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Since June of 2004, the PA Environment Digest has printed over 1,160 stories about thousands of businesses, farmers, schools, local governments, students of all ages, nonprofit groups, organizations and individuals just like you recognized for doing great things to protect and restore Pennsylvania’s environment in every corner of the Commonwealth.
Here are the 160 stories we published during 2016.
Will we find YOU on this list in 2017?
KPB: 14,000 Volunteers In PA Collect 1 Million Pounds Of Trash In Coastal Cleanup
Zero Waste PA Served Over 700,000 People In Western PA During 2015
Game Commission Recognized With National Award For Providing Hunter Access
Partnership For Safe Water Recognizes 4 PA American Water Treatment Plants
DEP Reports On 2015 Accomplishments To Protect Air, Land, Water, Public Health
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Announces 2016 Award Winners
Susquehanna River’s North Branch Named PA River Of The Year
Harrisburg Weis Market Signage Highlights Environmental Initiatives
Energy-Efficient PECO Customers Saved $500 Million With PECO Smart Energy Ideas
Keep PA Beautiful: 590,500 Volunteers Removed 7.5 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2015
KPB Recognizes Volunteers In Allegheny, Blair, McKean, Mifflin, Philadelphia Counties
2015 Winners Of Lens On Litter Photo Contest Announced By PA Resources Council
Reading Water Authority Plant Completes 3rd Phase Partnership For Safe Water
Former DER Chief Counsel John Carroll Receives Environmental & Energy Law Award
Keep PA Beautiful Earns National Recognition From Keep America Beautiful
PEC: 2015 Laurel Highlands Conservation Coalition Accomplishments
Covanta’s 3rd Sustainability Report, Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions 18.2M Tons
PA’s Largest Wetlands Mitigation Bank In Washington County Nationally Recognized
West Penn Power Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Allegheny County Office Building Triples Waste Diversion Rate In One Year
PRC Honors 8 Organizations With Zero Waste Awards In Pittsburgh
Lebanon Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Earns National Recognition
America’s First African American Forester’s Legacy To Be Recognized April 4
Hugh Clark Receives Corps Of Engineer’s Volunteer Award For Water Trail Work
Standing Stone Trail In Central PA Named 2016 Trail Of The Year
DEP, Partners Receive National Awards For Anti-Litter Campaigns
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Partners Awards Program March 31 In Philadelphia
In Memoriam: Former Senator William J. Stewart, Land Recycling Bill Sponsor
Carol Collier Named To American Institute Of Certified Planners College Of Fellows
Kennett Twp Wins 2016 Growing Greener Communities Award In Chester County
Huntingdon, Juniata, Perry and Mifflin County Tire War Receives National Award
Keep PA Beautiful Programs, Local Affiliates Earn National Recognition
PA Environmental Educators Recognize 2016 Award Winners
DEP’s Michael Korb Recognized By Interstate Mining Compact Commission
Fish & Boat Commission Celebrates 150th Anniversary March 30
Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, Centre County, DCNR Green Park Award Winner
12 Schools In PA Recognized In National Recycle Bowl Competition
Sister Pat Lupo Honored With Women In Conservation Award In Erie
Winners Of 2016 Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence Announced
Tribune-Review: John Linkes, Armstrong County, Receives National River Heroes Award
PECO Earns LEED Green Building Certification For Philadelphia HQ
2015 Manure Expo Receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
Dominion, PEC Announce Western PA Environmental Award Winners
DCNR Honors Exemplary Volunteer Service At State Parks in Blair, Venango Counties
PRC: Let’s Clear The Air Poster Contest Winners Chosen, Vote 4 People’s Choice
Keep PA Beautiful’s Annual Report On 2015 Activities Now Available
Saint Vincent College Named Champion Of National RecycleMania Competition
Pennsylvania Society To Honor Patrick J. Solano With Distinguished Citizen Award
PA Wilds Team: 11 Receive PA Wilds Champion Awards
Philadelphia Prison System Receives Accolades From EPA For Food Recovery
Centre County Honors 55 Green Businesses, Schools And Organizations
Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Receives Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
In Memoriam: Albert F. Moran, Co-Founder Independence Conservancy
PBS: Fairmount Park Philadelphia, 1 Of 10 Parks That Changed America
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Wins 2016 Arbor Day Foundation Recognition
Earth Day In Monroe County, A Reunion Of Environmental Pioneers
PSU Student Michael Cavazza Wins Society Of Petroleum Engineers Regional Contest
Southmoreland High School Wins Westmoreland County Envirothon
PA Environmental Council Honored With Friend Of French Creek Award
Schuylkill Action Network Announces Winners Of Schuylkill Street Art Contest
Schuylkill Action Network Recognizes 3 Schools For Protecting Drinking Water
PAEP: Carol Collier & Natural Lands Trust Win Karl Mason & Walter Lyon Awards
Lacawac Sanctuary To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Farm To Plate Dinner Aug. 13
AE Works Of Pittsburgh Recognized By Duquesne’s Center For Green Industries
EPA Recognizes PA Small Business Development Center Environmental Help Program
PA Chapter National Assn. Of Water Companies Honors Rep. Maher
Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Earns Arbor Day Foundation’s Good Steward Award
Berks County Students Paint The Rain (Barrels) Competition For Earth Day
Award Winner: Crawford County Riparian Restoration Program
Kinzua Sky Walk Named 1 Of 10 Most Beautiful Sky Walks In The World
Award Winner: Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance
Keep PA Beautiful Applauds Pennsylvania Winners Of 2016 RecycleMania
DEP Oil & Gas Staff Participate In Sustainable Energy Workshop In Mongolia
Philadelphia Celebrates 5 Years Of Green City, Clean Waters
PEC’s Patrick Starr Receives Delaware River City Corp’s Outstanding Service Award
Kelly Gutshall, LandStudies, Named Central Penn Business Journal Woman Of Influence
PA’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Recognized As Nation’s Best For 2nd Time
Keep PA Beautiful’s Electronic Waste Recycling Website Recognized With National Award
Award Winner: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Immersing People In Outdoor Wonders
Award Winner: Ed Schroth, Duquesne University, Environmental Educator, Biologist
West Lampeter Twp Honored By PA Land Trust Assn For Conservation Leadership
PA Land Trust Assn Honors Fmr DCNR Secretary John Oliver With Leadership Award
Tom Ridge Environmental Center Marks 10th Anniversary In Erie
Winners Of 2016 Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation Contest Announced
Award Winner: Garden Club Of Allegheny County
Award Winner: Connoquenessing Watershed Alliance, Butler County
PA American Water Plant In Dauphin County Achieves Highest Level Of Performance
Penncrest High School, Delaware County Wins 2016 PA Envirothon
Independence Conservancy Receives Washington County Foundation President’s Award
KPB Thanks 1,000s Of Volunteers Participating In 2016 Great American Cleanup Of PA
DEP's Bruno Named To The 2016 Class Of Erie's 40 Under 40
3 PA Schools Named U.S. Dept. of Education’s 2016 Green Ribbon Schools
PA American Water Receives 17 National Awards For Excellence In Water Quality
Centre County Mine Reclamation Project Wins Reforestation Award
Keep PA Beautiful Announces Winners Of Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest
Covanta’s John Waffenschmidt Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
DCNR Honors Employees With Secretary’s Achievement Awards
Dr. Colson E. Blakeslee Memorial Natural Area Dedicated In Elk County
EPA Recognizes Veterans Affairs Medical Center In Altoona For E-Waste Recycling
Dawes’ Huntingdon Farm Named Regional Environmental Stewardship Winner
Manada Conservancy Notes 20th Anniversary With Music Over The Mountain Sept. 25
Sustainable Energy Fund Honors Ron Celentano With Lifetime Achievement Award
Schuylkill Action Network Unveils Student’s Stormwater Street Art
69th Annual PA Conservation District Conference & Awards Program A Success
PACD: 5 Pennsylvania Farms Receive Clean Water Farm Awards
PA Chapter American Planning Assn. Recognizes 4 Great Greenways, Trails In PA
White House Honors Centre County Elementary Students, Pittsburgh H.S. Student
PA Horticultural Society 2017 Gold Medal Plant Winners
DCNR’s Nature Inn At Bald Eagle Wins USA Today 10Best Eco-Friendly Resort Voting
Raccoon Creek Watershed Put On PA Rivers Conservation Registry
SustainPHL’s Winners Of Sustainability Awards To Be Celebrated Aug. 18
PA Resources Council Announces 4 Winners Of Environmental Stewardship Awards
Northeast Environmental Partners Announce Winners Of Environmental Awards
McKinley Park Pittsburgh Receives Great Urban Parks Grant
Feature: Hiker Karen Verchimak Completes Quest To Hike In Every PA State Park
Covanta Named One Of Top 200 Carbon Clean Companies Worldwide
Philadelphia Water Tackles Climate Change, Named Sustain PHL Climate Hero
PA Coal Alliance Recognizes Exemplary Mine Reclamation Projects
PA Farmland Preservation Program Reaches New Milestone: Preserves 5,000th Farm
Brodhead Watershed Assn Honors Craig Todd, Monroe Planning Commission Sept. 30
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Releases Complete List Of Photo Contest Winners
Recycling Group Honors Covanta’s Meg Morris, PA Recycling Markets Center Director
Westmoreland County Conservation District Presents Conservation Awards Sept. 14
EPA Recognizes Weis Markets, Giant Eagle For Climate Leadership
Hershey Named To Dow Jones Sustainability World Index For 4th Consecutive Year
Erie’s Elena Prenovitz Selected For Keep America Beautiful Youth Advisory Council
DCNR Dedicates Observation Area At Shikellamy State Park In Honor Of Franklin Kury
PECO Recognized With Delaware Valley Green Building Council Groundbreaker Award
DEP’s Eric Cavazza Receives National Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award
Greene, Luzerne County Reclamation Projects Recognized By Office Of Surface Mining
Fish & Boat Commission Historical Marker To Be Dedicated Oct. 12 At Harrisburg HQ
PA Horticultural Society Announces 2016 Gardening & Greening Award Winners
2016 Chesapeake Bay Forest Champions Honored, 3 From Pennsylvania
Dedication Of Historical Marker To Honor Firefighters Who Died in 1938 Wildfire Oct. 19
Penn Nursery In Centre County Renamed In Honor Of Mira Lloyd Dock
Lackawanna State Forest District Dedicated In Honor Of Gifford Pinchot
DEP Northwest Regional Office Building Receives Energy Star Label Certification
Heenan Award: Lancaster Authority Uses Recycled Glass To Help Save Chesapeake Bay
PA Horticultural Society Honors Champion Of Community Gardens
Presque Isle State Park Receives Erie’s Choice Award As Best Local Attraction
Pittsburgh 2030 District Reaches 100th Property Partner— YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Central PA Green Building Chapter Names Penn State Sustainable Leader Of The Year
Central PA Green Building Chapter Names Winners Of Forever Green Awards
Weis Markets: 12 Centre County 5th Grade Students Win Recycling Poster Contest
PA Institute Of Architects Honors Philadelphia Green City, Clean Waters Program
PUC’s Powelson Elected President, National Assn Of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Weis Markets, Ahold USA, PepsiCo Among EPA’s First Food Loss & Waste Champions
Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Park Service’s Commitment To Fresh Water
Schuylkill Center For EE Honors Carole Williams-Green For Cobbs Creek Work
EPA Recognizes Food Recovery Challenge Participants, Ursinus College In PA
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Announces Winners Of 2016 Photo Contest
Penn State Named Silver Bicycle Friendly University, Joining 6 Other PA Schools
Year in Review: DCNR Expands Economic Impact of State Forests, Parks
DEP Wins 2016 PA Excellence In Technology Award For Network Innovations
PUC Marks 20th Anniversary Of Electric Competition, 14 Consecutive Months Of Growth
DEP: National Mine Land Reclamation Award To Amerikohl For Beaver County Quarry
Exelon Recognized For Transparency In Environmental Practices, Sustainability Programs
B.R. Kreider & Son Recognized For Floodplain Restoration Project In Lancaster County
Brodhead TU Chapter Volunteers Contributed Over 1,600 Hours Across Monroe County
Year In Review: DEP Puts Miners To Work, Protects Air, Water, Boosts Energy Economy
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[Posted Dec. 20, 2016]
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