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Feature: Looking Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward

Many times it’s helpful to look back in history to refresh our memories about how we got to where we are, before making plans for the future.

This past week, PA Environment Digest gave readers a glimpse of what the political and public discussion of environmental policy and legislation-- and accomplishments-- were like between 1995 and 2002.  Click Here for more.

Articles In This Series:

Feature: 20 Years Of Growing Greener: A Celebration Of Leadership, Partnership, Accomplishment

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge: Expanding Partnerships To Clean Up The Susquehanna River And The Chesapeake Bay Beyond

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Joins With Governors Of Delaware, New Jersey, Federal Officials To Establish The Delaware Estuary Program

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Thanks First Environmental Excellence Award Winning Businesses For Eliminating 1.4 Million Tons Of Waste, Pollution

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About Rebuilding Pennsylvania's Industrial Heritage Through Land Recycling

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About The Vision And Actions Needed To Restore Our Environment At The PA Environmental Council’s Three Rivers Awards

1996 - Department Of Environmental Protection Mission Statement & Statement Of Values

1995-2002 - DEP Secretary James M. Seif: The Assignment Was Clear - Take The Kick Me! Sign Off DER

1995-2002 - DEP Secretary David E. Hess: Many New Hands Now Help Protect Penn’s Woods

1995-2002 - Environmental Accomplishments Of The Ridge & Schweiker Administrations

1995-2002: Awards And Recognition For Environmental Programs During The Ridge & Schweiker Administrations

Politics

Chester County Mariner East Pipeline Activist To Challenge Rep. Howard

Rep. Parke Wentling Elected Chair Of Joint Conservation Committee [PaEN]

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Air

Tentative Citizen Suit Settlement Calls For U.S. Steel Pay $2 Million For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution

U.S. Steel To Spend $8.5 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For NLMK PA Farrell Plant, Mercer County; Carpenter Metals, Westmoreland County Jan. 22 [PaEN]

Public Hearings Scheduled [If Needed] For DEP Ozone Air Pollution Maintenance Plans For York/Adams Counties, Youngstown - Warren - Sharon OH-PA Interstate Areas [PaEN]

Jeannette Residents Call For Hemp Plant Closure Due To Air Pollution In Westmoreland

Medical Marijuana Growing Facility Stinks Like Skunks, Drivers Neighbors To Flee Pocono Hamlet

PA’s Air Was A Little Cleaner In 2018, State Data Shows

Alternative Fuels

Duquesne Light Revving Up Investment In Electric Vehicles

Awards & Recognition

Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion [PaEN]

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Pennsylvania River Is Worth $10,000?

Mary Ann Thomas: Ohio River, Buffalo Creek Among Nominees For PA’s River Of The Year

Brandywine Creek A Finalist For PA’s 2020 River Of The Year, Vote Now

Time Magazine Coolest Places 2019: Cherry Springs State Park Dark Skies, Potter County

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Suzanne DeArment, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Crawford County [PaEN]

Time 2019 Person Of The Year: Youth Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

NFWF Announces $1.5 Million In Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Grants, Including Over $965,000 In PA [PaEN]

Penn State, Centre County Receive NFWF Grants To Benefit Forest, Stream Conservation

NFWF Grants Help Conserve PA Species

PA Sea Grant Releases New Aquatic Invasive Species Identification, Reporting Smart Phone App [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Western PA Christmas Bird Count Has 10th Most Volunteers, Audubon Says

Marcus Schneck: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins Dec. 14 Across PA

Citizen Science: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins December 14 [PaEN]

PA Master Naturalist Training Returns To Welkinweir In Montgomery County

Marcus Schneck: Water Soldier, Parrot Feather Among PA’s 5 New Official Killer Weeds

Budget

Stormwater Agreement Give Positive Recommendation In Williamsport

Old Lycoming Twp Looks To Raise Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because Harrisburg Politicians Won’t Help Them]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission OKs 2020 Fees With No Increases [PaEN]

Virginia Governor Proposes $733 Million For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Clean Energy

Chesapeake Bay

York County Farm No-Till Pioneer On A Mission For Soil Health

Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion [PaEN]

