October 22 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The October 22 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

Bills On Recreation Liability, Lead Service Lines, Leaf Waste, Ag Advisory Board, 1-Stop Permit Center On Governor’s Desk

DEP: 61 Watershed Restoration, Stormwater Projects Totaling $12.6 Million Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Penalty

Delaware, Chester Citizens Group Releases Final Risk Assessment Report On Mariner East Pipelines

PennVEST Awards $93M For Drinking Water, Wastewater, Nonpoint Source Projects, Including Nearly $50M For Lead Service Line Replacement In Pittsburgh

DEP Awards Coastal Management Grants To 15 Projects Along Lake Erie, Tidal Delaware River

DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2019 Governor's Awards For Environmental Excellence

Bay Journal: Part 1 - Chesapeake Bay Cleanup May Lose Race To 2025 Goal, But Presses On

Bay Journal: Part 2 - New Nutrient Reduction Goals Reflect Updated Science, Data, Computer Modeling

Bay Journal: Part 3 - Success Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Tied To Pennsylvania, Which Lags Far Behind

Bay Journal: Part 4 - In Another Decade Or Two, We'll See A Different Chesapeake Bay

Gov. Wolf's PFAS Action Team Outlines Public Outreach Plans, Nov. 30 Meeting

DCED OKs $1.7 Million In Funding To Help Cleanup 11 Former Industrial Sites In 6 Counties

Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2019 River Of The Year

Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2019 PA Trail Of The Year

Op-Ed: Americans Support Parks And Prefer Candidates Who Do Too

LancasterOnline.com: Now 5 Deaths Statewide From West Nile Virus

Fish & Boat Commission Names Tim Schaeffer Executive Director

Week 4: DCNR Fall Foliage Report: Best Color Reported In 3 Areas Of The State

[ News From The Capitol ]

Senate/House Bills Moving Last Week

Bills On Governor's Desk

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule/ Bills Introduced

Senate Committee Approves Bill Requiring Universal Lead Testing For Children

[  The Feds ]

EPA, Federal Agencies Lay Out Agenda For Future Regulatory Changes

[ Water ]

Applications Now Being Accepted For Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation And Flood Mitigation Assistance From Municipalities, Counties

Gov. Wolf: Federal Flood Disaster Aid Now Available To Lancaster, York, Neighboring Counties

Gov. Wolf Criticizes FEMA Denial Of Western PA Disaster Declaration Request Appeal

DEP To Host Informational Meeting Nov. 7 On Swoyersville Culm Bank Removal Project In Luzerne County

York Master Watershed Stewards Plant Rain Gardens, Hold Youth Fishing & Conservation Day

Feature: CBF-PA's Rain Garden Maintenance Specialist Brings Environmental Justice To A Harrisburg Neighborhood

Dr. Bern Sweeney: Oct. 25 Ecological Aspects Of Streams And Streamside Forest Buffers Webinar

POWR, PEC To Hold Regional Watershed Workshops In Butler, Lackawanna Counties

Penn State Extension Develops Stormwater Education For Mount Holly Springs’ Festival Day In Cumberland County

Schuylkill Action Network Celebrates 15 Years Of Action Nov. 9 In Reading

Deadline Extended: Call For Abstracts For Nov. 29 Academy Of Natural Sciences Delaware Watershed Research Conference; Registration Open

Penn State Water Insights Seminars: Oct. 23: Dynamic Management Of Nutrient Pollution In Aquatic Environments; Oct. 26: Are We Drinking Our Medicines? 

[ Education ]

Penn State Master Well Owner Network Trained 780 Volunteers, Reached Over 52,500 Well Owners

Advanced Watershed Educator Workshops For Non-Formal Educators Coming Up

Project Wet 2.0 & Healthy Water, Healthy People Facilitator Workshop Nov. 3 In State College

PA Horticultural Society Hosts Green City Teachers Basic Training 5-Session Course Starting Oct. 23

PA Master Naturalist Program Expands In Western PA; Training To Be Offered In 2019

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Educational Programs, Activities In November

[ Beautification - HHW Collection ]

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Receives $5,000 Grant From UPS Foundation For Fruit Tree Planting

Reminder: PRC Hosts 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events Oct. 27 In Allegheny County

[ Air ]

DEP: Nov. 7 Hearing On Permits, Approvals For Slate Belt Heat Recovery Center Biosolids Processing Facility, Northampton County

Nov. 28 DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Karns City Refining RACT II Air Quality Plan, Butler County

DEP: Nov. 28 Hearing [If Needed] On Lord Corp RACT II Air Quality Plan, Crawford County

[ Energy ]

Trout Unlimited’s New Tool For Pipeline Siting Considerations In The Delaware River Basin

Penn State: Agricultural Production And Shale Gas Development Webinar Nov. 15

EPA: Philadelphia Sunoco Service Station Pays $22,080 For Underground Storage Tank Violations

KEEA 8th Annual PA Energy Efficiency Conference Oct. 25-26 In Harrisburg

Seed Grant Funding Available For Energy, Environmental Research At Penn State

Next DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meeting Set For Dec. 4

[ Parks - Forests ]

DCNR Blog: Can We Do Even More On Energy Efficiency, Renewables? The Answer Is… We Can And Are!

Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Canoe, Kayak Access Projects In Western PA

Reminder: South Mountain Partnership Trails Workshop: Building Strong Community Connections Nov. 20 In Shippensburg

DCNR Keystone Fund, Federal Land & Water Conservation Grants Support Local Recreation, Parks Projects In 9 Counties

New Good For PA Recreation Podcast First Episode - Good For Learning

DCNR, Partners, Sponsors, Volunteers Build New Playground In Cranberry Twp, Butler County

Oct. 17 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

Western PA Conservancy Protects 193 Acres In South Branch French Creek Conservation Area, Erie County

[ Wildlife ]

Golden Opportunity To See A Golden Eagle, North America's Largest Bird Of Prey, Nov. 3 At Hawk Mountain

Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Day, Nov. 17; Eagle Watch Volunteer Training Dec. 1; Eagle Watch Bus Tours

[ Opportunities ]

Westmoreland Land Trusts Adds New Members To Board Of Directors

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Insect Control & Outreach Assistant, Jobs In Other Districts

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