The Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee’s (JCC) first Environmental Issues Forum of the 2005-2006 legislative session will be held on February 1.

The committee will hear a presentation by Andrew McElwaine, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) on the state’s nutrient trading program and its progress, the completion of the first successful trade by PEC and a grant PEC will be using to establish best management practices regarding the trading program.

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