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Session Schedule

The Senate returns to session on September 19.

The House returns on September 26.

Contents – On the Hill

· Environmental Chairs Question Go It Alone Strategy for Mercury Emissions

· Act 46 Increases Reimbursement for Districts Building Green Schools

Other News

· Pennsylvania Student Team Wins 2005 Canon Envirothon

· Pittsburgh Solar Decathlon Project Team Heads for Washington

· Student, Teacher Win Honors in National Environmental Competition

· Poster Contest, Scholarship Winners Announced by Conservation Districts

· Nominations Due for 2006 EnergyValue Housing Award August 6

· Applications for Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants Due October 3

· Biodiesel Facility Receives Site Planning Grant

· Learn About Saving Energy, Solar and Other Clean Alternatives

· Animal Feeding Operation Air Agreement Signup Period Extended

· Ohio River Watershed Celebration Attracts 800 Participants, Awards Presented

· Pennsylvania Welcomes World to Pittsburgh for Bassmaster Classic

· Streamside Cleanup Workshops Coming in September, October

· No Agreement on Federal Abandoned Mine Fund, Program Extended 1 Year

· EPA’s Welsh Praises Coatesville Brownfields Partnership

· DEP CAC Elects Officers and EQB Representatives

· Help Wanted - Recycling, PENNTAP, Stream Buffer, Enviro. Ed Positions

Pennsylvania Habitat

· Fairmount Park Named 82nd Pennsylvania Important Bird Area, by Rhonda Poe, Director of Development, Audubon Pennsylvania

· In Defense of Dead Trees – Protecting Habitats for Wildlife, by the Pennsylvania Game Commission

Opinion

· Protecting Our Soil and Water: County Conservation Districts Need Our Support, by Susan Fox Marquart, PA Association of Conservation Districts

· Developing a Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan, by Rep. Douglas Reichley

Award Winning Performances

· George B. Wolff Receives State Conservation Commission Service Award

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7/29/2005