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Weekly PA Environment Digest Newsletter
September 6, 2010
(9/6/2010)
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* Fall Environmental Agenda Crowded For Last 3 Weeks Of Legislative Session

The Senate and House will only be in voting session together for three more weeks during the remainder of this year. Any bills not receiving final votes will die and have to be reintroduced in the new session in January when a new Senate and House and Governor will consider them.

* Onorato, Corbett Differ On Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Production Tax


* PA Submits Draft Chesapeake Bay Plan To EPA, Budget Cuts Impair Effectiveness

Pennsylvania joined Maryland in submitting a draft Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan on time by the September 1 deadline this week, but Virginia asked for a two day extension.

* Did You Know You Can Search 6 Years Of Digests On Any Topic?


* Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced


* Senate/House Bills Moving


* Rep. Conklin Introduces Bill On Emergency Response At Oil And Gas Wells

Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Mifflin) this week introduced a bill designed to enhance emergency response if needed at oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania.

* Rep. Eachus To DEP Secretary: Department Failed Hazleton Residents

Rep. Todd A. Eachus (D-Luzerne) this week called on the Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger to answer important questions about a fourth permit application to fill abandoned mines in Hazleton, noting that the DEP has failed to adequately inform the public at an "information meeting" held earlier this week.

* Carbon Trading Subject Of September 27 Environmental Issues Forum


* Keep The Promise Tour Reminds Legislators Of Commitment To Pass Severance Tax

Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future this week announced it is launching the “Keep the Promise Tour” across Pennsylvania to make sure the General Assembly keeps its promise to pass a Marcellus Shale natural gas production tax by October 1.

* Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director To Make Case For Severance Tax

Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director John Arway will be the featured speaker at two upcoming to discuss Marcellus Shale production severance tax on September 8 in Erie and September 22 in Williamsport.

* DEP, State Police To Step-Up Inspections Of Drilling Wastewater, Trash Haulers


* Chief Oil & Gas Announces Voluntary Disclosure of Marcellus Shale Hydraulic Fracturing


* USGS: 34 Counties Now In Drought Watch Condition

The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center this week reported the number of counties in drought watch condition doubled from 10  to 20 in the last two weeks, according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index.  One county-- Carbon-- is in drought emergency condition for groundwater sources.

* PennVEST Plans Mock Nutrient Credit Trading Auction September 15


* USDA Awards Nearly $1.8 Million In Conservation Innovation Grants To PA Projects


* Penn State Ag/Environmental Center Sponsors September 21 Buffer Workshop


* Applications For NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education Grants Due October 15


* York Watershed Alliance Sponsors Watershed Weekends In September, October


* Clinton CleanScapes Phase II West Branch Susquehanna Cleanup September 11


* Feature- Penn State College Of Ag Freshmen Spend Overnighter On Chesapeake Bay

Penn State offers new students nearly limitless options through its Learning Edge Academic Program (LEAP), designed to help freshmen interact with peers, take advantage of university resources and ease the transition to the college life.

* Heat Wave Again Imperils Upper Delaware Trout


* LandStudies Names New President, Announces Organizational Restructuring

LandStudies, an environmental restoration design / build firm based in Lititz, announced the realignment of the organization by appointing Kelly Gutshall, RLA, ASLA president of the firm.     

* Eastern Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation's New AmeriCorps Volunteer


* Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Butler, Schuylkill Counties

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of the opportunity to bid on mine reclamation projects in Butler and Schuylkill counties.

* Appalachian Outdoors, ClearWater Conservancy Hosts Environmental Film Festival Sept. 23


* Allegheny Land Trust To Release Sycamore Island Plan September 9


* Western PA Conservancy Purchases Key Property Within Bear Run Nature Reserve

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has recently purchased a 25.5-acre property that WPC considers critical to the long-term protection of the Bear Run Nature Reserve in Fayette County.

* PA's First Long-Term Forest Assessment Finds Challenges Ahead


* Spotlight- Loyalsock State Forest Hosts Best Forest Practices Tour

In mid-August the Bureau of Forestry’s Loyalsock forest district played host to the Bradford-Sullivan Forest Landowners Association’s “Endless Mountains Forestry Best Management Practices” tour. 

* Latest PA Urban Forestry Newsletter Now Available Online


* TreeVitalize Coupons Available For Trees In Midstate

Looking to plant a tree this Fall? The DCNR TreeVitalize Program in Central PA has available coupons good for $15 off the purchase of a tree you can plant at participating nurseries in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Perry and York counties.  Click here for details and to find a participating nursery.

* Online Video: Meet The Barkleavies In This Entertaining Series By iConservePA.org

Four trees, one different kind of family. Follow Bud, Chlorophyllis, Ace, and Pinelope as they grow wiser, facing the challenges and opportunities confronting trees and forests.

* Philadelphia Fish For Fun Fest Set For September 11

The 7th Annual Philly FUN Fishing Fest will be held on September 11 from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.          

* Cast Your Ad In The 2011 Fish & Boat Summary Book


* Pennsylvania's First Nature Inn Opens At Bald Eagle State Park

Doors opened this week at the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle, the first facility of its type in Pennsylvania's nationally recognized state park system, offering visitors modern accommodations and an up-close experience with nature.

* Game Commission to Hold State Game Land Tours For Public


* Feature- From Woods And Waters, At ECO Camp Paths Lead Students To Higher Learning

Punctuated by the occasional popped wheelie, and prerequisite group photo shoot at every tumbling waterfall, the five-mile bicycle trip took the 20 students down a shade-dappled path to a little fun—and a lot more learning.

* New Issue Of Environmental Ed Connections Available From PCEE, Join Website Testers

The September Environmental Connections newsletter is now available from the PA Center for Environmental Education.

* PA Environmental Education Center Question Of The Week For Students, Teachers

One of the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education's more popular online activities, "Question of the Week," returns this month to educate and entertain Pennsylvanians for another semester.

* Call For Presentations: 2011 PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Conference

The PA Association of Environmental Educators have issued a call for presentations for their 2011 annual Conference on March 17-19 at Antiochian Village in Ligonier.

* Philadelphia Expands Recycling Program


* Lehigh Valley Zoo Closes The Recycling Loop With New Exhibit


* EPA, Air & Waste Management Assn. Offer Clean Air Transport Rule Webinar September 10


* DEP OKs General Permit For Fill Project At Former NJ Zinc Plant In Palmerton


* New Jersey Adopts Ultra Low Sulfur Standard For Cleaner, More Efficient Heating Oil


* Governor Announces Alternative Energy Projects, Trims Changes To Portfolio Standards


* Environmental Heritage- DCNR At 15: Kinzua Railroad Bridge

At 301 feet, the Kinzua railroad bridge was the fourth-tallest railroad bridge in the United States. Rebuilt in 1900 to replace the original iron bridge, the new steel bridge carried the Erie Railroad over the Kinzua Valley in McKean County to support the nearby coal industry. 

* Grants & Awards

This section gives you a heads up on upcoming deadlines for awards and grants and other recognition programs. NEW means new from last week.

* Quick Clips


* Marcellus Shale NewsClips


* Watershed NewsClips


* Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

No new regulations were published this week. Pennsylvania Bulletin - September 4, 2010

* Calendar Of Events

Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

* Stories Invited


* Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn./PA Trout Unlimited

PA Environment Digest is a supporting member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers AssociationPennsylvania Council Trout Unlimited and the Doc Fritchey Chapter Trout Unlimited.

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