January 13 - 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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104 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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

Sand County Foundation: Troy Firth Receives Pennsylvania Leopold Farm Conservation Award

Gov. Shapiro Highlights Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Public Lands, Recreation Accomplishments In First 2 Years

DEP Did Over 107,000 Inspections, Found 35,237 Violations, Responded To 410 Emergencies In 2024 To Protect PA's Environment, Public Safety

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 21 to 31 - Record Number Conventional, Shale Gas Abandoned Well Violations In 2024; Gas Storage Area Well Leaks

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - January 1 to 10 - First 4 Abandoned Conventional Wells Of 2025; Methane Reduction Grant Inspections; Well Leaking Gas For 27 Months

Powering The Planet: The Cleanup Bill For The Fracking Boom Is Already Here; Shale Gas Drillers Are Already Abandoning Their Wells

PUC Approves $700,000 Penalty For Columbia Gas Plastic Pipeline Explosion In Clarion County

PUC Approves Settlement In 2019 Philadelphia Gas Works Explosion That Killed 2, Displaced 60 Residents

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 11

Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Jan. 30 Hearing On New General Into Basin Transfers Permit, Water Withdrawal Requests - 6 For Shale Gas Development

Williamsport Sun Editorial: Fate Of Butterflies And More Depends On Us - ‘We Are The Stewards And Caretakers Of This World, The Only World That We Have, It’s Time We Started Acting Like It’

DEP Encourages Pennsylvanians To Test Their Homes For Radon During January, National Radon Action Month

DEP Begins Accepting Applications For First Round Of Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants March 3

Sen. Yaw Re-Elected Chair Of PA Delegation To Chesapeake Bay Commission, Maryland To Chair Commission In 2025

Reminder: Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts Jan. 28 Conservation Cornerstone Webinar On Climate-Smart Ag Through CARAT

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Announces Award Of $155,000+ To Support 34 Local Watershed Improvement Projects

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Salt On Snow And Ice Makes A Bad Brew For Local Waterways - Watch Winter Salt Week Webinars

North Branch Land Trust Receives Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Watershed Education Grant

DEP Issues Permits For Bishop Brothers Minard Sand, Gravel, Sandstone Mine In Bradford County

DEP: Shared Energy Manager Program Saved Local Governments $2.8 Million; Apply Now To Join Program

PennTAP: Small & Mid-Size Industries Must Complete Pollution Prevention & Energy Efficiency Site Assessment To Be Eligible For RISE PA Decarbonization Grants

DEP To Hold Jan. 22 Virtual Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Interim Response At Tub Mill Farm, Clearview Farm Waste Site, Somerset County

DEP Sets Feb. 20 Hearing On Interim Response To PFAS Well Water Contamination Near The Middle Spring Creek HSCA Site In Southampton Twp., Cumberland & Franklin Counties

DEP Extends Comment Period On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order For Penn State Benner Township PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Site In Centre County

PA Resources Council Announces 2025 Lens On Litter Photo Contest, Including New Before & After Prize Category

Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Accepting Nominations For Students In Grades K to 6

DCNR Hosts 5 Webinars On Draft State Outdoor Recreation Plan Starting Feb. 3

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On Accessible Recreation Topics

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

Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

DCNR/PA Environmental Council Host Jan. 30 Webinar On New Outdoor Ambassador Program Launching In The Laurel Highlands And Poconos Conservation Landscapes

Apply Now! Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Youth Employment Program Now Accepting Applications

Western PA Conservancy Preserves 28 Acres Along The Allegheny River In Warren County Thanks To Easement Donation By Randall Gustafson

Western PA Conservancy Seeks Riparian Steward Volunteers In Armstrong, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Potter, Venango Counties

PA Environmental Council Announces $30,000 In Water Trail Mini-Grants To 8 Groups

PA iMapInvasives Newsletter Highlights Jumping Worm Jamboree, Benefits Of Regional Invasive Species Partnerships, Plant Patrol In Indiana County, Restoring Mussels In Dunkard Creek

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District - Resource Conservationist Technician

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Scholarship Applications From Wallenpaupack Area, Honesdale, Delaware Valley, Western Wayne School Districts In PA

PA Interfaith Power & Light Jan. 14 Watersheds And Their People Webinar Sharing Watershed Project Stories

ReImagine Appalachia's Virtual Strategy Summit Set For Jan. 14 -15

Foundation For Sustainable Forests, French Creek Valley Conservancy: Jan. 17 Virtual Woods & Water Film Series; Feb. 21 In-Person Woods & Water Film Series

Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 21 Webinar On Private Water Supply Education, Offers Free Well Water Testing

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Jan. 28 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' And Impacts To Local Waterways

Register Now! PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 5-7 In Lancaster

Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Wild & Scenic Film Festival March 5 In Lititz, Lancaster County

Register Now! PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Annual Conference March 10-12 In Erie

Register Now! PA Recreation & Parks Society Annual Conference & Expo March 16-19 In Hershey

Registration Now Open! WeConservePA PA Land Conservation Conference April 2-4 In State College

Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn.: Solar For Schools Middle School Curriculum Now Available

News From PA House & Senate

House Democrats Create New House Energy Committee, House Environmental Resources & Protection Committee; Chairs Named

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices - January 11

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[Posted: January 20, 2025]  PA Environment Digest