Sunday, December 20, 2020

December 21 PA Environment Digest Now Available


The December 21 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]


15 Stories - What REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership Looks Like In PA


The first 15 stories in this week’s PA Environment Digest-- all new just this week-- profile students, farmers, landowners, businesses, volunteers, scientists and many others showing real environmental and conservation leadership.

There are many, many more…..  

Thank You For Your Leadership!


Bay Journal: Landowners, Turkey Hill Dairy, Trout Unlimited, Lancaster Clean Water Partners, Conservation Districts, NFWF, Chesapeake Conservancy, Others Partner On Precision Conservation In PA


Andrew Johnson, William Penn Foundation’s Director Of Watershed Programs, To Retire In 2021


EPA Recognizes Excellence & Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure Projects, Including Temple University Green Roof Project


Ralph Streibig Protects 70 Acres With The Lancaster Conservancy In York County In Memory Of His Family


Paul & Cynthia Black, Bob & Shelley Casciato And French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Protect 54 Acres In Chester County


Christina Smith & Berks Nature Permanently Protect 70 Acres Of Farm, Forest, Watershed Lands In Berks County


Tim & Aurora Hughes, Saly Glassman & Ira Berman Partnered With Wissahickon Trails To Protect 31 Acres Of Watershed Land In Montgomery County


PA, MD, VA Student Leaders Draft New Chesapeake Bay Outdoor Bill Of Rights


Pittsburgh Mayor, Western PA Energy Consortium Win U.S. Conference Of Mayors Climate Protection Award


Curtis Institute Of Music In Philadelphia Kicks Off 3-Year Energy Efficiency Project


PA Environmental Council - The Next 50: The Only Constant Is Change


Sustainable Pittsburgh: Support Local, Sustainable Businesses This Holiday Season


Grant Twp. Indiana County Defends Itself Against Another Lawsuit By PA General Energy Company Over Its Ordinance Banning Drilling Waste Injection Wells Based On Environmental Rights Amendment


Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Sulfur Dioxide Pollution In Indiana, Armstrong Counties


Groups Challenge PennDOT, FHA Vehicles-First Erie Bayfront Parkway Project


[ Headlines ]


Vote Online Now For Pennsylvania's 2021 River Of the Year


DEP Provides Update On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Efforts; New Stormwater Manual Coming; Next State Team Meeting Jan. 26


Water Quality Cleanup Needs To Focus Not Only On 'Hot Spots' But 'Hot Moments' In Time During Increasingly Frequent Storm Events Using Buffers, Stream Fencing, Cover Crops, No-Till


Dept. Of Agriculture Unveils Schedule For Virtual 2021 PA Farm Show; Highlights Of Educational, Environmental, Energy Events


PUC Bureau Of Investigation Proposes $1 Million Penalty For Multiple Violations That Led To Explosion Of Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline In Beaver County


DEP Projects Nearly 70% Drop In Revenue Supporting Oil & Gas Drilling Regulatory Program Due To Downturn In Industry; Health Impacts Study Report Due This Month


DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 921 More Permits, 2,013 More Inspections Since Last Week


Clean Power PA Coalition: 95% Of Commenters At EQB Hearings On Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Supported The Proposal


New Poll: 64% Of Pennsylvania Voters Support PA Joining Multi-State Transportation Climate Initiative


2021 PA Climate Impact Assessment: 13% Increase In Extremely Heavy Precipitation Events By 2050; DEP Advisory Committee Discusses Draft Impact Report, Climate Action Plan Dec. 22


KPB Surveillance Cameras Catch Illegal Dumping In Michaux State Forest; Reports Of Illegal Dumping Up 212% In 2020


[ News From The Capitol ]


PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Senate Republican Leader Outlines Priorities; COVID Challenges


Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule


[ The Feds ]


Gov. Wolf: SBA Approves Low-Interest Loans For Survivors Of Flooding From Tropical Storm Isaias In Berks County, Philadelphia


Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Biden's Pick For EPA Administrator


Op-Ed: Biden-Harris Administration Should Invest In The Chesapeake Bay And Farmers


USDA NRCS Seeks Public Input On Guidance Defining Nonindustrial Private Forest Land Eligibility


[ Water ] 


Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Conservation Grant Applications


DEP Announces $248,000 In Grants For Lake Erie Coastal Zone


DEP Announces $579,432 In Grants For Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone


Introducing A Diversion Best Management Practice To Control Erosion, Sedimentation And Runoff At Timberidge Farms, York County


Penn State Extension: Stormwater Training For Municipal Staff, Elected Officials


The Importance Of Snow And Forests To PA Streams And Groundwater


CBF: Salt For Snow And Ice: Effects On Waterways Not Very Nice


Presentation Videos From 2020 Delaware Watershed Congress Now Available


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Releases Draft Comprehensive Plan For Public Comment; January Webinars Set


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Recaps Dec. 11 Business Meeting


Delaware River Basin Commission Recaps Dec. 9 Business Meeting


Save The Date: DRBC Advisory Committee On Climate Change To Host Climate Change Forum March 2


PA American Water Hosts Series Of Virtual Customer Assistance Programs, Next One Jan. 14


[ Education ]


PA Environmental Educators: Nominations Now Being Accepted For PA's Pathways To Green Schools, Green Ribbon Schools Awards Programs


Deadline Extended: PennDOT's Innovations Challenge Invites Students To Develop Solution For Funding Transportation With Electric, Fuel Efficient Vehicles


U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Accepting Applications For College Directorate Fellows Program


[ Storage Tanks ]


DEP: CrossAmerica Partners To Pay $125,000 Penalty For Violations At 18 Underground Storage Tank Facilities In SE PA


[ Energy ]


DEP Issues Water Quality Certification For National Fuel Gas FM 100 Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter Counties


DEP Publishes Final, Revised General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Liquid Waste From Fracking Oil & Gas Wells


Nanoengineered Cement Shows Promise For Sealing Conventional, Shale Natural Gas Wells Leaking Climate-Damaging Methane


PUC Invites Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Increase Reliability And Resiliency Related To Increasingly Frequent Weather-Related Threats


Public Utility Commission Offers Winter Storm Safety Tips


PUC Moves To Require Diversity Reporting By Public Utilities


PUC Highlights 2020 Accomplishments At Final Meeting Of 2020


Op-Ed: Damaged Three Mile Island Reactor Cleanup Needs To Be Fully Funded


[ Pesticides ]


Agriculture Department Reminds Private Pesticide Licensees Of March Deadline, Renewal Requirements


[ Forests - Recreation - Land Conservation ]


Penn State Botanists Get DCNR Grant To Study Ginseng In PA


Essential Factors For Park Maintenance, Building Resilience From The Ground Up


PA Recreation & Park Society Accepting Applications For Conference & Training Scholarships For Students and Professionals


Natural Lands Issues Call For Force Of Nature, Stoneleigh Ambassador Volunteers


Dec. 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation


[ Wildlife ]


Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Arts Barn In Schuylkill County Host Winter Artisan Series


Report By State, Federal Agencies Details Coordinated Effort To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease; How Hunters Can Help


[ Helpful Resources ]


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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


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