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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more.
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Op-Ed: In Praise of Rachel Carson And Public Service, By James M. Seif, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection
Politics
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Air
Op-Ed: Statistical Malpractice, Lung Association’s Attack On Pittsburgh Air Quality
PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill
Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears
EPA Plans To Revise Rules For Air Pollution Health Risk
EPA To Reconsider Cost Benefit Analysis Of Air Pollution On Human Life
Volkswagen Settlement Isn’t Buying Many Electric Vehicles
Phillips: Delaware, NJ Lawmakers Accuse EPA Of Deceit Over Clean Car Standards
Op-Ed: Will Joe Biden Get Tough On Cleaning Up Car Emissions?
Alternative Fuels
Can You Own An Electric Car Without A Home Charger?
PaEN: DEP's Mark Hand Receives Governor's Award For Excellence For Work On Encouraging Electric Vehicle Use
Volkswagen Settlement Isn’t Buying Many Electric Vehicles
Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: Team From Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County Wins 2019 PA State Envirothon
PaEN: Winners Of PEC, Dominion Energy 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award Honored
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn. Honors Troy Firth With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award; Stroud Township With Local Government Conservation Leadership Award
PaEN: DCNR, Mid State Trail Association Celebrate Mid State Trail As PA's 2019 Trail Of The Year
327-Mile Mid State Trail Is A Challenge For Hikers, PA Trail Of The Year
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: DEP's Mark Hand Receives Governor's Award For Excellence For Work On Encouraging Electric Vehicle Use
Philadelphia Has Nation’s 19th Best Park System, Study Finds
Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge
PaEN: Green Philly Now Accepting Nominations For 4th Annual SustainPHL Awards
Crable: Website Sprouts All You Need To Know About Lancaster County’s Largest, Oldest, Historial, Special Trees
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Invites Entries In Photo Contest
PaEN: The American Chestnut Foundation Is Now Accepting Entries To Its 2019 Photo Contest
Beautification
Keep PA Beautiful Spring Newsletter Now Available
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Thank The Dreary Weather For Gypsy Moth Decline In Lackawanna
Schneck: Native Plants Amazingly Resilient When Invasives Removed Penn State Study Says
PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More
Column: Spotted Lanternfly Is Back, This Woman Is The Bug Assassin We Must All Become
May 20: United Nations World Bee Day
May 22: International Day For Biological Diversity
Three Times A Lady: Pink Land’s-Slipper Native Orchid Found Throughout Poconos
AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes
Budget
PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Tell Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee
PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost
Letter: Natural Gas Impact Fee Serving Its Purpose
5 Things To Know About The State Of PA’s Finances
Meyer: IFO Says Though Economy Slowed Slightly, State Finances Are Stable
Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees
Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding
Wolf: I Guarantee Glen Onoko Falls Trails Will Open If Restore PA Passed
Wolf Joins DCNR, Game Commission On Hike To Promote Restore PA Plan
AP: Wolf Hikes Shuttered Trail To Pitch Restore PA Plan
DEP Tours Middle Dam In Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
DCNR Joins Trail Tunnel Groundbreaking In Clarion County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvania's Rivers And Streams Need Your Help! Urge Legislators To Make Critical Investments In Clean Water Now!
PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card
Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health
Bay Journal: University Of Maryland Report: Low Health Scores Rain On Chesapeake Bay’s Recovery
PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program
Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees
Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign
Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management
Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To Pittsburgh
Six Pittsburgh Restaurants Recycle Oyster Shells To Help Chesapeake Bay
Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay
Op-Ed: Rolling Back Clean Water Rules Would devastate The Potomac, Chesapeake Bay
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Citizen Action
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvania's Rivers And Streams Need Your Help! Urge Legislators To Make Critical Investments In Clean Water Now!
PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Urge Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee
PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program
PaEN: Penn State Extension Schedules 7 Safe Drinking Water Clinics For Well Owners
PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Holds May 28 Meeting On Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny, Beaver, Butler Counties
PaEN: Northcentral PA Stream Restoration Partnership Projects Underway
PaEN: Washington County Partners Tackle Illegal Bertha Mine Dump Site Cleanup
Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1
PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville
Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free
Editorial: Weather Grows More Severe, Take Weather Warnings Seriously
Climate
Op-Ed: PA Joined The Climate Alliance, Here’s What Must Happen Next
Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States
Editorial: Climate Change Is Real Even If One Glacier Is Growing
Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island
Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future
AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards
PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Canoeing & Kayaking PA's Scenic Waterways In The Age Of Climate Change
Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill
PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More
Eastern Forests Shaped More By Native Americans’ Burning Than Climate Change
PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania
PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill
Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears
Tim Cook Says His Era Has Failed By Over-Debating Climate Change
Op-Ed: Our Transportation Plan Will Improve Infrastructure, Tackle Climate Changes - U.S. Senators Carper, Schumer
How Climate Change Became A Democratic Litmus Test In 2020 Campaign
Coal Mining
PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta To Introduce Bill To Make Act 54 Report On Subsidence Damage To Structures, Water Supplies, Streams Due To Underground Coal Mining Optional
Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites - PA Example
Huba: Coal Still Fuels Economic Fire In PA Study Shows
PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania
Local Coal Mining Historian Bill Hastie To Celebrate 100th Birthday
Ethnic Food Picnic, Car Show, Music, Mine Tours May 26 In Carbon County
Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Releases 2013-2017 Data Overview
Compliance Action
AP: Trump’s EPA Shifts More Environmental Enforcement To States
Dam Safety
DEP Tours Middle Dam In Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Delaware River
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
Delaware RiverKeeper May 24 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Hurdle: DEP Accused Of Foot-Dragging On 2-Year Old Request To Regulate PFAS
Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding
Video Of U.S. House Hearing On PFAS Contamination And Exposure
Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Reimbursement Program For Private Lead Line Replacements
PaEN: Penn State Extension Schedules 7 Safe Drinking Water Clinics For Well Owners
Altoona Water Authority Applies For 2nd Grant To Purchase Watershed Lands
PaEN: Emerging Contaminants Highlighted At 2019 PA Groundwater Symposium
Water Pipe Bursts In Pittsburgh’s Strip District
Economic Development
Reps. Kail, Turzai Highlight Energize PA Legislative Package To Subsidize Natural Gas Use
Huba: Coal Still Fuels Economic Fire In PA Study Shows
PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties
Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines
Could The Future Be Built Out Of Trash? Plan To Turn Plastic, Paper Into Wallboard
PaEN: Next South Mountain Speakers Series Event Highlights Local Craft Brewing June 11 In Shippensburg
Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Releases 2013-2017 Data Overview
Education
PaEN: Team From Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County Wins 2019 PA State Envirothon
PaEN: POWR: DEP Presentation On Draft Integrated Water Quality Report Showing 40% Of Streams Impaired June 4 In Harrisburg
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
Conneaut Area Team Will Compete In State Envirothon
PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville
At Bethel Springs Elementary, This Class Is For The Birds
Plan To Build Da Vinci Science Center In Easton Collapses
Could Da Vinci Science Center Find A Home In 2 Other Lehigh Valley Cities?
Russell Graham Retires As Director Of Penn State’s Earth & Mineral Sciences’ Museum & Art Gallery
Emergency Response
PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants
Sunday Tornado In Bucks County Confirmed, PA Exceeds Annual Twister Quota
Volunteers Help In Tornado Cleanup In Northern Lancaster County
Delaware County Chemical Company Fire Sends 13 To Hospital
Emmaus Grad Changing What We Know About Tornado Information
Energy
26,000 Without Power In Central PA Due To Storms
Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines
Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites - PA Example
Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States
Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island
Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future
AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards
Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components
U.S. DOE Undersecretary, PA Industry Stakeholders Cite Immediate Needs
Energy Conservation
Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge
Environmental Heritage
Op-Ed: In Praise of Rachel Carson And Public Service, By James M. Seif, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection
Meyer: Decades After Silent Spring, Peregrines Thrive On Rachel Carson Building
Local Coal Mining Historian Bill Hastie To Celebrate 100th Birthday
Ethnic Food Picnic, Car Show, Music, Mine Tours May 26 In Carbon County
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Need To Learn From PA’s History Of Natural Resource Extraction
Farming
More Community Gardens To Bloom On City Lots In Philadelphia
Lehigh Commissioners Lease Seed Farm To Second Harvest Food Bank Nonprofit
Editorial: Applauding Harrisburg’s Fresh Focus On Farms, Agriculture
Flooding
$200,000+ Grant To Help DuBois Enhance Flood Control
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
Editorial: Weather Grows More Severe, Take Weather Warnings Seriously
Heavy Spring Rains Putting Farmers On Edge In Northeast
2 Purchases Approved In Luzerne To Improve Susquehanna River Flood Response
Solomon Creek Flood Project Work Back On Track In Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport Approves Cross Pipe Levee Repair Grant Application
Communities, Homeowners Navigate Flood Insurance Compliance
First Hurricane Of 2019 Atlantic Season Is Already Formed
Forests
PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
Thank The Dreary Weather For Gypsy Moth Decline In Lackawanna
Column: Spotted Lanternfly Is Back, This Woman Is The Bug Assassin We Must All Become
PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More
PaEN: The American Chestnut Foundation Is Now Accepting Entries To Its 2019 Photo Contest
Crable: Website Sprouts All You Need To Know About Lancaster County’s Largest, Oldest, Historial, Special Trees
Are Philly’s Streets Named After Trees Ordered From Hardwood To Softwood?
Schneck: Native Plants Amazingly Resilient When Invasives Removed Penn State Study Says
Ferguson Twp Development Could Lead To Extreme Tree Loss, Environmentalists Say
Eastern Forests Shaped More By Native Americans’ Burning Than Climate Change
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway
John Hayes: Watch Out For Mosquitoes, Ticks, Diseases That Could Spoil Your Vacation
Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free
Franklin County Business Trying To Put Ticks Out Of Business
Geologic Hazards
Contractor Drilling To Gauge Scope Of Sinkhole Partly Closing Route 422 In Lebanon County
Grants/Funding
PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card
Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost
PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program
PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster
Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees
Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College
Hazardous Substances
Hurdle: DEP Accused Of Foot-Dragging On 2-Year Old Request To Regulate PFAS
Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding
Video Of U.S. House Hearing On PFAS Contamination And Exposure
Editorial: Rural Areas Deserve Answers On Child Cancers In Western PA
Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Reimbursement Program For Private Lead Line Replacements
PaEN: Emerging Contaminants Highlighted At 2019 PA Groundwater Symposium
Land Conservation
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn. Honors Troy Firth With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award; Stroud Township With Local Government Conservation Leadership Award
PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Working To Protect One Of Largest Remaining Green Spaces In The South Hills Near Pittsburgh
PaEN: Crowd Of 25,000 Supports Brandywine Conservancy At 89th Radnor Hunt Races For Open Space, Clean Water
Lower Nazareth Twp Moving Forward With Open Space Preservation Plan After Referendum
Altoona Water Authority Applies For 2nd Grant To Purchase Watershed Lands
Land Use
Amish Population Grows Despite Lancaster County’s Urban Sprawl
Ferguson Twp Development Could Lead To Extreme Tree Loss, Environmentalists Say
Lake Erie
Presque Isle Workers Prepare For New Beach Season In Erie
AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Receives Grant To Continue Cigarette Litter Prevention Program In State Parks
Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1
PaEN: Washington County Partners Tackle Illegal Bertha Mine Dump Site Cleanup
Keep PA Beautiful Spring Newsletter Now Available
Delaware Launches Anti-Litter Campaign To Clean Up First State
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Urge Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee
Mine Restoration Efforts Continue To Heal Johnstown Rivers
Editorial: Land Reclamation Deserves Celebration At Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area
Mine Subsidence
PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta To Introduce Bill To Make Act 54 Report On Subsidence Damage To Structures, Water Supplies, Streams Due To Underground Coal Mining Optional
Oil & Gas
PaEN: PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets May 23 To Discuss Brine Spreading, Other Issues In State College
PaEN: PA Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling Allowing Local Zoning Permits For Drilling In Westmoreland County
PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants
Hopey/Templeton: AG To Investigate Landfill Leachate, Drilling Waste Damage To Westmoreland Sewage Plant
Allegheny Front-Frazier: AG Investigating Wastewater Case From Landfill That Accepts Fracking Waste
Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River
Reps. Kail, Turzai Highlight Energize PA Legislative Package To Subsidize Natural Gas Use
Letter: Natural Gas Impact Fee Serving Its Purpose
PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties
Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines
Editorial: Rural Areas Deserve Answers On Child Cancers In Western PA
PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania
PaEN: Range Resources Publishes First Corporate Sustainability Report, Working To Achieve Zero Emissions Across Operations
PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill
Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears
AP: Ohio Man Attacked By Bull Near PA Gas Well Dies
Pipelines
Huba: More Legal Wrangling Ahead Over Changing Direction Of Laurel Pipeline
PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties
Phillips: Federal Pipeline Safety Regulators Issue Warning On Floods, Landslides, Subsidence
Permitting
PaEN: Op-Ed: House Republican Anti-Regulation Proposals Don’t Offer Common Sense, Science-Based Solutions, Only More Bureaucracy
Letter: Beware Of These Nefarious Regulatory Reform Bills
PaEN: DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 25 PA Bulletin
Reuters: Trump Administration Readies Draft Plan To Speed Environmental Permitting
PUC
PaEN: PUC Names Seth A. Mendelsohn New Executive Director
Radiation Protection
Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island
Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future
Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components
AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards
Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States
Recreation
PaEN: DCNR, Mid State Trail Association Celebrate Mid State Trail As PA's 2019 Trail Of The Year
327-Mile Mid State Trail Is A Challenge For Hikers, PA Trail Of The Year
PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Canoeing & Kayaking PA's Scenic Waterways In The Age Of Climate Change
DCNR Officials Encourage Safe Outdoor Play
Presque Isle Workers Prepare For New Beach Season In Erie
First Year Construction At Ohiopyle Finished Except Parking Lot
Ohiopyle State Park Parking Lot Finished For Memorial Day Weekend
Schneck: Waterfall-Rich Ricketts Glen State Park Celebrates 75 Years
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Receives Grant To Continue Cigarette Litter Prevention Program In State Parks
PaEN: Wildlands Conservancy Accepting Registrations For June 22-24 Lehigh River Sojourn
Westmoreland Heritage Trail Plans Trail Towns Festival June 1
New Trail Enhances Accessibility At Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
Editorial: Maintain Art Along Scranton Heritage Trail
Man Told To Stop Riding E-Bike On York Rail Trail
PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville
Go Kayaking: Where To Paddle In And Around Lancaster County
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Association June 15 Hike Through A Waterfall At Spruce Mountain Trail, Monroe County
Bob Frye: Bikepacking Surges In Popularity As Way To Explore Outdoors
Survey Shows Pittsburgh Commuters Expanding Transportation Choices
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Invites Entries In Photo Contest
Philadelphia Has Nation’s 19th Best Park System, Study Finds
Philadelphia Shows Off New Master Plan, Renderings Of FDR Park
Pittsburgh Mayor Joins Other Mayors In Pushing For Safer Bike Lanes
Wolf: I Guarantee Glen Onoko Falls Trails Will Open If Restore PA Passed
Wolf Joins DCNR, Game Commission On Hike To Promote Restore PA Plan
AP: Wolf Hikes Shuttered Trail To Pitch Restore PA Plan
DCNR Joins Trail Tunnel Groundbreaking In Clarion County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
DCNR Visits Laurel Ridge State Park To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Protesters Say Paulson Spray Park Opening In Pittsburgh A Political Stunt
Traumatized Ex-Soldier Died Trying To Find Peace On Appalachian Trail
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway
John Hayes: Watch Out For Mosquitoes, Ticks, Diseases That Could Spoil Your Vacation
Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free
Franklin County Business Trying To Put Ticks Out Of Business
Recycling/Waste
Fairview Students Recycled 1,330 Markers Through Crayola In 2 Months
With Recycling Revenue Down, Pittsburgh Begins New Recycling Education Program
O’Neill: Pittsburgh Is Better At Recycling Rhetoric Than Recycling Trash
Sorting Out Recycling Programs: Which Ones Work Best?
