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*  [11/11/2024] The Feds - Election Impacts
*  [11/4/2024] Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations: Similar Action In 2023 Resulted In $10 Million Settlement
*  [11/4/2024] EPA Awards $34 Million In Grants To Reduce Air Pollution At Schools; Highlights Efforts In Philadelphia
*  [11/4/2024] The Feds
*  [10/28/2024] The Feds
*  [10/21/2024] Evangelical Environmental Network Delivers Over 36,000 Comments From Pro-Life Christians To Gov. Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls
*  [10/21/2024] EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited
*  [10/21/2024] Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Urges EPA To Move Forward With Strong Regulation Of Vinyl Chloride Under Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, While Calling For A Ban
*  [10/21/2024] EPA Settlement With Conemaugh Power Plant Over Coal Ash Violations Imposes $185,927 Penalty
*  [10/21/2024] EPA, PennVEST, Aqua Pennsylvania Highlight Importance Of Taking Action Against Lead Water Service Lines At Chester County Event
*  [10/21/2024] DEP Awards $3.4 Million To Support 12 Local Projects To Improve Water Quality, Fish & Wildlife Habitat In 8 Counties
*  [10/21/2024] The Feds
*  [10/7/2024] Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Now Accepting Applications For EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grants In Region 3
*  [10/7/2024] The Feds
*  [9/30/2024] EPA Issues Consent Order To Max Environmental Technologies For Clean Water Act Violations At Yukon, Westmoreland County Facility; Virtual Listening Session Set For Oct. 9
*  [9/30/2024] PA Environmental Professionals Host Oct. 29 Webinar On How Recent US Supreme Court Decisions Will Impact Environmental Regulation, Planning
*  [9/30/2024] EPA Selects Landforce, PowerCorpsPHL For $13.9 Million Grant For Wood Reuse Workforce Development At Sites In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
*  [9/30/2024] The Feds
*  [9/23/2024] The Feds
*  [9/16/2024] The Feds
*  [9/9/2024] Source Of 19-Day-Old Oil Discharge Into Allegheny River In Venango County Still A Mystery; Recreators Asked To Avoid The Area
*  [9/9/2024] Clean Air Advocates File Lawsuit Against EPA To Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutants From Steel Industry Coke [Coal] Oven Plants
*  [9/9/2024] The Feds
*  [9/2/2024] EPA Names Khesha Reed As Deputy Director For Chesapeake Bay Program Office
*  [9/2/2024] The Feds
*  [8/26/2024] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants; Sept. 12 Webinar
*  [8/26/2024] The Feds
*  [8/19/2024] New EPA Evaluation Shows Pennsylvania Made New Funding Commitments To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed, But Did Not Meet 2023 Cleanup Targets
*  [8/19/2024] The Feds
*  [8/12/2024] The Feds
*  [8/5/2024] The Feds
*  [7/29/2024] Shapiro Administration Secures $396.1 Million In Federal Funding To Cut Carbon Pollution From Industries, Create Jobs
*  [7/29/2024] The Feds
*  [7/22/2024] The Feds
*  [7/15/2024] The Feds
*  [7/8/2024] The Feds
*  [7/1/2024] The Feds
*  [6/24/2024] The Feds
*  [6/17/2024] The Feds
*  [6/10/2024] The Feds
*  [6/3/2024] Evangelical Environmental Network, Partners Host June 5 Webinar On Pipeline Methane Leaks - Causes, Impacts, Solutions
*  [6/3/2024] EPA Awards $55.7 Million In Rebates To 21 School Districts For Clean School Buses In Pennsylvania
*  [6/3/2024] EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz Visits Erie To Highlight Brownfield Projects Funded By $5.5 Million EPA Grants
*  [6/3/2024] The Feds
*  [5/27/2024] Philadelphia On EPA's Top Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings In 2023
*  [5/27/2024] EPA Announces $16 Million In Brownfield Grants To Rehabilitate, Revitalize Communities In Pennsylvania
*  [5/27/2024] EPA Announces Availability Of $14 Million In Brownfields Job Training Grants Under Investing in America Agenda
*  [5/27/2024] The Feds
*  [5/20/2024] The Feds
*  [5/13/2024] The Feds
*  [5/6/2024] Chesapeake Bay Model Estimates Decline In Nutrient, Sediment Pollution; PA, 4 Other Jurisdictions Did Not Meet 2023 Reduction Targets For Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sediment
*  [5/6/2024] EPA Issues Consent Order To MAX Environmental Technologies To Ensure Compliance With Hazardous Waste Rules At Westmoreland County Facility
*  [5/6/2024] The Feds
*  [4/29/2024] The Feds
*  [4/29/2024] Heights Philadelphia, EPA Announce New Partnership Aiding Black, Brown And First-Generation Students’ Pathways to Environmental Studies & Careers
*  [4/29/2024] EPA, Local Philadelphia Area Partners Celebrate Earth Week, Declare Trash Free Waters Begin With You!
*  [4/22/2024] DEP: Next Round Of Growing Greener Plus Grants Will Open April 22
*  [4/22/2024] Lancaster Clean Water Partners Latest Podcast Features A Conversation With EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz
*  [4/22/2024] The Feds
*  [4/15/2024] Moms Clean Air Force: New EPA Protections Will Curb Chemical Pollution, Clean Up Air In Impacted Communities
*  [4/15/2024] The Feds
*  [4/8/2024] EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz Visits University Of Pittsburgh To Discuss Research, Collaboration; Kicked Off Earth Month At Pittsburgh Charter School
*  [4/8/2024] The Feds
*  [4/1/2024] May 16 Empowering Communities For Environmental Equity Virtual Summit Hosted By EPA Region 3
*  [4/1/2024] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Awards $35 Million In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Grants; PA Benefits From $4,765,700
*  [4/1/2024] EPA Regional Administrator Ortiz Visits Halfmoon Creek Watershed In Centre County To Learn More About Local Conservation Efforts
*  [4/1/2024] The Feds
*  [3/25/2024] DEP Invites Comments On Draft Strategy For Prioritizing Development Of Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans From 2024-2032
*  [3/25/2024] The Feds
*  [3/18/2024] EPA Awards Funding To Student Teams For Innovative Solutions To Environmental, Public Health Challenges; Widener University Receives Funding
*  [3/18/2024] The Feds
*  [3/18/2024] EPA Issues Final Rule On Reducing Emissions Of Harmful Ethylene Oxide Found At 5 Facilities In PA
*  [3/11/2024] EPA Region III Issues Formal Notice With Instructions On Appealing Penneco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In Allegheny County
*  [3/11/2024] EPA Opens Regional $1.5 Million Grant Competition For Pollution Source Reduction Projects
*  [3/11/2024] The Feds
*  [3/4/2024] EPA Appeals Board Allows Protect PT, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeal Of Penneco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In Allegheny County To Move Forward
*  [3/4/2024] EPA Announces Funding For New Superfund Cleanup Projects In Jefferson, Luzerne, Montgomery Counties
*  [3/4/2024] The Feds
*  [2/26/2024] DEP Set To Receive $2 Billion+ In Federal Funds Over Next Decade+ For Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Clean Energy, Climate Resiliency, Clean Water
*  [2/26/2024] EPA Announces $200 Million+ For PA Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades
*  [2/26/2024] The Feds
*  [2/19/2024] EPA Objects To Allegheny County's Air Quality Permit For The US Steel Edgar Thomson Plant
*  [2/19/2024] The Feds
*  [2/12/2024] PA Mayors Urge Biden Administration To Finalize The Strongest Possible Emissions Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicles
*  [2/12/2024] The Feds
*  [2/12/2024] EPA Finalizes Stronger Standards For Harmful Soot Pollution, Increasing Health, Clean Air Protections For Families, Workers, Communities
*  [2/5/2024] The Feds
*  [1/22/2024] The Feds
*  [1/15/2024] Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA Proposes Waste Charge On Methane Leaking From Large Oil & Gas Facilities
*  [1/15/2024] EPA Awards $3 Million Grant To DEP To Support Development Of Climate Action Plan, Grant Program To Reduce Emissions In Heavy Industry; Public Input Needed By Jan. 22
*  [1/15/2024] The Feds
