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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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Scorecard: Senate, House Come Up Very Short On Passing Bipartisan Environmental, Energy Bills [PaEN]
7 House Members Retiring, Not Returning; Legislators To Get 1.9467% Raise In 2020 [PaEN]
AP-Levy: PA Lawmakers, Judges Pulling Down 1.9467% Raises In 2020
Editorial: Total Lack Of Accountability In Annual Legislative, Judicial, Executive Pay Raises
Muschick: Why Are PA Lawmakers In Session Only 70 Of 250 Working Days?
Politics
Natural Gas Drilling Can Fracture Political Alliances On Both Sides Of The Aisle
Wolf Nominates Yassmin Gramian To Serve As Secretary Of PennDOT [PaEN]
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Air
DEP Obtains $229,950 Civil Penalty Against Clarion Boards, LLC For Air Pollution Violations In Clarion County [PaEN]
EPA Begins Accepting Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Applications Dec. 9; Webinars Set [PaEN]
Federal Court Orders EPA To Curb Sulfur Dioxide Pollution In Pittsburgh, Indiana County, 7 Other States
CMU Study Finds Recent Increase In Fine Particulate Matter Pollution Associated With More Premature Deaths In U.S. [PaEN]
Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Going To House
Editorial: Pittsburgh Needs Expanded Mass Transit
Hearing Set For Jan.. 3 [If Needed] On Proposed Johnstown Area Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
DEP Holds Hearing Jan. 14 [If Needed] On ArcelorMittal RACT II Air Quality Plan, Harrisburg [PaEN]
Alternative Fuels
Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Going To House
Awards & Recognition
Ann Swanson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chesapeake Conservancy [PaEN]
Mel & Marc Lewis 2019 Joseph T. Rothrock Conservationist Of The Year Award Recipients From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
Rachel Reyna Receives Inaugural Mira Lloyd Dock Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
Dr. Beth Brantley Receives 2019 Sandy Cochran Award For Excellence In Natural Resources Education From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Bay PA Forest Manager [PaEN]
Help The 4th Pennsylvania Geological Survey Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Dec. 6 [PaEN]
PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2020 Lifetime Leadership & Land Conservation Government Leadership Awards [PaEN]
Christmas Tree Capital Means Historic Pride For Indiana County
AP: Melania Trump Receives Official White House Christmas Tree From PA Grower
Beautification
Pittsburgh Asks PA Supreme Court To Jump Into Mount Washington Billboard Battle
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Black Moshannon Foresters Restore A Woodland Ravaged By Gypsy Moths
Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Plants To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]
AP: Giant Invasive Mussels Threatened Delaware River
Budget
Wolf Signs Multiple Bills: Sunday Hunting, Using Tax Money To Cleanup PFAS Rather Than Having Responsible Parties Pay
AP: PA To Use Tax Money To Help Pay For PFAS Cleanups Rather Than Money From Responsible Parties
Local Officials Unsure How To Pay For MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention [Because General Assembly Will Not Help]
Clarion County Commissioners Support Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
Caruso: Can You Pay For $5.5 Billion Of Transportation Infrastructure Repairs Without Raising State Taxes? Republicans Say Yes [By Diverting Money From Other Programs]
Chesapeake Bay
Ann Swanson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chesapeake Conservancy [PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: 400 Trees Planted On PA Farm To Restore Waterways
Lancaster Farming: Groups Still Working On Farm Conservation Credits
York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Bay PA Forest Manager [PaEN]
Local Officials Unsure How To Pay For MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention [Because General Assembly Will Not Help]
Chesapeake Bay Classroom Closing Its Doors Due To Sea Level Rise
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Citizen Action
Bobby Hughes Is Closer To Achieving His Dream Of Cleaning Up Anthracite Mining’s Legacy
York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project [PaEN]
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: When It Comes To Protecting Streams, Sometimes What's In A Name Matters [PaEN]
Western PA CEOs Commit To Sustainability Goals, Vow To Make Progress
Youth #ClimateStrike To Hold Action Rally In Harrisburg Dec. 6 [PaEN]
Hearing Set For Jan.. 3 [If Needed] On Proposed Johnstown Area Ozone Attainment Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
DEP Holds Hearing Jan. 14 [If Needed] On ArcelorMittal RACT II Air Quality Plan, Harrisburg [PaEN]
State Wants To Know Who Dumped 100 Tires On State Game Lands In Washington County
Neighborhood Litter Cleanup Saturday In Wilkes-Barre
ATV Driver Killed In Westmoreland County Crash
PEC: Public Meeting Dec. 5 On Proposed Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
PEC Holds Dec. 5 Public Meeting To Get Input On Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna
New Law Makes Purple Stripes Mean No Trespassing In PA
AP: PA Passes Purple Paint Law To Warn Trespassers
Join Your Local Audubon Christmas Bird Count
106-Year Old Fmr Fallingwater Cook Dishes On Serving Pittsburgh Royalty
Climate
Major Businesses, Higher Ed Institutions Write To Members Of House, Senate Urging Pennsylvania To Accelerate Transition To A Low-Carbon Economy [PaEN]
Draft PA Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Shows Nearly 19% Reduction Between 2005 - 2016 From All Sectors [PaEN]
Columbia University Earth Institute Teams Up To Build Resilience In Johnstown, Cambria County [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Extend Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits [PaEN]
Youth #ClimateStrike To Hold Action Rally In Harrisburg Dec. 6 [PaEN]
Kummer: Republicans Have A Generational Split Over Climate Change
Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments Over Petrochemical Industry’s Impact Set Off Controversy
Column: Pittsburgh Mayor Takes Bold, Radical Stand On Climate Change, Not Yet In Philadelphia
Clean Vehicle Infrastructure Bill Going To House
Report: Climate Change Putting PA Wildlife At Risk
Letter: Pennsylvania’s Push, Pull On Climate Crisis
U.S. Supreme Court: Penn State Climate Change Scientist’s Lawsuit Against National Review Can Continue
Penn State Scientist Allowed To Sue Writers Who Compared Him To Sandusky
Editorial: Do The Chores To Stop Climate Change
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Announces New Chair, Executive Committee
European Parliament Declares A Climate Emergency
U.N. Calls Global Climate Outlook Bleak, Still Some Hopeful Trends
Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Again Break Records
Australian Wildfire Survivors Join Global Climate Protest
U.S. To Negotiate Carbon Trades Under Climate Pact Shunned By Trump
IEEFA: Global Coal Power Set For Record Fall In 2019
Weather Is Big Business And Veering Toward A Collision With The Federal Government
Coal Mining
Bobby Hughes Is Closer To Achieving His Dream Of Cleaning Up Anthracite Mining’s Legacy
FirstEnergy Solutions Will Be Renamed Energy Harbor, Owner Of Beaver Valley, Bruce Mansfield, Other Generation
Cong. Cartwright Bipartisan Bill To Reauthorize Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee/Program
IEEFA: Global Coal Power Set For Record Fall In 2019
Editorial: Ember Of Hope For Coal Miners’ Pension Rescue
Despite The Talk Of Coal’s Demise, It Still Powers The World
Coal Waste Landslide Disaster In Wales Led To Fundraising In Scranton In 1966
Compliance Action
Marie Cusick: Trailblazing Group Of Attorneys Who Enforced PA Environmental Laws In 1970s Looks To Rise Again
DEP Obtains $229,950 Civil Penalty Against Clarion Boards, LLC For Air Pollution Violations In Clarion County [PaEN]
New Purdue Study: Serious Precautions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Water/Air Pollution From CIPP Plastic Liner Pipe Repair Process That Is Believed Caused Letort Spring Run Fish Kill In Cumberland County [PaEN]
