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91 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues


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


Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards


Environmental Health Project: PA’s Natural Gas Boom - What Went Wrong? Why Does It Matter? What Can We Do Better To Protect Public Health?


Environmental Health Project Profile: Dr. John Stolz, Duquesne University - Monitoring Impact Of Shale Gas Extraction On Private Water Wells, Groundwater In SW PA


AG Shapiro: Southeast Directional Drilling Pleads Guilty To Contaminating Water Supply In Washington County, To Pay $15,000 Fine


16 Oil & Gas Facility Spill, Soil, Water Contamination Cleanups Under Act 2 Land Recycling Program During July


Penn State Study: Potential Pollution Caused By Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Makes It Unsuitable For A Dust Suppressant, Washes Right Off The Road Into The Ditch


House Committee Meets Aug. 2 To Disapprove Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Blocking The Rule Will Mean Loss Of Federal Highway Funds


Appalachian Voices: Bipartisan STREAM Act Passes U.S. House To Address Long-Term Mine Drainage Cleanup


AP: U.S. Senate Democrats, Sen. Manchin Agree On Largest Single Investment In Measures To Fight Climate Change, Assess Methane Leak Fees On Oil & Gas Facilities


PennDOT, DEP Highlight Commitment To Clean Transportation By Sheetz, Pittsburgh Clean Cities, PPL; Update On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding


Electrification Coalition Applauds PA For Submitting Plan To Build EV Charging Infrastructure Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law


Pennsylvania, 18 U.S., Canadian Jurisdictions Push Ahead With Action Plan For 100% Electrification Of Medium, Heavy-Duty Vehicles By 2050


EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides


DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board Meets Aug. 18 In Johnstown To Hear From Communities In Southwest PA


Latest DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: DEP Sees Significant Increases In Large Area Farm BMP Implementation


Agriculture Accepting Applications For $13 Million In Farm Conservation Tax Credits - First Come, First Served


Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Install Downspout Planters, Naturalize Stormwater Basins, Plant Live Stake Nursery With KPB, The GIANT Company Healing The Planet Grant


Lancaster Clean Water Partners Celebrate Recent Grants; Accepting Watershed Leadership Academy Applications


Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Passing The Internship Torch From Older To Younger Brother; Partnership With Grove City College


North Branch Land Trust Receives PPL Foundation Grant For 'Loving Our Local Waters - Amando Nuestras Aguas Locales'; Bilingual Stewardship Sign Contest Open


Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Aug. 10 Hearing, Sept. 8 Business Meeting


Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency By Agency Regulatory Agenda Of Regulations In Development


DEP Posts Updated Non-Regulatory Agenda Of Technical Guidance In Development


Enter Now! PA Resources Council Invites Submissions To Lens On Litter Photo Contest


Giangiulio Family Partners With Natural Lands To Preserve 113 Acre Farm In Chester County


Western PA Conservancy Protects 110 Acres Of Forestland, Wetlands In French Creek Watershed, Erie County


Open Space Institute Expands Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund To Support Conservation Of Climate Critical Pennsylvania Forests


Allegheny National Forest Tionesta Scenic & Research Natural Area Added To Old-Growth Forest Network In McKean County


U.S. Forest Service Cancels DCNR's Keystone Crew Deployment To Sugarloaf Wildfire In Wyoming; Crew Returning To Await Another Assignment


DCNR Blog: Celebrating Parks And The People Who Make Them Possible


DCNR Invites Comments On Draft E-bike Policy


DCNR Awards $955,500 In ATV/Snowmobile Trail Project Grants To Support 7 Projects; New Grant Round Opens Aug. 1


DCNR Announces Sustainable Trail System Project In Mountain Creek Watershed, Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County


DCNR Helps Celebrate Completion Of The Northwest River Trail In Lancaster County


DCNR Surveying Visitors On Their Experiences In Gallitzin, Rothrock State Forests


July 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation


Susquehanna Greenway Partners Name Winners Of 2022 Photo Contest


Health/DEP/DCNR Urge Pennsylvanians To Fight The Bite And Protect Themselves From Mosquitoes To Prevent West Nile Virus


Richard King Mellon Foundation Issues RFP On Stopping, Slowing Spread Of Invasive Plant Species


Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Buffalo Creek Watershed Coordinator


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


DEP Opens Next Round Of Environmental Education Grants Aug. 1


PA Outdoor Writers Association Awards $9,000 In Youth Education Grants To 14 Recipients


Stroud Water Research Center: Teen's Experiment To Monitor Local Water Quality Wins At Science Fair


Penn State Extension: July Is Lake Appreciation Month In Pennsylvania; Interpreting Water Tests; Field Guide To Aquatic Plants


Call For Presentations: Bucknell University's 17th River Symposium Nov. 4-5


PA Resources Council Releases August Workshop & Webinar Schedule For Southwest PA Residents


Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Oct. 4 Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia


Game Commission Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Art Show Returns Aug. 5-7, Lancaster County


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds


NRCS-PA: Apply Now For Climate Smart Agriculture And Soil Health Conservation Innovation Grants


U.S. Dept. Of Energy Accepting Applications For Up To $165 Million To Advance Domestic Geothermal Energy Deployment


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