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Politics
38 Groups, More Than 5,500 Citizens Call On Speaker Turzai To Remove House Environmental Committee Chair Daryl Metcalfe [PaEN]
Cong. Lamb: Western PA Feel Betrayed By Fracking Ban Legislation
NPR: Proposals To Ban Fracking Could Hurt Democrats In Key States Like PA
AP-Marc Levy: Sen. Scarnati Announces He Will Not Run For Re-Election: http://bit.ly/38pDcBI Senator’s Statement: http://bit.ly/39v5WsT
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Air
Study Finds PA Leads Nation In Premature Deaths Due To Air Pollution
Op-Ed: Dirty Air Is Killing People In PA, And We Must Do Something About It - Dauphin County Commissioner
Don Hopey: U.S. Steel Establishes Environmental Trust Fund For 5 Mon Valley Communities As Part Of Air Pollution Violation Settlement
U.S. Steel, Allegheny County Finalize Air Pollution Violation Settlement
GASP: Allegheny County Health Finalizes Settlement With U.S. Steel Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions
AP: U.S. Steel Allegheny Health Officials Finalize Clairton Plant Pact
Advocacy Groups Ask For More Public Input In Allegheny County, U.S. Steel Air Pollution Violation Settlement
WITF Smart Talk: Harrisburg Residents Breathing Polluted Air
Philly Has New Way To Track Air Quality, But It Won’t Help In An Emergency
DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 6 Facilities In Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
Sen. Santarsiero: Health, DEP Warnings Of Health Risks From Naturally Occurring Asbestos Justify Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry, Bucks County [PaEN]
Sen. Santarsiero Calls For Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry Citing Asbestos Threat
With Little Oversight, Asbestos Issues Challenge Schools Statewide
AP: Lawsuit: Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination In Schools
Asbestos Closes 2 More Philadelphia Schools
Asbestos Delays Students’ Return To Philadelphia School
Editorial: As Asbestos Crisis Persists, Time to Shake Up Philly’s Board Of Education
Awards & Recognition
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]
Delaware County Student Winner In National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Poster Contest [PaEN]
Erie County Snowmobile Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary
American Water Named One Of The 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies By Barron’s
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Doug Tallamy: A Native Plant Guru’s Radical Vision For The American Yard
John Hayes: Fireflies Are Our State Bug, But Summer Nights Could Lose Those Flashes
Marcus Schneck: Wild Roses Of PA: Not Exactly Valentine’s Day Bouquets
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County [PaEN]
BBC: Why Were 2 Butterfly Activists Found Dead In Mexico?
Budget
Op-Ed: Wolf Budget A Boon For Monroe County Conservation Efforts, But PA Could Do Better - PA Land Trust Assn.
Future Of Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Remains Uncertain
Senate Deliberately Delaying Sending Bill Providing Unlimited Subsidies For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing To Governor [PaEN]
Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Socialized Risk, Privatized Profits - HB 1100 Could Be Disastrous For Our State - Rep. Innamorato
Letter: House Bill 1100 Deserves Your Support [To Provide Taxpayer Funded Subsidies For Natural Gas Use]
Letter: House Bill 1100 Would Give Huge Tax Breaks To Polluters
House Republican Leaders Call For Committees To Focus On Executive Branch Overspending [PaCN]
Efforts To Fight Stormwater Fee In Luzerne Picking Up Stream
Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Letter: Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Must Be Stopped
Editorial: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Great Bipartisan Deal
Trump Federal Budget Proposal
President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Funding For Program Critical To PA, Again [PaEN]
Trump Administrative Narrative Summary of the Budget
U.S. EPA FY 2021 Budget Request Press Release
U.S. DOE FY 2021 Budget Request Press Release
U.S. Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement FY 2021 Budget Press Release
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s FY 2021 Budget Summary
EPA Budget Summary - Environmental Council of the States
TNC: President’s Budget Makes Deep Cuts In Conservation Funding
EDF: Trump Budget Will Increase Pollution, Hurt Public Health & Safety
CBF: President’s FY21 Budget Cuts To Chesapeake Bay Program
Bay Journal: White House Targets Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding For 91% Cut
LWCF Coalition: Trump Budget Slashes Funding For Conservation, Outdoor Recreation
NRDC: Trump’s Cuts To EPA, DOE Unconscionable
EWG: Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Disastrous For Public Health, Clean Energy Investments
As Construction Hums At Locks & Dams In Pittsburgh Region, Trump Budget Zeroes Out New Funding
Chesapeake Bay
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Environmentalists, Shore Officials Oppose Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: PA Not Meeting Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals; Maryland May Sue
