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PA’s Team Takes Second Place in 2006 Cannon Envirothon Competition
The Penncrest High School Envirothon Team from Delaware County took second place honors at the 2006 Cannon Envirothon competition in Winnipeg, Canada last weekend.
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Bay Foundation Promotes Tax Credits to Help Farmers Protect Water Quality
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is promoting a recently introduced legislative proposal that would give tax credits to farmers and businesses that sponsor farm projects to help reduce water pollution across Pennsylvania.
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Conservation Districts Support Tax Credit Proposal, Give Out Awards
The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts held their 59th annual meeting last week in State College honoring several members and partners with conservation awards and endorsed a series of position statements on the PA Resource Enhancement Tax Credit legislation, the federal Farm Bill and legacy sediments.
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Mifflin’s Dan Dunmire Receives Regional Conservation District Honor
The Northeast Association of Conservation District Employees gave its 2006 NACDE Conservation Award to Dan Dunmire, Manager of the Mifflin County Conservation District, last week.
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Job Not Done to Reauthorize Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee
Provisions reauthorizing the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee were put into a controversial federal tax/minimum wage bill by the U.S. House this week and sent to the U.S. Senate on a take-it-or-leave-it deal. They left it and went home on summer break.
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Environmental Organizations, Local Artists, Host the First “Anthrascapes Art Show”
The Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation , Luzerne Conservation District, and the federal Office of Surface Mining announced a unique collaborative art show called “Anthrascapes” that will be held at Arts YOUniverse in Wilkes-Barre from August 6 through 19.
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Rising Nation River Journey 2006 Moves Down the Delaware August 4 to 17
The Rising Nation River Journey 2006, a three-week canoe/paddle trip down the Delaware River, will again link the culture of the Lena’pe Indian Tribe, the people and communities along the Delaware and culminate in a reenactment of the signing of Penn’s Treaty of Renewed Brotherhood on William Penn’s estate in Bucks County.
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Dents Run Renewal Celebration Set for August 9 in Elk County
The Bennett Branch Watershed Association is sponsoring a “Dents Run Renewal Celebration” on August 9 to recognize the progress that has been made in restoring the Dents Run and Bennett Branch watersheds in Elk County.
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NRCS Now Accepting Changes to Conservation Security Contracts
The U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service will accept requests through September 15 from 2004 and 2005 Conservation Security Program participants who want to add conservation enhancements or newly-acquired land to their original contracts.
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Registration Open for First Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum
Watershed organizations and local governments are invited to the first annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum on November 17-19 at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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Workshop Set on Using Compost as Low Cost Fertilizer
On August 11, the Chester County Conservation District and the American Mushroom Institute will sponsor a workshop entitled, “Compost as a Low Cost Fertilizer” in Honey Brook, Pa.
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Ross Bill Requires Collection, Recycling of Electronic Devices
Rep. Chris Ross (R-Chester) has introduced legislation—House Bill 7 --to establish a program to recycle electronic devices such as television and computer monitors in Pennsylvania.
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York to Host Live-Demonstration Recycling Trade Show
The York Fairgrounds will host a first-of-its-kind recycling trade show on August 16-17, sponsored by Waste Handling Equipment New.
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132,000 Volunteers Collected 6.7 Million Pounds of Trash During Great PA Cleanup
More than 132,000 Great PA Cleanup! volunteers removed 6.7 million pounds of trash from roads, parks, schools, waterways, wildlife areas and communities statewide to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
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DEP Accepting Nominations for Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The deadline for nominations is October 30.
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EPA Awards Grant to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Hospitals in Southeast
The Region 3 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $78,500 grant to the Southeast Regional Office of the Department of Environmental Protection to reduce the environmental footprint of hospitals in the 5-county Philadelphia area.
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Susquehanna Health System Joins Healthy Environment Program
Susquehanna Health System, located in Williamsport, Pa., has joined the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Program as a partner.
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Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference September 21 & 22
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear how you can successfully reuse existing sites for your next project at the Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference in Harrisburg.
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DCNR to Develop Carbon Management Plan, Update Greenhouse Gas Inventory
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources this week convened a Pennsylvania Carbon Management Advisory Group that will help the agency develop a Carbon Management Plan by June 2007.
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Pennsylvania College Students to Build Solar Array at Bucknell University
College students from all over the state will participate in the first-in-the-nation Solar Scholars Program at Bucknell University August 7 to 11, an intense, weeklong program where they will design and build a solar array to generate electricity and energy.
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PJM Set Third Record for Electricity Use This Summer
PJM Interconnection successfully met another new peak demand record for electricity use -- the second record in two days and the third for the summer. The new record demand of 144,796 megawatts (MW) occurred Wednesday at 5 p.m. PJM's previous record demand of 144,000 MW was set Tuesday.
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PPL Proposes Transition Plan for End of Electric Price Rate Caps in 2010
A proposal made by PPL Electric Utilities to the Public Utility Commission this week will help smooth a transition to competitive electricity markets that is scheduled to begin in 2010 for PPL customers.
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PUC Releases Summer Issue of Keystone Connection Newsletter
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission this week released the summer edition of the Keystone Connection Report. The quarterly report represents the PUC’s efforts to provide beneficial information to the public about important developments in the electric, natural gas, transportation, telecommunications and water markets.
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Preliminary Results Show No Tritium Leaks at Exelon Nuclear Plants
Preliminary results of an environmental study of tritium at 11 Exelon Nuclear stations show no active leaks of tritium at any of the generating plants and no detectable tritium beyond the plant boundaries other than from permitted discharges, except for known historical releases at the Braidwood Generating Station in Illinois.
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Rabies Vaccination of Wildlife in Western Pennsylvania Beginning
The Department of Agriculture this week announced that the annual oral rabies vaccination baiting program, which helps control rabies in wild animals, will begin on August 7.
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Rendell Nominates Erie County Resident to Game Commission
Gov. Rendell this week nominated H. Daniel Hill III, 51, to continue as a member of the Game Commission to fill the vacant District 1 seat, which includes Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Warren counties.
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Help Wanted: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has three watershed program related positions to fill. Here are the details—
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See & Hear - Where the Rubber Makes the Road, Recycling Waste Tires in a New Way
What happens to old car tires? Pennsylvania has recycled nearly 26 million of them in the last eight years, but there are millions more to go.
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Opinion - Comments on DEP Proposal to Regulate Mercury from Power Plants
by Robert Ashbaugh, Business Representative Local 459, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Quick Clips
Here’s a selection of NewsClips on environmental topics from around the state.
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Watershed NewsClips
Read a sampling of NewsClips on watershed topics from around Pennsylvania.
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Regulations
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of three Section 111(d) public hearings on regulating mercury emissions from power plants, a change and a hearing on the Tioga County Ozone Nonattainment Area Designation and proposed changes in coal mine reclamation fees for comment.
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Technical Guidance & Permits
The Department of Environmental Protection published a notice of wetland replacement projects, Fish & Boat Commission list of 2006 Wild Trout Streams and 2006 Class A Wild Trout Waters, an updated list of policy documents by agency (PA Bulletin page 4337) and an updated list of Governor’s Executive Orders now in force.
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Calendar of Events
Upcoming conferences, meetings, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted. Go To: PA Environment Digest Calendar Page
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Stories Invited
Send your stories about environmental issues, programs and positive actions to PA Environment Digest - DHess@crisciassociates.com or go to www.PaEnvironmentDigest.com .
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