PA Environment Digest Articles
Fayette County
*  [10/28/2024] Educators Invited To Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meetings Dec. 12, Feb. 19, April 25
*  [9/9/2024] Western PA Conservancy Protects 700 Acres Of Forestland In Fayette County; 1,495 Acres In Elk County To Be Added To State Forest Lands
*  [9/2/2024] Appalachian Regional Commission Selects Job Training, Revitalization Groups For Communities Impacted By Coal, Power Plant Closures; Underserved, Marginalized Communities; 5 In PA Serving Coal, Oil & Gas Counties
*  [8/26/2024] PA Resources Council, Partners Hold Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny, Fayette, Beaver Counties On Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 12
*  [7/29/2024] DEP To Hold Aug. 28 Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Rustic Ridge Ridge #1 Coal Mine 1,452 Acre Expansion In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties
*  [7/8/2024] WTAE: Can You Drink Water From Roadside Springs?
*  [7/8/2024] PA Resources Council Releases Schedule Of Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Remaining This Year In Western PA
*  [5/13/2024] Help Wanted: Mountain Watershed Association - Community Organizer
*  [4/29/2024] Educators Invited To April 30 Online Meeting Of Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition
*  [4/22/2024] PA Resources Council Launches 2024 Household Chemical Collections May 4 At Allegheny County Event; First Of 8 In Western PA
*  [3/25/2024] Fayette County Commissioners Unanimously Pass Ordinance Restricting Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells
*  [2/26/2024] Keep PA Beautiful: Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator Recognized With Community Pride Award
*  [2/12/2024] Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2023 Volunteer And Community Partners Awards
*  [9/18/2023] Mountain Watershed Association Announces Return Of Free Water Guardians After-School Club For K-8 Students In Connellsville, Fayette County
*  [9/11/2023] Republican Rep. Krupa Introduces HB 1656 To Ban Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Wells To Protect The Public From Radioactive, Toxic Materials
*  [8/28/2023] Republican Rep. Krupa To Introduce Bill To Ban Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Wells To Protect The Public From Radioactive, Toxic Materials
*  [8/14/2023] EPA: G2 STEM LLC Withdraws Application For Oil/Gas Wastewater Underground Injection Well Permit In Fayette County
*  [8/14/2023] Mountain Watershed Assn. Hosts 3 Public Meetings To Gather Input On Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan Part I - Dunbar Creek To Headwaters Aug. 16, 17, 18
*  [6/12/2023] EPA Invites Comments On Proposed Oil/Gas Waste Underground Injection Well In Fayette County; July 11 Virtual Public Hearing Set
*  [6/5/2023] PA Resources Council, Partners To Host Household Chemical Collection Events In Fayette, Washington Counties In June
*  [3/13/2023] Mountain Watershed Assn. Preserves 186 Acres Along One Of The Few Class A Wild Trout Streams In PA
*  [12/19/2022] DEP Assesses $600,000 Penalty For Illegal Disposal Of Over 1,800 Truck Loads Of Oil & Gas Waste Drill Cuttings In Fayette County
*  [11/21/2022] DEP Invites Comments On Texas Eastern Pipeline Replacement Projects Affecting Cambria, Fayette, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lebanon Counties
*  [9/19/2022] University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Recruiting Families In Southwest PA For Study Of Childhood Cancer, One Of 3 Studies Of Potential Health Impacts Linked To Shale Natural Gas Development
*  [8/22/2022] Federal SBA Loans Available To Westmoreland County & Southwest PA Residents With Flood Damage As A Result Of The Aug. 5 Storms
*  [7/4/2022] PA Environmental Council: $3.7 Billion - The Value Of Clean Water In Just 3 Watersheds Of The Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape
*  [6/6/2022] PA Resources Council To Host Household Chemical Collection Events In Fayette, Washington Counties In June
*  [5/2/2022] Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater Goes Solar To Produce Clean, Renewable Energy In Fayette County
*  [5/2/2022] Registration Opens May 1 For 2022 Annual PA Firefly Festival, Glow & Know Campouts In Western PA
