PA Environment Digest Articles
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*  [12/16/2024] Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Now Operate As Many As 95% Of Conventional Wells To Vent Methane Gas Making It Too Expensive To Comply With New EPA Methane Emission Reduction Regulations
*  [12/16/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [12/16/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - December 14
*  [12/9/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - December 7
*  [12/2/2024] DEP Determines Rulemaking Petition Submitted By Environmental, Health Groups To Adopt More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Is An Action The Environmental Quality Board Has Statutory Authority To Take
*  [12/2/2024] Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
*  [12/2/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [12/2/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 30
*  [11/25/2024] Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order Creating PA Permit Fast Track Program; Can't Blame DEP Anymore For Delaying Projects
*  [11/25/2024] DEP Reduces Permit Backlog By 75%, Completely Eliminates Backlog For Oil & Gas Permits; You Can’t Blame DEP Anymore For Project Delays
*  [11/25/2024] Guest Essay: Protecting Public Health Means Enforcing Environmental Regulations While Helping Businesses Thrive
*  [11/25/2024] DEP Publishes Updated Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Technical Guidance Documents In Development
*  [11/25/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [11/25/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 23
*  [11/18/2024] Environmental Quality Board Approves Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; NOx & VOC Corrections For Comment; Blasting Reg
*  [11/18/2024] Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
*  [11/18/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [11/18/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 16
*  [11/11/2024] Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
*  [11/11/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 9
*  [11/4/2024] Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic
*  [11/4/2024] Environmental Quality Board To Consider Proposed Spill Notification Regulation; Blasting; NOx & VOC Corrections Nov. 12
*  [11/4/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [11/4/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - November 2
*  [10/28/2024] Environmental, Health Groups Submit Petition To Environmental Quality Board For More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells For Schools, Daycares, Hospitals, Buildings, Drinking Water Wells, Surface Water
*  [10/28/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [10/28/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/21/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [10/21/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - October 19
*  [10/21/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices - October 12
*  [10/7/2024] DEP Advisory Group To Hear How DEP Proposes To Implement New Federal Methane Reduction Rule For Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Wells, Infrastructure Oct. 10
*  [10/7/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/30/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [9/30/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/23/2024] Del-Chesco United For Pipeline Safety: Texas Explosion Shows Communities In PA With Energy Transfer's Mariner East Pipeline And Other Pipelines Are Vulnerable To The Same Unmitigated Risk From Unsecured Pipeline Valves
*  [9/23/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/16/2024] Environmental Quality Board Approves Proposed Stream Redesignations For Public Comment; Votes Down Motion To Decouple Truck Emission Standards From California In 2 Years
*  [9/16/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [9/16/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/9/2024] Sen. Comitta: New PUC Pipeline Safety Regulations To Be Published As Final This Month For Public Utility Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
*  [9/9/2024] PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 - Mystery Oil Leak Into Allegheny River; Holes In Shale Gas Casing; 65 Days Late In Plugging Conventional Well
*  [9/9/2024] PUC Invites Comments On Accelerated Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems
*  [9/9/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [9/9/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/2/2024] Environmental Quality Board Meets Sept. 10 On Proposed Stream Redesignations, Laboratory Fee Review
*  [9/2/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [9/2/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/26/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [8/26/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/19/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/12/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/5/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/29/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [7/29/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/22/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/15/2024] PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 13
*  [7/15/2024] Environmental Quality Board Sets 3 Hearings On Proposed Changes To 80 Chemical Cleanup Standards Under Land Recycling Program, Including More PFAS Chemicals And Lead
*  [7/15/2024] Sierra Club DelCo Green Team To Host July 15 Webinar On Congress, the Environment, And Congressional Review Act
*  [7/15/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [7/15/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/8/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [7/8/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/1/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/24/2024] IRRC Approves Final Revised PUC Regulations Strengthening Rules For Intrastate Hazardous Liquids Pipelines; Gas Pipelines Fined Over $71 Million, Have Worst Compliance Record Of Any Industry, Including Criminal Charges
*  [6/24/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/17/2024] DEP To Hold July 15 & 16 Hearings On Phasing Out Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Systems
*  [6/17/2024] Registration Open! PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. 11-13 In State College
*  [6/17/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/10/2024] Better Path Coalition: DEP Removes Co-Product Category From Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Reporting Database; Well Owners Continue To Fail To Report How They Dispose Of Their Waste
*  [6/10/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/3/2024] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [6/3/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [5/27/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [5/20/2024] DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Redesignation Of Beaver Area For Sulfur Dioxide Attainment; Hearing Set June 18
*  [5/20/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [5/13/2024] DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On Electronic, Food Processing Waste, Air Quality Regs At May 14 Meeting
*  [5/13/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/29/2024] Clean Air Council/Sierra Club: PA Falling Behind In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Bonding; Burden Falls On Taxpayers
*  [4/29/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/22/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/15/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/8/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/1/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/18/2024] EPA Issues Final Rule On Reducing Emissions Of Harmful Ethylene Oxide Found At 5 Facilities In PA
*  [3/18/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/11/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/4/2024] PA Environmental Groups: New PUC Rules, DEP Guidance Victory For Increased Safety In Pipeline Construction And Operation
*  [3/4/2024] Environmental Quality Board Meets March 12 On Land Recycling Program Cleanup Standards For More PFAS Chemicals; Revised Standard For Lead; Rulemaking Petition For Fletcher Run, Greene County By CONSOL Coal
*  [3/4/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [2/26/2024] PUC Adopts Final Regulations Strengthening Operation, Construction Requirements For Intrastate Hazardous Liquids Pipelines
*  [2/26/2024] DEP Posts Updated List Of Technical Guidance In Development To Promote Public Involvement
*  [2/12/2024] EPA Finalizes Stronger Standards For Harmful Soot Pollution, Increasing Health, Clean Air Protections For Families, Workers, Communities
*  [2/5/2024] Environmental Quality Board Meets Feb. 13 On Land Recycling Program Cleanup Standards For More PFAS Chemicals, Revised Standard For Lead, Rulemaking Petition For Fletcher Run, Greene County By CONSOL Coal
*  [2/5/2024] PUC Seeks to Enhance Public Notification and Application Review Procedures For Acquisitions Of Municipal Or Authority-Owned Water & Wastewater Systems
*  [2/5/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/29/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/22/2024] PUC Hosts Feb. 1 Virtual Stakeholders Meeting On Distributed Energy Resources Participation In Wholesale Electricity Markets
*  [1/22/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/15/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/8/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/1/2024] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/25/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/18/2023] DEP 2024 Advisory Committee, Board Meeting Schedule Now Available
*  [12/18/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/11/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [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] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [11/27/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [11/20/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [11/13/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [11/6/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/30/2023] Nov. 13 Hearing On Proposed Changes To Delaware River Basin Commission Rules Of Practice And Procedure
*  [10/30/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/23/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/16/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/9/2023] Environmental Quality Board, DEP Invite Comments On Changes To Water Quality Standards & Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy; Hearing Nov. 14
*  [9/25/2023] DEP Hears Concerns, Some Support From Water Resources Committee On Draft Reg. On Reporting Unauthorized Spills, Releases
*  [9/25/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/18/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/18/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [9/11/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/11/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest \
*  [9/4/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [9/4/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [8/28/2023] Lawsuit Filed Against General Assembly, Governor Challenges Constitutionality Of Law Preventing DEP From Protecting Public Health, Environment From Harm Caused By Abandoning Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
*  [8/28/2023] Republican Herald Editorial: Health Depends On Regulation Of Oil & Gas Development
*  [8/28/2023] US DOT Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Announces Proposed Rules To Reduce Risk Of Natural Gas Pipeline Over-Pressurization Incidents, Explosions
*  [8/28/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/28/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [8/21/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/14/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [8/14/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [8/7/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/24/2023] Governor’s Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Propose Annual Permit Fee For Unconventional Shale Gas Operations; Updated Waste, Other Regulations Covering Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Coming
*  [7/24/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/17/2023] EQB No Longer Has Statutory Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding Amounts To Help Prevent 400 to 600 New Well Abandonments A Year; Adopts Proposed Changes To Water Quality Standards For Comment
*  [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] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/10/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [7/3/2023] Environmental Quality Board Meets July 11 To Consider Changes To Water Quality Standards; DEP Reports Law Limiting Its Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding May Be Unconstitutional
*  [7/3/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/26/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/19/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/12/2023] New Analysis: PA's RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants Will Cut Consumer Energy Costs, Increase Federal Investments In PA