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar [PaEN]
Efforts To Fight Stormwater Fee In Luzerne Picking Up Stream
Lancaster County Township Makes Strides On Complying With Stormwater Regulations
Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
Lancaster Farming: Luzerne Group Wants Trump To Fight Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Still Researching Options For Ways To Fight Stormwater Fee
Letter: Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Must Be Stopped
Bay Journal: White House Targets Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding For 91% Cut
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Citizen Action
Keep PA Beautiful: 12,610 PA International Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Remove 488,135 Pounds Of Trash, Tires Last Fall [PaEN]
DEP Northcentral Region Hosts DEP Connects With Agriculture Program Feb. 24 In Williamsport [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On 5 TMDL Plans For Watersheds In Centre, Perry, Snyder, Union Counties [PaEN]
DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 6 Facilities In Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
Ed Wytovich To Be Guest Speaker At Western Pocono Trout Unlimited Feb. 25 In Luzerne County [PaEN]
Citizen Scientists May Be An Untapped Resource For Water Quality Improvement [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Citizen Science: PA Near Top In Great Backyard Bird Count
Tiadaghton Audubon Presents Program On Bird Conservation For Landowners Feb. 19 At The High School In Wellsboro, Tioga County [PaEN]
Ligonier-Area Workshop On Feb. 25 Will Address Farmer, Farmland Preservation
Doug Tallamy: A Native Plant Guru’s Radical Vision For The American Yard
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers March 3 Webinar On General Liability Insurance Program [PaEN]
Conservation Finance Network Webinar: March 2 - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope [PaEN]
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar [PaEN]
Interfaith Dinner To Focus On The Water We Share Feb. 20 In Allentown [PaEN]
Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Settlers Hospitality Raises Over $14,800 For Conservation [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County [PaEN]
Register Now! Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge April 26, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Registration Open For Sinnemahone Triple Crown Events- Canoe & Kayak, Gravel Bike And Ultra Trail Run In Cameron County [PaEN]
PA Solar Congress Comes To Indiana County Feb. 15
PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Report Says Lancaster City’s Price Tag Is $2.1 Million For Litter Cleanup
Delmont Readies For Borough-Wide Spring Cleaning
Editorial: Pick Up After Yourself Pennsylvania
Monroe County Waste Authority, Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hold First Of Several Composting Basics Workshops March 14 [PaEN]
Shop Selling Eco-Friendly Home Decor And Plants Blooms In Easton
What Happened To This South Philly Community Garden?
Climate
DEP Climate Committee To Hear Update On Climate Impact Assessment Focused On Achieving Water Quality Cleanup Goals, Infrastructure, Livestock Production Feb. 25 [PaEN]
Katie Meyer: Wolf’s Cap-And-Trade Greenhouse Gas Reduction Proposal Takes Step Forward
Laura Legere: First Draft Of RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reg Aims To Save Waste Coal-Fired Power Plants
Penn’s Stewards: Climate Change: Managing Pennsylvania's Greatest Environmental Crisis [PaEN]
City Of Pittsburgh Wants To Make Building Standards For Itself To Meet Climate Goals
PPL Plan To Accelerate Plan To Reduce Carbon Emissions By 80% By 2040 Fuels Questions About Possible Merger
Boisterous Crowd Sends Pitt A Message: Divest From Fossil Fuels Holdings
Philly’s Long-Term Flooding Plan Could Involve Relocating Parts Of Neighborhoods
Resilience Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Warm Winter Triggers Pop Up Of Cherry Blossoms In Allentown
Feature: From The Ground Up - Energy Resilience Begins With Our Buildings [PaEN]
Op-Ed: The Movement To Renewable Energy Is Irreversible - State College Citizens Climate Lobby
Op-Ed: It’s Time For Bipartisan Support In Combating Climate Change, Rebuilding Infrastructure - Cong. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Cong. Coons (D-DE)
Letter: Carbon Fee Would Be Starting Point Against Climate Change
AP: BP Lays Out Plans To Be Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
Dominion Energy Announces Goal Of Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
Bipartisan Federal Energy Efficiency Bill Targets National Building Code To Save Consumers An Estimated $51 Billion
Congressional House Republicans, Climate Leadership Business Council Release Climate Proposals [PaEN]
Congressional House Republicans Proposed Carbon Capture, Sequestration Legislation
U.S. House Republicans Start To Roll Out Broad Climate Plan
What A National Republican Climate-Change Agenda Might Look Like
Young Republicans Push Party To Act On Climate Change
Op-Ed: Trump’s Embrace Of Trillion Tree Climate Plan Is Good Environmental Policy
Congressional House Democratic Bill Aims To Transform Energy Industry To Address Climate Change, What Does It Mean For Pittsburgh?
