Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Educators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) inspire students daily by revealing what we’ve discovered about the world around us and what we can do next with the latest innovations. There are many nonpartisan strategies STEM educators can take to foster political awareness and action in their students.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2023

It hardly seems possible, but August is just around the corner, and for many K-12 schools and institutions of higher education in Illinois, that means it’s back-to-school season.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

On September 20, the departments of Education, Environmental Protection, and Conservation and Natural Resources honored U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools across Pennsylvania in recognition of their environmental sustainability efforts.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2024

On March 29, the PA Association of Environmental Educators announced the winners of its 2024 awards. The PAEE annual awards play a vital role in the environmental education community in Pennsylvania by providing a platform for educators to acknowledge and honor each other's contributions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The 2022 Student Symposium on the Environment was held on December 1st and was once again hosted by Westminster College at the McKelvey Campus Center in Lawrence County and co-organized with the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition. This year was the 15th year that Westminster College has hosted the event.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The November issue of the DCNR State Parks Environmental Education newsletter is back featuring articles on-- -- Teaching Ideas For Fall -- Nov. Visit DCNR’s Conservation Education Opportunities webpage for more on programs and opportunities for people of all ages in all regions. Click Here to sign up for your own copy.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2024

Join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Cambria County for a lecture and book signing by Dr. Doug Tallamy on April 11 at the Forest Hills High School Auditorium in Sidman, Cambria County from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Such losses are not an option if we wish to maintain our current standard of living on Planet Earth.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 2, 2024

Hosted by the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation and the Office of Sustainability, the interdisciplinary roundtable included representatives from several offices, including the Water Collaboratory, Circular Economy Program, and College of Arts and Sciences. The group also potted native species that will soon be planted in Frick Park.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 21, 2022

With support from the Office of Research & Innovation, the College of Engineering and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, seven projects were awarded with over $130,000 in total funding. Congratulations to the following awardees!

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

The recipients were announced at an event at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Cumberland County., The grants support projects that address food waste prevention, reduction, and recovery across The GIANT Company’s operating area. million for program partners which also included Rodale Institute ® and Planet Bee Foundation ®.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2023

The latest DEP Teaching Green environmental education newsletter is chock full of new information for formal and informal educators. Gateway to Green is supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other organizations.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 18, 2024

Those original “Hellbender Defenders” have been inspired to pursue careers in the fields of conservation, education, and the environment. Those original “Hellbender Defenders” have been inspired to pursue careers in the fields of conservation, education, and the environment. Army and plans to apply to law school in the fall.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Crawford County-based Allegheny College has been awarded a grant of $3,500 for water quality monitoring supplies as part of the college’s Creek Connections Program. Visit Allegheny College Creek Connections Program webpage to learn more. Since receiving funding, Creek Connections has purchased and used a variety of equipment.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2023

On October 18, the Department of Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced 33 high school student members of the 2023-2024 cohort of Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania. Reed Henderson High School, Chester County Shriya Chowdavarapu, 11th grade, Owen J.

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HumanNature

MARCH 27, 2024

Written by Gabriele Hibbitts Waste aversion is a feat that sometimes feels unattainable, especially on a college campus. The university has even received recognition for such efforts through the American Association for Sustainability in Higher Education and has received a STARS platinum rating.

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Breezometer

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As colder months set in and increasing rates of COVID-19 infection make healthy indoor air a matter of global urgent priority once again, many schools are rushing to ensure their classroom environments are safe for students and staff alike. Education Centers & Parents Turn Attention to Air Quality.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In support of this goal, the California Energy Commission (CEC) released a draft of its Assembly Bill 525 Offshore Wind Strategic Plan (the Plan). In a nascent industry with complex community interests at play, the need to monitor and optimize OSW’s local impacts is paramount.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In an effort to boost environmental preservation and strengthen environmental education in the commonwealth, the Wolf Administration is encouraging schools and colleges to apply for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) and the PA Pathways to Green Schools recognition awards.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

