PA Environment Digest Articles
Federal Policy
*  [4/15/2024] The Feds
*  [4/8/2024] ReImagine Appalachia Applauds EPA’s $500 Million Grant To Appalachian Community Capital To Stimulate Green Energy Investments In Low-Income Rural Communities Affected By Fossil Fuel Industry’s Decline
*  [4/8/2024] US Dept. Of Interior Announces $244 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funding For Pennsylvania; Local Grants Available
*  [4/8/2024] EPA Region 3 Administrator Adam Ortiz Visits University Of Pittsburgh To Discuss Research, Collaboration; Kicked Off Earth Month At Pittsburgh Charter School
*  [4/1/2024] USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Million To Lower Energy Costs, Generate New Income For PA Farmers, Rural Small Businesses
*  [4/1/2024] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Takes Legal Action To Stop Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Facility In York County
*  [3/25/2024] US DOE Awards Mineral Basin Solar Project In Clearfield County $90 Million For 402 MW Facility On Abandoned Mine Lands; Filling Gap Left By Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant
*  [3/25/2024] DEP Invites Comments On Draft Strategy For Prioritizing Development Of Total Maximum Daily Load Watershed Plans From 2024-2032
*  [3/25/2024] Groups Send Letter To Congress Seeking Critical Investments In Appalachian Flood Recovery And Resilience Program
*  [3/25/2024] US Forest Service: Weathering The Warmth - Early Spring's Impact On Trees
*  [3/25/2024] NRCS To Help Property Owners In Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming Counties Damaged By Flooding
*  [3/18/2024] EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 45 States, MSAs To Submit Priority Climate Action Plans As Part Of $5 Billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program
*  [3/18/2024] Advocates For Clean Water In Delaware River Watershed Visit Capitol Hill In Washington To Urge Support Of Conservation Measures
*  [3/18/2024] PennVEST To Hold Local, In-Person, Online Educational Events To Share Information On Unprecedented Water Infrastructure Funding Opportunities, Starting March 21
*  [3/18/2024] Federal Office Of Mine Reclamation Opens New Round Of Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program Grants
*  [3/18/2024] The Feds
*  [3/11/2024] US Senators Introduce Bill To Ban US LNG Gas Sales To Any Entity Under The Control Of Communist China To Protect US Jobs; Americans From Price Spikes; EQT Says We Have A ‘Duty’ To Provide LNG Gas To China; Where Do AMERICAN Interests Lie?
*  [3/11/2024] Marcellus Drilling News: ‘Selling Oil And Natural Gas To China?’ ‘It Simply Should Not Happen, Period’
*  [3/11/2024] Stars and Stripes Guest Essay: Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Exports Right Move For National Security - Rivals Like China Are Using US LNG To Build Influence
*  [3/11/2024] PUC Urges Congressional Delegation To Ensure Remaining LIHEAP Funding Is Available For Low-Income Pennsylvanians
*  [3/4/2024] The Feds
*  [2/19/2024] Southwest PA Municipal Project Hub Will Help Municipalities In 10 Counties Apply For Historic Federal Funding To Develop Clean, Sustainable Economic Development Projects, Communities
*  [2/19/2024] The Feds
*  [2/12/2024] Conservation Coordinators Join CBF To Accelerate The Renewal Project For The Pequea And Halfmoon Watersheds In Central PA
*  [2/12/2024] The Feds
*  [2/12/2024] EPA Finalizes Stronger Standards For Harmful Soot Pollution, Increasing Health, Clean Air Protections For Families, Workers, Communities
*  [2/5/2024] The Feds
*  [1/29/2024] The Feds
*  [1/22/2024] DEP Awards $101.1 Million In Federally-Funded Grants To Support Local Abandoned Mine-Related Restoration; Deadline For Next Round Of Grants Feb. 19
*  [1/22/2024] The Feds
*  [1/22/2024] Trout Unlimited: Bipartisan Abandoned Mine Cleanup 'Good Samaritan' Bill Reported Unanimously From US Senate Committee
*  [1/22/2024] PA Cong. Thompson, Deluzio Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Flexibility To States Implementing The Federal Conventional Orphan Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program
*  [1/22/2024] NRCS-PA: USDA Wetland Reserve Easement Application Deadline March 1
*  [1/15/2024] Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA Proposes Waste Charge On Methane Leaking From Large Oil & Gas Facilities
*  [1/15/2024] PUC Calls On PA Congressional Delegation To Support Permanent Program To Provide Financial Assistance For Water, Wastewater Services To Low-Income Households
*  [1/15/2024] Shenango River Watchers, US Army Corps Of Engineers Host 4th Annual Eagle Fest At Shenango River Lake Jan. 13 In Mercer County
*  [1/15/2024] The Feds
*  [1/8/2024] PA Emergency Management Agency, DRBC, FEMA Host Jan. 18 Webinar On Flood Loss Reduction Project Funding In Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton Counties
*  [1/8/2024] The Feds
*  [1/1/2024] DEP Seeking Applicants To Provide Air Quality Small Business Technical Assistance
*  [1/1/2024] Southwest PA Commission Hosts Jan. 8 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Workshop, In-Person & Virtual
*  [1/1/2024] The Feds
*  [12/25/2023] US DOE, Treasury Release Proposed Regulations Implementing Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Setting A Sliding Scale For Credits
*  [12/25/2023] The Feds
*  [12/18/2023] EPA/DOE Award DEP $44.4 Million To Plug Active, Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To Stop Leaking Methane
*  [12/18/2023] CNX Ends Coordination On West Virginia Adams Fork Ammonia Energy Project, Anchor Of ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Application
*  [12/18/2023] EPA Names Martha Shimkin New Director Of Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [12/18/2023] The Feds
*  [12/11/2023] DEP Expects $44 Million To Plug Conventional Wells Leaking Methane; $76 Million For 2nd Year Of Federal Conventional Abandoned Well Plugging Program
*  [12/11/2023] DEP Plugs 132 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells So Far; DEP Issued 499 NOVs For New Conventional Well Abandonments So Far In 2023
*  [12/11/2023] New Legislation Creates Task Force To Address Rising Flood Insurance Premiums
*  [12/11/2023] American Farmland Trust Seeking PA Corn, Soybean Farmers To Join Soil Health Practices Study, $1,000 Stipend Offered For Qualified Farmers
*  [12/11/2023] US DOT Awards Pennsylvania $840,000 To Develop Statewide Wildlife Crossings Plan
*  [12/11/2023] The Feds
*  [12/4/2023] DEP, Local Partners To Hold 5 Outreach Sessions For Input Into Priority Climate Action Plan Initiatives Starting Dec. 4
*  [12/4/2023] PennTAP Offering 2 Funding Opportunities To Support Business Energy, Engineering Projects
*  [12/4/2023] The Nature Conservancy-PA Adds 78 Acres To Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge In Monroe County
*  [12/4/2023] The Feds
*  [11/27/2023] The Feds
*  [11/20/2023] The Feds
*  [11/13/2023] House Committees Hold Hearings On Hydrogen Hubs, Appliance Energy Efficiency; Consider Bills Increasing Recycling Fee, Study Solar Energy On Farms
*  [11/13/2023] DEP Extends Deadline For Submitting Concept Papers For PA Grid Resilience Funding To Nov. 14
*  [11/13/2023] PennDOT: First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funded By Federal NEVI Program Breaks Ground In Luzerne County; Nov. 13 Funding Event
*  [11/6/2023] The Feds
*  [10/30/2023] Deadline Change: DEP Accepting Applications For Next Round Of Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project Grants Until Nov. 8
*  [10/30/2023] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Holding Online Proposal Coaching Sessions For Prospective Delaware Watershed Grant Applicants
*  [10/30/2023] PennDOT Hosts Nov. 13 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding Networking Event In Harrisburg; Regional Outreach Events Continuing
*  [10/30/2023] The Feds
*  [10/23/2023] EPA, West Virginia Officials Working To Secure Fairmount Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Facility To Prevent Release Of Radioactive, Hazardous Materials
*  [10/23/2023] EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Invest $9.6 Million In Projects To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; $5.6 Million Benefits PA
*  [10/23/2023] Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay, Perdue Farms Awarded $1 Million EPA, NFWF Grant To Accelerate Full-Farm Conservation Efforts On Poultry Operations In PA
*  [10/23/2023] NRCS-PA: National IRA Funding For Conservation Easements Now Available To Pennsylvania Landowners
*  [10/23/2023] The Feds
*  [10/16/2023] Registration Open For Virtual Sessions! 18th Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 3-5
*  [10/16/2023] DEP Accepting Applications For $16 Million In PA Grid Resilience Funding; Nov. 1 Deadline
*  [10/16/2023] The Feds
*  [10/9/2023] Apply Now For Climate-Smart Agriculture Grants From Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences, Partners
*  [10/9/2023] US Small Business Administration To Provide Low-Interest Disaster Loans To Businesses, Homeowners As A Result Of July Flooding In Northampton County
*  [10/2/2023] Guest Essay: DEP Should Invest $33.6 Million In New Federal Funding Wisely To Plug Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Not Reward The Industry For Bad Behavior
*  [10/2/2023] PJM Interconnection Files Proposed Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Non-Performing Electric Generators With FERC, Requests Final Action By Dec. 29
*  [10/2/2023] FEMA Denies Gov. Shapiro’s Request For Federal Disaster Declaration For July 9 Flooding In Berks County; SBA Approves Disaster Relief Loans
*  [10/2/2023] DOE Awards DCNR $1 Million Grant To Provide Technical Assistance For Large Scale Carbon Storage And Regional Carbon Management Hubs
*  [10/2/2023] The Feds
*  [9/25/2023] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, NERC Final Report On Winter Storm Elliott Says Legislative Action Needed To Establish Reliability Rules For Natural Gas Infrastructure
*  [9/25/2023] DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing
*  [9/25/2023] 17 PA Farmers, Organizations, Businesses Call On Congress To Expand Support For Agroforestry
*  [9/18/2023] Growing Greener Coalition Opposes Senate Amendment Taking $150 Million From Game Commission Fund That Threatens Federal Wildlife Funding
*  [9/18/2023] NRCS-PA Invites Applications For $65 Million For Conservation & Climate Action On Private Lands Grants
*  [9/18/2023] The Feds
*  [9/4/2023] DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 5 On Proposed Permit Fee Changes; Well Plugging Financial Assurances To Prevent Abandonments; Environmental Justice Policy; Injection Well Primacy
*  [8/28/2023] US DOT Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Announces Proposed Rules To Reduce Risk Of Natural Gas Pipeline Over-Pressurization Incidents, Explosions
*  [8/28/2023] DEP Now Accepting Applications For $2.6 Million In PA Clean Diesel Grants
*  [8/28/2023] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. To Treat Mine Drainage In Schuylkill County
*  [8/28/2023] Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Receives $100,000 Federal Grant To Repair Mine Drainage Treatment System In Tioga County
*  [8/28/2023] DEP Invites Comments On Supplement To Manure Management For Environmental Protection Guidance For Animal Manures And Agricultural Process Wastewater
*  [8/28/2023] Bipartisan Group Of PA Members Of Congress Urge President To Declare Federal Disaster After Severe Flooding, Storms Caused 7 Deaths, Property Damage In Berks, Bucks, Northampton Counties
*  [8/28/2023] The Feds
*  [8/21/2023] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation Awards $100,000 Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage In Dunkard Creek Watershed, Greene County
*  [8/21/2023] PennDOT Announces $33.8 Million Investment In 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 35 Counties Funded By The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [8/21/2023] The Feds
*  [8/14/2023] PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network: Over 51,000 Christians Call For Stronger Standards On Fossil Fuel Power Plants
*  [8/14/2023] PJM Interconnection, Other Grid Operators Express Concerns Proposed EPA Power Plant Rule Will Accelerate Retirements Of Fossil Fuel Plants Without Reliable Renewable, Storage Technologies To Replace Them
*  [8/14/2023] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Aug. 16 Webinar: Why Should We Care About, Advocate For A Climate-Friendly Federal Farm Bill?
*  [8/14/2023] The Feds
*  [8/7/2023] Guest Essay: 2023 Federal Farm Bill Unique Opportunity To Direct Vital Federal Resources To PA Farms
*  [8/7/2023] Aug. 16 Shaping The Pennsylvania Clean Energy & Efficiency Workforce Future Webinar
*  [8/7/2023] EPA Hosting Online Investing In America - Climate Action Funding Fair Starting Aug. 7
*  [8/7/2023] The Feds
*  [7/24/2023] Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms
*  [7/24/2023] USDA NRCS Seeks Proposals For Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Fund To Mitigate Wildfire Risk, Protect Water Quality, Improve Wildlife Habitat, Restore Forest Ecosystems
*  [7/24/2023] The Feds
*  [7/17/2023] PA Eligible To Apply For $76.4 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Conventional Operators Still Abandoning Wells
*  [6/26/2023] Guest Essay: Support Increased Funding In 2023 Federal Farm Bill That Benefits Small Family Farms, Landowners, Cleaner Rivers And Streams
*  [6/26/2023] The Feds
*  [6/19/2023] Casey, Fetterman Announce $5.5 Million In Federal Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil/Gas Wells In The Allegheny National Forest
*  [6/19/2023] S&P Global: Federal Inquiry Finds Same 3 Causes Driving U.S. Generate Outages In Extreme Cold - Reliability Of Natural Gas System Remains A Concern
*  [6/19/2023] Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Seeks Next Executive Director - John Dawes Retiring
*  [6/19/2023] The Feds
*  [6/12/2023] The Feds
*  [6/5/2023] PA U.S. Senators Casey, Fetterman Request Full Environmental Impact Statement On Maryland Air National Guard Very Low Level Military Training Flights [100 Feet] Over PA Wilds
*  [6/5/2023] The Feds
*  [6/5/2023] U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Announces Availability Of $244.7 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding To PA For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
*  [5/29/2023] DEP Awards $7.8 Million In Federal Funding To Support Local Mine Reclamation, Mine Drainage Treatment Projects; Next Round Of Applications Due Aug. 25
*  [5/29/2023] The Feds
*  [5/29/2023] 300+ Registered For ReImagine Appalachia's Community Benefits And Labor Standards Virtual Summit On Taking Advantage Of New Federal Funding; Toolkits Available
*  [5/22/2023] Shapiro Administration Announces Support For First National Marine Sanctuary In PA - Lake Erie Shoreline In Erie County; Encourages Others To Support
*  [5/22/2023] Pinchot Institute For Conservation, U.S. Forest Service Sign MOU Enhancing Long-Term Partnership
*  [5/22/2023] The Feds
*  [5/22/2023] EPA Announces Completion Of Groundwater Treatment Plant At Chem Fab Superfund Site In Bucks County
*  [5/15/2023] The Feds
*  [5/8/2023] EDF: Federal Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Proposes Vital Standards to Enhance Safety, Cut Methane From Nation’s Pipeline Network
*  [5/8/2023] DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 9 For Updates On Federal Infrastructure Projects; Act 54 Report On Damage From Coal Mining; Carbon Capture; Hydrogen Hub
*  [5/1/2023] The Feds
*  [4/24/2023] House Environmental Committee Sets April 24 Hearing On Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; New Bill Restores Authority To Increase Conventional Well Bonding
*  [4/24/2023] CBF: Proposed Settlement Of Lawsuit Against EPA For Failing To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Meeting Chesapeake Bay Water Pollution Reduction Goals Focuses On Actions In 7 PA Counties
*  [4/24/2023] The Feds
*  [4/17/2023] Independent Regulatory Review Commission Meets April 20 On Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations
*  [4/17/2023] Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts May 4 Webinar - Solar Schools: New Incentives Make Now The Best Time To Go Solar
*  [4/17/2023] ReImagine Appalachia Faith In Action Held A Webinar April 13 - Solar-Powered Faith Community & Houses Of Worship
*  [4/17/2023] The Feds
*  [4/10/2023] EPA Announces $265.9 Million In Federal Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding For PA
*  [4/10/2023] New Report Calls On Congress To Modernize Laws And Increase Funding To Combat Aquatic Invasive Species
*  [4/10/2023] The Feds
*  [4/3/2023] PUC Denies Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Petition To Reconsider Regulation Of Class One Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines
*  [4/3/2023] Washington & Jefferson College Hosts April 5 Webinar On Justice40 - Bringing Energy Transition Benefits To Disadvantaged Communities
*  [4/3/2023] The Feds
*  [3/27/2023] The Feds
*  [3/20/2023] Equitrans/DEP In Discussions To Resolve EHB Appeal Of DEP’s Order To Fix Cambria County Underground Natural Gas Storage Area Conventional Access Wells
*  [3/20/2023] PA Dept. Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs
*  [3/20/2023] The Feds
*  [3/20/2023] EPA: Power Plant, Pipeline, Cement, Paper, Glass And Other Industries In PA, Other States Face Tighter NOx Standards Under EPA’s Final Good Neighbor Rule
*  [3/13/2023] DEP Receives $29.35 Million In Federal Funding To Support Abandoned Mine Land Economy Revitalization
*  [3/13/2023] NRCS-PA Announces Additional Application Deadline For Conservation Security Program
*  [3/13/2023] Coalition For Delaware River Watershed: Bipartisan Bill Introduced In Congress To Expand Equity In Delaware River Conservation Program
*  [3/13/2023] The Feds
*  [3/6/2023] PA Environmental, Energy Advocates Call On Shapiro Administration To Maximize Federal Investments Under Inflation Reduction, Bipartisan Infrastructure Laws
*  [3/6/2023] The Feds
*  [2/27/2023] The Feds
*  [2/20/2023] EPA Releases $75 Million In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS In PA Drinking Water
*  [2/20/2023] EPA Region III Sets March 2 Virtual Listening Session On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Strategic Roadmap
*  [2/20/2023] York County-based Evangelical Environmental Network: 100,000+ Pro-Life Evangelicals Support Strong Oil & Gas Facility Methane Limits
*  [2/13/2023] DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Updates From Oil & Gas, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Programs Feb. 14
*  [2/13/2023] PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits
*  [2/13/2023] Evangelical Environmental Network Hosts 2 Roundtables On Federal Farm Bill - Faith, Farming And Stewardship Of The Land Feb. 13 In Cambria, Centre Counties
*  [2/13/2023] The Feds
*  [2/13/2023] EPA Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Start New Superfund Cleanups In Berks, Jefferson Counties
*  [2/6/2023] PennTAP: Apply Now For USDA Rural Energy For America Renewable Energy, Efficiency Improvement Loans, Grants
*  [2/6/2023] PA Solar Center Webinar: Feb. 17 - Apply For USDA Rural Energy For America Program, G.E.T. Solar Programs To Reduce Your Energy Costs
*  [2/6/2023] The Feds
*  [1/30/2023] The Feds
*  [1/23/2023] DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 43 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Clarion County All At Taxpayer Expense, Industry Doesn’t Pay A Dime
*  [1/23/2023] The Feds
*  [1/16/2023] DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000
*  [1/16/2023] DEP: 47 Coal Mine Reclamation Projects Covering 977 Acres At A Cost Of $123 Million Now In Active Construction
*  [1/16/2023] PA Solar Center Hosts Jan. 20 Webinar On Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits And Resources For PA's Solar Industry
*  [1/16/2023] The Feds
*  [1/9/2023] DEP Releases Bid Solicitations To Plug 46 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Armstrong, Washington Counties At Taxpayer Expense
*  [1/9/2023] Chesapeake Bay Foundation's 2022 State Of The Bay Score Unchanged, States Must Focus On Agriculture, Stormwater Pollution
*  [1/9/2023] Chesapeake Bay Commission Names Anna Killius New Executive Director
*  [1/9/2023] PennDOT Accepting Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications Beginning Feb. 24
*  [1/9/2023] The Feds
*  [1/2/2023] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, North American Electric Reliability Corp. To Open Joint Inquiry Into Winter Storm Elliott
*  [1/2/2023] The Feds
*  [12/26/2022] Appalachian Voices: Final FY2023 Federal Budget Includes STREAM Act, Abandoned Mine Land Economic Program Increase, Not Black Lung Benefits
*  [12/26/2022] PA Trout: Federal STREAM Mine Reclamation Act Advocacy At National Wild Trout Symposium Highlights Trip West
*  [12/26/2022] The Feds
*  [12/19/2022] EPA Accepts Final DEP Oil/Gas Facility VOC/Methane Emission Limits Regulations For Review, Stops Imposition Of Federal Highway Funding, Other Sanctions
*  [12/19/2022] Appalachian Voices: U.S. Senate Passes Amended STREAM Mine Reclamation Act And Sends It Back House
*  [12/19/2022] The Feds
*  [12/12/2022] DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Dec. 15 On Radioactive Drilling Waste; Road Dumping Wastewater; Limits On Methane Emissions; More
*  [12/12/2022] DCED Sets Dec. 14 Hearing On Federal Disaster Grant Funding Plan For Bedford, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, York Counties
*  [12/12/2022] The Feds
*  [12/5/2022] DEP Preparing To Plug The Next 198 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells With Federal Funding
*  [12/5/2022] National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announced $33.8 Million In Chesapeake Bay Nutrient, Small Watershed Grants; 31 Projects Will Benefit PA
*  [12/5/2022] The Feds
*  [12/5/2022] U.S. Senate Held Dec. 1 Hearing On STREAM Bill Setting Aside Funding For Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Operation & Maintenance
*  [11/28/2022] NRDC Blog: How Clean Is Pennsylvania’s New Hydrogen Subsidy? It’s Up To The Feds
*  [11/21/2022] The Feds
*  [11/14/2022] Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Accepting Comments On Draft EIS For Ohio Valley Connector Natural Gas Pipeline In Greene County Until Nov. 21
*  [11/14/2022] Reuters: Williams Urges FERC To Approve Regional Energy Access Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Affecting 6 Counties In PA
*  [11/14/2022] EPA Unveils Proposed Methane Pollution Reduction Standards Covering Oil & Gas Facilities, Including Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
*  [11/14/2022] Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts Nov. 16 Webinar: Plugging In - EVS And The Charging Network
*  [11/14/2022] The Feds
*  [11/7/2022] Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
*  [11/7/2022] Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 9 Webinar On Methane Emission Fees Under New Federal Climate, Energy Act And Impacts On Oil & Gas Industry
*  [11/7/2022] The Feds
*  [10/31/2022] Bill Goes To Governor Creating Well Plugging Grant Program; Senate, House Again Fail To Address Woefully Inadequate Conventional Well Plugging Bonding
*  [10/31/2022] The Feds
*  [10/24/2022] PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties
*  [10/24/2022] CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects
*  [10/24/2022] State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open
*  [10/24/2022] The Feds
*  [10/17/2022] DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24
*  [10/17/2022] Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Elects EPA Administrator As Chair, Starts Discussion On Steps Needed For States To Get Closer To Meeting 2025 Pollution Reduction Milestones
*  [10/17/2022] NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA
*  [10/17/2022] PennDOT Invites Businesses To Learn About New National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program In Nov. 1 Webinar, In-Person Stakeholder Sessions
*  [10/17/2022] The Feds
*  [10/10/2022] EPA: Most States, Including Pennsylvania, Did Not Meet 2-Year Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones
*  [10/10/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2022 State Of The Chesapeake Blueprint Report Finds Restoration Efforts Are Off Track
*  [10/10/2022] Bay Journal: With 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goal Out Of Reach, Region Plans For What's Next At Oct. 11 Executive Council Meeting
*  [10/10/2022] Register Now For NFWF Virtual Chesapeake Bay Agricultural Networking Forum & Listening Sessions Starting Nov. 8
*  [10/10/2022] The Feds
*  [10/3/2022] DEP Posts First Invitation For Bids For Plugging 79 Conventional Natural Gas Wells In Allegheny, Butler, McKean, Potter Counties Under Federally-Funded Program
*  [10/3/2022] NRCS-PA Reminds Landowners Of Conservation Funding Opportunities In FY 2023
*  [10/3/2022] The Feds
*  [9/26/2022] DEP Finalizing First Bid Packages To Plug 249 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Under New Federal Taxpayer Funded Well Plugging Program
*  [9/26/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Interior Notified DEP A Republican Bill Allowed To Become Law In July May Block Funding For New Federal Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program
*  [9/26/2022] Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh: News Coverage, Recorded Sessions
*  [9/26/2022] Appalachian Regional Commission Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin Tours PA Wilds Conservation Shop In Kinzua Bridge, Sees ARC Investments In Action
*  [9/26/2022] The Feds
*  [9/19/2022] PA Awarded $25.4 Million In Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding
*  [9/19/2022] The Feds
*  [9/19/2022] USDA Announces Investments In Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities And Rural Projects - 19 Benefiting PA
*  [9/19/2022] Conservation Innovation Fund, Agriculture Industry Partners Awarded $25 Million USDA Grant To Pay Farmers For Their Stewardship To Improve Water Quality, Reduce Carbon
*  [9/12/2022] Conventional Oil & Natural Gas Companies Accelerating Pace Of Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them Threatening To Put PA’s Taxpayer-Funded Well Plugging Program Even Further Behind
*  [9/12/2022] PA Solar Center, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance Host Sept. 16 Webinar On Provisions Of New Federal Climate, Energy Law On Solar Energy And Energy Efficiency
*  [9/12/2022] The Feds
*  [9/5/2022] DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells
*  [9/5/2022] The Feds
*  [8/29/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Interior Awards PA $25 Million In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funding From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [8/29/2022] DEP Invites Public Input On Strengthening PA's Electric Grid Against Extreme Weather Events At Aug. 31 Virtual Meeting
*  [8/29/2022] WeConservePA: A Big Win For Lancaster County's Iconic Landscape And Waterways
*  [8/22/2022] DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Driller Compliance Review Will Go Back At Least 5 Years; Whether It Will Be Public Document Not Decided
*  [8/22/2022] DEP Invites Comments On Electric Grid Resilience Plan At Aug. 31 Virtual Meeting
*  [8/22/2022] Federal SBA Loans Available To Westmoreland County & Southwest PA Residents With Flood Damage As A Result Of The Aug. 5 Storms
*  [8/22/2022] U.S. Forest Service Accepting Applications For Landscape Scale Restoration Grants
*  [8/22/2022] The Feds
*  [8/22/2022] Dept. Of Energy Launches $28 Million Funding Opportunity To Advance Hydropower For Clean Energy
*  [8/15/2022] Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden
*  [8/15/2022] The Feds
