PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2023

This free workshop will help applicants develop project ideas in preparation for submitting a grant application to the Community Conservation Partnerships Program (C2P2). The next grant round opens January 16, 2024 and closes April 3, 2024. 2024 applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. to Noon on November 16.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2024

Winter 2024 participants will choose one of these two options: -- Hybrid Option - One online session comprised of two half-day interactive online classes via Zoom plus one full day, in person, field practicum. -- Online Session – January 30, 2024, and February 1, 2024, 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM, plus, -- Choose one field day: February 9th – Annapolis, MD.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2024

- By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN] -- Water At Risk Series: The Brodhead Watershed Association Helps Monroe County Municipalities Protect Clean Water - How About Yours? - By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Choose Native workshops will introduce participants to the native species options, creative ways to include native species, management strategies for existing invasive species, and creating a management plan for native species in landscapes and water gardens.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

9 Webinar On Applying For EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Funding Opportunities, Projects Supported; County Clean Water Updates; Much More! Water At Risk Series: The Brodhead Watershed Association Helps Monroe County Municipalities Protect Clean Water - How About Yours? 30 to Jan. 30 to Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

There are many challenges that can arise when managing a pond; this webinar will discuss five steps you can take as an earthen pond owner to help manage and minimize these challenges. Click Here for more on this series and to register. Click Here learn more. Click Here for more. Click Here to learn more about how to volunteer.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2024

A recent Government Accountability Office report made a series of recommendations to strengthen Justice40 implementation, including five recommendations to each of the different White House units (aka Executive Office of the President, or EOP) that are leading Justice40 implementation.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 17, 2024

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the first quarter of 2024, EPA released a draft scientific integrity policy and several rules aimed at limiting people’s exposure to hazardous substances.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Responsibilities under each RFQ will include providing design and engineering assistance outreach, oversite, and tracking and reporting for at least five (5) projects annually within Pennsylvania’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. If capable of managing projects in all 23 counties, a single supplier may submit a quote for both RFQs.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

The amount distributed by ARIPPA in 2024 will be $9,600-- $4,800 each for the anthracite and bituminous regions. Related Articles This Week - Watersheds: -- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Funding Opportunities, Projects Supported; County Clean Water Updates; Much More! The deadline to apply is April 15.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

Educational Series [PaEN] -- Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. Educational Series [PaEN] -- Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

On March 28, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Cashman’s Hardware Store in Adams County to promote Pennsylvania’s updated fertilizer law and educate consumers on best practices to manage their lawn care in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way. The revisions to the Pennsylvania Fertilizer Law, signed by Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection announced over $12 million in Growing Greener Plus Grants to support local watershed restoration projects, reclaim abandoned mines, reduce flooding, nutrient and sediment pollution. for environmental violations; and -- Federal American Rescue Plan funding.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Billion In Federal Funding Up For Grabs, PA Environmental Officials Collect Climate Action Plan Suggestions -- Herald-Star: Tenaska Outlines Carbon Capture, Storage Project In Shale Gas Formations In SW PA, Southern Ohio -- PA GreenGov Council, Penn State Sustainability Host 4-Part Sustainability Webinar Series Starting Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2024

From ancestors of the Lenape, to travelers on Route 80, to green infrastructure that cleans and protects the creeks, a walk here provides plenty to think about. -- Stormwater management works at the Community and Cultural Center: Keeping water clean is a priority for Middle Smithfield. How about yours? Find out more! How Clean Is Your Stream?

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

Manager Of Events/Programs; Regional Trail Care Coordinator [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- WITF: PA Farm Show Is Just About Upon Us, Here’s What To Know - Jan. Manager Of Events/Programs; Regional Trail Care Coordinator [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- WITF: PA Farm Show Is Just About Upon Us, Here’s What To Know - Jan. 6 to 13 -- Dept.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Read more here. -- On February 7, 2024, the Environmental Hearing Board issued an opinion and order granting part of an Apex Energy (PA) LLC motion to dismiss parts of a Protect PT appeal of the renewal of shale gas well permits at the Drakulic well pad in Penn Township, Westmoreland County. EHB Docket 2023074. Read more here. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2024

By Danielle Smith, Producer On January 12, 2024, the Public News Service published this article about the largest private tree planting initiative in Pennsylvania. The draft 2024 report has an interactive report viewer that allows you to zoom in to your own address to see if the streams near you are impaired and why.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

