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[ Leadership ]
17 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA
PA Envirothon Executive Director Lorelle Steach To Retire After 30 Years Of Service To Envirothon Student Competitions
The Conservation Fund Announces Addition Of 254 Acres To First State National Historic Park In Brandywine Watershed Delaware County
DEP Highlights Local Water Quality Improvement Projects Cleaning Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Updates On Other County, Partner Accomplishments
Lancaster County Clean Water Partners Highlight Local Work; Lancaster Water Week June 4-12
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Staff Teach Students About Aquatic Life In The Watershed
Keep PA Beautiful, The GIANT Company, Community Groups Complete Improvement Projects In Dauphin County & Philadelphia
Game Commission Wildlife Futures Program Recognized By Fish & Wildlife Agency Association
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Celebrate #BlackBirdersWeek May 30 to June 5
[ Headlines ]
DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 928 More Permit Reviews, 1,724 More Inspections Since Last Week
Axios: Republican State Treasurer Garrity Threatens To Withdraw State Funds From Banks Not Lending To Coal & Natural Gas Companies
DCNR Announces State Parks, Forests Expect High Visitation For The Summer Season
DCNR Issues Overcrowding Alerts For 14 State Parks, 2 State Forest Areas; Recommends Alternatives
DCNR Preparing For Start Of Swimming Season On Memorial Day Weekend; Free Sunscreen Available At Many State Parks
Agriculture: Spraying Begins To Control Spotted Lanternfly Along Transportation Rights-Of-Way With Pesticide Known To Be Toxic To Fish, Pollinators
Bay Journal: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Mosquito Spray, PA DEP Orders Mosquito Programs To Stop Using Clarke’s Anvil 10+10 Pesticide
[ News From The Capitol ]
PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Biden Saves PA Republicans; Vague Emergency Resolution; June 28 Or 70% Whichever Comes First
Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week
Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced
House Republicans Pass Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Wastewater, Rolling Back Environmental Protection Standards
81 Groups, 3,342 Individuals Express Opposition To Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater
House Republicans Pass Bill Creating Office Of The Repealer Of Regulations
Senate Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Require Private Review Of Permits, Not Tell Public Why Regulations Changes Being Proposed
Senate Committee Approves Bill Promoted By Privately-Owned Water Companies To Set Up Publicly-Owned Water/Wastewater Systems For Takeovers
Senate Committees Hear New, Proposed Utility Scale Solar Electric Generation Capacity In PA Is Outpacing Natural Gas Generation By Nearly 3 to 1
Senate Democrats, AG Shapiro Announce Legislation To Address Issues Raised In Grand Jury Report On Natural Gas Fracking
Sen. Bartolotta Reintroduces Bill Narrowing Grounds For Citizen Appeals Of DEP Permit Decisions
[ The Feds ]
Biden's First Budget Makes Significant Investments In Abandoned Coal Mine Reclamation, Community Economic Development Efforts
U.S. House Committee OKs Bipartisan Bills To Prevent Expiration Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, Expand Economic Development Opportunities
Proposed Biden Budget Makes Historic Investments In EPA Programs To Support States, Environmental Justice, Science, Reverses Years Of Declining Budgets
National Conservation Districts Applaud Proposed Conservation Funding Increases In Biden Budget Proposal
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Praises Biden Proposed Budget Giving Chesapeake Bay Program Full Funding
PA Receives $3.9 Million EPA Grant For Water Quality Improvement Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Applications For Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Grants
EPA Kicks Off Series Of 10 Roundtable Discussions On Lead In Drinking Water June 3 In Pittsburgh
EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Recognizes Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia With First Asthma Community Champion Award
[ Water ]
DCNR Highlights Many Benefits Of Streamside Buffers In Visit To Geisinger Health System In Montour County
Lancaster County Clean Water Partners Hold June 1 Growing Greener, 319, Clean Water Fund Grant Applicant Workshop
Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Program Offers 1-Day Stormwater BMP Training June 29 In Lancaster County; Scholarships Available
DEP Invites Comments On TMDL Water Quality Plan For Laurel Hill Creek Watershed, Somerset County
City Of Lancaster Residents Can Pick Up Bee Better Kit To Support Pollinators June 26
Cumberland County Penn State Master Gardeners Offering Pollinator Container Garden Kits To Go June 26
Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Agriculture Research Project Grant Applications On Spotted Lanternflies, Pollinators, Water Quality Improvement, Climate Resiliency, Other Topics
[ Recycling - Conservation Education ]
PA Resources Council To Host Household Chemical Collection Events In Fayette, Washington Counties In June
PA Resources Council To Host 5 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel Online Conservation Workshops In June
[ Energy ]
Environmental Groups Appeal DEP Air Quality Permit For Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Clinton County
IFO: PA Quarterly Natural Gas Production Continues Steady Increase; PA Price Of Gas Increases 64.4%
PUC: Utilities Encouraged To Use Cybersecurity Best Practices Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Cyber Attack
PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $34,750 In Penalties For Violations
Pittsburgh 2030 District Partners Purchased Over 196,000 MWh Of Renewable Energy In 2020
Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance Hosts June 11 Women+ In Green Steadfast & Strong Breakfast
WeConservePA: Utility Scale Solar - Environmental & Siting Considerations Webinar Series In August
[ Recreation - Land Conservation - Forests ]
Brodhead Watershed Assn. Releases Schedule Of Summer Hikes, Volunteer & Education Events In Monroe County
Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Launches Drinks For The Delaware - Local Businesses Supporting Conservation
DCNR Blog: Restoring A Forest Devastated By Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)
DCNR Proposes Land Exchange With Erdenheim Farm In Chester, Montgomery Counties
May 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Delaware RiverKeeper Network Hosting June 5-6 Women's Camping Adventure
Call For Proposals PA Recreation & Park Society 2022 Annual Conference & Expo March 29 - April 1
Audubon Mid-Atlantic Releases RFP For Consultant To Prepare Conservation Plan For Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape Region
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