DCNR
DCNR To Hold Jan. 29, Feb. 19 Webinars On Applying For Recreation & Conservation Partnerships Grants [PaEN]
PEC Now Accepting Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Applications [PaEN]
Nov. 27 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Op-Ed: We Need To Continue Delaware River Renaissance To Boost Economy Of State, Valley
Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems [PaEN]
AP: Giant Invasive Mussels Threatened Delaware River
Allegheny Front: New Funding To Study Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 29 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
EPA Proposes PFAS Chemicals Be Added To Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program [PaEN]
EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar [PaEN]
Cong. Boyle Bill Pushes PFAS Drinking Water Standards
White House, CDC Feuding Over PFAS Health Study Causing Delays
Wolf Signs Multiple Bills: Sunday Hunting, Using Tax Money To Cleanup PFAS Rather Than Having Responsible Parties Pay
AP: PA To Use Tax Money To Help Pay For PFAS Cleanups Rather Than Money From Responsible Parties
Lobbyists Make Last Minute Changes In Philadelphia Lead Exposure, Other Bills
Warminster Twp Faces Tax Increase, Water System Sale Or Bankruptcy In Bucks
Erie Water Rate Hikes Not Linked To Lease Payment Deal With City
Editorial: Sign Up Now For Help With Pittsburgh Water Bills
Sinkhole Opens Up Along Dauphin County Road, Thanks To Broken Water Pipe
Penn State Extension Project Provides Information On Lead, Copper In Rural Drinking Water Supplies [PaEN]
Economic Development
Forest Farms Could Create Market For Ginseng, Other Medicinal Plants, Herbs [PaEN]
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Cambria, Lackawanna Counties [PaEN]
From Rust To Robust: Appalachia’s Shale Region Reshaping American Energy
Despite The Talk Of Coal’s Demise, It Still Powers The World
Education
Award-Winning Water Education Tools For Youth Now Available From Penn State Extension [PaEN]
PPL Electric Utilities Begins Accepting Applications For Future Environmental Leaders Student Scholarships Dec. 1 [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarships [PaEN]
PA Sea Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Project Provides Information On Lead, Copper In Rural Drinking Water Supplies [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams [PaEN]
Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay Classroom Closing Its Doors Due To Sea Level Rise
Youth #ClimateStrike To Hold Action Rally In Harrisburg Dec. 6 [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: More Daylight Coming After Winter Solstice - Dec. 21
Educators Alarmed At Rate Of Illness, Death At Elementary School Near Delaware County Landfill
Western PA Audubon Plans Bird Festival, Other Activities In Buffalo Creek Watershed
Emergency Response
Maykuth: Bankrupt, Explosion Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Seeks Millions More For Executive Bonuses
Maykuth: Philadelphia Wants Something Cleaner, Safer For Explosion Damage Philly Refinery
Closed Philadelphia Refinery Site Report: A Cleaner Use, While Desirable, Isn’t Likely In Short Term
AP: Report Calls For Cleaner, Safer Future For Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Site
12,600 People Without Power, 1 Hurt In Western PA Due To High Winds
Energy
Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments Over Petrochemical Industry’s Impact Set Off Controversy
Column: Pittsburgh Mayor Takes Bold, Radical Stand On Climate Change, Not Yet In Philadelphia
Draft PA Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Shows Nearly 19% Reduction Between 2005 - 2016 From All Sectors [PaEN]
Columbia University Earth Institute Teams Up To Build Resilience In Johnstown, Cambria County [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Extend Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits [PaEN]
Penn State Extension--
-- Online Tool Helps Compare Heating Costs By Fuel Type
-- What Comes After Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards?