Bipartisan Federal Energy Efficiency Bill Targets National Building Code To Save Consumers An Estimated $51 Billion
Reuters: U.S. Carbon Price Group Releases Plan, Boosts Lobbying In Congress
Time: Global CO2 Emissions Plateaued In 2019, Defying Expectations, Says Report
Climate Change Producing Atmospheric Rivers That Are Drenching The U.S.
UN: Most Devastating Plague Of Locusts Could Come Within Weeks In East Africa
Hurricane-Force Wind Pounds U.K. And Europe, Upends Travel
The Guardian: Earth Just Had Hottest January Since Records Began, Data Shows
Study Warns One-Third Of All Plant, Animal Species Could Be Extinct In 50 Years
Compliance Action
Don Hopey: U.S. Steel Establishes Environmental Trust Fund For 5 Mon Valley Communities As Part Of Air Pollution Violation Settlement
U.S. Steel, Allegheny County Finalize Air Pollution Violation Settlement
GASP: Allegheny County Health Finalizes Settlement With U.S. Steel Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions
AP: U.S. Steel Allegheny Health Officials Finalize Clairton Plant Pact
Natural Gas Driller Already Paid A Civil Penalty For 63,000 Frac Fluid Spill In Lycoming County Is Charged Criminally
Editorial: Communities Should Hire Their Own Inspectors For Keystone Landfill
Delaware County Prosecutors Turn To A New Target: Environmental Crime
King Of Prussia Chemical Firm’s Executives Could Go To Jail Over Huge Explosion In Texas
Conservation Districts
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Grants To 2 Pennsylvania Districts [PaEN]
Delaware County Student Winner In National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Poster Contest [PaEN]
Seedling Sale Benefits Erie County Conservation
Dams
Gov. Wolf Announces $23.8 Million In Funding To Help Fix 10 Fish & Boat Commission High-Hazard Dams [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: PA To Repair 10 Hazardous Dams On 10 Lakes Across The State
American Rivers: Pennsylvania Removed 14 Dams In 2019
DCNR
Penn’s Stewards: Climate Change: Managing Pennsylvania's Greatest Environmental Crisis [PaEN]
DCNR Announces More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2021 [PaEN]
Pennsylvania Wilds Successes Showcased In New DCNR Conservation Landscape Report [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Love Is In The Air, Even For Pennsylvania Wildlife [PaEN]
Spring Penn’s Stewards Newsletter Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Feb. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Delaware River
Estuary News Now Available From Partnership For The Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 14 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf To Make Available $1.74 Million PennVEST Grant To Test Schools, Child Care Centers For Lead In Drinking Water [PaEN]
ORSANCO Planning Riverwide PFAS Sampling Study
AP: Lawsuit: Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination In Schools
Water Back On Near Harrisburg Main Break, Boil Advisory Issued
New Jersey Firm Could Handle Erie Water System Appraisal
PA American Water Seeking Entries For Protect Our Watersheds Student Art Contest [PaEN]
Stream Of Learning College Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted By PA American Water [PaEN]
American Water Named One Of The 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies By Barron’s
Economic Development
Trade Unions Support PA Tax Credit Subsidies For Petrochemical Manufacturers
Senate Deliberately Delaying Sending Bill Providing Unlimited Subsidies For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing To Governor [PaEN]
Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Socialized Risk, Privatized Profits - HB 1100 Could Be Disastrous For Our State - Rep. Innamorato
Letter: House Bill 1100 Deserves Your Support [To Provide Taxpayer Funded Subsidies For Natural Gas Use]
Letter: House Bill 1100 Would Give Huge Tax Breaks To Polluters
Op-Ed: State, Federal Policies Matter In Realizing Shale’s Economic, Environmental Benefits - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Andrew Maykuth: Judge Picks Hilco Partners As Winner In Philadelphia Refinery Auction
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Philly Refinery Sale To Developer, Assuming No New Objections
Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry [PaEN]
Pennsylvania Wilds Successes Showcased In New DCNR Conservation Landscape Report [PaEN]
DEP Won’t Restrict Development In Lehigh County If Users Develop Plan For Leaky Sewer System
Shop Selling Eco-Friendly Home Decor And Plants Blooms In Easton
Skelly And Loy Acquired By Terracon
Education
PA Anthracite Section Of Society Of Mining Engineers Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship [PaEN]
Stream Of Learning College Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted By PA American Water [PaEN]
PowerCorpsPHL: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Workforce Thru Environmental Sustainability
Marcus Schneck: Trout Unlimited Taking Registrations For Youth Rivers Conservation Camp
PA American Water Seeking Entries For Protect Our Watersheds Student Art Contest [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County [PaEN]
PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Pittsburgh’s Snapology Makes STEAM-based Learning Fun For Kids
PA Education Officials Hit The Road To Hear Input On New Science Standards
Fellow Wanted: Heritage Conservancy 2020 Delaware River Watershed Fellowship [PaEN]
Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern, Lock Haven [PaEN]
Emergency Response
Brett Sholtis: Following Firefighter’s Death, A Push To Address Trauma Among First Responders
What Happens When PA’s Rural EMS Systems Need To Be Rescued?
Op-Ed: What if No One Responded To My Emergency?
Philadelphia Proposes Ban On Hydrofluoric Acid, Toxic Chemical In Philly Refinery Explosion
Energy
Laura Legere: First Draft Of RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reg Aims To Save Waste Coal-Fired Power Plants
Senate Deliberately Delaying Sending Bill Providing Unlimited Subsidies For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing To Governor
Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry [PaEN]
Op-Ed: The Movement To Renewable Energy Is Irreversible - State College Citizens Climate Lobby
Competitive Power Ventures Building 150 MW Maple Hill Solar Farm In Cambria County
1,200 Acre Solar Farm Planned For Portage, Summerhill Townships, Cambria County
PPL Plan To Accelerate Plan To Reduce Carbon Emissions By 80% By 2040 Fuels Questions About Possible Merger
City Of Pittsburgh Wants To Make Building Standards For Itself To Meet Climate Goals
Boisterous Crowd Sends Pitt A Message: Divest From Fossil Fuels Holdings
Feature: From The Ground Up - Energy Resilience Begins With Our Buildings [PaEN]
PA Solar Congress Comes To Indiana County Feb. 15
Op-Ed: State, Federal Policies Matter In Realizing Shale’s Economic, Environmental Benefits - Marcellus Shale Coalition
AP: BP Lays Out Plans To Be Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
Dominion Energy Announces Goal Of Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
PJM Interconnection Announces Executive Appointments
Energy Conservation
City Of Pittsburgh Wants To Make Building Standards For Itself To Meet Climate Goals
Feature: From The Ground Up - Energy Resilience Begins With Our Buildings [PaEN]
Bipartisan Federal Energy Efficiency Bill Targets National Building Code To Save Consumers An Estimated $51 Billion
Environmental Health
EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf To Make Available $1.74 Million PennVEST Grant To Test Schools, Child Care Centers For Lead In Drinking Water [PaEN]
ORSANCO Planning Riverwide PFAS Sampling Study
Philadelphia Proposes Ban On Hydrofluoric Acid, Toxic Chemical In Philly Refinery Explosion
Lancaster Farming: Herbicide Drift Cost PA Vineyard $1.5 Million In Damage
Study Finds PA Leads Nation In Premature Deaths Due To Air Pollution
Editorial: Protect Pennsylvanians, Not Fracking
Sen. Santarsiero: Health, DEP Warnings Of Health Risks From Naturally Occurring Asbestos Justify Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry, Bucks County [PaEN]
Sen. Santarsiero Calls For Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry Citing Asbestos Threat
With Little Oversight, Asbestos Issues Challenge Schools Statewide
AP: Lawsuit: Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination In Schools
Parents, Teachers Push Wolf To Declare Philadelphia Schools A Disaster Area Due To Asbestos
Asbestos Closes 2 More Philadelphia Schools
Asbestos Delays Students’ Return To Philadelphia School
Editorial: As Asbestos Crisis Persists, Time to Shake Up Philly’s Board Of Education
Environmental Heritage
How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped The City And Made It An Unexpected Pioneer
Huber Breaker Society Considers Its Future In Luzerne
Farming
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar [PaEN]
State Working To Understand, Respond To Farm Community Suicide Issue
Editorial: Saving Lancaster County Farmland
DEP Northcentral Region Hosts DEP Connects With Agriculture Program Feb. 24 In Williamsport [PaEN]
Ligonier-Area Workshop On Feb. 25 Will Address Farmer, Farmland Preservation
Conservation Finance Network Webinar: March 2 - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope [PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: Herbicide Drift Cost PA Vineyard $1.5 Million In Damage
WITF Smart Talk: PA Not Meeting Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals; Maryland May Sue
Rachel McDevitt: Farmers Focus On Sustainability During PASA Conference In Lancaster
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Grants To 2 Pennsylvania Districts [PaEN]
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County, Partners Host Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop Feb. 25 [PaEN]
Flooding
Philly’s Long-Term Flooding Plan Could Involve Relocating Parts Of Neighborhoods
Resilience Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Forests
Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County [PaEN]
Seedling Sale Benefits Erie County Conservation
Spring Penn’s Stewards Newsletter Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Feb. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
John Hayes: Fireflies Are Our State Bug, But Summer Nights Could Lose Those Flashes
Grants/Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Reminder: PA Recreation and Park Society Accepting Mini-Grant Applications From GetOutdoors PA Partners Thru Feb. 28 [PaEN]
National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Grants To 2 Pennsylvania Districts [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $23.8 Million In Funding To Help Fix 10 Fish & Boat Commission High-Hazard Dams [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: PA To Repair 10 Hazardous Dams On 10 Lakes Across The State
Green Infrastructure
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: PA Not Meeting Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals; Maryland May Sue
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]
Conservation Finance Network Webinar: March 2 - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope [PaEN]
Seedling Sale Benefits Erie County Conservation
Editorial: Saving Lancaster County Farmland
Lancaster County Township Makes Strides On Complying With Stormwater Regulations
Efforts To Fight Stormwater Fee In Luzerne Picking Up Stream
Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
Lancaster Farming: Luzerne Group Wants Trump To Fight Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Still Researching Options For Ways To Fight Stormwater Fee
Letter: Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Must Be Stopped
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County, Partners Host Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop Feb. 25 [PaEN]
Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County [PaEN]
What Happened To This South Philly Community Garden?
Hazardous Substances
EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf To Make Available $1.74 Million PennVEST Grant To Test Schools, Child Care Centers For Lead In Drinking Water [PaEN]
ORSANCO Planning Riverwide PFAS Sampling Study
Philadelphia Proposes Ban On Hydrofluoric Acid, Toxic Chemical In Philly Refinery Explosion
Lancaster Farming: Herbicide Drift Cost PA Vineyard $1.5 Million In Damage
Study Finds PA Leads Nation In Premature Deaths Due To Air Pollution
Editorial: Protect Pennsylvanians, Not Fracking
Sen. Santarsiero: Health, DEP Warnings Of Health Risks From Naturally Occurring Asbestos Justify Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry, Bucks County [PaEN]
Sen. Santarsiero Calls For Permanent Closure Of Rockhill Quarry Citing Asbestos Threat
With Little Oversight, Asbestos Issues Challenge Schools Statewide
AP: Lawsuit: Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination In Schools
Parents, Teachers Push Wolf To Declare Philadelphia Schools A Disaster Area Due To Asbestos
Asbestos Closes 2 More Philadelphia Schools
Asbestos Delays Students’ Return To Philadelphia School
Editorial: As Asbestos Crisis Persists, Time to Shake Up Philly’s Board Of Education
Land Conservation
Video: Hunting & Fishing Clubs Saving 76,000 Acres Of Woods For Clean Water
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County, Partners Host Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop Feb. 25 [PaEN]
Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Editorial: Saving Lancaster County Farmland
Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Settlers Hospitality Raises Over $14,800 For Conservation [PaEN]
Register Now! Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge April 26, Cumberland County [PaEN]
Fellow Wanted: Heritage Conservancy 2020 Delaware River Watershed Fellowship [PaEN]
Land Recycling
EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Contamination Monitoring Continues Near Washington Brownfield Site
Op-Ed: Existing Commercial Sites vs. Greenfields - Preserving The Environment And Economic Growth [PaEN]
Andrew Maykuth: Sold: Chicago’s Hilco Is New Owner Of Philadelphia Refinery, 1,300 Acres
What You Should Know About The Firm Taking Over The Philly Refinery Site
Longtime Philly Residents Hopeful After Refinery Sale-I Could Dance All Over The Street
Editorial: A Safer Future For Philly Refinery Site Changes The Landscape For Philadelphia
Andrew Maykuth: Judge Picks Hilco Partners As Winner In Philadelphia Refinery Auction
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Philly Refinery Sale To Developer, Assuming No New Objections
Andrew Maykuth: Bankrupt Philly Refinery Restart A Fantasy, Court Urged To Approve Sale To Developer
Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Auction’s First Collateral Damage: A $120 Million Biogas Plant
Fate Of Troubled Philly Oil Refinery Fracturing Democratic Politics
Refinery Shouldn’t Reopen, Philly Refinery Worker-Turned-Filmmaker Says
Philly Refinery Explosion Was A Failure In City Transparency
Lake Erie
Resilience Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
AP: Ohio Wants To Put Lake Erie On New, Strict Pollution Diet
Editorial: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Great Bipartisan Deal
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Keep PA Beautiful: 12,610 PA International Coastal Cleanup Volunteers Remove 488,135 Pounds Of Trash, Tires Last Fall [PaEN]
Rachel McDevitt: 500 Million Pieces Of Trash Found Along PA Roads In New Litter Study
Paul Muschick: You May Be Shocked To Learn How Much PA, Allentown Spend On Litterbugs
Report Says Lancaster City’s Price Tag Is $2.1 Million For Litter Cleanup
Delmont Readies For Borough-Wide Spring Cleaning
Editorial: Pick Up After Yourself Pennsylvania
Mine Reclamation
DEP Starts Work To Extinguish Dolph Mine Fire, Reclaim Abandoned Mine In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
Ed Wytovich To Be Guest Speaker At Western Pocono Trout Unlimited Feb. 25 In Luzerne County [PaEN]
Oil & Gas
Study Funded In Part By DEP Finds No Evidence Fracking Waste Harming PA Streams [Except for impacts from sedimentation] Click Here for a copy of the study.
Cong. Lamb: Western PA Feel Betrayed By Fracking Ban Legislation
Editorial: Protect Pennsylvanians, Not Fracking
Medina, Ohio Won’t Use Controversial Deicer AquaSalina Made From Drilling Wastewater
Trade Unions Support PA Tax Credit Subsidies For Petrochemical Manufacturers
Natural Gas Driller Already Paid A Civil Penalty For 63,000 Frac Fluid Spill In Lycoming County Is Charged Criminally
Op-Ed: State, Federal Policies Matter In Realizing Shale’s Economic, Environmental Benefits - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Senate Deliberately Delaying Sending Bill Providing Unlimited Subsidies For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing To Governor [PaEN]
Op-Ed: PA Legislators Should Stop Giving Tax Breaks To Fossil Fuel Industry [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Socialized Risk, Privatized Profits - HB 1100 Could Be Disastrous For Our State - Rep. Innamorato
Letter: House Bill 1100 Deserves Your Support [To Provide Taxpayer Funded Subsidies For Natural Gas Use]
Letter: House Bill 1100 Would Give Huge Tax Breaks To Polluters
Anya Litvak: Cheap Shale Gas Menaces Coal Miner Consol Even Overseas
Andrew Maykuth: Sold: Chicago’s Hilco Is New Owner Of Philadelphia Refinery, 1,300 Acres
What You Should Know About The Firm Taking Over The Philly Refinery Site
Longtime Philly Residents Hopeful After Refinery Sale-I Could Dance All Over The Street
Editorial: A Safer Future For Philly Refinery Site Changes The Landscape For Philadelphia
Andrew Maykuth: Judge Picks Hilco Partners As Winner In Philadelphia Refinery Auction
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Philly Refinery Sale To Developer, Assuming No New Objections
Andrew Maykuth: Bankrupt Philly Refinery Restart A Fantasy, Court Urged To Approve Sale To Developer
Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Auction’s First Collateral Damage: A $120 Million Biogas Plant
Fate Of Troubled Philly Oil Refinery Fracturing Democratic Politics
Philadelphia Proposes Ban On Hydrofluoric Acid, Toxic Chemical In Philly Refinery Explosion
Refinery Shouldn’t Reopen, Philly Refinery Worker-Turned-Filmmaker Says
Philly Refinery Explosion Was A Failure In City Transparency
King Of Prussia Chemical Firm’s Executives Could Go To Jail Over Huge Explosion In Texas
NPR: Proposals To Ban Fracking Could Hurt Democrats In Key States Like PA
Pipelines
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Finish The Job, End Mariner East Pipeline Delays
Editorial: Due Process Delayed: FERC Tolling Orders Put Pipeline Opponents In Legal Limbo
Permitting
DEP Posts 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Personnel
PJM Interconnection Announces Executive Appointments
Recreation
DCNR Announces More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2021 [PaEN]
Reminder: PA Recreation and Park Society Accepting Mini-Grant Applications From GetOutdoors PA Partners Thru Feb. 28 [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $23.8 Million In Funding To Help Fix 10 Fish & Boat Commission High-Hazard Dams [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: PA To Repair 10 Hazardous Dams On 10 Lakes Across The State
Pennsylvania Wilds Successes Showcased In New DCNR Conservation Landscape Report [PaEN]
Spring Penn’s Stewards Newsletter Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Feb. 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Lt. Gov. Fetterman Talks Sand At Presque Isle State Park, Legal Pot At Erie Rally
In Switch, Erie’s Presque Isle To Get Extra Sand Money
Armstrong Trail Among Elite Group To Land Grants From National Rails-To-Trails Conservancy
Grant Helps Reopen Brady Tunnel, A Vital Link Along The Armstrong Trail
Registration Open For Sinnemahone Triple Crown Events- Canoe & Kayak, Gravel Bike And Ultra Trail Run In Cameron County [PaEN]
Register Now! Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge April 26, Cumberland County [PaEN]
New Bike Repair Stations Installed Along D&L Trail In Bethlehem, Easton
After Police Sweep, Indego E-Bikes Return To Philly Docking Stations
Tredway Trail Placards To Chronicle Lives Of Native Americans In Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Council Member Introduces Parks Conservancy’s Plan For New Parks Tax Revenue
How A Relentless City Hall Insider Wants To Fix Philly’s Recreation Centers
With Dispute Resolved, Jim Thorpe’s Popular Scenic Railway Will Ride Again
Plans Unveiled For East Broad Top Railway
Reward Offered For Who Damaged York County Park
Erie County Snowmobile Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary
PA Recreation & Parks Society Creates First-Of-Its-Kind Resource For Park Maintenance Staff
Recycling/Waste
EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards [PaEN]
Study Funded In Part By DEP Finds No Evidence Fracking Waste Harming PA Streams [Except for impacts from sedimentation] Click Here for a copy of the study.
Editorial: Communities Should Hire Their Own Inspectors For Keystone Landfill
Monroe County Waste Authority, Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hold First Of Several Composting Basics Workshops March 14 [PaEN]
PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
Competitive Power Ventures Building 150 MW Maple Hill Solar Farm In Cambria County
1,200 Acre Solar Farm Planned For Portage, Summerhill Townships, Cambria County
PA Solar Congress Comes To Indiana County Feb. 15
PPL Plan To Accelerate Plan To Reduce Carbon Emissions By 80% By 2040 Fuels Questions About Possible Merger
Op-Ed: The Movement To Renewable Energy Is Irreversible - State College Citizens Climate Lobby
AP: BP Lays Out Plans To Be Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
Dominion Energy Announces Goal Of Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
Stormwater
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding
WITF Smart Talk: PA Not Meeting Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals; Maryland May Sue
Philly’s Long-Term Flooding Plan Could Involve Relocating Parts Of Neighborhoods
Resilience Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Lancaster County Township Makes Strides On Complying With Stormwater Regulations
Efforts To Fight Stormwater Fee In Luzerne Picking Up Stream
Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
Lancaster Farming: Luzerne Group Wants Trump To Fight Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Still Researching Options For Ways To Fight Stormwater Fee
Letter: Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Must Be Stopped
PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]
Sustainability
Rachel McDevitt: Farmers Focus On Sustainability During PASA Conference In Lancaster
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
American Water Named One Of The 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies By Barron’s
Wastewater Facilities
DEP Won’t Restrict Development In Lehigh County If Users Develop Plan For Leaky Sewer System
New Jersey Firm Could Handle Erie Water System Appraisal
Water Resources
Army Corps To Get $7.7 Million To Upgrade Upper Ohio River Locks & Dams
As Construction Hums At Locks & Dams In Pittsburgh Region, Trump Budget Zeroes Out New Funding
Watershed Protection
Call For Nominations: 2020 Leopold Farm Conservation Award And $10,000 Prize [PaEN]
Study Funded In Part By DEP Finds No Evidence Fracking Waste Harming PA Streams [Except for impacts from sedimentation] Click Here for a copy of the study.
EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding
NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: PA Not Meeting Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals; Maryland May Sue
PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture March 3 Insights On Common Soil Health Challenges Webinar [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Environmentalists, Shore Officials Oppose Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]
Citizen Scientists May Be An Untapped Resource For Water Quality Improvement [PaEN]
PA American Water Seeking Entries For Protect Our Watersheds Student Art Contest [PaEN]
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers March 3 Webinar On General Liability Insurance Program [PaEN]
Video: Hunting & Fishing Clubs Saving 76,000 Acres Of Woods For Clean Water
DEP Invites Comments On 5 TMDL Plans For Watersheds In Centre, Perry, Snyder, Union Counties [PaEN]
Conservation Finance Network Webinar: March 2 - Watershed Finance Models, Comparing Structure, Scalability, Scope [PaEN]
Interfaith Dinner To Focus On The Water We Share Feb. 20 In Allentown [PaEN]
American Rivers: Pennsylvania Removed 14 Dams In 2019
Lancaster County Township Makes Strides On Complying With Stormwater Regulations
Efforts To Fight Stormwater Fee In Luzerne Picking Up Stream
Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
Lancaster Farming: Luzerne Group Wants Trump To Fight Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee
Luzerne County Still Researching Options For Ways To Fight Stormwater Fee
Letter: Luzerne County Stormwater Fee Must Be Stopped
How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped The City And Made It An Unexpected Pioneer
Resilience Plan Will Identify, Address Erie Weather Risks
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 14 RiverWatch Video Report
PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]
AP: Ohio’s Toxic Algae Plan Could Give Other States A Blueprint
AP: Ohio Wants To Put Lake Erie On New, Strict Pollution Diet
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Wildlife
What Conservation Corridors & Habitat Connectivity Could Mean For PA Wildlife, Biodiversity [PaEN]
Urge Your Member of Congress To Support Bipartisan Legislation With Dedicated Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Love Is In The Air, Even For Pennsylvania Wildlife [PaEN]
Video: Hunting & Fishing Clubs Saving 76,000 Acres Of Woods For Clean Water
Tiadaghton Audubon Presents Program On Bird Conservation Feb. 19 At The High School In Wellsboro, Tioga County [PaEN]
Deadline Extended To March 6 To Apply For State Wildlife Grant Program [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $23.8 Million In Funding To Help Fix 10 Fish & Boat Commission High-Hazard Dams [PaEN]
Stephen Huba: PA To Repair 10 Hazardous Dams On 10 Lakes Across The State
Fish & Boat Commission’s Tim Schaeffer Talks Fishing, New Trout Plan Due Out In July
P.J. Reilly: 2020 Trout Stocking Season On The Horizon
Berks Nature Awarded Grant To Provide Fishing Programs For Hispanic Families [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Trout Unlimited Taking Registrations For Youth Rivers Conservation Camp
Mark Demko: Minsi Lake To Reopen To Trout Fishing This Spring Following Lengthy Repair
More Than 100,000 Snow Geese Arrive At Middle Creek Wildlife Area In Lebanon County
Pittsburgh Sports & Exhibit Authority Renewing Effort To Combat Geese
Nature Watch: Birds Make Rare Winter Visit To Erie
Marcus Schneck: Citizen Science: PA Near Top In Great Backyard Bird Count
John Hayes: Add Opportunities And More People Will Hunt, Game Commission Says
Sean Sauro: Number Of Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease Harvested In PA Hits All-Time High
Sean Sauro: Game Commission Seeks Hunter Feedback On Chronic Wasting Disease
Marcus Schneck: Where Did Hunters Kill The Most Bears In 2019?
Sean Sauro: Do Hunters Eat The Meat From The Bears They Harvest?
John Hayes: Despite Record Harvest, PA Has More Bears Than Ever
Rabid Coyote Killed After Injuring 2 Men, Dog In York County
Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagles Lay Eggs In All 3 Livestreamed PA Nests
Marcus Schneck: 2020 Great American Outdoor Show Has Record Crowd Again
AP: Asian Carp Roundup In Kentucky Opens New Front In Battle Against This Invasive Species
Fmr Interior Officials Ask Agency To Abandoned Plans To Reduce Bird Protections
Study Warns One-Third Of All Plant, Animal Species Could Be Extinct In 50 Years
Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern, Lock Haven [PaEN]
Opportunities
Fellow Wanted: Heritage Conservancy 2020 Delaware River Watershed Fellowship [PaEN]
Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern, Lock Haven [PaEN]
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