*  [1/8/2024] EPA, PennEnvironment, Moms Clean Air Force PA, PECO Host Jan. 9 Webinar On Applying For EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program
*  [1/1/2024] DEP Seeking Applicants To Provide Air Quality Small Business Technical Assistance
*  [1/1/2024] The Feds
*  [12/25/2023] The Feds
*  [12/18/2023] EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4 Million To Plug Active, Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To Stop Leaking Methane
*  [12/18/2023] EPA Proposes Water Quality Standards To Protect Aquatic Life In 3 Sections Of The Delaware River Upstream, Downstream Of Chester, Marcus Hook
*  [12/18/2023] EPA Names Martha Shimkin New Director Of Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [12/18/2023] The Feds
*  [12/11/2023] The Feds
*  [12/11/2023] EPA Announces $1 Million In Grants For Brownfield Job Training In Pittsburgh, Cumberland County
*  [12/4/2023] EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old
*  [12/4/2023] The Feds
*  [12/4/2023] EPA Region 3 Awards Nearly $387 Million For Clean Water, Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades In Pennsylvania
*  [11/27/2023] The Feds
*  [11/20/2023] US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $7.4 Million In Grants To Restore Chesapeake Bay Watershed Habitats; $1.8 Million+ To Benefit PA
*  [11/20/2023] EPA Awards Clean Air Council Recycling Education Grant To Support Composting In Allegheny County
*  [11/20/2023] The Feds
*  [11/13/2023] The Feds
*  [11/6/2023] EPA Launches Video Prize Challenge To Showcase Electric Transportation In Action, Entries Due Jan. 23
*  [11/6/2023] The Feds
*  [10/30/2023] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Holding Online Proposal Coaching Sessions For Prospective Delaware Watershed Grant Applicants
*  [10/30/2023] EPA Awards $5.3 Million For Environmental Justice Projects In PA Communities
*  [10/30/2023] EPA Region 3 Highlights Importance Of Children’s Health Month With North Philadelphia Daycare Visit
*  [10/30/2023] The Feds
*  [10/23/2023] EPA, West Virginia Officials Working To Secure Fairmount Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Facility To Prevent Release Of Radioactive, Hazardous Materials
*  [10/23/2023] EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Invest $9.6 Million In Projects To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; $5.6 Million Benefits PA
*  [10/23/2023] Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, Perdue Farms Awarded $1 Million EPA, NFWF Grant To Accelerate Full-Farm Conservation Efforts On Poultry Operations In PA
*  [10/23/2023] EPA Accepting Nominations For President's Environmental Student & Teacher Awards
*  [10/23/2023] The Feds
*  [10/16/2023] EPA Awards Penn State Hershey Medical Center $1.19 Million Community Pollution Prevention Grant To Advance Environmental Justice In PA, NY
*  [10/16/2023] Registration Open For Virtual Sessions! 18th Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 3-5
*  [10/16/2023] EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz Visits Brownfields Job Training Site In Pittsburgh, Highlights Conservation Work
*  [10/16/2023] The Feds
*  [10/2/2023] The Feds
*  [9/25/2023] EPA Approves Permit For Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County; 30 Days To File Appeal
*  [9/25/2023] Clean Air Council, FracTracker Alliance Sept. 28 Webinar Updates Public On Efforts To Reduce Methane, Other Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry Infrastructure - Shale Gas & Conventional Wells
*  [9/25/2023] DEP To Increase Monitoring, Develop Surface Water Standard For PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' After Study Shows 76% Of Streams, Rivers Contained At Least One Of These Chemicals
*  [9/25/2023] DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing
*  [9/25/2023] EPA And Lincoln University Expand Partnership To Include Department Of Environmental Protection
*  [9/25/2023] The Feds
*  [9/18/2023] EPA Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; Webinar Sept. 20
*  [9/18/2023] EPA Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Environmental Education Grants
*  [9/18/2023] The Feds
*  [9/11/2023] EPA Proposes To Add Area Surrounding Former Exide Technologies Laureldale Facility, Berks County To Superfund List; Sept. 28 Public Info Sessions
*  [9/11/2023] The Feds
*  [9/4/2023] Public Health Watch: Black Water - How Industry Fights Controls On Manganese, A Little-Known Drinking Water Contaminant; Beaver County Community Impacted
*  [9/4/2023] The Feds
*  [8/28/2023] Republican Rep. Krupa To Introduce Bill To Ban Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Wells To Protect The Public From Radioactive, Toxic Materials
*  [8/28/2023] EPA, The Hershey Company Commit $2 Million To Land O'Lakes Dairy Farms Members In PA For Sustainable Farming Initiatives
*  [8/28/2023] DEP Invites Comments On Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Guidance For Animal Manures And Agricultural Process Wastewater
*  [8/28/2023] The Feds
*  [8/21/2023] The Feds
*  [8/14/2023] EPA: Apply Now For $206 Million, 4-Year Funding For Local Water Quality Improvement Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed And To Advance Environmental Justice
*  [8/14/2023] EPA: G2 STEM LLC Withdraws Application For Oil/Gas Wastewater Underground Injection Well Permit In Fayette County
*  [8/14/2023] PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: Over 51,000 Christians Call For Stronger Standards On Fossil Fuel Power Plants
*  [8/14/2023] PJM Interconnection, Other Grid Operators Express Concerns Proposed EPA Power Plant Rule Will Accelerate Retirements Of Fossil Fuel Plants Without Reliable Renewable, Storage Technologies To Replace Them
*  [8/14/2023] The Feds
*  [7/31/2023] EPA Directs $14 Million In Grants To PA For Farmers’ Conservation Efforts, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals
*  [7/31/2023] DEP, Agriculture, DCNR Release Pennsylvania’s 2022 Chesapeake Bay Annual Progress Report
*  [7/31/2023] The Feds
*  [7/24/2023] Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms
*  [7/24/2023] The Feds
*  [7/17/2023] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host July 19 Webinar On EPA's Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Rule Covering Power Plants
*  [7/17/2023] The Feds
*  [7/10/2023] The Feds
*  [7/3/2023] House Environmental Committee Hears Progress Report On Cleaning Up PA’s Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [7/3/2023] Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement At 40: Perspectives On Pennsylvania From Former DEP Secretary, EPA Region 3 Administrator Jim Seif
*  [6/26/2023] EPA Issues Permit For Class IID Oil & Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Jefferson County
*  [6/26/2023] Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Letting Polluters Decide When To Report Spills And CO2 Injection Well Primacy By Party-Line Votes
*  [6/26/2023] The Feds
*  [6/19/2023] DEP Posts Solicitation For Bids To Plug 23 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Injection Wells Owned By ARG Resources, Inc. And Pennzoil Company In Elk County
*  [6/19/2023] The Feds
*  [6/12/2023] EPA Invites Comments On Proposed Oil/Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Fayette County; July 11 Virtual Public Hearing Set
*  [6/12/2023] The Feds
*  [5/29/2023] EPA/DEP: Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc. To Pay $2.4 Million Penalty For Multiple Environmental Violations In Allegheny County
*  [5/29/2023] The Feds
*  [5/29/2023] EPA Announces $14 Million+ For Cleanup, Technical Assistance For PA Brownfield Sites
*  [5/29/2023] CBF: U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Wetlands Protection Could Damage Efforts To Restore The Chesapeake Bay
*  [5/22/2023] EPA Announces Proposed Rule Requiring Cleanup Of Inactive Coal Waste Impoundments, Disposal Areas For Comment
*  [5/22/2023] The Feds
*  [5/22/2023] EPA Announces Completion Of Groundwater Treatment Plant At Chem Fab Superfund Site In Bucks County