Discharges would need to be treated by an approved series of at least two BMPs. -- Site Inspections —The Department is proposing to require that site inspections be conducted only by qualified personnel. Three options would be available to demonstrate that a person is qualified.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Join the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy and many of their regional partners March 8 Perkiomen Stormwater Symposium to learn about stormwater management in Montgomery County. The Stormwater Symposium is the first training hosted in the Conservancy's Professional Education Series. Posted: February 9, 2024] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

30; Project Coaching DEP Awards $573,000 To 10 Projects To Protect Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone; $268,000 To 5 Projects To Protect Lake Erie Coastal Zone Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. Marcellus Drilling News: DEP Approves Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County [Jan.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For those following offshore wind development in California, January 19, 2024, marked an important moment—the release of the long-awaited Draft Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan from the California Energy Commission (CEC). Public comment on the draft Plan is due March 22, 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2024

Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. Click Here to watch online. Read more here about the issue. TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Their goals during the new five-year Pequea and Halfmoon Creeks Watershed Renewal Project are to reduce pollution and restore the health of streams in both watersheds that are impaired by nonpoint source runoff, like certain agricultural activities. is moving the five-year project forward. and Ben Cardin (D-Md.),

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

3 Wildlife Conservation Science, Outdoor Recreation Curriculum , Noon to 1:00 p.m. -- Penn State Extension: 4-Part Webinar Series: Primer For Forest Management And Birds Thru Oct. Questions should be directed to Rachel Kester at: c-rkester@pa.gov. 12 -- PA Assn. 12 -- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

31 More Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs On February 6 & 7, 2024 , DEP did routine inspections of 27 more conventional wells operated by Rock Oil Resources, Inc. On February 12, 2024 , DEP conducted a complaint investigation in Waterford Township, Erie County related to conventional gas wells operated by Medina Res Dev Co.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

Shapiro Has Done An About-Face On Fracking By Aligning Himself With CNX After Charging Them With Environmental Crimes - By Karen Elias, Climate Reality Project , Better Path Coalition -- Gov. 18 Webinar On Flood Loss Reduction Project Funding In Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northampton Counties [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Sen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2023

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a new report on the projected cost of US nuclear weapons over the next ten years, from 2023 to 2032. First, projected costs have risen considerably since the CBO released its previous report on this issue two years ago. In its report, CBO projects the final costs will rise even more.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Halfmoon and Pequea Creek Watersheds Renewal Project, coordinated by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation , is accelerating progress toward bringing impaired streams in the two Pennsylvania watersheds back to health. is moving the five-year project forward. Funding acquired by US Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.),

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 22, 2024

Below are a few highlights of publications from 2023 and what is ahead in 2024. As improved forest management for fire resilience leads to less dense forests in the Eastern Cascades, researchers examined how these forest gaps might influence freshwater resilience. The lifecycle of a salmon and a research idea have a lot in common.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 11, 2022

This is part nine of a ten-part series. In a series of conversations with community members, engineers, utility staff, and legislative aides, Green and her colleagues learned that EGLE and its predecessor agency had been marketing the SRFs to communities as a “program of last resort,” she said. The city received a $9.8

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 18, 2023

22 Webinar On Why Municipalities Should Consider A Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility Ordinance CNX Ends Coordination On West Virginia Adams Fork Ammonia Energy Project, Anchor Of ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Application PUC To Hold Stakeholder Meeting Feb. 8 Registration Open! 1 Across Pennsylvania Public Lands Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Evergreen Conservancy manages the Tanoma Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Project. Tanoma consists of a series of ponds and wetlands designed to filter heavy metals and other pollutants from a mine pool. Rogers is part of several environmental organizations in Indiana County. Reprinted from Penn State News.)

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Agriculture is encouraging agricultural producers and forest landowners in Pennsylvania to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices in fiscal year 2024 as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. 4 to 7 [PaEN] -- Friends Of The Wissahickon Host Nov.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 25, 2024

It also ensures increased technical capacity at USDA for new and exciting perennial practices through a series of agroforestry centers. Learn more: [link] The post Release: NSAC Applauds Introduction of the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act of 2024 appeared first on National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2024

Educational Series [PaEN] -- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Adcrable, Jeremy Cox: As Rain Fell, Sewage Systems Across The Bay Region Buckled -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Casey Announces $1.35 Why They Will Take Decades To Complete -- Republican Herald: Union Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Thank you for your leadership! -- Pennsylvania Receives Federal Appalachian States Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award For Clearfield County Mine Reclamation, Trail Enhancement Project [PaEN] -- WNEP: Mine Subsidence Sinkhole Filled In Luzerne County Under Emergency DEP Contract -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP: Newport Twp.

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