*  [4/25/2022] Keep PA Beautiful’s Fayette County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer Led To County Recycling Office
*  [4/18/2022] PA Resources Council Reaches Milestone Of Responsibly Managing 6 Million Pounds Of Household Chemicals In Southwest PA
*  [2/28/2022] Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates, Partners Collect Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronic Waste, 29,900 Tires, 100,000 Pounds Of Household Chemicals In 2021
*  [1/10/2022] Help Wanted: Mountain Watershed Association Conservation & Recreation Manager; Community Advocate
*  [1/3/2022] DEP Sets Jan. 26 Hearing On Permits For LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 Mine Fayette, Westmoreland Counties
*  [10/11/2021] Vote Now! For PennDOT Multimodal Project Improving Accessibility At Ohiopyle State Park In Fayette County
*  [6/7/2021] Good Samaritan Proposal To Treat Abandoned Mine Drainage In Stewart Twp., Fayette Country
*  [5/30/2021] PA Resources Council To Host Household Chemical Collection Events In Fayette, Washington Counties In June
*  [5/3/2021] Registration Open! 9th Annual PA Firefly Festival June 25 & 26 In Forest County + Glow & Know Campouts
*  [4/12/2021] Environmental Quality Board Meets On Proposed Stream Redesignations, Stream Petition April 20
*  [4/5/2021] PA Resources Council 2021 Schedule Of 23 Household Chemical, Hard-To-Recycle, Electronic Waste Collection Events In Western PA
*  [3/8/2021] Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited, Western PA Conservancy Partner To Cleanup Mine Drainage In Dunbar Creek, Fayette County
*  [2/15/2021] DEP: Range Resources Pays $294,000 Penalty For Delaying The Plugging Of 42 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In 8 Counties
*  [1/25/2021] Miller Family, Mountain Watershed Assn. Partner To Protect 21 Acres Of Land In Fayette County
*  [1/25/2021] DEP Renews General Permits For 27 Facilities In 5 Counties To Process/Reuse Oil & Gas Drilling Waste
*  [1/4/2021] Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Internship Opportunities
*  [12/28/2020] Three New Sites Added To DCNR’s Trail Of Geology Guides
*  [11/9/2020] PA Resources Council To Host Final Household Chemical Collection Event Nov. 21 In Fayette County
*  [10/26/2020] Conserving Fallingwater’s Outdoor Art Online Program Oct. 27
*  [9/28/2020] EPA Recognizes Berkley Green Company, Naval Supply Depot In PA As 2020 Safer Choice Partners Of The Year
*  [9/14/2020] Fallingwater Offers Weekly Livestream Webinars Providing A Closer Look At This Iconic Home
*  [9/7/2020] Western PA Conservancy: Partnership, Generosity Lead To Ohiopyle Stream Restoration In Fayette County
*  [8/17/2020] DEP: Chestnut Valley Landfill To Play $25,000 Penalty In Fayette County
*  [8/10/2020] PA Environmental Council: Renewable Energy In Southwestern Pennsylvania
*  [8/3/2020] DCNR Could Be Changing Shuttle Token Fee At Ohiopyle State Park
*  [7/27/2020] PA Environmental Council Invites Responses To RFP For Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Strategic Planning Services
*  [6/15/2020] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Fayette County
*  [5/25/2020] Western PA Conservancy: Saving Fallingwater, 20 Years of Preserving Frank Lloyd Wright's Masterwork May 28 Online Event
*  [3/16/2020] Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Awards 5 Students College Scholarships
*  [3/16/2020] DEP Accepting Bids For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Clearfield, Fayette Counties
*  [3/9/2020] Register Now For Summer Science Camp For High School Students In Ohiopyle, Jennings Environmental Center
*  [3/9/2020] Penn State Extension Farm Energy Day Workshops On Energy Conservation, Renewables To Be Held At 4 Locations
*  [2/10/2020] Joint Conservation Committee: Belle Vernon Municipal Authority Taking A Stand Against Pollution From Drilling Waste
*  [1/13/2020] House Environmental Committee Meets Jan. 13 On Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater
*  [1/13/2020] Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019
*  [1/6/2020] Fallingwater 2020 Student Gnome House Design Challenge
*  [12/16/2019] December Newsletter Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee
*  [12/9/2019] PA Resources Council Accepting School Registrations For Let's Clear The Air Student Poster Challenge In Western PA
*  [12/2/2019] PEC Now Accepting Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini Grant Applications
*  [9/16/2019] 31 Counties Now Have Mosquitoes Or Animals Testing Positive For West Nile Virus, The Latest: Fayette County
*  [9/2/2019] Scenic Pittsburgh: Connellsville, Fayette County Earns Inaugural Community Scenic Achievement Award
*  [9/2/2019] Keep PA Beautiful: Local Fall Collection Events For Waste Tires, Other Items Set For Cambria, Fayette, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Counties
*  [7/8/2019] Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Home In Fayette County Added To World Heritage Sites List By UNESCO
*  [6/17/2019] 500+ Volunteers Picked Up 40 Tons Of Trash In PA During River Sweep In The Ohio River Watershed
*  [6/10/2019] PA Resources Council Holds June 22 Household Chemical Collection Event In Fayette County
*  [6/10/2019] Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA
*  [6/3/2019] Students, Experience Your Environment Through Conservation (EYE Con) Institute June 17-20, June 26-28
*  [5/13/2019] New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
*  [5/13/2019] Penn State Extension Sets 4 More Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
*  [4/29/2019] PA Resources Council Holds 7 Household Chemical Collection Events In Western PA
*  [4/29/2019] California U. Students Calvin, Peter Livengood Present Research On Raptors In Fayette County
*  [4/15/2019] DCNR Signs 2 Submerged Land Leases For Gas Development Covering 124.2 Acres For $496,800
*  [3/25/2019] Fayette County Boy Scout Peter Livengood Awarded William T. Hornaday Silver Medal For Conservation
*  [1/28/2019] Applications Being Accepted For Laurel Highlands Conservation Mini-Grants
*  [1/7/2019] Western PA Conservancy Protects 490 Acres In Allegheny, Cameron, Fayette, Mercer, Somerset Counties
*  [12/24/2018] EPA Approves DEP Request To Eliminate 7.8 RVP Gasoline In Pittsburgh Region Which Increased Summer Gasoline Prices Up To 15 Cents/Gallon
*  [12/17/2018] DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians - Robert Schiffbauer, Township Supervisor In Fayette County
*  [12/3/2018] DEP Awards $1.6 Million In Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Grants In Western PA
*  [12/3/2018] Groundbreaking Held For Multimodal Project To Improve Safety, Connectivity Around Ohiopyle State Park, Fayette County
*  [11/26/2018] DEP Holds Info Session/Hearing Dec. 12 On Amerikohl Revtai Mining, Reclamation Project Water Quality Permit In Fayette County
*  [11/19/2018] Conservation & Outdoor Recreation News From The Laurel Highlands
*  [10/22/2018] Oct. 17 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR
*  [10/8/2018] Ohiopyle State Park Visitor Center First Stop On Fall DCNR Energy Efficiency Tour
*  [10/8/2018] DCNR Recognizes Boy Scout Peter Livengood With Conservation Award For Projects In And Near Ohiopyle State Park
*  [9/24/2018] Part I: Boy Scout Takes On 4 Conservation Projects To Qualify For Prestigious William T. Hornaday Silver Award - Project #1: Saving Cranberry Glade Lake
*  [9/24/2018] Boy Scout Part II: Researching Raptors On Chestnut Ridge Near Uniontown
*  [9/24/2018] Boy Scout Part III: Restoring The Understory At Ohiopyle State Park’s Kentuck Campground
*  [9/24/2018] Boy Scout Part IV: Restoring Blooming Bioswales For A Better Youghiogheny River In Ohiopyle
*  [7/16/2018] DEP Invites Comments On 6 Stream Evaluation Reports In Delaware, Elk, Fayette, Luzerne, Monroe Counties
*  [7/2/2018] DEP: West Nile Virus Found In 11 More Counties This Week Bringing Total To 23
*  [7/2/2018] PEC: Newsletter From Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Now Available
*  [6/18/2018] Western PA Conservancy Protects More Forested Ridges, Headwaters In Laurel Highlands In Fayette County
*  [5/28/2018] DEP Invites Comments On TMDL Water Quality Plans For Watersheds In 5 Counties
*  [5/21/2018] DCNR Signs Submerged Land Leases Worth Over $4.6 Million
*  [4/30/2018] Reminder: PRC, Partners Hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events In Western PA Starting May 5
*  [4/23/2018] DEP Suspends Enforcement Of Low-RVP Gasoline Requirement In Pittsburgh After Final Regulation Repealing The Requirement Published
*  [4/9/2018] Forbes State Forest To Participate In Bayer Feed A Bee Local Pollinator Project
*  [4/2/2018] Fayette County Homeowners, Businesses Can Apply For Federal Disaster Assistance
*  [3/26/2018] Fayette County Receives DCED Municipal Grant For Stormwater Manager
*  [3/12/2018] Gov. Wolf Requests Federal Disaster Declaration For Flood, Mudslide Damage In Fayette County
*  [3/12/2018] PRC: 2018 Schedule Of Drug Take-Back, Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, Reuse Fest Events In Western PA
*  [1/29/2018] PEC Now Accepting Applications For Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini-Grants
*  [12/18/2017] Funding Approved For Reclamation Of Abandoned Mines In Fayette, Jefferson, Somerset Counties
*  [10/23/2017] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Fayette, Schuylkill Counties
*  [9/25/2017] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Fayette County
*  [6/19/2017] Volunteer For ORSANCO Ohio River Sweep In Western PA June 17
*  [6/19/2017] DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Saturday, June 17 For Southwest PA
*  [6/5/2017] National Road Heritage Corridor Receives Doppelt Family Trail Development Grant
*  [5/29/2017] DCNR, Indian Creek Valley ATV Club Officials Dedicate Fayette County Land Acquisition
*  [4/17/2017] DCNR Signs Submerged Lands Agreements With EQT Drilling Worth Over $2.5 Million
*  [4/10/2017] FirstEnergy Sells Part Of Former Hatfield Power Plant To Natural Gas Power Developer
*  [2/20/2017] DEP OKs Water Quality Certification For Maxwell Locks & Dam Hydro Project
*  [2/6/2017] Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Land Stewardship, Watershed Internships
*  [1/9/2017] Nominations Now Being Accepted For Western PA Environmental Awards
*  [1/2/2017] DEP Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Fayette County
*  [12/19/2016] DEP Invites Comments On Point Marion Lock & Dam Hydroelectric Project
*  [11/28/2016] DEP Suspends Stage II Vapor Recovery Enforcement For New, Modified Gasoline Stations
*  [11/14/2016] DEP Suspends Enforcement Of Stage II In Southeast Due To Diminishing Benefits
*  [10/24/2016] PA Trout Unlimited Coldwater Conservation Corps Training Nov. 12, Ohiopyle State Park
*  [10/24/2016] PennDOT Fined $26,066 By EPA To Settle Underground Storage Tank Violations
*  [9/26/2016] Gov. Wolf Announces Disaster Assistance Approved For Fayette County Flood Victims
*  [9/5/2016] State Agencies Supporting Fayette County Flood Responders, Residents
*  [8/22/2016] DEP: 14 Counties Nonattainment Areas For New Ozone Standard, August Meetings Set
*  [8/8/2016] 3 Existing Western PA State Park Dams To Be Evaluated For Hydroelectric Projects
*  [7/25/2016] Federal Disaster Assistance OK’d For 5 SW Counties, SBA Outreach Center Opens
*  [7/4/2016] Parties Agree To 1-Year Stay In Lawsuit Over Fayette County Coal Refuse Site
*  [6/27/2016] DCNR Designates 5 New State Forest Wild Areas, Over 50,000 Acres In 7 Counties
*  [6/6/2016] River Sweep Seeking Volunteers For June 18 Cleanup In Western PA
*  [5/16/2016] Youghiogheny River Symposium June 24-25 At Penn State-Fayette In Uniontown
*  [5/9/2016] DEP Hosting MS4 Stormwater Workshops Across The State In June, July
*  [4/4/2016] DEP Awards $1.19M For Mine Reclamation Projects In Elk, Fayette, Schuylkill Counties
*  [11/16/2015] PRC, SW Air Quality Partnership Student Let’s Clear The Air Poster Challenge
*  [11/9/2015] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Fayette County
*  [10/26/2015] Fall Trail Town Workshops In Venango, Fayette Counties
*  [10/12/2015] Southwest PA Clear The Air Student Poster Challenge Open For Entries
*  [10/12/2015] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Blair, Fayette Counties
*  [6/22/2015] Keep PA Beautiful: Winners Of Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest
*  [6/15/2015] Ceremony Opens Ohiopyle State Park Office/Visitor Center In Fayette County
*  [6/1/2015] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Reclamation Projects In Fayette, Tioga Counties
*  [5/11/2015] PRC Backyard Composting Workshops Set For Western PA
*  [1/5/2015] Report Clears Coal Waste Of Affecting Inmates’ Health In Fayette County
*  [5/5/2014] DEP Invites Comments On Stony Run, Fayette County Water Quality Standards Review
*  [4/14/2014] Opportunity To Bid On DCNR, DEP Projects
*  [9/30/2013] DEP Grant Helps Fayette County Homeowners Get Clean Water
*  [7/22/2013] Disaster Assistance Approved For Three Pennsylvania Counties
*  [4/22/2013] Opportunity To Bid On DCNR State Park, Forest Projects
*  [12/31/2012] DEP Notice Of Bid Opportunities For 4 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects
*  [10/29/2012] DEP Open House, Hearing On Fayette Compressor Station October 30
*  [10/29/2012] Nov. 8 Meeting/Hearing Set On Permit For Existing Gas-Fired Power Plant In Fayette
*  [8/27/2012] Chevron Community Days In Allegheny, Fayette Counties Cleans Up
*  [7/16/2012] DCNR Invites Bids For Ohioply State Park Projects
*  [7/2/2012] Game Commission Adds 975 Acres To State Game Lands
*  [6/18/2012] Opportunity To Bid On DEP, DCNR Projects
*  [10/3/2011] Ohiopyle Sustainable Energy Fair Set For October 8
*  [9/19/2011] Notice Of Bid Opportunities For DEP Projects In Clarion, Fayette Counties
*  [9/5/2011] Highway Changes Improve Access To Ohiopyle State Park
*  [6/13/2011] Foundation For PA Watersheds Receives $3.5 Million In Penalty Settlement
*  [4/11/2011] Western PA Conservancy Celebrates 75 Years Of Fallingwater
*  [3/7/2011] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Clearfield, Fayette Counties
*  [11/15/2010] Keep PA Beautiful Announces Presidents Award, Legacy Award Winners
*  [11/8/2010] Western PA Conservancy Completes Savan Dam Removal On The Little Mahoning
*  [10/11/2010] Bear Run Trail Care Weekend With The Keystone Trails Assn. October 15-17
*  [9/6/2010] Western PA Conservancy Purchases Key Property Within Bear Run Nature Reserve
*  [8/23/2010] Ohiopyle Green Streets Ribbon Cutting
*  [8/2/2010] Western PA Conservancy Sponsors August 21 Fayette County Volunteer Work Day
*  [5/10/2010] DCNR Awards $204,000 To City Of Connellsville For Improvements To Yough River Park
*  [4/5/2010] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Projects In Fayette, McKean Counties
*  [2/8/2010] PA CleanWays Cleans Up Active Illegal Dumpsites In Fayette County
*  [2/8/2010] Green Life PA Video- Take A Quick Visit To The Bear Run Nature Reserve
*  [1/11/2010] DEP Fines Atlas For Violations At 13 Well Sites In Fayette, Washington, Greene Counties
*  [11/30/2009] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Projects In Fayette, Luzerne Counties
*  [8/31/2009] PEC Seeking Bids For Ohiopyle Green Infrastructure Project
*  [3/27/2009] DEP Solicits Contractors For Bid Opportunity In Fayette County
*  [2/6/2009] DEP Invites Public Comments On Proposed TMDL Watershed Plans for Casselman River
*  [1/9/2009] Notice Of Bid Opportunity For Abandoned Oil And Gas Well Plugging
*  [11/29/2008] Success: WPC and Partners Remove Dams by Hand to Protect Surrounding Landscape
*  [11/29/2008] DEP Soliciting Comments On TMDL Watershed Plans In Four Counties
*  [9/26/2008] Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Adds Scenic Property To Ohiopyle State Park
*  [1/18/2008] DEP Invites Comments on TMDLs for 4 Watersheds in Beaver, Fayette Counties
*  [1/11/2008] DEP Invites Comments on Six Watershed TMDLs in Three Counties
*  [11/9/2007] Trout Unlimited Chapter Investigation Leads to DEP Charges Against Mining Co.
*  [11/2/2007] Fayette County Mine Reclamation Project Wins Federal Award
*  [4/6/2007] Game Commission Recognized By Chestnut Ridge Chapter Trout Unlimited
*  [9/8/2006] Bat Hibernating Sites Off-limits to Forbes State Forest Visitors
*  [8/11/2006] $2.7 million in Grants Announced for 11 Water Quality Projects
*  [5/26/2006] Finalists Named for 2006 Commonwealth Design Awards by 10,000 Friends
*  [11/18/2005] PA CleanWays Releases Results of Six-County Illegal Dump Survey
*  [11/4/2005] New Website Helps Residents Learn if They Need Mine Subsidence Insurance
*  [8/12/2005] Plan to Restore Youghiogheny River Tributary Approved
*  [6/12/2005] Regulations
*  [6/3/2005] Two PA Projects Win American Institute of Architect’s Green Project Awards
*  [4/8/2005] Comments Invited on Laurel Run TMDL, Fayette County
*  [3/25/2005] Final TMDLs Available for 17 Streams in 12 Counties
*  [3/11/2005] Forest Lands Beautification Program Yields 'Fab Five' Former Dump Sites
*  [10/15/2004] DEP Sets Meetings on Source Water Assessment, TMDL Proposals
*  [8/20/2004] Fish Commission Seeking Comment on Designation Changes to 5 Waterways