This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

November 26-- DEP Hearing On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Pipeline Compressor Station In Jefferson Township, Mercer County. DEP’s Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County. 10:00.

November 27-- Municipal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Workshop.  Londonderry Township Building, 783 S. Geyers Church Road, Middletown, Dauphin County. 9:00 to 2:00

November 28-- PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing On Addressing Climate Change In Pennsylvania By Controlling Carbon Emissions. IBEW Local #5, 5 Hot Metal Street, Suite 100, Pittsburgh.  10:00. 

November 28-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Karns City Refining RACT II Air Quality Plan, Butler County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County. 9:00

November 28-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Lord Corporation RACT II Air Quality Plan, Crawford County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County. 10:00

November 28-- DEP Hearing On Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Little Blue Run Waste Impoundment NPDES Discharge Permit. South Side Area School District Middle/High School Auditorium, 4949 PA State Route 151, Hookstown, Beaver County. 6:00.  (Oct. 27 PA Bulletin page 6927)

November 28-- DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DCNR Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084 or send email to: gleslie@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 28-- Morris Arboretum Designing Native And Ecological Plant Communities Workshop. Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia. 9:00 to 3:30.

November 28-- NEW. Penn State Dept. Of Architectural Engineering Microgrids 101 - New Guide Workshop.  Philadelphia Navy Yard.  8:30 to Noon.

November 29-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  DEP Contact: Diane Wilson, 717-787-3730, diawilson@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 29-- Stroud Water Research Center Water’s Edge Gala - Freshwater Excellence Award Celebration.  Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, Winterthur, Delaware.

November 29-- Academy Of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Delaware Watershed Research Conference. Academy Offices in Philadelphia.

November 29-- PA Section-American Water Works Assn./PaWARN 3rd Annual Security & Risk Management Symposium.  Doubletree By Hilton Convention Center, 209 Mall Boulevard, Monroeville, Allegheny County.  7:30 to 4:00.

November 30-- Location Added. Gov. Wolf’s PFAS Action Team Public Meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:00.

December 1-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training Day.  Inn At Lackawaxen, 188 Scenic Drive, Lackawaxen, Wayne County.  9:00 to 1:00.

December 3-- DEP Webinar On How To Apply For Class 8 Truck & Transit Clean Vehicle Grants.  10:30.

December 4-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron, 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 4-- CANCELED. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. The next secheduled meeting is March 5.  DEP Contact: Margaret Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

December 4-- DEP Webinar On How To Apply For Class 4-7 Truck, School Bus and Other Clean Vehicle Rebates.  10:30.

December 4-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For East Penn Manufacturing, Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 4-- DEP Hearing On New Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station, Bucks County. West Rockhill Township Municipal Building, 1028 Ridge Road, Sellersville, Bucks County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

December 4-- DEP Hearing On New Adelphia Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station, Delaware County. Lower Chichester Township Municipal Building, 1410 Market Street, Linwood, Montgomery County. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

December 5-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Kris Shiffer 717-772-5809 or send email to: kshiffer@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. DEP Laboratory Building, 2575 Interstate Dr. Harrisburg. 9:00.  DEP Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 5-- DCNR Pinchot State Forest District Resource Management Plan Meeting.  District Office, 1841 Abington Road, North Abington Township, Lackawanna County. 4:30 to 6:30.

December 6-- CANCELED. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Michael Maddigan, 717-772-3609,  mmaddigan@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

December 6-- Location Added. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting on proposed water withdrawal permits and other actions (Click Here for agenda). SRBC Office, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  9:00. SRBC Contact: Ava Stoops, 717-238-0423. (formal notice) (formal notice-correction)  Click Here for more.

December 6-- Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment. Westminster College, McKelvey Campus Center, New Wilmington, Lawrence County.  5:30 to 9:00.

December 6-- 10,000 Friends Of Pennsylvania Commonwealth Awards Dinner.  ArtsQuest, Bethlehem.

December 7-- Penn State Extension Understanding Dairy Business For Conservation Professionals Workshop. Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.  10:00 to 2:00

December 10-- NEW. PA Highlands Coalition Webinar: What Is Nature Worth?  Return On Environmental Studies, Economic Value Of The Outdoors.  10:00 to 11:30.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Monroe Energy Facility, Delaware County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 10:00.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Exelon Croydon Power Plant, Bucks County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 2:00.

