PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

On March 8, the Lebanon Valley Conservancy announced it has preserved two farms along Fort Swatara Road in Union Township, near Swatara State Park , Fort Indiantown Gap , and within the Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape. To date, the Conservancy has preserved more than 1,200 acres of land in the Lebanon Valley.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 8, 2025

The summer of 2019 began with its usual verve, and as May turned to June turned to July, the height of the busy season, the sleepy town was still dreaming. But between June and August of 2019, fewer than three inches of rain had fallen , roughly half a foot behind seasonal averages. Fishing charters fill. Bellies, too.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The ClearWater Conservancy recently finalized an agreement to permanently conserve a 9.85-acre The property is owned by the Colerain Center for Education, Preservation and the Arts, a 501(c)(3) formed in 2019. Fish and Wildlife with support from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy , