Monday, October 18, 2021

October 18 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 18 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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32 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic


DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution


WARNING Issued: Do Not Eat Fish From Neshaminy Creek Watershed In Bucks, Montgomery Counties Due To High Levels Of PFOS Contamination


Coalition Launches Initiative To Promote Safer Setback Distances From Oil & Gas Drilling, Infrastructure


Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Critical Of DEP For Working With Penn State On Independent Studies Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater They Had Been Aware Of Since August, 2020


NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA


DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds


DCNR Blog: Just What Is Green Infrastructure?


Lancaster Cemetery Community Tree Planting & Clean Up Set For Nov. 6


Agriculture Awards $2 Million+ Research Grants To Improve Soil & Water Quality, Control Spotted Lanternflies, Protect Pollinators, More


Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $110,000 In Grants To Help 34 Water Supply Owners Monitor Groundwater Levels


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Accepting Nominations For 4 Annual Award Programs


Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Toxics Advisory Committee


Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program


Independent Conservancy Hosts Last Waste Tire Collection Event In Beaver County Oct. 23


10th Annual SEEDS Free Book Swap In Wayne County Attracts Over 30,000 Books, Breaks Records


DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29


Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025


DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future


CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural Gas Production In PA


PennDOT Accepting Applications For Green Light - Go Grants, Traffic Light LED Replacement


First Street Foundation Resilience Report: 588,804 Properties In PA Have 26% Chance Of Being Severely Affected By Flooding Over Next 30 Years


DEP Sets Nov. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant, Indiana County


DEP Invites Comments On Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC’s Surface Mine Permit Application In Lawrence County


DEP, State Police Urge Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge In Clinton County Area


Dept. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties


DCNR's Conservation & Natural Resources Council Hosts Oct. 27 Economics And The Outdoors Webinar


Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks


PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers: Ohio River Basin Access Mini Grants For Canoes & Kayaks


Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants


Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve Opens in Beach Lake, Wayne County, PA


DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA


Pilot Project Paves Roadway In Ridley Creek State Park With Recycled Plastic/Asphalt In Delaware County


October 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation


2021-2022 Pennsylvania State Parks Calendar Now Available!


DEP Blog: Teaming Up To Battle Invasive European Frog-Bit


Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Support Bee-Monitoring Project In PA


Cary Bohl And Kim Edward Miller Appointed To The Westmoreland Land Trust Board


Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy/DCNR Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist


Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - Conservation Associate, Development Director


Educational Opportunities for Students & Adults


DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories


PA Forestry Association Virtual Annual Symposium Set For Nov. 2 & 4


Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Healthy Forests Guide Is Now Available!


PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal


Manada Conservancy Hosts Oct. 26 Plants Rule! Harvesting The Sun For Climate Change Program


News From PA House & Senate


Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency


The Feds


EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference - Oct. 27-28


PA Statewide Watershed Conference - Nov. 7-8, Webinars Nov. 10-11


Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Feb. 25-26


Supporting Member PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers; PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited


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