January 4 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The January 4 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]

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

Gov. Gifford Pinchot On Leadership: Collaboration And Honesty Are The Foundation Of Effective Leadership In Public Office

Mira Lloyd Dock On Leadership: The Old Selfish Minds Must Go. Obstructive Reactionaries Must Move On. The Young Are At The Gates!

Ralph W. Abele On Leadership: Do Your Duty And Fear No One!

Rachel Carson On Leadership: The Human Race is Challenged More Than Ever Before To Demonstrate Our Mastery, Not Over Nature, But Of Ourselves

Gov. Dick Thornburgh On Leadership: People Living In The Chesapeake Bay States Should Not Have To Wait Another 30-Plus Years For Clean Water

Gov. Robert P. Casey On Leadership: Our Problems Have Taught Us That We Cannot Continue The Mindless Practices Of The Past

Gov. Tom Ridge On Leadership: I Call For Pennsylvania To Be A Showcase Of Well-Reasoned And Inspired Environmental Leadership

Lebanon Valley College's Commitment To The Environment

Op-Ed: New Year's Resolutions For Pennsylvania Legislators

[ Headlines ]

DEP Announces Award Of $34 Million In Growing Greener Grants To Fund 149 Community-Driven Local Water Cleanup Projects Across PA

CBF: Pennsylvania's Clean Water Wins, Whiffs And Wishes For 2020 And Beyond!

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 297 More Permits, 1,149 More Inspections Since Last Week

DCNR Acquires 18 Acres Of Land Adjoining Presque Isle State Park, Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie

Nominations For PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2021 Annual Awards To Recognize COVID Champions Now Due Jan. 12

PA/NJ Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation Hosting Webinars During 2021 Virtual PA Farm Show Jan. 9 to 16

Game Commission Annual Seedling Sale Starts January 4; Seedlings For Schools Begins Feb. 1

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: 2021 Could See Fundamental Reshaping Of PA State Government

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

Better Path Coalition Asks For Removal Of Rep. Metcalfe As Chair Of House Environmental Committee After He Calls Veterans Fighting Climate Change Traitors

Op-Ed: Climate Change Is Affecting Us All In Pennsylvania, Especially In Philadelphia

Op-Ed: RGGI - A More Mindful Approach To PA Agriculture And Climate Change

Op-Ed: We Must Cut Carbon Emissions From Fossil Fuels To Zero By 2050 To Prevent Passing A Point From Which We Cannot Adapt

[ The Feds ]

Approved Federal Budget Includes $10 Million For Delaware River Conservation

CBF: 8 Ways The New Biden Administration Can Save The Chesapeake Bay: #3-- Help PA Farmers With Conservation Practices

[ Water ]

2020 Pike County Conservation District Streams Environmental Quality Report Now Available; January Is Stormwater Month

DEP Sets Feb. 3 Virtual Public Hearing On Mine Reclamation Project In Westmoreland County

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Don't Buy, Sell, Or Use Lead Solder For Water Plumbing

Virtual Three Rivers Urban Soils Symposium Jan. 13

Registration Open! 2021 Northeast Cover Crops Council Virtual Conference March 4

PA Horticultural Society Tree Tenders Training Set For Jan. 20 & 21

Walking Thru Old-Growth Forest At The Alan Seeger Natural Area In Huntingdon County

[ Education ]

Reminder: Wildlife For Everyone Accepting Applications For College Scholarships Until Jan. 15

Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Entries In Fishing, Boating, Aquatic Resources Photo Contest

Learn About Vernal Pools In The Latest PLAY Newsletter From Fish & Boat Commission

Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Internship Opportunities

[ Energy ]

DEP Sets Jan. 13 Virtual Hearing On Chapt. 102/105 Permits For Phase I PennEast Pipeline Project

PUC: Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programs Submitted By Electric Utilities

[ Sustainability ]

Fallingwater: Global Mini-Symposium - New Conceptions - Sustainable Organic Architecture Jan. 16

[ Waste ]

DEP Approves Tri-County Landfill’s Municipal Waste Landfill Application In Mercer County

[ Forests & Parks ]

January 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

[ Wildlife ]

Deadline Extended: American Fisheries Society PA Chapter 2021 Spring Technical Meeting Call For Presentations

[ Helpful Resources ]

Environment & Energy NewsClips

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards  

Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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