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House Republicans To Move Bills To Demolish Environmental Permitting, Stop Development For 3-5 Years, Cut Public Out Of Permit Reviews [PaEN]
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 24 To Move Bill To Regulate Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Make Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Legal [PaEN]
AP-Levy: Senate, House Return To Governor’s Fall Conversation Openers: Voting Machines, Private Charter Schools, Guns, Climate/RGGI
Politics
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Air
Senate, House Lawmakers From Both Parties Call On Wolf To Move Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules Without Delay [PaEN]
Bipartisan Group Of 30 House Members Urge Wolf To Take Action On Regs To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Legislators Call For Strong Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rules
Meyer: Environmentalists Pressure Wolf To Act Faster On Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules
Caruso: PA Environmental Board Will Vet Proposed Rules Restricting Potent Oil & Gas Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Cong. Lamb To EPA Chief: You’re On The Wrong Side After Methane Rule Rollback
Letter: Are Gas & Oil Methane Restrictions Enough To Protect Us?
PA Joins 22 Other States In Lawsuit Against EPA For Revoking California's Authority To Set Vehicle Emission Standards [PaEN]
PA Enviros Assail Trump’s Move To Block States From Setting Tougher Car Emission Rules
Editorial: Trump’s Toxic Emissions Policy, Blocking California Vehicle Standards
AP: Trump To Challenge California Authority To Set Auto Emission Rules
PA Given F Grade For Spending Volkswagen Settlement Money
Groups: PA Failing To Promote Electric Vehicles With $118M Volkswagen Settlement
Litvak: Duquesne Light Leans Into Electric Transportation, Just As Feds Go In Opposite Direction
Caruso: Electric Vehicle Drivers In PA Would Pay $250/Year Fee Under Advancing House Bill
DEP Investigates High Concentrations Of Benzene Emitted In The Area Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant [PaEN]
DEP Investigating Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Air Quality Results
Deadlines Set In Erie Coke (Coal) Appeal
DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For American Craft Brewery In Lehigh County, Hearing [If Needed] Oct. 4 [PaEN]
Hearing [If Needed] Set For Oct. 21 For Hydro Carbide, Inc. RACT II Air Quality Plan In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
History: Luzerne-Lackawanna Group Formed In 1969 To Keep An Eye On The Environment
Alternative Fuels
PA Given F Grade For Spending Volkswagen Settlement Money
Groups: PA Failing To Promote Electric Vehicles With $118M Volkswagen Settlement
Environmental Advocates Push State To Fund More Electric Vehicles With $118M VW Settlement
Awards & Recognition
Keystone Trails Assn., DCNR Will Recognize Any Hiker Completing All 798 Miles Of State Forest Hiking Trail System [PaEN]
Wildlife For Everyone Invites Photographers To The Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve In Centre County To Enter Photo Contest [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Chris Strohler, Wildlands Conservancy [PaEN]
Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Chad Pregracke Of Living Lands & Waters [PaEN]
EPA Accepting Nominations For 2020 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards [PaEN]
Beautification
Pittsburgh Appeals Mount Washington Billboard Ruling
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Rep. Toohil Introduces Bill To Name Regal Fritillary The State Butterfly To Honor Fallen Veterans At Fort Indiantown Gap [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Last Of 2019 Monarch Butterflies Leaving Pennsylvania
Monarch Butterfly Migration To Set PA Skies Ablaze With Color
Friends Of Heinz Refuge Monarch Butterfly Dash Sept. 28
Doug Oster: Heather Holm Carries The Mantle For Pollinators In Western PA
Researchers Hope To Stop Spotted Lanternfly Before It Reaches The Grapes In Erie County [PaEN]
State Urges Luzerne County Residents To Watch For Spotted Lanternflies
Spotted Lanternfly Invasion Prompts A Horror Film In Philly
Penn State's Great Insect Fair Imagines A World Without Bugs Sept. 28 In State College [PaEN]
30% of Birds (2.9 Billion) In U.S., Canada Since 1970 Are Going, According To New Study
AP: Where Have The Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Missing: Nearly 3 Billion Birds that Used To Live In North America
Silent Skies: Birds Are Vanishing From North America
Budget
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
Freeport Park Gets $240K CFA Grant In Armstrong County
Lower Burrell’s Central Park Gets CFA Grant For Upgrades In Westmoreland
Memorial Park In Williamsport Awarded $200,000 CFA Grant For Renovations
Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming
Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster
CFA Awards 3 Grants Totaling $2.8 Million To Extend Natural Gas Service Pipelines In Bradford, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
DCNR Identifies Top 10 Trail Gaps Across PA To Promote Restore PA Initiative [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties; [PaEN]
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: Advice From A Conservation-Minded Farmer
Lehman Twp Staying In Regional Stormwater Program In Luzerne
Wyoming Valley Stormwater Fee Defaulters Urged To Pay
Editorial: Stormwater Customers Should Pay Up In Wyoming Valley
Clearfield Conservation District Reports Trout Returning To Deer Creek
DEP Requests Altoona Review Sewage Overflow To Determine If It Is A Problem
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Cong. Meuser Meets With EPA Officials Over Federal Stormwater Mandates
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Citizen Action
DCNR Weekly Fall Foliage Reports Begin Sept. 26; Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: When Should I Plan My Fall Foliage Trip In PA This Year?