Ephrata H.S. Students Participate In CBF’s PA Students Action & Restoration Education Program

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Stormwater Fee Projects Explained

Stormwater Agreement Give Positive Recommendation In Williamsport

Williamsport OKs Agreement To Create Stormwater Authority

Old Lycoming Twp Looks To Raise Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because Harrisburg Politicians Won’t Help Them]

EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy Receives $1 Million Grant For Chesapeake Bay Wetland Restoration, Including PA [PaEN]

Virginia Governor Proposes $733 Million For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Clean Energy

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Citizen Action

DEP Finalizes Policy On Public Participation In Development Of Regulations [PaEN]

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Pennsylvania River Is Worth $10,000?

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Ohio River, Buffalo Creek Among Nominees For PA’s River Of The Year

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Suzanne DeArment, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Crawford County [PaEN]

Horseback Riders Volunteer To Help Maintain Trails In Buchanan State Forest

Ephrata H.S. Students Participate In CBF’s PA Students Action & Restoration Education Program

Flood Map Changes Could Require Hundreds In Lackawanna County To Buy Flood Insurance

FEMA, Lackawanna County Flood Risk Coalition Held Info Session On New Flood Maps

Tentative Citizen Suit Settlement Calls For U.S. Steel Pay $2 Million For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution

York County Farm No-Till Pioneer On A Mission For Soil Health

Mary Ann Thomas: Western PA Christmas Bird Count Has 10th Most Volunteers, Audubon Says

Citizen Science: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins December 14 [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins Dec. 14 Across PA

PA Master Naturalist Training Returns To Welkinweir In Montgomery County

NFWF Announces $1.5 Million In Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Grants, Including Over $965,000 In PA [PaEN]

Penn State, Centre County Receive NFWF Grants To Benefit Forest, Stream Conservation

NFWF Grants Help Conserve PA Species

Earth Conservancy Recruiting For Environmental Workforce Training Program In Northeast PA; Public Info Sessions Dec. 9, 17 [PaEN]

Public Meeting On Wilkes-Barre Sewer System Sale Proposal Dec. 17

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Policy On Radiation Protection Compliance & Enforcement [PaEN]

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For NLMK PA Farrell Plant, Mercer County; Carpenter Metals, Westmoreland County Jan. 22 [PaEN]

Public Hearings Scheduled [If Needed] For DEP Ozone Air Pollution Maintenance Plans For York/Adams Counties, Youngstown - Warren - Sharon OH-PA Interstate Areas [PaEN]

Climate

Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge Says Republicans Must Take Environmental Issues More Seriously

Caruso: Putting The Conserve In Conservative, Republican-Leaning Enviros Gather In Harrisburg To Talk About Energy

Allegheny Front: What’s The Future Of Global Climate Policies?

Audubon PA Receives NFWF Grant To Partner With Forest Landowners On Habitat Conservation, Family Forest Carbon Program [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Establishes Advisory Committee On Climate Change; Accepting Applications For Membership [PaEN]

WHYY: Natural Gas: The Bridge To Nowhere

Penn State Main Campus Holiday Heat Reduction To Save $225,000, Contribute To Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Establishes Advisory Committee On Climate Change; Accepting Applications For Membership [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Climate Change No Longer A Future Threat, It’s A Crisis Today

Op-Ed: Reversing Philly’s Decreasing Tree Canopy

Pittsburgh Reducing Carbon Footprint Thru Renewable Energy Sources

Duquesne Light Revving Up Investment In Electric Vehicles

Protesters: PECO Severely Lacking In Response To Climate Change

Time 2019 Person Of The Year: Youth Climate Activist Greta Thunberg

Focus On Other Climate Change Activists, Greta Thunberg Tells Media At COP25

Anger As Rifts Scupper Hopes Of Breakthrough At U.N. Climate Talks

AP: Longest U.N. Climate Talks End With No Deal On Carbon Markets

AP: Climate Scientists Try To Cut Their Own Carbon Footprints

Reuters: Young U.S. Republicans Defy Party To Fight Climate Change

ExxonMobil Prevails In Lawsuit Over Climate Regulations

Arctic Report Card Shows Effects Of Climate Change Are Getting Worse

Coal Mining

Recruitment Underway For Earth Conservancy’s Environmental Workforce Training Program

