Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer on the River

This week’s Digest is again filled with stories about businesses, watershed groups, and individuals taking positive action to restore and protect Pennsylvania’s environment.

We even have a “what I did on my summer internship” story about how some college students literally jumped in to protect the environment.

Our Calendar is filling up with workshops, conferences and other great opportunities to learn more about how you, your group or business can do more to be “green.”

We also have information about funding opportunities and upcoming changes to regulations, guidance and permits.

Each week the Digest includes lots of information from a variety of contributors, but we want to hear from you about what we’re missing. What can we add, do more of or even do less of to make the Digest more useful to you?

Send your suggestions right to me at DHess@crisciassociates.com.

Thanks for helping to make the Digest even more useful!

-- David E. Hess

Editor

P.S. Keep those articles and photos coming!

Attachment: PA Environment Digest 8-8-15-05 - PDF

Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session on September 19.

The House returns on September 26.

Contents – On the Hill

· Bills Introduced

Other News

· New Plant Will Turn Thousands of Tons of Scrubber Sludge Into Wall Board

· Federal-Mogul in Boyertown Eliminates Lead Solder In Its Operations

· Dry Cleaner Reduces Energy Bill and Waste

· Northeastern Pollution Prevention Roundtable Partners with Env. Professionals

· EPA's National Environmental Performance Track Program Offers Incentives

· Conference on Sustainability in York County September 23

· Is there a Market for Green? Green Building Alliance Breakfast

· Kettle Creek Celebrates Completion of Mine Reclamation, Treatment Projects

· Plan to Restore Youghiogheny River Tributary Approved

· TU Magazine Features Stories of Four PA Projects and People

· Conservation Districts Receive Dirt and Gravel Road, Bay Mini-Grants

· Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Bring Back the Natives Grants Available

· Coastal Zone Grant Applications October 24

· Reminder: Special Canaan Valley Institute Grants Due August 26

· POWR Plans Sojourn Congress, Watershed Workshops

· 2005 PA Mine Water Treatment Conference Set for August 16

· DEP Conducting Water Quality Review of Streams in Carbon, Chester, Monroe

· Nearly 50 Attend Stream Health Workshops, New Web Tool Online

· TreeVitalize Sets Workshops on Planting Trees for Fall

· DEP Takes More Steps to Implement Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy

· What’s 28 Feet Long and Eats Trash In the Waters Around Pittsburgh?

· Controller Recommends RecycleBank Program to Boost Recycling in Philadelphia

· U.S. Composting Council Accepting Award Nominations Thru November 30

· Philadelphia Program to Cleanup Vacant Lots Lauded

· Discarded Equipment Containing Mercury Now Managed as Universal Waste

· PPL to Add Scrubbers to Brunner Island Power Station

· August Edition of EE Connections Newsletter Now Available

· Game Commission Posts Deer Hunting Information Website

· Recreation, Historical, Environmental Projects Funded by Specter, Santorum

· Penn State to Host U.S. DOE Regional Climate Center

· HELP WANTED: Waterways Engineering, Outreach Educator

Opinion

· Cut Mercury Emissions in Ways that Make a Real Difference and Without Threatening Our Jobs, By United Mine Workers, PA Coal Association, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, PA Electric Power Generation Association

Summer Interns

· Student Interns Talk About Their Summer Experiences

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

8/12/2005