*  [6/12/2023] Rebuild By Design: Atlas Of Disaster Finds Climate-Related Extreme Weather Caused Over $630 Million In Disaster Damage In PA From 2011 to 2021; Not Counting State Costs
*  [6/12/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/5/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [6/5/2023] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [5/29/2023] Conventional Oil/Gas Industry Bothered By DEP Records Showing They Receive NOVs For Abandoning An Average Of 561 Oil/Gas Wells A Year
*  [5/29/2023] Warren Times Editorial: Keeping A Natural Lifeline Pure With Environmental Rights Amendment - Environmental Quality A Right Not A Luxury [The Heart Of The Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Industry]
*  [5/29/2023] Observer-Reporter Editorial: Court Drills Down On Environment - Environmental Quality A Right Not A Luxury [The Heart Of The Unconventional Shale Gas Drilling Industry]
*  [5/29/2023] CBF: U.S. Supreme Court Decision On Wetlands Protection Could Damage Efforts To Restore The Chesapeake Bay
*  [5/29/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [5/22/2023] Citizens Voice Editorial: PA Supreme Court Reaffirms Environmental Quality Is A Right Not A Luxury In Shale Gas Drilling Ruling
*  [5/22/2023] PUC Adopts Changes To LIURP Regs For Comment On Electric, Natural Gas Utility Programs To Provide Weatherization, Energy Use Reduction Services To Low-Income Customers
*  [5/22/2023] PUC Starts Formal Process For Drafting Policy Statement On Electric Vehicle Charging Rate Design, Following Recommendations Of Working Group
*  [5/22/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [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] Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills To Narrow Grounds For Appealing DEP Actions, Stream Cleaning, Take ‘Protection’ Out Of The Dept. Of Environmental Protection
*  [5/15/2023] Republicans Move Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Any Permitting Requirement, Add Cost, Time, Complexity To Regulatory/Permitting Bureaucracy
*  [5/15/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [5/8/2023] 2 Senate Committees Meet May 8 To Run Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Any Permitting Requirement, Add Cost, Time To Regulatory/Permitting Bureaucracy
*  [5/8/2023] Gov. Shapiro Receives State Agency Reports On Permitting, Next Step Is To Set Money-Back Permit Review Times
*  [5/8/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/24/2023] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations
*  [4/24/2023] PA Supreme Court Upholds DEP’s Authority To Protect Public Resources, Playgrounds From Adverse Impacts Of Shale Gas Well Operations; Do Not Mistake This Win For Adequate Protection
*  [4/24/2023] 23 Pennsylvania, National Climate Groups Call On EPA To Cut Pollution In Power Sector
*  [4/17/2023] Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment
*  [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] Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs
*  [4/17/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/10/2023] PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Celebrates Stronger Proposed EPA Mercury, Air Toxics Safeguards For Coal-Fired Power Plants
*  [4/10/2023] Environmental Quality Board Meets April 11 To Consider Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs
*  [4/10/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [4/3/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/27/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [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
*  [3/20/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/13/2023] Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Bill Allowing General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [3/13/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [3/6/2023] Senate Committee Meets March 6 On Bill Prohibiting Elected Officials In Local Governments From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Combat Climate Change
*  [3/6/2023] Senate Committee Meets March 8 To Consider Bill Allowing General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [3/6/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [2/27/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [2/20/2023] York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network: 100,000+ Pro-Life Evangelicals Support Strong Oil & Gas Facility Methane Limits
*  [2/20/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/30/2023] Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Launch Effort To Unleash The Industry, Reduce Regulation, Call For Automatic Approval Of Permits, Limit Public Comments
*  [1/30/2023] House Republicans Name Advocate For Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Rep. Martin Causer Chair Of House Environmental Committee
*  [1/30/2023] DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Feb. 16
*  [1/30/2023] Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 21 to 27
*  [1/30/2023] PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Jan. 28
*  [1/30/2023] DEP Issues Revised Air Quality General Permit For Natural Gas, Oil-Fired Small Combustion Units Up To 100 Million Btu/Hour; Benefits Oil & Gas Industry
*  [1/30/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/23/2023] York Daily Record Guest Essay: Low Blow By PA Lawmakers - Playing Politics With Kids Abused By Clergy, Harmed By Polluters
*  [1/23/2023] Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Diesel Mining Equipment Bill, Postpones Resolution On Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline
*  [1/23/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/16/2023] Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Reg. Setting PFOA/PFOS Drinking Water Standard And The First MCL Developed By DEP
*  [1/16/2023] Senate Republicans Pass Proposed Constitutional Amendment Giving General Assembly Unilateral Power To Veto Regulations, With No Oversight
*  [1/16/2023] Groups Host Jan. 17 Webinar On Climate & Health Impacts Of Methane Gas From Oil & Gas Operations
*  [1/16/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/9/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [1/2/2023] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/26/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/19/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [12/12/2022] Marcellus Drilling News: 3 Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Groups File Lawsuit To Block Rule Limiting VOC/Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities
*  [12/12/2022] DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Dec. 15 On Radioactive Drilling Waste; Road Dumping Wastewater; Limits On Methane Emissions; More
*  [12/12/2022] Delaware River Basin Commission Adopts A Ban On Discharging Wastewater From Hydraulic Fracturing Drilling Operations, Strengthens Rules On Exporting, Importing Water To Support Fracking
*  [12/12/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [12/5/2022] EQB Overwhelmingly Approves Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Republicans Vote Against
*  [12/5/2022] DEP Withdraws Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Regulation Ending Rulemaking; Existing Standard Remains In Place
*  [12/5/2022] EPA Grants Petition By Environmental Coalition To Set New Water Quality Standards For Delaware River Estuary
*  [11/28/2022] EQB To Meet Nov. 30 To Consider Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits For Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities
*  [11/28/2022] EDF Blog: What A Catastrophic Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Means For Our Climate And Health
*  [11/28/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [11/21/2022] IRRC Approves Final VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil & Gas Wells - Federal Highway Funds Still At Risk; And First State MCL For PFOS/PFOA
*  [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] PA Bulletin Public Notices - Regulations
*  [11/14/2022] EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
*  [11/14/2022] DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Draft DEP Stormwater Management Manual Update; Proposed Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards
*  [11/14/2022] PUC Launches Review Of Utility Cybersecurity Regulations, Seeks Comments On Potential Enhancements And Revisions
*  [11/14/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [11/7/2022] EQB Meets Nov. 15 On Final Radiation Safety, NPDES Compliance Schedule Regulations; Brodhead Creek Rulemaking Petition
*  [11/7/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/31/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/24/2022] Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way
*  [10/24/2022] PA Bulletin Public Notices
*  [10/17/2022] EQB Adopts Final-Omitted Reg. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA
*  [10/17/2022] IRRC Sends Order Laying Out Formal Reasons For Disapproving The Final EQB Manganese Reg; EQB/DEP Now Have 40 Days To Decide How To Proceed
*  [10/17/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [10/10/2022] DEP Adds Final-Omitted Reg. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities To Oct. 12 EQB Agenda
*  [10/10/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [10/3/2022] Final Reg. Reducing Methane From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities NOT On Environmental Quality Board Agenda For Oct. 12; Will Consider Final PFOS/PFOA MCL Rule
*  [10/3/2022] PA Bulletin - Public Notices
*  [9/26/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [9/19/2022] IRRC Votes 4 To 1 To Disapprove A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Regulation DEP Said Would Protect Public Health
*  [9/19/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [9/12/2022] Republicans On Senate Committee OK Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health
*  [9/12/2022] PA Bulletin Notices
*  [9/5/2022] Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health
*  [9/5/2022] PA Bulletin - Public Notices
*  [8/29/2022] PA Bulletin - Public Notices
*  [8/22/2022] Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Want To Rewrite Penn State Study Showing Their Drilling Wastewater Dumped On Roads Is Bad For Human Health, Environment
*  [8/22/2022] DEP Suspending Enforcement Of Certain Vapor Leak Monitoring For Small Gasoline Storage Tanks In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Areas
*  [8/22/2022] PA Bulletin - Public Notices
*  [8/15/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [8/8/2022] TribLive Guest Essay: EPA Must Address Natural Gas Leaks That Are Harming Our Children
*  [8/8/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [8/1/2022] House Committee Meets Aug. 2 To Disapprove Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities; Blocking The Rule Will Mean Loss Of Federal Highway Funds
*  [8/1/2022] EQB Meets Aug. 9 On Final Reg. Setting Manganese Toxics Water Quality Standard, RACT For Major Sources Of Nitrogen Oxides
*  [8/1/2022] Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency By Agency Regulatory Agenda Of Regulations In Development
*  [8/1/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [7/25/2022] IRRC Unanimously Approves Part I Of Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Shale Gas Facilities; DEP Moves To Avoid Federal Highway Funding Sanctions
*  [7/25/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [7/18/2022] EQB: DEP Continues Review Of Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petitions; Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Reg Coming Soon; Approves Municipal Waste Recycling General Permit
*  [7/18/2022] Republicans On House Committee Approve Letter To IRRC Sets Up Disapproval Of Final Oil & Gas Facility Methane Reduction Reg. Risking Millions In Federal Highway Funds
*  [7/18/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [7/11/2022] House Committee Meets July 11 On Letter To IRRC Opposing Final Oil & Gas Facility Methane Reduction Regulation
*  [7/11/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [7/4/2022] DEP To Recommend Fee Increase For Erosion & Sediment Control Permits To EQB July 12
*  [7/4/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [6/27/2022] Who’s Protecting Taxpayers? House Republicans Pass Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1 Billion In Cleanup Liability
*  [6/27/2022] House Republicans Pass Bill Giving IRRC Veto Over Final Regulations; Stacking The IRRC
*  [6/27/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [6/20/2022] EQB Adopts Part I Of Reg. Reducing Oil & Gas VOC/Methane Emissions; 80% Of Methane Emissions Come From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; IRRC Considers July 21
*  [6/20/2022] Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republican Lawmakers Poised To Cost PA Billions In Highway Funding At Behest Of Oil & Gas Industry
*  [6/20/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [6/13/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [6/6/2022] EQB Meets June 14 On Revised Final Regulation Reducing Methane Emissions From Just Unconventional (Shale Gas) Wells, Facilities; Working On Conventional Reg.