Stephen Huba: Report: U.S. Coal Mining Industry Continues To Lose Jobs

AP: Report: Coal Miners’ Black Lung Funding Cut Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

Editorial: Restore Black Lung Funding For Coal Miners

Compliance Action

Tentative Citizen Suit Settlement Calls For U.S. Steel Pay $2 Million For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution

U.S. Steel To Spend $8.5 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

Borough Removes Fill Placed In Floodway In Luzerne, DEP Closes Out Complaint

Greenfield Twp Sues Fmr Sewer Plant Operator Over False Test Reports In Lackawanna

Dam Safety

Altoona Water Authority Still Waiting For DEP Comments On 2014 Dam Renovation Permit Application

DRBC

Delaware River Basin Commission Mum On Natural Gas Drilling Talks

Delaware River Basin Commission Establishes Advisory Committee On Climate Change; Accepting Applications For Membership [PaEN]

DCNR

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Pennsylvania River Is Worth $10,000?

Mary Ann Thomas: Ohio River, Buffalo Creek Among Nominees For PA’s River Of The Year

Brandywine Creek A Finalist For PA’s 2020 River Of The Year, Vote Now

PA’s Heritage Area Program Boosts Tourism, Local Economies

Time Magazine Coolest Places 2019: Cherry Springs State Park Dark Skies, Potter County

DCNR Dedicates New Office/Environmental Learning Center At Bald Eagle State Park In Centre County [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020 [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Suzanne DeArment, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Crawford County [PaEN]

Dec. 11 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Dec. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Delaware River

Delaware River Basin Commission Establishes Advisory Committee On Climate Change; Accepting Applications For Membership [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 13 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

1 In 3 Tests Show PA Water System PFAS Contamination, State Says It’s Not Widespread

Compromise Defense Bill Removes PFAS Cleanup Mandate

PFAS Regulation Plan Gets Weakened By Congress In Latest Defense Spending Bill

Most Philly Private Charter Schools Failed To Test Water For Lead, City Gave Them A Pass

McKeesport Coalition Aims To Educate Residents On Lead Dangers

Altoona Water Authority Still Waiting For DEP Comments On 2014 Dam Renovation Permit Application

Erie Council Rejects Erie Water Works Lease Prepayment For 2020 Budget

Lancaster Starting Water Shutoffs At Properties That Haven’t Scheduled Meter Upgrades

Economic Development

Earth Conservancy Recruiting For Environmental Workforce Training Program In Northeast PA; Public Info Sessions Dec. 9, 17 [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020 [PaEN]

Recruitment Underway For Earth Conservancy’s Environmental Workforce Training Program

PA’s Heritage Area Program Boost Tourism, Local Economies

3 C.F. Martin Guitars [Allentown] Were Born Out Of Superstorm Sandy’s Devastation At Jacobsburg Environmental Ed Center, Northampton County

Op-Ed: Natural Gas & Solar Together Benefit Pittsburgh Airport

Chevron Plans To Leave Appalachia Natural Gas, Following The Footsteps Of Other Giants

Chevron Hints A Selling Or Reducing Natural Gas Production In Appalachia

Education

Ephrata H.S. Students Participate In CBF’s PA Students Action & Restoration Education Program

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020 [PaEN]

Emergency Response

Gov. Wolf: Erie, Neighboring Counties Eligible For Federal Disaster Recovery Loans [PaEN]

PA One Call System Receives 1 Million Dig Notification For First Time In One Year

Energy

Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge Says Republicans Must Take Environmental Issues More Seriously

Caruso: Putting The Conserve In Conservative, Republican-Leaning Enviros Gather In Harrisburg To Talk About Energy

Pittsburgh Reducing Carbon Footprint Thru Renewable Energy Sources

1,050 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Goes Online Early In Cambria County