December 11-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Arcelormittal Plate Company, Montgomery County. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown. 8:00 a.m.

December 11-- NEW.  PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building, Harrisburg. 9:00?  Online livestream available.

December 12-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Edgar Chescattie, 717-772-2814, eshescattie@pa.gov.

December 12-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee & Recycling Fund Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

December 12-- NEW. DEP Information Session/Hearing On Amerikohl Revtai Mining, Reclamation Project Water Quality Permit In Fayette County. Saltlick Township Municipal Building, 147 Municipal Building Road, Melcroft.  1:00 to 3:00.

December 12-- DEP Holds Dec. 12 Hearing [If Needed] On Delaware County Nonattainment Maintenance Plan For Fine Particulate. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street in Norristown, Montgomery County. 10:00.

December 12-- DCNR State Forest District Management Plan Meetings -  Bald Eagle State Forest, District Office, 18865 Old Turnpike Road, Millmont, Union County. 6:00 to 8:00.

December 12-- Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.10:30.  Click Here for an agenda.  (formal notice)

December 13-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15. DEP Contact: Kirit Dalal, 717-772-3436 or send email to: kdalal@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- Draft regulations setting methane emission limits for oil and gas operations

December 13-- CANCELED. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.  DEP Contact: Janice Vollero 717-772-5157 or send email to: jvollero@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

December 13-- NEW. Penn State Extension Webinar: Unconventional Oil & Gas - Bringing Trusted Science To Decision-Making.  1:00 to 2:00.

December 17-- PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  1:00.  Click Here to register to join the meeting by webinar.  Participants also need to call in 1-650-479-3208, PASSCODE 644 895 237.

December 18-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. DEP Contact: Laura Edinger, 717-772-3277, ledinger@pa.gov.

December 18-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For East Penn Manufacturing In Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

December 28-- NEW. DEP Hearing [If Needed[ On Lebanon County Fine Particulate Standard Plan.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 1:00.

January 12-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  10:00 to 1:00, Click Here for more.

January 26-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  Noon to 1:00. Click Here for more.

January 27-30-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary. 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit.  Cape May, NJ.

February 2-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Bus Tour.  10:00 to 1:00. Click Here for more.

February 6-9-- PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture. Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster.

February 12-13-- Advanced Watershed Educator Workshops For Non-Formal Educators. Dauphin County Agriculture & Natural Resources Center, 1451 Peters Mountain Road, Dauphin, Dauphin County. Click Here to register.

February 20-21-- NEW. DCNR, Western PA Conservancy. PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit. Best Western Premier Conference Center, 800 East Park Drive, Harrisburg.

March 2-- PA Wilds. Retailers, Producers, Public 3rd Annual PA Wilds Buyer’s Market.  Gemmell Student Complex Multi-Purpose Room, Clarion University.

March 5-- NEW. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Ebensburg Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Margaret Scheloske, 724-404-3143, mscheloske@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

March 5-6-- NEW. Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance. Healthcare Industry Forum On Energy Efficiency. Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, State College, Centre County. 

March 9-- 2019 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River.  Montgomery County Community College campus in Pottstown.

March 21-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  DEP Contact: Todd Wallace, 717-783-9438,  twallace@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

March 27-28-- Advanced Watershed Educator Workshops For Non-Formal Educators. Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, Slippery Rock, Butler County. Click Here to register.

April 5-- NEW. Wildlife For Everyone We Love Wild Things & Wild Places Gala. 

April 7-9-- CMU Mascaro Center For Sustainable Innovation. 2019 Engineering Sustainability Conference.  David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

April 29 to May 2-- Center for Watershed Protection. 2019 National Watershed and Stormwater Conference.  South Carolina.

May 8-10-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals. 2019 Annual Conference - Growth Through Collaboration.  State College.

May 16-18-- PA Land Trust Association. Land Conservation Conference.  Monroe County.

July 24-26-- Professional Recyclers Of PA. Annual Recycling & Organics Conference.  Harrisburg.

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11/26/2018