Contrary to that famous frog, it IS easy to be green. Just follow the lead of thousands of farmers, businesses, teachers, students, public officials, watershed groups and just plain folks who have done terrific things to protect and restore our environment and lighten their environmental footprint.

Meet our Forces of Nature for 2004, just a few of the many who did great things this year—

PA Buildings Take First Place in 2004 Northeast Green Building Awards

Dr. Ruth Patrick Recognized for Contributions

DCNR Dedicates Musto Environmental Education Center at Nescopeck State Park

PPL Center Wins Environmental Award from U.S. Green Building Council

Pittsburgh School District Given “STAR” Status for Pest Management Program

Delaware County High School Wins State Envirothon

Erie Student First Winner of Sue Wiseman Scholarship

Watershed Groups Recognized for Their AMD Efforts

PA Geologist Receives National Public Service Award

Retiring DEP Employees Congratulated for Dedication and Hard Work

Natural Heroes, Students Sampling Water, PA National Guard

Penn State Students Among Winners of Future Truck Competition

PA Businesses Reduce Off-Site Releases by Over 11 Percent in 2002

First BioDiesel Refueling Facility Opens, Wenger Feeds Testing Fuel

DCNR Recognizes Hiking Group

Conservation District, Chesapeake Bay Award Winners

Pennsylvania Students Place Sixth in International Envirothon Competition

Bay Foundation Logs 1,000 + Forested Stream Buffers in Less Than Four Years

Two PA Groups Get National Awards

PA’s PROP Honored as Outstanding Recycling Organization in U.S.

Heenan of Steel Recycling Institute Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Hershey Foods to Retire Emission Credits

Taking Positive Action - Shrewsbury Wins Award

Ohio River Watershed Celebration Attracts Over 600

Reliant Energy's Seward Plant Named POWER Magazine's 2004 Plant of the Year

Statewide Watershed Conference Attracts Over 400

EPA Recognizes Achievements in Water Treatment and Pollution Reduction

Lancaster County Homes First to Use BioHeat

Fitzpatrick Wins James McGirr Kelly Award from Water Companies

Nelson Receives Civilian Executive of the Year Award

Businesses for the Bay, PRC Award Winners

Northeast Environmental Partners Announce 2004 Award Recipients

PPL’s “Green” Building Receives Two Environmental Awards

2004 Waste Watcher Winners

PA’s First Voluntary Clean School Bus Program Gets Underway

PEC, Pfizer, Lititz Borough Do First Nutrient Trade in U.S.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Dept. of Transportation Win Anti-Litter Recognition

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12/24/2004