*  [6/6/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance June 15 Webinar - Proposed EPA Rule Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions
*  [6/6/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/30/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/23/2022] DEP Plans To Present A ‘Narrower Version’ Of Final Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Reg. To EQB At June Meeting
*  [5/23/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/16/2022] DEP Reschedules Environmental Quality Board Meetings June Thru October
*  [5/16/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/9/2022] Post-Gazette: DEP Evaluating Whether To Resubmit Oil & Gas Methane Rule To EQB To Address Concerns About A Separate Conventional Oil & Gas Rule
*  [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] Environmental Quality Board Meets May 18 On Vanadium Standard, Coal Refuse Disposal Regulations
*  [5/9/2022] Republican ‘Sandbox Permit’ Legislation Would Allow Agencies, Permit Applicants To Permanently Waive And Replace Any Regulatory Requirement With Minimal Public Review
*  [5/9/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/2/2022] DEP: Draft Updates Coming To Regs. On Conventional Oil & Gas Waste Disposal As Early As July; Waste Reporting Changes Invited
*  [5/2/2022] House Republicans Move Solar, Wind Bonding Bill; Fail To Plug The $1.8 Billion Hole In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding; Opposed Regs Making Natural Gas Pipelines Safer, Reducing Methane Emissions
*  [5/2/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [5/2/2022] PA Coal Industry, Unions File Lawsuit In Attempt To Block Final RGGI Regulation; Hearing May 2 On Republican Lawsuit
*  [4/25/2022] EQB Final Rule Published In PA Bulletin Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
*  [4/25/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [4/18/2022] DEP, Others Recommend Ways To Strengthen PUC Regulations On Natural Gas, Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Safety; Oil, Gas, Pipeline Industry, Unions Oppose New Rules
*  [4/18/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [4/11/2022] DEP Appeals Commonwealth Court Order Blocking Publication Of Final RGGI Regulation
*  [4/11/2022] PEC Blog: Pennsylvania Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased 9.6% In 2021
*  [4/11/2022] Penn State Extension Hosts Water Cooler Talk On Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances April 13 Webinar
*  [4/11/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [4/4/2022] House Passes Bill To Block RGGI Regulation - Again; Senate Republicans File Lawsuit
*  [4/4/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [3/28/2022] Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Agenda Of Regulations In Development
*  [3/28/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [3/21/2022] Environmental Quality Board Approves Final Rule Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations; Conventional Drillers Oppose
*  [3/21/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [3/14/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [3/7/2022] Environmental Quality Board Meets March 15 To Consider Final Rule Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations
*  [3/7/2022] Senators Yaw, Yudichak Request Independent Fiscal Office To Audit Modeling Done By DEP To Justify Final RGGI Regulations Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
*  [3/7/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [2/28/2022] Environmental Quality Board Accepting Comments On Proposed PFOA/PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level
*  [2/28/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [2/21/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [2/14/2022] Protect PT Hosts Feb. 15 Webinar On Proposed Increase In Oil & Gas Well Bond Amounts To Protect Taxpayers From Paying To Plug Wells Conventional, Unconventional Drillers Abandon
*  [2/14/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [2/14/2022] Register Now! Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Feb. 25-26
*  [2/14/2022] Registration Now Open! Virtual 2022 Watershed Forestry Summit March 2-3
*  [2/7/2022] AP: DEP Files Lawsuit Against Reference Bureau To Publish Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations; PA Could Lose Air Pollution Reductions, $283 Million
*  [2/7/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [1/31/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [1/24/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [1/17/2022] EQB Invites Comments On 2 Proposed Regulations: NPDES Water Quality Compliance Schedule; Municipal Waste Rural Transfer Facility Permit-By-Rule
*  [1/17/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [1/10/2022] Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set
*  [1/10/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [1/10/2022] Registration Open! Keystone Coldwater Conference + PA Chapter Of American Fisheries Society Feb. 25-26
*  [1/3/2022] PA Bulletin
*  [12/20/2021] Evangelical Environmental Network: It’s Well Past Time For PA To Transition To A Clean Energy Economy
*  [12/20/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [12/13/2021] Evangelical Environmental Network Disappointed In Final DEP Draft Reg. To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations
*  [12/13/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [12/6/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [11/29/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [11/22/2021] EQB Accepts Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding; DEP Has $15 Per Well Available In Bonds To Plug Conventional Wells
*  [11/22/2021] Marcellus Shale Coalition Challenges EQB Authority To Increase Bond Amounts For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; DEP Has $15 Per Well Available In Bonds To Plug Conventional Wells
*  [11/22/2021] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reschedules Hearing To Dec. 2 On Proposed Fee Change To Encourage Use Of AMD Impacted Waters, SRBC/DEP Letter Of Understanding
*  [11/22/2021] DEP Advisory Committee Supports Adopting Science-Based Water Quality Criteria For Toxic Manganese To Protect Public Health, Environment And No Change In Point Of Compliance For The Standard
*  [11/22/2021] House Republicans Move Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Actions By The Executive Branch To Cement One-Party Rule Of State Government
*  [11/22/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [11/15/2021] House Republicans Schedule Nov. 16 Committee Meeting On Bills Amending State Constitution To Invalidate Regulations Unilaterally Without Any Review Of Their Actions
*  [11/15/2021] Republicans On House Committee Report Out Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation
*  [11/15/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [11/8/2021] DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard
*  [11/8/2021] DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply
*  [11/8/2021] House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired
*  [11/8/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [11/1/2021] DRBC Posts Draft Regulations Covering Discharges Of Wastewater From High Volume Hydraulic Fracking Oil And Gas Drilling Operations; Bans Road Dumping Of Wastewater & Co-Products
*  [11/1/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [10/25/2021] EQB Adopts Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems
*  [10/25/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [10/18/2021] DEP Invites Comments On Notification Requirements For Spills, Discharges Threatening To Pollute Streams; Response To Bills Changing Definition Of Water Pollution
*  [10/18/2021] Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025
*  [10/18/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [10/11/2021] EQB Meets Oct. 19 On Proposed Regulation Setting Compliance Schedules For Communities With Combined Sewer Overflow Problems
*  [10/11/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [10/4/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [9/27/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [9/26/2021] PUC Extends Deadline For Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Nov. 29
*  [9/26/2021] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Adopts Final Changes To Groundwater Withdrawal Rules; Pre-Drilling Water Well Site Review, 2 Other Policies
*  [9/20/2021] Environmental Groups Submit Rulemaking Petitions To Environmental Quality Board Asking For Full-Cost Bonding For Oil & Gas Well Plugging
*  [9/20/2021] Environmental Quality Board Meets Sept. 21 To Consider Air Quality, Hazardous Waste Regulations, Other Items
*  [9/20/2021] Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Resolution Killing Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations
*  [9/20/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [9/13/2021] Senate Environmental Committee Sets Sept. 14 Meeting To Consider Resolution Killing Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations
*  [9/13/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [9/6/2021] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Votes To Approve The Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants
*  [9/6/2021] Republicans On House Committee Approve Resolution To Kill Final Power Plant Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations
*  [9/6/2021] How Did We Get Here: Background On The Final EQB Regulation Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants [RGGI]
*  [9/6/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [8/30/2021] Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Chapter 91 & 92 Water Quality Permit Fee Increase Regulation
*  [8/30/2021] PUC Seeking Additional Comments On Electric Storage Policies To Increase Reliability And Resiliency
*  [8/30/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [8/23/2021] PUC Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To Safety Regulations For Customer-Owned Natural Gas Pipeline System Service Lines
*  [8/23/2021] Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee OK Letter Disapproving Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. Covering Power Plants [RGGI]
*  [8/23/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [8/16/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [8/9/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [8/2/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [7/19/2021] PA Bulletin
*  [7/19/2021] PUC To Seek Public Comment On Enhancements To Regulation Covering Petroleum & Hazardous Liquids Pipelines
*  [6/7/2021] Environmental Quality Board To Consider Moving Ahead With PFOA MCL; Final PFOA/PFOS Soil & Groundwater Cleanup Standard June 15
*  [6/7/2021] House Committee Meets June 8 On Bill To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs
*  [6/7/2021] PUC Invites Comments On Proposal To Require Diversity Reporting By Public Utilities
*  [6/7/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/7/2021] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [5/30/2021] House Republicans Pass Bill Creating Office Of The Repealer Of Regulations
*  [5/30/2021] Senate Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Require Private Review Of Permits, Not Tell Public Why Regulations Changes Being Proposed
*  [5/30/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/24/2021] Senate Appropriations Meets May 24 On Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, End Public Participation During Emergencies And More
*  [5/24/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/17/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/10/2021] DEP Posts Final-Form Reg. Cutting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants For 2 Advisory Committee Meetings
*  [5/10/2021] Environmental Quality Board Meets May 19 On Proposed Radiation Safety, Air Pollution Reduction Regulations
*  [5/10/2021] House OKs 4 Bills On Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications
*  [5/10/2021] PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Oppose House Bills Curtailing Regulations, Permitting Programs Protecting Environment & Public Health
*  [5/10/2021] PUC Seeks Comment On Further Modifying Current Moratorium On Door-to-Door Energy Sales, Marketing Activities
*  [5/10/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/3/2021] On Transparency: What If The Senate And House Had To Adopt Laws Like DEP Adopts Regulations?
*  [5/3/2021] Senate Republicans Report Out Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Repeal Regs Because They Have Too Many Words, Shield Law Breakers, And More
*  [5/3/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/26/2021] Senate Committee Meets April 27 To Consider Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Repeal Regs Because They Have Too Many Words, Shield Law Breakers, And More
*  [4/26/2021] Republicans On House Committee OK Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications
*  [4/26/2021] Republicans On House Committee OK Bill Setting Up Office Of The Repealer To Recommend Repeal Of Existing Regulations
*  [4/26/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/19/2021] PA Grade Crude (Oil) Development Advisory Council Meets April 22 On Draft Conventional Drilling Rules; Update On Road-Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Study
*  [4/19/2021] House Committee Meets April 20 To Consider Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications
*  [4/19/2021] House Committee Meets April 20 On Bill Setting Up Office Of The Repealer To Recommend Repeal Of Existing Regulations ‘Defying A Common Sense Approach To Government’
*  [4/19/2021] Environmental Hearing Board Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Practice, Procedures Regulations
*  [4/19/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/12/2021] DEP Set To Discuss Final Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation At April 20 Citizens Advisory Council
*  [4/12/2021] Environmental Quality Board Meets On Proposed Stream Redesignations, Stream Petition April 20
*  [4/12/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/5/2021] Sen. Yaw Plans Bills To Stop State From Supporting Solar Energy Projects With Any Foreign Components; Adopt A Moratorium On Rulemaking During A Declared Emergency
*  [4/5/2021] PUC Proposes New Rules On Replacement Of Consumer-Owned Lead Service, Damaged Wastewater Service Laterals Cost Recovery
*  [4/5/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/29/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/22/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/15/2021] Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Agenda Of Regulations In Development
*  [3/15/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/8/2021] Environmental Quality Board Meets March 16 On Final Water Quality Permit Fee Increases
*  [3/8/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/1/2021] Republicans On House Committee OK Letter Disapproving Of Proposed EQB Changes To Chapter 105 Regulations
*  [3/1/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/1/2021] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [2/22/2021] IRRC Recommends EQB Consider Adding More Environmental Protections To Carbon Pollution Reduction Reg. Covering Power Plants; Delay Implementation 1 Year
*  [2/22/2021] DEP To Propose New Regulation To Require Automakers To Offer Electric Vehicles For Sale In Pennsylvania
*  [2/22/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/15/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/8/2021] Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Approve Letter Urging IRRC To Disapprove Reg. Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants
*  [2/8/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/1/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/25/2021] Senate Republicans Add Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Shield Violators From Enforcement To Environmental Agenda
*  [1/25/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/18/2021] House Republicans Reintroduce Bill To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [1/18/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/11/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/4/2021] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/28/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/21/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/14/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/7/2020] EQB Hearings Start Dec. 8 On Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants Consistent With RGGI
*  [12/7/2020] EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To The Basic Chapter 105 Waterways Permit Regulations
*  [12/7/2020] Bay Journal: How EPA, State Environmental Regulators Loosened Pollution Reins During Early Days Of COVID Pandemic
*  [12/7/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/30/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/23/2020] DEP Report On Petition To Adopt Broad-Based Climate Cap-And-Trade Program Due To EQB In Early 2021
*  [11/23/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/16/2020] EQB Meets Nov. 17 On Stream Redesignations, Mining Water Supply Replacement Regulations
*  [11/16/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/9/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/2/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/26/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/19/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/19/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [10/12/2020] PUC Accepting Comments Thru Advance Notice On Proposed Rule On Water Audit Methodology, Water Conservation
*  [10/12/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/5/2020] Governor’s Office Posts Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda
*  [10/5/2020] Senate Committee Meets Oct. 6 On Bills Prohibiting New Regulations, Meetings Of Advisory Committees During An Emergency And Repeal Existing Regulations By Resolution, Not Law
*  [10/5/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/28/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/21/2020] EQB Votes 13 To 6 To Approve Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations Covering Power Plants For Public Review
*  [9/21/2020] New Poll Finds 7 In 10 PA Voters Favor Participating In Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative To Reduce Power Plant Carbon Pollution
*  [9/21/2020] Evangelicals Urge Support For Carbon Pollution Reduction At Power Plants To Support Children, Not More Polluting Fossil Fuels
*  [9/21/2020] DEP Reports Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Had Nearly Twice The Violations Of Shale Gas Wells; DEP To Develop New Conventional Drilling Regs
*  [9/21/2020] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final DEP Air Quality Fee Increase Regulation
*  [9/21/2020] PUC Initiates Rulemaking On Replacement Of Customer-Owned Lead Service Lines And Damaged Wastewater Service Laterals
*  [9/21/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/14/2020] Senate Republicans Report Out Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing, Shielding Violators From Penalties
*  [9/14/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/7/2020] Senate Appropriations Meets Sept. 8 To Move Bills Taking Away DEP’s Authority For Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs, Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [9/7/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/31/2020] Federal Court Rejects EPA Approval Of PA Pollution Limits On Coal-Fired Power Plants
*  [8/31/2020] NRCS-PA: USDA Updates Conservation Provisions for Highly Erodible Land And Wetlands
*  [8/31/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/24/2020] DEP Posts Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations Covering Power Plants 4 Weeks Before Sept. 15 EQB Meeting
*  [8/24/2020] Senate Environmental Committee To Hold Sept. 9 Hearing On Setting Proposed Toxic Substances Standard For Manganese In Water
*  [8/24/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/24/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [8/17/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/10/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/10/2020] Going Virtual! PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 28-29
*  [8/3/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/27/2020] EQB Proposes To Adopt Manganese Water Quality Toxic Standard Protective Of Public Health
*  [7/27/2020] EQB Approves Final Air Quality Fee Increase, Proposed Revisions To Chapter 105 Permitting Regs
*  [7/27/2020] Regulation Lowering Sulfur Standard For Heating Oil From 500 To 15 ppm Now Final; Enforcement Suspended Until Feb. 28
*  [7/27/2020] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [7/27/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/20/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/13/2020] House Passes Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants
*  [7/13/2020] New DEP Analysis Shows Capping Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Would Save Hundreds Of Lives And Billions of Dollars
*  [7/13/2020] PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge House Members To Oppose HB 2025 Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs
*  [7/13/2020] Diverse Group Of Businesses, Nonprofits Calls For Strong Carbon Pollution Reduction Program To Grow Energy Efficiency, Renewable Industries
*  [7/13/2020] Ceres Business, Investor Group Urges House To Oppose HB 2025 Because It Would Harm PA’s Ability To Enact Economy-Friendly Carbon Reduction Policies
*  [7/13/2020] PA Nuclear Energy Group Says HB 2025 A Distraction From Energy Policies That Reduce Carbon Pollution
*  [7/13/2020] U.S. EIA: Renewable Energy Will Generate More Electricity Than Coal In 2020, 2021
*  [7/13/2020] DEP Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development
*  [7/13/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/6/2020] DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 475 More Permits, 1,656 More Inspections Since Last Week
*  [7/6/2020] Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events
*  [7/6/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/29/2020] DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 621 More Permits, 1,164 More Inspections Since Last Week
*  [6/29/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/22/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/22/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [6/15/2020] House Republicans Move Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants
*  [6/15/2020] Gov. Wolf Advised Lawmakers In May Of Problems With Bills Taking Away DEP's Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs, Urged Them To Help Develop A Plan That Benefits All Pennsylvanians
*  [6/15/2020] PEC, EDF Urge House Members To Oppose Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Any Program To Reduce Carbon Pollution Emissions
*  [6/15/2020] Organizations Urge PA Lawmakers To Create Clean Energy Jobs With Carbon Pollution Reduction Program
*  [6/15/2020] Reminder: EQB Virtual Hearings On Reg. Controlling VOCs/Methane From Existing Oil, Gas Operations June 23, 24, 25
*  [6/15/2020] Senate Republicans Move Bills To Block Regulations Because They Have Too Many Words; Promote Expensive 3rd Party Permit Reviews
*  [6/15/2020] EQB Meets June 16 To Consider Recommendation To Delist Waste As Hazardous Waste From 2 Processing Facilities
*  [6/15/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/15/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [6/8/2020] Republican Senate Committee Set To Consider Bills On June 10 To Block Regulations Because They Have Too Many Words; Promote 3rd Party Permit Reviews
*  [6/8/2020] Target DEP: Republican Senate Bill Would Block All Regulations, Shut Down Citizen Advisory Committee Meetings During A Declared Emergency
*  [6/8/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/1/2020] Senate Republicans Move Bill Out Of Committee To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [6/1/2020] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Adopts New Consumptive Water Use Policy To Expand Options, Reduce Costs
*  [6/1/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/25/2020] Senate Committee Meets May 27 To Consider Republican Bill To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [5/25/2020] Gov. Wolf Vetoes Republican Bill Blocking Environmental, Other Regulations
*  [5/25/2020] Bills On Governor's Desk
*  [5/25/2020] Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated]
*  [5/25/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/18/2020] House Republicans Give Final Approval To Bill Blocking Environmental, Other Regulations; Next Stop The Governor’s Desk
*  [5/18/2020] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Reschedules Meeting On Final Unconventional Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase To June 3
*  [5/18/2020] Bills On Governor's Desk
*  [5/18/2020] Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule [Updated]/Bills Introduced
*  [5/18/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/11/2020] Governor’s Office Updates List Of Regulations In Development By State Agencies
*  [5/11/2020] EQB Considers Proposed Rule Eliminating Stage II Vapor Controls At Gasoline Stations May 19
*  [5/11/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/4/2020] PUC To Seek Comment On Proposed Regulation To Address Barriers To Enhance Water, Wastewater Services
*  [5/4/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/4/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [4/27/2020] House Republicans Pass Bill Blocking Environmental Regulations; Likely Going To Governor
*  [4/27/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/20/2020] DEP Will Continue To Enforce Environmental Laws; 10 COVID-19 Related Waivers Granted
*  [4/20/2020] Rep. Metcalfe 'Demands' DEP Stand Down On Environmental Regulations During COVID-19 Shutdown
*  [4/20/2020] House Republicans Find A New Way To Stop Environmental Regulations
*  [4/20/2020] Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference Now Virtual On May 2-3
*  [4/20/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/13/2020] DEP Issues New Guidance On Inspections, Permit Enforcement, Waivers Of Permit, Regulatory Provisions During COVID-19 Pandemic
*  [4/13/2020] Republicans On House Committee Report Out Bill Again Trying To Emasculate Environmental Protection Efforts In PA
*  [4/13/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/6/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/30/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/23/2020] Final Changes To Low Flow Management Practices Adopted By Susquehanna River Basin Commission
*  [3/23/2020] Summary Of Actions From March 13 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meeting
*  [3/23/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/16/2020] House Committee Meets March 16 To Take Up Pretend Solution To Reducing Nutrient Pollution, Lets Regulated Entities Challenge Every DEP Document Without Public Involvement
*  [3/16/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/9/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/2/2020] PUC Adopts Regs. Increasing Consumer Protections, Price Transparency In Competitive Electric Market
*  [3/2/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/24/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/24/2020] Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11 & 12 In Altoona
*  [2/17/2020] EQB Sets 3 Public Hearings On Proposed Changes To Land Recycling Program Regulations Setting First PFOS/PFOA/PFAS Cleanup Standards
*  [2/17/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/10/2020] DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Feb. 18 On RGGI Reg; State Water Plan; Draft Chapter 105 Regs
*  [2/10/2020] Republicans On House Environmental Committee Disapprove Final EQB Triennial Water Standards Reg. Because DEP Didn’t Fill Out Regulatory Analysis Form Properly
*  [2/10/2020] CBF: Draft Federal Rule Change To Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Leaves Out Vital Provisions
*  [2/10/2020] U.S. Senator Bob Casey Calls For Key Water Quality Improvements In Proposed USDA Conservation Reserve Program Regulation
*  [2/10/2020] Regulations Being Considered By PUC To Encourage Water, Wastewater System Consolidation In Light Of PFAS, Lead, Emerging Contaminants
*  [2/10/2020] PUC Updates Policy On Promoting Diversity At Utilities; Begins Rulemaking Process On Reporting Diversity Information
*  [2/10/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/10/2020] Riparian Forest Buffer Summit March 11 - 12 In Altoona
*  [2/3/2020] DEP To Unveil Draft Regs To Participate In RGGI, Capping Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants, Feb. 13 At Advisory Committee Meeting
*  [2/3/2020] Agenda Added: House Committee Hearing Feb. 5 On Bill To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Any Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
*  [2/3/2020] Senate Hearing: DEP - No Decision Made On Joining Regional Transportation Climate Initiative Reducing Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions
*  [2/3/2020] Updated Agenda Now Available Showing Technical Guidance DEP Is Working On
*  [2/3/2020] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final Triennial Water Quality Standards, Stream Designation Regulation
*  [2/3/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/3/2020] Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29 In State College
*  [1/27/2020] 2 DEP Advisory Committees To Review Draft Chapter 105 Reg. Changes; Final Chapter 91/92A NPDES Fee Changes; Overview Of Draft 2020 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report
*  [1/27/2020] EQB Approves Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil Regulations
*  [1/27/2020] Republicans On House Environmental Committee Vote To Recommend IRRC Disapprove Triennial Water Quality Standards/ Stream Designation Regulation
*  [1/27/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/20/2020] DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 21 On Final Air Quality Permit Fee Increases
*  [1/20/2020] House Environmental Committee Hears From Industry, Business Groups On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations
*  [1/20/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/13/2020] EQB Meets Jan. 21 To Finalize Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil
*  [1/13/2020] House Environmental Committee To Hold Info Meeting Jan. 15 On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations
*  [1/13/2020] NRCS PA Invites Public To Comment On Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Rule Changes
*  [1/13/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/6/2020] EQB Submits Final Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards, Federal Mining Consistency Rule To IRRC, Committees For Review
*  [1/6/2020] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/6/2020] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [12/30/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/30/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [12/23/2019] EQB Approves For Comment Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Water Quality Standard
*  [12/23/2019] DEP Estimates Proposed Methane Regs Approved By EQB Will Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations By 75,000+ Tons/Year
*  [12/23/2019] Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Fine Particulate Control Regulations
*  [12/23/2019] DEP Holds Jan. 24 Hearing [If Needed] On Franklin County Ozone Maintenance Plan
*  [12/16/2019] DEP Finalizes Policy On Public Participation In Development Of Regulations
*  [12/16/2019] House Environmental Committee Meets Dec. 18 On Bills Exempting Industry From Waste Regulations, DCNR Land Swap
*  [12/16/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/9/2019] EQB To Consider Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Toxic Substances Water Quality Standard Dec. 17
*  [12/9/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/2/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/2/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [11/25/2019] Senate, House Members Announce Bills To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Any Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program; Offer No Alternative To Reduce Emissions
*  [11/25/2019] Environmental Quality Board Approves Land Recycling, Coal Mining, Water Standards, Toxics Strategy Changes
*  [11/25/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/18/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/18/2019] Sponsor Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 28-29 In State College
*  [11/11/2019] Environmental Quality Board Meets Nov. 19 To Consider Land Recycling, Coal Mining, Water Standards, Toxics Strategy Changes
*  [11/11/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/4/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/28/2019] Briefing: Trick Or Treat? Environmental Policies Promoted By Today’s Republicans
*  [10/28/2019] Senate Passes Bill To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed
*  [10/28/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/21/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/14/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/14/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [10/7/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/30/2019] House Passes Bill To Require Repeal Of 2 Regulations For Every New Regulation Adopted, Create Duplicate $695,000 Office Of The Repealer
*  [9/30/2019] Senate Committee OKs Bill To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed
*  [9/30/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/23/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [9/22/2019] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Proposes Changes To Rules For Consumptive Use Mitigation; Webinar, Hearing Set
*  [9/22/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/16/2019] Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Had Landmark Opportunity To Strengthen Pipeline Safety Rules
*  [9/16/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/9/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/2/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/26/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/19/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/12/2019] EQB Meets Aug. 20 On Final Changes To Fine Particulate Matter Reg, Another Fee Report
*  [8/12/2019] Governor’s Office Posts Agency Regulatory Agendas, Catalog Of Technical Guidance
*  [8/12/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/5/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/29/2019] Op-Ed: Clean Water Efforts Downstream Benefit Pennsylvanians [But, Look At Note]
*  [7/29/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/22/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/22/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [7/15/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/8/2019] EQB Regulation Lowering Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil To 15 PPM Published For Comment
*  [7/8/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/1/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/23/2019] DEP Expects To Present EQB With A Consultant Report On Costs/Benefits Of Climate Cap-And-Trade Petition Early Next Year; Update On PFOS Petition
*  [6/23/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/17/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/17/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [6/10/2019] Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18
*  [6/10/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/3/2019] Analysis: What If The Senate And House Had To Adopt Laws Like DEP Adopts Regulations?
*  [6/3/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/27/2019] Op-Ed: House Republican Anti-Regulation Proposals Don’t Offer Common Sense, Science-Based Solutions, Only More Bureaucracy
*  [5/27/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/20/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/19/2019] DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee To Discuss Science Behind The Need To Regulate Manganese, Draft Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan
*  [5/13/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/6/2019] House Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Penalties, Provide Defenses To Violators
*  [5/6/2019] House Republican Bills Providing Public Subsidies For Natural Gas Use Creates Political Commission To Set Environmental Standards, Make Individual Permit Decisions
*  [5/6/2019] More Than Half Of E&S Permit Applications Submitted Are Incomplete; Consultants Take 6 Weeks To Respond To Deficiencies
*  [5/6/2019] Agenda - House Environmental Committee Sets May 8 Info Meeting To Hear From Regulated Community On DEP Permit Review Experiences
*  [5/6/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/6/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [4/29/2019] Op-Ed: Are Pennsylvania’s Environmental Regulations Really Too Costly, Intrusive And Pointless?
*  [4/22/2019] EQB Accepts Cap-And-Trade Petition For Evaluation; State Does Have Authority To Adopt A Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program
*  [4/22/2019] House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [4/22/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/15/2019] House Environmental Committee Meets April 16 To Consider Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [4/15/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/8/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/1/2019] EQB To Consider Accepting Petition To Create Cap-And-Trade Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions On April 16
*  [4/1/2019] Draft Regulation Controlling VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations Now Available, To Be On April 11 DEP Advisory Committee Agenda
*  [4/1/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/1/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [3/25/2019] Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda Published By Governor’s Office
*  [3/25/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/18/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/11/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/4/2019] Cap-And-Trade Climate Petitioners Resubmit Entire Petition To EQB With Updated List Of Petitioners
*  [3/4/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/25/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/25/2019] PA Environment Digest Is Proud To Be A Sponsor Of These 4 Award, Educational Events
*  [2/18/2019] Greenhouse Gas Cap-And-Trade Petition Complete, Will Be On Next EQB Meeting Agenda
*  [2/18/2019] Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Urges Hunters, Anglers To Push Back Against New EPA Plan That Ignores Wildlife Habitat
*  [2/11/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/4/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/28/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/21/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/14/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/14/2019] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [1/14/2019] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [1/7/2019] Senate Republican Leader Warns Of Significant Budget Challenges; House Republicans Of Need For More Government Oversight
*  [1/7/2019] New Republican Chair Of House Environmental Committee Wants To Downsize PA’s Job-Killing Regulatory Environment
*  [1/7/2019] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/31/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/24/2018] EQB Publishes Final Regulation Updating Aboveground, Underground Storage Tank Regulations
*  [12/24/2018] DCNR Publishes Final Changes To PA Native Wild Plant Regulations
*  [12/24/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/24/2018] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [12/17/2018] Draft DEP Proposal To Cut Gas Well Methane Emissions Exempts Most Conventional Gas Wells Accounting For 50% Or More Of Methane Pollution
*  [12/17/2018] EPA, Army Corps Propose New Waters Of U.S. Definition
*  [12/17/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/17/2018] Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest
*  [12/10/2018] AP: Gov. Wolf: Cap-And-Trade Climate Plan May Be Something PA Should Adopt
*  [12/10/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/3/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/3/2018] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [11/26/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/19/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/12/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/5/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/29/2018] Gov. Wolf Signs Recreation Liability, Lead Service Line, Leaf Waste Bills, Ag Advisory Board Bills
*  [10/29/2018] DEP To Adopt Change Recommended By IRRC To Final Noncoal Mining Fee Package
*  [10/29/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/22/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/15/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/15/2018] About PA Environment Digest
*  [10/8/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/1/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/24/2018] Waning Days Of Senate, House: Environmental Bills We’re Watching, Good And Bad
*  [9/24/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/17/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/10/2018] DEP Invites Comments On Rules, Procedures Implementing The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
*  [9/10/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/3/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/27/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/20/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/13/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/6/2018] Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Propose Methane Limits On Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Conventional Drilling Regs Early In 2019
*  [8/6/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/30/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/30/2018] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [7/23/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/16/2018] DEP Provides Notice Of Court-Ordered Compliance Date Changes For Existing Gas Drilling Impoundments
*  [7/16/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/9/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/2/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/25/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/18/2018] House Committee Hears Testimony On Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions
*  [6/18/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/11/2018] EQB Meets June 19 On Final Radiation Protection Regulations
*  [6/11/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/4/2018] DEP Loses Appeal Of Unconventional Drilling Regulation Injunction At PA Supreme Court, Case On Merits Continues
*  [6/4/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/28/2018] House Committee To Hold June 11 Hearing On Delaware River Basin Commission
*  [5/28/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/28/2018] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [5/21/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/14/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/7/2018] House Passes Bills Changing Regulation, Permit Process In Ways That Puts Politics Ahead Of Science, Adds More Bureaucracy
*  [5/7/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/30/2018] House Will Again Try To Move 5 Bills Creating New Bureaucracies To Take Permit Reviews Away From DEP, Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [4/30/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/30/2018] Stories Invited
*  [4/23/2018] EQB Approves Final Drinking Water Fee Increases, Now Moves Through Final Review
*  [4/23/2018] Joint State Govt. Commission Concludes PA Environmental Laws Adhere To Federal Standards, Or Are Justified By A Compelling Interest
*  [4/23/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/16/2018] Full House Expected To Debate 5 Bills Creating New Bureaucracies To Take Permit Reviews Away From DEP, Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [4/16/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/16/2018] Register Now For 20th PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference
*  [4/9/2018] EQB To Consider Final Drinking Water Fee Increases, Review Report On Oil & Gas Drilling Fees April 17
*  [4/9/2018] Bill Would Require DEP To Replace Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions In Regulating Groundwater
*  [4/9/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/2/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/26/2018] PUC Invites Comments On Proposal To Enhance Consumer Information About Electricity Shopping
*  [3/26/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/19/2018] House Committee OKs Bills Creating New Bureaucracies To Take Permit Reviews Away From DEP, Waive Penalties, Create Office of The Repealer, Cap Number Of Regulations
*  [3/19/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/12/2018] House Committee To Consider Bills March 13 Taking Permit Reviews Away From DEP, Waive Penalties, Create Office of The Repealer
*  [3/12/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/5/2018] Governor’s Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda Posted, 4 Major DEP Fee Increase Packages
*  [3/5/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/26/2018] EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Storage Tank Regulations
*  [2/26/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/19/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/12/2018] Senate Adopts Bipartisan Resolution Requiring Independent Performance Evaluation Of Chapter 102, 105 DEP Permit Programs
*  [2/12/2018] House Committee Republicans OK Bill To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [2/12/2018] PA Environmental Council: General Assembly Already Has Ample Authority To Review, Stop Regulations
*  [2/12/2018] 22 Groups Express Opposition To So-Called Regulatory Reform Bills By House Republicans
*  [2/12/2018] Environmental Quality Board Meets On Final Explosives Regulations Feb. 20
*  [2/12/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/12/2018] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [2/5/2018] House Committee Meets Feb. 6 On 5 Bill Regulatory, Permit Package Designed To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [2/5/2018] Analysis: How Do The Senate, House Use The Tools They Have Now To Review Agency Regulations?
*  [2/5/2018] Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week
*  [2/5/2018] Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule
*  [2/5/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/29/2018] Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week
*  [1/29/2018] Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule/ Bills Introduced
*  [1/29/2018] Senate Passes Bill That Reduces Transparency, Gives 1 Committee Power To Delay Regulations
*  [1/29/2018] Republican Senators Propose A Count, Cap And Cut Regulations Initiative
*  [1/29/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/29/2018] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [1/22/2018] House Committee Chair Releases Regulatory Overreach Report, Endorses Bill Authorizing Repeal Of Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [1/22/2018] DCNR Proposes Changes To Snowmobile/ATV Grant Regulations
*  [1/15/2018] House Bill 1960 Short Circuits Imposition Of Fines, Penalties For Environmental Violations
*  [1/15/2018] House State Govt. Committee Chair To Announce Findings On Regulatory Overreach Jan. 16
*  [1/8/2018] Sen. Wagner Launches Website To Report Excessive Regulations, Working On Reg Reform Bill
*  [1/1/2018] Elections, Budget Will Dominate 2018 Legislative Politics And Session
*  [1/1/2018] DEP, EQB Schedule Additional Hearings On Water Toxics Strategy, Triennial Water Quality Reg Changes For Jan. 30
*  [1/1/2018] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/18/2017] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hosts Susquehanna Greenway Photo Gallery
*  [12/11/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/11/2017] Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited
*  [12/4/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/4/2017] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [11/27/2017] DCNR Proposes To Add, Delete, Change Native Wild Plant Classifications
*  [11/27/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/20/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/13/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/6/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/6/2017] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [10/30/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/23/2017] Sen. Yudichak Introduces Resolution Requiring Independent Performance Evaluation Of Chapter 102, 105 DEP Permit Programs
*  [10/23/2017] Bill Allowing The General Assembly To Kill A Regulation By Doing Nothing Was Reported For Referral To Another House Committee
*  [10/23/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/16/2017] House Committee To Consider Bill Oct. 16 Allowing The General Assembly To Kill A Regulation By Doing Nothing
*  [10/16/2017] DEP Proposes Changes To Process For Developing Regulations, Technical Guidance And Using Advisory Committees
*  [10/16/2017] Regulations,. Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/9/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/2/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/25/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/18/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/11/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/4/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/28/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/21/2017] Updated Regulatory Agenda Shows DEP Acting On Fee Increases For 6 Programs
*  [8/21/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/14/2017] Rep. Metcalfe: PA Leaders That Adopted Susquehanna River Basin Compact Were Incompetent, Negligent Or Corrupt
*  [8/14/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/14/2017] 2018 Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 23-24
*  [8/7/2017] EQB To Consider Petition On Setting PFOA Standard Aug. 15
*  [7/31/2017] Nothing In Senate $970 Million Revenue Package For The Environment, Code Bills Littered With Environmental Riders
*  [7/31/2017] Senate Environmental Permitting Changes Would Emasculate DEP’s Ability To Regulate Air, Water, Mining, Waste, Radiation, Oil & Gas
*  [7/31/2017] House State Government Committee Holds Aug. 2 Info Meeting On State Regulations
*  [7/24/2017] Trump Administration Releases New Regulatory & Deregulatory Agenda
*  [7/24/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/24/2017] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [7/10/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [7/3/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/26/2017] DEP Authority To Regulate Impact Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells On Public Resources Upheld By PA Supreme Court
*  [6/26/2017] Shale Gas Industry Tells House Committee, We Don’t Want Regulatory Relief, We Want Permits On Time
*  [6/19/2017] Senate OKs Bill To Allow General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
*  [6/19/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/12/2017] Senate Appropriations OKs Recycling Fee, Voting On Regs Bills
*  [6/12/2017] House Committee Seeks Ways The General Assembly Can Get More Involved In The Regulatory Process
*  [6/12/2017] PEC: Bill Requiring House/Senate Approval Of Regulations Raises Significant Constitutional Questions
*  [6/12/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/5/2017] Senate Appropriations Meets June 5 On Bills Changing Stream Protections From Mining, Recycling Fee Sunset, Voting On Regs
*  [6/5/2017] House Committee Holds June 6 Hearing On Regulatory Burdens, Abuses, Oversight
*  [5/29/2017] Analysis: House/Senate Republicans Introduce DEP Permit/Reg Reform Bills
*  [5/29/2017] National Law Journal: Lawsuit Over Trump’s 2-For-1 Executive Order On Regs Will Go Forward
*  [5/29/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/22/2017] Delaware Riverkeeper Petitions EQB For Drinking Water Standard For Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
*  [5/22/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/15/2017] Senate Committee OKs Bill Requiring Legislative Vote On Regs Costing $1 Million+
*  [5/8/2017] Senate Committee To Consider Bill Requiring Vote On Regs Costing $1 Million+ May 8
*  [5/8/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/8/2017] CLICK HERE To View Or Print Entire PA Environment Digest
*  [5/1/2017] New Bills Would Require Vote On Regs Costing $1 Million Or More, But Ignore Benefits
*  [5/1/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/17/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/10/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [4/3/2017] Senate Bill Would Require Approval Of Regulations By The General Assembly, Governor
*  [4/3/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/20/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/6/2017] Delaware RiverKeeper Submits Petition To EQB To Protect Spawning Fish Species
*  [3/6/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [2/27/2017] President Trump Orders Agency By Agency Regulatory Reform Task Forces
*  [2/6/2017] Updated Regulatory Agenda: DEP To Consider At Least 5 Fee Increase Regs This Year
*  [2/6/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/30/2017] Trump Issues Memorandums On Environmental Reviews, Pipelines, Infrastructure
*  [1/9/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [1/2/2017] Pivot Points 2017: Facts Will Lead Us To Better Decisions On Protecting The Environment
*  [1/2/2017] Senate, House Convene January 3 To Start New Legislative Session
*  [1/2/2017] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [12/26/2016] Greenwire: EPA Regulatory Status Report To Trump Transition Now Available
*  [12/13/2016] State Court Reimposes Stay On DEP Enforcement Of Certain Sections Of Drilling Regs
*  [11/28/2016] DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee Meets Dec. 7
*  [11/21/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [11/14/2016] Commonwealth Court Judge Puts Hold On Some Sections Of DEP Shale Drilling Regulations
*  [11/7/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [10/31/2016] Gov. Wolf Vetoes SB 562 Allowing Senate, House To Block A Regulation By Inaction
*  [10/24/2016] Senate Approves Resolution That Could Lead To Roll Back Of PA Environmental Laws
*  [10/24/2016] Op-Ed: Gas Drillers Need To Work With Our Communities, Not Against Them
*  [10/24/2016] Op-Ed: Litigation Necessary Last Resort To Protect Job Creators, Marcellus Shale Coalition
*  [10/24/2016] House Bill Would Create Yet Another Reviewer Of Regulations: Office Of The Repealer
*  [10/17/2016] Marcellus Shale Industry Sues To Block Certain Provisions Of New DEP Drilling Rules
*  [10/10/2016] DEP Drilling Regs To Take Effect Oct. 8 In Spite Of Challenge By Conventional Drillers
*  [10/10/2016] PEC On Final DEP Drilling Regs: (Un)Conventional Thinking Part 2
*  [10/10/2016] EQB Oct. 18: Pittsburgh Low-RVP Gasoline, Update Of Radiological Health Regs
*  [10/3/2016] Conventional Drillers Attempt To Delay Publication Of Final DEP Marcellus Drilling Regs
*  [10/3/2016] Analysis: Stage Set To Roll Back Decades-Old Environmental Protection Measures
*  [9/26/2016] Warning Flags Raised Over House Attempts To Roll Back Environmental Protection
*  [9/26/2016] Senate Committee Vote Sept. 27 Could Lead To Roll Back Of PA Environmental Laws
*  [9/12/2016] EQB Meets Sept. 20 To Consider Proposed New Chloride, Ammonia Standards
*  [9/12/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [9/5/2016] Commonwealth Court: DEP Can Protect Public Resources In Oil & Gas Permits
*  [9/5/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/29/2016] House GOP Policy Committee Held Hearing On Conventional Drilling Industry
*  [8/29/2016] Land Recycling Program Cleanup Standards Updated By DEP
*  [8/29/2016] DEP Updates Closure Requirements For Underground, Aboveground Storage Tanks
*  [8/22/2016] Joint Committee Unanimously Directs Final Publication Of DEP Marcellus Drilling Regs
*  [8/22/2016] DEP To Hold 10 Webinars On Final Chapter 78 Marcellus Shale Drilling Regulations
*  [8/22/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [8/15/2016] AG OKs Final DEP Drilling Regs, Legislative Committee Meets On Publishing Final Rules
*  [8/1/2016] State Court Rejects Appeal In Case To Force PA To Adopt Greenhouse Gas Limits
*  [7/11/2016] Governor’s Office Publishes Update To Agency Regulatory Agenda
*  [7/11/2016] July Meetings Of Environmental Quality Board, Citizens Advisory Council Canceled
*  [7/4/2016] Rep. Maher Announces Intent To Introduce New Conventional Oil & Gas Legislation
*  [7/4/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/27/2016] Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Into Law Killing DEP Conventional Drilling Regulations
*  [6/27/2016] Conventional Drillers Score Victory: Blocking Drilling Regs In Allegheny National Forest
*  [6/27/2016] Republicans Build On No More Stringent Theme: This Time On Methane Limits
*  [6/27/2016] Environmental Quality Board OKs Final Coliform, Air Quality Regs
*  [6/27/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [6/20/2016] Bills Killing Conventional Drilling Regs, On Clean Power Plan Review Go To Governor
*  [6/20/2016] Gov. Wolf Applauds Approval Of Final Unconventional Drilling Regulations
*  [6/13/2016] Gov. Wolf, House GOP Agree To Make DEP Start Over On Conventional Drilling Regs
*  [6/13/2016] PA Environmental Council: Much Work To Do To Modernize Conventional Drilling Regs
*  [6/13/2016] Clean Power Coalition Denounces Action To Stall Climate Change, Gut DEP Drilling Regs
*  [6/13/2016] Resolution By Sen. Brooks Would Study State Environmental Laws, Regs To Rollback
*  [6/6/2016] House Could Vote At Any Time To Kill Entire Drilling Reg Package Thru June 13
*  [6/6/2016] IRRC Submits Disapproval Order To PUC On Final Net-Metering Regulations
*  [5/30/2016] Senate/House Bills Moving
*  [5/30/2016] Clean Power Coalition Disappointed By House Vote On Bill To Slow Regulatory Process
*  [5/30/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [5/23/2016] House Could Vote On Resolution To Kill DEP’s Drilling Regulations At Any Time
*  [5/23/2016] IRRC Unanimously Disapproves PUC Net-Metering Final Regulations
*  [5/16/2016] House Could Vote On Resolution To Kill DEP’s Drilling Regulations At Any Time
*  [5/16/2016] Op-Ed: Protect Public From Environmental Hazards Of Drilling, Adopt DEP Regulations
*  [5/16/2016] PA Trout Unlimited: Tell Your Legislators NOW To Let DEP Drilling Regs Move Forward
*  [5/9/2016] House Committee Takes First Step To Block DEP’s Entire Final Drilling Regulations
*  [5/9/2016] PA Environmental Council Urges Committee Not To Oppose DEP Final Drilling Regs
*  [5/9/2016] PA Trout Unlimited: Tell Your Legislators To Let DEP Drilling Regs Move Forward
*  [5/9/2016] Analysis: Will The Confrontation Over Drilling Regs Kill The Entire Package?
*  [5/9/2016] Changing DEP’s Drilling Regs May Be At Heart Of Budget Compromises In Harrisburg
*  [5/9/2016] House Bill Would Change Make-Up Of Environmental Quality Board
*  [4/25/2016] IRRC Votes To OK Final DEP Drilling Regs., But House & Senate Will Have Their Say
*  [4/25/2016] PA Supreme Court Denies Appeal Challenging DEP Drilling Regs
*  [4/25/2016] Sen. Yaw Calls For Senate/House Disapproval Resolution On DEP Drilling Regulations
*  [4/18/2016] Commonwealth Court Denies Challenge To DEP’s Drilling Regulations
*  [4/18/2016] Senate, House Environmental Committees Disapprove DEP’s Drilling Regulations
*  [4/18/2016] COGENT Calls Committee Action To Disapprove DEP Drilling Regs A Travesty
*  [4/18/2016] IRRC To Consider Final DEP Drilling Regs April 21, Meeting To Be Streamed Live
*  [4/18/2016] Senate Committee OKs Bills To Kill Conventional Drilling Regs, Delay Clean Power Plan
*  [4/11/2016] EQB To Consider Radioactive Materials, Radon Fee Increases April 19
*  [3/28/2016] DEP Holds Disinfection Rule Stakeholders Work Group Meeting April 15
*  [3/28/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits
*  [3/21/2016] Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits