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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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Get Ready For 2020
2019 Review: Environmental & Energy Legislation Signed Into Law [PaEN]
Opportunity For Leadership: Senate, House Could Start 2020 With A Bang By Passing These Bipartisan Environmental, Energy Bills [PaEN]
House & Senate 2020 January To June Voting Schedule [PaEN]
Senate, House Appropriations Releases Budget Hearing Schedule On FY 2020-21 Budget Request [PaEN]
DEP Posts Board And Advisory Committee Meeting Schedules For 2020 [PaEN]
Politics
Sen. Steve Santarsiero Named Minority Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee [PaEN]
Sen. John Yudichak Named To Senate Environmental Committee [PaEN]
Republicans Name Sen. Yudichak To Environmental, Other Committees
Click Here for a Week’s Worth Of Political NewsClips
Air
EQB Approves For Comment Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Water Quality Standard [PaEN]
DEP Estimates Proposed Methane Regs Approved By EQB Will Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations By 75,000+ Tons/Year [PaEN]
Marcellus Shale Coalition Comments On Proposed DEP Methane Reduction Rule From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Climate Caucus Members In House Laud Action On Proposed Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Environmental Council: Pennsylvania Is Taking Concrete Action On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council Applaud EQB Action On Proposed Regulation Controlling Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
DEP Rule To Tackle Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Wells Advances
EQB Greenlights Wolf’s Methane Regulations
Ohio Gas Well Explosion 60 Miles From Pittsburgh Leaked More Methane Than Some Countries Emit In A Year
Editorial: Controlling Methane, Stakeholders Oppose EPA Rollback
Proposed Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Rules Could Drive Up Gasoline Prices 5 To 17 Cents
AP: Multi-State Pact Could Curb Transportation Carbon Emissions
AP: Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Shuts Down Amid Mounting Pollution Concerns
No Turning Back As Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Ends Operations
How Will Erie Coke (Coal) Shut Down Its Plant?
Judge Freezes $1 Million In Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Assets
How Wastewater Problems Came To Cripple Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Fine Particulate Control Regulations [PaEN]
DEP Holds Jan. 24 Hearing [If Needed] On Franklin County Ozone Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
Hearings [If Needed] Set On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Beaver, Butler, Philadelphia, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
Alternative Fuels
Ethanol Groups Angered At Final EPA Rule
Awards & Recognition
Public Utility Commission Highlights 2019 Accomplishments And Programs [PaEN]
Borough Of Etna In Allegheny County Becomes World’s First Certified EcoDistrict [PaEN]
Lackawanna River Nominated For State River Of The Year
Lancaster Conservancy Honored On 50th Anniversary By Senate, House [PaEN]
Delaware Water Gap Park Ranger Rainey McKenna Recognized With Freeman Tilden Award
Beautification
Keep PA Beautiful, BEHR Paints, Home Depot Fresh Paint Days Community Projects Completed [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Audubon PA: Christmas Bird Count: Register For Holiday Tradition
Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed/ Audubon Pennsylvania: Federal Budget Includes $9.7 Million For Watershed Restoration [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Yes, There Is Wild Mistletoe In Pennsylvania
Marcus Schneck: Brook Trout, Forest Birds Under Microscope In New PA NFWF Grant Projects
AP: University Of Rhode Island Giving Away Seed Packets Across Northeast
Budget
Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Blair Twp Supervisor Points To Need For State/Federal Funding For Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate
Senate, House Appropriations Releases Budget Hearing Schedule On FY 2020-21 Budget Request [PaEN]
PA Housing Finance Agency Invites Comments On Proposed Housing Funding Plan Supported By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees [PaEN]
Budget - Federal
Congress Reaches Deal To Prop Up Coal Miners’ Pension Fund
Federal Budget Bill Includes Provisions Benefiting Coal Miner Health Plans, Increases Chesapeake Bay Funding, Extends Flood Insurance Program Through September, Extends Wind Tax Credit [but not solar], More
CBF: Federal Spending Bill Includes $12 Million Increase For Chesapeake Bay Restoration [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
Cong. Cartwright Doubles Federal Funding Available For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Grants
Cong. Cartwright Expands On Plan To Fund Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
Federal Budget Bill Aims To Boost Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
CBF: U.S. Senate Committee Advances Bill Reauthorizing Chesapeake Bay Program, Related Trails; A Variety Of Wildlife Programs [PaEN]
Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed/ Audubon Pennsylvania: Federal Budget Includes $9.7 Million For Watershed Restoration [PaEN]
AP: Federal Spending Bill Would Boost Funding For Great Lakes Cleanup
Chesapeake Bay
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
Bay Journal: EPA Confirms Shortfalls In Pennsylvania, NY Bay Cleanup Plans; 2025 Bay Reductions Will Not Be Met [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Jan. 8 Briefing On PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations [PaEN]
Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: What Is Sediment, Why Is Stormwater A Pollutant? [PaEN]
Federal Budget Bill Includes Provisions Benefiting Coal Miner Health Plans, Increases Chesapeake Bay Funding, Extends Flood Insurance Program Through September, Extends Wind Tax Credit [but not solar], More
CBF: Federal Spending Bill Includes $12 Million Increase For Chesapeake Bay Restoration [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
Federal Budget Bill Aims To Boost Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
Cong. Cartwright Doubles Federal Funding Available For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Grants
Cong. Cartwright Expands On Plan To Fund Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
CBF: U.S. Senate Committee Advances Bill Reauthorizing Chesapeake Bay Program, Related Trails; A Variety Of Wildlife Programs [PaEN]
Blair Twp Supervisor Points To Need For State/Federal Funding For Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate
Williamsport Transfers Responsibility For Stormwater Infrastructure To Sanitary Authority
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Bay Journal: No Delay In Maryland Restrictions On Use Of Animal Manure As Fertilizer
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Citizen Action
DEP Posts Board And Advisory Committee Meeting Schedules For 2020 [PaEN]
Rodale Institute Launches Family-Focused Consumer Education Clean Water Initiative To Support Organic Farmers In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeking Groups To Adopt Green City, Clean Waters Stormwater Infrastructure Sites [PaEN]
Reminder: Master Watershed Steward Program Launching In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
Allegheny County Master Watershed Stewards Class Nearing End Of Training; Next One Forming [PaEN]
Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Stoneleigh Ambassador Volunteer Program [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
U.S. Army Corps, Partners Host Jan. 9 Public Meeting On Francis E. Walter Dam Reservoir Reevaluation Study In Luzerne County [PaEN]
Army Corps Sets Hearing On Re-Evaluation Of Francis Walter Dam
Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]
Audubon PA: Christmas Bird Count: Register For Holiday Tradition
Time To Count Birds In Centre County, How To Get Involved In Christmas Bird Count
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Winter Artisan Workshop Series With The Arts Barn In Berks County [PaEN]
DEP Hosts Jan. 16 Meeting On Gravel Hill Enterprises Composting/Mulching Facility In Northampton County [PaEN]
Hearings [If Needed] Set On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Beaver, Butler, Philadelphia, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
DEP Holds Jan. 24 Hearing [If Needed] On Franklin County Ozone Maintenance Plan [PaEN]
AP: University Of Rhode Island Giving Away Seed Packets Across Northeast
Call For Presenters, Sponsors For 2020 PA Groundwater Symposium May 11-12 In State College [PaEN]
Climate
EQB Approves For Comment Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Water Quality Standard [PaEN]
DEP Estimates Proposed Methane Regs Approved By EQB Will Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations By 75,000+ Tons/Year [PaEN]
Marcellus Shale Coalition Comments On Proposed DEP Methane Reduction Rule From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Climate Caucus Members In House Laud Action On Proposed Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Environmental Council: Pennsylvania Is Taking Concrete Action On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council Applaud EQB Action On Proposed Regulation Controlling Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: Proposed Methane Emissions Rule Passes Environmental Quality Board
DEP Rule To Tackle Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Wells Advances
EQB Greenlights Wolf’s Methane Regulations
Caruso: Trade Unions Now Part Of Fight Against Wolf’s Plan To Limit Carbon Emissions From Power Plants By Joining RGGI
Ohio Gas Well Explosion 60 Miles From Pittsburgh Leaked More Methane Than Some Countries Emit In A Year
How 3 Pittsburgh Architects Are Fighting Climate Change Right Now
Op-Ed: Humanity Is Overwhelming The Planet
NRDC: The Biggest PA Energy Stories Of 2019 - Part 1
NRDC: The Biggest PA Energy Stories Of 2019 - Part II
Editorial: Controlling Methane, Stakeholders Oppose EPA Rollback
Proposed Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Rules Could Drive Up Gasoline Prices 5 To 17 Cents
AP: Multi-State Pact Could Curb Transportation Carbon Emissions
NYT: Eastern States Introduce Plan To Cap Tailpipe Pollution
Maykuth: Brushing Aside Climate Concerns, FERC Clears Way For Adelphia Pipeline
The Pulse: The Future Of Trees- Climate, Chestnut Restoration, Health
Top Scientists Warn Of An Amazon Rainforest Tipping Point
Coal Mining
CDC Grant To Penn State To Focus On Effects Of Nano-Coal Dust On Lung Disease In Coal Miners
Anthracite Heritage Month Is Coming Up In Northeast
Compliance Action
Covanta Environmental Solutions, LLC Pays DEP $400,000 Penalty To Resolve Waste Violations In Lawrence County [PaEN]
AP: Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Shuts Down Amid Mounting Pollution Concerns
No Turning Back As Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Ends Operations
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant To Truck Wastewater After Missing City Deadline
How Wastewater Problems Came To Cripple Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
How Will Erie Coke (Coal) Shut Down Its Plant?