*  [8/8/2022] DEP Inviting Stakeholders To Participate In Workgroups On New Federal Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program
*  [8/8/2022] Republicans On House Committee Disapprove Final Reg. To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds
*  [8/8/2022] Pennsylvania Eligible To Apply For Its 2nd $244.9 Million Federal Grant To Clean Up Abandoned Mines Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [8/8/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Energy Grant Will Support Field Test Of Next-Generation Energy Efficiency Retrofit System On Two Homes In Pittsburgh
*  [8/8/2022] The Feds
*  [8/8/2022] U.S. Senate Passes Climate, Energy Bill; Now On To U.S. House For A Vote
*  [8/1/2022] Environmental Health Project Profile: Dr. John Stolz, Duquesne University - Monitoring Impact Of Shale Gas Extraction On Private Water Wells, Groundwater In SW PA
*  [8/1/2022] Appalachian Voices: Bipartisan STREAM Act Passes U.S. House To Address Long-Term Mine Drainage Cleanup
*  [8/1/2022] AP: U.S. Senate Democrats, Sen. Manchin Agree On Largest Single Investment In Measures To Fight Climate Change, Assess Methane Leak Fees On Oil & Gas Facilities
*  [8/1/2022] PennDOT, DEP Highlight Commitment To Clean Transportation By Sheetz, Pittsburgh Clean Cities, PPL; Update On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding
*  [8/1/2022] Electrification Coalition Applauds PA For Submitting Plan To Build EV Charging Infrastructure Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [8/1/2022] Pennsylvania, 18 U.S., Canadian Jurisdictions Push Ahead With Action Plan For 100% Electrification Of Medium, Heavy-Duty Vehicles By 2050
*  [8/1/2022] The Feds
*  [8/1/2022] NRCS-PA: Apply Now For Climate Smart Agriculture And Soil Health Conservation Innovation Grants
*  [8/1/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Energy Accepting Applications For Up To $165 Million To Advance Domestic Geothermal Energy Deployment
*  [7/25/2022] DEP Concerned About Impact Of New Law Blocking Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding On New Federal Well Plugging Funds, Regulating Waste Injection Wells
*  [7/25/2022] DEP Partnering With 15 Engineering Firms To Design Mine Reclamation Projects To Be Funded By Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [7/25/2022] PA AML Campaign: Urge Sen. Toomey To Support Abandoned Mine Remediation STREAM Act
*  [7/25/2022] DEP Submits Final Pennsylvania Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan To EPA With New State Funds Supporting Partners’ Progress
*  [7/25/2022] The Feds
*  [7/18/2022] The Feds
*  [7/11/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance July 20 Webinar - Federal Budget Needs To Address Climate Solutions
*  [7/11/2022] The Feds
*  [7/11/2022] NRCS-PA Invites Public To PA State Technical Committee Meeting July 19
*  [7/4/2022] Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Bill Exempting Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From Plugging Bonds Sticking Taxpayers With $5.1 Billion In Cleanup Liability
*  [7/4/2022] The Feds
*  [7/4/2022] U.S. DOE Seeks Public Input On $500 Million Bipartisan Infrastructure Program To Turn Former Mine Lands Into Clean Energy Projects
*  [6/27/2022] Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers, Hunters, Anglers, Farm, Environmental, Recreation Groups All Working Together, Down To The Wire, To Bring Home A Win On Growing Greener III Funding
*  [6/27/2022] Governor's Adult, Youth Advisory Councils For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Urge Lawmakers To Support Growing Greener III Environmental Funding
*  [6/27/2022] Chesapeake Bay Program Released Results Showing PA Achieved Only 22% Of 2025 Nitrogen Reduction Goal, 45% of Sediment, 48% Of Phosphorus
*  [6/27/2022] Lancaster County Approves $3.4 Million In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To Support Lancaster Clean Water Partners Projects
*  [6/27/2022] House Republicans Move Bill Conflicting With Federal Stormwater Requirements, Could Cost PA $7 Million In Federal Funding
*  [6/27/2022] The Feds
*  [6/27/2022] Appalachian Voices: Biden Administration Announces Programs Included In The Justice40 Initiative From 4 Agencies To Help Disadvantaged Communities
*  [6/20/2022] DOE Partners With Carnegie Mellon University To Launch The 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September
*  [6/20/2022] PennDOT Invites Feedback On Components Of Proposed State Plan For National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program
*  [6/20/2022] The Feds
*  [6/13/2022] PA Environmental Council Launches Online Guide To New Federal Infrastructure Funding Opportunities
*  [6/13/2022] The Feds
*  [6/6/2022] Who Is Protecting Taxpayers? House Committee Meets June 7 On Bills To Preempt Any Increase In Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding Amounts, Give Away Plugging Contracts With No Regard For Cost
*  [6/6/2022] EQB Meets June 14 On Revised Final Regulation Reducing Methane Emissions From Just Unconventional (Shale Gas) Wells, Facilities; Working On Conventional Reg.
*  [6/6/2022] PennVEST, DEP Accepting Comments On Clean Water, Drinking Water Federal Revolving Fund Use Plans, Including Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding
*  [6/6/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance June 15 Webinar - Proposed EPA Rule Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions
*  [6/6/2022] The Feds
*  [6/6/2022] Evangelical Environmental Network Applauds Congressional House Republican Energy, Climate, Conservation Task Force Plan, ‘Stepping Into The Arena’
*  [5/30/2022] DEP Federal ‘Orphan’ Well Plugging List Includes 7,300 Active Conventional Wells With Identified Owners; DEP Says Cost Recovery A Priority
*  [5/30/2022] The Feds
*  [5/23/2022] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development
*  [5/23/2022] The Feds
*  [5/16/2022] Sen. Casey, DEP Highlight Importance Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Address Abandoned Mine Reclamation In Visit To Northumberland County
*  [5/16/2022] EPA Announces 2022 State Water Revolving Fund Grants Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; PA Share Is $240.1 Million
*  [5/16/2022] May 18 Webinar: Learn More About Funding The Growing Greener Program For The Next Generation
*  [5/16/2022] EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totaling $7.3 Million
*  [5/16/2022] The Feds
*  [5/9/2022] Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Deregulate Oil & Gas Industry, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Open State Forests To Drilling, Withdrawn From RGGI
*  [5/9/2022] DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 18 To Hear Presentation On DEP’s Expanded Conventional Abandoned Well Plugging Program
*  [5/9/2022] CBF Blog: Acid Mine Drainage - The Legacy Of Coal Mining A Key Source Of Harm To Pennsylvania's Headwaters
*  [5/9/2022] The Feds
*  [5/2/2022] Financial Assurance, Plugging Regulations To Be Reviewed To Prevent New Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Plugging Program
*  [5/2/2022] DEP: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Prompting Review Of On-Site Disposal Options For Oil & Gas Well Plugging Wastes; Radioactive Waste Disposal
*  [5/2/2022] The Feds
*  [4/25/2022] DEP To Host Online Information Event On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program April 28
*  [4/25/2022] Guest Essay: Seize The Rare Opportunity To Resolve Toxic Mine Drainage
*  [4/25/2022] NRCS-PA: Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Fund 2 Watershed Flood Prevention, Restoration Projects In Underserved PA Communities
*  [4/25/2022] The Feds
*  [4/25/2022] Appalachian Voices: Appalachian Groups Urge Biden, Congress To Ensure Climate Action Helps Energy Transition Communities
*  [4/25/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Energy Soliciting Proposals For $84 Million Program To Demonstrate Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems; PA Opportunity With Mine Water
*  [4/25/2022] EPA Releases White Paper For Comment On Reducing Climate Pollution From New Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation
*  [4/18/2022] The Feds
*  [4/11/2022] NRCS-PA Hosts Virtual PA State Technical Committee Meeting April 21
*  [4/11/2022] University of Pittsburgh, Atlantic Council Host April 12 Webinar On State Of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, PA Perspectives
*  [4/11/2022] The Feds
*  [4/11/2022] OMB Blog: Quantifying Risks To The Federal Budget From Climate Change - Floods, Wildfires, Drought
*  [4/4/2022] DEP Blog: Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Brings Streams, Rivers Back To Life
*  [4/4/2022] Casey, Cartwright Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Treatment O&M Costs
*  [4/4/2022] $3.8 Million Federal Grant For Coal Community Revitalization Awarded In Bedford, Huntingdon Counties
*  [4/4/2022] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Welcomes Increased Funding For Chesapeake Bay In Proposed Federal FY 2023 Budget
*  [4/4/2022] Sen. Casey: PA To Receive $186 Million To Lower Energy Costs For Families From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
*  [4/4/2022] The Feds
*  [3/28/2022] The Feds
*  [3/28/2022] Gov. Wolf Announces $5 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds To Support Hurricane Ida Flood Mitigation; Applications Open April 1
*  [3/28/2022] NFWF Now Soliciting Proposals For Chesapeake Bay Watershed WILD Grants, Due April 21
*  [3/21/2022] Over $3 Million From New Federal Budget Will Direct Fund 2 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Projects In Centre, Chester, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
*  [3/21/2022] The Feds
*  [3/21/2022] Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $4 Million For 6 Projects In PA To Boost Economic Growth In Areas Hit By The Decline Of The Coal Industry
*  [3/14/2022] The Feds
*  [3/14/2022] Appalachian Voices: Congress Misses Another Opportunity To Tackle Ongoing Cost Of Acid Mine Drainage
*  [3/7/2022] Gov. Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Million In Federal Funding For DEP’s Traditional Mine Reclamation Program
*  [3/7/2022] The Feds
*  [3/7/2022] NRCS-PA Invites Proposals For USDA Conservation Innovation Grants
*  [3/7/2022] U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize For Innovative Ways To Make Wildlife Conservation Relevant To All
*  [2/28/2022] The Feds
*  [2/21/2022] Bay Journal: Billions On The Way From Feds To Attack Abandoned Coal Mine Problems - #1 Water Pollution Problem In PA
*  [2/21/2022] The Feds
*  [2/21/2022] NFWF Accepting Applications For Grants To Install Cost-Effective Farm Conservation Practices In Critical Basins In PA's Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [2/14/2022] Gov. Wolf Announced PA Received The Initial $244.9 Million From The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands
*  [2/14/2022] DEP To Prohibit Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers With Unresolved Environmental Violations From Getting Conventional Well Plugging Contracts; 133 Companies Interested In Doing Well Plugging Work
*  [2/14/2022] The Feds
*  [2/14/2022] NFWF Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Small Watershed Grants
*  [2/14/2022] NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware River Watershed Conservation Grants
*  [2/7/2022] Gov. Wolf Proposes $450 Million Growing Greener III Initiative Funded By Federal American Rescue Plan; Bipartisan Support Building For Conservation Allocation
*  [2/7/2022] DEP Receives First $25 Million From Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law For Plugging Oil & Gas Wells Abandon By Conventional Drillers
*  [2/7/2022] South Mountain Partnership: Sign On To Letter Asking Counties To Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds In Local Conservation, Recreation And Place-Based Revitalization
*  [2/7/2022] House Environmental Committee To Hold Feb. 7 Information Meeting On DEP’s Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program For Wells Abandon By Conventional Drillers
*  [2/7/2022] The Feds
*  [2/7/2022] PA Lawmakers Join Other Elected Officials Calling On EPA To Prevent Chemical Disasters, Protect Workers, Prioritize Environmental Justice
*  [2/7/2022] PA State Treasurer Garrity Calls On Biden To Withdraw Fed Nominee Because She Advocates For Sustainable Investments And Is A Threat To Oil, Gas, Coal Companies
*  [2/7/2022] U.S. Dept. Of Interior: Comments Invited On American Conservation & Stewardship Atlas To Track Stewardship, Restoration Efforts
*  [1/31/2022] Federal Office Of Surface Mine Reclamation Awards PA $25 Million For Mine Reclamation With Environmental, Economic, Recreation, Solar Energy Benefits
*  [1/31/2022] Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $1.5 Million Contract To Design Tioga River Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Plant Project In Tioga County
*  [1/31/2022] The Feds
*  [1/24/2022] House Committee To Hold Info. Meeting Jan. 24 On Bill To Use Some American Rescue Plan Funding To Clean Up Water Pollution
*  [1/24/2022] The Feds
*  [1/24/2022] U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Receives $62 Million For Infrastructure, Disaster Relief Projects In Chesapeake Bay Region, Including PA
*  [1/17/2022] The Feds
*  [1/17/2022] USDA NRCS Now Accepting Proposals For $225 Million In Regional Conservation Partnership Grants
*  [1/10/2022] NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Announces $1.7 Million In Grants; $1.4 Million To Benefit PA
*  [1/10/2022] National Fish Habitat Partnership Accepting Applications For Brook Trout Habitat Improvement Project Grants
*  [1/10/2022] PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Jewish Earth Alliance Jan. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program
*  [1/10/2022] The Feds
*  [1/3/2022] In 2021 Initiatives By The Biden Administration, Congress Make Historic Investments In Cleaning Up PA’s Environment; How To Invest $11 Billion Remains Up In The Air
*  [1/3/2022] The Feds
*  [12/20/2021] PA Wilds Finalist In National Build Back Better Regional Challenge For Up To $100 Million
*  [12/20/2021] The Feds
*  [12/13/2021] Guest Essay: Acid Mine Drainage Treatment A Vital Component Of National Infrastructure
*  [12/13/2021] Bay Journal: Massive Aid On Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act
*  [12/13/2021] Guest Essay: Why We Must Focus On Climate-Friendly Manufacturing
*  [12/13/2021] Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Now Have NRCS-PA Funding Available For Priority Watersheds In 14 PA Bay Counties
*  [12/13/2021] The Feds
*  [12/6/2021] The Feds
*  [11/29/2021] The Feds
*  [11/22/2021] WPCAMR: New Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Addresses PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem; Questions About What Projects Can Be Funded
*  [11/22/2021] Evangelical Environmental Network: Signing Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Good News For Our Children, Communities And Country
*  [11/22/2021] NFWF, EPA Announce $2.5 Million In Conservation Grants In Pennsylvania To Help Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [11/22/2021] Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children
*  [11/22/2021] 4 PA Conservation Group Collaboration Receives NFWF Funding To Track Important Migratory Routes In The Northeast U.S.
*  [11/22/2021] The Feds
*  [11/15/2021] The Feds
*  [11/15/2021] Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $26 Million More For Delaware River Watershed Restoration Efforts Over 5 Years
*  [11/15/2021] Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Applaud Passage Of Federal Infrastructure Bill; Call For Quick Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Plan
*  [11/15/2021] NRCS Awards Conservation Innovation Grant To PA Project On Diversifying Pastures To Improve Soil Health
*  [11/15/2021] Gov. Wolf: Deadline For Federal Assistance For Governments & Nonprofits Impacted By Hurricane Ida In 12 Counties Extended
*  [11/15/2021] U.S. EIA Short Term Energy Outlook Sees Continued High Energy Costs Into 2022, Decreases Later; Growth Of Renewables; Carbon Dioxide Still Short Of 2019 Levels
*  [11/8/2021] The Feds
*  [11/8/2021] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties
*  [11/8/2021] Gov. Wolf: Announces 1-Month Extension To Apply For Individual Federal Assistance For Hurricane Ida Recovery In 8 Counties
*  [11/1/2021] The Future Of Pennsylvania’s Parks and Forests Is in Our Hands; New Online StoryMap Describes Critical State Park, Forest Funding Needs
*  [11/1/2021] ReImagine Appalachia: Updated Build Back Better Framework Sets Stage For Job-Creating Investment in Healthier, More Prosperous Future for Appalachia
*  [11/1/2021] The Feds
*  [10/25/2021] Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik
*  [10/25/2021] The Feds
*  [10/25/2021] EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution
*  [10/25/2021] EPA, USDA Announce Winners Of Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge - 2 From PA
*  [10/18/2021] NFWF, EPA Announce $10 Million In Grants To Restore The Chesapeake Bay Watershed; Nearly $4 Million To Benefit PA
*  [10/18/2021] DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds
*  [10/18/2021] PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Oct. 20 Webinar On Federal Build Back Better Proposal
*  [10/18/2021] The Feds
*  [10/18/2021] EPA Announces Appointment Of Adam Ortiz As Regional Administrator For EPA Region 3
*  [10/11/2021] 65+ Groups Ask Biden Administration To Reclassify Oil & Gas Drilling Waste As 'Hazardous' To Prevent Road Dumping Of Wastewater And Other Practices
*  [10/11/2021] The Feds
*  [10/11/2021] Sen. Casey, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Empower Fossil Fuel Workers To Train, Find Jobs In Changing Energy Industry
*  [10/11/2021] EPA Awards $4.9 Million To PA To Improve Water Quality Throughout The State
*  [10/11/2021] EPA Awards Nearly $500,000 To DCNR To Enhance Wetlands On State Parks, Forest Land
*  [10/4/2021] WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem]
*  [10/4/2021] Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; Pennsylvanians Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem]
*  [10/4/2021] Senate Committee Reports Out Bipartisan Bill Allocating $500 Million In American Rescue Fund Monies For Local Environmental Improvement, Recreation Projects
*  [10/4/2021] Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Told A Federal Court Sunoco Cannot Hide Risk Assessment Data For Its Mariner East 2 Pipeline
*  [10/4/2021] The Feds
*  [10/4/2021] Gov. Wolf Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties
*  [10/4/2021] FEMA Now Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs
*  [9/27/2021] DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund
*  [9/26/2021] The Feds
*  [9/26/2021] Presidents Of PA Farm Bureau, Farm Groups In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Call For USDA To Create $737 Million Resilient Farms Initiative
*  [9/20/2021] DEP Blog: Cambria County Coal Waste Reclamation Project Wins National Award [Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expires This Month]
*  [9/20/2021] Gov. Wolf Encourages Individuals Impacted By Ida To Register For Disaster Assistance; Business Owner Help Available Thru Virtual SBA Recovery Center
*  [9/20/2021] Guest Essay: A Modern Civilian Conservation Corps Could Transform PA, Beyond
*  [9/20/2021] WeConservePA: Sept. 28 - Understanding Funding Opportunities Thru The American Rescue Plan
*  [9/20/2021] The Feds
*  [9/20/2021] NFWF Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [9/20/2021] Gov. Wolf: Urges Congressional Delegation To Support Proposed Biden Budget Funding Clean Energy, Civilian Conservation Corps, Chesapeake Bay Initiatives
*  [9/20/2021] Appalachian Regional Commission Awards 57 Grants To Region's Coal-Impacted Communities - 9 In PA Totaling $8 Million
*  [9/20/2021] EPA Removes Butler Mine Tunnel, Luzerne County From National Superfund List
*  [9/13/2021] President Biden Approves Pennsylvania's Request For Major Federal Disaster Declaration For Damages From Hurricane Ida
*  [9/13/2021] Gov. Wolf Requests Major Federal Disaster Declaration To Help Recover From $117 Million In Damage From Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
*  [9/13/2021] Insurance Dept.: Information For Homeowners, Business Owners On Damage Claims Following Storms, Flooding
*  [9/13/2021] The Feds
*  [9/13/2021] Gov. Wolf Calls On U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture To Implement $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative
*  [9/13/2021] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds Gov. Wolf's Support For $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative; Urges Legislature To Move Water Cleanup Bills
*  [9/6/2021] The Feds
*  [9/6/2021] Gov. Wolf: Federal SBA Low-Interest Loans To Be Made Available For Those Affected By August Flash Flooding In Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Potter
*  [8/30/2021] The Feds
*  [8/30/2021] Gov. Wolf Calls On Federal Emergency Response Officials To Lower Thresholds For Flood Aid
*  [8/23/2021] The Feds
*  [8/16/2021] Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution
*  [8/16/2021] Sen. Argall: More Water Quality Restoration Needed In Schuylkill River Watershed; Here’s An Idea - You Have $5 Billion Laying Around Doing Nothing
*  [8/16/2021] The Feds
*  [8/16/2021] Appalachian Voices: U.S. Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Reclaiming Coal Lands
*  [8/16/2021] Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal?
*  [8/9/2021] The Feds
*  [8/2/2021] The Feds
*  [7/26/2021] The Feds
*  [7/19/2021] The Feds
*  [6/7/2021] Growing Greener Coalition: American Rescue Plan For Water & Green Infrastructure
*  [6/7/2021] WeConservePA Urges Groups To Work With County, Local Govts. To Invest Federal Rescue Funds For Watershed Restoration, Land Conservation, Park & Trail Improvement Projects
*  [5/30/2021] Biden's First Budget Makes Significant Investments In Abandoned Coal Mine Reclamation, Community Economic Development Efforts
*  [5/30/2021] U.S. House Committee OKs Bipartisan Bills To Prevent Expiration Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, Expand Economic Development Opportunities
*  [5/30/2021] Proposed Biden Budget Makes Historic Investments In EPA Programs To Support States, Environmental Justice, Science, Reverses Years Of Declining Budgets
*  [5/30/2021] National Conservation Districts Applaud Proposed Conservation Funding Increases In Biden Budget Proposal
*  [5/30/2021] PA Receives $3.9 Million EPA Grant For Water Quality Improvement Projects In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [5/24/2021] WeConservePA: Water & Green Infrastructure - A Good Fit For PA American Rescue Plan Funding
*  [5/24/2021] Chesapeake Bay Commission Proposes $737 Million USDA Clean Water & Climate Resiliency Initiative In Federal Infrastructure Bill For Bay Watershed
*  [5/17/2021] Gov. Wolf Joins Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors, Officials Urging Congress To Support ‘Billion For The Bay Initiative' To Jumpstart Final Restoration Efforts
*  [5/17/2021] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Stumbles In Race To Finish Line; Promised Outcomes Lagging Badly Or In Limbo
*  [5/17/2021] Guest Essay: Will Congress Help Coal Country?
*  [5/17/2021] U.S. Treasury Releases Interim Final Rule For How States, Local Governments Can Use American Rescue Plan Aid
*  [5/3/2021] EPA Awards $350,000 To Replace 13 Old Diesel School Buses In Pennsylvania
*  [4/26/2021] In Memoriam: Louise Dunlap A Leading Force Behind Coal Mine Reclamation, Regulation
*  [4/26/2021] U.S. Dept. Of Energy Announces $109 Million To Support Jobs, Economic Growth In Coal & Power Plant Communities
*  [4/26/2021] Appalachian Voices, EPCAMR, Other Partners: RECLAIM Act Mine Reclamation Town Hall April 28
*  [4/26/2021] U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Delivered Climate Speech From Chesapeake Bay Foundation Headquarters
*  [4/26/2021] NRCS-PA Seeks Proposals For Innovative Approaches To Conservation On Agricultural Lands
*  [4/26/2021] Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Push For Dedicated Federal Fish And Wildlife Conservation Funding
*  [4/19/2021] Biden Administration Releases Pennsylvania Infrastructure Needs Report
*  [4/19/2021] Bipartisan Congressional Delaware River Watershed Caucus Formed To Protect Delaware Ecosystem
*  [4/19/2021] NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meets April 20
*  [4/12/2021] Wildlife, Environmental Groups Unveil New Underfunded and Polluted: Solutions to Fund Clean Water In PA Report
*  [4/12/2021] Senate Committee Meeting Provides Overview Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts
*  [4/12/2021] Agriculture, Conservation, Wildlife Groups Advocate For Robust Funding For Federal USDA Conservation Programs
*  [4/5/2021] Reimagine Appalachia Applauds President Biden’s Proposed Infrastructure Plan
*  [4/5/2021] NRCS-PA: Next Deadline For Applications For Conservation Stewardship Funding May 7
*  [3/29/2021] NRCS-PA Hosts Webinar April 13 On Conservation Assistance Available For Urban Farming
*  [3/22/2021] U.S. House Hearing On Reauthorizing Federal Abandoned Mine Lands Program: We Don’t Deserve To Wait Any Longer For Clean Streams, Diversified Economies
*  [3/22/2021] USDA Now Accepting Applications For Regional Conservation Partnership Grants
*  [3/15/2021] PA Members Of Congress Introduce Bipartisan Bills To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands, Create Jobs
*  [3/15/2021] U.S. House Subcommittee On Energy & Mineral Resources To Hold March 18 Hearing On Restoring Abandoned Mine Lands
*  [3/15/2021] Bay Journal: What Will It Take To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Land In Chesapeake Bay Watershed? - Part I
*  [3/15/2021] NRCS-PA: Healthy Forest Reserve Program Funding Available For PA Landowners In 12 Counties To Help Protect Indiana Bat
*  [3/15/2021] PACD Still Has $350,000 Left For Conservation District Multi-Functional Riparian Buffer Grants
*  [3/8/2021] Chesapeake Bay Commission Recommends Increasing Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup
*  [3/8/2021] Middle & Lower Susquehanna RiverKeepers, File Notice Of Lawsuit Over Fish & Wildlife Service Decision To Deny Endangered Species Protection For Eastern Hellbenders
*  [2/15/2021] EPA, NFWF Fund Projects To Improve Water Quality In PA Portion Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [2/1/2021] Fill Out National Conservation Planning Partnership Survey Of Agricultural Producers On Conservation Planning
*  [1/4/2021] Approved Federal Budget Includes $10 Million For Delaware River Conservation
*  [12/21/2020] Op-Ed: Biden-Harris Administration Should Invest In The Chesapeake Bay And Farmers
*  [12/21/2020] USDA NRCS Seeks Public Input On Guidance Defining Nonindustrial Private Forest Land Eligibility
*  [12/14/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds U.S. House Passage Of Ecosystem Restoration Bill
*  [12/14/2020] EPA Clean Air Cost-Benefit Rule Threatens To Limit Crucial Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Health Protection
*  [12/14/2020] U.S.G.S. Pennsylvania Water Science Center Winter Newsletter Now Available
*  [12/7/2020] State Environmental Agency Assn. Led By DEP Secretary McDonnell Meets With Biden EPA Transition Team
*  [12/7/2020] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: Trail Groups Oppose Mountain Biking In Federal Wilderness Areas
*  [11/16/2020] USDA Forest Service Now Accepting Applications For Grants Supporting Innovation In Wood Products, Wood Energy
*  [11/2/2020] CBF: Federal Chesapeake Bay, Wetland Conservation, National Fish Habitat Partnership Bill Signed Into Law
*  [10/26/2020] NRCS-PA Offers Support To Urban Farmers In Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
*  [10/12/2020] Conservation Partners Celebrate Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Victory With PA Members Of Congress
*  [10/12/2020] Fish & Wildlife Conservationists Praise Congress For Passing The America’s Conservation Enhancement Act
*  [10/5/2020] U.S. House Passes Bill To Reauthorize Chesapeake Bay, Wildlife Programs, Bill Now On President’s Desk
*  [10/5/2020] EPA, Agriculture Formalize Joint Support For Healthy Farms, Clean Water, Future Food Security At Lancaster County Farm
*  [8/24/2020] EPA Awards $33.9 Million In Safe Drinking Water Revolving Fund Monies To PA
*  [8/24/2020] AG Shapiro, Environmental Groups File Lawsuits To Block Federal Rule On Transport Of Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail
*  [8/17/2020] Six Former EPA Administrators Call For An Agency Reset After Presidential Election
*  [8/17/2020] NRCS-PA Invites Farmers, Forestland Owners To Take Survey About Improving Programs
*  [8/17/2020] EPA Finalizes Methane Emission Standards For Oil & Gas Industry; Does Not Affect DEP Methane Proposal
*  [8/17/2020] Sen. Casey: Why The National Environmental Policy Act Rollback Hurts PA And The Environment
*  [8/17/2020] EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Celebrates 50 Years Of Research For A Healthier Environment
*  [8/17/2020] Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Encouraged By Federal Court Ruling Striking Down Reinterpretation Of Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act
*  [8/10/2020] Senators Yaw, Santarsiero Send Bipartisan Letter To PA Congressional Delegation To Include Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funding In Next Federal Stimulus Bill
*  [7/27/2020] U.S. House Votes To Approve Bipartisan Land & Water Conservation Fund Bill Sending It To President; 5 Republicans In PA Vote Against The Bill
*  [7/27/2020] U.S. House Votes To Add $5.5 Million To Chesapeake Bay Program; All 9 PA Republicans Vote Against It
*  [7/27/2020] US Forest Service Awards 2 Forest Markets Expansion Grants In Pennsylvania
*  [7/13/2020] CBF Applauds U.S. House Increase In FY 2021 Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [7/13/2020] AG Shapiro Joins 15 Other States, EDF Asking Court To Require EPA To Set Methane Pollution Standards For Existing Oil & Gas Operations
*  [6/8/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Delaware RiverKeeper Slam EPA Rule Limiting Section 401 Water Quality Reviews Of Pipeline, Other Projects
*  [5/11/2020] National Organic Coalition & Organic Farmers Association Ask Congress To Protect Organic Food, Agriculture In Next Relief Package
*  [5/4/2020] Op-Ed: Earth Day 50 - A Reflection - Stop The Deception Before It’s Too Late
*  [4/13/2020] EPA Sets Specific Mercury, Air Toxics Standards For 6 Coal Refuse Power Plants, 3 In PA
*  [4/6/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Weighing All Options To Oppose Weakened Federal Vehicle Emission Standards
*  [4/6/2020] Agriculture, Conservation, Wildlife Groups Unite To Advocate For Federal Conservation Funding Support
*  [3/30/2020] Bay Journal: Coronavirus Causing Loss Of Critical Farm Conservation BMP Installation & Design, Tree Planting; Slamming State Budgets, Nonprofits
*  [3/23/2020] Cong. Cartwright Asks Congressional Leaders To Reject Coal Industry Call To Suspend Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee, Black Lung Tax
*  [3/16/2020] Over 100 Groups Sign Letter Urging Congressional Action On Federal Mine Reclamation Fee, Black Lung Bills
*  [3/16/2020] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Takes CEQ To Task Over Proposed Rollback Of Federal Project Environmental Reviews
*  [3/16/2020] Registration Now Open For PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25
*  [3/2/2020] NRCS-PA: Application Dates For Conservation Assistance Programs Extended
*  [3/2/2020] NSAC Blog: Comprehensive Climate And Agriculture Legislation Introduced In U.S. House
*  [3/2/2020] No System To Make Sure Required Flood Insurance Is In Place For Homes In 100-Year Floodplain
*  [2/17/2020] Urge Your Member of Congress To Support Bipartisan Legislation With Dedicated Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding
*  [2/17/2020] Congressional House Republicans, Climate Leadership Business Council Release Climate Proposals
*  [2/17/2020] President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Cuts Environmental Funding For Program Critical To PA, Again
*  [2/10/2020] StateImpact PA: DEP To Receive 36% Less Federal Mine Reclamation Funding This Year
*  [2/10/2020] CBF: Draft Federal Rule Change To Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Leaves Out Vital Provisions
*  [2/10/2020] U.S. Senator Bob Casey Calls For Key Water Quality Improvements In Proposed USDA Conservation Reserve Program Regulation
*  [2/10/2020] Delaware RiverKeeper Testifies Before Congress On Needed Natural Gas Act/FERC Reforms
*  [2/10/2020] Bipartisan Innovate First, Regulate Later Climate Change Bill To Be Introduced In U.S. House By Members From Oregon, West Virginia
*  [2/3/2020] PA Chesapeake Bay Phase III WIP State Team Hears Implementation Off To Fast Start
*  [2/3/2020] EPA Letter To Congress: We Remain Committed To Restoring, Protecting Chesapeake Bay; Bay TMDL Does Not Bind The States
*  [2/3/2020] Bay Journal: EPA Intends To Achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals, But Assurances Fail To Mollify Concerns Over PA Cleanup
*  [2/3/2020] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Preparing To Sue EPA Over Lack Of Enforcement Over PA Progress In Cleanup Plan
*  [2/3/2020] Congressional House Democrats Introduce Revised Bill To Fight Climate Change; Fund Infrastructure Projects
*  [2/3/2020] PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline Seeks FERC Approval To Build PA Part First
*  [2/3/2020] Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Feb. 15 Talking Turtles Program At Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County
*  [1/27/2020] Bipartisan Call For Continued Federal Funding For Abandoned Mine Clean-Up By Cong. Cartwright, Meuser, State, Local Officials
*  [1/27/2020] AG Shapiro Joins Other Attorneys General In Filing Brief Supporting Lancaster County Landowners In Challenge Of FERC Pipeline Tolling Order Process
*  [1/27/2020] PA, National Environmental Groups File Brief In Federal Court Challenging FERC Use Of Tolling Orders To Put Citizen Challenges To Actions In Legal Limbo
*  [1/20/2020] Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward
*  [1/20/2020] PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Object To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail
*  [1/6/2020] CBF: EPA Statement On Enforceability Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Targets Should Put Fear In The Hearts Of All Who Care About Clean Water
*  [1/6/2020] PA Township News: Unique Army Corps Programs Help Communities Become More Resilient
*  [1/6/2020] EQB Submits Final Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards, Federal Mining Consistency Rule To IRRC, Committees For Review
*  [12/30/2019] Op-Ed: Boost In Federal Chesapeake Bay Program Funding Is A Down Payment For Cleaner Waters In Pennsylvania
*  [12/30/2019] U.S.D.A. Rural Energy For America Program Now Accepting Funding Applications
*  [12/23/2019] EPA Says PA’s Final Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls 25% Short Of Meeting Necessary Nitrogen Reductions, Fails To Identify Funding To Implement The Plan
*  [12/23/2019] Senate Environmental Committee Sets Jan. 8 Briefing On PA’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations
*  [12/23/2019] CBF: Agreed-To Federal Spending Bill Includes $12 Million Increase For Chesapeake Bay Restoration
*  [12/23/2019] CBF: U.S. Senate Committee Advances Bill Reauthorizing Chesapeake Bay Program, Related Trails; A Variety Of Wildlife Programs
*  [12/23/2019] National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Applauds Federal Support For Conservation Programs In Funding Bills
*  [12/23/2019] U.S. Army Corps, Partners Host Jan. 9 Public Meeting On Francis E. Walter Dam Reservoir Reevaluation Study In Luzerne County
*  [12/23/2019] Southwestern PA Water Resources Center Hosts Stream Bank Restoration, Smart Green Corridor, MS4 Stormwater Workshops
*  [12/16/2019] Gov. Wolf: Erie, Neighboring Counties Eligible For Federal Disaster Recovery Loans
*  [12/9/2019] Op-Ed: Congress Must Keep Promises On Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [12/2/2019] Op-Ed: Extend Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits
*  [11/25/2019] PA U.S. Senator Casey Calls On USDA To Target Unspent Funds To Help Farmers In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [11/25/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Other Groups Sue EPA Over Attempt To Restrict State Clean Air Efforts
*  [11/25/2019] Appalachian Regional Commission Dec. 11 Workshop In Somerset County On POWER Grants To Diversify The Economy Of Coal Mining Areas
*  [11/4/2019] Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Urging Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
*  [11/4/2019] CBF: U.S. Senate Passes Increase In Essential Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [11/4/2019] EPA Blog: Engaging Partners In Improving Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
*  [10/28/2019] Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills Slowing Down DEP Permit Reviews, Narrowing Public Appeals Of DEP Permits
*  [10/28/2019] Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Urging Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund
*  [10/28/2019] Op-Ed: Let's Get Reauthorization Of The Federal Abandoned Mine Land Fund Done, Get PA's Congressional Delegation On Board
*  [10/28/2019] AG Shapiro, 22 Other AGs Oppose EPA’s Proposed Rule To Limit States’ Clean Water Act Oversight Of Pipelines, Other Projects
*  [10/28/2019] EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water And Clean Water Infrastructure Intended Use Funding Plans
*  [10/28/2019] NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program
*  [10/28/2019] Environment & Energy NewsClips
*  [10/21/2019] Senate Environmental Committee Meets Oct. 22 On Bills That Will Slow Down DEP Permit Reviews, Make It More Complex, Costly
*  [10/21/2019] NRCS-PA Receives Funding For Flood Prevention Projects For Watersheds In Chester, Westmoreland, Wyoming Counties
*  [10/21/2019] Cong. Meuser/Cartwright Introduce Bipartisan Federal Tax Credit Bill To Support Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants
*  [10/14/2019] Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $44.4 Million In Grants To Help Diversify The Region's Coal-Impacted Economies, Including PA
*  [10/7/2019] Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals A Greater Challenge For PA - DEP Secretary McDonnell
*  [10/7/2019] Bay Journal: Path To A Clean Chesapeake Bay Poses Problems For Key Bay States
*  [10/7/2019] NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meets Oct. 16 In Harrisburg
*  [9/30/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: U.S. Senate Committee Increases Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [9/30/2019] EPA Awards Grants To Support Pollution Reduction Tied To Conowingo Dam Reservoir Infill
*  [9/30/2019] PA Cong. Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan Market Choice Act To Eliminate Federal Gas Tax, Set Fee For Carbon Emissions, Invest In Infrastructure
*  [9/9/2019] Agriculture: Farmers In 7 Northeast Counties Eligible For Disaster Relief Funding Due To Excessive Rainfall
*  [8/26/2019] Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions
*  [8/26/2019] CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient
*  [8/19/2019] AG Shapiro Urges Congressional Leadership To End Use Of Harmful PFAS Chemicals
*  [8/12/2019] Will PA Miss 2025 Pollution Reduction Goals By 19 Years? DEP To Present Final Chesapeake Bay Watershed Plan To Steering Committee Aug. 16
*  [8/5/2019] Trout Unlimited, Partners Push Congress To Support Mine Reclamation Fund Reauthorization
*  [7/29/2019] Federal Disaster Declaration Approved For SBA Assistance Due To Severe June Storms In Berks, Surrounding Counties
*  [7/22/2019] Baltimore Sun Editorial: Let’s Sue Pennsylvania Over Lack Of Chesapeake Bay Progress, Commitment
*  [7/22/2019] AG Shapiro, Lehigh Valley Community Leaders Speak Out Against Rolling Back Federal Clean Car Standards
*  [7/22/2019] USDA: $400 Million In Loan Guarantees Still Available To Help Small Rural Businesses, Farmers Reduce Energy Costs
*  [7/22/2019] AAPlasma, LLC In Philadelphia Receives EPA Small Business Environmental Technology Grant
*  [7/15/2019] PA Abandoned Mine Land Campaign Urges Action To Extend Expiring Federal Mine Reclamation Fee
*  [7/15/2019] Pennsylvania Continues To Push Congress For Dedicated Federal Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding
*  [7/15/2019] White House: President Trump Is Promoting A Clean And Healthy Environment For All Americans
*  [7/8/2019] NRCS-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting July 16
*  [6/23/2019] PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Urges PA Congressional Delegation To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee, Program
*  [6/23/2019] NRCS-PA, CBF-PA Offering Farm Conservation Assistance In Centre, Clinton, Lycoming Counties; Applications Due June 28
*  [6/23/2019] NRCS-PA Provides $9 Million In Grants To Conservation Districts To Help Implement Federal Farm Bill Programs
*  [6/23/2019] NRCS-PA, Mid-Atlantic 4R Nutrient Stewardship Assn. Form Partnership To Assist Farmers
*  [6/23/2019] PA-Based National Organic Farmers Association Outlines 2019 Federal Policy Priorities
*  [6/23/2019] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation Offering Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Grants To Not-For Profit Groups
*  [6/23/2019] Interns: Bloomsburg Student Intern Justin Groshek With Natural Resources Conservation Service On Path To Success
*  [6/17/2019] Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
*  [6/17/2019] PA Environmental Defense Foundation Advises DCNR Proposal To Replace State Forest Lost To Gas Drilling Does Not Meet Its Obligations As A Public Trustee
*  [6/17/2019] Op-Ed: EPCAMR Urges Every Member Of PA’s Congressional Delegation To Support The RECLAIM Act To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands And Our Economic Future
*  [6/10/2019] DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On DEP Climate Plan, Cap-And-Trade Petition, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee June 18
*  [6/10/2019] EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects
*  [6/10/2019] EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities
*  [6/10/2019] USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications
*  [6/10/2019] EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects
*  [6/3/2019] Republican Senators To Introduce Bills To Eliminate Parts Of PA's Vehicle Emissions Testing Program
*  [6/3/2019] May Newsletter Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee
*  [6/3/2019] UPDATED: West Branch Susquehanna Restoration Coalition To Discuss Federal AML Fund Fee Reauthorization At June 11 Meeting In Cambria County
*  [6/3/2019] President’s Environmental Youth Award Program Now Accepting Nominations
*  [6/3/2019] PJM Interconnection Announces CEO Andrew Ott To Retire June 30
*  [5/27/2019] EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Tell Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee
*  [5/27/2019] CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay
*  [5/27/2019] POWR: DEP Presentation On Draft Integrated Water Quality Report Showing 40% Of Streams Impaired June 4 In Harrisburg
*  [5/20/2019] Natural Resources Conservation Service Seeks Project Proposals To Protect, Restore Critical Wetlands, Reduce Flooding
*  [4/29/2019] DEP Announces $25 Million In Federal Funding For 7 Mine Reclamation Projects
*  [4/15/2019] Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
*  [4/15/2019] PA Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan RECLAIM Initiative To Invest In Environmental, Economic Recovery In Coal Country
*  [4/15/2019] NRCS-PA: PA Farmers, Landowners Have Until May 10 To Sign Up For Conservation Stewardship Program
*  [4/15/2019] NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
*  [4/8/2019] Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan To Be Released For Public Comment April 12
*  [4/8/2019] Latest Chesapeake Bay Barometer Tells Cautionary Success Story About Bay Restoration
*  [4/8/2019] Leading Farm, Conservation, Wildlife Groups Unite In Support of Protecting Federal Farm Bill Conservation Funding
*  [4/1/2019] Gov. Wolf Announces CFA Funding To Remove PFAS Contamination From 17 Drinking Water Wells In Bucks County
*  [4/1/2019] Feds Approve Disaster Relief For Pennsylvania Farms In 61 Counties Resulting From Extended Rainfall In 2018
*  [4/1/2019] DEP, EPCAMR, Trout Unlimited Tell U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Reauthorizing Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Critical, There’s A Lot More To Do
*  [4/1/2019] U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Issues Contractor Notice To Proceed With Remediation Of Parks Township Radioactive Waste Site In Armstrong County
*  [3/25/2019] House Committee Reports Out Bill Creating Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force
*  [3/25/2019] Conservation District Leader From PA Presses Case For Strong Federal Conservation Funding In DC
*  [3/25/2019] PA Receives $53.8 Million In 2019 Federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Funds, Reclamation Fee Due To Expire
*  [3/25/2019] PA Projects Receive Over $1.7 Million In Federal Delaware River Watershed Restoration Grants
*  [3/25/2019] Susquehanna National Heritage Area Officially Designated By Congress
*  [3/25/2019] NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants
*  [3/18/2019] President Signs Bill To Permanently Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [3/18/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Opposed To Proposed 90% Cut In Federal Bay Funding
*  [3/18/2019] Choose Clean Water Coalition Pushing For More Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding
*  [3/18/2019] USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Seeks Public Comments On Conservation Practice Standards
*  [3/18/2019] NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Funding To Protect Wetlands, Farmland On Working Farms
*  [3/18/2019] Dept. Of Human Services Explores Use Of Medicaid Funds For Lead Exposure Prevention And Remediation Initiative
*  [3/4/2019] U.S. House Votes To Permanently Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [3/4/2019] U.S. EIA: Carbon Dioxide Emissions To Decline By 1.3% In 2019; After Increasing 2.8% In 2018 Driven By Natural Gas
*  [2/25/2019] Federal Judge Dismisses Clean Air Council Lawsuit Challenging Federal Actions On Climate Change, Rollback Of Regulations
*  [2/18/2019] DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council Urges Gov. Wolf To Rebalance DEP’s Legal Mandates And Fiscal Resources
*  [2/18/2019] UPDATED: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Steering Committee Meets Feb. 20
*  [2/18/2019] EPA Announces Nationwide PFAS Action Plan; State Plans To Move Ahead With Its Own MCL
*  [2/18/2019] Feds Provide Delaware River Watershed Restoration & Conservation Program $6 Million For 2019
*  [2/18/2019] CBF: EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program Fully Funded By Congress
*  [2/18/2019] Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Urges Hunters, Anglers To Push Back Against New EPA Plan That Ignores Wildlife Habitat
*  [2/18/2019] U.S. Senate Passes Land & Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization, House Must Act
*  [2/11/2019] EPA Accepting Grant Applications For Help To Develop Plan To Offset Lack Of Sediment Trapping Capacity At Conowingo Dam
*  [2/11/2019] Bipartisan Bill Introduced In Congress To Support Chronic Wasting Disease Research
*  [2/11/2019] The Nature Conservancy: U.S. Senate Takes First Steps Toward Reauthorizing Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [2/11/2019] Defend Our Future Student Leaders, Elected Officials In Philadelphia Push For Continued Reduction Of Mercury Pollution, Oppose Federal Rollback
*  [2/11/2019] Appalachian Regional Commission Accepting Applications For POWER Workforce, Economic Revitalization Grants
*  [1/28/2019] PFAS Action Team To Meet Feb. 12 In Montgomery County To Provide Updates, Hear Public Comments
*  [1/28/2019] Gov. Wolf Outlines Impacts Of Federal Shutdown On PA, Including DCNR, DEP
*  [1/14/2019] UPDATED: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets Jan. 16
*  [1/14/2019] Agriculture, DEP Launch Public-Private High Performance Farms Initiative For Health, Environmental, Economic Benefits In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [1/14/2019] Register Now! 2019 PA In The Balance Conference On Farm Conservation Feb. 6-8 Hershey; Early Bird Rates End Jan. 26
*  [1/14/2019] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 2018 Bay Health Score Drops; EPA Must Hold PA Accountable To Achieve Pollution Reduction Milestones
*  [1/14/2019] Bay Journal: Scientists Waiting To See If Record 2018 Rainfall Dampens Chesapeake Bay Recovery
*  [1/14/2019] Bay Journal Op-Ed: 2019 Conservation Commitment Tied To Memories, Plans For Future
*  [12/31/2018] Updated: Feds Reverse Course, Will Now Sell New, Renewals Of National Flood Insurance Policies During Govt. Shutdown
*  [12/31/2018] NRCS-PA Remains Open For Business During Partial Federal Government Shutdown
*  [12/24/2018] Environmental Council Of The States Names Don Welsh Executive Director
*  [12/24/2018] Congress Failed To Reauthorize Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
*  [12/24/2018] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Applaud Addition Of New National Wilderness Areas Included Federal Farm Bill
*  [12/24/2018] Last Minute Vote In Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Program Until May 31
*  [12/24/2018] EPA Awards $1.1 Million To Chesapeake Conservancy To Track Environmental Impacts Of Land Use In Bay Watershed
*  [12/17/2018] EPA Names Dana Aunkst Director Of Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [12/17/2018] PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets Dec. 17
*  [12/17/2018] Farm, Conservation Groups Say New Federal Farm Bill Has Victories, But Serious Cuts To Farm Conservation
*  [12/17/2018] Federal Flood Recovery Aid Available In 26 Counties Following Record Summer Rains
*  [12/17/2018] EPA, Army Corps Propose New Waters Of U.S. Definition
*  [12/10/2018] U.S.D.A. Approves Disaster Relief Funding For Farmers In 14 PA Counties
*  [12/10/2018] U.S. Office Of Lead Hazard Control & Health Homes Has Additional Funding Available
*  [12/3/2018] Federal Storm Recovery Aid Approved For Portions Of Pennsylvania
*  [12/3/2018] NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Farm, Forest Owner Conservation Assistance In Central, Southeast PA
*  [12/3/2018] EPA Accepting Applications For Environmental Justice Small Grants, Application Assistance Calls Scheduled
*  [11/26/2018] 4th National Climate Assessment: Climate Change Is Human Caused; Flooding, Wildfires, Health Impacts, Infrastructure, Economic Damage Will Increase Without Action
*  [11/26/2018] PA Environmental Council: Save The Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [11/26/2018] Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Names Brenda Sieglitz New Manager
*  [11/26/2018] Environmental NewsClips - All Topics
*  [11/19/2018] Nov. 20 PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meeting To Focus On Stormwater
*  [11/19/2018] Op-Ed: Pinchot Institute For Conservation: Putting Out Wildfires
*  [11/19/2018] EPA Awards $1.3 Million In Grants For Clean Diesel In Mid-Atlantic, Including PA
*  [11/5/2018] DEP: Pennsylvania Has Already Met Original 2030 CPP Greenhouse Gas Reductions
*  [11/5/2018] AG Shapiro, Philadelphia, Other States Say EPA’s Proposed Replacement For Clean Power Plan Unlawful
*  [11/5/2018] PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meeting Nov. 20, Workgroup Meeting Schedule
*  [11/5/2018] Local Officials Invited To 4 PA Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee Roundtables In November
*  [11/5/2018] EPA Invites City Of Lancaster To Apply For $22 Million WIFIA Water Infrastructure Loan
*  [11/5/2018] PJM Completes Fuel Security Study As Part Of Resilience Initiative, Results Confirm Grid Reliability
*  [10/29/2018] AG Shapiro, 20 Other Attorneys General File Comments Asking EPA To Withdraw Proposal To Roll Back Clean Car Rules
*  [10/29/2018] Bipartisan Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Bill Signed Into Law
*  [10/29/2018] Wolf Announces Federal Aid For Schuylkill, Neighboring Counties Affected By July Flooding
*  [10/29/2018] EPA Raises Awareness Of Lead Paint Rules In Philadelphia
*  [10/29/2018] EPA Settles Lead Safe Renovation Violations With Bucks County Contractor
*  [10/29/2018] Eckley Miners' Village Receives ARC Grant For Strategic Planning Initiative
*  [10/22/2018] Bay Journal: Part 1 - Chesapeake Bay Cleanup May Lose Race To 2025 Goal, But Presses On
*  [10/22/2018] Bay Journal: Part 2 - New Nutrient Reduction Goals Reflect Updated Science, Data, Computer Modeling
*  [10/22/2018] Bay Journal: Part 3 - Success Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Tied To Pennsylvania, Which Lags Far Behind
*  [10/22/2018] Bay Journal: Part 4 - In Another Decade Or Two, We'll See A Different Chesapeake Bay
*  [10/22/2018] EPA, Federal Agencies Lay Out Agenda For Future Regulatory Changes
*  [10/22/2018] Applications Now Being Accepted For Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation And Flood Mitigation Assistance From Municipalities, Counties
*  [10/22/2018] Gov. Wolf: Federal Flood Disaster Aid Now Available To Lancaster, York, Neighboring Counties
*  [10/22/2018] Gov. Wolf Criticizes FEMA Denial Of Western PA Disaster Declaration Request Appeal
*  [10/15/2018] New Federal Disaster Recovery Reform Bill Signed Into Law Establishing First Federal Pre-Disaster Infrastructure Resilience Program
*  [10/15/2018] Congress Sends Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill To President
*  [10/15/2018] Appalachian Regional Commission Awards Over $3.6 Million In Grants To Help Diversity PA Coal Communities
*  [10/15/2018] Gov. Wolf: President Trump Should Stand Up For Pennsylvania Refinery Workers On Ethanol Standard
*  [10/15/2018] House Committee OKs Resolution Urging Federal Government To Recognize Importance Of Flood-Resilient Infrastructure
*  [10/15/2018] Gov. Wolf Announces SBA Flood Disaster Aid For Westmoreland, Surrounding Counties
*  [10/15/2018] PA Task Force 1 Deployed To Alabama For Hurricane Michael Search, Rescue
*  [10/15/2018] PA National Guard, Fish & Boat Commission Rescue Teams Return From Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts In South Carolina
*  [10/15/2018] DCNR Awards $646,891 To 132 Local Volunteer Fire Companies Fighting Wildfires
*  [10/8/2018] FERC Approves Operation Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Staring Oct. 6
*  [10/8/2018] Multimodal Projects Funded Included 5 Trail, Bike, Recreation-Related Projects
*  [10/1/2018] Nuclear Energy Caucus Hearing: No Mandatory Physical Or Cyber Security Standards Exist For Natural Gas Pipelines
*  [10/1/2018] EPA Removes Dorney Road Landfill Superfund Site From Superfund National Priorities List
*  [10/1/2018] Gov. Wolf: First Round Of Grants Awarded From EPA Volkswagen Settlement To Reduce Diesel Pollution
*  [10/1/2018] DEP Now Accepting Applications For Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates; Webinars Set On All Charging Station Grant Programs
*  [10/1/2018] U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Supports PA Project To Track Species In Decline
*  [9/24/2018] Gov. Wolf Urges Congress To Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [9/24/2018] NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Financial, Technical Farm, Forest Conservation Assistance
*  [9/24/2018] EPA Removes Recticon/Allied Steel Corp. Superfund Site In Chester County From Priorities List
*  [9/24/2018] Governor's Hunting, Fishing, Conservation Advisory Council Opposes Hawn’s Bridge Peninsula Development At Raystown Lake
*  [9/17/2018] NRCS-PA Accepting Applications For Emergency Watershed Protection Assistance In PA; DEP To Pay 25% Local Share
*  [9/17/2018] EPA Proposes New Air Emission Limits On Methane From Oil & Gas Operations; PA Reaction
*  [9/17/2018] U.S. House Committee Marks Up Bill Extending Life Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [9/17/2018] EPA: Pittsburgh Group Wins Contest For Developing Air Monitors In Wildland Fire Sensors Challenge
*  [9/10/2018] EPA Settles Multi-Site Stormwater Case Resolving 209 Violations By PennDOT
*  [9/10/2018] OSM Approves Removing 11 Sites From Alternative Bonding System Abandoned Mine Sites Lists
*  [9/3/2018] FirstEnergy To Close Its Last Coal-Fired Power Plant In Pennsylvania, And The State’s Largest
*  [8/27/2018] EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy Rule To Replace Clean Power Plan
*  [8/27/2018] Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Push For Dedicated Federal Fish, Wildlife Conservation Funding; Ask PA Hunters, Anglers To Weigh In
*  [8/20/2018] New Safe Drinking Water Fee Increases Now In Effect
*  [8/20/2018] Op-Ed: Congress Needs To Permanently Reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund
*  [8/13/2018] Congress On Track To Pass RECLAIM Initiative To Clean Up Abandoned Mines, Create Jobs
*  [8/13/2018] Smoke From Western U.S. Wildfires Starting To Show Up In Pennsylvania, East Coast
*  [8/13/2018] NRCS Unveils Conservation Strategy To Improve Health Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed
*  [8/6/2018] StateImpact: DEP, DCNR, DCED Submit Comments To FERC Critical Of Pipeline Review Process
*  [8/6/2018] Our Work’s Not Done: Mining States Push For Reauthorization Of Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee
*  [8/6/2018] USDA Encourages Rural Communities To Apply For Funding To Upgrade, Rebuild Rural Water Infrastructure
*  [8/6/2018] Op-Ed: Time Is Running Out For The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
*  [8/6/2018] AG Shapiro Joins Coalition Filing Lawsuit Over EPA Rollback Of Clean Vehicle Rule
*  [8/6/2018] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Restore Portions Of Hickory Creek Wilderness
*  [7/30/2018] EPA Releases Assessment Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration; Lack Of PA Progress Leaves A Hole
*  [7/30/2018] NRCS-PA: Applications For Conservation Funding In Clinton, Centre, Lycoming Counties Due Aug. 10
*  [7/30/2018] DEP, AG, Health & Environmental Groups Oppose EPA Plan To Weaken Car Emission Standards
*  [7/30/2018] PA Sea Grant Program Receives $800,000 For Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention, Control Projects
*  [7/23/2018] DEP: Reauthorizing Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Critical To Continued Success Of AML Program
*  [7/23/2018] U.S. House Narrowly Votes To Restrict EPA Authority To Hold States Accountable For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Obligations
*  [7/23/2018] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Holds Successful Tracy Ridge Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend
*  [7/23/2018] Brodhead Watershed Assn. Ramble In Cherry Valley Aug. 5, Hiking, Snorkeling For Kids, DIY Eco-Tour In Monroe County
*  [7/23/2018] Kathleen McGinty Named Head Of Environmental Defense Fund Oceans Program
*  [7/16/2018] Agriculture, Forestry Workgroups Present Key Recommendations To Meet PA’s Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Obligations
*  [7/16/2018] Over 200 Attend DEP Webinar On County-Level Chesapeake Bay Clean Water Planning Process
*  [7/16/2018] Bay Journal: Midpoint Assessment For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup: Only 40% Of Nitrogen Goal Met
*  [7/16/2018] Bay Journal: Exelon, Maryland Come To Legal Blows Over Conowingo Dam Cleanup Requirements
*  [7/16/2018] Virginia GOP Congressman Again Tries To Gut Accountability For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
*  [7/16/2018] FEMA Denies Western PA Disaster Declaration Request, Wolf To Appeal
*  [7/16/2018] Army Corps Of Engineers Sets Flood Proofing, Floodplain Management Workshops In Allegheny, Armstrong Counties
*  [7/9/2018] PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets July 10
*  [7/9/2018] NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Accepting Grant Applications Thru July 12
*  [7/9/2018] EPA To Hold July 25 Community Meeting On PFAS In Horsham, Montgomery County
*  [7/2/2018] Patriot News: Tapped Out, How PA's Drinking Water Program Is Hurting You; Lack Of Resources Is Putting Drinking Water In PA At Risk
*  [7/2/2018] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides Nearly $500,000 In Grants To Restore Watersheds In PA
*  [7/2/2018] PennVEST, DEP Invite Comments On Proposed Clean Water, Drinking Water Intended Use Plans, Project Lists, July 12 Meeting
*  [6/25/2018] EPA Outlines Specific Expectations For PA To Meet In The Next Phase Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration, And The Consequences If We Don’t
*  [6/25/2018] Gov. Wolf Requests Federal Disaster Aid For Allegheny, Westmoreland Landslide Damage
*  [6/25/2018] EPA Awards $500,000 Supplemental Funding For Montgomery County Brownfields
*  [6/18/2018] Gasoline Suppliers, Refiners Object To Bi-Directional Flow Proposal For Laurel Pipeline
*  [6/11/2018] Join June 13 Webinar To Learn How You Can Help Urge Congress To RECLAIM Abandoned Mine Lands
*  [6/11/2018] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Join Conservation Groups In Telling Congress: Keep Bikes Out Of Wilderness Areas
*  [6/4/2018] Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA Lagging In Meeting All Pollution Reduction Goals Except From Wastewater Plants
*  [6/4/2018] CBF-PA Praises U.S. Sen. Casey For Bill Increasing Federal Support For Farmers Planting Streamside Buffers
*  [6/4/2018] Op-Ed: Data The New Driver In Conservation Decisions Regarding The Chesapeake Bay
*  [6/4/2018] National Sustainable Ag Coalition: USDA Resumes Farm Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
*  [6/4/2018] PA, Other Attorneys General Sue EPA Over Failure To Enforce Critical Rule On Methane Emissions From Landfills
*  [6/4/2018] Trump Orders DOE To Take Steps To Prevent The Loss Of Coal, Nuclear And Fuel-Secure Power Generation Facilities
*  [5/28/2018] PUC Chairman Gladys Brown Named To DOE Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Partnership
*  [5/28/2018] Sustainable Economic Development Task Force Of Indiana County Receives EPA Support For Food Co-Op
*  [5/21/2018] PUC Orders 17 Utilities To Return $320+ Million To Consumers Following Federal Tax Cuts
*  [5/21/2018] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Accepting Acid Mine Drainage Watershed Grant Applications
*  [5/21/2018] DEP Now Accepting Clean Diesel Grant Applications For VW Settlement Funds
*  [5/21/2018] U.S. EIA: Northeast Region Slated For Record Natural Gas Pipeline Buildout In 2018
*  [5/21/2018] Corps Of Engineers Discontinues Study On Foster J. Sayers Dam, Centre County
*  [5/14/2018] DEP Announces $55.6 Million In Federal Funding To Support 150 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Projects
*  [5/14/2018] Driving PA Forward Grant/Rebate Program To Replace Older Diesel Engines, Cut Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
*  [5/14/2018] Delaware RiverKeeper Files Multiple Legal Challenges With FERC Over PennEast Pipeline
*  [5/14/2018] Op-Ed: State Officials Need To Protect PA From Trump's EPA
*  [4/23/2018] Joint State Govt. Commission Concludes PA Environmental Laws Adhere To Federal Standards, Or Are Justified By A Compelling Interest
*  [4/23/2018] Nuclear Energy Caucus Hearing: The Federal Government Is Not Going To Act In Time To Save Nuclear Power Plants
*  [4/23/2018] FERC Seeks Public Comments On Natural Gas Pipeline Evaluations
*  [4/16/2018] House Passes Resolution Calling For Federal Study Of Contamination At Former Military Bases In Bucks, Montgomery Counties
*  [4/16/2018] EPA Threatens PA With Sanctions For Failing To Submit A Plan On Time To Reduce Particulate Pollution In Allegheny, Delaware, Lebanon Counties
*  [4/16/2018] Philadelphia #15 On Top 25 Cities List For EPA Energy Star Certified Buildings In 2017
*  [4/16/2018] PJM Asks FERC To Address Utility Subsidy Requests For Aging Coal, Nuclear Plants
*  [4/9/2018] EPA Directly Soliciting Applications For Water Infrastructure Project Loans
*  [4/9/2018] GAO Report: Pennsylvania Better Positioned To Guarantee Active Mines Are Reclaimed Due To Bonding Changes
*  [4/9/2018] PA Attorney General Joins Other States In Suing EPA Over Controlling Methane Pollution
*  [4/9/2018] DEP Joins 9 Other States, DC In Opposing EPA Rollback Of EPA Vehicle Fuel Standards
*  [4/9/2018] NRCS-PA State Technical Committee Meeting In Harrisburg April 18
*  [4/9/2018] Gov. Wolf Announces $25 Million In Funding For 12 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Projects
*  [4/9/2018] FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy Just Before Midnight
*  [4/9/2018] Volunteers Needed For Minister Valley Wilderness Stewardship Days April 21-22, Allegheny National Forest
*  [4/2/2018] House Members Urge PUC To Cut Energy Rates Following Federal Tax Cuts
*  [4/2/2018] UPDATED: FirstEnergy Files Deactivation Notice For 3 Nuclear Power Plants In Ohio, Pennsylvania, BANKRUPTCY
*  [4/2/2018] FirstEnergy Seeks Emergency Federal Order To Avert Shutdown Of Nuclear, Coal Power Plants
*  [4/2/2018] House-Senate PA Nuclear Energy Caucus Chairs React To FirstEnergy Nuclear Plant Deactivation Notices
*  [4/2/2018] Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Starts Refueling Outage In Montgomery County
*  [4/2/2018] Feature- 39 Years Ago Pennsylvanians Woke Up To The Accident At Three Mile Island-- 3:53 a.m., March 28, 1979
*  [3/26/2018] Congress Passes $5 Million For Delaware River Basin Restoration Program For FY 2018
*  [3/26/2018] CBF: Congressional Budget Agreement Fully Funds EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [3/26/2018] Federal Spending Bill Increases Funding For Low-Income Energy Help, Weatherization
*  [3/19/2018] Chesapeake Bay Commission Urges Significant Increase In Technical Assistance, Funding For Federal Farm Bill Conservation Programs
*  [3/19/2018] PUC Continues Analysis Of How Federal Tax Cuts May Affect Customer Utility Rates
*  [3/12/2018] Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
*  [3/12/2018] NRCS-PA Offers Renewal Options For Expiring Farm Conservation Stewardship Contracts
*  [3/12/2018] Clean Air Council Gives EPA Notice Of Intent To Sue For Failure To Hold Allegheny County Accountable For Air Permit Program Deficiencies
*  [3/5/2018] PA Receives $55.6 Million From Feds For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
*  [2/19/2018] Trump Proposes 56% Cut In State Grants To Administer Federal EPA Programs, Eliminates NRCS Farm Conservation Programs, No Money For RECLAIM
*  [2/19/2018] CBF-PA Commends Bipartisan Members Of Congress From PA For Urging $20M In Farm Conservation Funding For PA
*  [2/19/2018] Trump Announces $200 Billion Infrastructure Plan, States, Local Govts. Provide Most Of Funding
*  [2/19/2018] PUC Seeks Comments On Federal Tax Change Impacts On Public Utilities, Ratepayers
*  [2/12/2018] Gov. Wolf Urges President To Deliver On Federal Funding For PA's Infrastructure Needs
*  [2/12/2018] Pennsylvania Receives $17.5 Million From USDA To Stop Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly
*  [2/5/2018] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Concerned About EPA's Efforts To Roll Back Environmental Protections
*  [2/5/2018] EPCAMR Asking Enviro, Land Conservation, Watershed, Sportsmen’s Groups, Local Govts To Adopt Resolution Urging Congress To Act NOW On Bill To Reclaim PA’s Abandoned Mines
*  [2/5/2018] Op-Ed: Federal Farm Bill Is Critical To Pennsylvania's Trout Fisheries
*  [2/5/2018] NRCS-PA: Conservation Assistance Available To Farmers In Centre, Clinton, Lycoming Counties
*  [1/22/2018] NRCS-PA: Apply Now For Farm Conservation Stewardship Program Assistance
*  [1/15/2018] NRCS-PA: New Projects In PA To Help Improve Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
*  [1/15/2018] NRCS-PA State Technical Committee Meeting Jan. 16 In Harrisburg
*  [1/15/2018] EPA Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants
*  [1/8/2018] Game Commission Encourages Action On Federal Legislation Providing New Wildlife Conservation Funding
*  [12/25/2017] Defending The Delaware: One Year After The Delaware River Basin Conservation Act
*  [12/25/2017] NRCS Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Innovation Grants
*  [12/25/2017] EPA, DEP $1.5 Million Penalty Settlement With ArcelorMittal Monessen Coke Coal Plant
*  [12/18/2017] EPA: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Approaches Record High, Conservation Practices Are Working
*  [12/18/2017] EPA Awards $3.7 Million To Pennsylvania For Chesapeake Bay Restoration
*  [12/18/2017] Funding Approved For Reclamation Of Abandoned Mines In Fayette, Jefferson, Somerset Counties
*  [12/11/2017] EPA’s Pruitt Tells Congress He’s Leading EPA With A Back To Basics Agenda
*  [12/11/2017] Op-Ed: Critical Federal Support for Hunting, Fishing Lands Under Threat
*  [12/11/2017] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Oppose Federal Bill Opening Wilderness Areas To Bikes
*  [11/13/2017] Clean Air Council Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government On Climate Change
*  [11/13/2017] AP: West Virginia Signs $38.7 Billion Natural Gas Development Deal With China Energy
*  [11/6/2017] AG Shapiro, DEP Request A Public Hearing On Proposed Repeal Of EPA Clean Power Climate Plan
*  [11/6/2017] Clean Air Council Joins CBF, Maryland Action Against EPA To Reduce Power Plant Emissions In PA, Other States
*  [11/6/2017] States Release Framework For First-Ever National Energy Efficiency Registry
*  [10/30/2017] President Trump Nominates J. Steven Gardner To Lead Federal Office Of Surface Mining
*  [10/30/2017] Post-Gazette: FirstEnergy Will Dump Coal, Nuclear Regardless Of What FERC Does
*  [10/30/2017] PUC Submits Comments To FERC Opposing DOE Coal/Nuclear Reliability Pricing
*  [10/16/2017] Resolution Asks For Support Of DOE Proposal For Higher Compensation For Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
*  [10/16/2017] Straight Talk: Draining The Swamp, Reducing Headwaters Stream Protection Not Good Ideas
*  [10/9/2017] PUC Pipeline Safety Division Earns High Marks In Annual Federal Review
*  [10/9/2017] EPA Names Cosmo Servidio Regional 3 Administrator
*  [10/2/2017] Conservation Groups United Around Federal Farm Bill Consensus Recommendations
*  [10/2/2017] Federal Flood Insurance Program Extended To December 8
*  [9/18/2017] EPA Approves $141 Million In Funding For PA Water Quality Improvement Projects
*  [9/11/2017] U.S. House Rejected Bids To Reverse EPA Funding Cuts, Votes For RECLAIM, Against Chesapeake Bay
*  [9/11/2017] Chesapeake Bay Watershed Farm Inspections Find 60% Of Farms In Compliance Covering 390,000 Acres Of Farmland
*  [9/4/2017] Report: Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Are A Step Backward In Cleaning Up The Delaware Watershed
*  [9/4/2017] Op-Ed: Let’s See Federal Funding For Delaware Watershed Protection, Restoration
*  [9/4/2017] Report: Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Threatens Progress Cleaning Up Lake Erie
*  [9/4/2017] Federal Flood Insurance Program Set To Expire On Sept. 30 Without Action By Congress
*  [9/4/2017] State DHS Restores Funding To LIHEAP Heating Assistance Program Plan
*  [9/4/2017] DCNR Receives $2.4 Million Federal Grant For Land Acquisition In The Schuylkill Highlands Area
*  [8/28/2017] EDF: Impact Of Trump’s Proposed EPA Budget Cuts On Pennsylvania Communities, Health
*  [8/28/2017] DEP Implements Plan To Improve Drinking Water Inspections, Asks For Public Comments On Fee Package
*  [8/28/2017] CBF Calls For Restoration Of EPA Funding To Chesapeake Bay Journal
*  [8/28/2017] EPA Announces Grant For Freshwater Mussel Research To DEP, Other States
*  [8/21/2017] Trump Order On Infrastructure Environmental Reviews May Impact State Decisions Under Delegated Federal Programs
*  [8/21/2017] SRBC, Corps Aug. 30 Workshop On Improving Aquatic Environment At F.J. Sayers Dam & Reservoir, Centre County
*  [8/7/2017] U.S. Senate Confirms PUC’s Powelson For Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
*  [7/31/2017] Bipartisan Bills Introduced In Congress To Create Susquehanna River National Heritage Area
*  [7/31/2017] NRDC: U.S. Judge Upholds New York’s Zero Emission Credits For Nuclear Power Plants
*  [7/24/2017] 48 Environmental Secretaries From 29 States Oppose Trump’s FY 2018 EPA Budget Cuts
*  [7/24/2017] Trump Administration Releases New Regulatory & Deregulatory Agenda
*  [7/24/2017] DEP Commends Regional Approach To Reduce Stormwater Pollution In Luzerne County
*  [7/17/2017] EPA Report Finds DEP Lacks The Resources To Implement Critical MS4 Stormwater Program
*  [7/17/2017] Treasurer Torsella Joins Effort To Stay In Paris Climate Accord, Touts PennSEF Program
*  [7/17/2017] Friends Of The Allegheny Wilderness Stewardship, Cleanup Weekend July 28-30
*  [7/10/2017] Federal Court Rejects Efforts To Delay EPA Oil & Gas Methane Control Regulations; Mixed Results In Court So Far
*  [7/10/2017] EPA Awards $91K Environmental Ed Grant To Alvernia University In Berks County
*  [7/3/2017] Op-Ed: Staffing, State Funding Cuts Put Pennsylvania Water Quality At Risk
*  [7/3/2017] PA Ag Secretary Briefs Congressional Delegation On Impact Of Proposed Federal Chesapeake Bay Program Cuts
*  [7/3/2017] U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Reports Out RECLAIM Mine Reclamation Initiative
*  [7/3/2017] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Reacts To EPA Waters Of U.S. Rule Repeal
*  [7/3/2017] State Environmental Secretaries Hope For Full Collaboration In Developing New Waters Of U.S. Rule
*  [7/3/2017] LandStudies To Assist Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative Pollution Reduction Planning
*  [7/3/2017] Clinton, Centre, Lycoming County Farmers, Apply For NRCS Funding To Install Conservation Practices
*  [6/26/2017] U.S. Economic Development Administration Offers Coal Communities Assistance Grants
*  [6/19/2017] Funding For Coal Mine Worker Training In PA Released From Appalachian Agency Targeted For Elimination By Trump
*  [6/19/2017] Op-Ed: Anyone Using Pittsburgh As An Excuse To Go Soft On The Environment Knows Nothing About Pittsburgh
*  [6/19/2017] PA Attorney General, 10 Other AGs Sue U.S. DOE Over Stalled Energy Efficiency Rules
*  [6/19/2017] Environmental NewsClips - All Topics
*  [6/12/2017] Chesapeake Bay States, DC Call For Continued Federal Funding Of Cleanup Efforts
*  [6/12/2017] John Dawes Urges Congress To Reauthorize Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee
*  [6/12/2017] Pennsylvania, 12 Other States Challenge Rollback Of Federal Vehicle Emission Standards
*  [6/12/2017] President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Focuses On Moving Goods By Water, Road, Rail & Air
*  [6/12/2017] AG Shapiro Joins 19 Govt. Leaders Vowing To Support Paris Climate Accord
*  [6/5/2017] Trump Announcement Withdrawing From Paris Accord Anti-Climatic
*  [5/29/2017] DEP: Trump Budget Proposal Threatens Safe Drinking Water, Clean Air And Job Creation
*  [5/29/2017] Chesapeake Bay Foundation Opposes Proposal To Zero Out EPA Chesapeake Bay Funding
*  [5/29/2017] Conservation In The Delaware River At Stake In Trump Budget Proposal
*  [5/29/2017] National Law Journal: Lawsuit Over Trump’s 2-For-1 Executive Order On Regs Will Go Forward
*  [5/29/2017] EPA Invested Over $8 Billion In PA Clean Water Infrastructure; That Funding Now At Risk Because Of PA Budget Cuts
*  [5/29/2017] DEP, Trout Unlimited Testify At U.S. House Hearing On Good Samaritan Bill To Encourage Mine Reclamation
*  [5/29/2017] Senate Bill Filling Funding Gap In DEP’s Underground Storage Tank Program OK’d By Committee
*  [5/29/2017] Times Leader Editorial: Clean Water Is Essential, Clear Guidelines, Money Needed To Achieve It
*  [5/29/2017] Sunbury Op-Ed: We Should Rebuild Our Coal Communities, Restore Our Natural Resources
*  [5/22/2017] EQB OKs Proposed Fees To Improve Safe Drinking Water Oversight For Public Comment
*  [5/22/2017] PennLive Editorial: Pennsylvanians Can’t Wait For Clean Water, State Must Act Now
*  [5/22/2017] Help Develop Plan To Improve Water Quality In PA’s Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed June 5
*  [5/22/2017] Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre, Kingston Fined $37,000 By EPA For Not Complying With MS4 Stormwater Program
*  [5/22/2017] Mehoopany Creek Watershed Assn To EPA: It’s Not What Regs Aren’t Needed, It’s What Regs ARE Needed
*  [5/22/2017] Trump’s Final 2018 EPA Budget Recommendations Offer No Relief From Drastic Cuts
*  [5/22/2017] Is Pumped Storage Hydro The Next Wave Of Energy Development In PA? One Company Submits 17 Applications To FERC
*  [5/15/2017] PUC’s Powelson To Be Nominated To Serve On Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
*  [5/8/2017] EPA Still Concerned About DEP Drinking Water Program, Urges Temporary Funding To Hire Staff Sooner
*  [5/8/2017] EQB To Consider Safe Drinking Water Fee Increases At May 17 Meeting
*  [5/8/2017] CBF Thanks Congress For Bipartisan Action To Protect 2017 Chesapeake Bay Funding
*  [5/8/2017] PA’s National Heritage Areas Are Stewards Of American History
*  [5/1/2017] EARTH DAY Op-Ed: How Trump’s Budget Will Hurt The Environment In PA
*  [5/1/2017] Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule/ Bills Introduced
*  [5/1/2017] Federal Court Grants Trump Request To Suspend Action On EPA Clean Power Plan Case
*  [4/24/2017] 24 Nonprofit CEOs Take A Stand Together For The Environment In Pittsburgh
*  [4/24/2017] EPA Accepting Applications For Clean Diesel National Grants
*  [4/24/2017] PUC’s John Coleman Co-Chairs National Task Force On Natural Gas Access, Expansion
*  [4/24/2017] Wolf Urges PA Congressional Delegation To Secure Coal Miner Healthcare, Pension Benefits
*  [4/24/2017] EPA Awards Brownfields Grant To Harrisburg To Revitalize Allison Hill
*  [4/10/2017] Fox News: EPA’s Pruitt Says States Have The Resources To Do The Job
*  [4/10/2017] Wolf Administration Details Impacts Of Proposed Cuts In U.S. Dept. Of Energy Budget
*  [4/10/2017] 220 Ag, Conservation Groups Urge Congress To Protect Farm Bill Conservation Funding
*  [4/10/2017] U.S. House Hearing On RECLAIM Making $200M Available For Mine Reclamation
*  [4/10/2017] Academy Of Natural Sciences Speaks Out On Climate Change, Water, Biodiversity
*  [4/3/2017] Trump Issues Order Calling For Review Of Energy, Clean Power Plan, Methane Regs
*  [4/3/2017] EPA: States Have No Obligation To Comply With Clean Power Plan, Defends Budget Cuts
*  [4/3/2017] Despite Trump Order, DEP Will Continue To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
*  [4/3/2017] PUC Urges Preservation Of Federal Heating Assistance, Weatherization Programs
*  [4/3/2017] Bipartisan RECLAIM Reintroduced In Congress To Cleanup Abandoned Mine Lands
*  [4/3/2017] Environmental NewsClips - All Topics
*  [3/27/2017] Agriculture: Trump Budget Cuts Could Harm PA Agriculture, Rural Communities
*  [3/27/2017] Wolf Opposes Trump Proposal To Eliminate LIHEAP Home Heating Assistance Funding
*  [3/27/2017] PA National Heritage Areas: Trump Budget Would Have Severe Consequences In PA
*  [3/20/2017] Proposed Trump Cuts To State Grants Will Cripple DEP, Cause Drastic Fee Increases
*  [3/20/2017] DEP: Federal Budget Cuts Will Have Immediate, Devastating Effect In PA
*  [3/20/2017] Sen. Yudichak: Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Will Challenge Right To Clean Air, Water
*  [3/20/2017] CBF On Proposed Elimination Of Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [3/20/2017] 50 State Environmental Agencies Group: EPA Cuts Will Adversely Affect States
*  [3/20/2017] Environmental NewsClips - All Topics
*  [3/13/2017] Reports: Trump To Tap PUC Commissioner Powelson For FERC
*  [3/13/2017] House Bill Would Eliminate Churches, Schools, Camps From Safe Drinking Water Act Putting Federal Primacy At Risk
*  [3/6/2017] CBF: Cut To EPA Chesapeake Bay Funding Not Consistent With President’s Statements
*  [3/6/2017] Trump Considering 30% Cut In State EPA Grants, 20% Cut To EPA Staff
*  [3/6/2017] Trump Signs Order Directing Review Of Waters Of U.S. Rule, No Impact In PA
*  [3/6/2017] Ryan Zinke Sworn In As U.S. Secretary Of The Interior
*  [3/6/2017] DEP Sends Plan To EPA, Clearing Safe Drinking Water Deficiencies Could Take Until 2020
*  [3/6/2017] NRCS Accepting Conservation Innovation Grant Applications In PA
*  [2/27/2017] President Trump Orders Agency By Agency Regulatory Reform Task Forces
*  [2/27/2017] CBF Joins Other Groups To Call For No Cuts To Federal Farm Bill Programs
*  [2/6/2017] Trump Issues Order Requiring Repeal Of 2 Regulations For Every 1 New One Proposed
*  [1/30/2017] Trump Issues Memorandums On Environmental Reviews, Pipelines, Infrastructure
*  [1/30/2017] DCNR’s Lauren Imgrund To Lead National Outdoor Recreation Grants Program
*  [1/23/2017] Chesapeake Bay Journal: Trump’s EPA Pick Vows To Enforce Chesapeake Bay Program
*  [1/9/2017] DEP To Receive $33.6 Million In Federal Mine Reclamation Funds In FY 2017
*  [1/9/2017] City Of Harrisburg Receives $200,000 EPA Brownfields Planning Grant
*  [12/26/2016] Federal Office Of Surface Mining Releases Final Coal Mining Stream Protection Rule
*  [12/26/2016] Greenwire: EPA Regulatory Status Report To Trump Transition Now Available
*  [12/26/2016] PG PowerSource: PA To Get $110M From VW Settlement To Reduce Air Pollution
*  [12/26/2016] FAW: Allegheny National Forest’s Lump Of Coal For Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area
*  [12/26/2016] NRCS, US Forest Service Commit $1M To Conserve Oak Ecosystems In Northcentral PA
*  [12/19/2016] Trump Intends To Nominate Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry Secretary Of DOE
*  [12/19/2016] Trump Intends To Nominate Cong. Ryan Zinke As Interior Secretary
*  [12/19/2016] Congress OKs Delaware River Conservation, Coal Waste, Flood, Water Infrastructure Act
*  [12/19/2016] Reminder: EPA Brownfield Grants Deadline December 20
*  [12/19/2016] Fish & Wildlife Service Invites Comments On EIS For Oil & Gas Habitat Plan
*  [12/12/2016] Trump Nominates Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt As EPA Administrator
*  [11/28/2016] PA Environment - The Feds Blog: New Resource To Track Changing Federal Policy
*  [11/28/2016] U.S. Clean Energy Businesses Commit To Implementation Of Paris Climate Agreement
*  [11/28/2016] U.S. Submits Mid-Century Strategy For Deep Decarbonization To Meet Climate Goals
*  [11/28/2016] Op-Ed: Where Do We Go From Here? Science May Have Rough Go Next 4 Years