Could The Future Be Built Out Of Trash? Plan To Turn Plastic, Paper Into Wallboard
Hopey/Templeton: AG To Investigate Landfill Leachate, Drilling Waste Damage To Westmoreland Sewage Plant
Allegheny Front-Frazier: AG Investigating Wastewater Case From Landfill That Accepts Fracking Waste
Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River
China’s Ban On Scrap Imports A Boon To U.S. Recycling Plants
Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill
Incinerators In Camden, Chester Among The Nation’s Most Polluting Report Finds
PaEN: PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets May 23 To Discuss Brine Spreading, Other Issues In State College
Regulations
PaEN: Op-Ed: House Republican Anti-Regulation Proposals Don’t Offer Common Sense, Science-Based Solutions, Only More Bureaucracy
Letter: Beware Of These Nefarious Regulatory Reform Bills
Renewable Energy
Centre County Poised To Move Forward With Solar Array At County Prison
Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components
Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States
Stormwater
PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees
Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management
Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost
Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster
PaEN: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals For Oct. 16, Nov. 14 Stormwater Conferences
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College
Susquehanna River
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Business Meeting June 14
Sustainability
Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge
PaEN: Green Philly Now Accepting Nominations For 4th Annual SustainPHL Awards
PaEN: Range Resources Publishes First Corporate Sustainability Report, Working To Achieve Zero Emissions Across Operations
Wastewater Facilities
Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River
Watershed Protection
PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade
Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card
Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health
Bay Journal: University Of Maryland Report: Low Health Scores Rain On Chesapeake Bay’s Recovery
PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
PaEN: POWR: DEP Presentation On Draft Integrated Water Quality Report Showing 40% Of Streams Impaired June 4 In Harrisburg
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More
Mine Restoration Efforts Continue To Heal Johnstown Rivers
PaEN: Northcentral PA Stream Restoration Partnership Projects Underway
Editorial: Land Reclamation Deserves Celebration At Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area
PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants
PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program
Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees
Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign
Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management
Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost
PaEN: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals For Oct. 16, Nov. 14 Stormwater Conferences
PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster
Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway
PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Holds May 28 Meeting On Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny, Beaver, Butler Counties
Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1
Delaware RiverKeeper May 24 RiverWatch Video Report
Op-Ed: Rolling Back Clean Water Rules Would Sevastate The Potomac, Chesapeake Bay
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Wildlife
Mary Ann Thomas: Sunday Is Fish-For-Free Day In PA
Meyer: Free Fishing Comes To PA Memorial Day Weekend
Donegal Creek Fish Kill Remains A Mystery After Tests Fail To Determine Cause
Game Commission: Missing The Point On Chronic Wasting Disease
Sunday Hunting Proposal Pits PA Farmers Against Outdoor Enthusiasts
Meyer: Decades After Silent Spring, Peregrines Thrive On Rachel Carson Building
Bagenstose: Bald Eagles Thriving In NJ, Pennsylvania
David Orlowski: Pennsylvania Is Home To Hellbenders
Bay Journal: Crable: Recent Large Rafts Of Canvasback Ducks Feast For Birders’ Eyes, Not Gourmets’ Tables In Lancaster County
At Bethel Springs Elementary, This Class Is For The Birds
PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To Pittsburgh
Six Pittsburgh Restaurants Recycle Oyster Shells To Help Chesapeake Bay
Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay
Allegheny Front: Trying To Keep Bats Flying In The Face Of An Epidemic
Sisk: Everything You Need To Know About Cicadas Emerging Soon To Swarm Southwest PA
Hopey: Cicadas Will Loudly Announce Their Arrival This Spring
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway
Schneck: Lehigh Valley Zoo Provides One-Of-A-Kind Exit-- Crossing The Ford
Expert Advises To Leave Wildlife In The Wild
Crable: Game Commission Hires Marketing Specialist To Inform Hunters, Unite The Ranks
AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes
West Nile/Zika Virus
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