Toad You Not to Litter 2004 Lens on Litter Winner by Karen Hohman

Some weeks stories in the Digest just seem to come together in groups.

This week several stories revolve around anti-littering efforts.

Checkout the stories on Pittsburgh’s proposed anti-litter commission, the Lens on Litter Photo Contest, new publications from the Pennsylvania Resources Council to help develop local litter control efforts and streamside cleanup workshops being put on by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

Also highlighted this week are two groundbreaking initiatives, first to create a nutrient credit trading program and the second a workshop in September on new science about the source of sediment and nutrient loadings in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

And if you hear a buzz from State College this fall, it’s not about who will be the starting quarterback, it’s the annual Great Insect Fair put on by the Entomology Department at Penn State University.

Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session on September 19, the House on September 26.

Contents – On the Hill

· Joint Committee’s Environmental Synopsis Available Online

Other News

· Water Credit Trading Moves Forward with Reverse Auction on Conestoga

· New Nutrient Limits Placed on Lancaster City Treatment Plant

· Environmental Student/Teacher Education Grant Applications Being Accepted

· Applications Due for Agricultural, Rural Youth Grant Program

· Chesapeake Bay Program Aims to Enhance Urban Tree Canopy

· F&M Policy Workshop Set for September on Legacy Sediments

· PA Senior Environment Corp Documentary Nominated for Emmy Award

· White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation Set for August 29-31

· Pittsburgh Considers Legislation to Establish a Clean Pittsburgh Commission

· Time to Find Litterbugs! Lens on Litter Contest Entries Due October 31

· Anti-Litter Resource Directory, Blueprint for Action Now Available

· Streamside Cleanup Training Academy Details Available

· PA Rural Water Association Hosts Professional Management Training Conference

· Green Building Tour, Workshop Coming Up in Central Pennsylvania

· Environmental Compliance Conference Coming in October, November

· New Report Shows Progress Reducing Air Pollution in Eastern U.S.

· Why I Love My Pennsylvania State Park Contest for Kids by Jane Kirkland

· What’s the Buzz Around Penn State? The Great Insect Fair

· Penn State's Nuclear Research Reactor Celebrates 50 Years

Regulations

· EQB OKs Development of PA-Only Mercury Regulation

Opinion

· Regulating Mercury in Pennsylvania, By Senator Ray Musto

Transition

· Ross J. Huhn - Longest Serving Fish & Boat Commissioner Dies

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

8/19/2005