-- These Local Organizations Promote Renewable Energy
-- Firewood Prices Continue To Be Competitive
12,600 People Without Power, 1 Hurt In Western PA Due To High Winds
SEPTA Gets To Keep Air Permit For Natural Gas Power Generator
New PPL Software Shuts Power To Fallen Wires, Helps Prevent Electrocutions
UGI Customers To See Increase In Natural Gas Bills In NE PA
Most In Berks County To See 6% Decrease In UGI Natural Gas Rates
UGI To Cut Natural Gas Rates For Lancaster Customers
Editorial: Enjoy Comfortable Oil Prices While They Last
FirstEnergy Solutions Will Be Renamed Energy Harbor, Owner Of Beaver Valley, Bruce Mansfield, Other Generation
NPR: Lighting Industry’s Future Dims As Efficient LED Bulbs Take Over [St. Mary’s Bulb Factory]
IEEFA: Global Coal Power Set For Record Fall In 2019
Despite The Talk Of Coal’s Demise, It Still Powers The World
Energy Conservation
NPR: Lighting Industry’s Future Dims As Efficient LED Bulbs Take Over [St. Mary’s Bulb Factory]
Environmental Health
Editorial: Fracking Health Study Is Welcome And Necessary
Editorial: State Should Study Health Impacts Of Fracking
Environmental Heritage
Marie Cusick: Trailblazing Group Of Attorneys Who Enforced PA Environmental Laws In 1970s Looks To Rise Again
William Ruckelshaus Who Served As First EPA Administrator Dies At 87
Coal Waste Landslide Disaster In Wales Led To Fundraising In Scranton In 1966
Environmental Justice
Latest Environmental Justice Newsletter Now Available From DEP [PaEN]
Farming
EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar [PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: 400 Trees Planted On PA Farm To Restore Waterways
Lancaster Farming: Groups Still Working On Farm Conservation Credits
PA Horticultural Society: Philadelphia’s Urban Agriculture Plan - Growing From The Root Public Meeting Dec. 3 [PaEN]
Forest Farms Could Create Market For Ginseng, Other Medicinal Plants, Herbs [PaEN]
Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 5 Plants To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]
Alternative Fertilizer’s Stench Upsets Rural Residents In Cumberland County
Flooding
Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams [PaEN]
Bill Addressing Stream Cleaning Moves From Committee
Columbia University Earth Institute Teams Up To Build Resilience In Johnstown, Cambria County [PaEN]
Forests
Christmas Tree Capital Means Historic Pride For Indiana County
PA Farmers Use Sweat, Science To Craft The Perfect Christmas Tree
AP: Melania Trump Receives Official White House Christmas Tree From PA Grower
Mel & Marc Lewis 2019 Joseph T. Rothrock Conservationist Of The Year Award Recipients From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
Rachel Reyna Receives Inaugural Mira Lloyd Dock Outstanding Woman Conservationist Award From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
Dr. Beth Brantley Receives 2019 Sandy Cochran Award For Excellence In Natural Resources Education From PA Forestry Association [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ryan Davis, Chesapeake Bay PA Forest Manager [PaEN]
Nov. 27 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project [PaEN]
Black Moshannon Foresters Restore A Woodland Ravaged By Gypsy Moths
Forest Farms Could Create Market For Ginseng, Other Medicinal Plants, Herbs [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
Evacuation Orders Ended As Rain Douses California Wildfire
Geologic Hazards
Help The 4th Pennsylvania Geological Survey Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary Dec. 6 [PaEN]
Sinkhole Opens Up Along Dauphin County Road, Thanks To Broken Water Pipe
Grants/Funding
EPA Begins Accepting Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Applications Dec. 9; Webinars Set [PaEN]
EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar [PaEN]
PPL Electric Utilities Begins Accepting Applications For Future Environmental Leaders Student Scholarships Dec. 1 [PaEN]
PA Sea Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship [PaEN]
DCNR To Hold Jan. 29, Feb. 19 Webinars On Applying For Recreation & Conservation Partnerships Grants [PaEN]
PEC Now Accepting Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Applications [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarships [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Start Green Infrastructure Projects In Schenley Park, Greenfield
