conservation Funding Will Hurt Communities, Small Businesses

PA Environmental Council: Almost All Funds Targeted By Republican Freeze Support Local Environmental, Conservation Efforts

18 Senate Republicans Ask Gov. Wolf To Withdrawn His Executive Order Asking DEP To Establish A Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants

Modeling For Carbon Pollution Reduction Proposal Shows 180M Ton Reduction In CO2, 3% Increase In Electric, Coal Use Drops Either Way

DEP Announces Projected Climate Change Impacts Report To Support Planning For Pennsylvania’s Future

DEP Program Helps 20 Communities Develop Local Climate Action Plans

Amazon/The Nature Conservancy Right Now Climate Fund Commits $10 Million To Family Forest Carbon Program In PA, Appalachians

Shippensburg University Hosted Virtual Campus Climate Commitment Signing Event

DCNR Extends Facility Closure Thru May 8; Will Reopen Following Gov. Wolf's Red, Yellow, Green Reopening Plan

Op-Ed: Open Pennsylvania Parks For Early Recovery From COVID-19

More Funding Provided For Federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program For Nonprofits, Small Businesses

DEP Posts Guidelines For Emergency Land Application Of Milk

Agriculture Confirms PA's First Spotted Lanternfly Hatch, Encourages Residents To Be Vigilant

PennVEST Provides $116 Million To Fund 16 Water Infrastructure Projects In 13 Counties

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Program In PA Announces Award Winners

Butler Senior High Students Couldn’t Be There On Release Day For Their Trout In The Classroom Project, But They Found A Way

[ Earth Day 50 PA ]

Happy Earth Day 50 PA!

Remember, the last 50 years shows the good guys ALWAYS win!  ALWAYS overcome!   Sometimes it just takes a little longer!

Op-Ed: 50th Earth Day: Time To Consider Wiser Course - We Are All Of This Earth And Dependent On It

Op-Ed: Earth Day 1970 Changed My Life

Op-Ed: Earth Day 50: A Wakeup Call To The Scientific Community - Science Matters

Op-Ed: Earth Day - 50 Years And Counting

PA Environmental Council At 50: Securing Our Environmental Rights

Earth Day 2020 – Bringing Pennsylvanians Together Even Though We’re Apart

DEP’s Blog: Earth Day 50 PA: DEP Staff Reflections

DEP’s Blog: By Acting On Climate, We Help Make Every Day Earth Day

DEP’s Blog: Peregrine Falcons Soar In PA As Earth Day Celebrates 50 Years

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Looking Toward Earth Day 2070

Western PA Conservancy: Honoring Earth Day By Preserving An Historic Farm In Westmoreland County

Penn State Extension: Celebrate Water At Home This Earth Day!

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Posts Special Earth Day 50 PA Newsletter

PA Forestry Assn: Special Earth Day Edition Of Pennsylvania Forests Quarterly

Pittsburgh Organizations Going 100% Renewable Energy On Earth Day's 50th Anniversary

Pocono Arts Council Announces Online The Earth Speaks VI - A Juried Exhibition On The Environmental Crisis

Fmr EPA Officials Release Special Environmental Protection - A Half Century Of Progress Reports For Students, Teachers

[ At-Home Environmental Ed ]

PA Envirothon Creates Daily Online ‘Taking A Natural Challenge’ For Envirothon Students May 18-22

Huntingdon Conservation District Posting Virtual Field Trips For Students, Teachers

Stroud Water Research Center Offers Learn At Home Resources To Help During Pandemic

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: Clean Water Grows On Trees Webinar Now On Demand

Keep PA Beautiful Offers Online Learning Materials - Open Your Eyes To Litter Book Series

Rodale Institute Offers Virtual Learning And Online Ordering In Face of Pandemic

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Report: Protesters; Red-Yellow-Green Plan; 1.6 Million Out Of Work

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated]

[ The Feds ]

NRCS Awards $2.2 Million To Berks Conservation District To Install Agricultural Best Management Practices

USDA Extends Deadline For On-Farm Demonstrations, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Alternative Funding

EPA Awards $920,000 In Clean Diesel Grants To Clean Up 47 Buses In PA

[ Water ]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Urges DEP To Enforce All Environmental Laws

Master Watershed Steward Program Launches For Lower Susquehanna Region

Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffers - More Than Just Trees

Take The Water Environment Federation Stormwater Needs Survey For MS4 Stormwater Managers

DEP Invites Comments On TMDL For Stream In Bedford County

Penn State Extension: Slow The Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species

3 Major Enhancements Coming From Stroud’s Leaf Pack Network

DEP’s Blog: When April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers - Like Stormwater

Delaware River Watershed Forum Going Digital!

DEP Begins 2020 Black Fly Control Program In 35 Counties

[ DEP ]

April News & Views Newsletter Now Available From DEP

[ Scholarship ]

SEEDS Program Accepting Entries To Burkhardt Sustainability Essay College Scholarship Contest In Monroe, Pike Counties

[ Energy ]

DEP Approves Permit For Underground Injection Well For Drilling Wastewater In Allegheny County

DEP Receives Good Samaritan Act Proposals To Plug 2 Abandoned Wells In Wyoming, Venango Counties

April 30 PUC Meeting To Be Conducted Telephonically

[ Recycling ]

Centre County Postpones Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event To Nov. 20-21

Centre County Resumes Curbside Recycling Service April 27

PA Resources Council Asks Public To Sort, Save, Store Materials For Upcoming Collection Events; Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinars Set

[ Sustainability ]

Sustainable Pittsburgh: Support Sustainable Shops, Restaurants In Western PA

[ Forests - Land Conservation - Recreation ]

Mira Lloyd Dock: A Beautiful Crusade Online Event April 29

PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards

The Nature Conservancy-PA Protects 232 Acres Along Kittatinny Ridge In Franklin County

French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Preserves 31 Acre Farm In Chester County

April 24 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Opportunities ]

Shannon Gority Named Executive Director Of PA Office Of Chesapeake Bay Foundation

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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