October 29 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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[ Headlines ]

Northeast PA Environmental Partners Honor Winners Of 2018 Environmental Leadership Awards

Op-Ed: Power Of Collaboration For Clean Water In Delaware River Watershed

Now Online: WITF Documentary Generations Yet To Come: Environmental Rights In Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf Signs Recreation Liability, Lead Service Line, Leaf Waste Bills, Ag Advisory Board Bills

Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, 2 Other Cities Winners In American Cities Climate Challenge

Straight Talk: Do Your Duty And Fear No One

4 House, Senate Game & Fisheries Committee Chairs Commit To New Funding For Fish & Boat Commission In 2019

Centralized Grants Management Initiative For DEP, Other Agencies Winner Of National Information Technology Award

DEP Awards 195 Recycling Implementation Grants Totaling Over $37.2 Million

DEP Solid Waste, Recycling Committees To Review 25 Recommendations For Changing Act 101 Recycling, Waste Program Nov. 5

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Seeking Nominations For 2019 Annual Awards Program

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s Dr. Laurie Goodrich Recognized With Raptor Conservation & Education Award

Week 5: DCNR Fall Foliage Continues To Move Toward Peak Colors In More Areas

[ News From The Capitol ]

Bills On Governor's Desk

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

Joint State Government Commission: Removing PA Counties From Vehicle Emissions Testing Program Not Authorized By Federal Law

Video Available Of Joint Conservation Committee Environmental Forum On BioGas

[ The Feds ]

AG Shapiro, 20 Other Attorneys General File Comments Asking EPA To Withdraw Proposal To Roll Back Clean Car Rules

Bipartisan Federal Water Infrastructure Funding Bill Signed Into Law

[ Water ]

Wolf Announces Federal Aid For Schuylkill, Neighboring Counties Affected By July Flooding

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards $378,671 In Grants For Watershed Restoration Projects

Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn Undertakes Maintenance Projects On 5 Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Systems In Indiana County

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Partners With PPL To Distribute More Than 200 Trees

Call For Abstracts: 2019 National Watershed & Stormwater Conference April 29-May 2

DCED Awards 5 Community Block Grants For Water, Wastewater System Improvements Totaling Over $3 Million

Aqua America Water/Wastewater Company To Acquire Peoples Gas For $4.2 Billion

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing On Water Project Applications Nov. 1

Penn State: Fracking Wastewater Accumulation Found In Freshwater Mussel Shells

[ Recycling - Cleanups ]

DEP Accepting Applications For Act 101 Recycling Implementation Grants

Keep PA Beautiful Asks: How Will You Celebrate America Recycles Day Nov. 15?

Feature: University Student Engagement Helps Earn Bellefonte DEP Composting Grant

Wolf Administration Encourages Participation In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Oct. 27

Clinton County CleanScapes Stewards Run Creek Cleanup Nov. 3 In Lycoming County

Call For Presentation Proposals: Professional Recyclers 2019 Annual Conference July 24-26 In Harrisburg

DEP: Nov. 28 Hearing On Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, Little Blue Run Waste Impoundment Discharge Permit, Beaver County

[ Noncoal Mining ]

DEP To Adopt Change Recommended By IRRC To Final Noncoal Mining Fee Package

[ Lead ]

EPA Raises Awareness Of Lead Paint Rules In Philadelphia

EPA Settles Lead Safe Renovation Violations With Bucks County Contractor

[ Air - Alternative Fuels ]

DEP: Nov. 26 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Pipeline Compressor Station In Mercer County

PennDOT Announces Opening Of 13th CNG Transit Fueling Station In Adams County

[ Climate ]

Canadian, Colorado Companies Enter Into Agreement To Reduce Methane Emissions From Closed Cambria 33 Mine

New National Wildlife Federal Unnatural Disaster Interactive Map On Growing Climate Impacts

[ Biodiversity ]

Penn State Class Of 2019 Chooses Pollinator Garden Entry Gate As Class Gift

[ Recreation - Land Conservation ]

Eckley Miners' Village Receives ARC Grant For Strategic Planning Initiative

DCNR Breaks Ground On New Green Hickory Run State Park Visitor Center In Carbon County

DCNR Invests $350,000 In Montgomery County Trail Projects

DCNR's Keystone Fund Supports Local Recreation Projects In Delaware, Indiana Counties

Conservation Leaders, DCNR Dedicate 1,500 Acre Addition To Pinchot State Forest In Luzerne County

PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Workshop Proposals For May 2019 Land Conservation Conference

Countryside Conservancy Opens 82-Acre Gardner Spencer Preserve In Lackawanna County

[ Wildlife ]

Game Commission Accepting Public Comment On Proposal To List 3 Bat Species As Endangered, Make Other Listing Changes

Game Commission’s New Mobile App For Hunters Has It All

[ Opportunities ]

Sustainable Pittsburgh Names Joylette Portlock New Executive Director

Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Policy & Legislative Director

Help Wanted: PennFuture Clean Water Advocacy Campaign Manager-Philadelphia

[ Helpful Resources ]

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Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits

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