March 8 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The March 8 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]

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

PA Association Of Environmental Educators Announced 2021 Education Award Winners

Natural Lands President Oliver Bass Featured In Philadelphia Business Journal's 'Power 100'

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: In Memoriam John Eastlake, Conservationist, Outdoorsman, Fmr DCNR Forester

Bay Journal Forum: Muddy Creek Chapter Trout Unlimited's Many Hands Make Light Work Of Tree-Planting In York County

Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited, Western PA Conservancy Partner To Cleanup Mine Drainage In Dunbar Creek, Fayette County

Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Looking Forward To A Year Of Growth

PA Nature Conservancy Adds 1,058 Acres To Cove Mountain Preserve In Perry County

Jane McCartney, A Sister Of Mercy, Donates Easement To Western PA Conservancy To Permanently Protect Forest Land In Clearfield County

Hershey Company Announces Goal To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 25% By 2030 From 2018 Baseline

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Agriculture Is Vulnerable To Climate Change

Op-Ed: We Are All Stewards Of God's Creation

Penn Power Partners With Erie Bird Observatory For 2nd Year To Protect Osprey, Birds Of Prey

Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Talen Energy Agreement To Close Montour Power Plant Coal Ash Disposal Site, Donate 805 Acres, $1.2 Million For Conservation Efforts

[ Headlines ]

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets March 16 On Mine Reclamation Needs; Expiration Of Federal Fee Would Leave PA With No Resources To Deal With This Critical Issue

Environmental Quality Board Meets March 16 On Final Water Quality Permit Fee Increases

Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Pennsylvania Must Stop Killing The Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: It Takes A Shared Commitment To Stop Killing The Susquehanna And Local Waters

Chesapeake Bay Commission Recommends Increasing Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup

Funding Flashback 2017: PA Chesapeake Bay Commission Members Spotlight Need For Clean Water Fund In PA

Funding Flashback 2020: Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing

DEP Order Requires Payment Of $125,000 Penalty For Latest Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Violations In Beaver County

Independent Fiscal Office Reports PA Natural Gas Production Increased 3.9% In 2020 Over 2019; Impact Fee, Permit Fee Revenue Takes Hit

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 946 More Permits, 2,170 More Inspections Since Last Week

First Lady Frances Wolf Discusses PA Tourism And Increased Outdoor Activities During COVID Pandemic

Votes Are In For 3 Pennsylvania Trails In USA Today 10Best Recreational Trails Competition!

DCNR Blog: How You Can Help Protect The Diversity Of Plants And Animals In Pennsylvania

DCNR Awards $357,211 In Wild Resource Conservation Grants To Foster Biodiversity, Protect Non-Game Species

Central PA Conservancy Protects 233 Acres Of Farm, Forest Land Containing Rare Plant Community In Franklin County

Middle & Lower Susquehanna RiverKeepers, File Notice Of Lawsuit Over Fish & Wildlife Service Decision To Deny Endangered Species Protection For Eastern Hellbenders

Penn State Students Need Help From Individuals Who Harvest Wild Ramps For Personal Use Or Commercial Sale

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

[ News From The Capitol ]

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Pandemic Unemployment; Remote Education; Budget Hearings Start In Senate

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule

House Committee Hears Annual Reports From Game, Fish & Boat Commissions

Senate Committee Meets March 10 On Carbon Dioxide Management Technologies

Rep. Sappy Holds March 11 Discussion Of Stormwater Issues, Property Damage In Chester County

House Republican Policy Committee Sets March 18 Hearing On Francis E. Walter Dam Corps Of Engineers Water Withdraw Study

[ Interstate - Feds ]

Petition Asks Delaware River Basin Commission To Upgrade River Designation To Protect Fish & Aquatic Life, Prevent Atlantic Sturgeon Extinction

Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Provides $52.4 Million To PA For Mine Reclamation

EPA: UCT Facility In Bucks County To Pay $44,880 Penalty For Hazardous Waste Violations

[ Water ]

Study For Great Lakes Protection Fund Identifies Erie County, PA As One Of 10 Priority Areas For Green Infrastructure Investment In Great Lakes Region

Registration Open For Southwest PA Regional Water Network Virtual Meetings On PA Ohio River Watershed Issues April 20, May 4 & 18

Allegheny Conservation District Releases Montour Run Watershed Assessment, Restoration Implementation Plan

Pike Conservation District: March Is Forestry Month; Contractors Workshop March 23; Leaf Pack Network- Stroud Water Center; Environmental Ed Grants

Penn State Extension: New Citizen Science Tool - First Investigation of Stream Health Webinar April 1

Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Indiana County

 [ Local Action ]

WeConservePA: Registration Now Open For Environmental Advisory Council Virtual Conference April 10

Pittsburgh Shade Tree Commission Introduces Equitable Street Tree Investment Strategy

Neighborhoods Can Now Apply For Fall Tree Plantings From TreeVitalize Pittsburgh

Apply Now To Receive Help With Community Food Gardens In Allegheny County

[ Hazardous Sites Cleanup ]

DEP Hosts April 6 Virtual Hearing On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Of Fmr McKees Rocks Landfill, Allegheny County

[ Environmental Professionals ]

Call For Presentations: PA Environmental Professionals October Virtual Conference Speakers Series

[ Forests - Recreation - Land Conservation ]

2nd PA Wilds Conservation Shop Coming To Leonard Harrison State Park In Tioga County

Save The Date: 9th Annual PA Firefly Festival June 25 & 26 In Forest County

Pike County Commissioners Begin Lackawaxen River Corridor Trail Feasibility Study

March 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In February

Wildlands Conservancy: Register Now For Summer Camps; Other Activities Available In March

[ Opportunities ]

Proposals Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Issues RFP For Communications, Marketing Services For Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership

Help Wanted: Northumberland Conservation District; Berks Nature; Brandywine Conservancy

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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