*  [5/15/2023] Harrisburg University Research Cited By 2 Federal Agencies In New Regulations To Fight Methane Pollution From Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities
*  [5/15/2023] The Feds
*  [5/8/2023] EPA Region 3 Hosts 2023 Virtual Summit May 17 - Investing For A Healthy, Sustainable Future
*  [5/8/2023] The Feds
*  [5/1/2023] The Feds
*  [4/24/2023] CBF: Proposed Settlement Of Lawsuit Against EPA For Failing To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Meeting Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals Focuses On Actions In 7 PA Counties
*  [4/24/2023] 23 Pennsylvania, National Climate Groups Call On EPA To Cut Pollution In Power Sector
*  [4/24/2023] The Feds
*  [4/17/2023] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations
*  [4/17/2023] Shapiro Administration Announces Commitment To Fight Climate Change Under New EPA Climate Grant Program
*  [4/17/2023] EPA Awards Allegheny County $10 Million Grant To Replace Diesel With Electric Buses In Mon Valley
*  [4/17/2023] National Wildlife Federation Selected To Serve PA, Other Mid-Atlantic States To Help Communities Access Historic Investments To Advance Environmental Justice
*  [4/17/2023] The Feds
*  [4/10/2023] PennWest University California To Host April 13 In-Person/Online Program Ask The Expert: Environmental Disasters On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
*  [4/10/2023] PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants
*  [4/10/2023] EPA And DOE Honor 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partners Of The Year Award Winners In Pennsylvania
*  [4/10/2023] EPA Awards 2nd Round Of $30 Million In Clean Water Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To PA
*  [4/10/2023] EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA
*  [4/10/2023] The Feds
*  [4/3/2023] 22 Groups Express Concerns With Pennsylvania’s Carbon Storage Plans, Capacity To Regulate Injection Wells
*  [3/27/2023] DEP Releases 2022 Progress Report On Improving Water Quality In PA’s Portion Of The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [3/27/2023] The Feds
*  [3/20/2023] DEP To Submit Letter Of Intent To EPA As Early As This Week For Primacy To Regulate Underground Injection Wells
*  [3/20/2023] PA Business Groups Urge EPA To Speed Up Approval Of State Primacy Applications For Injection Well Regulation
*  [3/20/2023] Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council, Environmental Health Project Sponsor Ad Campaign To Finalize Strong EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emission Limits To Protect PA's Health & Climate
*  [3/20/2023] The Feds
*  [3/20/2023] EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
*  [3/6/2023] EPA Awards $91.9 Million To Pennsylvania For Water Infrastructure Upgrades Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [3/6/2023] The Feds
*  [3/6/2023] EPA Awards Research Grants For Investigating Cumulative Health Impacts Of Climate Change On Underserved Communities, Including In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
*  [2/27/2023] The Feds
*  [2/20/2023] EPA Releases $75 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS In PA Drinking Water
*  [2/20/2023] EPA Region III Sets March 2 Virtual Listening Session On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Strategic Roadmap
*  [2/20/2023] York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network: 100,000+ Pro-Life Evangelicals Support Strong Oil & Gas Facility Methane Limits
*  [2/20/2023] The Feds
*  [2/13/2023] Acting AG Henry, Other State AGs Urge EPA To Close Reporting Loopholes For PFAS Chemicals
*  [2/13/2023] The Feds
*  [2/13/2023] EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties
*  [2/6/2023] The Feds
*  [1/30/2023] FracTracker Alliance Seeking Information On Use Of Drones For Environmental Monitoring Work; Feb. 3 Online Meeting Set On Oil & Gas Facility Monitoring Project
*  [1/30/2023] EPA Proposes To Deny Permission For Continued Operation Of 6 Coal Ash Disposal Areas, Including The Conemaugh Generating Station In Westmoreland County
*  [1/30/2023] The Feds
*  [1/30/2023] EPA Announces $1.35 Million Penalty, Settlement With Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Over Clean Air Act Violations
*  [1/23/2023] EPA To Host Feb. 2 Virtual Community Meeting For Zelienople Residents On Health Risks Of Ethylene Oxide
*  [1/23/2023] The Feds
*  [1/16/2023] EPA Invites Comments On Draft Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Young Twp., Jefferson County; Feb. 13 Virtual Hearing Tentatively Set
*  [1/16/2023] Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations
*  [1/16/2023] The Feds
*  [1/9/2023] EPA To Host Jan. 19 Virtual Community Meeting For Erie Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide
*  [1/9/2023] The Feds
*  [1/2/2023] The Feds
*  [12/26/2022] U.S. Attorney: Families Might Be Eligible For Crime Victims’ Compensation For Hardships Caused By The Indictment Of Former Erie Coke (Coal) Plant For Environmental Crimes
*  [12/26/2022] The Feds
*  [12/19/2022] EPA Accepts Final DEP Oil/Gas Facility VOC/Methane Emission Limits Regulations For Review, Stops Imposition Of Federal Highway Funding, Other Sanctions
*  [12/19/2022] The Feds
*  [12/19/2022] EPA Fines Knouse Foods In Adams County $230,000 For 120 Violations Of Federal Clean Water Act
*  [12/12/2022] The Feds
*  [12/5/2022] Bay Journal: EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Falls Short, Again
*  [12/5/2022] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announced $33.8 Million In Chesapeake Bay Nutrient, Small Watershed Grants; 31 Projects Will Benefit PA
*  [12/5/2022] The Feds
*  [11/28/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA's Latest Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Lacks Credible Water Pollution Reduction Strategies, Sustained Funding
*  [11/28/2022] The Feds
*  [11/21/2022] Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Oil & Gas Methane Standard
*  [11/21/2022] Environmental Health Project Calls Proposed EPA Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Rule Good First Step
*  [11/21/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Justice Indicts Erie Coke (Coal) And Corporate Officer For Violating Federal Clean Air Act Over 4 Years
*  [11/21/2022] EPA To Host Dec. 1 Virtual Community Meeting For Allentown Residents On Health Risks From Ethylene Oxide
*  [11/21/2022] The Feds
*  [11/14/2022] EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
*  [11/14/2022] The Feds
*  [11/7/2022] The Feds
*  [10/31/2022] Penn State Research: PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Persist Through Wastewater Treatment, May Enter Crops
*  [10/31/2022] EPA Awards $34.6 Million In Clean School Bus Grants To PA School Districts
*  [10/24/2022] PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties
*  [10/24/2022] CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects
*  [10/24/2022] Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act
*  [10/17/2022] Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones
*  [10/17/2022] The Feds
*  [10/10/2022] EPA: Most States, Including Pennsylvania, Did Not Meet 2-Year Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones
*  [10/10/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2022 State Of The Chesapeake Blueprint Report Finds Restoration Efforts Are Off Track
*  [10/10/2022] Bay Journal: With 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goal Out Of Reach, Region Plans For What's Next At Oct. 11 Executive Council Meeting
*  [10/10/2022] Register Now For NFWF Virtual Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Networking Forum & Listening Sessions Starting Nov. 8
*  [10/10/2022] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States To Get Millions For Climate-Smart Farm Practices
*  [10/10/2022] Registration Now Open For 2022 Watershed Congress In Montgomery County Oct. 22
*  [10/10/2022] The Feds
*  [9/26/2022] EPA's GreenChill Smart Supermarket Refrigeration Partnership Celebrates 15 Years; Recognizes 4 Supermarket Companies Serving PA
*  [9/26/2022] Pennsylvania Receives $240 Million In Water Infrastructure Funding Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [9/12/2022] EPA Withdraws Proposal To List East 10th Street Site In Marcus Hook, Delaware County On Superfund List; Transferring Site To DEP
*  [9/12/2022] Bay Journal: States/EPA Agree To New Plan For More Nutrient, Sediment Reductions In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Make Up For Conowingo Dam
*  [9/12/2022] The Feds
*  [9/5/2022] The Feds
*  [9/5/2022] EPA Imposes $2.5 Million Penalty On PA Company For Selling Auto Parts That Avoid Vehicle Pollution Controls
*  [8/29/2022] EPA To Hold Aug. 30 Hearing On Proposed Drilling Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Borough, Allegheny County
*  [8/29/2022] The Feds
*  [8/22/2022] New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Signed Into Law; PA Groups React
*  [8/22/2022] Climate Wire: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Includes New $700 Million Grant Program To Mitigate Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
*  [8/15/2022] EQB Approves Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides
*  [8/15/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Aug. 17 Program On Dangers Of Particulate Air Pollution
*  [8/8/2022] TribLive Guest Essay: EPA Must Address Natural Gas Leaks That Are Harming Our Children
*  [8/8/2022] Evangelical Environmental Network Urges Communities To Educate Themselves On Dangers Of Ethylene Oxide Emissions; 2 PA Communities Affected; Aug. 10 EPA Webinar
*  [8/8/2022] Bay Journal: EPA To Review Pennsylvania's Latest Cleanup Plan For The Chesapeake Bay
*  [8/8/2022] The Feds
*  [7/25/2022] DEP Submits Final Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan To EPA With New State Funds Supporting Partners’ Progress
*  [7/25/2022] Chesapeake Bay Trust Awards 2 Green Infrastructure/Jobs Grants In PA
*  [7/25/2022] The Feds
*  [7/18/2022] EPA Provides $5.5 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funds To Clean Up Bucks and Montgomery County Superfund Sites
*  [7/18/2022] The Feds
*  [7/11/2022] DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets July 19 To Hear Presentations On Carbon Capture/Sequestration, Chapter 105 Regulatory Changes
*  [7/11/2022] The Feds
*  [7/11/2022] NRCS-PA Invites Public To PA State Technical Committee Meeting July 19
*  [7/4/2022] Evangelical Environmental Network Testifies In Congress On Need To Require Real Oil & Gas Well Plugging Bonding Reform, Defend Our Children’s Health & Taxpayers By Fixing Oil & Gas Facility Methane Leaks
*  [7/4/2022] U.S. Supreme Court Decision Did Not Affect EPA’s Ability To Regulate Carbon Dioxide As A Pollutant, Has No Impact On DEP's RGGI Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Program
*  [7/4/2022] Evangelical Environmental Network: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Regulating Carbon Pollution
*  [7/4/2022] Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Respond To U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Regulating Power Plant Carbon Pollution
*  [7/4/2022] The Feds
*  [6/27/2022] Chesapeake Bay Program Released Results Showing PA Achieved Only 22% Of 2025 Nitrogen Reduction Goal, 45% of Sediment, 48% Of Phosphorus
*  [6/27/2022] The Feds
*  [6/27/2022] Appalachian Voices: Biden Administration Announces Programs Included In The Justice40 Initiative From 4 Agencies To Help Disadvantaged Communities
*  [6/20/2022] Bay Journal: EPA And Farm Bureau Find Common Ground In Pennsylvania - Urge State Lawmakers To Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding
*  [6/20/2022] EPA: New Drinking Water Health Advisories Set For 4 PFAS Chemicals; $1 Billion In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Available For Cleanup
*  [6/20/2022] EPA Announces Funding Available For Clean School Buses
*  [6/20/2022] The Feds
*  [6/6/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance June 15 Webinar - Proposed EPA Rule Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions
*  [6/6/2022] The Feds
*  [6/6/2022] EPA Names Dr. Kandis Boyd As New Director Of Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [5/23/2022] EPA: U.S. Steel To Pay $1.5 Million Penalty, Make Improvements To Settle Air Pollution Violations At Allegheny County Steel Plant
*  [5/23/2022] The Feds
*  [5/16/2022] EPA Announces 2022 State Water Revolving Fund Grants Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; PA Share Is $240.1 Million
*  [5/16/2022] EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totaling $7.3 Million
*  [5/16/2022] The Feds
*  [5/9/2022] Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Deregulate Oil & Gas Industry, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Open State Forests To Drilling, Withdrawn From RGGI
*  [5/9/2022] Bay Journal: EPA Ramps Up Clean Water Inspections After PA's Plan Fails To Meet Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals
*  [5/9/2022] EPA Announces $40 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Chesapeake Bay Restoration; PA Receives $5.59 Million+
*  [5/9/2022] EPA, DOE Announce Winners Of 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards, Including 6 In PA
*  [5/9/2022] The Feds
*  [4/25/2022] EPA: State Plan To Clean Up PA's Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Lacks Funding To Meet Water Pollution Reduction Goals
*  [4/25/2022] The Feds
*  [4/18/2022] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay States Say Funds Are On The Way For Conowingo Dam Cleanup Plan
*  [4/18/2022] The Feds
*  [4/11/2022] Penn State Extension Hosts Water Cooler Talk On Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances April 13 Webinar
*  [4/11/2022] The Feds
*  [4/4/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Welcomes Increased Funding For Chesapeake Bay In Proposed Federal FY 2023 Budget
*  [3/28/2022] EPA National, Regional Officials Tour PA Dairy Farms To Highlight Clean Water, Climate, Farm Benefits Of Corporate Partnerships
*  [3/28/2022] The Feds
*  [3/21/2022] The Feds
*  [3/21/2022] EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants Of 2022; Two In PA
*  [3/14/2022] The Feds
*  [3/7/2022] The Feds
*  [2/28/2022] The Feds
*  [2/28/2022] Hanover Foods Signs Consent Order With EPA Over Numerous Violations At Its Wastewater Treatment Facility
*  [2/21/2022] The Feds
*  [2/7/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Feb. 9 Webinar On Methane Emissions And Our Health
*  [2/7/2022] The Feds
*  [2/7/2022] PA Lawmakers Join Other Elected Officials Calling On EPA To Prevent Chemical Disasters, Protect Workers, Prioritize Environmental Justice
*  [1/31/2022] Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Declares 'No Confidence' In Cleanup Plan For Conowingo Dam Due To Lack Of Funding, Gives States 60 Days To Respond
*  [1/31/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Commends EPA For Strong Stance In Meeting Chesapeake Bay 2025 Cleanup Goals
*  [1/31/2022] The Feds
*  [1/24/2022] EPA Invites Proposals On Research Into Drivers & Environmental Impacts Of Energy Transitions In Underserved Communities
*  [1/17/2022] DEP 2022 Water Quality Report Shows 27,886 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (33%) - An Increase From 25,468 In 2020
*  [1/17/2022] Two Bipartisan Bills Just Sitting In Senate Waiting To Address Record Number Of Water Quality Impaired Streams Reported In 2022
*  [1/17/2022] The Feds
*  [1/17/2022] EPA: West Penn Power To Pay $610,000 Penalty In Federal-State Settlement Over Coal Ash Landfills Discharge Violations In Allegheny, Washington Counties
*  [1/10/2022] DEP Announces How Pennsylvania Will Meet Its 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals in Chesapeake Bay Watershed; All Counties On Board
*  [1/10/2022] EPA Points To Lack Of Dedicated Farm Cost Share Program As Major Gap In PA's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan
*  [1/10/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Far Behind Where It Needs To Be In Meeting 2025 Chesapeake Bay Milestones
*  [1/10/2022] The Feds
*  [1/3/2022] In 2021 Initiatives By The Biden Administration, Congress Make Historic Investments In Cleaning Up PA’s Environment; How To Invest $11 Billion Remains Up In The Air
*  [1/3/2022] The Feds
*  [12/20/2021] EPA Accepting Nominations For Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators
*  [12/20/2021] Nominations For President’s K-12 Environmental Youth Award Now Being Accepted By EPA
*  [12/20/2021] The Feds
*  [12/20/2021] EPA Announces Plans To Use Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Expedite Cleanup At 3 Superfund Sites In Berks, Delaware, Montgomery Counties
*  [12/13/2021] EPA Awards Clean Diesel Grants To Reduce Diesel Emissions At The Port Of Philadelphia
*  [12/6/2021] EPA Awards PA $240.4 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding For Water Infrastructure That Prioritizes Underserved Communities
*  [12/6/2021] EPA Awards $2.4 Million Grant To Chester, Delaware County For Green Stormwater Infrastructure
*  [12/6/2021] NFWF Accepting Applications For Five Star & Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program Thru Jan. 25
*  [12/6/2021] Environmental Defense Fund Experts Testify At EPA Hearings On Proposed Federal Rules Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions
*  [11/29/2021] The Feds
*  [11/22/2021] NFWF, EPA Announce $2.5 Million In Conservation Grants In Pennsylvania To Help Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [11/22/2021] EPA Sets Nov. 30, Dec. 1 Hearings On Proposal To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations
*  [11/15/2021] The Feds
*  [11/8/2021] 3 PA Universities Recognized In EPA’s Top 30 College & University List Of Green Power Users
*  [11/8/2021] The Feds
*  [11/1/2021] The Feds
*  [11/1/2021] Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
*  [11/1/2021] EPA Recognizes 2 PA Companies With Top Environmental Performers and Leaders For Freight Supply Chain Efficiency
*  [10/25/2021] EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution
*  [10/25/2021] Delaware RiverKeeper Applauds Federal Court Action To Vacate Rollback Of Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Reviews
*  [10/25/2021] EPA Now Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Grants
*  [10/25/2021] EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA
*  [10/18/2021] NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA
*  [10/18/2021] DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds
*  [10/18/2021] EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3
*  [10/11/2021] 65+ Groups Ask Biden Administration To Reclassify Oil & Gas Drilling Waste As 'Hazardous' To Prevent Road Dumping Of Wastewater And Other Practices
*  [10/11/2021] EPA Awards $4.9 Million To PA To Improve Water Quality Throughout The State
*  [9/20/2021] The Feds
*  [9/20/2021] EPA Removes Butler Mine Tunnel, Luzerne County From National Superfund List
*  [9/6/2021] Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Partners Seek Input On Diversity, Inclusion
*  [8/30/2021] The Feds
*  [8/30/2021] EPA Announces $755,000 Is Available To PA To Improve Drinking Water For Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities
*  [8/30/2021] EPA Accepting Nominations For 2022 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
*  [8/9/2021] The Feds
*  [8/2/2021] The Feds
*  [7/26/2021] The Feds
*  [7/19/2021] The Feds
*  [6/7/2021] NFWF/EPA Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $4.9 Million In Grants To Benefit PA Portion Of Bay Watershed
*  [6/7/2021] EPA: Six PA Communities Receive $3 Million In Brownfields Grants
*  [5/30/2021] Proposed Biden Budget Makes Historic Investments In EPA Programs To Support States, Environmental Justice, Science, Reverses Years Of Declining Budgets
*  [5/30/2021] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Praises Biden Proposed Budget Giving Chesapeake Bay Program Full Funding
*  [5/30/2021] EPA Kicks Off Series Of 10 Roundtable Discussions On Lead In Drinking Water June 3 In Pittsburgh
*  [5/24/2021] EPA Schedules Virtual Listening Sessions In June On Controlling Air Pollution From The Oil & Gas Industry
*  [5/24/2021] Federal Court Approves DEP, EPA, DOJ Settlement With Chesapeake Appalachia For Failure To Identify, Protect Wetlands At 76 Gas Well Drilling Sites, $1.9 Million Penalty
*  [5/17/2021] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Stumbles In Race To Finish Line; Promised Outcomes Lagging Badly Or In Limbo
*  [5/3/2021] EPA Awards $350,000 To Replace 13 Old Diesel School Buses In Pennsylvania
*  [4/19/2021] Bradford White Water Heater Manufacturer, 5 Other PA Companies Receive 2021 EPA ENERGY STAR Partner Of Year Awards
*  [4/19/2021] EPA, DEP: May 4 Virtual Meeting Set To Take Comments On Proposed Settlement With American Zinc Recycling On Its Palmerton, Carbon County Facility
*  [4/12/2021] Senate Committee Meeting Provides Overview Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts
*  [4/12/2021] Chesapeake Bay Program 2019-2020 Bay Barometer Shows An Ecosystem In Mixed Recovery
*  [4/12/2021] U.S. Senators From Maryland, Virginia, Delaware Urge EPA To Ensure Pennsylvania's Compliance With Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Standards
*  [4/12/2021] EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations For Diesel Truck Aftermarket Devices With 3 Companies In Berks, Montgomery Counties
*  [4/5/2021] Agenda Added: Senate Committee Sets State Of The Chesapeake Bay Information Meeting April 6
*  [4/5/2021] EPA Orders Philadelphia Company To Stop Making Inaccurate Health Claims About Pesticide
*  [3/29/2021] EPA Checking Up On PA Dentists To Ensure Compliance With Rules To Reduce Mercury-Containing Amalgam Waste
*  [3/22/2021] Senate Committee To Consider Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf March 23
*  [3/22/2021] Bay Journal: FERC Reissues Conowingo Dam License After Long Fight Over Ecological Impacts
*  [3/22/2021] EPA Awards Brownfield Job Training Grants To Landforce In Pittsburgh, Energy Coordinating Agency, Philadelphia
*  [3/22/2021] EPA Honors Energy-Efficient Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. In Reading With ENERGY STAR Certification
*  [3/8/2021] Chesapeake Bay Commission Recommends Increasing Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup
*  [3/8/2021] EPA: UCT Facility In Bucks County To Pay $44,880 Penalty For Hazardous Waste Violations
*  [3/1/2021] DEP/U.S. Dept. Of Justice Invite Comments On Proposed American Zinc Consent Decree For Facility In Palmerton, Carbon County
*  [2/22/2021] DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Update: 86% Of Phase 3 Milestones Are On Track
*  [2/15/2021] EPA, NFWF Fund Projects To Improve Water Quality In PA Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [2/15/2021] Bay Journal: Biden EPA Pick Pledges Resources To Help Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
*  [2/8/2021] EPA Settles With City Of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority On Stormwater Violations
*  [2/1/2021] EPA Now Accepting Applications For Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants; Webinars Feb. 3 & 11
*  [1/25/2021] CBF Sues EPA For Failing To Protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed Residents And Bay From Particulate Pollution
*  [1/11/2021] Council Of State Environmental Agencies, State Agency Alumni Outline Priorities To Incoming Biden Administration
*  [1/11/2021] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: New EPA Rule Limits Access To Sound Science
*  [1/11/2021] EPA Invites Comments On Removing Part Of Contaminated Montgomery County Site From Superfund List
*  [1/4/2021] CBF: 8 Ways The New Biden Administration Can Save The Chesapeake Bay: #3-- Help PA Farmers With Conservation Practices
*  [12/28/2020] CBF Praises Congress For Adding $2.5 Million To 2021 Chesapeake Bay Program Budget
*  [12/28/2020] EPA Awards Grants To 32 College Student Teams For Innovative Tech Projects, Including 2 In PA
*  [12/28/2020] EPA Issues Final Decision To Retain Existing Ozone Pollution Air Quality Standard
*  [12/21/2020] Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Sulfur Dioxide Pollution In Indiana, Armstrong Counties
*  [12/21/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Biden's Pick For EPA Administrator
*  [12/21/2020] Op-Ed: Biden-Harris Administration Should Invest In The Chesapeake Bay And Farmers
*  [12/14/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds U.S. House Passage Of Ecosystem Restoration Bill
*  [12/14/2020] EPA Clean Air Cost-Benefit Rule Threatens To Limit Crucial Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Health Protection
*  [12/7/2020] State Environmental Agency Assn. Led By DEP Secretary McDonnell Meets With Biden EPA Transition Team
*  [11/30/2020] Bay Journal: EPA Fights Lawsuit Forcing It To Act On Pennsylvania, NY Cleanup Plans
*  [11/30/2020] EPA Awards PA $4.8 Million For Section 319 Grants To Cleanup Water Quality Across The State
*  [11/23/2020] Koppers, Inc. Settles With EPA For Alleged Violations Of Oil Spill Prevention Regs In PA, WV
*  [11/2/2020] CBF: Federal Chesapeake Bay, Wetland Conservation, National Fish Habitat Partnership Bill Signed Into Law
*  [11/2/2020] EPA Awards DCNR $187,000 To Support Development Of Web-Based Wetlands Restoration Tool
*  [10/26/2020] DEP October Newsletter Updates Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation
*  [10/19/2020] Op-Ed: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Suing EPA Will Benefit Pennsylvanians And Other Others Who Value Clean Water
*  [10/12/2020] EPA Awards $15,000 Grant To Philadelphia Group For Sustainable Food Management
*  [10/12/2020] EPA, PA Aggregates & Concrete Assn. Sign MOU To Expand Efforts On Environmental Stewardship
*  [10/5/2020] U.S. House Passes Bill To Reauthorize Chesapeake Bay, Wildlife Programs, Bill Now On President’s Desk
*  [10/5/2020] EPA, Agriculture Formalize Joint Support For Healthy Farms, Clean Water, Future Food Security At Lancaster County Farm
*  [10/5/2020] EPA Awards $300,000 Grant To Dickinson College For Project To Reduce Food Waste, Excess Dairy Manure
*  [9/28/2020] EPA Recognizes Berkley Green Company, Naval Supply Depot In PA As 2020 Safer Choice Partners Of The Year
*  [9/28/2020] EPA Awards PennTAP $412,643 Grant For Pollution Prevention Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance
*  [9/28/2020] EPA Settlement Requires MarkWest Natural Gas Processing Facility To Pay $150,000 Penalty For Air Violations In Butler County
*  [9/14/2020] CBF, Other States To File Lawsuit Against EPA Over Failure To Hold Pennsylvania, NY Accountable For Not Meeting Clean Water Obligations
*  [9/14/2020] DEP Chesapeake Bay Office Sept. Newsletter Provides Update On PA Watershed Plan Implementation
*  [9/14/2020] Bay Journal: Are Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals Out Of Reach? Most Of The Problem, By Far, Is Pennsylvania
*  [9/14/2020] Bay Journal: COVID-19 Disrupts Local Efforts To Cleanup Streams And Rivers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [9/7/2020] EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award Record $18 Million For Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; $7.46 Million In PA
*  [9/7/2020] CBF-PA: 8 PA Counties To Add Buffers, Advance Their Clean Water Plans With EPA/NFWF Grant
*  [9/7/2020] EPA Awards $62.9 Million To PA In Clean Water Revolving Loan Funds
*  [9/7/2020] EPA Meets With Federal Agency Partners In New Castle, Lawrence County To Discuss Redevelopment
*  [8/31/2020] Federal Court Rejects EPA Approval Of PA Pollution Limits On Coal-Fired Power Plants
*  [8/31/2020] EPA Accepting Nominations For 2021 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program
*  [8/24/2020] EPA Awards $33.9 Million In Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund Monies To PA
*  [8/17/2020] CBF Assesses State Progress On Restoring Chesapeake Bay - PA Is Not On Track To Meet 2025 Goals
*  [8/17/2020] Six Former EPA Administrators Call For An Agency Reset After Presidential Election
*  [8/17/2020] EPA Accepting Applications For Over $3.6 Million In Grants To Reduce Nutrient Runoff From Farms In 38 Chesapeake Bay-Related PA Watersheds
*  [8/17/2020] EPA Finalizes Methane Emission Standards For Oil & Gas Industry; Does Not Affect DEP Methane Proposal
*  [8/17/2020] EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Celebrates 50 Years Of Research For A Healthier Environment
*  [8/3/2020] EPA Finds PA Did Not Meet Targets For Reducing Water Pollution In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Area; Must Identify Funding Sources For 2020-21
*  [8/3/2020] Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Visit Gas Well Servicing Firm In Butler County To Support Trump's Deregulation Agenda
*  [8/3/2020] Bay Journal Forum: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is In Jeopardy, If EPA Is Unwilling To Act, We Will
*  [7/27/2020] Bay Journal: Fix For PA's Sewage Overflow Pollution - Worst In U.S. - Neither Quick Nor Easy
*  [7/27/2020] U.S. House Votes To Add $5.5 Million To Chesapeake Bay Program; All 9 PA Republicans Vote Against It
*  [7/27/2020] EPA Developing New Tool To Help Local Officials To Site Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [7/20/2020] EPA Provides $3.84 Million For Pennsylvania Efforts To Reduce Ag-Related Pollution In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [7/20/2020] Delaware RiverKeeper Files Legal Challenge To Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback
*  [7/13/2020] CBF Applauds U.S. House Increase In FY 2021 Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [7/13/2020] AG Shapiro Joins 15 Other States, EDF Asking Court To Require EPA To Set Methane Pollution Standards For Existing Oil & Gas Operations
*  [7/13/2020] EPA Recognizes Recycling Efforts At James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center In Altoona
*  [7/6/2020] Two Philadelphia Organizations Receive EPA Funding To Support Environmental Justice Projects
*  [6/22/2020] Juniata County Farmer Among EPA Appointments To Farm, Ranch & Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
*  [6/22/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners Return To Court To Protect Mercury, Other Limits On Power Plant Emissions
*  [6/8/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Delaware RiverKeeper Slam EPA Rule Limiting Section 401 Water Quality Reviews Of Pipeline, Other Projects
*  [6/8/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Condemns Trump Order Undermining NEPA, Endangered Species Reviews Of Pipeline, Other Projects
*  [6/1/2020] Bay Journal: PA To Get Biggest Share Of $6 Million EPA Giving Chesapeake Bay States To Cut Farm Runoff
*  [6/1/2020] Pennsylvania, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners File Lawsuits Against EPA For Rolling Back Clean Car Standards
*  [5/25/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Other States Give Notice To EPA Of Intent To Sue Over Failure To Hold PA, NY Accountable For Meeting Bay Cleanup Milestones
*  [5/18/2020] USDA Announces Funding Available For A Community Compost & Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project
*  [5/18/2020] EPA Awards Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy Assistance To Harrisburg, Johnstown
*  [5/11/2020] EPA Selects 8 PA Projects To Receive $3.7 Million For Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment
*  [5/11/2020] EPA Recognizes Peace Dining Corp. Of Philadelphia In WasteWise Large Business Category
*  [5/4/2020] Bucks County High School Student Lea Wang Wins EPA Environmental Education Award
*  [5/4/2020] EPA Accepting Applications From States To Support Environmental Justice Communities Impacted By COVID-19
*  [4/27/2020] Fmr EPA Officials Release Special Environmental Protection - A Half Century Of Progress Reports For Students, Teachers
*  [4/27/2020] EPA Awards $920,000 In Clean Diesel Grants To Clean Up 47 Buses In PA
*  [4/13/2020] EPA Sets Specific Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For 6 Coal Refuse Power Plants, 3 In PA
*  [4/13/2020] Lancaster Clean Water Partners Choose Team To Lead Implementation Of Action Plan To Reduce Nitrogen, Phosphorus Pollution
*  [4/13/2020] Bay Journal: PA Initiative To Convert 10,000 Acres Of Lawns Into Meadows, Forests
*  [4/6/2020] DEP Reports Conducting 1,750 Inspections, Investigations From March 16-31
*  [4/6/2020] Allegheny County Health Dept. Air Pollution Enforcement Not Impact By Temporary EPA Enforcement Policy
*  [4/6/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Weighing All Options To Oppose Weakened Federal Vehicle Emission Standards
*  [3/30/2020] EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy Related To COVID-19 Pandemic
*  [3/30/2020] NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $670,000 To Increase Fishing, Boating Opportunities In PA
*  [2/24/2020] EPA Features Blacks Creek, Venango County Mine Drainage Treatment As Success Story
*  [2/24/2020] EPA Accepting Comments On Proposal To Regulate PFOA, PFOS In Drinking Water
*  [2/24/2020] EPA Awards $464,200 In Funding For Fish & Boat Commission Staff To Restore Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [2/24/2020] Environment & Energy NewsClips
*  [2/17/2020] EPA, NFWF Announce $2.4 Million For Projects To Improve PA Streams In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [2/17/2020] NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants
*  [2/17/2020] Bay Journal: Environmentalists, Shore Officials Oppose Conowingo Dam Settlement
*  [2/17/2020] President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Funding For Program Critical To PA, Again
*  [2/10/2020] EPA Region III Releases 2019 Report On Accomplishments & Environmental Progress
*  [2/3/2020] PA Chesapeake Bay Phase III WIP State Team Hears Implementation Off To Fast Start
*  [2/3/2020] EPA Letter To Congress: We Remain Committed To Restoring, Protecting Chesapeake Bay; Bay TMDL Does Not Bind The States
*  [2/3/2020] Bay Journal: EPA Intends To Achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals, But Assurances Fail To Mollify Concerns Over PA Cleanup
*  [2/3/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Preparing To Sue EPA Over Lack Of Enforcement Over PA Progress In Cleanup Plan
*  [2/3/2020] DEP Provides Funding To 8 Southcentral Counties To Support Implementation Of Local Nonpoint Water Pollution Reduction Measures
*  [1/27/2020] New Director Of DEP Chesapeake Bay Office Wants To Move Quickly On Implementation
*  [1/27/2020] NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants
*  [1/27/2020] Penn State Ag Council Honors NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund With Leadership Award
*  [1/27/2020] AG Shapiro Joins 3 Other States In Opposing Rollback Of Federal Regulations On Coal Ash Disposal
*  [1/27/2020] EPA, Army Corps Announce Final Waters Of The U.S. Rule
*  [1/27/2020] Penn State: Insecticides Becoming 120-Fold More Toxic To Honey Bees
*  [1/20/2020] Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg
*  [1/20/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement
*  [1/20/2020] Bay Journal: Can EPA Enforce The Chesapeake Bay's Pollution Diet?
*  [1/20/2020] PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties
*  [1/20/2020] Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found
*  [1/13/2020] Report: Sen. Yaw: Raising Enough Money To Implement PA’s Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Plan-- Isn't Going To Happen
*  [1/13/2020] Reminder: Talk To Your State Senator Student Video Contest -- How To Support Agriculture In PA? IDEA: How About Funding Farm Conservation Measures?
*  [1/13/2020] Senate Environmental Committee Puts Spotlight On Funding Needed To Implement PA Clean Water Plan At Chesapeake Bay Briefing
*  [1/13/2020] Maryland Governor Directs Attorney General To Pursue Legal Actions Against PA, EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
*  [1/6/2020] CBF: EPA Statement On Enforceability Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Targets Should Put Fear In The Hearts Of All Who Care About Clean Water
*  [1/6/2020] Agenda Added: Senate Environmental Committee Sets Jan. 8 Briefing On PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations
*  [1/6/2020] Reminder: EPA Accepting Nominations For Environmental Educator Awards Until Jan. 15
*  [12/30/2019] Op-Ed: Boost In Federal Chesapeake Bay Program Funding Is A Down Payment For Cleaner Waters In Pennsylvania
*  [12/23/2019] EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan
*  [12/23/2019] Bay Journal: EPA Confirms Shortfalls In Pennsylvania, NY Bay Cleanup Plans; 2025 Bay Reductions Will Not Be Met
*  [12/23/2019] CBF: EPA Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Deficient Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
*  [12/23/2019] Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators
*  [12/23/2019] Senate Environmental Committee Sets Jan. 8 Briefing On PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations
*  [12/23/2019] Deadline Extended To Apply For DEP Growing Greener Plus Watershed Restoration Grants - Jan. 3
*  [12/23/2019] Nearly $1 Million In Grants Awarded To Support Installation Of Multi-Function Riparian Buffers In 8 Counties By DCNR, PennVEST
*  [12/23/2019] CBF: Agreed-To Federal Spending Bill Includes $12 Million Increase For Chesapeake Bay Restoration
*  [12/16/2019] EPA Completes Review Of DEP’s Updated PAG-02, New PAG-01 Stormwater General Permits, PA Builders Assn. Endorses Action
*  [12/2/2019] EPA Proposes PFAS Chemicals Be Added To Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Program
*  [12/2/2019] EPA Now Accepting Applications For Research On PFAS Impacts In Rural Communities, Agricultural Operations; Dec. 5 Webinar
*  [12/2/2019] EPA Begins Accepting Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Applications Dec. 9; Webinars Set
*  [11/11/2019] EPA Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Environmental Education Grants
*  [11/4/2019] CBF: U.S. Senate Passes Increase In Essential Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [11/4/2019] EPA Blog: Engaging Partners In Improving Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
*  [11/4/2019] EPA Removes Landfills In Chester, Lehigh Counties From National Superfund Site List
*  [11/4/2019] EPA Awards Brownfields-Related Job Training Grant To Earth Conservancy, Luzerne County
*  [11/4/2019] AFCO C&S, LLC In Chambersburg To Pay Over $1.4 Million In Penalties To EPA In Settlement Of Pesticide Violations
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water And Clean Water Infrastructure Intended Use Funding Plans
*  [10/28/2019] EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Offering Compliance Assistance To Community Water Treatment Facilities In Region 3, Including PA
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Loans, Grants
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Awards $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant To Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Selects Auberle For $200,000 Grant To Support Brownfields-Related Job Training In Southwest PA
*  [10/14/2019] EPA Proposes Rule Requiring Water Systems To Replace Lead Water Service Lines; Take School, Child Care Facility Water Samples
*  [10/14/2019] EPA Settles Federal Clean Air Act Violations At ARG Refinery In Bradford, McKean County
*  [10/7/2019] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals A Greater Challenge For PA - DEP Secretary McDonnell
*  [10/7/2019] Bay Journal: Path To A Clean Chesapeake Bay Poses Problems For Key Bay States
*  [10/7/2019] How PEC’s Philly-Based Watershed Education & Outreach Team Spent Their Summer
*  [10/7/2019] Register Now For EPA's 2019 Campus RainWorks Green Infrastructure Challenge
*  [9/30/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: U.S. Senate Committee Increases Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [9/30/2019] EPA Awards Grants To Support Pollution Reduction Tied To Conowingo Dam Reservoir Infill
*  [9/22/2019] New Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Agreement With Feds Includes Green Infrastructure, $2 Billion Plan To Help Control 6.6 Billion Gallons Of Wet Weather Sewer Overflows
*  [9/22/2019] PA Joins 22 Other States In Lawsuit Against EPA For Revoking California's Authority To Set Vehicle Emission Standards
*  [9/22/2019] EPA Accepting Nominations For 2020 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
*  [9/16/2019] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Leaders Meet Without Tackling PA's Funding Shortfall
*  [9/16/2019] EPA Provides $2.4 Million To Pennsylvania To Help Implement Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan
*  [9/16/2019] EPA To Announce Approval Of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Plan To Control Sewage Overflows Sept. 19
*  [9/16/2019] Senate Environmental Committee Hears Testimony On The Need To Help Communities Implementing MS4 Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plans
*  [9/16/2019] Conservation Organizations Oppose EPA’s Move To Finalize Rollback Of Waters Of The U.S. Rule
*  [9/9/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges PA To Meet Its Water Pollution Reduction Goals
*  [9/9/2019] Op-Ed: Time For Greater State, Federal Support Of Farmers' Clean Water Efforts
*  [9/9/2019] Pennsylvania Has Permanently Protected More Land In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Than Any Other Bay State
*  [9/9/2019] Baltimore Sun: Let's Sue Pennsylvania To Get Serious About Cleaning Up Its Water Going To The Chesapeake Bay, Part II
*  [9/9/2019] Op-Ed: PA Efforts To Curb Chesapeake Bay Pollution Have Stalled, Leaving Bay At Risk
*  [9/9/2019] EPA Honors 17 Green Power Leaders, Including Northampton Community College
*  [9/9/2019] Agenda: Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; Communities Need Help Funding Local Projects
*  [9/2/2019] Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Honors Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership Founder John Cox, Other Award Winners Sept. 26
*  [9/2/2019] DEP, Agriculture, DCNR Layout Their Hopes For Final Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities Watershed Plan
*  [9/2/2019] Maryland Governor Calls For Action, Accountability On PA's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay
*  [9/2/2019] Harrisburg Sewage System Released Nearly 1.4 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018, An Increase Since 2016
*  [9/2/2019] EPA Proposes Changes To Methane Emission Control Regulations For Oil & Gas Industry; PA Reaction
*  [8/26/2019] EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards
*  [8/26/2019] Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions
*  [8/26/2019] CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient
*  [8/19/2019] EPA Recognizes Juniata County Farmer For Environmental Stewardship At PA Ag Progress Days
*  [8/19/2019] Draft Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Increases Water Pollution Reductions; Cost Of Plan Has Gone Up
*  [8/19/2019] Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 11 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Program; General Assembly Fails To Give Communities The Help They Need
*  [8/19/2019] AG Shapiro Urges Congressional Leadership To End Use Of Harmful PFAS Chemicals
*  [8/19/2019] EPA: Librandi’s Plating Agrees To Settlement Of Pretreatment Violations, Pay $30,000 Penalty In Dauphin County
*  [8/12/2019] Will PA Miss 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals By 19 Years? DEP To Present Final Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan To Steering Committee Aug. 16
*  [8/5/2019] EPA Recognizes Heritage Conservancy For Reuse Of Croydon TCE Superfund Site, Bucks County
*  [8/5/2019] Wolf Awards $8.5 Million In Volkswagen Settlement Grants To Reduce Transportation Pollution
*  [7/29/2019] Virginia Daily Press Editorial: Courts Must Compel Pennsylvania To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay
*  [7/29/2019] EPA Holds Water/Wastewater Utility Training Sessions On Risk Assessment & Emergency Response Plan Training
*  [7/22/2019] Baltimore Sun Editorial: Let’s Sue Pennsylvania Over Lack Of Chesapeake Bay Progress, Commitment
*  [7/22/2019] AAPlasma, LLC In Philadelphia Receives EPA Small Business Environmental Technology Grant
*  [7/15/2019] White House: President Trump Is Promoting A Clean And Healthy Environment For All Americans
*  [7/1/2019] Senate Republicans Pass Bills Misleading Public On Changes To Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program When Changes In Federal Law Needed
*  [7/1/2019] EPA Approves Allegheny County Request To Permanently Eliminate Low-RVP Summer Gasoline Requirement
*  [6/23/2019] EPA Says PA’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan Comes Up Short, Lacks Commitments To Resources To Carry It Out
*  [6/23/2019] EPA, USDA Host June 26 Webinar On Private Sector Financing Solutions For Nutrient Reductions
*  [6/17/2019] Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
*  [6/17/2019] EPA Extends Low RVP Gasoline Waiver In Allegheny County, Buckeye Laurel Pipeline Still Not Repaired
*  [6/17/2019] Norristown, EPA Partner On How To Make Brownfields Projects Successful Program June 21
*  [6/17/2019] EPA: City Of Philadelphia To Pay $8.4 Million In Cleanup Costs For Delaware County Superfund Site
*  [6/17/2019] EPA: Bemis Company, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations At Plastic Bag Manufacturing Facility In West Hazleton
*  [6/10/2019] EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects
*  [6/10/2019] EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities
*  [6/3/2019] President’s Environmental Youth Award Program Now Accepting Nominations
*  [5/13/2019] CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
*  [5/13/2019] May 22 DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Focuses On Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan
*  [5/6/2019] Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
*  [4/22/2019] Bay Journal: Pennsylvania's New Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
*  [4/8/2019] Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan To Be Released For Public Comment April 12
*  [4/8/2019] PFAS Action Team To Provide Updates On Upcoming Sampling Plan, Solicit Resident Feedback April 15 In Montgomery County
*  [4/8/2019] Latest Chesapeake Bay Barometer Tells Cautionary Success Story About Bay Restoration
*  [4/1/2019] Gov. Wolf Announces CFA Funding To Remove PFAS Contamination From 17 Drinking Water Wells In Bucks County
*  [2/18/2019] EPA Announces Nationwide PFAS Action Plan; State Plans To Move Ahead With Its Own MCL
*  [2/11/2019] EPA Accepting Grant Applications For Help To Develop Plan To Offset Lack Of Sediment Trapping Capacity At Conowingo Dam
*  [2/11/2019] Defend Our Future Student Leaders, Elected Officials In Philadelphia Push For Continued Reduction Of Mercury Pollution, Oppose Federal Rollback
*  [12/24/2018] EPA Awards $1.1 Million To Chesapeake Conservancy To Track Environmental Impacts Of Land Use In Bay Watershed
*  [12/17/2018] EPA Names Dana Aunkst Director Of Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [12/17/2018] PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets Dec. 17
*  [12/17/2018] EPA, Army Corps Propose New Waters Of U.S. Definition
*  [12/3/2018] EPA Settles Lead Safe Renovation Violations With Chester County Contractor
*  [12/3/2018] Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Cleanup Grant Applications Due To EPA Jan. 31
*  [11/12/2018] EPA, Lincoln University Agree To Continue And Expand Partnership
*  [10/29/2018] AG Shapiro, 20 Other Attorneys General File Comments Asking EPA To Withdraw Proposal To Roll Back Clean Car Rules
*  [10/29/2018] EPA Raises Awareness Of Lead Paint Rules In Philadelphia
*  [10/29/2018] EPA Settles Lead Safe Renovation Violations With Bucks County Contractor
*  [10/22/2018] EPA, Federal Agencies Lay Out Agenda For Future Regulatory Changes
*  [10/22/2018] EPA: Philadelphia Sunoco Service Station Pays $22,080 For Underground Storage Tank Violations