The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Alliance wants to remind you to register your cleanup event for the third annual Great PA Cleanup! on April 22.

Last year, 140,000 volunteers cleaned up more than 11,000 miles of roadways, 12,000 acres of parkland and 3,500 miles of streams.

Groups that register their cleanup events through the Great PA Cleanup website will be eligible for free disposal of the trash they collect at participating landfills, get a supply of gloves and safety vests and are eligible for entry into reward contests in Pennsylvania and nationally to thank volunteers and groups for their participation.

Events must be registered by no later than April 20 to qualify.

For more information, visit the Great PA Cleanup! website.

Session Schedule

The House returns to session on March 6 and Senate returns March 13, but both will be holding budget hearings over the next three weeks.

On the Hill

· On the Senate, House Agenda

· Senate/House Bills Moving/ Introduced

· House Environmental Committee Hears Comments on Mercury Emissions Reduction

· DCNR Answers Questions About Proposed Budget in House Appropriations

Other News

· State College Water Reuse Project Wins Award for Engineering Excellence

· Call for Support to Reauthorize Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

· West Branch Susquehanna Symposium II Set for May 12

· Black Bass Workshop Set for May 5-6 at Lake Wallenpaupack

· Youth Bass Anglers Conservation School July 16-20

· Nature Conservancy Receives $2.5 Million Gift to Protect PA Forests, World Parks

· Schuylkill River Trail, Development Project Receives Land Recycling Grant

· Apply Now for Rural Volunteer Forest Firefighting Grants

· Expanded Aerial Survey Underway to Better Gauge Deer Population Impacts

· PUC, Energy Utilities, Consumer Advocates Launch Shutoff Education Program

· Stay Warm PA Workshops Set in Cambria, Somerset Counties

· Cleaner School Buses Mean Healthier Kids, Grants Awarded

· DEP Publishes Updated List of Available Emission Reduction Credits

· Green Roof Design 101 Introductory Course April 6

· Free Web, CD Course Available to Help Students Learn About Agriculture

· Help Wanted: Environmental Program Specialist, Summer Positions, More

See & Hear

· Landscaping for a Healthy Planet in Your Backyard, City Block or Business

See & Hear

· Building Green, An Online Video Guide to Saving Money, Energy, Water

Opinion

· Afield: Habitat Restoration On the Upswing, By Mark Nale

Regulations

· DEP Unveils Mercury Emission Reduction Rule in Concept to Work Group

· PUC Alternative Energy Rules - Interconnection Standards, Default Service

Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page

2/24/2006