Protesters: PECO Severely Lacking In Response To Climate Change

Op-Ed: Natural Gas & Solar Together Benefit Pittsburgh Airport

Stephen Huba: Report: U.S. Coal Mining Industry Continues To Lose Jobs

AP: Report: Coal Miners’ Black Lung Funding Cut Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

Editorial: Restore Black Lung Funding For Coal Miners

Energy Conservation

Philly Mayor Signs Law Requiring Green Energy Tune-Ups For Biggest Buildings

Penn State Main Campus Holiday Heat Reduction To Save $225,000, Contribute To Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]

Environmental Health

Allegheny Front: Study: Natural Gas In Western PA, Ohio, WV Has Brought Economic Benefits, But Also Premature Deaths

AP: Report: Coal Miners’ Black Lung Funding Cut Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

Editorial: Restore Black Lung Funding For Coal Miners

Environmental Heritage

Feature: A Look Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward

Feature: 20 Years Of Growing Greener: A Celebration Of Leadership, Partnership, Accomplishment

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge: Expanding Partnerships To Clean Up The Susquehanna River And The Chesapeake Bay Beyond

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Joins With Governors Of Delaware, New Jersey, Federal Officials To Establish The Delaware Estuary Program

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Thanks First Environmental Excellence Award Winning Businesses For Eliminating 1.4 Million Tons Of Waste, Pollution

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About Rebuilding Pennsylvania's Industrial Heritage Through Land Recycling

1996 - Gov. Tom Ridge Talks About The Vision And Actions Needed To Restore Our Environment At The PA Environmental Council’s Three Rivers Awards

1996 - Department Of Environmental Protection Mission Statement & Statement Of Values

1995-2002 - DEP Secretary James M. Seif: The Assignment Was Clear - Take The Kick Me! Sign Off DER

1995-2002 - DEP Secretary David E. Hess: Many New Hands Now Help Protect Penn’s Woods

1995-2002 - Environmental Accomplishments Of The Ridge & Schweiker Administrations

1995-2002: Awards And Recognition For Environmental Programs During The Ridge & Schweiker Administrations

Environmental Policy

In Case You Missed It In November Now Available From PA Environmental Council [PaEN]

Farming

Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion [PaEN]

York County Farm No-Till Pioneer On A Mission For Soil Health

Bay Journal Forum: Conowingo Dam Deal Barely Address PA Farm Runoff, Imperiling Cleanup [PaEN]

Dept. Of Agriculture Adds 29 Farms, 2,450 Acres To Farmland Preservation Program [PaEN]

Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Has 1,000+ Certified Organic Farms, 93,000 Acres Of Organic Land [PaEN]

Branching Out At Erie-Area Christmas Tree Farms

How Will Livestock Industry Approach Change?

EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action [PaEN]

Jeannette Residents Call For Hemp Plant Closure Due To Air Pollution In Westmoreland

Medical Marijuana Growing Facility Stinks Like Skunks, Drivers Neighbors To Flee Pocono Hamlet

Flooding

Monroeville Residents Seek Solutions To Flooding Where Woman Was Trapped In Car

Flood Map Changes Could Require Hundreds In Lackawanna County To Buy Flood Insurance

FEMA, Lackawanna County Flood Risk Coalition Held Info Session On New Flood Maps

Borough Removes Fill Placed In Floodway In Luzerne, DEP Closes Out Complaint

Gov. Wolf: Erie, Neighboring Counties Eligible For Federal Disaster Recovery Loans [PaEN]

Forests

Audubon PA Receives NFWF Grant To Partner With Forest Landowners On Habitat Conservation, Family Forest Carbon Program [PaEN]

Branching Out At Erie-Area Christmas Tree Farms

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020 [PaEN]

Horseback Riders Volunteer To Help Maintain Trails In Buchanan State Forest

3 C.F. Martin Guitars [Allentown] Were Born Out Of Superstorm Sandy’s Devastation At Jacobsburg Environmental Ed Center, Northampton County

Op-Ed: Reversing Philly’s Decreasing Tree Canopy

Dec. 11 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Dec. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

AP: California Governor Rejects $13.5 Billion PG&E Wildfire Settlement

AP: Forest Thinning To Stop California Wildfires As Strong As Weakest Link

Grants/Funding

NFWF Announces $1.5 Million In Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Grants, Including Over $965,000 In PA [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

