A new poll by Franklin & Marshall College released Wednesday found 65 percent of adults in Pennsylvania support a tax/fee on Marcellus Shale natural gas drillers. 72 percent of those surveyed opposed more natural gas drilling in state-owned forests. Other poll results-- 
-- 72 percent believe proceeds from a drilling tax should be shared by both the state and local communities where drilling takes place; 
-- 35 percent feel natural gas drilling has improved PA quality of life; 
-- 39 percent believe benefits of drilling outweigh environmental damage; 
-- 35 percent say potential damage from drilling outweighs economic benefits; 
-- 53 percent of Pennsylvanians believe the state is headed in the wrong direction; and 
-- 32 percent approve of Gov. Corbett's performance, up 1 percent from March.
            This poll is just the most recent showing overwhelming and historic support by Pennsylvania voters and the public for a natural gas severance tax or fee.

The Lancaster County Clean Water Consortium has announced a series of four workshops on a variety of issues, including: stormwater management and permitting, best management practices and infrastructure, sustainable stormwater infrastructure funding and the Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Conference.

The Friends of the Wissahickon will sponsor a series of Fall walks in Montgomery County hosted by FOW Trail Ambassadors during September.  Click Here for the schedule.

In a statement released Friday, President Obama took action to withdraw a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ratchet down the federal ozone pollution standard.

Lelia Favors sat alone on a tree stump, resting, watching, reflecting. A warm smile spread across her face that was wider than the log the young campers before her were attempting to saw with a Colonial-era tool.

We all remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001, but the employees of the Department of Environmental Protection remember better than most because they played a key role in the responding to the Somerset County crash site of Flight 93.

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

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.

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