The Dec. 19 edition of the Watershed Winds newsletter is now available from Penn State Extension featuring articles on--

-- DEP Increases Drought Warning To 8 Counties, 26 Counties Remain In Drought Watch

-- Archived Webinar Discusses Protecting Groundwater From Pesticides

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program 2016 Successes

-- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Land Use Data Available

-- PA’s CHEMSWEEP To Provide 15 Counties With Safe Pesticide Disposal In 2017

-- Penn State’s Greening The Lower Susquehanna Celebrates Successful Year

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NewsClips:

Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides $676M In Annual Environmental Benefits

Study Credits Farmers For Efforts To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay

Crable: PA Farmers Not Getting Credit For Aiding Chesapeake Bay

Penn State Study: Farmers Deserve More Credit For Protecting The Environment

Project Receives Funding To Improve Soil Health, Reduce Water Pollution

Video: Penn State, DEP, Ag, EPA Summary Of Chesapeake Bay Farm Conservation Survey

Editorial: Farmers Deserves Credit, But Much Conservation Work To Do

Court Refuses To Kill Sportsmen’s Group’s Challenge To Turnpike Expansion

Knapp: Susquehanna Bass Cause Ruckus

New Federal Law Adds Protection For Delaware River Basin

AP: Scientists Propose Ways To Measure Great Lakes Water Quality

PA Investing $300 Million Into Philadelphia Ports

Pittsburgh’s Industrial Past Fuels Tech-Focused Future

Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing, But How To Fund It Unclear

Op-Ed: Investing In Our Waterways Infrastructure In Pittsburgh

Obama Sets Up Water Clash With Mining Rule Trump Opposes

AP: Obama Sets Rule To Protect Streams Near Coal Mines

Bloomberg: Obama Sets Up Water Clash With Trump Over Mining Rule

OSM Adopts Last-Minute Rule To Make Coal Industry Cleaner

AP: Groups Threaten To Sue EPA Over Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae

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Lancaster Farmland Provides $676M In Annual Environmental Benefits

[Posted Dec. 19, 2016]

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