York County Farm No-Till Pioneer On A Mission For Soil Health

Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion [PaEN]

Bay Journal Forum: Conowingo Dam Deal Barely Address PA Farm Runoff, Imperiling Cleanup [PaEN]

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Stormwater Fee Projects Explained

Stormwater Agreement Give Positive Recommendation In Williamsport

Williamsport OKs Agreement To Create Stormwater Authority

Old Lycoming Twp Looks To Raise Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because Harrisburg Politicians Won’t Help Them]

EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy Receives $1 Million Grant For Chesapeake Bay Wetland Restoration, Including PA [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

Compromise Defense Bill Removes PFAS Cleanup Mandate

PFAS Regulation Plan Gets Weakened By Congress In Latest Defense Spending Bill

1 In 3 Tests Show PA Water System PFAS Contamination, State Says It’s Not Widespread

Most Philly Private Charter Schools Failed To Test Water For Lead, City Gave Them A Pass

McKeesport Coalition Aims To Educate Residents On Lead Dangers

Allegheny Front: Study: Natural Gas In Western PA, Ohio, WV Has Brought Economic Benefits, But Also Premature Deaths

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Catching And Sampling Lake Trout On Lake Erie [PaEN]

Land Conservation

Marcus Schneck: More Than 10,000 Acres Protected Thru Recent DCNR Grants

Dept. Of Agriculture Adds 29 Farms, 2,450 Acres To Farmland Preservation Program [PaEN]

Wildlands Conservancy Permanently Protects 9.2 Acres Of Lehigh River Front Property [PaEN]

PA Land Trust Assn. Requests Comments On Model Amendment Of  Conservation Easement & Declaration Of Covenants [PaEN]

PA Master Naturalist Training Returns To Welkinweir In Montgomery County

Land Use Planning

Protect PT Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Westmoreland County Township's Ordinance Allowing Natural Gas Drilling [PaEN]

Lake Erie

PA Sea Grant Releases New Aquatic Invasive Species Identification, Reporting Smart Phone App [PaEN]

Land Recycling

ArtsQuest To Turn Bethlehem Steel’s Fmr Turn & Grind Building Into Program, Festival Center

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Scranton Beautiful Blocks Improvement Program May Continue Next Year

50 New Trash Cans Land On Philly Streets To Be Emptied By Neighborhood Volunteers

Op-Ed: Litter Costs Money, Guess What? You’re Paying For It, Here’s How To Prevent It

Mine Reclamation

Earth Conservancy Recruiting For Environmental Workforce Training Program In Northeast PA; Public Info Sessions Dec. 9, 17 [PaEN]

Pilot Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Technology Moves Closer To Full Scale In Ohio Thanks To Grant

Recruitment Underway For Earth Conservancy’s Environmental Workforce Training Program

AP: Report: Coal Miners’ Black Lung Funding Cut Will Cost Taxpayers Billions

Oil & Gas

Delaware River Basin Commission Mum On Natural Gas Drilling Talks

Protect PT Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Westmoreland County Township's Ordinance Allowing Natural Gas Drilling [PaEN]

Rep. Innamorato Drafting Bill To Stop Radioactive Fracking Waste (TNORM) From Entering Public Waters

Allegheny Front: Study: Natural Gas In Western PA, Ohio, WV Has Brought Economic Benefits, But Also Premature Deaths

Allegheny Front: New Shell Ethane Plant Could Have Tiny Escaping Plastic Nurdles

1,050 MW Natural Gas Power Plant Goes Online Early In Cambria County

WHYY: Natural Gas: The Bridge To Nowhere

Maykuth: Federal Agency Will Let LNG Be Shipped By Rail To New Terminal In New Jersey

Chevron Plans To Leave Appalachia Natural Gas, Following The Footsteps Of Other Giants

Chevron Hints A Selling Or Reducing Natural Gas Production In Appalachia

Pipelines

DEP Invites Comments On Mariner East Pipeline Chapter 102/105 Permit Revisions For Construction In Chester, Delaware Counties [PaEN]

Phillips: Arrests Near Mariner East Pipeline Just Latest Incident Of Intimidation, Witnesses Say

Chester County Mariner East Pipeline Activist To Challenge Rep. Howard

Podcast Discusses Latest On Mariner East Pipeline Investigations

Op-Ed: An Absurdity By Another Name- Pipeline Safety And Nuclear Blasts

U.S. DOE Chief Blasts New York For Restricting Gas Pipelines

Permitting

EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action [PaEN]

DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Radiation Protection

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Policy On Radiation Protection Compliance & Enforcement [PaEN]

Recreation

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Pennsylvania River Is Worth $10,000?

Mary Ann Thomas: Ohio River, Buffalo Creek Among Nominees For PA’s River Of The Year

Brandywine Creek A Finalist For PA’s 2020 River Of The Year, Vote Now

Time Magazine Coolest Places 2019: Cherry Springs State Park Dark Skies, Potter County

Horseback Riders Volunteer To Help Maintain Trails In Buchanan State Forest

PA’s Heritage Area Program Boost Tourism, Local Economies

DCNR Dedicates New Office/Environmental Learning Center At Bald Eagle State Park In Centre County [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Another Successful PA Outdoor Corps Season, Sign-Ups Underway For 2020 [PaEN]

New Sign Caps Recent Improvements At North Huntingdon Nature Preserve In Westmoreland

Dec. 11 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Dec. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Walking At Presque Isle: A Nature Connection And Prescription

Presque Isle In Erie: Your Place For All Seasons

New Friends Of the Pittsburgh Riverfront Brings Environmental, Legal Background To Job

DCNR Grant Carries On Richard Etchbergers Legacy At Hamburg Boro Park

Central Blair Recreation & Parks Commission Plan Considers Network Of Trails

Editorial: Weigh In On Future Of PA State Parks

Penn State Dept. Of Kinesiology Names George Daniel Lead Instructor Of Fly Fishing Program [PaEN]

December Newsletter Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee

Kummer: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area To Consider Entry Fee To Address Overcrowding

Recycling/Waste

Over $13.3 Million In Recycling Grants Awarded To 84 Municipalities Across The State [PaEN]

DEP Opens New Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grant Round [PaEN]

Changes Coming To Centre County’s Electronics Recycling Program

House Environmental Committee Meets Dec. 18 On Bills Exempting Industry From Waste Regulations, DCNR Land Swap [PaEN]

Rep. Innamorato Drafting Bill To Stop Radioactive Fracking Waste (TNORM) From Entering Public Waters

Allegheny Front: New Shell Ethane Plant Could Have Tiny Escaping Plastic Nurdles

Philadelphia’s Plastic Bag Ban Is Finally Happening

Op-Ed: No Fee. No Enforcement. Philly’s Plastic Bag Ban Set Up To Fail

WITF Smart Talk: Why Is It Easier To Throw Things Away Than Repair Them

Regulations

DEP Finalizes Policy On Public Participation In Development Of Regulations [PaEN]

Renewable Energy

Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge Says Republicans Must Take Environmental Issues More Seriously

Caruso: Putting The Conserve In Conservative, Republican-Leaning Enviros Gather In Harrisburg To Talk About Energy

Pittsburgh Reducing Carbon Footprint Thru Renewable Energy Sources

Op-Ed: Natural Gas & Solar Together Benefit Pittsburgh Airport

SRBC

Susquehanna River Basin Commission OKs 2020 Fees With No Increases [PaEN]

Storage Tanks

Final Guidance On Aboveground, Underground Modification, Operator Training, Containment Structures Now Available [PaEN]

Stormwater

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Stormwater Fee Projects Explained

Stormwater Agreement Give Positive Recommendation In Williamsport

Williamsport OKs Agreement To Create Stormwater Authority

Old Lycoming Twp Looks To Raise Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because Harrisburg Politicians Won’t Help Them]

EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy Receives $1 Million Grant For Chesapeake Bay Wetland Restoration, Including PA [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

Susquehanna River Basin Commission OKs 2020 Fees With No Increases [PaEN]

