Sunday, April 18, 2021

April 19 PA Environment Digest Now Available - Happy Earth Day 2021!

 
Happy Earth Day 2021!

Celebrating 50 Years Of The PA Environmental Rights Amendment!


The April 19 PA Environment Digest is now available.


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[ Leadership ]


24 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Morton Family Partners With French Valley Conservancy To Donate 340 Acres In Crawford County


Westmoreland Land Trust Protects 96-Acre Farm Near Greensburg For Nature & Art Park


Farm Families Partner With Dept. Of Agriculture To Protect 26 More Farms, 2,370 Acres From Future Development


Penn State Environmental Resources Management Program Alumni Wayne Kober Celebrating 50 Years Of Impact, Inspired By First Earth Day


DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Rachel Reyna, Chief, DCNR Rural & Community Forestry Section


PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators: 2021 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Winners


Bay Journal: It Takes Coal To Heal Coal's Scars On The Landscape; Future Funding In Doubt - Part II


PA Conservative Energy Forum: Harvesting Pennsylvania Clean Energy 'Land & Liberty Coalition' Grassroots Initiative


PA Environmental Council: Reassessing Our Climate Footprint As An Organization


Bradford White Water Heater Manufacturer, 5 Other PA Companies Receive 2021 EPA ENERGY STAR Partner Of Year Awards


[ Earth Day ]


Protecting The Environment For All Pennsylvanians Earth Day Celebration April 22


DCNR Blog: Let Earth Day Inspire Lifelong Learning About Our Environment


DEP Blog: Tips For A Greener Earth Week And Beyond


Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment


PA Council Of Churches To Join Interfaith Partners In Special April 20 Observance Of Earth Day


Communities Celebrate Earth Day With KPB's Pick Up Pennsylvania Volunteer Cleanups


Bucknell University Agnes Revisited - The Performance: Learning to Live with Floods - History, Change, Remembrance, And Resilience April 22


Pocono Arts Council The Earth Speaks VII Exhibition And Restore Our Earth Virtual Conference April 20-24


[ Headlines ]


DEP Accepting Applications For Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration, Protection, Mine Reclamation Grants Starting April 22


DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 722 More Permits, 2,034 More Inspections Since Last Week


PUC Judge’s Opinion Orders Sunoco To Improve Public Safety, Emergency Outreach Measures, Rebury Pipelines Related To Mariner East Pipeline Project, Full PUC Approval Needed


Bucks, Montgomery Counties Join Opposition To PA Senate Republican Caucus Court Challenge To Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban


Muhlenberg Poll Finds Heath Concerns Over Fracking, Climate Change Decline In PA


House Environmental Committee Meets April 19 On Benefits Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry


PA Grade Crude (Oil) Development Advisory Council Meets April 22 On Draft Conventional Drilling Rules; Update On Road-Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Study


[ News From The Capitol ]


PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: What’s Next For Election Law Changes, Vaccine Hesitancy, Speaker Pro Tempore


Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated]/Bills Introduced


Bill Introduced To Allow Citizens To Exercise The Power We Have To Directly Amend The State Constitution, Make New Laws, Repeal Laws


Business, Environment, Energy Groups Praise Introduction Of Bipartisan Bills Increasing Solar Energy Mandate From 0.5% To 5.5% In PA


Sen. Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass


House Committee Meets April 19 To Consider Bill Authorizing Solar Energy Subscriber Programs


House Committee Meets April 20 To Consider Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications


House Committee Meets April 20 On Bill Setting Up Office Of The Repealer To Recommend Repeal Of Existing Regulations ‘Defying A Common Sense Approach To Government’


[ The Feds]


EPA, DEP: May 4 Virtual Meeting Set To Take Comments On Proposed Settlement With American Zinc Recycling On Its Palmerton, Carbon County Facility


Biden Administration Releases Pennsylvania Infrastructure Needs Report


Bipartisan Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus Formed To Protect Delaware Ecosystem


NRCS-PA Encourages PA Farmers To Apply For Conservation Assistance Thru 2 County-Specific Regional Conservation Projects By May 14


NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meets April 20


[ Environmental Hearing Board ]


Environmental Hearing Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Practice, Procedures Regulations


[ Water ]


Conservation Districts, DEP Host EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration Project Implementation Meeting May 19-20


Vote Now! Two PA Photos Part of Viewers' Choice Voting In Chesapeake Bay Foundation Photo Contest


SRBC Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Meets May 13


Delaware River Basin Commission Announces Start Of Watershed-Wide Reservoir Storage Study


Glass Half Full - Planning For Pennsylvania's Water Future Webinar April 21


WPCAMR: American Society Of Reclamation Sciences Webinars On The Four R's - Mine Reclamation, Restoration, Remediation And Rehabilitation Available On Demand


DEP Begins 2021 Black Fly Suppression Program


[ Recycling ]


PA Resources Council To Host Spring Electronics Recycling Collections In Delaware, Allegheny Counties


Independence Conservancy To Hold Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties


DEP Accepting Applications For Calendar 2020 Act 101 Recycling Performance Grants


[ Energy ]


DCED Awards Funding To Support Apprentice Program For Geothermal Energy Project Installation Training


DEP Issues Report Assessing PA's Energy Storage Capacity For A Cleaner, More Resilient Electric Grid


Talen Energy Announces $2 Billion Joint Venture With Pattern Energy To Grow Renewable Energy Generation Portfolio


Penn State Wind Energy Club Prepares To Compete In DOE Collegiate Wind Competition


Project Canary, Chesapeake Energy Announce Partnership To Produce Certified Responsibly Sourced Natural Gas


EQT Natural Gas Announces Commitment To Seek Independent Natural Gas Certification Under Equitable Origin, MiQ Standards For 200 Wells In Greene, Washington Counties


[ Biodiversity ]


USDA Grant To Support Expansion Of Penn State Online Beescape Tool For Pollinator Conservation


[ Recreation - Forests ]


PA Environmental Council Begins Accepting Applications For Water Trail Mini Grants End Of April


City Of Chester Unveils Eyre Park Levee Walk Trail Project In Delaware County


City Of Philadelphia Seeking Community Input On Philly Tree Plan


Susquehanna Greenways Partnership Feature: Indigenous Names Of The Susquehanna Greenway


April 14 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available


[ Wildlife ]


Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Virtual Watershed, Forest Bright Storytime, Rain Barrel Programs In April


[ Opportunity ]


Natural Lands Names Todd Sampsell Vice President Of Conservation Services


[ Helpful Resources ]


Environment & Energy NewsClips


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards  


Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits


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