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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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PaEN: Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times?
PaEN: Analysis: Before More State Forest Drilling, Ask What Happened To The Money The First Time
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Analysis: What If The Senate And House Had To Adopt Laws Like DEP Adopts Regulations?
PaEN: Senate Confirms Patrick McDonnell As Secretary Of DEP
Politics
Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Have A Lot To Say About Redistricting - David Thornburgh
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Air
U.S. Steel Appeals May Fine Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions
Editorial: U.S. Steel Must Do More For Community Health
PaEN: DEP To Hold July 15 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie County
Muschick: On Annual Vehicle Emissions Tests, PA Drivers Could Finally Get Relief
Crable: Why Are Your Allergies So Bad If You Live In Lancaster City?
Op-Ed: Clean Car Standards Are Good For PA Businesses, Consumers
Alternative Fuels
Williamsport Getting 4 More Natural Gas Buses
SEPTA Goes Electric With 25 New Battery Buses
SEPTA Adds Battery-Powered Electric Buses To Growing Zero-Emissions Fleet
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania
2 Western PA Natives’ Photos Chosen For New USPS Stamps - Clarion River
PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations
Clarion River Receives Postal Service Stamp Of Recognition
PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners
PaEN: Sen. Yaw Receives Public Official Of Year Award From PA Water Environment Association
Beautification
Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden
PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations
PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Now In Nymph Stage: Here’s What They Look Like
PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County
PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum
Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels
Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden
PaEN: Registration Now Open For 2019 National Natural Areas Conference Oct. 8-10 In Pittsburgh; PA Practitioner Scholarships Available
Budget
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Should Accept Severance Tax In Exchange For Easing Regulations
Op-Ed: Wolf’s Proposal To Tax Natural Gas Are Irresponsible, Counterproductive
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
Caruso: Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Introduced In Senate, House With Near-Majority Support
API, Rep. Turzai Respond To Restore PA Infrastructure Plan
Caruso: Restore PA Requires 20 Years Of Natural Gas Production, Progressive Legislators Aren’t Ready To Sign On
Murphy: Wolf, Republican Leaders Butt Heads Over Addressing PA’s Infrastructure Needs
Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Has Bipartisan Support But Not From Leaders
Wolf Tours Greensburg Blight, Touts Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax
DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA
DEP Talks About Benefits Of Restore PA For Flood Prevention, Stream Quality In Lancaster
DEP Tours Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Venango County To Discuss Restore PA
DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA
AP: Johnstown’s River Walls At Risk Of Failure
Storms Wash Away Abutment Of Bridge In Ross
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills
PaEN: Analysis: Before More State Forest Drilling, Ask What Happened To The Money The First Time
May State Revenue Collections $14.9 Million Less Than Anticipated
Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne
No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne
Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle
Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup Funding [Where’s Pennsylvania?]
Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects
U.S. House Passed Disaster Aid Bill Despite Republican Efforts To Stall It
Congress Finally Sends $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill To Trump
Editorial Hypocrisy Floods DC On Disaster Aid
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate
Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne
No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne
Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle
PaEN: Senate, House Resolutions Designate June 2-8 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week In PA
PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects
PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
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Citizen Action
Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit
Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims
Pittsburgh To Host Recycling Workshops For Residents, Businesses
PaEN: PA Resources Council Schedules 9 More Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Events In Allegheny County
Kids Help Environmental Group Clean Trash Out Of Allegheny River
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA
By Land Cleanup Along Kiski River Set For June 15
PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners
Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop
Stroud Water Research Center To Benefit From Sales Of “Mayfly Cheese” By The Farm At Doe Run
PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
Environmental Concerns Shared At Greensburg’s Green Gathering
PaEN: DEP To Hold July 15 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie County
PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County
PaEN: Conservation Consultants, Inc. Presents Achieving Green & Healthy Homes Program June 20 At Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh
PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum
PaEN: Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Asking Public To Submit Comments To Permanently Protect Land Around Kinzua Dam/Allegheny Reservoir As Wilderness
PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations
Immigrant-Run Community Garden Plants Hope For Families In Bucks County
Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden
Residents Raise Concerns About Chemical Storage Facility In Lycoming
Tell Post-Gazette What You Want To Know About Energy Prices
Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry
Climate
PaEN: Sen. Costa To Introduce Bill Cutting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants By 90% By 2040 Thru Cap-And-Invest Program
PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18
PaEN: DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On DEP Climate Plan, Cap-And-Trade Petition, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee June 18
WITF Smart Talk: PA’s Climate Goals, DEP Secretary McDonnell
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP
Kummer: Some Of PA’s Iconic Tree Species Might Not Survive Climate Change
Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate
Cusick: PA’s Had A Lot Of Tornadoes This Year, But Scientists Don’t Know If There’s A Climate Change Link
Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms
Cusick: Scientists Race To Figure Out How Fast A Pennsylvania-Sized Glacier Could Melt
The Thwaites Glacier Is Melting, Here’s Why The Philly Region Should Care
Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies
Bloomberg Donates $500M To Campaign To Close Every U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plant By 2030
AP: U.S. Court Weighs If Climate Change Violates Children’s Rights
Teen Activists Face U.S. Government In Crucial Court Hearing Over Climate
Trump Blames India, China For Climate Change: “No Sense Of Cleanliness”
After Talk With Charles, Trump Says Climate Changes Goes Both Ways
Coal Mining
PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County
Reuters: Coal Miners’ Union Urges Silica Regulation To Curb Black Lung Disease
Op-Ed: Struggle For Coal Miners’ Health Care, Pension Benefits Continues
Editorial: Save Coal Miners’ Pensions, A Promise Shouldn’t Be Broken
Editorial: Coal Miners’ Sacrifices Must Never Be Forgotten
Bloomberg Donates $500M To Campaign To Close Every U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plant By 2030
Compliance Action
PaEN: AG Shapiro Makes Arrest In Case Of Falsified Water Sample Lab Results In Berks, Lancaster Counties
AP: Excavator Accused Of Faking 2 Water Tests
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program
Philly Says Hidden Cameras, Higher Fines Help Catch More Illegal Dumpers
U.S. Steel Appeals May Fine Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions
Editorial: U.S. Steel Must Do More For Community Health
Court Decision
Letter: PA Supreme Court Abandons The Environment In Refusing To Hear Drilling Case
DCNR
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: DCNR Seeks Proposals For Engineering Services Related To Dams, Other Projects
PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities
Delaware River
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year
Editorial: Making The Delaware River Fit For Fish
Delaware RiverKeeper June 7 RiverWatch Video Report
Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects
Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup Funding [Where’s Pennsylvania?]
Drinking Water
PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18
Setting Clean Water Standards EPA’s Job, PA, Other States Are Doing It Instead
PFAS Chemicals Found In Lettuce, Beef, Chocolate Cake
PFAS Chemicals: Health Risks And Regulation
PaEN: House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting June 12 On Bill Exempting Religious Facilities, Schools, Camps From Need To Meet Safe Drinking Water Standards
Lord/Hopey: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Stay Public Under Proposed, Open-Ended Pact
Philadelphia Has A Lead Poisoning Problems, Some Fighting To Eradicate It
PaEN: AG Shapiro Makes Arrest In Case Of Falsified Water Sample Lab Results In Berks, Lancaster Counties
AP: Excavator Accused Of Faking 2 Water Tests
Economic Development
PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities
Homestead Panel Examines Bridging The Blue-Green Divide
Education
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom
Grant Will Fund Girl Scout Environmental Projects In Western PA
Girl Scouts Of Western PA Receive $845K Grant For Building Outdoor Programs
Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop
Cusick: Lancaster County Celebrates Rivers And Streams With Water Week
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Students Tag Cigarette Litter
PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues
PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County
Geologists Explains Lycoming County Formations
PA Sea Grant Instructor Makes Final Class Voyage In Erie
Education - Interns
PaEN: Introducing Pike Conservation District Summer Intern Anton Adams
PaEN: Interns: Sarah Sharp - From Intern To Brandywine Conservancy’s New Assistant Planner
PaEN: Interns Wanted: PA Forestry Assn. Forest Heritage Discovery Center Franklin County
PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues
PaEN: Flock To Hawk Mountain Sanctuary This Summer To Enjoy Great Summer Events
Emergency Response
Cusick: PA’s Had A Lot Of Tornadoes This Year, But Scientists Don’t Know If There’s A Climate Change Link
After The Storm: Tornado Recovery Continues In Wilkes-Barre Twp
Man From Northeast PA Says Rise In Tornadoes Caused By Traffic Circles
Pipe Bomb Found In Schuylkill County Lake During Water Rescue Practice Drill
Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms
Report: PG&E Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle California Wildfire Claims
U.S. House Passed Disaster Aid Bill Despite Republican Efforts To Stall It
Congress Finally Sends $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill To Trump
Editorial Hypocrisy Floods DC On Disaster Aid
Energy
More Solar Panels Installed At Truman High School In Bucks County
PaEN: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts June 12 Webinar On PA Nuclear Power Plants' 2018 Safety Performance
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Right To Reject Big Energy’s Attempt To Bamboozle Consumers On Nuclear Plants
Poll: Most People Don’t Support Higher Electric Bills To Save Nuclear Power
Penelec Marks 100 Year Anniversary
Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies
Tell Post-Gazette What You Want To Know About Energy Prices
Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms
Energy Conservation
PaEN: Construction Code Review & Advisory Council Invites Comments On Latest International Building Codes; Seeks Stakeholders
Litvak: Duquesne Light’s Parent Company Picks Up Energy Efficiency Business