Lancaster Farming: 400 Trees Planted On PA Farm To Restore Waterways
Lancaster Farming: Groups Still Working On Farm Conservation Credits
Local Officials Unsure How To Pay For MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention [Because General Assembly Will Not Help]
Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams [PaEN]
Bill Addressing Stream Cleaning Moves From Committee
Columbia University Earth Institute Teams Up To Build Resilience In Johnstown, Cambria County [PaEN]
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Educators Alarmed At Rate Of Illness, Death At Elementary School Near Delaware County Landfill
Hazardous Substances
EPA Proposes PFAS Chemicals Be Added To Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program [PaEN]
EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar [PaEN]
Cong. Boyle Bill Pushes PFAS Drinking Water Standards
White House, CDC Feuding Over PFAS Health Study Causing Delays
Wolf Signs Multiple Bills: Sunday Hunting, Using Tax Money To Cleanup PFAS Rather Than Having Responsible Parties Pay
AP: PA To Use Tax Money To Help Pay For PFAS Cleanups Rather Than Money From Responsible Parties
Lobbyists Make Last Minute Changes In Philadelphia Lead Exposure, Other Bills
Penn State Extension Project Provides Information On Lead, Copper In Rural Drinking Water Supplies [PaEN]
Game Commission Warns Of Lead’s Danger To Animals, But Hunters Say Replacement Is Too Expensive
Land Conservation
PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2020 Lifetime Leadership & Land Conservation Government Leadership Awards [PaEN]
$500,000 Grant To Allegheny Land Trust For Purchase Of Fmr Churchill Valley Country Club
Land Recycling
Maykuth: Bankrupt, Explosion Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Seeks Millions More For Executive Bonuses
Maykuth: Philadelphia Wants Something Cleaner, Safer For Explosion Damage Philly Refinery
Lake Erie
PA Sea Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship [PaEN]
Littering/Illegal Dumping
DCNR, Keep PA Beautiful See 48% Reduction In Cigarette Litter In Participating State Parks [PaEN]
State Wants To Know Who Dumped 100 Tires On State Game Lands In Washington County
Neighborhood Litter Cleanup Saturday In Wilkes-Barre
Mine Reclamation
Bobby Hughes Is Closer To Achieving His Dream Of Cleaning Up Anthracite Mining’s Legacy
Cong. Cartwright Bipartisan Bill To Reauthorize Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee/Program
Clarion County Commissioners Support Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Cambria, Lackawanna Counties [PaEN]
Coal Waste Landslide Disaster In Wales Led To Fundraising In Scranton In 1966
Oil & Gas
Editorial: State Should Study Health Impacts Of Fracking
Editorial: Fracking Health Study Is Welcome And Necessary
Natural Gas Drilling Can Fracture Political Alliances On Both Sides Of The Aisle
Phillips: Shale Gas Revolution Has Led To Exports That Span The Globe, Help Japan Solve Energy Needs After A Nuclear Disaster
SEPTA Gets To Keep Air Permit For Natural Gas Power Generator
Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments Over Petrochemical Industry’s Impact Set Off Controversy
Maykuth: Bankrupt, Explosion Damaged Philadelphia Refinery Seeks Millions More For Executive Bonuses
Maykuth: Philadelphia Wants Something Cleaner, Safer For Explosion Damage Philly Refinery
Closed Philadelphia Refinery Site Report: A Cleaner Use, While Desirable, Isn’t Likely In Short Term
AP: Report Calls For Cleaner, Safer Future For Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Site
UGI Customers To See Increase In Natural Gas Bills In NE PA
Most In Berks County To See 6% Decrease In UGI Natural Gas Rates
UGI To Cut Natural Gas Rates For Lancaster Customers
Editorial: Enjoy Comfortable Oil Prices While They Last
From Rust To Robust: Appalachia’s Shale Region Reshaping American Energy
Editorial: Don’t Reduce Oil Royalties To Federal Government
Pipelines
2nd Law Firm Files Class Action Shareholder Lawsuit Over Mariner East Pipeline Permitting, Compliance Allegations
Will Decisions On Natural Gas Pipelines Come Back To Haunt Governors Of NY, PA?