Judge Freezes $1 Million In Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Assets
DEP Orders Aliquippa Water Authority To Address Iron, Manganese Issue In Drinking Water [PaEN]
DEP Orders Aliquippa To Better Monitor Drinking Water Contaminants
Hopey: DEP Orders Fixes For Dirty Brown Public Water Supply In Aliquippa
Conservation Districts
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Positions Available With County Conservation Districts, PACD [PaEN]
DRBC
U.S. Army Corps, Partners Host Jan. 9 Public Meeting On Francis E. Walter Dam Reservoir Reevaluation Study In Luzerne County [PaEN]
DCNR
Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work
DCNR Awards $647,300 In Grants For ATV Trails In 7 Counties [PaEN]
Funding Announced For ATV Facility In Luzerne County
DCNR Delivers $2.2 Million For Parks Across Allegheny County
Dec. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Peggy Davidson Development Coordinator [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Lackawanna River Nominated For State River Of The Year
Delaware River
Rodale Institute Launches Family-Focused Consumer Education Clean Water Initiative To Support Organic Farmers In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeking Groups To Adopt Green City, Clean Waters Stormwater Infrastructure Sites [PaEN]
AP: Thousands Of Jobs Revolve Around The Delaware River
Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]
U.S. Army Corps, Partners Host Jan. 9 Public Meeting On Francis E. Walter Dam Reservoir Reevaluation Study In Luzerne County [PaEN]
Army Corps Sets Hearing On Re-Evaluation Of Francis Walter Dam
Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed/ Audubon Pennsylvania: Federal Budget Includes $9.7 Million For Watershed Restoration [PaEN]
Drinking Water
WITF Smart Talk: How Safe Is Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water? - PFAS
Communities Near Military Bases Fear Drinking Water Contaminated With PFAS
Rainwater In Parts Of U.S. Contain High Levels Of PFAS Chemical, Study Says
DEP Orders Aliquippa Water Authority To Address Iron, Manganese Issue In Drinking Water [PaEN]
DEP Orders Aliquippa To Better Monitor Drinking Water Contaminants
Hopey: DEP Orders Fixes For Dirty Brown Public Water Supply In Aliquippa
PUC Lowers Requested Water, Wastewater Rate Increases For Eaton Sewer & Water Company
PUC Releases Columbia Water Management Efficiency Report, Makes Recommendations
Economic Development
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
Caruso: U.S. Chamber Warns Of Catastrophic Consequences Of Fracking Ban In PA
Study Claims Fracking Ban Would Be Catastrophic
Business Groups Say Fracking Ban Would Devastate Economy
Caruso: Trade Unions Now Part Of Fight Against Wolf’s Plan To Limit Carbon Emissions From Power Plants By Joining RGGI
AP: Thousands Of Jobs Revolve Around The Delaware River
Fayette County Lumber Mill Feels Impact Of U.S. - China Trade War
Education
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
Registration Open: PA Recreation & Parks Society/PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Joint Conference March 17-20 [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: What Is Sediment, Why Is Stormwater A Pollutant? [PaEN]
Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Stoneleigh Ambassador Volunteer Program [PaEN]
Wildlife For Everyone Receives Centre Foundation Grant To Develop Youth Program At Tom Ridge Wetlands, Centre County [PaEN]
Nature Play Park Starts To Take Shape In Williamsport
Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Winter Artisan Workshop Series With The Arts Barn In Berks County [PaEN]
American Fisheries Society-PA Chapter Spring Technical Meeting Call For Abstracts Deadline Extended To Jan. 4 [PaEN]
Call For Presenters, Sponsors For 2020 PA Groundwater Symposium May 11-12 In State College [PaEN]
Craighead House Being Reborn Into Nature, Environment, Literature, Local History Center In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Penn State Offering Its Students Energy, Environmental Research Seed Grants [PaEN]
Game Commission Launches New Bald Eagle Nest Livestream [PaEN]
Asbestos Is Shutting Down Another Philadelphia School
Energy
PUC Alerting Electric Customers To 6.3% To 24% Increase In Winter Heating Bills If They Don't Shop For Energy Suppliers [PaEN]
Public Utility Commission Highlights 2019 Accomplishments And Programs [PaEN]
PUC Announces Appointments To PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
PUC Announces Management Recommendations To Citizens Electric, Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy
Giant Philly District Steam Heating Plant Has New Owner
NRDC: The Biggest PA Energy Stories Of 2019 - Part 1
Op-Ed: What Should Happen To Closed Philly Refinery Site, Community Weighs In
Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For Solar Energy Boom
Virginia, Maryland Unveil 100% Clean Energy Plans, But NGOs Not Satisfied
Penn State Offering Its Students Energy, Environmental Research Seed Grants [PaEN]
FERC Directs PJM To Expand Minimum Offer Price Rule
FERC PJM Order Could Boost coal Over Renewables, Raising Costs For Consumers
FERC Move To Raise PJM Capacity Market Bids Shows Clear Bias Against New, Clean Generation: Glick
Energy Conservation
PennTAP Building Energy Re-Tuning & Operations Conference March 3 In State College [PaEN]
Environmental Health
WITF Smart Talk: How Safe Is Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water? - PFAS
Communities Near Military Bases Fear Drinking Water Contaminated With PFAS
Asbestos Is Shutting Down Another Philadelphia School
WSJ: After String Of Rare Cancer Cases, PA Investigates Potential Link To Fracking
Fracking Investigated Following Surge Of Rare Cancer Cases In Pennsylvania
Caruso: U.S. Chamber Warns Of Catastrophic Consequences Of Fracking Ban In PA
Study Claims Fracking Ban Would Be Catastrophic
Business Groups Say Fracking Ban Would Devastate Economy
Column: The Cascading Uncertainties Of The Fracking Boom
CDC Grant To Penn State To Focus On Effects Of Nano-Coal Dust On Lung Disease In Coal Miners
Environmental Heritage
Craighead House Being Reborn Into Nature, Environment, Literature, Local History Center In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Anthracite Heritage Month Is Coming Up In Northeast
Farming
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Preserved Farmland Owners Now Eligible For Realty Transfer Tax Exemption If They Sell To Beginning Farmer [PaEN]
Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 3 More Farms, 142 Acres [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: Optimizing Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus Management In Agricultural Soils
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Rodale Institute Launches Family-Focused Consumer Education Clean Water Initiative To Support Organic Farmers In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2019 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments [PaEN]
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Bay Journal: No Delay In Maryland Restrictions On Use Of Animal Manure As Fertilizer
Flooding
U.S. Army Corps, Partners Host Jan. 9 Public Meeting On Francis E. Walter Dam Reservoir Reevaluation Study In Luzerne County [PaEN]
Army Corps Sets Hearing On Re-Evaluation Of Francis Walter Dam
Western PA Flood Advisory Linked To Deadline Midwestern Snowstorm
Forests
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Penn State Extension Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series January 29 To March 25 [PaEN]
Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work
On Tree Farm Christmas Fraser Firs Thrive, In The Wild It Struggles
How To Recycle Christmas Trees In Erie County After Holidays
The Pulse: The Future Of Trees- Climate, Chestnut Restoration, Health
Dec. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Peggy Davidson Development Coordinator [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Fayette County Lumber Mill Feels Impact Of U.S. - China Trade War
Forests - Wildfires
Judge OKs $13.5 Billion PG&E Settlement With California Wildfire Victims
New South Wales Declares A State Of Emergency Amid Australia’s Wildfires
Top Scientists Warn Of An Amazon Rainforest Tipping Point
Grants/Funding
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
DCNR Awards $647,300 In Grants For ATV Trails In 7 Counties [PaEN]
Funding Announced For ATV Facility In Luzerne County
DCNR Delivers $2.2 Million For Parks Across Allegheny County
Penn State Offering Its Students Energy, Environmental Research Seed Grants [PaEN]
Green Buildings
New Pittsburgh Airport Terminal To Be Environmentally Friendly
Green Infrastructure
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Rodale Institute Launches Family-Focused Consumer Education Clean Water Initiative To Support Organic Farmers In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: Optimizing Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus Management In Agricultural Soils
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2019 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments [PaEN]
Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeking Groups To Adopt Green City, Clean Waters Stormwater Infrastructure Sites [PaEN]
Reminder: Master Watershed Steward Program Launching In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
Williamsport Transfers Responsibility For Stormwater Infrastructure To Sanitary Authority
Blair Twp Supervisor Points To Need For State/Federal Funding For Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Bills Redesigned For Stormwater, Wastewater Treatment Fees
Southwestern PA Water Resources Center Hosts Stream Bank Restoration, Smart Green Corridor, MS4 Stormwater Workshops [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Cong. Cartwright Expands On Plan To Fund Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
American Fisheries Society-PA Chapter Spring Technical Meeting Call For Abstracts Deadline Extended To Jan. 4 [PaEN]
Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work
Hazardous Substances
WITF Smart Talk: How Safe Is Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water? - PFAS
Communities Near Military Bases Fear Drinking Water Contaminated With PFAS
Rainwater In Parts Of U.S. Contain High Levels Of PFAS Chemical, Study Says
Asbestos Is Shutting Down Another Philadelphia School
CDC Grant To Penn State To Focus On Effects Of Nano-Coal Dust On Lung Disease In Coal Miners
WSJ: After String Of Rare Cancer Cases, PA Investigates Potential Link To Fracking
Caruso: U.S. Chamber Warns Of Catastrophic Consequences Of Fracking Ban In PA
Study Claims Fracking Ban Would Be Catastrophic
Column: The Cascading Uncertainties Of The Fracking Boom
Land Conservation
Lancaster Conservancy Honored On 50th Anniversary By Senate, House [PaEN]
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
Preserved Farmland Owners Now Eligible For Realty Transfer Tax Exemption If They Sell To Beginning Farmer [PaEN]
Lancaster Farmland Trust Preserves 3 More Farms, 142 Acres [PaEN]
Penn State Musser Gap Project Moves Forward With Plans For Outdoor Recreation, Conservation
Penn State–ClearWater Conservancy Partnership Takes Shape In Centre County [PaEN]
Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Stoneleigh Ambassador Volunteer Program [PaEN]
Land Recycling
Op-Ed: What Should Happen To Closed Philly Refinery Site, Community Weighs In
Lake Erie
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant To Truck Wastewater After Missing City Deadline
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Giant Eagle To Get Rid Of Plastic Grocery Bags
Giant Eagle To End Use Of Plastic Grocery Bags
Editorial: Giant Eagle’s Plastic Bag Move Challenging
Oil & Gas
WSJ: After String Of Rare Cancer Cases, PA Investigates Potential Link To Fracking
Fracking Investigated Following Surge Of Rare Cancer Cases In Pennsylvania
Caruso: U.S. Chamber Warns Of Catastrophic Consequences Of Fracking Ban In PA
Study Claims Fracking Ban Would Be Catastrophic
Business Groups Say Fracking Ban Would Devastate Economy
Letter: Carnegie Mellon Did Not Say No Or Yes To Shale Gas With Study
Column: The Cascading Uncertainties Of The Fracking Boom
Sierra Club: How Grant Twp., Indiana County Is Fighting The Fracking Industry
Op-Ed: What Should Happen To Closed Philly Refinery Site, Community Weighs In
Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Block In Allentown
Concerns Raised Over Proposal To Use Trains To Haul Natural Gas To South Jersey
Ethanol Groups Angered At Final EPA Rule
PA Housing Finance Agency Invites Comments On Proposed Housing Funding Plan Supported By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees [PaEN]
Pipelines
Meyer: PUC Judge Sides With Cumberland County Man In Challenging Safety Of Mariner East Pipeline
Maykuth: Brushing Aside Climate Concerns, FERC Clears Way For Adelphia Pipeline
McDevitt: How A HBG Company Got Ensnared In Mariner East Pipeline Buy-A-Badge Scheme
Op-Ed: Pipeline Construction Oversight Needed In PA - Sen. Dinniman
FERC Issues Certificate Of Public Necessity For Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Project
Public Utility Commission Highlights 2019 Accomplishments And Programs [PaEN]
PUC Announces Appointments To PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
Permitting
Hearings [If Needed] Set On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Beaver, Butler, Philadelphia, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
DEP Hosts Jan. 16 Meeting On Gravel Hill Enterprises Composting/Mulching Facility In Northampton County [PaEN]
DEP Posts 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
