Sunday, May 9, 2021

May 10 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The May 10 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Leadership ]


18 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Forbes Trail Chapter Of TU Recognizes Monty Murty With The Don Robb Memorial Chapter Service Award In Westmoreland County


PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrate The Innovative, Amazing Work Of 19 COVID Champions May 12 Virtual Awards Ceremony


Thomas & Marjorie Seibert Partner With French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust To Protect Nearly 20 Acres Of Woodlands


Natural Lands Preserves Vulnerable 12 Acre Section Of East Branch Brandywine Creek In Chester County


Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership - Three Scoops Of Water Pollution Reduction


Gov. Wolf Recognizes DEP’s Jill Whitcomb, Heidi Kunka For Their Efforts To Restore Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Combat Climate Change


[ Headlines ]


We Could Fund 4 To 6 TIMES The Number Of Local Environmental Projects We Do Now With The $200+Million Senate & House Surplus


EPA Evaluation Of Plan To Reduce Pollutants No Longer Contained By Conowingo Reservoir Says ‘Little Confidence’ The Plan Can Be Implemented Without Dedicated Funding


Bay Journal: PA Natural Gas Industry Embarrassed By 3 Environmental Scandals In 15 Months


DEP: June 16 Virtual Hearing On Mariner East Pipeline Water Quality Permit Changes In Chester County Related To Marsh Creek Lake Spill


DEP Posts Final-Form Reg. Cutting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants For 2 Advisory Committee Meetings


Gov. Wolf: 2021 Climate Impacts Report Projects Pennsylvania Will Be 5.9° F Warmer by Midcentury, Precipitation To Increase, Targets Areas to Reduce Risk


50 PA Forest Landowners Enroll Over 7,000 Acres In Family Forest Carbon Program, Over 700 More Landowners Interested


Environmental Quality Board Meets May 19 On Proposed Radiation Safety, Air Pollution Reduction Regulations


DEP Processes Nearly 41,000 Permits During Pandemic Closure - 93% On Time


Earth Conservancy Holds Info Sessions On Environmental Workforce Training Program; Now Accepting Sign Ups In NE PA


Keep PA Beautiful: The Consequences Of Illegal Dumping Trash, Tires - Abandoned Mine Fire In Northumberland County


Solar Energy Industries Assn. New Traceability Protocol Allows Solar Companies To Ensure Ethical Supply Chain; Updated Standards For Recycling


Deadline Extended: Nominations Now Being Accepted For Regional Women In Conservation Awards From Northeast


Pike County Task Force Releases Results Of First-Of-Its-Kind Baseline Tick-Borne Illness Study


Penn State Extension Webinar Series Highlights Tick Safety In Pennsylvania


[ News From The Capitol ]


PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: No $7 Billion Plan; We’ll Take The 5th; Fundraising In The Wild West; ID Papers Please


Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week


Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced


House Environmental Committee Republicans Oppose Fees Funding Water Quality Protection Programs; Write RGGI On Authority For Regs To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants


Republicans On House Committee OK Bill To Roll Back Environmental Protections From Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling, Legalize Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater


Environmental Defense Fund, PA Environmental Council Say Conventional Drilling Bill Would Result In Dramatic Reductions To Environmental Protection Standards


Berks Gas Truth: Thousands Tell House They Don't Want Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater


House OKs 4 Bills On Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications


PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Oppose House Bills Curtailing Regulations, Permitting Programs Protecting Environment & Public Health


Joint Conservation Committee Held Informational Meeting On Harmful Algal Blooms


Senate Local Govt., Environmental Committee Hold May 11 Hearing On Bill To Preempt Local Governments From Requiring New Buildings Use Climate-Friendly Energy Sources


Senate Agriculture, Environmental Committees May 12 Hearing On Bonding Solar, Wind, Biomass, Energy Efficient Products To Slow Growth Of Renewable Energy In PA


Senators Santarsiero, Collett To Reintroduce Bills To Give Attorney General Direct Jurisdiction Over Prosecuting Environmental Crimes


[ The Feds ]


PA Dept. Of Human Services Urges Renters To Apply For Federal Utility/Rental Assistance


[ Water ]


Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, EIP File Complaint In Federal Court Over City Of Harrisburg 800 Million Gallon Sewage Overflows


2021 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Presentations Now Available On Demand


Save The Date: 9th Annual Del-AWARE River Watershed Forum Set For Sept. 28 & 29, Oct. 1


Penn State Center For Agricultural And Shale Law: Agricultural Law Weekly Review


No Pennsylvania Photos Won 2021 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Save The Bay Photo Contest


Volunteers Needed: Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Creek Cleanup May 15 In Cumberland County


PUC Highlights Recent Actions To Protect Drinking Water For Drinking Water Week


[ Environmental Education ]


May Is State Parks BioBlitz Month, Download iNaturalist App And Submit Your Results


Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center Summer Day Camp Registration Open


Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Hosts Virtual Seminar May 11 By Michael Wojtech On The Growth Of Trees A Journey Through Time


PA Forestry Assn. Discovering PA's Forest Heritage Video Series: Civilian Conservation Corps Video Now Available


[ Dumping Cleanup - HHW Collection ]


Washington County Volunteers Conquered Trash Mountain!


PA Resources Council Holds May 15 Household Chemical Collection Event In Cambria County


[ Air ]


DEP Blog: Air Quality In Pennsylvania - How To Be Air Aware


[ Energy ]


PUC Seeks Comment On Further Modifying Current Moratorium On Door-to-Door Energy Sales, Marketing Activities


Northampton Community College ETAC Offering Energy Assessments To Agricultural Producers, Rural Small Businesses & Manufacturers In PA


Join PennTAP's Free PA Industrial Energy Readiness Cohort To Develop An Energy Management System For Your Business


SEEDS, The Highlights Foundation Virtual Update On Sustainability Initiatives At Boyds Mill Retreat Center In Wayne County May 11


[ Environmental Policy ]


PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April Now Available


[ Land Conservation - Recreation ]


May 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation


Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces 2021 Upper Delaware River Photo Contest


[ Opportunities ]


Allegheny County Conservation District Names Erin Copeland New Assistant Director


Interns/Help Wanted: PA Sustainable Agriculture Association Interns, Development Director


Interns Wanted: Ernst Conservation Seeds, Crawford County


Help Wanted: Lebanon Valley Conservancy Executive Director


[ Helpful Resources ]


Environment & Energy NewsClips


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards  


Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits


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