Permitting
DEP Posts 38 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 30 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Radiation Protection
FirstEnergy Solutions Will Be Renamed Energy Harbor, Owner Of Beaver Valley, Bruce Mansfield, Other Generation
Recreation
DCNR To Hold Jan. 29, Feb. 19 Webinars On Applying For Recreation & Conservation Partnerships Grants [PaEN]
PEC Now Accepting Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Applications [PaEN]
DCNR, Keep PA Beautiful See 48% Reduction In Cigarette Litter In Participating State Parks [PaEN]
Hikers Opt Out Of Black Friday Shopping For Outdoor Adventures
Nov. 27 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Wilkes-Barre Native Hikes Appalachian Trail
PEC: Public Meeting Dec. 5 On Proposed Wilkes-Barre & Eastern Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
PEC Holds Dec. 5 Public Meeting To Get Input On Rail Trail Corridor In Lackawanna
Residents Hoping For Light At End Of Ohiopyle Tunnel Project
What Could Be Last Trip On Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
ATV Driver Killed In Westmoreland County Crash
West Branch Susquehanna River Trail Gets Official Logo
Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Dec. 14 Hike To Table Rock, Above The Delaware Water Gap In Monroe County [PaEN]
Nature-Based, Inclusive Playgrounds Planned For New State College Elementary Schools
106-Year Old Fmr Fallingwater Cook Dishes On Serving Pittsburgh Royalty
Recycling/Waste
Educators Alarmed At Rate Of Illness, Death At Elementary School Near Delaware County Landfill
Book Swap Recycling Event Makes 22,000 Books Available To Residents In Pike, Wayne Counties [PaEN]
Alternative Fertilizer’s Stench Upsets Rural Residents In Cumberland County
Philadelphia Has One More Chance To Ban Plastic Bags This Year
Allegheny Front: New Funding To Study Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay
Northeast Recycling Council Call For Papers For Spring Conference April 20-21 [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
Draft PA Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Shows Nearly 19% Reduction Between 2005 - 2016 From All Sectors [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Extend Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits [PaEN]
Stormwater
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Start Green Infrastructure Projects In Schenley Park, Greenfield
Lancaster Farming: 400 Trees Planted On PA Farm To Restore Waterways
Lancaster Farming: Groups Still Working On Farm Conservation Credits
New Purdue Study: Serious Precautions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Water/Air Pollution From CIPP Plastic Liner Pipe Repair Process That Is Believed Caused Letort Spring Run Fish Kill In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Local Officials Unsure How To Pay For MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention [Because General Assembly Will Not Help]
Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams [PaEN]
Bill Addressing Stream Cleaning Moves From Committee
Susquehanna River
Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems [PaEN]
Sustainability
Major Businesses, Higher Ed Institutions Write To Members Of House, Senate Urging Pennsylvania To Accelerate Transition To A Low-Carbon Economy [PaEN]
Western PA CEOs Commit To Sustainability Goals, Vow To Make Progress
Wastewater Facilities
New Purdue Study: Serious Precautions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Water/Air Pollution From CIPP Plastic Liner Pipe Repair Process That Is Believed Caused Letort Spring Run Fish Kill In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Editorial: State’s Audit Of Scranton Sewer System Sale Long Overdue
Watershed Protection
Ann Swanson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chesapeake Conservancy [PaEN]
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: When It Comes To Protecting Streams, Sometimes What's In A Name Matters [PaEN]
York Master Watershed Stewards Work With Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Buffer Project [PaEN]