PUC Alerting Electric Customers To 6.3% To 24% Increase In Winter Heating Bills If They Don't Shop For Energy Suppliers
Meyer: PUC Judge Sides With Cumberland County Man In Challenging Safety Of Mariner East Pipeline
Public Utility Commission Highlights 2019 Accomplishments And Programs [PaEN]
PUC Announces Appointments To PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee [PaEN]
PUC Announces Management Recommendations To Citizens Electric, Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy
PUC Lowers Requested Water, Wastewater Rate Increases For Eaton Sewer & Water Company
PUC Releases Columbia Water Management Efficiency Report, Makes Recommendations
Recreation
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work
DCNR Awards $647,300 In Grants For ATV Trails In 7 Counties [PaEN]
Funding Announced For ATV Facility In Luzerne County
DCNR Delivers $2.2 Million For Parks Across Allegheny County
Nature Play Park Starts To Take Shape In Williamsport
Penn State Musser Gap Project Moves Forward With Plans For Outdoor Recreation, Conservation
Penn State–ClearWater Conservancy Partnership Takes Shape In Centre County [PaEN]
Train Derailment Over Potomac Closes Appalachian Trail Bridge
Registration Open: PA Recreation & Parks Society/PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Joint Conference March 17-20 [PaEN]
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Peggy Davidson Development Coordinator [PaEN]
Dec. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware Water Gap Park Ranger Rainey McKenna Recognized With Freeman Tilden Award
Recycling/Waste
Covanta Environmental Solutions, LLC Pays DEP $400,000 Penalty To Resolve Waste Violations In Lawrence County [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Demand The Right To Fix Our Own Stuff - Cheaply
How To Recycle Christmas Trees In Erie County After Holidays
DEP Hosts Jan. 16 Meeting On Gravel Hill Enterprises Composting/Mulching Facility In Northampton County [PaEN]
Giant Eagle To Get Rid Of Plastic Grocery Bags
Giant Eagle To End Use Of Plastic Grocery Bags
Editorial: Giant Eagle’s Plastic Bag Move Challenging
Keystone Landfill Seeks Alternative Leachate Disposal Method
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Attacking Harrisburg’s Garbage Collection Fees
Regulations
DEP Posts Board And Advisory Committee Meeting Schedules For 2020 [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
NRDC: The Biggest PA Energy Stories Of 2019 - Part 1
NRDC: The Biggest PA Energy Stories Of 2019 - Part II
Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For Solar Energy Boom
Virginia, Maryland Unveil 100% Clean Energy Plans, But NGOs Not Satisfied
FERC Directs PJM To Expand Minimum Offer Price Rule
FERC Move To Raise PJM Capacity Market Bids Shows Clear Bias Against New, Clean Generation: Glick
FERC PJM Order Could Boost coal Over Renewables, Raising Costs For Consumers
Schuylkill River
Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]
Stormwater
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: What Is Sediment, Why Is Stormwater A Pollutant? [PaEN]
Williamsport Transfers Responsibility For Stormwater Infrastructure To Sanitary Authority
Blair Twp Supervisor Points To Need For State/Federal Funding For Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate
Southwestern PA Water Resources Center Hosts Stream Bank Restoration, Smart Green Corridor, MS4 Stormwater Workshops [PaEN]
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Bills Redesigned For Stormwater, Wastewater Treatment Fees
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Cong. Cartwright Expands On Plan To Fund Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
Sustainability
Borough Of Etna In Allegheny County Becomes World’s First Certified EcoDistrict [PaEN]
New Pittsburgh Airport Terminal To Be Environmentally Friendly
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2019 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments [PaEN]
Technical Guidance
DEP Posts Board And Advisory Committee Meeting Schedules For 2020 [PaEN]
Wastewater Facilities
Erie Coke (Coal) Plant To Truck Wastewater After Missing City Deadline
How Wastewater Problems Came To Cripple Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Bills Redesigned For Stormwater, Wastewater Treatment Fees
Scranton Sewer Authority Close (Or Not) To Resolving Lawsuit Over Missing Easements
Man Lost In Scranton Sewers Rescued From Basin
PUC Lowers Requested Water, Wastewater Rate Increases For Eaton Sewer & Water Company
Watershed Protection
Landforce Stewardship, Workforce Development Program Finishes Another Successful Year; Have A Project For Them In 2020? [PaEN]
EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan [PaEN]
CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan [PaEN]
Bay Journal: EPA Confirms Shortfalls In Pennsylvania, NY Bay Cleanup Plans; 2025 Bay Reductions Will Not Be Met [PaEN]
Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Sets Jan. 8 Briefing On PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations [PaEN]
Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR [PaEN]
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2019 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments [PaEN]
Penn State Extension: Optimizing Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus Management In Agricultural Soils
Penn State Extension: What Is Sediment, Why Is Stormwater A Pollutant? [PaEN]
Blair Twp Supervisor Points To Need For State/Federal Funding For Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate
Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeking Groups To Adopt Green City, Clean Waters Stormwater Infrastructure Sites [PaEN]
Reminder: Master Watershed Steward Program Launching In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]
Allegheny County Master Watershed Stewards Class Nearing End Of Training; Next One Forming [PaEN]
Call For Presenters, Sponsors For 2020 PA Groundwater Symposium May 11-12 In State College [PaEN]
Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed/ Audubon Pennsylvania: Federal Budget Includes $9.7 Million For Watershed Restoration [PaEN]
Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]
Southwestern PA Water Resources Center Hosts Stream Bank Restoration, Smart Green Corridor, MS4 Stormwater Workshops [PaEN]
Williamsport Transfers Responsibility For Stormwater Infrastructure To Sanitary Authority
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Bills Redesigned For Stormwater, Wastewater Treatment Fees
Lackawanna River Nominated For State River Of The Year
AP: Thousands Of Jobs Revolve Around The Delaware River
Federal Budget Bill Aims To Boost Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
CBF: U.S. Senate Committee Advances Bill Reauthorizing Chesapeake Bay Program, Related Trails; A Variety Of Wildlife Programs [PaEN]
Cong. Cartwright Expands On Plan To Fund Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Get Boost In Federal Funding
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills [PaEN]
Bay Journal: No Delay In Maryland Restrictions On Use Of Animal Manure As Fertilizer
Help Wanted: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Philadelphia Stewardship Manager [PaEN]
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Wildlife
Reducing Deer Population Not Likely To Stem Spread Of Lyme Disease
How Safe Is Hunting In PA After 2 Deaths In 2 Days In Berks County
Wildlife For Everyone Receives Centre Foundation Grant To Develop Youth Program At Tom Ridge Wetlands, Centre County [PaEN]
American Fisheries Society-PA Chapter Spring Technical Meeting Call For Abstracts Deadline Extended To Jan. 4 [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Brook Trout, Forest Birds Under Microscope In New PA NFWF Grant Projects
Mary Ann Thomas: Rep. DeLuca Wants Hunting Licenses Revoked For Animal Cruelty
Rep. DeLuca Bill Would Punish Animal Cruelty By Revoking Hunting License
Bear Cub Illegally Shot In Huntingdon County, Left To Die
Police, Firefighters Free Deer Stuck In Railing In Allegheny County
Marcus Schneck: Frankenfish May Be Having Big Impact On Other Fish, Says New Study
Game Commission Launches New Bald Eagle Nest Livestream [PaEN]
Audubon PA: Christmas Bird Count: Register For Holiday Tradition
Time To Count Birds In Centre County, How To Get Involved In Christmas Bird Count
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Winter Artisan Workshop Series With The Arts Barn In Berks County [PaEN]
Mega-Flocks Of Blackbirds Out And About In Philly, Audubon PA Explains
Craighead House Being Reborn Into Nature, Environment, Literature, Local History Center In Cumberland County [PaEN]
West Nile/Zika Virus
Reducing Deer Population Not Likely To Stem Spread Of Lyme Disease
Opportunities
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Peggy Davidson Development Coordinator [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Philadelphia Stewardship Manager [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Positions Available With County Conservation Districts, PACD [PaEN]
Other
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