Here are 55 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- WeConservePA To Recognize Karen Martynick & David Shields With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Awards  [PaEN] 

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Winners Of 2022 Westminster College Student Symposium On The Environment Recognized [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Interior Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Area To Tout Federal Oil & Gas Well Plugging Money, Though PA Companies Are Still Abandoning Wells, Legislation Thwarted Attempt To Increase Plugging Bonds

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility Host Feb. 22 Webinar On Radioactive Contaminants From PA Oil And Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- DEP Opens Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects March 6  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Government And Media Need To Serve The People

-- Penn State Mining Engineering Faculty Host May 8-10 Mining PA On Challenges And Opportunities In Mining In PA, Including Critical Minerals

-- Williamsport Sun: Nearly $1.5 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funds Going To Lycoming County Water, Sewer Projects

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA State Water Plan Urges More Resources To Protect Against Flooding, Pollution

-- Warren Times: State Agricultural Conservation Assistance Programs Offers Farmers Environmental Benefits

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Seeking Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Grants  [PaEN]

-- Rodale Institute Accepting Applications For Small-Scale Organic Micro-Grants For Farmers Who Are Black, Indigenous, Or People Of Color  [PaEN]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Long’s Park Adding Wetlands To Improve Water Quality

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Study Shows ‘Significant’ Increase In Mercury In Crayfish, Hellgrammite Samples As You Head North On Susquehanna River - By John Zaktansky

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Sentinels Of The Susquehanna Vol. 2 Now On Sale Featuring 40 Stories On Important River-Related Topics - By John Zaktansky

-- Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PA’s Acting Attorney General Leads Coalition Urging Stronger PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations

-- PA American Water Launches Lead Water Service Line Inventory Project  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: PA American Water Asking Customers To Help Identify Lead Service Water Lines For Replacement

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Feb. 19 Webinar - How Can Pittsburgh Move From Environmental Racism To Environmental Justice?  7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

--House Democratic Policy Committee Spotlights Pittsburgh's Phipps Conservatory For Green Construction, Energy Efficiency Innovation  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: PA Lawmaker Wants To Expand Access To Solar Energy Options

-- York Daily Record: New Solar Energy Facility Proposed For Agriculture Land In Dover Twp.

-- PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits - By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Redevelopment Authority Announced $42.2 Million In State Capital Assistance Grants: Hazelwood Green Brownfield, Allegheny Riverfront Park, National Aviary

-- PUC Chair Dutrieuille Recognizes Black History Month And Highlights Upcoming State Observance Program

-- UnionProgress.com - Laura Legere: DEP Wednesday Asked State Court To Reject Case Claiming State Climate Rule Does More Harm Than Good [RGGI]

-- Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035  [PaEN]

-- RegenAll, Partners To Host Collaborative Climate Summit April 22 In Lancaster  [PaEN]

-- Better Path Coalition To Host Feb. 22 Webinar On How Green Is Blue Hydrogen? Made From Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: EPA Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Could Force Changes At Erie Sterilizing Plant

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh-Area Auto Shredder To Reduce Pollution, Fumes, Dust After EPA Order

-- Erie Times: Attorney General Accuses Trio Of Dumping Drums Of Hazardous Waste In parts Of Western Erie County

-- LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. School District In Violation Of Clean Streams Law After Chemical Leak Into Stream, DEP Says

-- EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council, Partners To Host Traveling Glass Recycling Bins In Western PA Starting Feb. 11 [PaEN]

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Accepting Proposals From Artists To Create Art From Trash To Promote Christina River Watershed Cleanup. Deadline Feb. 28

-- Warren Times: PA Wilds Selects Warren As Host Community For Regional Worker Program

-- PA Wilds Center: Remote Work Initiative Jumpstarts Transformation Of Community Space In Bellefonte

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Feb. 23 Program: The Susquehannocks - Land, Identity, Regional History At Hershey Conservatory  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA, Partners Host April 13 Webinar On Indigenous Peoples In Pennsylvania History. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Highlights Events In February, March: Eagle Watching; the Story Of Rachel Carson; The Lenape Nation At Van Scott Nature Reserve; More!

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: York County Sprawl Threatens Historic Landmark, Quality Of Life

-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Preserves Nearly 50 Acres In Conewago Township  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Vinegar Hollow Will Be Preserved By Hollow Oak Land Trust In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Woman’s Goal: Hike A State Park Every Week In 2023

-- The News-Item: Unique Perspective: Danville Man To Climb Tallest Tree At Highest Peak In Each PA County To Raise Awareness Of Forest Threats

-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Island Bought By DCNR, Conservationists Praise Move

-- DCNR Blog: Birthday Of The Trees - Tu Bishvat Jewish Holiday

-- Inquirer: It’s Superb Owl Sunday, And We’re Singing The Praises Of Pennsylvania’s Bird Life 

-- Registration Open For 4th Annual PA Trout Women’s Leadership Retreat  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: How Fly Fishing In PA Will Help People Recovering From Substance Abuse

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Wildlife Habitats On Farms; Livestaking Webinars/Workshops; More!

-- KDKA: Audubon Society Of Western PA On Bald Eagle Egg Watch [Video]

Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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Going The WRONG WAY:

-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues  [PaEN]

[Posted: February 12, 2023]

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