Award-Winning Water Education Tools For Youth Now Available From Penn State Extension [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Start Green Infrastructure Projects In Schenley Park, Greenfield
Lancaster Farming: 400 Trees Planted On PA Farm To Restore Waterways
Lancaster Farming: Groups Still Working On Farm Conservation Credits
Local Officials Unsure How To Pay For MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention [Because General Assembly Will Not Help]
Penn State Extension Outlines Benefits Of Large Woody Debris In Streams [PaEN]
Bill Addressing Stream Cleaning Moves From Committee
PEC Blog: Ride Along On The 2019 Delaware River Watershed Tour
Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems [PaEN]
AP: Giant Invasive Mussels Threatened Delaware River
Allegheny Front: New Funding To Study Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 29 RiverWatch Video Report
Western PA Audubon Plans Bird Festival, Other Activities In Buffalo Creek Watershed
Op-Ed: We Need To Continue Delaware River Renaissance To Boost Economy Of State, Valley
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Wildlife
Game Commission: It’s Official, Expanded Sunday Hunting Coming To PA In 2020 [PaEN]
Additional State Forest Roads Remain Open For Opening Of Deer Hunting Season [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Sunday Deer Hunting Is Not The Apocalypse For Hikers [PaEN]
Wolf Signs Multiple Bills: Sunday Hunting, Using Tax Money To Cleanup PFAS Rather Than Having Responsible Parties Pay
Marcus Schneck: Sunday Hunting In PA, What You Need To Know
Murphy: Sunday Hunting Bill Hailed As Huge Win By Hunters
AP: Law Signed To Allow Pennsylvania Hunting 3 Sundays Per Year
Sunday Hunting Legalized In PA As Gov. Wolf Signs Controversial Bill
Marcus Schneck: Biggest Changes In Decades Await PA Deer Hunters Nov. 30
Deer Hunters Like Starting Rifle Season On Saturday
More Hunters For Early Start Of Deer Season
Hunters Adjust As Deer Season Makes Its First Saturday Opening
Game Commission Says Saturday Hunting Doesn’t Present Added Danger
Not All Are Happy About Saturday Opener For Deer Season
Ready For A Saturday Start To Deer Hunting Season?
Mark Demko: PA Deer Season Starts Saturday For First Time
Stephen Huba: Focus On Chronic Wasting Disease Grows As Rifle Deer Season Starts
Food Safety Experts Urge Caution For Hunters In Areas With Chronic Wasting Disease
Slippery Rock Student Dies In Crawford County Hunting Accident
Editorial: Chronic Wasting Disease Clouds Opening Of Deer Season
Editorial: Harrisburg Targets Hunting Changes
New Law Makes Purple Stripes Mean No Trespassing In PA
AP: PA Passes Purple Paint Law To Warn Trespassers
Marcus Schneck: Yes, There Are Wild Hogs In PA Like Those That Killed A Texas Woman
Game Commission Warns Of Lead’s Danger To Animals, But Hunters Say Replacement Is Too Expensive
Bear On The Loose In Villanova
State Wants To Know Who Dumped 100 Tires On State Game Lands In Washington County
Pittsburgh Ordinance Would Regulate Reptile Ownership
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: When It Comes To Protecting Streams, Sometimes What's In A Name Matters [PaEN]
New Purdue Study: Serious Precautions Need To Be Taken To Prevent Water/Air Pollution From CIPP Plastic Liner Pipe Repair Process That Is Believed Caused Letort Spring Run Fish Kill In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Eels And Mussels - An Unlikely Pair - Benefit Pennsylvania's River Ecosystems [PaEN]
Western PA Audubon Plans Bird Festival, Other Activities In Buffalo Creek Watershed
Join Your Local Audubon Christmas Bird Count
Report: Climate Change Putting PA Wildlife At Risk
Opportunities
Wolf Nominates Yassmin Gramian To Serve As Secretary Of PennDOT [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Southwest PA Environmental Health Project Executive Director [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Pennsylvania Office Executive Director [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Game Commission Land Research Survey Technicians Luzerne, Sullivan Counties [PaEN]
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