Do You Live, Work Or Play On Or Near The Kittatinny Ridge? Share Your Experiences In An Online Survey [PaEN]
Last PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, National Drug Take-Back Day Events In October In Western PA [PaEN]
DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For American Craft Brewery In Lehigh County, Hearing [If Needed] Oct. 4 [PaEN]
Hearing [If Needed] Set For Oct. 21 For Hydro Carbide, Inc. RACT II Air Quality Plan In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
Spotted Lanternfly Invasion Prompts A Horror Film In Philly
Philadelphians’ Joy In Killing Spotted Lanternflies Another Sign How Much We Hate Outsiders
DEP To Hold Open House Sept. 23 In Mansfield On Doing Work In Streams Affected By Flooding, Erosion [PaEN]
Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]
DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Seeking New Members [PaEN]
What’s Your Attitude About Litter? Take The Keep PA Beautiful, PennDOT & DEP Online Survey! [PaEN]
Westmorland, Allegheny County Shred-It Events Accept Unwanted Documents, Electronics
DEP Hosts Oct. 16 Hearing On Tri-County Landfill Application To Re-Open A Closed Municipal Landfill In Mercer County [PaEN]
Lebanon Valley Conservancy Needs Volunteers To Plant 1,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Deadline Approaching To Register For Roach-Bauer Forest Forum On Oct. 3
Sewickley Watershed Assn. To Hold Field Day TODAY At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site, Westmoreland County
Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]
Wildlife For Everyone Invites Photographers To The Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve In Centre County To Enter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Chester County Clean Energy Tour Oct. 19 Features 24 Open Houses
Rally Organizers Want Local Governments To Declare Climate Emergency In Blair
Teen Climate Activist Builds Following With Downtown Pittsburgh Vigil
Shavertown Native Travels To Promote Protection, Cleanup Of World’s Oceans
O’Neill: Ingomar United Methodist Church Leads Effort To Bring Clean Water To People Around The World
Climate
AP-Levy: Senate, House Return To Governor’s Fall Conversation Openers: Voting Machines, Private Charter Schools, Guns, Climate/RGGI
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Politicians Have Done Little On Climate Front
DEP Secretary McDonnell: The Time For Action On Climate Change Is Now - And The People Of Pennsylvania Know It [PaEN]
Republicans On House Environmental Committee Express Concern About The Cost Of PA
Joining Regional Initiative To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]
Senate, House Lawmakers From Both Parties Call On Wolf To Move Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules Without Delay [PaEN]
Bipartisan Group Of 30 House Members Urge Wolf To Take Action On Regs To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Joins 22 Other States In Lawsuit Against EPA For Revoking California's Authority To Set Vehicle Emission Standards [PaEN]
PA Enviros Assail Trump’s Move To Block States From Setting Tougher Car Emission Rules
Editorial: Trump’s Toxic Emissions Policy, Blocking California Vehicle Standards
AP: Trump To Challenge California Authority To Set Auto Emission Rules
Crown Packaging To Set Science-Based Sustainability Climate Targets In Early 2020 [PaEN]
Joint Conservation Committee: Pentagon Report Concludes Climate Factors Are A National Security Concern [PaEN]
Sept. Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Highlights Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Pentagon Report Calling Climate A National Security Concern [PaEN]
Republican House, Senate Members To Introduce Bills To Protect Coal-Fired Power Plants From Carbon Tax [PaEN]
Going Carbon Neutral: PA’s Key Role In Fight Against Climate Change
Here’s What PA Is Doing To Address Climate Change, Any Why Politics Is Making It Difficult
Op-Ed: Boomers Take Note: The Kids Are Right About Climate Change
PA Legislators Call For Strong Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rules
Meyer: Environmentalists Pressure Wolf To Act Faster On Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules
Caruso: PA Environmental Board Will Vet Proposed Rules Restricting Potent Oil & Gas Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Cong. Lamb To EPA Chief: You’re On The Wrong Side After Methane Rule Rollback
Letter: Are Gas & Oil Methane Restrictions Enough To Protect Us?
Letter: Climate Change Needs Nonpartisan Solution
PA Given F Grade For Spending Volkswagen Settlement Money
Groups: PA Failing To Promote Electric Vehicles With $118M Volkswagen Settlement
Environmental Advocates Push State To Fund More Electric Vehicles With $118M VW Settlement
The Guardian Carbon Countdown Clock: The clock marks how long it will take, if the rate of greenhouse gas emissions stays the same, before 2 degrees celsius of warming is likely.
Rally Organizers Want Local Governments To Declare Climate Emergency In Blair
Allegheny Front: The State Of Climate Change Education In PA
We’re Losing The Race: UN Secretary General Calls Climate Change An Emergency
Listen To The Scientists, Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Urges Congress To Take Action
8 Country Poll: Climate Crisis Seen As Most Important Issue By Public, Over Migration, Terrorism
What Longtime Climate Activist Rafe Pomerance Wants You To Know
Scientists Set Out How To Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030
Behind The Climate Hype: Can Models Be Trusted?
Op-Ed: 5 Climate Change Science Misconceptions, Debunked
In Coal-Centric West Virginia, Climate Change Discussion Starting To Grow
Climate Issues: Where 2020 Democrats Stand On The Green New Deal And More
Hopey: Students Lead Climate Strike In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh-Area Students Participate In Global Climate Strike
Greensburg Joins In Global Climate Strike
Hundreds Participate In Climate Strike In Erie
Students, Community Rally In Centre County For Global Climate Strike
They Screwed Up Our Planet, And We Want It Back, Hundreds Participate In Local Climate Strike
Harrisburg Area College Students Skip Classes For Climate Change Protest
Student Protesters In Harrisburg Join Global Climate Strike
Global Climate Strike Inspires Lehigh Valley Students, Residents
Climate Strike Events In Northeast PA
Hundreds Of Youth Climate Strikers Surround Philly City Hall - “If You Don’t Act Like Adults We Will”
How Pennsylvania Observed The 2019 Global Climate Strike
Op-Ed: Youth Climate Movement Puts Ethics At The Center Of Global Debate
Editorial: With Global Climate Strike, Youth Are Fighting For Their Future
Lehigh Valley Climate Strikes Planned For Global Student Day Of Action
Western PA Students Call On Politicians To Take Climate Action After Conference
Philly Students Will Be Marked Absent If They Join The Climate Strike Friday
Teen Climate Activist Builds Following With Downtown Pittsburgh Vigil
Philly Students Will Be Marked Absent If They Join The Climate Strike Friday
It’s Greta’s World But It’s Still Burning. The Extraordinary Rise Of A 16-Year-Old, And Her Hail Mary Climate Movement
Coal Mining
House, Senate Members To Introduce Bills To Protect Coal-Fired Power Plants From Carbon Tax
A Proud Industry Thrives In Coal County - Lehigh Anthracite - Part I
In Coal-Centric West Virginia, Climate Change Discussion Starting To Grow
Compliance Action
DEP Investigates High Concentrations Of Benzene Emitted In The Area Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant [PaEN]
DEP Investigating Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Air Quality Results
Deadlines Set In Erie Coke (Coal) Appeal
Conservation District
Clearfield Conservation District Reports Trout Returning To Deer Creek
Pike County Conservation District Annual Dinner Highlights Nature's Influence On Music Oct. 25 [PaEN]
Court Decisions
Hurdle: Court Ruling Clears Way For Mariner East Pipeline Construction To Restart In Chester County
DCNR
Sept. 18 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Sept. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Seeking New Members [PaEN]
Delaware River
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Kummer: Delaware Watershed Conservation Projects Awarded Nearly $16 Million In Grants
Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]
Delaware River Basin Commission Announces Summer Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
Corvias, Chester Continue Stormwater, Beautification Projects
DRBC To Reconsider Approval Of Proposed New Jersey LNG Export Terminal
Kathy Klein Named Executive Director Partnership For The Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
DRBC
DRBC To Reconsider Approval Of Proposed New Jersey LNG Export Terminal
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 20 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PFAS Action Team To Release Recommendations For Action, Funding Needs Soon; 25 Sites Now Contaminated In PA [PaEN]
Bagenstose: DEP: First Statewide PFAS Testing Results Due Within Weeks
Officials Update Community On PFAS Cleanup At Willow Grove Bases
Wolf, 14 Governors Tell Congress To Include Strong PFAS Provisions In Defense Bill
Lancaster County Has Around 38,000 Private Wells, There Are No State Standards For Any Of Them
State Experts Say You Should Get Your Well Tested Annually
Residents, Pets Rescued In Flood From Massive Water Main Break In Carrick, Allegheny County
AP: Water Main Break In Pittsburgh Turns Streets Into Rapids, Requires Rescues
Pittsburgh Residents Recount Horror Of Rising Water From Massive Water Main Break
PA American Water Criticized For Response To Water Main Break
Boil Water Advisory For South Hills Pittsburgh to Last Until Sunday
Pittsburgh Water Authority Replaces 855 Lead Service Lines Ahead Of Schedule In 2019
Editorial: Mandated Testing For Lead Poisoning In Children Not Enough
O’Neill: Ingomar United Methodist Church Leads Effort To Bring Clean Water To People Around The World
Economic Development
Meyer: House Republicans Begin Moving Pro-Natural Gas Subsidy Package
Republicans Begin Moving Priority, Pro-Natural Gas Package
PA Republicans Unveil Package Of Proposals To Boost [Natural Gas] Energy Sector, State Economy
Op-Ed: Sen. Warren’s Promise To Ban Fracking Would Hurt Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Wilds Receives Federal Grant To Support Entrepreneurial Growth In The PA Wilds [PaEN]
Education
Allegheny Front: The State Of Climate Change Education In PA
Wildlife Academy Blog: Laurie E. My Path To The Wildlife Leadership Academy
A Green Infrastructure Research Lab Grows At Villanova
Wildlands Conservancy Highlights October Education Programs, Activities In Lehigh Valley [PaEN]
Bill Dangles Student Loan Forgiveness For Volunteer Firefighters
Philly School Board Gets Earful On Asbestos Risks At Middle School
Editorial: State Board Of Education Not Blind To Science
Shavertown Native Travels To Promote Protection, Cleanup Of World’s Oceans
Emergency Response
Residents, Pets Rescued In Flood From Massive Water Main Break In Carrick, Allegheny County
AP: Water Main Break In Pittsburgh Turns Streets Into Rapids, Requires Rescues
Pittsburgh Residents Recount Horror Of Rising Water From Massive Water Main Break
PA American Water Criticized For Response To Water Main Break
Bill Dangles Student Loan Forgiveness For Volunteer Firefighters
Energy
DEP Secretary McDonnell: The Time For Action On Climate Change Is Now - And The People Of Pennsylvania Know It [PaEN]
Republicans On House Environmental Committee Express Concern About The Cost Of PA
Joining Regional Initiative To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]
Senate, House Lawmakers From Both Parties Call On Wolf To Move Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules Without Delay [PaEN]
Bipartisan Group Of 30 House Members Urge Wolf To Take Action On Regs To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
PA Joins 22 Other States In Lawsuit Against EPA For Revoking California's Authority To Set Vehicle Emission Standards [PaEN]
Crown Packaging To Set Science-Based Sustainability Climate Targets In Early 2020 [PaEN]
Joint Conservation Committee: Pentagon Report Concludes Climate Factors Are A National Security Concern [PaEN]
PUC Takes Major Steps To Address Energy Affordability For Low-Income Households [PaEN]
Maykuth: PUC Dramatically Expands Utility Assistance For Low-Income Consumers At A Cost Of $102 Million
Anya Litvak/Laura Legener: New Utility Policy Aims To Reduce Energy Burden For PA’s Poor
AP: House Backs Tax Credit For Dry Natural Gas Cracker Plants
Thompson: Three Mile Island Power Plant Last Day As Working Reactor Will Be Friday
AP: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown Is Imminent
Sholtis: As TMI Stops Producing Electricity, One Community Braces For Change
TMI Will Shut Down Friday, Ending A Contentious Chapter In Country’s Nuclear History
TMI Unit 1 To Produce Power For Last Time Friday
Maykuth: Three Mile Island to Shut Down For Good Friday After PA Said No To Financial Rescue
NRC: Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor To Shut Down Friday
PA’s Largest Solar Energy Project To Help Fuel Penn State For 25 Years
Plans For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Fold In Archbald, Lackawanna County
$2.7 Million Centre Hall Natural Gas Project To Supply Gas To Hanover Foods
Letter: Fracking Ban Would Eliminate Thousands Of Jobs In PA
Reid Frazier: At Refinery In Scotland, Plastics Evangelist Says U.S. Shale Gas Is Vital
Reid Frazier: Why I’m Following PA’s Marcellus Shale Gas To Scotland
Meyer: House Republicans Begin Moving Pro-Natural Gas Subsidy Package
Republicans Begin Moving Priority, Pro-Natural Gas Package
PA Republicans Unveil Package Of Proposals To Boost [Natural Gas] Energy Sector, State Economy
UGI Natural Gas Hike Means Higher Bills For Some Customers, Lower Bills For Others
UGI Residential Gas Rates To Leap 13%, Biggest Hike In 14 Years
PA Given F Grade For Spending Volkswagen Settlement Money
Groups: PA Failing To Promote Electric Vehicles With $118M Volkswagen Settlement
Chester County Clean Energy Tour Oct. 19 Features 24 Open Houses
A Proud Industry Thrives In Coal County - Lehigh Anthracite - Part I
Virginia Governor Orders 100% Carbon-Free Power By 2050
PJM, Parties Reach Agreement In Principle Over $160M GreenHat FTR Default
PJM Capacity Market Plan To Increase Costs $8.4 Billion, Market Monitor Estimates
Energy Conservation
Maykuth: Why Are Philadelphia Office Towers All Lit Up At Night?
Environmental Health
Why Do People Die Young In Some Pittsburgh Area Neighborhoods? Citizen Scientists To Investigate
Editorial: Finding A Link To Rare Cancers In Southwest PA
Environmental Heritage
Local Man’s Paintings On Mining History, Other Topics At Ford City Library, Armstrong County
History: Luzerne-Lackawanna Group Formed In 1969 To Keep An Eye On The Environment
Farming
Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Erie, Carbon, Monroe Counties; Both People & Animals Can Be Affected [PaEN]
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties[PaEN]
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Lancaster Farming: Advice From A Conservation-Minded Farmer
Researchers Hope To Stop Spotted Lanternfly Before It Reaches The Grapes In Erie County [PaEN]
State Urges Luzerne County Residents To Watch For Spotted Lanternflies
Spotted Lanternfly Invasion Prompts A Horror Film In Philly
He Spent 2 Years In A Cubicle, Then He Decided to Return To A Juniata County Dairy Farm
Westmoreland Land Trust Eyes Hempfield Farm For Park, Nature Reserve
Flooding
DEP To Hold Open House Sept. 23 In Mansfield On Doing Work In Streams Affected By Flooding, Erosion [PaEN]
Residents, Pets Rescued In Flood From Massive Water Main Break In Carrick, Allegheny County
NRCS: Scranton Responsible For Vague Notice On Streambank Restoration Projects
New Luzerne County Flood Maps Could Mean Higher Insurance For Some
Agreement Proposed Between Luzerne County, Wyoming Valley Levee Authority
Luzerne County Flood Authority, County Could Come Together
Luzerne County Flood Authority Agreement With County On Hold
Phase I Solomon Creek Flood Wall Restoration Complete In Wilkes-Barre
Next Phase Of Solomon Creek Flood Wall Undersay In Wilkes-Barre
Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming
Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster
Corvias, Chester Continue Stormwater, Beautification Projects
Flooding - Hurricanes
More Than 1,000 Rescues, Evacuations As Imelda Soaks Texas
Imelda Leaves 4 Dead In Texas, Others Stranded, Trapped
Forests
SRBC Water Quality Monitoring Report Again Shows No Adverse Impact From Drilling On State Forest, Other Land In Priority Watersheds [PaEN]
DCNR Weekly Fall Foliage Reports Begin Sept. 26; Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
5 Things To Expect From This Year’s Fall Foliage Season
Independence Conservancy Hosts Oct. 6 Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Walk In Penn's Woods, Beaver County [PaEN]
State Urges Luzerne County Residents To Watch For Spotted Lanternflies
Spotted Lanternfly Invasion Prompts A Horror Film In Philly
Philadelphians’ Joy In Killing Spotted Lanternflies Another Sign How Much We Hate Outsiders
Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]
Deadline Approaching To Register For Roach-Bauer Forest Forum On Oct. 3
Lebanon Valley Conservancy Needs Volunteers To Plant 1,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Editorial: Pittsburgh Mayor Needs To Maintain The Trees
Sept. 18 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Sept. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
California Hit With Biggest Wildfire Of 2019 As NASA Warns On Climate
Grants/Funding
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
CFA Awards 3 Grants Totaling $2.8 Million To Extend Natural Gas Service Pipelines In Bradford, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties; Webinar Sept. 17 [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties; Webinar Sept. 17 [PaEN]
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Kummer: Delaware Watershed Conservation Projects Awarded Nearly $16 Million In Grants
Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]
A Green Infrastructure Research Lab Grows At Villanova
Corvias, Chester Continue Stormwater, Beautification Projects
Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming
Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster
Wyoming Valley Stormwater Fee Defaulters Urged To Pay
Editorial: Stormwater Customers Should Pay Up In Wyoming Valley
Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Lehman Twp Staying In Regional Stormwater Program In Luzerne
Lebanon Valley Conservancy Needs Volunteers To Plant 1,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
EPA To Announce Approval Of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Plan To Control Sewage Overflows Sept. 19 [PaEN]
Hazardous Substances
PFAS Action Team To Release Recommendations For Action, Funding Needs Soon; 25 Sites Now Contaminated In PA [PaEN]
Bagenstose: DEP: First Statewide PFAS Testing Results Due Within Weeks
Officials Update Community On PFAS Cleanup At Willow Grove Bases
Wolf, 14 Governors Tell Congress To Include Strong PFAS Provisions In Defense Bill
Pittsburgh Water Authority 10 Months Ahead Of DEP Schedule In Replacing Lead Drinking Water Service Lines [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Water Authority Replaces 855 Lead Service Lines Ahead Of Schedule In 2019
Lead-Safe Group Recommends Demolition Rules To Reduce Health Hazards In Allegheny County
Philly Landlords Win Concession In Council Battle Over Lead Safety Bill
Editorial: Mandated Testing For Lead Poisoning In Children Not Enough
Philly School Board Gets Earful On Asbestos Risks At Middle School
Last PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, National Drug Take-Back Day Events In October In Western PA [PaEN]
Land Conservation
Presentation Proposals Due To PALTA For April 1-3 PA Land Conservation Conference Nov. 1 [PaEN]
Do You Live, Work Or Play On Or Near The Kittatinny Ridge? Share Your Experiences In An Online Survey [PaEN]
Westmoreland Land Trust Eyes Hempfield Farm For Park, Nature Reserve
Lake Erie
John Hayes: State Action Sought To Fight Great Lakes Pollution
Littering/Illegal Dumping
What’s Your Attitude About Litter? Take The Keep PA Beautiful, PennDOT & DEP Online Survey! [PaEN]
Neighborhood Cleanup Set For Sunday In Wilkes-Barre
Illegal Dumping Recurring Problem In Wilkes-Barre, Cleanup Taking Time
Editorial: Concerted Solutions Needed For Illegal Dumping In Wilkes-Barre
Altoona Annual Cleanup Attracts Over 120 Volunteers
Westmorland, Allegheny County Shred-It Events Accept Unwanted Documents, Electronics
Last PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, National Drug Take-Back Day Events In October In Western PA [PaEN]
Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates Chad Pregracke Of Living Lands & Waters [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
Sewickley Watershed Assn. To Hold Field Day TODAY At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site, Westmoreland County
Oil & Gas
Senate Environmental Committee Meets Sept. 24 To Move Bill To Regulate Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Make Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Legal [PaEN]
The Allegheny Voice: Ohio DNR Documents Show Radioactive Elements In Oil & Gas Brine
SRBC Water Quality Monitoring Report Again Shows No Adverse Impact From Drilling On State Forest, Other Land In Priority Watersheds [PaEN]
AP: House Backs Tax Credit For Dry Natural Gas Cracker Plants
Senate, House Lawmakers From Both Parties Call On Wolf To Move Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules Without Delay [PaEN]
Bipartisan Group Of 30 House Members Urge Wolf To Take Action On Regs To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
Republicans On House Environmental Committee Express Concern About The Cost Of PA
Joining Regional Initiative To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]
DEP Secretary McDonnell: The Time For Action On Climate Change Is Now - And The People Of Pennsylvania Know It [PaEN]
PA Legislators Call For Strong Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rules
Meyer: Environmentalists Pressure Wolf To Act Faster On Oil & Gas Methane Emission Reduction Rules
Caruso: PA Environmental Board Will Vet Proposed Rules Restricting Potent Oil & Gas Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Cong. Lamb To EPA Chief: You’re On The Wrong Side After Methane Rule Rollback
Letter: Are Gas & Oil Methane Restrictions Enough To Protect Us?
Meyer: House Republicans Begin Moving Pro-Natural Gas Subsidy Package
Republicans Begin Moving Priority, Pro-Natural Gas Package
PA Republicans Unveil Package Of Proposals To Boost [Natural Gas] Energy Sector, State Economy
Wyoming County Officials Praise Natural Gas Industry
Editorial: Finding A Link To Rare Cancers In Southwest PA
Plans For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Fold In Archbald, Lackawanna County
SEPTA’s Natural Gas Plant In Nicetown Drew Controversy, Ruling Could Come Next Month
UGI Natural Gas Hike Means Higher Bills For Some Customers, Lower Bills For Others
UGI Residential Gas Rates To Leap 13%, Biggest Hike In 14 Years
Column: A Democratic President Might Try To Ban Fracking In 2021, Is PA Ready For This?
Letter: Fracking Ban Would Eliminate Thousands Of Jobs In PA
Op-Ed: If Fracking Is Banned, What Happens To Jobs In Western PA?
Editorial: Fracking Shouldn’t Be Banned
Reid Frazier: At Refinery In Scotland, Plastics Evangelist Says U.S. Shale Gas Is Vital
Reid Frazier: Why I’m Following PA’s Marcellus Shale Gas To Scotland
Allegheny Front: Report: Trade Secret Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times At Oil & Gas Wells In Ohio
Altoona Authority Plans Cleanup Of Tank Site That Held Wastewater From Natural Gas Pipeline Construction
Op-Ed: Sen. Warren’s Promise To Ban Fracking Would Hurt Pennsylvania
Zito: Crackers And Frackers Could Hold the Keys To 2020
DRBC To Reconsider Approval Of Proposed New Jersey LNG Export Terminal
Oil Prices Jump After Strikes Cut Saudi Arabia’s Output In Half
Gasoline Prices Could Rise By 25 Cents A Gallon Due To Saudi Oil Attacks
Oil Prices Plunge As Saudi Arabia Says Output Will Return To Pre-Attack Levels In Weeks
Pipelines
PUC Dismisses Complaint Filed By Sen. Dinniman Against Mariner East Pipelines Per Court Order, But Continues Proceedings On Related Complaints [PaEN]
Hurdle: Court Ruling Clears Way For Mariner East Pipeline Construction To Restart In Chester County
PUC Dismisses Complaint Filed By Sen. Dinniman Against Mariner East Pipelines As Ordered By Court
CFA Awards 3 Grants Totaling $2.8 Million To Extend Natural Gas Service Pipelines In Bradford, Lancaster, and Lebanon Counties [PaEN]
Editorial: Another Incident And More Distrust For Mariner East Pipeline Project
$2.7 Million Centre Hall Natural Gas Project To Supply Gas To Hanover Foods
AP: PA Township Plans To Bar Pipelines Turbines Near Appalachian Trail
Natural Gas Customers In NJ, NY Casualties In Fight Over New Pipelines
Trump Campaign Sees PennEast Pipeline As Route To Taking Down Biden
Permitting
House Republicans To Move Bills To Demolish Environmental Permitting, Stop Development For 3-5 Years, Cut Public Out Of Permit Reviews [PaEN]
DEP Posts 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
Hurdle: Court Ruling Clears Way For Mariner East Pipeline Construction To Restart In Chester County
Radiation Protection
Meyer: With TMI Closed, Nuclear Advocates’ Concern Shifts To PA’s Other Plants
Local, State Leaders Rally To Support Nuclear Energy In Beaver County
Three Mile Island Shutdown Renews Talk Of Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
Thompson: Three Mile Island Closes With A Whimper, And A Whisp
TMI Shuts Down, Local Officials Predict Economic Hit
Op-Ed: Closing Of TMI Is An Absolute Shame
Thompson: Three Mile Island Power Plant Last Day As Working Reactor Will Be Friday
AP: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown Is Imminent
Sholtis: As TMI Stops Producing Electricity, One Community Braces For Change
TMI Will Shut Down Friday, Ending A Contentious Chapter In Country’s Nuclear History
TMI Unit 1 To Produce Power For Last Time Friday
Maykuth: Three Mile Island to Shut Down For Good Friday After PA Said No To Financial Rescue
NRC: Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor To Shut Down Friday
NRC Considers Keeping TMI Reactor Accident Debris In Idaho For 20 More Years
NJ Wind Farm Gets Permission To Connect To Fmr Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Equipment
PJM Capacity Market Plan To Increase Costs $8.4 Billion, Market Monitor Estimates
Recreation
Keystone Trails Assn., DCNR Will Recognize Any Hiker Completing All 798 Miles Of State Forest Hiking Trail System [PaEN]
DCNR Identifies Top 10 Trail Gaps Across PA To Promote Restore PA Initiative [PaEN]
Restore PA Plan Gains Momentum To Link Trails In Somerset
See Renovated Railroad Tunnel, More At Poe Paddy State Park
Pennsylvania Wilds Receives Federal Grant To Support Entrepreneurial Growth In The PA Wilds [PaEN]
Presque Isle State Park To Close For Herbicide Spraying
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
Freeport Park Gets $240K CFA Grant In Armstrong County
Memorial Park In Williamsport Awarded $200,000 CFA Grant For Renovations
Lower Burrell’s Central Park Gets CFA Grant For Upgrades In Westmoreland
Do You Live, Work Or Play On Or Near The Kittatinny Ridge? Share Your Experiences In An Online Survey [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Covered Bridges To See By Trail
DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Seeking New Members [PaEN]
Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Creates A Dozen Trail Itineraries To Help Plan Cycling Outings In Western PA, Ohio, WV, NY [PaEN]
DCNR Weekly Fall Foliage Reports Begin Sept. 26; Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: When Should I Plan My Fall Foliage Trip In PA This Year?
5 Things To Expect From This Year’s Fall Foliage Season
Independence Conservancy Hosts Oct. 6 Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Walk In Penn's Woods, Beaver County [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Take The 127-Mile Elk Scenic Drive As An Elk-Spotting Alternative To Crowded Winslow Hill
O’Neill: UPMC, Highmark, CMU, Pitt Should Kick In To Support Pittsburgh Parks
Family Bicycle, Poker Run In Jefferson County A Success
Police Increase Patrols At Wildwood Park In Dauphin County After Jogger Assaulted
Philly Needs Better Road Map For Adapting Street Space For Pedestrians
Northmoreland Park On Deck For Potentially Millions Of Dollars In Upgrades In Westmoreland
Lackawanna Heritage Valley To Remove Collapsed Mining Bridge
Sept. 18 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]
Sept. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Recycling/Waste
Last PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, National Drug Take-Back Day Events In October In Western PA [PaEN]
Erie Glass Drop-Off Event Set For Sept. 28
Westmorland, Allegheny County Shred-It Events Accept Unwanted Documents, Electronics
Editorial: Praise For Stauffers Food Stores’ Move Away From Single-Use Plastic Bags
House Environmental Committee To Hold Info Meeting Sept. 24 On Bill To Provide An Industry-Specific Exemption From Regulation For Certain Plastic Wastes [PaEN]
DEP Hosts Oct. 16 Hearing On Tri-County Landfill Application To Re-Open A Closed Municipal Landfill In Mercer County [PaEN]
Dunmore Council Vote Gives Boost To Keystone Landfill Expansion Plans
Editorial: Voters Can Change Dunmore Approval Of Keystone Landfill Move
Editorial: Structure Of An Engaged Community Over Keystone Landfill
Allegheny Front: Report: Trade Secret Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times At Oil & Gas Wells In Ohio
Renewable Energy
House, Senate Members To Introduce Bills To Protect Coal-Fired Power Plants From Carbon Tax [PaEN]
Chester County Clean Energy Tour Oct. 19 Features 24 Open Houses
PA’s Largest Solar Energy Project To Help Fuel Penn State For 25 Years
NJ Wind Farm Gets Permission To Connect To Fmr Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Equipment
Virginia Governor Orders 100% Carbon-Free Power By 2050
PJM Capacity Market Plan To Increase Costs $8.4 Billion, Market Monitor Estimates
Schuylkill River
Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]
Stormwater
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Kummer: Delaware Watershed Conservation Projects Awarded Nearly $16 Million In Grants
Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]
EPA To Announce Approval Of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Plan To Control Sewage Overflows Sept. 19 [PaEN]
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties; Webinar Sept. 17 [PaEN]
DEP To Hold Open House Sept. 23 In Mansfield On Doing Work In Streams Affected By Flooding, Erosion [PaEN]
DEP Requests Altoona Review Sewage Overflow To Determine If It Is A Problem
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Lancaster Farming: Advice From A Conservation-Minded Farmer
Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming
Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster
NRCS: Scranton Responsible For Vague Notice On Streambank Restoration Projects
Wyoming Valley Stormwater Fee Defaulters Urged To Pay
Lehman Twp Staying In Regional Stormwater Program In Luzerne
Editorial: Stormwater Customers Should Pay Up In Wyoming Valley
A Green Infrastructure Research Lab Grows At Villanova
Corvias, Chester Continue Stormwater, Beautification Projects
Cong. Meuser Meets With EPA Officials Over Federal Stormwater Mandates
SRBC
SRBC Water Quality Monitoring Report Again Shows No Adverse Impact From Drilling On State Forest, Other Land In Priority Watersheds [PaEN]
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Proposes Changes To Rules For Consumptive Use Mitigation; Webinar, Hearing Set [PaEN]
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Sustainability
Editorial: Supporting Sustainability As More Districts Go Eco-Friendly
Wastewater Facilities
New Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Agreement With Feds Includes Green Infrastructure, $2 Billion Plan To Help Control 6.6 Billion Gallons Of Wet Weather Sewer Overflows [PaEN]
ALCOSAN Unveils $2 Billion Clean Water Plan That Extends To 2036
Hopey: ALCOSAN Plan To Deal With Wet Weather Sewage Overflows Flows Forward
Allegheny County Agency Releases Plan To Control Sewage Overflows, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
EPA To Announce Approval Of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Plan To Control Sewage Overflows Sept. 19 [PaEN]
DEP Requests Altoona Review Sewage Overflow To Determine If It Is A Problem
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Mayor: 2 Companies Express Interest In Buying Harrisburg Capital Region Water System
Maykuth: Delaware County Sewer System Serving 42 Towns Sold For $276 Million
Editorial: Aqua PA Swallows Up DELCORA Wastewater Authority
Democrats: Sale Of DELCORA Wastewater System Typical Bad, Backroom Republican Deal
Can Lehigh County’s Leaky Sewer System Handle More Development?
Altoona Authority Plans Cleanup Of Tank Site That Held Wastewater From Natural Gas Pipeline Construction
Watershed Protection
SRBC Water Quality Monitoring Report Again Shows No Adverse Impact From Drilling On State Forest, Other Land In Priority Watersheds [PaEN]
Commonwealth Financing Authority Approves $20 Million For Watershed, Environmental Projects Funded By Drilling Impact Fee [PaEN]
NFWF Announces $6.9 Million In Grants To Improve The Health Of The Delaware Watershed; $3.4 Million To PA [PaEN]
Kummer: Delaware Watershed Conservation Projects Awarded Nearly $16 Million In Grants
New Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Agreement With Feds Includes Green Infrastructure, $2 Billion Plan To Help Control 6.6 Billion Gallons Of Wet Weather Sewer Overflows [PaEN]
ALCOSAN Unveils $2 Billion Clean Water Plan That Extends To 2036
Hopey: ALCOSAN Plan To Deal With Wet Weather Sewage Overflows Flows Forward
Allegheny County Agency Releases Plan To Control Sewage Overflows, But Critics Say It’s Not Enough
EPA To Announce Approval Of Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s Plan To Control Sewage Overflows Sept. 19 [PaEN]
DEP Requests Altoona Review Sewage Overflow To Determine If It Is A Problem
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
NFWF Now Accepting Proposals For Local Govt. Installation Of Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Practices In 8 Priority Chesapeake Bay Watershed Counties [PaEN]
Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]
Clearfield Conservation District Reports Trout Returning To Deer Creek
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Next Webinar Oct. 11 - New Conservation Planning Tool For At-Risk Species [PaEN]
Conservation Organizations Oppose EPA’s Move To Finalize Rollback Of Waters Of The U.S. Rule [PaEN]
Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents
Lancaster Farming: Advice From A Conservation-Minded Farmer
Loyalsock Awarded CFA Grant For Watershed Restoration In Lycoming
Mount Joy Awarded CFA Grant To Handle Stormwater Flooding In Lancaster
NRCS: Scranton Responsible For Vague Notice On Streambank Restoration Projects
Wyoming Valley Stormwater Fee Defaulters Urged To Pay
Lehman Twp Staying In Regional Stormwater Program In Luzerne
Editorial: Stormwater Customers Should Pay Up In Wyoming Valley
A Green Infrastructure Research Lab Grows At Villanova
Corvias, Chester Continue Stormwater, Beautification Projects
DEP To Hold Open House Sept. 23 In Mansfield On Doing Work In Streams Affected By Flooding, Erosion [PaEN]
Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]
Lebanon Valley Conservancy Needs Volunteers To Plant 1,000 Trees This Fall [PaEN]
Sewickley Watershed Assn. To Hold Field Day TODAY At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site, Westmoreland County
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Proposes Changes To Rules For Consumptive Use Mitigation; Webinar, Hearing Set [PaEN]
O’Neill: Ingomar United Methodist Church Leads Effort To Bring Clean Water To People Around The World
Shavertown Native Travels To Promote Protection, Cleanup Of World’s Oceans
Editorial: Celebrating Dirtier Water With EPA Waters Of U.S. Rule Change
Cong. Meuser Meets With EPA Officials Over Federal Stormwater Mandates
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Water Resources
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Proposes Changes To Rules For Consumptive Use Mitigation; Webinar, Hearing Set [PaEN]
Wildlife
P.J. Reilly: New Chronic Wasting Disease Plan Includes Radical Deer Control Measures
Stephen Huba: PA Wants Deer Hunters To Help Control Chronic Wasting Disease
Where Do You Mail A Deer Head For Chronic Wasting Disease Testing?
Editorial: Game Officials Trying To Stay Ahead Of Chronic Disease Outbreak
Editorial: Game Commission Appropriately Steps Up Chronic Wasting Disease Efforts
Op-Ed: PA Doesn’t Need To Allow Sunday Hunting, This Is Why
Editorial: PA Should Consider Expanding Length Of Hunting Season For Canada Geese
John Hayes: Study Puts the Crosshairs On American Attitudes About Hunting
Marcus Schneck: Take The 127-Mile Elk Scenic Drive As An Elk-Spotting Alternative To Crowded Winslow Hill
Western PA Conservancy Receives CFA Grant To Improve Boater, Angler Access In Elk County
Kummer: Peregrine Falcon From Manayunk Found Dead With Severed Leg, Did Drone Do It?
Voters Choose New Design For 2020 PA Fishing License Button!
Marcus Schneck: Anglers Decide On Sunfish Pattern For PA Fishing Licenses
John Hayes: State Action Sought To Fight Great Lakes Pollution
Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Stony Valley Tour Set For Oct. 20
Wildlife For Everyone Invites Photographers To The Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve In Centre County To Enter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Wildlife Academy Blog: Laurie E. My Path To The Wildlife Leadership Academy
Clearfield Conservation District Reports Trout Returning To Deer Creek
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Next Webinar Oct. 11 - New Conservation Planning Tool For At-Risk Species [PaEN]
30% of Birds (2.9 Billion) In U.S., Canada Since 1970 Are Going, According To New Study
AP: Where Have The Wild Birds Gone? 3 Billion Fewer Than 1970
Missing: Nearly 3 Billion Birds that Used To Live In North America
Silent Skies: Birds Are Vanishing From North America
Darby Creek Valley Association Be Friends To Bats Program Sept. 28 In Haverford
Sept. Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Highlights Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Pentagon Report Calling Climate A National Security Concern [PaEN]
Conservation Organizations Oppose EPA’s Move To Finalize Rollback Of Waters Of The U.S. Rule [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Last Of 2019 Monarch Butterflies Leaving Pennsylvania
Whitemarsh Twp Joins Pittsburgh, Sharpsburg In Banning Wild Animal Acts
West Nile/Zika Virus
First Probable Human Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Philadelphia [PaEN]
PA Reports First Human West Nile Virus Case Of The Year
WARNING: Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Erie, Carbon, Monroe Counties; Both People & Animals Can Be Affected [PaEN]
7 Now Dead From EEE, What Is the Latest On This Mosquito-borne Disease
Outbreak Observatory: Eastern Equine Encephalitis In The Northeast
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Erie County
EEE, Rare Disease That Can Be Deadly To Humans, Horses Spotted In PA
Dangerous Mosquito-borne Brain Disease Detected In PA, NJ
States Warn Residents About Mosquito-borne EEE Virus
Opportunities
Kathy Klein Named Executive Director Partnership For The Delaware Estuary [PaEN]
Help Wanted: PennFuture Clean Water Advocacy Manager Erie [PaEN]
DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Seeking New Members [PaEN]
Other
Shavertown Native Travels To Promote Protection, Cleanup Of World’s Oceans
O’Neill: Ingomar United Methodist Church Leads Effort To Bring Clean Water To People Around The World
Federal Policy
Conservation Organizations Oppose EPA’s Move To Finalize Rollback Of Waters Of The U.S. Rule [PaEN]
Editorial: Celebrating Dirtier Water With EPA Waters Of U.S. Rule Change
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