Environmental Health
Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit
Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims
Environmental Heritage
Editorial: Save Coal Miners’ Pensions, A Promise Shouldn’t Be Broken
Editorial: Coal Miners’ Sacrifices Must Never Be Forgotten
Environmental Policy
PaEN: PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In May Now Available
Farming
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills
PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects
PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
Op-Ed: How to Support Farms So We Don’t Lose More Open Space
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster
Cows Graze Again At The Lands At Hillside Farms Expansion Project Begins
This Is Your Farm: Community Welcomes New Barn At Hillside
New Barn At Hillside Farm Continues Ayers’ Mission
Agritainment Finds Welcoming Home Or Harsh Zoning In Bucks County Towns
Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels
EPA Exempts Farms From Reporting Pollution Tied To Animal Waste
Flooding
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
Flood Insurance Issues Rising In Yardley, Bucks County
AP: Johnstown’s River Walls At Risk Of Failure
Storms Wash Away Abutment Of Bridge In Ross
Forests
Kummer: Some Of PA’s Iconic Tree Species Might Not Survive Climate Change
PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Now In Nymph Stage: Here’s What They Look Like
PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum
Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels
Out-Of-Control Campfire Doused In Wilkes-Barre
Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry
June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities
Forests - Wildfires
Report: PG&E Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle California Wildfire Claims
Geology
Geologists Explains Lycoming County Formations
Grants/Funding
PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills
PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities
PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects
PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year
Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne
No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne
Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle
Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice
PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster
PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects
PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
Hazardous Substances
PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18
Setting Clean Water Standards EPA’s Job, PA, Other States Are Doing It Instead
PFAS Chemicals Found In Lettuce, Beef, Chocolate Cake
PFAS Chemicals: Health Risks And Regulation
Philadelphia Has A Lead Poisoning Problems, Some Fighting To Eradicate It
Hazardous Materials Response Group In Blair Seeks Emergency Preparedness Funds
Land Conservation
PaEN: Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Asking Public To Submit Comments To Permanently Protect Land Around Kinzua Dam/Allegheny Reservoir As Wilderness
Op-Ed: How to Support Farms So We Don’t Lose More Open Space
PaEN: Registration Now Open For 2019 National Natural Areas Conference Oct. 8-10 In Pittsburgh; PA Practitioner Scholarships Available
John Hayes: Proposal Would Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing
Land Recycling
PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities
Lake Erie
AP: Record Lake Levels Swamp Erie’s Landscape
AP: Lake Erie, Lake Superior Set Records As Water Levels Surge
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA
Kids Help Environmental Group Clean Trash Out Of Allegheny River
By Land Cleanup Along Kiski River Set For June 15
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Students Tag Cigarette Litter
Philly Says Hidden Cameras, Higher Fines Help Catch More Illegal Dumpers
Street Sweeping Trucks Don’t Fit Down Some Philadelphia Streets
Editorial: Philly Street Sweeping Program Hits A Road Bump
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
Earth Conservancy: Warehouse Project Eyed For Restored Mined Lands Near LCCC
Mine Reclamation Project Restores Elk, Stream Habitat Near Snow Shoe
Elk, Deer And More To Enjoy Reclaimed Mine Land In Centre County
How 40 Acres Of Abandoned Mine Lands In Centre County Became Wildlife Habitat
PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County
PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities
Fund Focuses On Preservation Of Lehigh Watershed
DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA
Is Centralia’s Graffiti Highway Art Or Vandalism? Residents Tourists See It Differently
PaEN: House Environmental Committee Meets June 11 On Temporary Cessation Of Coal Refuse Disposal Site Operations
Allegheny Front: New Strategy To Regrow Forest On Abandoned Mine Land - Start By Tearing Up The Earth
Editorial: China’s Rare Earth Threat Reminder Of Our Shortsighted Policies
Ohio River
Hopey: Ohio River Water Quality Standards Diluted By ORSANCO
Protecting Ohio River Islands An Ongoing Challenge
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA
Oil & Gas
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Should Accept Severance Tax In Exchange For Easing Regulations
Op-Ed: Wolf’s Proposal To Tax Natural Gas Are Irresponsible, Counterproductive
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
Caruso: Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Introduced In Senate, House With Near-Majority Support
API, Rep. Turzai Respond To Restore PA Infrastructure Plan
Caruso: Restore PA Requires 20 Years Of Natural Gas Production, Progressive Legislators Aren’t Ready To Sign On
Murphy: Wolf, Republican Leaders Butt Heads Over Addressing PA’s Infrastructure Needs
Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Has Bipartisan Support But Not From Leaders
PaEN: Senate, House Legislation Coming To Create New Law To Regulate Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit
Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims
Court: Woman Who Fears For Granddaughter’s Health Lacks Legal Standing To Fight Gas Well
Letter: PA Supreme Court Abandons The Environment In Refusing To Hear Drilling Case
Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP
Report: PA Natural Gas Production Shows Significant Jump
Fractracker: Who Pays For Health And Economic Impacts of Fracking In PA?
PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills
Maykuth: Plan To Remake Old Dynamite Factory Near Philly Into Gas Export Terminal
Litvak: WV Court Finds In Favor Of Landowners Saying EQT Trespassed By Taking Natural Gas Without Permission
Williamsport Getting 4 More Natural Gas Buses
Worley & Obetz Investigations A Year After A $2 Billion Fraud Triggered Collapse
Pipelines
PaEN: New Senate Bill Would Require End Of Life Pipeline Studies To Spot Corrosion, Damage Issues To Prevent Catastrophic Failures
Op-Ed: Businessman Stands Behind Economic Benefits Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
As Adelphia Pipeline Clears Hurdles, Bucks Officials Raise Zoning Concerns
Where 2 Pipeline Projects Stand Going Through Lehigh Valley
AP: Fossil Fuel Foes Hope New Jersey Scuttles Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To NY
AP: New Jersey Denies Northeast Pipeline Permits, But Allows Do-Over
Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20-Year Sentence Under Trump Plan
PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects
Permitting
PaEN: Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times?
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Hears Ideas On 3rd Party DEP Permit Reviews, Including A Special Licensing Program For Consultants
PaEN: Bill Proposing Change In Standard For Reviewing DEP Permit Decisions On Appeal Will Add Time, Cost To Permit Reviews, Narrow Grounds For Citizen Appeal
PaEN: DEP Posts 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 8 PA Bulletin
Personnel
Kristin Reilly To Lead Interstate Choose Clean Water Coalition
DCNR Names Lee Dillon New Manager At Mount Pisgah State Park
PA Sea Grant Instructor Makes Final Class Voyage In Erie
Radiation Protection
PaEN: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts June 12 Webinar On PA Nuclear Power Plants' 2018 Safety Performance
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Right To Reject Big Energy’s Attempt To Bamboozle Consumers On Nuclear Plants
Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Warning Sirens June 5
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant To Test Sirens TODAY June 3
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Siren Test Thursday
Three Mile Island Alert Sirens To Remain Active During Decommissioning
TMI Siren Testing Reminds Residents About Potential Tax Increase
Poll: Most People Don’t Support Higher Electric Bills To Save Nuclear Power
U.S. To Label Nuclear Waste As Less Dangerous To Quicken Cleanups
Recreation
PaEN: PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania
2 Western PA Natives’ Photos Chosen For New USPS Stamps - Clarion River
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: House Committee Sends Bill On Enforcing Safety Warnings For Low-Head Dams To Full House
Officials Celebrate Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation
Local Officials, Paddlers Celebrate New Bridgeport Water Landing During Sojourn
Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail Adds Western PA Stops
Youth, Walking, Mountains, Freedom - Power & Magic Of The Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail Confrontation: Pair With Machete, Axe Meet Man With Gun
AP: Appalachian Trail Attack Prompts Safety Website Revisions
AP: Officials: Woman Rescued On Closed Hiking Trail To Face Fine
Injured Woman Rescued At Now Closed Glen Onoko Falls Trail, To Be Cited For Trespassing
Major Dam/Spillway Project Nears Completion At Chapman State Park, Warren County
Logan Valley Street Car Trail Plans Discussed In Blair
Bike-Walking Corridor In Harrison Gets Another Financial Boost
Out-Of-Control Campfire Doused In Wilkes-Barre
Several Western PA Swimming Spots Fail Water Quality Tests
A New Review Of Our Old Hermit Of Presque Isle - Joe Root
Graffiti Pier In Philadelphia To Be Turned Into Park Along Delaware River
Misericordia U. Creating New Community Park In Dallas
Luzerne To Rename Park After Late Pastor
PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities
June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
DCNR Names Lee Dillon New Manager At Mount Pisgah State Park
Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: PA Resources Council Schedules 9 More Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Events In Allegheny County
PaEN: PA Resources Council Holds June 22 Household Chemical Collection Event In Fayette County
PaEN: June 15 & 29 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County Hosted By PA Resources Council
PaEN: Construction Junction Hosts June 12 Residential, Business Better Recycling Workshops By City Of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh To Host Recycling Workshops For Residents, Businesses
Pittsburgh Works To Explain New Recycling Regulations
New, Strict Recycling Rules Becoming A Challenge For Communities In Western PA
