August 26 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

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108 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

Gov. Shapiro Adds 7 Counties To Flood Disaster Proclamation: Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Elk, Indiana, York; Aid For Flood Survivors

Insurance Dept. Urges Insurance Companies To Use Flexibility In Premium Due Dates, Extend Grace Periods And Waive Late Fees And Penalties

Eureka Resources Shuts Down Standing Stone Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility; DEP Wastewater, Waste Violations Continue From Feb. 2023

Marcellus Drilling News: Eureka Resources Plans To Close/Sell 2 Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plants In Williamsport: Not Enough Wastewater Volume To Keep Plants Open

Eureka Resources Request To Terminate Its Water Quality Permit For A Proposed Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility In Dimock, Susquehanna County Approved By DEP

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 17 to 23 - Failure Of Casing During Fracking; 46 Day Delay In Water Compliant Notice; Closing 3 Wastewater Treatment Facilities; 40 More Abandoned Conventional Wells

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 24

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved, Renewed 33 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In July; 188 General Permits So Far In 2024

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Sept. 12 On Water Withdrawal Requests - Including 8 Shale Gas Development, Gas Power Plant; Budget; Procurement Regulations

DEP Designates Renewal Of Marcus Hook Terminal Air Quality Permit Subject To Environmental Justice Enhanced Public Participation; Stormwater Permit Also Pending

Erie 2030 District Announces $4.2 Million In Energy Savings; Emissions; Energy Demand Reductions In 2023

Competitive Power Ventures Begins Construction Of Third Renewable Energy Project Using Abandoned Mine Land In PA

PUC OKs Implementation Of PaPUC Forward Strategic Plan Centered On Professional Development, Process Excellence, Enhanced Consumer Education

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants; Sept. 12 Webinar

Northcentral PA Conservancy, Partners Complete Project To Stabilize Tioga River Bank In Blossburg, Tioga County

Southwestern PA Water Network To Host Confluence At Mingo Creek - A Celebration Of Watersheds Sept. 28 In Washington County

Center For Watershed Protection: Introducing The PA MS4 Stormwater Collaboration Toolkit - Unlocking Water Quality Success

Schuylkill Action Network Hosts Sept. 24 Southeast PA Water Utility Forum At Albright College, Berks County

PA Sea Grant: Lake Erie Shipboard Educator Science Workshop StoryMap Highlights This Year's Experience

DEP Bans Sale Of Teclast Electronics Products For Violating PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Law Broken

PA Resources Council, Partners Hold Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny, Fayette, Beaver Counties On Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 12

Volunteers Needed For Sept. 21 Litter Cleanup, Beautification Events In Coatesville, Chester County

PennDOT Invests Over $51 Million In Multimodal Transportation Projects, Including 3 Trails; New Grant Round Opens Sept. 23

DCNR Invests $2.1 Million In 6 ATV And Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Round Closes Sept. 30

Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Winners Named In 13th Annual Photo Contest; Vote For People’s Choice Winners

Celebrate The World Of Insects At Penn State's Annual Great Insect Fair Sept. 14 In State College

Entomology Advocacy Week! Help Shape Science-Based Policy For Insects, Pollinators By Supporting House Bill 2471

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Upper Delaware Council Hosts Sept. 5 Presentation On Upper Delaware Oral History Project At Its Offices In Narrowsburg, NY, And Online

Rodale Institute Presents An Evening With Will Harris: A Conversation Between Farmers Sept. 10 At Kutztown University

Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 11 Webinar On Corrosive Water Issues

Register Now For Delaware Highlands Conservancy Women And Their Woods Retreat Sept. 15-18 In Wayne County, PA

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[Posted: August 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest