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New Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support For Restore PA Infrastructure Plan; When Will It Translate Into Legislative Votes? [PaEN]
Cusick: Poll: Broad Support For Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Paid For With Severance Tax
Politics
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Air
Erie Coke (Coal) Denied Petition To Reopen Record In EHB Appeal
Hopey: Legislation Proposed to Boost Air Pollution Fines
New PennEnvironment Report Highlights Clean Air Enforcement Challenges In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
PennEnvironment: Incoming Allegheny County Health Director Must Prioritize Air Quality
Rep. Davis Introduces Bill Setting Larger Penalties, Alert System For Air Pollution Violators
See How Volkswagen Settlement Funding Aims To Help Clear Lehigh Valley Air
Warm Days, Cool Nights Helping Ragweed Run Amok In Lehigh Valley
Cusick: Research Shows Thousands Could Be Saved With Better Air Quality Standards
PA, 21 Other States Sue Trump Over Repeal Of Clean Power Plant Rules
Trump Plans To End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want To Keep
Alternative Fuels
See How Volkswagen Settlement Funding Aims To Help Clear Lehigh Valley Air
Duquesne Light Hopes To Ease Transition To Driving Electric Vehicles With New Online EV Resource Guide [PaEN]
Cumberland County Biofuel Plant Closes, But Hopes To Reopen
Awards & Recognition
Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2019 Award Recipients [PaEN]
EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Pollinator Gardens: How You Can Help Assure Our Food Supply, Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard [PaEN]
From Biosecurity To Lanternfly, Ag Progress Days Highlights PA’s Top Ag Challenges
Solar Power Playing Growing Role In Saving Pollinators
Warm Days, Cool Nights Helping Ragweed Run Amok In Lehigh Valley
Penn State Behrend Students Discover Invasive Shrimp In Lake Erie’s PA Waters
Trump Officials Weaken Protections For Animals Near Extinction
Trump Rolls Back Endangered Species Protections
Bay Journal: Legal Battle Likely Over Weakening Endangered Species Protections
Federal Endangered Species Rules Are Changing: These Species Are Found In PA
Editorial: Save Crucial Federal Endangered Species Law
Budget
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support For Restore PA Infrastructure Plan; When Will It Translate Into Legislative Votes? [PaEN]
Cusick: Poll: Broad Support For Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Paid For With Severance Tax
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeals State Court Ruling Saying Law, Not Constitution Directs Use Of State Forest Drilling Revenue Transfers [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
DCNR Dedicates Chapman State Park Dam Improvements, Discusses Benefits Of Restore PA
Chesapeake Bay
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
DEP-Our Commonwealth Blog: Partnerships, Funding Are Key To Improving Water Quality In Franklin County [PaEN]
Berks County Mennonite Farmers Making A Difference In Water Quality
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Time’s Running Out To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals, Especially In PA - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Working Toward Riparian Stream Buffer Certificate [PaEN]
CBF-PA Veterans On The Susquehanna Paddling, Fishing Event Aug. 24 In York County [PaEN]
Bay Journal: High Flows To Chesapeake Bay Continued In July
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Is Improving After Years Of Work
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Citizen Action
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
FracTracker Alliance Report Catalogs Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Proposal To Issue Erosion & Sedimentation Permit For PennEast Pipeline [PaEN]
CBF-PA Veterans On The Susquehanna Paddling, Fishing Event Aug. 24 In York County [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Draft Changes To PAG-02 Stormwater General Permit [PaEN]
DEP-Our Common Wealth Blog: A Deep Dive Into Proper Pool Water Discharge [PaEN]
Pollinator Gardens: How You Can Help Assure Our Food Supply, Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard [PaEN]
South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series Kicks Off Sept. 12 With Fighting Illegal Dumping, Vandalism Program In Franklin County [PaEN]