New Recycling Bins To Be Distributed In Wilkes-Barre
Ferguson Twp In Centre County Considers Plastic Bag Fee
Philadelphia City Council Approves New Recycling, Waste Disposal Contracts, Despite Environmentalists’ Concerns
Your Garbage Has A 30-Year Plan: $100M Updates At York County Resource Recovery Facility
PaEN: House Committee Meets June 11 To Consider Bills Limiting Plastic Straw Use, Require Bisphenol A-Free Containers
Renewable Energy
More Solar Panels Installed At Truman High School In Bucks County
Solar Co-Op To Host Public Information Sessions In Uniontown, Waynesburg
Letter: Pittsburgh Can Lead By Investing In Clean Energy
NRDC: Scaling-Up Access To Solar For All Pennsylvanians
Homestead Panel Examines Bridging The Blue-Green Divide
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP
Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies
Stormwater
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop
Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne
No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne
Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
Susquehanna River
Officials Celebrate Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation
Sustainability
PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster
Pittsburgh Port Authority To Develop 25-Year Transit Plan
Watershed Protection
PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest
PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land
PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program
PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards
PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills
Clarion River Receives Postal Service Stamp Of Recognition
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year
Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice
Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate
PaEN: Senate, House Resolutions Designate June 2-8 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week In PA
Cusick: Lancaster County Celebrates Rivers And Streams With Water Week
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom
Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne
No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne
Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle
PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
Stroud Water Research Center To Benefit From Sales Of “Mayfly Cheese” By The Farm At Doe Run
Hopey: Ohio River Water Quality Standards Diluted By ORSANCO
Protecting Ohio River Islands An Ongoing Challenge
AP: Lake Erie, Lake Superior Set Records As Water Levels Surge
Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects
Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup
PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy ProjectsFunding [Where’s Pennsylvania?]
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Wildlife
John Hayes: Proposal Would Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing
Elk, Deer And More To Enjoy Reclaimed Mine Land In Centre County
How 40 Acres Of Abandoned Mine Lands In Centre County Became Wildlife Habitat
PaEN: House Committee Sends Bill On Enforcing Safety Warnings For Low-Head Dams To Full House
John Buffone: Game Commission Expands Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas
Sen. Ward: Study Chronic Wasting Disease Instead Of Culling Herd
Northeast U.S. Regoin’s Deer Herd More Likely To Get Chronic Wasting Disease
PSU: Northeast U.S. Deer More Susceptible To Chronic Wasting Disease Than Those In West
National Wildlife Group Says Culling Deer Right Choice To Help Control Chronic Wasting Disease
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Restructure Both The Game & Fish And Boat Commission
Editorial: Game Commission’s Fiscal Oversight Falling Short
Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels
AP: Black Bear Captured From Tree In Harrisburg
Black Bear Captured, Sedated In Midtown Harrisburg
PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom
PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues
Nature Watch: Rarities Descend On Presque Isle’s Gull Point
PaEN: Flock To Hawk Mountain Sanctuary This Summer To Enjoy Great Summer Events
PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!
Editorial: Making The Delaware River Fit For Fish
Family Scavenger Hunt, Fishing Offered At Twin Lakes Park In Westmoreland
Pin Your Own Cidada At Cicadapolooza! At Powdermill Nature Preserve Sunday
Will Cicadas Swarm Lancaster County In 2019?
Bear Goes Skinny Dipping In Bethlehem Home’s Pool
Alligator Captured In Pittsburgh’s Beechview Neighborhood
Philly Stray Cat Population Almost At 500,000
On Bigfoot’s Trail In Pennsylvania
West Nile/Zika Virus
Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry
Federal Policy
PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects
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