Water Resources

U.S. Army Corps Begins Full-Scale Dredging Of Monongahela River Navigation Channel

Wastewater Facilities

Greenfield Twp Sues Fmr Sewer Plant Operator Over False Test Reports In Lackawanna

Public Meeting On Wilkes-Barre Sewer System Sale Proposal Dec. 17

Public Meeting On Wilkes-Barre Sewer Purchase Canceled, Mayor-Elect To Reschedule

Public Meeting On Wilkes-Barre Sewer System Plans Postponed

Op-Ed: Fatbergs Threaten Sewers In Philadelphia This Season

Watershed Protection

York County Farm No-Till Pioneer On A Mission For Soil Health

Lancaster County Farmer Roger Rohrer Named A 2019 Chesapeake Bay Champion [PaEN]

Ephrata H.S. Students Participate In CBF’s PA Students Action & Restoration Education Program

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Stormwater Fee Projects Explained

Stormwater Agreement Give Positive Recommendation In Williamsport

Williamsport OKs Agreement To Create Stormwater Authority

Old Lycoming Twp Looks To Raise Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because Harrisburg Politicians Won’t Help Them]

The Nature Conservancy Receives $1 Million Grant For Chesapeake Bay Wetland Restoration, Including PA [PaEN]

Voting Now Open For Pennsylvania's 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Pennsylvania River Is Worth $10,000?

Mary Ann Thomas: Ohio River, Buffalo Creek Among Nominees For PA’s River Of The Year

The Nature Conservancy Receives $1 Million Grant For Chesapeake Bay Wetland Restoration, Including PA [PaEN]

NFWF Announces $1.5 Million In Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Grants, Including Over $965,000 In PA [PaEN]

Penn State, Centre County Receive NFWF Grants To Benefit Forest, Stream Conservation

NFWF Grants Help Conserve PA Species

PA Sea Grant Releases New Aquatic Invasive Species Identification, Reporting Smart Phone App [PaEN]

Bay Journal Forum: Conowingo Dam Deal Barely Address PA Farm Runoff, Imperiling Cleanup [PaEN]

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Catching And Sampling Lake Trout On Lake Erie [PaEN]

New Friends Of the Pittsburgh Riverfront Brings Environmental, Legal Background To Job

Virginia Governor Proposes $733 Million For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Clean Energy

Susquehanna River Basin Commission OKs 2020 Fees With No Increases [PaEN]

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Wildlife

Hunter Killed In Wayne County Tree  Stand Propane Heater Explosion

Hunter, 16, Rescued In Susquehanna River After Kayak Carrying Deer Capsizes In York County

Editorial: Sunday Hunting Is Finally Legal

Game Commission: No Confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease In Northumberland, Union, Snyder Counties Despite Rumors

Mary Ann Thomas: Outrage Grows Over PA Deer-Torture Video As Investigation Continues

Editorial: Deer Torture Demands Response

Game Commission Investigating 3 Elk Shot To Death Along PA Highway

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Suzanne DeArment, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Crawford County [PaEN]

NFWF Announces $1.5 Million In Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Grants, Including Over $965,000 In PA [PaEN]

Audubon PA Receives NFWF Grant To Partner With Forest Landowners On Habitat Conservation, Family Forest Carbon Program [PaEN]

Penn State, Centre County Receive NFWF Grants To Benefit Forest, Stream Conservation

NFWF Grants Help Conserve PA Species

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Catching And Sampling Lake Trout On Lake Erie [PaEN]

Penn State Dept. Of Kinesiology Names George Daniel Lead Instructor Of Fly Fishing Program [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Western PA Christmas Bird Count Has 10th Most Volunteers, Audubon Says

Citizen Science: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins December 14 [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Audubon Christmas Bird Count Begins Dec. 14 Across PA

PA Master Naturalist Training Returns To Welkinweir In Montgomery County

Editorial: Pittsburgh Mayor Should Sign Alligator Registration Law

Opportunities

Rep. Wentling (R-Mercer) Elected To Chair Joint Conservation Committee

New Friends Of the Pittsburgh Riverfront Brings Environmental, Legal Background To Job

 

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