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Environment & Energy NewsClips

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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Op-Ed: Lawmakers Must Protect Our Environment This Year

DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners [PaEN]

ECOS Environmental Research Institute Of The States Launches Website [PaEN]

Politics

PA Capitol Report: Senate, House Kick Off 2nd Half Of 2019-20 Legislative Session [PaCN] 

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Air

Don Hopey: Legal Clinics Offered On Class Action Settlement In Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant

EHB Terminates 2 Prior Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Appeals Since Plant Is Closed

DEP Determining Next Steps For Erie Coke (Coal) Plant After Closure - Video

Letter: Consider Car Pollution, Air Quality [Vehicle Emissions Testing] - DEP

Allegheny County Residents Rally For Better Clean Air Enforcement

Don Hopey/Abigail Mihaly: Clairton Residents, Activists Protest Air Pollution

Allegheny County Fines Natrona Slag Processor $100,000 For Dust Emissions

Report: Google Apologizes After Company Workers Told Other Employees To Avoid Pittsburgh Over Air Quality Concerns

Why I Tell My Google Co-Workers, Industry Peers To Avoid Pittsburgh - The Smell

Climate Change, Inversions, Rise Of Super Pollution Air Events [Pittsburgh]

Critics Skeptical Of AP Plans For Tougher Truck Standards

Alternative Fuels

Mack Trucks Shows Off Electric Garbage Truck Due To Hit NYC Streets Later This Year

Awards & Recognition

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Urgent New Roadmap To Recovery Could Reverse Insect Apocalypse

Budget

IFO: CY 2019 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue To Drop Sharply By $53.6 Million, Triggers Lower Well Fee [PaEN]

AP: Pennsylvania Gas Drilling Fee Revenue Slides In 2019

Report: Pennsylvania A Leader In U.S. Natural Gas Production Growth

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

EQB Meets Jan. 21 To Finalize Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil [PaEN]

PA Supreme Court Accepts PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeal Of Ruling On Gas Drilling Revenue Transfers To Pay DCNR, General Fund Expenses [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Katie Meyer: Farmers Have To Pay Prevailing Wage Under New State Farm Grant

Stephen Caruso: While PA Farm Bill Is A Start, Ag Leaders See More Reforms

Chesapeake Bay

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Editorial: Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

PA Still Has Work To Do To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

CBF: Statement On U.S. Senate Passage Of Bill Increasing Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Maryland Governor Moves To Sue PA For Falling Short In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission; Focus Will Be On Susquehanna River, South Of Harrisburg [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission

Sen. Yaw’s Fertilizer Bill Aims To Reduce Pollution Going Into Streams

Rep. Everett Will Not Run For Reelection, Member Of Chesapeake Bay Commission

It’s A Team Effort: Restoring The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Critics Get Organized

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

CBF Blog: Flood & Fees: How A Pennsylvania Town Found A Fix For Stormwater [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Letter: A Promise To Protect The Susquehanna - Seneca Nation Sacred Site Committee

Registration Now Open For Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

To Protect The Eastern Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Stormwater Management Still Elusive In Scranton

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Jan. 27-28 In Lancaster [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Climate Change In Spotlight As Maryland, Virginia Lawmakers Convene

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Citizen Action

Students Encourage Pennsylvanians To Start Year Off Radon Safe With Simple Home Test [PaEN]

Green Building Alliance: Inspiring Stories At The Intersections Of Climate, Equity, Health Event Jan. 30 In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

Improving Community Resilience With Energy Efficient Buildings Webinar Series Scheduled [PaEN]

Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Invites Comments On Draft Program To Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Vehicle Fuels [PaEN]

Public Input Sought For Northeast  Regional Transportation Climate Emissions Cap-And-Invest Program

Lawmakers Want Mariner East Pipeline Opponents To Be Heard

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Audubon Of Western PA Hosts First Buffalo Creek Watershed Coalition Meeting Jan. 23 In Armstrong County [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

Penn-Del ISA 55th Annual Shade Tree Symposium Feb. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw’s Fertilizer Bill Aims To Reduce Pollution Going Into Streams

How Philly Lost The War On Litter, As Told By Local Clean Freak Frank DiCicco

Free Regional Electronics Recycling Event Jan. 11 In Bucks County

Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019 [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Mountains Of Tires, Appliances, Electronics Collect By Keep PA Beautiful In 2019

Public Expresses Concern Over New York City’s Involvement In Walter Dam Study

Meeting To Discuss Francis E. Walter Dam Study Draws Big Crowd

Francis E. Walter Dam Study: PA Residents Wary NYC Wants To Steal Water

Frances E. Walter Dam Study Could Impact Local Businesses

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Study Timely, Wise

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Needs Your Input

Editorial: Who Owns The Water Behind The Francis Walter Dam?

Dreaming Of Gardening? It’s Not Too Early To Start Planning

Green Valleys Watershed Assn. Offers Naturalist Training In Chester County

Erin Negley: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Seeking Volunteers In Lancaster County

Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Water Management Advisory Committee [PaEN]

NRCS PA Invites Public To Comment On Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule Changes [PaEN]

PUC Hearing Jan. 13 On Proposed Acquisition Of East Norriton Twp. Wastewater System, Montgomery County

Wild & Scenic Film Festival Set For Feb. 27-28 In Chester County To Benefit Stroud, Land Conservation [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Jan. 27-28 In Lancaster [PaEN]

DEP Reminds Pennsylvanians To Take A Commonsense Approach To Home Heating Oil , Propane Supply For A Safe Winter [PaEN]

Climate

Feb. 3 Joint Conservation Committee Hearing On Impact Of Cap-And-Trade Programs On Coal Waste, Co-Generation Power Generators [PaEN]

Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Invites Comments On Draft Program To Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Vehicle Fuels [PaEN]

Public Input Sought For Northeast  Regional Transportation Climate Emissions Cap-And-Invest Program

NRDC: How States Will Continue to Drive Climate Action In 2020

Reid Frazier: Study: Replacing Coal Plants With Natural Gas Cut Pollution, Saved Lives

Gov. Wolf's Green Government Initiatives Boost Energy Efficiency By 3%, Saving $6.8 Million In First Year [PaEN]

Improving Community Resilience With Energy Efficient Buildings Webinar Series Scheduled [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Climate Change In Spotlight As Maryland, Virginia Lawmakers Convene

PA Lawmakers Move To Block Governor’s RGGI Plan

Western PA Businesses Featured In Nationwide Oil & Gas Campaign

Oil & Gas Group Launches Campaign Touting its Efforts As Good For Climate

Mack Trucks Shows Off Electric Garbage Truck Due To Hit NYC Streets Later This Year

Suspiciously Nice Day Brings Record-Breaking Heat, Concerns About Climate Change

West Virginia Governor Announces New Coal-To-Carbon Research Facility

W. Virginia Governor Announces Coal-To-Carbon Research Center

Study Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall, Calls On Trump To Further Strengthen Regulations

Study Warns Of Rise In Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Oil & Gas Firms By 2025

Anya Litvak: Consol Invests In Alternative Use For Coal As Part Of Diversification Strategy

Here’s How Climate Change May Make Australia’s Wildfires More Common

Carbon Emissions From Australian Blazes Near Amazon Wildfire Levels

John Micek: From Fires In Australia To Looming War, Our Children Deserve Better Answers

Earth Posted Its 2nd Hottest Year On Record In 2019, European Scientists Say

White House To Roll Back Bedrock Environmental Law To Speed Pipeline, Infrastructure Development

Editorial: NEPA  Environmental Works Well To Evaluate Impacts Of Projects

Coal Mining

Anya Litvak: Consol Invests In Alternative Use For Coal As Part Of Diversification Strategy

West Virginia Governor Announces New Coal-To-Carbon Research Facility

W. Virginia Governor Announces Coal-To-Carbon Research Center

Reid Frazier: Study: Replacing Coal Plants With Natural Gas Cut Pollution, Saved Lives

New Film Explores Huber Coal Breaker’s Role In History

Compliance Action

EHB Terminates 2 Prior Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Appeals Since Plant Is Closed

DEP Determining Next Steps For Erie Coke (Coal) Plant After Closure - Video

Don Hopey: Legal Clinics Offered On Class Action Settlement In Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant

Allegheny County Residents Rally For Better Clean Air Enforcement

Don Hopey/Abigail Mihaly: Clairton Residents, Activists Protest Air Pollution

Allegheny County Fines Natrona Slag Processor $100,000 For Dust Emissions

Game Commission: Deer Abuse Charges Filed Against 2 In Jefferson County [PaEN}

AP-Mark Scolford: 2 Charged In Videotaped Kicking Of Wounded Deer

Marcus Schneck: Deer Torture Video Charges Draw Massive Reation From Hunters, Others

Teen In Deer Torture Video Hit With Criminal Charges That Could Send Him To Prison

Conservation Districts

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist [PaEN]

Court Actions

PA Supreme Court Accepts PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeal Of Ruling On Gas Drilling Revenue Transfers To Pay DCNR, General Fund Expenses [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Maryland Governor Moves To Sue PA For Falling Short In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

Federal Judge Permits Ohio Lawsuit Over Lake Erie Algae Blooms To Move Forward

DCNR

PA Supreme Court Accepts PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeal Of Ruling On Gas Drilling Revenue Transfers To Pay DCNR, General Fund Expenses [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners [PaEN]

House Recreation Committee Holds Jan. 15 Info. Meeting On State Parks Strategic Plan

Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 3,783 First Day Hikers! [PaEN]

Delaware River

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Water Management Advisory Committee [PaEN]

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Student Scholarship Applications [PaEN]

Public Expresses Concern Over New York City’s Involvement In Walter Dam Study

Meeting To Discuss Francis E. Walter Dam Study Draws Big Crowd

Francis E. Walter Dam Study: PA Residents Wary NYC Wants To Steal Water

Frances E. Walter Dam Study Could Impact Local Businesses

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Needs Your Input

Editorial: Who Owns The Water Behind The Francis Walter Dam?

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 10 RiverWatch Video Report

DRBC

Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Water Management Advisory Committee [PaEN]

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority Reports On 2019 Community Lead Response Program [PaEN]

PA Capital-Star: 100 PA Schools Found Lead In Their Drinking Water, Here’s How They Responded

U.S. House Votes To Crack Down On PFAS Contamination, Trump Threatens Veto

U.S. House Passes Legislation To Address PFAS Chemical Contamination

Trump Officials Voice Opposition To PFAS Bill In Congress

Public Expresses Concern Over New York City’s Involvement In Walter Dam Study

Meeting To Discuss Francis E. Walter Dam Study Draws Big Crowd

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Study Timely, Wise

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Needs Your Input

Frances E. Walter Dam Study Could Impact Local Businesses

Editorial: Who Owns The Water Behind The Francis Walter Dam?

Economic Development

Anya Litvak: Consol Invests In Alternative Use For Coal As Part Of Diversification Strategy

Mack Trucks Shows Off Electric Garbage Truck Due To Hit NYC Streets Later This Year

Education

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Young Future Farmers Plan To Pursue A Range Of Careers, Including Sustainable Agriculture

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Student Scholarship Applications [PaEN]

To Protect The Eastern Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Students Encourage Pennsylvanians To Start Year Off Radon Safe With Simple Home Test [PaEN]

Wild & Scenic Film Festival Set For Feb. 27-28 In Chester County To Benefit Stroud, Land Conservation [PaEN]

Brian O’Neill: Any Flush Means A Wild Ride Through ALCOSAN’s Wastewater System In Pittsburgh

Point Park College Introduces New Master’s Program For Environmental Journalism

Marcus Schneck: Eclipse Will Occur As Full Wolf Moon Peaks Jan. 10

Emergency Response

Will TMI Nuclear Plant Be Allowed To Reduce Emergency Planning?

Energy

Feb. 3 Joint Conservation Committee Hearing On Impact Of Cap-And-Trade Programs On Coal Waste, Co-Generation Power Generators [PaEN]

Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Invites Comments On Draft Program To Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Vehicle Fuels [PaEN]

Public Input Sought For Northeast  Regional Transportation Climate Emissions Cap-And-Invest Program

Op-Ed: Can PA’s Electricity Market Become Competitive Again?

Zero-Energy Ready, Mixed-Income Homes Slated For City of Pittsburgh’s Garfield Neighborhood [PaEN]

PUC: 18,350 Household Starting Winter Without Heat, Down Slightly From Last Year [PaEN]

PUC Releases Winter Reliability Overview Reports From Natural Gas Distribution Companies [PaEN]

Mount Joy Twp, Adams County To Hold Hearing Jan. 15 On A 532 Acre Commercial Solar Farm [PaEN]

DEP Reminds Pennsylvanians To Take A Commonsense Approach To Home Heating Oil , Propane Supply For A Safe Winter [PaEN]

Could Centrist PA Governor Chart Dems’ Course On Energy?

2 Years After Hurricane Maria, Earthquake Shows Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Remains Fragile

Energy Conservation

Gov. Wolf's Green Government Initiatives Boost Energy Efficiency By 3%, Saving $6.8 Million In First Year [PaEN]

Improving Community Resilience With Energy Efficient Buildings Webinar Series Scheduled [PaEN]

Zero-Energy Ready, Mixed-Income Homes Slated For City of Pittsburgh’s Garfield Neighborhood [PaEN]

Editorial: Light Bulb Efficiency Rules Should Remain

Environmental Health

House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting Jan. 15 On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Water Authority Reports On 2019 Community Lead Response Program [PaEN]

PA Capital-Star: 100 PA Schools Found Lead In Their Drinking Water, Here’s How They Responded

U.S. House Votes To Crack Down On PFAS Contamination, Trump Threatens Veto

U.S. House Passes Legislation To Address PFAS Chemical Contamination

Trump Officials Voice Opposition To PFAS Bill In Congress

Environmental Heritage

New Film Explores Huber Coal Breaker’s Role In History

Farming

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Young Future Farmers Plan To Pursue A Range Of Careers, Including Sustainable Agriculture

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Editorial: Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

PA Still Has Work To Do To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

CBF: Statement On U.S. Senate Passage Of Bill Increasing Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

WITF Smart Talk: Road Trip To PA Farm Show [Chesapeake Bay]

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Moves To Sue PA For Falling Short In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Conservation Stewardship Display At Farm Show Educates Public About Soil, Water Preservation

Farm Show Season Highlights Issues Facing PA Agriculture

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Katie Meyer: Farmers Have To Pay Prevailing Wage Under New State Farm Grant

Stephen Caruso: While PA Farm Bill Is A Start, Ag Leaders See More Reforms

Editorial: Guess Where PA Ranks In Producing Mushrooms, Apples, Christmas Trees?

Sen. Yaw’s Fertilizer Bill Aims To Reduce Pollution Going Into Streams

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Penn State Extension Lancaster: Appreciating The Role Of Insects Jan. 30

Organic Farmers Association Names Patty Lovera As Policy Director [PaEN]

NRCS PA Invites Public To Comment On Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule Changes [PaEN]

Urgent New Roadmap To Recovery Could Reverse Insect Apocalypse

Forests

PA Supreme Court Accepts PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeal Of Ruling On Gas Drilling Revenue Transfers To Pay DCNR, General Fund Expenses [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners [PaEN]

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 3,783 First Day Hikers! [PaEN]

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

Penn-Del ISA 55th Annual Shade Tree Symposium Feb. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]

Editorial: Poorly Maintained Trees Continue To Cost Pittsburgh

Editorial: Guess Where PA Ranks In Producing Mushrooms, Apples, Christmas Trees?

Friends Of Rothrock to Develop New Trail From Whitehall Road To Musser Gap In Centre

Penn State Extension Lancaster: Appreciating The Role Of Insects Jan. 30

Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Bookkeeper [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

U.S. Wildfire Fighters Welcomed At Australian Airport To Aide With Devastating Fires

Scranton Crafters Aid Australia’s Animal Victims Of Wildfires

AP: Australia Turns From Defense To Offense In Wildfire Battle

AP: 2 Australian Wildfires Merge Into 1.5 Million Acre Inferno; Man Seriously Burned

AP: As Australian Wildfires Get Worse, Smoke Spreads, Stokes Health Worries

AP: Wildfires Threaten Unique Critters On Australian Galapagos

AP: Australia Commits Billions Of Dollars To Wildfire Recovery

Here’s How Climate Change May Make Australia’s Wildfires More Common

Carbon Emissions From Australian Blazes Near Amazon Wildfire Levels

John Micek: From Fires In Australia To Looming War, Our Children Deserve Better Answers

Game Commission

Game Commission: Deer Abuse Charges Filed Against 2 In Jefferson County [PaEN}

AP-Mark Scolford: 2 Charged In Videotaped Kicking Of Wounded Deer

Marcus Schneck: Deer Torture Video Charges Draw Massive Reation From Hunters, Others

Teen In Deer Torture Video Hit With Criminal Charges That Could Send Him To Prison

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Moves To New Format For Commissioner Meetings

Geologic Hazards

Puerto Rico Hit By 6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Amid Seismic Activity

AP: 2nd Earthquake Rocks Quake-Stunned Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Earthquake Stirs Worries For Philly Relatives

2 Years After Hurricane Maria, Earthquake Shows Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid Remains Fragile

Editorial: Aid After Quake In Puerto Rico Direly Needed, As Is Oversight

Grants/Funding

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Katie Meyer: Farmers Have To Pay Prevailing Wage Under New State Farm Grant

Stephen Caruso: While PA Farm Bill Is A Start, Ag Leaders See More Reforms

Editorial: CFA Members Need To Get The Job Done

Green Infrastructure

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Editorial: Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

PA Still Has Work To Do To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

CBF: Statement On U.S. Senate Passage Of Bill Increasing Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Maryland Governor Moves To Sue PA For Falling Short In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission; Focus Will Be On Susquehanna River, South Of Harrisburg [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission

Sen. Yaw’s Fertilizer Bill Aims To Reduce Pollution Going Into Streams

Rep. Everett Will Not Run For Reelection, Member Of Chesapeake Bay Commission

It’s A Team Effort: Restoring The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Registration Now Open For Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Critics Get Organized

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

CBF Blog: Flood & Fees: How A Pennsylvania Town Found A Fix For Stormwater [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

Conservation Stewardship Display At Farm Show Educates Public About Soil, Water Preservation

Farm Show Season Highlights Issues Facing PA Agriculture

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Jan. 27-28 In Lancaster [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting Jan. 15 On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Water Authority Reports On 2019 Community Lead Response Program [PaEN]

PA Capital-Star: 100 PA Schools Found Lead In Their Drinking Water, Here’s How They Responded

U.S. House Votes To Crack Down On PFAS Contamination, Trump Threatens Veto

U.S. House Passes Legislation To Address PFAS Chemical Contamination

Trump Officials Voice Opposition To PFAS Bill In Congress

Land Conservation

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Green Valleys Watershed Assn. Offers Naturalist Training In Chester County

Land Recycling

Andrew Maykuth: Next 7 Days Could Decide Fate Of Bankrupt Philly Refinery

Old Oil Tank Could Delay Sale Of West Scranton School

Lake Erie

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Federal Judge Permits Ohio Lawsuit Over Lake Erie Algae Blooms To Move Forward

Land Use

Op-Ed: Philly Needs Better Bill To Promote Community Benefit Agreements For Development

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019 [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Mountains Of Tires, Appliances, Electronics Collect By Keep PA Beautiful In 2019

How Philly Lost The War On Litter, As Told By Local Clean Freak Frank DiCicco

Editorial: Philly Streets Won’t Clean Themselves

Ohio River

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

IFO: CY 2019 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue To Drop Sharply By $53.6 Million, Triggers Lower Well Fee [PaEN]

AP: Pennsylvania Gas Drilling Fee Revenue Slides In 2019

Report: Pennsylvania A Leader In U.S. Natural Gas Production Growth

EQB Meets Jan. 21 To Finalize Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil [PaEN]

DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Discuss Draft Horizontal Drilling Pipeline Construction Guidance Document, Stakeholder Report [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Meets Jan. 13 On Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]

Old Oil Tank Could Delay Sale Of West Scranton School

Western PA Businesses Featured In Nationwide Oil & Gas Campaign

Oil & Gas Group Launches Campaign Touting its Efforts As Good For Climate

Oil & Gas Industry Punches Back Against Fracking Ban In Messaging Campaign

Study Warns Of Rise In Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Oil & Gas Firms By 2025

Andrew Maykuth: Next 7 Days Could Decide Fate Of Bankrupt Philly Refinery

Oil Prices Rise On Risk Of Iranian Retaliation For U.S. Killing Of Iranian General

Pipelines

DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board To Discuss Draft Horizontal Drilling Pipeline Construction Guidance Document, Stakeholder Report [PaEN]

Lawmakers Want Mariner East Pipeline Opponents To Be Heard

PennEast Pipeline Battle Heads To U.S. Supreme Court

White House To Roll Back Bedrock Environmental Law To Speed Pipeline, Infrastructure Development

Editorial: NEPA  Environmental Works Well To Evaluate Impacts Of Projects

Permitting

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Beaver, Berks, Greene, Lancaster, Washington, Westmoreland, York Counties [PaEN]

DEP Posts 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Jan. 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 6 Hearing On Groundwater  Monitoring Plan Guidance For Project Sponsors; Proposed Water Projects [PaEN]

Potomac River

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

PUC

PUC: 18,350 Household Starting Winter Without Heat, Down Slightly From Last Year [PaEN]

PUC Hearing Jan. 13 On Proposed Acquisition Of East Norriton Twp. Wastewater System, Montgomery County

Radiation Protection

Will TMI Nuclear Plant Be Allowed To Reduce Emergency Planning?

Radon

Students Encourage Pennsylvanians To Start Year Off Radon Safe With Simple Home Test [PaEN]

Recreation

House Recreation Committee Holds Jan. 15 Info. Meeting On State Parks Strategic Plan [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

PA Supreme Court Accepts PA Environmental Defense Foundation Appeal Of Ruling On Gas Drilling Revenue Transfers To Pay DCNR, General Fund Expenses [PaEN]

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Amended Lawsuit Saying DCNR’s Adopted Forest Plan Mission To Sell Gas Resources Is Not Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment [PaEN]

DCNR Secretary Outlines Accomplishments In 2019 By Her Agency And Its Many Partners [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Winter Activities Abound In PA State Parks: By The Numbers

Jan. 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation; 3,783 First Day Hikers! [PaEN]

Friends Of Rothrock to Develop New Trail From Whitehall Road To Musser Gap In Centre

Early History, Legends About Presque Isle And Old Time Erie - Part I

Visitors From 49 State, 27 Countries Passed Thru Fayette County On Bike Trail In Last Decade

Ad Crable: New Trail, Recreation Area Along Conestoga River Signals Bigger Things

Earth Conservancy To Conduct Study For Possible ATV Park In Luzerne

Countryside Conservancy Receives Grant To Build Trail At Lackawanna State Park

Signs Installed On Susquehanna Warrior Trail In Luzerne

Counties To Gather Input On Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Pedestrian & Bike Network

Op-Ed: Empower Communities To Protect Cyclists, Pedestrians - Sen. Farnese

How PA Ski Resorts Make Fake Snow To Get By In Warm Winters Like This One

Flagship Niagara League To Host Sail Training Open House

Frances E. Walter Dam Study Could Impact Local Businesses

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Needs Your Input

Editorial: Who Owns The Water Behind The Francis Walter Dam?

The Great Dismantling Of America’s National Parks Is Under Way

Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Bookkeeper [PaEN]

Recycling/Waste

House Environmental Committee Meets Jan. 13 On Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]

Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019 [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Mountains Of Tires, Appliances, Electronics Collect By Keep PA Beautiful In 2019

The Green Mission, Inc. Partnered With Construction Junction, PRC & Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's Pittsburgh Office To Donate Office Furniture [PaEN]

Free Regional Electronics Recycling Event Jan. 11 In Bucks County

City Of Erie To Distribute Blue Recycling Bins Saturday

Edgeworth Addresses Recycling Changes In Allegheny County

Firefighters Battle Blaze At NE Philly Recycling Center

Frank Kummer: Philly Will Spend Record Amount To Have Recycling Hauled

DEP Approves Chrin Landfill’s Application For Expansion In Northampton County [PaEN]

Chrin Landfill In Williams Twp. To Expand By 30 Acres

Renewable Energy

Mount Joy Twp, Adams County To Hold Hearing Jan. 15 On A 532 Acre Commercial Solar Farm [PaEN]

Stephen Huba: Solar Energy Conference Coming To Indiana County

Stormwater

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Editorial: Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

PA Still Has Work To Do To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

CBF: Statement On U.S. Senate Passage Of Bill Increasing Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Critics Get Organized

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

CBF Blog: Flood & Fees: How A Pennsylvania Town Found A Fix For Stormwater [PaEN]

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Jan. 27-28 In Lancaster [PaEN]

SRBC

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 6 Hearing On Groundwater  Monitoring Plan Guidance For Project Sponsors; Proposed Water Projects [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: A Proven Guardian Of The Susquehanna For Five Decades [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Feb. 6 Hearing On Groundwater  Monitoring Plan Guidance For Project Sponsors; Proposed Water Projects [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: A Proven Guardian Of The Susquehanna For Five Decades [PaEN]

Letter: A Promise To Protect The Susquehanna - Seneca Nation Sacred Site Committee

Sustainability

Op-Ed: Philly Needs Better Bill To Promote Community Benefit Agreements For Development

Wastewater Facilities

PUC Hearing Jan. 13 On Proposed Acquisition Of East Norriton Twp. Wastewater System, Montgomery County

Brian O’Neill: Any Flush Means A Wild Ride Through ALCOSAN’s Wastewater System In Pittsburgh

Watershed Protection

Dean & Rebecca Jackson Of Mt-Glen Farms In Bradford County Receive PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]  [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

First Meetings Of DEP Regional Water Resources Committees Jan. 14, 16 - Join Online; PA Clean Water Academy Presentation Available On State Water Plan Process [PaEN]

Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing [PaEN]

Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen [PaEN]

Lycoming County Authority Approves Multi-Municipal Stormwater Management Plan [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Mike Reuther: Lycoming County Groups: Healthy Streams Promote Fish Numbers [Local Leadership In Sen. Yaw’s District]

Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA?   IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures? [PaEN]

Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Step Up And Help Push Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - CBF

Op-Ed: Federal Funding Increase For Clean Water A Downpayment, Now PA Has To Step Up

Editorial: Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

PA Still Has Work To Do To Clean Up The Chesapeake Bay, Experts Tell Lawmakers

Members Of Congress Demand To Know If EPA Is Backing Away From Chesapeake Bay Enforcement

CBF: Statement On U.S. Senate Passage Of Bill Increasing Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Maryland Governor Ready To Sue PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort

Maryland Governor Directs His AG To Commence Litigation Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Governor Seeks Lawsuit Against PA, EPA Over Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Maryland Governor Moves To Sue PA For Falling Short In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission; Focus Will Be On Susquehanna River, South Of Harrisburg [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Elected Chair Of Tri-State Chesapeake Bay Commission

Sen. Yaw’s Fertilizer Bill Aims To Reduce Pollution Going Into Streams

Rep. Everett Will Not Run For Reelection, Member Of Chesapeake Bay Commission

It’s A Team Effort: Restoring The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Critics Get Organized

Audubon Of Western PA Hosts First Buffalo Creek Watershed Coalition Meeting Jan. 23 In Armstrong County [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting Jan. 15 On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

CBF Blog: Flood & Fees: How A Pennsylvania Town Found A Fix For Stormwater [PaEN]

Conservation Stewardship Display At Farm Show Educates Public About Soil, Water Preservation

Farm Show Season Highlights Issues Facing PA Agriculture

Katie Meyer: Farmers Have To Pay Prevailing Wage Under New State Farm Grant

Stephen Caruso: While PA Farm Bill Is A Start, Ag Leaders See More Reforms

CBF-PA: Making It Rain At The Farm Show

Letter: A Promise To Protect The Susquehanna - Seneca Nation Sacred Site Committee

NRCS PA Invites Public To Comment On Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule Changes [PaEN]

Stormwater Management Still Elusive In Scranton

Public Expresses Concern Over New York City’s Involvement In Walter Dam Study

Meeting To Discuss Francis E. Walter Dam Study Draws Big Crowd

Francis E. Walter Dam Study: PA Residents Wary NYC Wants To Steal Water

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Study Timely, Wise

Editorial: Francis E. Walter Dam Needs Your Input

Frances E. Walter Dam Study Could Impact Local Businesses

Editorial: Who Owns The Water Behind The Francis Walter Dam?

Erin Negley: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Seeking Volunteers In Lancaster County

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Jan. 27-28 In Lancaster [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Seeking Members For Water Management Advisory Committee [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 10 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Game Commission: Deer Abuse Charges Filed Against 2 In Jefferson County [PaEN}

AP-Mark Scolford: 2 Charged In Videotaped Kicking Of Wounded Deer

Marcus Schneck: Deer Torture Video Charges Draw Massive Reation From Hunters, Others

Teen In Deer Torture Video Hit With Criminal Charges That Could Send Him To Prison

People Keep Pressure On Game Commission Over Video Of Deer Assault

Registration Now Open For Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29; Student Poster & Mentoring Program [PaEN]

Registration Is Now Open For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11-12 In Altoona [PaEN]

DCNR Begins Accepting Riparian Forest Buffer Grant Applications January 15 [PaEN]

DCNR Reminder: Community Conservation Partnership, Rivers Conservation Grants; ATV & Snowmobile Trail Project Grants Opening Shortly [PaEN]

To Protect The Eastern Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian

Mary Ann Thomas: Mild Weather Impacting Flocks Of Robins In Pittsburgh Region

Raccoon-Killing Luzerne County Lawyer Sues, Claiming Police Officer Harassed Him And County Wrongly Took His Firearms

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Moves To New Format For Commissioner Meetings

Wild & Scenic Film Festival Set For Feb. 27-28 In Chester County To Benefit Stroud, Land Conservation [PaEN]

Deer Rescued From Frozen Scranton Lake

Lycoming Man Accused Again Of Illegally Possessing Timber Rattlers

Marcus Schneck: Why Do Squirrels In My Neighborhood Have Naked Tails?

Opportunities

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist [PaEN]

Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Bookkeeper [PaEN]

Transition

In Memoriam: Ken Planinsek, 30-Year DEP Employee From Westmoreland County

 

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1/13/2020

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