Meet The Heroes Making Philadephia’s Parks Safer
Kummer: Is It Safe To Swim In The Delaware Or Schuylkill Rivers? It’s Complicated
Schuylkill River Sojourn: Seven Days On The River
PA-NJ Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden Sept. 7 [PaEN]
Mark Your Calendar: GreenFest Philly 2019 Set For Sept. 8 [PaEN]
Rep. Summer Lee Holds Environmental Forum In Forest Hills, Allegheny County Aug. 20
Climate
Dept. Of Agriculture Hosting Crop Insurance Webinars, Learn How To Manage Risk From Weather Extremes, Other Risks [PaEN]
Climate Change Camp Encourages Lehigh Valley Children To Learn About Carbon Footprints
Hopey: Climate Change Panelists In Pittsburgh Urge Swift Action; It’s Happening Now
Pittsburgh Climate Town Hall: Hundreds Voice Concerns About Closing Nuclear Plants, Fracking, Pollution
Cong. Doyle’s Climate Change Town Hall Focused On Electric Cars, Paris Agreement
Duquesne Light Hopes To Ease Transition To Driving Electric With New Online EV Resource Guide
Op-Ed: It's Time To Farm (And Eat!) Like The World Depended On It [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Philadelphia Needs More Trees, Please
Op-Ed: Let’s Talk About Carbon Fee & Dividend
Over 40 Tornadoes In PA, NJ This Year, More Than Double The Averages
American Bar Assn. Urges Action To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Net Zero Or Below - John Dernbach
Coal Is Over: The Miners Rooting For The Green New Deal
PA, 21 Other States Sue Trump Over Repeal Of Clean Power Plant Rules
Governments Could Become Indifferent To Climate Disaster Victims, Expert Warns
Arctic Wildfires Spew Soot, Smoke Cloud Bigger Than EU, Megatons Carbon Emissions
Op-Ed: Huge Wildfires In Artic, Far North Send A Planetary Warning
Scientists Confirm July Was Hottest Month On Record
Trump Plans To End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want To Keep
Coal Mining
Coal Is Over: The Miners Rooting For The Green New Deal
100 Years Ago: Scranton Residents Demand Action After 11-Year Old Died Falling Into A Coal Mine Shaft Playing With Friends
Coastal Zone Management
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Penn State Behrend Students Discover Invasive Shrimp In Lake Erie’s PA Waters
Compliance Action
Erie Coke (Coal) Denied Petition To Reopen Record In EHB Appeal
Hopey: Legislation Proposed to Boost Air Pollution Fines
New PennEnvironment Report Highlights Clean Air Enforcement Challenges In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
PennEnvironment: Incoming Allegheny County Health Director Must Prioritize Air Quality
Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Consider Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations Settlement Agreement Sept. 6 [PaEN]
Carr: 4th Person Caught Illegally Dumping In Penn Hills, Allegheny County
EPA: Librandi’s Plating Agrees To Settlement Of Pretreatment Violations, Pay $30,000 Penalty In Dauphin County [PaEN]
Painting Contractor Gets Federal Prison For Polluting Susquehanna River During Bridge Work
Philly Gives Out Tickets For Trashy Blocks, Why Isn’t It Working?
Court Decisions
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeals State Court Ruling Saying Law, Not Constitution Directs Use Of State Forest Drilling Revenue Transfers [PaEN]
Despite Negative Court Ruling, Erie Farmer Vows To Keep Fighting Federal Wetland Rules
DCNR
Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Berks County Mennonite Farmers Making A Difference In Water Quality
Street, Park Flooding Becoming A Problem In Some Bucks County Communities
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County [PaEN]
PA-NJ Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden Sept. 7 [PaEN]
Jason Nark: The Most Philly Thing You Can Do In A Boat On The Delaware River
Kummer: Is It Safe To Swim In The Delaware Or Schuylkill Rivers? It’s Complicated
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 16 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
AG Shapiro Urges Congressional Leadership To End Use Of Harmful PFAS Chemicals [PaEN]
Bagenstose: AG Shapiro Says Congress Should Act On PFAS Chemical Contamination Bills
Fmr Firefighters Said They Used Foam With PFAS At Pittsburgh’s Airport For Decades
Bagenstose: What EPA Has To Say About PFAS Stream Contamination In Bucks, Montgomery
Drexel: Updated Safe Drinking Water Act Needed To Combat Legionnaire’s Disease
Do You Have A Private Water Well In Lancaster County? Would You Like It Tested?
Economic Development
Help Wanted: Union County Conservation District Middle Susquehanna Valley Regional Chesapeake Bay Engineer [PaEN]
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Working Toward Riparian Stream Buffer Certificate [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Boon To PA’s Energy Sector To Benefit Consumers Statewide
Help Wanted: Rodale Institute Digital Communications Specialist [PaEN]
Education
Keep PA Beautiful Invites Schools To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program [PaEN]
Climate Change Camp Encourages Lehigh Valley Children To Learn About Carbon Footprints
CBF-PA Veterans On The Susquehanna Paddling, Fishing Event Aug. 24 In York County [PaEN]
Mark Your Calendar: GreenFest Philly 2019 Set For Sept. 8 [PaEN]
PA-NJ Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden Sept. 7 [PaEN]
PennDOT Honors Interns For Crawford Rescue
Emergency Response
House Emergency Preparedness Committee To Hold Aug. 21 Hearing On Pipeline Safety Legislation [PaEN]
Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team Drills Along Susquehanna
Scrap Yard Fire Is Out In Blair County After 6 Million Gallons Of Water
Over 40 Tornadoes In PA, NJ This Year, More Than Double The Averages
Energy
PA Losing Race For Solar Power, Farmers Lease Land For Utility-Scale Solar Installations
Philadelphia Wants To Make 2019 The Year Of Solar Power
Maykuth: Philadelphia OKs $500,000 For Solar Rebates, But You’d Better Hurry!
Dreaming About Going Solar? Now A City Of Philadelphia Rebate Can Help
State Gives $2 Million Solar Grant At PGW’s Liquefied Natural Gas Plant
Solar As A Crop? Penn State To Install State’s Largest Solar Array On 500 Acres Of Farmland In Franklin County
Allegheny Front: Book Highlights Struggle To Increase Renewable Energy On The Grid
O’Neill: Michael Skelly’s Quest To Transform PA, American Energy Didn’t Pan Out
Op-Ed: Residential Utility Shutdowns Can Be A Disaster, Here’s How To Avoid Them
2 Charged With Breaking Into Idle Mitchell Power Station In Washington County
Ohio AG Shuts Down Proposed Referendum To Overturn Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout Law
Group That Wants Ohio Voters To Decide On Nuclear, Coal Plant Bailout Submits Revised Referendum Petition
Editorial: FirstEnergy Repaying Support For Ohio Bailout By Attacking Unions At 2 Facilities
EPA Moves To Streamline Permitting For Power Plant Expansions, Gas Pipelines
PA, 21 Other States Sue Trump Over Repeal Of Clean Power Plant Rules
Energy Conservation
New Windows, Lighting Part Of $23 Million Energy Makeover At Philly’s Northeast H.S.
Environmental Health
Drexel: Updated Safe Drinking Water Act Needed To Combat Legionnaire’s Disease
Environmental Heritage
100 Years Ago: Scranton Residents Demand Action After 11-Year Old Died Falling Into A Coal Mine Shaft Playing With Friends
Farming
EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days [PaEN]
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Op-Ed: It's Time To Farm (And Eat!) Like The World Depended On It [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
DEP-Our Commonwealth Blog: Partnerships, Funding Are Key To Improving Water Quality In Franklin County [PaEN]
Berks County Mennonite Farmers Making A Difference In Water Quality
From Biosecurity To Lanternfly, Ag Progress Days Highlights PA’s Top Ag Challenges
Dept. Of Agriculture Hosting Crop Insurance Webinars, Learn How To Manage Risk From Weather Extremes, Other Risks [PaEN]
Somalis Transform Vacant Pittsburgh Lot Into Their Own Farm
Help Wanted: Union County Conservation District Middle Susquehanna Valley Regional Chesapeake Bay Engineer [PaEN]
Spotted Lanternfly A Real Pest
PA Losing Race For Solar Power, Farmers Lease Land For Utility-Scale Solar Installations
PA Dairy Farmers Cook Up Their Own Campaign To Support Whole Milk
New Map Of Regional Food System Could Connect Farms, Restaurants, Processors
Despite Negative Court Ruling, Erie Farmer Vows To Keep Fighting Federal Wetland Rules
Help Wanted: Rodale Institute Digital Communications Specialist [PaEN]
Flooding
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
Dept. Of Agriculture Hosting Crop Insurance Webinars, Learn How To Manage Risk From Weather Extremes, Other Risks [PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
Stroud Water Research Center: Mitigating The Effects Of Extreme Rain Events - Video
Street, Park Flooding Becoming A Problem In Some Bucks County Communities
Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In Luzerne County
Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team Drills Along Susquehanna
Flooding - Hurricanes
Governments Could Become Indifferent To Climate Disaster Victims, Expert Warns
Forests
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeals State Court Ruling Saying Law, Not Constitution Directs Use Of State Forest Drilling Revenue Transfers [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Working Toward Riparian Stream Buffer Certificate [PaEN]
Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop Sept. 18 In York County [PaEN]
Natural Lands Transfers 2 Tracts Of Land Totaling 59 Acres In Bucks, Berks Counties To DCNR For Public Use [PaEN]
South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series Kicks Off Sept. 12 With Fighting Illegal Dumping, Vandalism Program In Franklin County [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Philadelphia Needs More Trees, Please
Op-Ed: Find Solitude In Pennsylvania’s Preserved Natural Spaces Book Review
Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Grants/Funding
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
DEP-Our Commonwealth Blog: Partnerships, Funding Are Key To Improving Water Quality In Franklin County [PaEN]
Berks County Mennonite Farmers Making A Difference In Water Quality
Street, Park Flooding Becoming A Problem In Some Bucks County Communities
Stroud Water Research Center: Mitigating The Effects Of Extreme Rain Events - Video
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County [PaEN]
Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop Sept. 18 In York County [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Philadelphia Needs More Trees, Please
Help Wanted: Union County Conservation District Middle Susquehanna Valley Regional Chesapeake Bay Engineer [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
AG Shapiro Urges Congressional Leadership To End Use Of Harmful PFAS Chemicals [PaEN]
Bagenstose: AG Shapiro Says Congress Should Act On PFAS Chemical Contamination Bills
Fmr Firefighters Said They Used Foam With PFAS At Pittsburgh’s Airport For Decades
Bagenstose: What EPA Has To Say About PFAS Stream Contamination In Bucks, Montgomery
Phillips: Fire Commissioner: Great Progress In Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup
Layoffs At Philadelphia Refinery Begin, Union Argues For Continued Presence Due To Safety Concerns
Amid Fears From Nov. Toxic Gas Release, Delaware Plant Hopes To Resume Operation
Land Conservation
Natural Lands Transfers 2 Tracts Of Land Totaling 59 Acres In Bucks, Berks Counties To DCNR For Public Use [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Find Solitude In Pennsylvania’s Preserved Natural Spaces Book Review
Brandywine Conservancy Earns Accreditation Renewal
Lake Erie
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Penn State Behrend Students Discover Invasive Shrimp In Lake Erie’s PA Waters
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful Invites Schools To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program [PaEN]
South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series Kicks Off Sept. 12 With Fighting Illegal Dumping, Vandalism Program In Franklin County [PaEN]
Carr: 4th Person Caught Illegally Dumping In Penn Hills, Allegheny County
Philly Gives Out Tickets For Trashy Blocks, Why Isn’t It Working?
Mine Reclamation
DEP Secretary Sees Environmental Improvements In Northeast PA
Oil & Gas
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeals State Court Ruling Saying Law, Not Constitution Directs Use Of State Forest Drilling Revenue Transfers [PaEN]
FracTracker Alliance Report Catalogs Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]
Fracking Has Less Impact On Groundwater Than Conventional Oil & Gas Production
Columbia Gas Executives Field Questions In Wake Of Washington County House Explosion
Phillips: Fire Commissioner: Great Progress In Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup
Layoffs At Philadelphia Refinery Begin, Union Argues For Continued Presence Due To Safety Concerns
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Boon To PA’s Energy Sector To Benefit Consumers Statewide
Cumberland County Biofuel Plant Closes, But Hopes To Reopen
Environmental Groups Send Trump Letter Ahead Of Visit To Beaver County Ethane Plant
AP: Trump To Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics At PA Ethane Plant Today
Beaver County Ethane Plant Rises To Make A Product People Say The World Needs Less Of: Plastic
AP: Trump Claims Credit For Beaver County Ethane Plant Announced In 2012
Trump Takes Credit For Ethane Plant At Beaver County Rally
Trump Claims Credit For Beaver County Ethane Plant During Visit
Trump Talks Domestic Energy, Manufacturing In Beaver County Visit
Trump Plans To End Methane Curbs That Oil Companies Want To Keep
Pipelines
House Emergency Preparedness Committee To Hold Aug. 21 Hearing On Pipeline Safety Legislation [PaEN]
Hurdle: PUC Demanded Sunoco Produce Calculations On Mariner East Pipeline Blast Zones
Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Consider Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations Settlement Agreement Sept. 6 [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Proposal To Issue Erosion & Sedimentation Permit For PennEast Pipeline [PaEN]
EPA Moves To Streamline Permitting For Power Plant Expansions, Gas Pipelines
Permitting
DEP Invites Comments On Draft Changes To PAG-02 Stormwater General Permit [PaEN]
DEP Posts 49 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
EPA Moves To Streamline Permitting For Power Plant Expansions, Gas Pipelines
Radiation Protection
Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne To Test Emergency Sirens Aug. 15
Ohio AG Shuts Down Proposed Referendum To Overturn Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout Law
Group That Wants Ohio Voters To Decide On Nuclear, Coal Plant Bailout Submits Revised Referendum Petition
Editorial: FirstEnergy Repaying Support For Ohio Bailout By Attacking Unions At 2 Facilities
Recreation
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support For Restore PA Infrastructure Plan; When Will It Translate Into Legislative Votes? [PaEN]
Cusick: Poll: Broad Support For Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Paid For With Severance Tax
DCNR Dedicates Chapman State Park Dam Improvements, Discusses Benefits Of Restore PA
Street, Park Flooding Becoming A Problem In Some Bucks County Communities
Cherry Springs State Park: Some Of The Most Dazzling Stargazing On The East Coast
Gouldsboro State Park Beach Closed To Swimmers In Monroe/Lehigh
Natural Lands Transfers 2 Tracts Of Land Totaling 59 Acres In Bucks, Berks Counties To DCNR For Public Use [PaEN]
Aug. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Meet The Heroes Making Philadephia’s Parks Safer
Staycation: Westmoreland Heritage Trail
Senior Trail, Nature Park Opening In Fall In West Manchester Twp., York County
Allegheny River Locks In Armstrong County Closed This Weekend
Kummer: Is It Safe To Swim In The Delaware Or Schuylkill Rivers? It’s Complicated
Schuylkill River Sojourn: Seven Days On The River
Jason Nark: The Most Philly Thing You Can Do In A Boat On The Delaware River
Op-Ed: Find Solitude In Pennsylvania’s Preserved Natural Spaces Book Review
Editorial: Abandoned Turnpike Trail Grant Will Have Critical Impact On Tourism
Recycling/Waste
PA Officials Getting Ready To Sort Through Trash, Recycling For Survey
Kingston Ends Drop-Off Recycling In Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre Reminds Residents Of Curbside Trash, Recycling Collection Rules
Lehigh Graduate Running Across Country To Raise Awareness About Plastic Pollution
Op-Ed: How A State Senator Blocked PA Bans On Plastic Bags - Rep. Vitali
Centre County Plant Took Heat When PA Blocked Plastic Bag Bans, Is It Doing Enough To Be Sustainable?
Scrap Yard Fire Is Out In Blair County After 6 Million Gallons Of Water
East Penn Manufacturing: Lead Batteries A Model of Circular Economy At DC Sustainability Summit
PA Wants To Know What You’re Throwing Away
DEP Officials Get Earful At Hearing On Slate Belt Sewage Sludge Treatment Plant
O’Neill: Plastic Bags In Trees Seem To Whisper Debris
Plymouth Twp Hires Firm To Provide Independent Oversight Of Covanta’s Waste-To-Energy Facility In Montgomery County
Renewable Energy
PA Losing Race For Solar Power, Farmers Lease Land For Utility-Scale Solar Installations
Philadelphia Wants To Make 2019 The Year Of Solar Power
Maykuth: Philadelphia OKs $500,000 For Solar Rebates, But You’d Better Hurry!
Dreaming About Going Solar? Now A City Of Philadelphia Rebate Can Help
State Gives $2 Million Solar Grant At PGW’s Liquefied Natural Gas Plant
Solar As A Crop? Penn State To Install State’s Largest Solar Array On 500 Acres Of Farmland In Franklin County
Solar Power Playing Growing Role In Saving Pollinators
O’Neill: Michael Skelly’s Quest To Transform PA, American Energy Didn’t Pan Out
Allegheny Front: Book Highlights Struggle To Increase Renewable Energy On The Grid
PA, 21 Other States Sue Trump Over Repeal Of Clean Power Plant Rules
Schuylkill River
Kummer: Is It Safe To Swim In The Delaware Or Schuylkill Rivers? It’s Complicated
Schuylkill River Sojourn: Seven Days On The River
Stormwater
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop Sept. 18 In York County [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Draft Changes To PAG-02 Stormwater General Permit [PaEN]
Susquehanna River
Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Consider Mariner East 2 Pipeline Violations Settlement Agreement Sept. 6 [PaEN]
Painting Contractor Gets Federal Prison For Polluting Susquehanna River During Bridge Work
CBF-PA Veterans On The Susquehanna Paddling, Fishing Event Aug. 24 In York County [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
DEP Officials Get Earful At Hearing On Slate Belt Sewage Sludge Treatment Plant
DEP Investigating Foamy Substance At York City Wastewater Plant
Watershed Protection
Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up [PaEN]
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Public Support For Restore PA Infrastructure Plan; When Will It Translate Into Legislative Votes? [PaEN]
Cusick: Poll: Broad Support For Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Paid For With Severance Tax
Gov. Wolf Proclaims August 24-31 Local Waterways Appreciation Week (Let’s Cleanup & Protect While We’re At It [PaEN]
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Issues Call To Landowners To Volunteer Their Property To Help Plant 15,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Prepare Farm Conservation Plans In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Applications Now Being Accepted For DEP Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need [PaEN]
DEP-Our Commonwealth Blog: Partnerships, Funding Are Key To Improving Water Quality In Franklin County [PaEN]
Berks County Mennonite Farmers Making A Difference In Water Quality
Op-Ed: Time’s Running Out To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals, Especially In PA - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Stroud Water Research Center: Mitigating The Effects Of Extreme Rain Events - Video
CBF-PA Veterans On The Susquehanna Paddling, Fishing Event Aug. 24 In York County [PaEN]
Brodhead Watershed Assn. 30th Annual Members & Friends Celebration Sept. 13 In Monroe County [PaEN]
Fishing Leads To Investigation Of Water Quality Changes In Tulpehocken Creek
Riparian Buffers For Landscape Professionals Workshop Sept. 18 In York County [PaEN]
SCI Huntingdon Inmates Working Toward Riparian Stream Buffer Certificate [PaEN]
Despite Negative Court Ruling, Erie Farmer Vows To Keep Fighting Federal Wetland Rules
Kummer: Is It Safe To Swim In The Delaware Or Schuylkill Rivers? It’s Complicated
Schuylkill River Sojourn: Seven Days On The River
PA-NJ Delaware River Festival In Philadelphia, Camden Sept. 7 [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 16 RiverWatch Video Report
DEP-Our Common Wealth Blog: A Deep Dive Into Proper Pool Water Discharge [PaEN]
Bay Journal: High Flows To Chesapeake Bay Continued In July
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Is Improving After Years Of Work
Help Wanted: Union County Conservation District Middle Susquehanna Valley Regional Chesapeake Bay Engineer [PaEN]
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Wildlife
Rabid Raccoon Picked Up In Robinson, Allegheny County
Reported Rabies Cases In Animals Thru July In PA: 233
Penn State Behrend Students Discover Invasive Shrimp In Lake Erie’s PA Waters
Allegheny Front: Pioneering Mussel Conservationist Talks About Preservation, Threats
Jason Nark: What 3 Kinds Of Delaware River Fish Reveal About Our Region
Fishing Leads To Investigation Of Water Quality Changes In Tulpehocken Creek
Letter: Letort Stream Pollution Incident A Tragic Loss Of Resource
Montoursville Investigates Cause Of Dead Fish In Indian Park Pond
Toxic Algae Killed Dogs, Has Been Found In Pennsylvania
Fish & Boat Commission To Slash Prices For Fishing Licenses On Labor Day
Aaron Miller: Success Story: Bald Eagles Have Made Major Comeback In PA
Birding From A Boat On The Monongahela River Offers Special Vantage Point
Hungry Green Heron Gobbles Down Tadpoles - Video
Stroud Center Scientists Monitor Fish For National Park Service
John Hayes: Public Hunting In Suburban Deer Programs Will Increase In Allegheny County
Bob Frye: Hunters Feed The Hungry Via Venison Donation Programs
Bob Frye: Albino Deer Sighting A Real Outdoors Treat
What To Do If You Spot A Bear In Your Neighborhood
Black Bear Caught In Downtown Lancaster Safely Released
Marcus Schneck: PA Elk Expo This Weekend In Elk County
PA’s Elk Population Has Come A Long Way Conservationists Say
Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania Fall Hawk-Watch Season Begins Today
Trump Officials Weaken Protections For Animals Near Extinction
Trump Rolls Back Endangered Species Protections
Bay Journal: Legal Battle Likely Over Weakening Endangered Species Protections
Federal Endangered Species Rules Are Changing: These Species Are Found In PA
Editorial: Save Crucial Federal Endangered Species Law
West Nile/Zika Virus
27 Counties Now Have Mosquitoes Testing Positive For West Nile Virus, The Latest: Centre, Dauphin [PaEN]
Mosquitoes In Springettsbury Twp Test Positive For West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Detected In A Central PA Mosquito
Mosquito-Borne Illness Deadlier than West Nile Virus Confirmed In New Jersey
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