She is a member of the East Chestnut Mennonite Church and worked to remove invasive plants from church property and replace them with native plant species, while engaging and educating over 20 volunteers. The winners were recognized for their conservation and Environmental Justice work in under-represented communities. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

This time, it’s a state senator using Play 3: The Diversion, to dis-educate students at public universities in Ohio. It’s about 10 minutes from the School of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University to the Ohio Statehouse. After 15 years of working for climate action, it still makes me plenty mad when they do. No kidding, Senator.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2024

Educational Series Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. “The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Call for Abstracts, PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The funding opportunities listed below are broken down into three categories: Research and Education Local Food (including urban and rural-focused programs) and Nutrition Climate, Conservation, and Energy The Requests for Applications (RFA) in this post are organized by category and then by application date, from earliest deadline to furthest out.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2021

Aquinas Academy of Pittsburgh high school sophomore Liam Ellis placed first nationally and will receive a $1,000 college scholarship for his essay, “Taking Action to Protect Pollinator Habitat.” Read related article here.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

On June 1, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded over $1 million in Environmental Education Grants to 73 projects that will engage youth and adults in improving water quality and climate change resiliency in their communities. Pennsylvania’s environmental educators help provide these solutions. DEP has awarded $13.3

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

Most of my spare time was spent in the creek behind my house in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, flipping stones and logs to find salamanders after school. My interests quickly turned into a lifelong passion after my exposure to wildlife and ecology classes in my secondary education. Needless to say, it worked.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 12, 2024

Many were born into families with the resources to provide them a formal education, of which drawing and appreciation for the natural world were a significant part. Nothing is known of Helen’s formal education, however such an environment provided ample opportunity for Helen to develop her talents for depicting the natural world.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This year, the youth conservation program, Wildlife Leadership Academy awarded five teens their Ralph Abele Excellence in Outreach Award which includes a $500 college scholarship. At each field school, part of the curriculum includes Ralph Abele’s story shared through the WITF documentary Straight Talk.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

He is a passionate advocate for action on the climate crisis and founded the Initiative as a collaboration dedicated to (1) educating the public about their constitutional rights to a livable environment and (2) educating public officials on their constitutional obligations as trustees for the environment. “I

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News Educators who teach young people about water resources can gather valuable information for curriculum planning by participating in Penn State Extension’s “Dive Deeper Summit,” a youth water education conference slated for 8 a.m. Park Drive, Harrisburg.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This foundation led her to become the first in her family to graduate college. The latest UpStream newsletter from the Chester County-based Stroud Water Research Center highlights the expansion of its outreach efforts to farmers and landowners to improve water quality. and much more!

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JULY 12, 2021

The creation of the CRRA helps to fulfill one of the University’s goals for Climate Year , a yearlong initiative to concentrate on climate and sustainability actions, developments, programming, education, research and community engagement throughout the University and the Academy.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 26, 2022

On May 26, Allegheny College’s Creek Connections program held its annual cross-curricular activities trip at Gibson Park in Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, with financial assistance from DEP’s Environmental Education Grants Program. million in environmental education grant funding to support 2,134 projects.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On November 7, the Wildlife Leadership Academy recognized five teen conservation leaders with the Ralph Abele Excellence in Outreach Award which includes a total of $2,500 in college scholarships. I want to thank everyone because this has provided me with an opportunity to continue my formal education as a conversation steward.”

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

By: Jodi Sulpizio, York County Master Watershed Steward Coordinator On a crisp October day, about eighty Northeastern High School students planted 1,200 trees along Hartman Run, a tributary to the Susquehanna River in York County. The project was the idea of Northeastern School District teacher and Master Watershed Steward, Mark Lentz.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2022

Sweeney, then director of Stroud Water Research Center , had read an article in the journal Science about students who were losing interest in science by the time they reached college and how this was shifting their career choices away from scientific disciplines. By 1992, the Stroud Center had a busy and successful Education Department.

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Physics World

APRIL 20, 2022

The school of physics at Trinity College Dublin has renamed a lecture theatre that was previously named in honour of the Nobel-prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger. As an educational institute, we cannot condone or glorify someone who abused the trust between teacher and student. Jonathan Coleman.

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