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Support Our Friend: Margaret Dunn Just Lost Her Husband, Mother To Illness
In Memoriam: Thomas V. Falkie PhD, Fmr Director U.S. Bureau Of Mines,Head Of Penn State Mining Engineering
Politics
Four Western PA Counties Go Republican
What Led To The Blue Wave In Philly Suburbs? Demographics, Strong Candidates, Trump
Caruso: Republicans Have A Problem With Suburban Philly Voters; Democrats Have A Problem With Rural Voters
Caruso: Last Moderate Standing? Suburban Philly Republicans Look To Life After DiGirolamo
Voter Turnout Surged Across Philadelphia Region Amid Highly Polarized Electorate
Republican Bloodletting Continued In Philly Suburbs, What Does It Mean For 2020?
Philly Suburbs Turned Blue, What Do Democrats Plan To Do With Their Power?
Olson/Turner: Trump Era Accelerating Electoral Trends At Opposite Ends Of PA
New Poll Has Warning Signs For Trump In PA, Other Blue Wall States He Captured In 2016
John Baer: Democrats Flirting With Losing PA, Blowing 2020 Election
Editorial: Election Day Signaled Change, How Big, How Lasting?
Meyer: Toomey Takes Preventative Measures As Dems Call For Fracking Bans
AP-Levy: Toomey Presses For A Bulwark Against A Future Fracking Ban
Solebury Twp Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Open Space Referendum In Bucks
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Air
Comments Invited On DEP Ozone Reduction Maintenance Plans For Erie, Franklin, Greene Counties; 3 Hearings Set [If Needed] [PaEN]
Allegheny County Plans To Ramp Up Efforts To Make The Air Stink Less
Mon Valley Residents, Environmental Groups Call For Stricter Air Pollution Controls
Popular Backyard Fires Aren’t Fun For Everyone, Wood Smoke Is Bad For Your Health
Awards & Recognition
Pike's Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Receives Environmental Partnership Award [PaEN]
AP: Welch Foods Celebrates Sweet 150th In Northwest PA
Beautification
Editorial: Pittsburgh Mayor Has Spent Enough On Go-Nowhere Billboard Dispute
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Put Some Mussel Into It: PA’s Freshwater Mussels Are In Decline
Central PA Conservancy Seeking Volunteers For Cave Hill Park & Nature Preserve Cleanup/Invasive Species Removal Nov. 22 Cumberland County [PaEN]
New Study On Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay Blue Crabs
Budget
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Lawsuit Asking Court To Direct DCNR To Manage State Forests Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment To Prevent Drilling Impacts [PaEN]
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done Yet, We Need $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Municipal Officials Anticipate Incoming Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because The People Who Run The General Assembly Won’t Help]
Solebury Twp Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Open Space Referendum In Bucks
DCNR Discusses Restore PA On Tour Of Proposed Trail Area In Johnstown
Editorial: Need Justifies Water Use Fee
Pittsburgh Parks Tax Passes Narrowly, With Pledge To Improve Every Park In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Voters Approve 0.5 Mill Tax Increase To Fund City Parks
After Close Vote On Pittsburgh Parks Tax, Divided City Council To Take Up Issue
Chesapeake Bay
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done Yet, We Need $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Signs Keystone Tree Fund
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
Transource Energy, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Plant Over 300 Trees In Multi-Function Riparian Buffer In Franklin County [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Correctional Collaborative Trains New Generation Of Riparian Buffer Experts
Municipal Officials Anticipate Incoming Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because The People Who Run The General Assembly Won’t Help]
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Citizen Action
Trout Unlimited: PA's Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone; Urge DEP To Protect Class A Wild Trout Streams Immediately [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Berks Conservation District Seeking Volunteers For A Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Event Nov. 9 [PaEN]
Capital Area Greenbelt Seeks Volunteers For Restoration Area Trail Maintenance Nov. 23 & 24 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
POWR Webinar: Stream Resdesignation Evaluations & Water Quality Designations Nov. 21 [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Looks For Neighborhood-Focused Sustainability And Solutions At EcoDistricts Summit
Keep PA Beautiful Invites You To Take The Pledge - America Recycles Day Nov. 15 [PaEN]
SEEDS (Sustainable Energy & Education Development) Give And Take Book Swap Nov. 9 Highlights America Recycles Day
New Recycling Website Unveiled By Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Changes In Store For Electronics Recycling In Centre County In 2020 [PaEN]
Central PA Conservancy Seeking Volunteers For Cave Hill Park & Nature Preserve Cleanup/Invasive Species Removal Nov. 22 Cumberland County [PaEN]
PUC Launches Prepare Now Campaign To Help At-Risk Consumers Address Winter Heating Expenses [PaEN]
DEP Hosts December 18 Hearing On Allen Road TCE Hazardous Waste Site Interim Response In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Comments Invited On DEP Ozone Reduction Maintenance Plans For Erie, Franklin, Greene Counties; 3 Hearings Set [If Needed] [PaEN]
Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For Force Of Nature Volunteer Program [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Bird Feeders: New Research Revelations Ahead Of Backyarders’ Prime Season
Allegheny County Plans To Ramp Up Efforts To Make The Air Stink Less
Mon Valley Residents, Environmental Groups Call For Stricter Air Pollution Controls
Climate
Vitali Brings Heated Climate Change Debate To Delaware County
Op-Ed: Climate Change News Coverage Turns A Corner
Centre Climate: Why Avoiding Talking About Climate Change Is A Recipe For Disaster
PA Sea Grant, CRANE: Coastal Resiliency Funding To Benefit Erie Region [PaEN]
Signs Of Fall Climate Warming Seen In Central Pennsylvania
Bagenstose: Southeast PA Is Warming Faster Than The Rest Of PA, But Why?
PA Municipal League, DEP Hosting Nov. 22 Webinar On Community Resilience - Role Of The Building Energy Code [PaEN]
PennFuture: A Call For Climate Action Educational Forum Nov. 20, Harrisburg [PaEN]
Shippensburg Center For Land Use & Sustainability: Climate Change Impacts On Forestry & Wildlife Nov. 13 [PaEN]
Letter: Carbon-Fueled Cliff Is Fast Approaching
In Case You Missed It In October From PA Environmental Council Now Available [PaEN]
Hopey: To Crack Or Not To Crack: The Western PA Climate Change Battle Is Joined
PennFuture Blog: Fallacy, Fiction And Falsehoods In Statements Opposing Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments On Petrochemical Development
Pittsburgh Looks For Neighborhood-Focused Sustainability And Solutions At EcoDistricts Summit
Climate Choices Deliberation Event Nov. 9 At Penn State
PA 2019 Tornado Count Climbs To 34, Average Is 16
Trump Administration Begins Formal U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Climate Agreement
Climate Emergency Declared By Over 11,000 Scientists From Around The World
Coal Mining
DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 19; Underground Coal Mining Impact Report On Agenda [PaEN]
In Memoriam: Thomas V. Falkie PhD, Fmr Director U.S. Bureau Of Mines,Head Of Penn State Mining Engineering
Despite Bankruptcy, Illness, Bob Murray Remains Loud Voice For Coal
Op-Ed: As Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve A Just Transition, Here’s How To Make It Happen
Editorial: Murray Coal Company Bankruptcy Exposes Folly Of Ohio’s Energy Policy
Reid Frazier: Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks For 2 Coal Pollution Reduction Rules
EPA Proposes To Ease Regulations On Coal-Ash Pollution
Coastal Resources
PA Sea Grant, CRANE: Coastal Resiliency Funding To Benefit Erie Region [PaEN]
Conservation District
Berks Conservation District Seeking Volunteers For A Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Event Nov. 9 [PaEN]
DCNR
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Lawsuit Asking Court To Direct DCNR To Manage State Forests Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment To Prevent Drilling Impacts [PaEN]
DCNR Discusses Restore PA On Tour Of Proposed Trail Area In Johnstown
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
DCNR Names Stephen Wacker New Manager Of William Penn State Forest District
Nov. 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Deep Mine Safety
DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 19; Underground Coal Mining Impact Report On Agenda
Gov. Wolf Recognizes October 30 As Mine Rescue Day In Pennsylvania; 51,523 Fatalities Have Occurred In PA Mines Since The 1870s [PaEN]
Robots To The Rescue In Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Subterranean Challenge
Delaware River
New Study On Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay Blue Crabs
Drinking Water
State Collecting Information On Local Communities’ Lead Exposure Reduction Efforts
Township: Pittsburgh’s Neville Island Residents Could Have Been Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water For A Month, Water Currently Safe
Economic Development
Bay Journal: Correctional Collaborative Trains New Generation Of Riparian Buffer Experts
Op-Ed: As Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve A Just Transition, Here’s How To Make It Happen
Letter: A Clean Environment, Good Jobs Are Important - BlueGreen Alliance
PA Hardwood Industry Feeling Effects Of Trump’s Trade War With China
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Elk County [PaEN]
Education
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
Conneaut Area Senior High School Students Take On Shoreline Litter Cleanup Of Pymatuning Reservoir In Crawford County [PaEN]
Wildlands Conservancy Opens Newest Section Of Jordan Creek Greenway In Lehigh Valley
Trout Tank Teaches Science, Government, More At Lampeter-Strasburg School
Female Professionals Speak On STEM At Altoona High School
Penn State Entomological Museum Reopens After Renovations, Renewal; Named For Entomologist Stuart Frost
Penn State Names Andrew Warner To Lead New University-wide Initiative On Water [PaEN]
PA Municipal League, DEP Hosting Nov. 22 Webinar On Community Resilience - Role Of The Building Energy Code [PaEN]
PPL Foundation Awards Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Grant For Head Start Program [PaEN]
EPA Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Environmental Education Grants [PaEN]
Emergency Response
Activists Take Over Meeting On Philly Refinery Cleanup, Demand Public Involvement
PA 2019 Tornado Count Climbs To 34, Average Is 16
Energy
PUC Launches Prepare Now Campaign To Help At-Risk Consumers Address Winter Heating Expenses [PaEN]
PJM, Members Ready To Meet Winter Electricity Demands [PaEN]
Company Wants To Build 3 Hydroelectric Plants On Lehigh Valley Rivers, Dams
Environment America: I Went Door To Door For 100% Renewable Energy In PA, Here's What I Learned
Renewables Continue To Get Cheaper, Just Not As Fast As Before, Analysis Finds
Op-Ed: To Help Working Class, Democrats Must Recognize Value Of Low-Cost Energy - Sen.Yudichak
Op-Ed: We Need To Balance Energy Opportunity With Environmental Diligence
Editorial: Murray Coal Company Bankruptcy Exposes Folly Of Ohio’s Energy Policy
PPL Remains Tight-Lipped On Possible Merger With Avangrid
Penn Power Installs Electric Fences To Keep Squirrels Off Equipment
What Are Public Utility Commissions Across The Country Doing To Address Cybersecurity: PUC Chairman Brown Dutrieuille
First Cyberattack On Solar, Wind Assets Revealed Widespread Grid Weaknesses, Analysts Say
Despite Bankruptcy, Illness, Bob Murray Remains Loud Voice For Coal
Op-Ed: As Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve A Just Transition, Here’s How To Make It Happen
Allegheny Front: Native American Leaders Turn To Solar To Power Their Communities
Energy Conservation
PA Municipal League, DEP Hosting Nov. 22 Webinar On Community Resilience - Role Of The Building Energy Code [PaEN]
Environmental Health
Berks Nature RX: Berks Nature Hopes Its New Program Has Prescription To Combat Obesity, Boost Mental Health
Environmental Heritage
Gov. Wolf Recognizes October 30 As Mine Rescue Day In Pennsylvania; 51,523 Fatalities Have Occurred In PA Mines Since The 1870s
100 Years Ago: Scranton Woman Swallowed By Sudden Mine Cave-In, Rescued
Environmental Justice
DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Hold Joint Meeting Nov. 19; Underground Coal Mining Impact Report On Agenda [PaEN]
Environmental Policy
In Case You Missed It In October From PA Environmental Council Now Available [PaEN]
Farming
Choosing Most Cost-Effective Practices For Sites Could Save Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Costs
Stroud Water Research Center: Lancaster County Poultry, Farmer Transforms A Stream - Video
Midstate Counties Lead In Total Farmland, Though Space For Vegetable Crops Is Shrinking
AP: Welch Foods Celebrates Sweet 150th In Northwest PA
Flooding
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
Portage Borough Snags Grant For Flood Control Wall Funded By Drilling Impact Fees
A Few Glitches Found During Wilkes-Barre Floodgate Training
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
PA 2019 Tornado Count Climbs To 34, Average Is 16
Forests
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Lawsuit Asking Court To Direct DCNR To Manage State Forests Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment To Prevent Drilling Impacts [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Signs Keystone Tree Fund
Bay Journal: Correctional Collaborative Trains New Generation Of Riparian Buffer Experts
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
PECO Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Bonus Round Applications For Tree Planting Projects [PaEN]
Transource Energy, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Plant Over 300 Trees In Multi-Function Riparian Buffer In Franklin County [PaEN]
Berks Conservation District Seeking Volunteers For A Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Event Nov. 9 [PaEN]
265 Acres Protected By Western PA Conservancy Near Bald Eagle State Forest In Centre County [PaEN]
November Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Features Wellness Farm, Energy Water Use, Emerald Ash Borer, Lead Exposure, Ag Census [PaEN]
PA Hardwood Industry Feeling Effects Of Trump’s Trade War With China
Nov. 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
As Wildfires Burn Across California, Trump Lashes Out At State
Trump Threatens To Cut Federal Aid For California Wildfires
Geologic Hazards
Tiny Earthquakes Reported In Berks County Overnight Nov. 3
Grants/Funding
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Signs Keystone Tree Fund
PECO Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Bonus Round Applications For Tree Planting Projects [PaEN]
Western PA Conservancy Mini Grant Program For Watershed Groups Accepting Applications
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
Portage Borough Snags Grant For Flood Control Wall Funded By Drilling Impact Fees
Municipal Officials Anticipate Incoming Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because The People Who Run The General Assembly Won’t Help]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants [PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
EPA Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Environmental Education Grants [PaEN]
Green Infrastructure
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done Yet, We Need $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Correctional Collaborative Trains New Generation Of Riparian Buffer Experts
PECO Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Bonus Round Applications For Tree Planting Projects [PaEN]
Stroud Water Research Center: Lancaster County Poultry, Farmer Transforms A Stream - Video
Midstate Counties Lead In Total Farmland, Though Space For Vegetable Crops Is Shrinking
Berks Conservation District Seeking Volunteers For A Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Event Nov. 9 [PaEN]
Transource Energy, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Plant Over 300 Trees In Multi-Function Riparian Buffer In Franklin County [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited: PA's Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone; Urge DEP To Protect Class A Wild Trout Streams Immediately [PaEN]
Choosing Most Cost-Effective Practices For Sites Could Save Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Costs
Editorial: Need Justifies Water Use Fee
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
DEP Hosts December 18 Hearing On Allen Road TCE Hazardous Waste Site Interim Response In Cumberland County [PaEN]
Activists Take Over Meeting On Philly Refinery Cleanup, Demand Public Involvement
Hazardous Substances
State Collecting Information On Local Communities’ Lead Exposure Reduction Efforts
Township: Pittsburgh’s Neville Island Residents Could Have Been Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water For A Month, Water Currently Safe
More Asbestos Found In Philly School, Parents Say They Won’t Send Their Kids Back
Land Conservation
Solebury Twp Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Open Space Referendum In Bucks
Western PA Conservancy Acquires 390 More Acres To Expand West Branch French Creek Conservation Area In Erie County [PaEN]
Western PA Conservancy Acquires 390 More Acres In Erie County For Permanent Protection
Western PA Conservancy Acquires Erie County Properties
265 Acres Protected By Western PA Conservancy Near Bald Eagle State Forest In Centre County [PaEN]
Midstate Counties Lead In Total Farmland, Though Space For Vegetable Crops Is Shrinking
Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For Force Of Nature Volunteer Program [PaEN]
PA Land Trust Assn. Conservation Tools Website Adds Updated Liability Forms For Local Groups [PaEN]
Land Recycling
Foundations Searching For New Firm To Lead Hazelwood Green Brownfields Redevelopment
Lake Erie
PA Sea Grant, CRANE: Coastal Resiliency Funding To Benefit Erie Region [PaEN]
Allegheny Front: Penn State Researcher Studying What Happens To Plastics In Great Lakes
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Conneaut Area Senior High School Students Take On Shoreline Litter Cleanup Of Pymatuning Reservoir In Crawford County [PaEN]
Central PA Conservancy Seeking Volunteers For Cave Hill Park & Nature Preserve Cleanup/Invasive Species Removal Nov. 22 Cumberland County [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Drone's-Eye-View Of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Plant Reveals Water's Transformation [PaEN]
Contractor Begins Work In Attempt To Extinguish Underground Coal Mine Fire In Plum
Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Elk County [PaEN]
Antis Twp, Blair County To Apply For DEP Abandoned Mine Land Pilot Grant To Cleanup Coal Refuse Bill To Develop A Trail
Oil & Gas
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Lawsuit Asking Court To Direct DCNR To Manage State Forests Consistent With Environmental Rights Amendment To Prevent Drilling Impacts [PaEN]
Op-Ed: To Help Working Class, Democrats Must Recognize Value Of Low-Cost Energy - Sen.Yudichak
Op-Ed: We Need To Balance Energy Opportunity With Environmental Diligence
Letter: A Clean Environment, Good Jobs Are Important - BlueGreen Alliance
Meyer: Toomey Takes Preventative Measures As Dems Call For Fracking Bans
AP-Levy: Toomey Presses For A Bulwark Against A Future Fracking Ban
Water Is Vital To The Life Of A Fracking Site
Hopey: To Crack Or Not To Crack: The Western PA Climate Change Battle Is Joined
Portage Borough Snags Grant For Flood Control Wall Funded By Drilling Impact Fees
Shale Gas Pioneer Chesapeake Energy Warns It May Fall Victim To Price Slump
Reuters: Texas Shale Gas Players Rely More On Wind, Solar Power To Drill More
Activists Take Over Meeting On Philly Refinery Cleanup, Demand Public Involvement
Fmr Worley & Obetz Controller Pleads Guilty To Role In Fraud
Pipelines
Federal Regulators: Keystone Pipeline To Remain Closed Until Corrective Action Taken
Have Feds Delivered Death Blow To PennEast Pipeline Project?
Permitting
DEP Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
PUC
What Are Public Utility Commissions Across The Country Doing To Address Cybersecurity: PUC Chairman Brown Dutrieuille
First Cyberattack On Solar, Wind Assets Revealed Widespread Grid Weaknesses, Analysts Say
Radiation Protection
Editorial: Murray Coal Company Bankruptcy Exposes Folly Of Ohio’s Energy Policy
Recreation
DCNR Discusses Restore PA On Tour Of Proposed Trail Area In Johnstown
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Parks Tax Passes Narrowly, With Pledge To Improve Every Park In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Voters Approve 0.5 Mill Tax Increase To Fund City Parks
After Close Vote On Pittsburgh Parks Tax, Divided City Council To Take Up Issue
O’Neill: Divvying Up New Pittsburgh Park Money Won’t Be A Walk In The Park
Heinz Endowments Approves $500,000 Grant For Pittsburgh Parks
#EssentiallyPittsburgh: From A Kayak, A Very Different Perspective
Simple, But Powerful: New Trail Dedicated At Flight 93 National Memorial In Somerset
Berks Nature RX: Berks Nature Hopes Its New Program Has Prescription To Combat Obesity, Boost Mental Health
Wildlands Conservancy Opens Newest Section Of Jordan Creek Greenway In Lehigh Valley
Capital Area Greenbelt Seeks Volunteers For Restoration Area Trail Maintenance Nov. 23 & 24 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
Central PA Conservancy Seeking Volunteers For Cave Hill Park & Nature Preserve Cleanup/Invasive Species Removal Nov. 22 Cumberland County [PaEN]
Pop-Up Reading Playground Meant To Spark Kids’ Imagination
Antis Twp, Blair County To Apply For DEP Abandoned Mine Land Pilot Grant To Cleanup Coal Refuse Bill To Develop A Trail
Deer Hunt Planned For Presque Isle State Park In December
DCNR Names Stephen Wacker New Manager Of William Penn State Forest District
In Case You Missed It In October From PA Environmental Council Now Available [PaEN]
Nov. 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
Recycling/Waste
Keep PA Beautiful Invites You To Take The Pledge - America Recycles Day Nov. 15 [PaEN]
SEEDS (Sustainable Energy & Education Development) Give And Take Book Swap Nov. 9 Highlights America Recycles Day
New Recycling Website Unveiled By Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Changes In Store For Electronics Recycling In Centre County In 2020 [PaEN]
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants [PaEN]
Environmental Groups No Longer Back Philadelphia’s Plastic Bag Ban, Here’s Why
Allegheny Front: Penn State Researcher Studying What Happens To Plastics In Great Lakes
New Study On Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay Blue Crabs
Regulations
Environmental Quality Board Meets Nov. 19 To Consider Land Recycling, Coal Mining, Water Standards, Toxics Strategy Changes [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
Environment America: I Went Door To Door For 100% Renewable Energy In PA, Here's What I Learned
Renewables Continue To Get Cheaper, Just Not As Fast As Before, Analysis Finds
Reuters: Texas Shale Gas Players Rely More On Wind, Solar Power To Drill More
First Cyberattack On Solar, Wind Assets Revealed Widespread Grid Weaknesses, Analysts Say
Allegheny Front: Native American Leaders Turn To Solar To Power Their Communities
SRBC
Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available From Susquehanna River Basin Commission [PaEN]
Stormwater
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
Transource Energy, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Plant Over 300 Trees In Multi-Function Riparian Buffer In Franklin County [PaEN]
Municipal Officials Anticipate Incoming Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because The People Who Run The General Assembly Won’t Help]
Susquehanna River
Latest Guardian Newsletter Now Available From Susquehanna River Basin Commission [PaEN]
Sustainability
Pittsburgh Looks For Neighborhood-Focused Sustainability And Solutions At EcoDistricts Summit
PA Municipal League, DEP Hosting Nov. 22 Webinar On Community Resilience - Role Of The Building Energy Code [PaEN]
What A Blue Wave Could Mean For SEPTA’s Board
Wastewater Facilities
Wilkes-Barre Officials Consider Sewer System Sale
Wilkes-Barre Residents Don’t Want Proposed Sale Of Sewer System Rushed
Newly Elected Wilkes-Barre Officials To Get Briefing On Proposed Sewer System Sale
Watershed Protection
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done Yet, We Need $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Governor Signs Keystone Tree Fund Bill Into Law; Where’s The Rest Of The $324 Million We Need This Year? [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Signs Keystone Tree Fund
DCNR Announces $2.2 Million Investment In Rivers Conservation & Riparian Forest Buffer Projects [PaEN]
Western PA Conservancy Mini Grant Program For Watershed Groups Accepting Applications
DCNR Good Natured Blog: Discovering Nature & Public Service In The PA Outdoor Corps - John Jimenez [PaEN]
Is It Raining Where You Are In Pennsylvania? Better Read This [PaEN]
PECO Green Region Open Space Grant Program Now Accepting Bonus Round Applications For Tree Planting Projects [PaEN]
Municipal Officials Anticipate Incoming Stormwater Fees In Lycoming County [Because The People Who Run The General Assembly Won’t Help]
Editorial: Need Justifies Water Use Fee
Choosing Most Cost-Effective Practices For Sites Could Save Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Costs
Stroud Water Research Center: Lancaster County Poultry, Farmer Transforms A Stream - Video
Ad Crable: Susquehanna’s Prized Adult Smallmouth Bass Again Disappearing
Trout Unlimited: PA's Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone; Urge DEP To Protect Class A Wild Trout Streams Immediately [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited: PA’s Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone
PA Sea Grant, CRANE: Coastal Resiliency Funding To Benefit Erie Region [PaEN]
POWR Webinar: Stream Redesignation Evaluations & Water Quality Designations Nov. 21 [PaEN]
New Study On Microplastic Pollution Effect On Delaware Bay Blue Crabs
Berks Conservation District Seeking Volunteers For A Riparian Buffer Tree Planting Event Nov. 9 [PaEN]
Transource Energy, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay, DCNR Plant Over 300 Trees In Multi-Function Riparian Buffer In Franklin County [PaEN]
Trout Tank Teaches Science, Government, More At Lampeter-Strasburg School
Allegheny Front: Penn State Researcher Studying What Happens To Plastics In Great Lakes
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Wildlife
CBF Student Leaders Recognize Sen. Yaw For Eastern Hellbender Designation; But We’re Far, Far, Far From Done Yet, We Need $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Ad Crable: Susquehanna’s Prized Adult Smallmouth Bass Again Disappearing
Trout Unlimited: PA's Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone; Urge DEP To Protect Class A Wild Trout Streams Immediately [PaEN]
Trout Unlimited: PA’s Unassessed Waters Initiative Reaches Milestone
Put Some Mussel Into It: PA’s Freshwater Mussels Are In Decline
Shippensburg Center For Land Use & Sustainability: Climate Change Impacts On Forestry & Wildlife Nov. 13 [PaEN]
Game Commission: Additional Sunday Hunting Won’t Happen In 2019
Pennsylvania Hunters Closer To Sunday Hunts
Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants [PaEN]
Deer Hunt Planned For Presque Isle State Park In December
Trout Tank Teaches Science, Government, More At Lampeter-Strasburg School
PPL Foundation Awards Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Grant For Head Start Program [PaEN]
Marcus Schneck: Bird Feeders: New Research Revelations Ahead Of Backyarders’ Prime Season
Men Acquitted Of Attacking Game Commission Warden
AP: Court Allows Seizure Of Camera In Elk Feeding Case
West Nile/Zika Virus
Pike's Tick Borne Diseases Task Force Receives Environmental Partnership Award [PaEN]
Opportunities
DCNR Names Stephen Wacker New Manager Of William Penn State Forest District
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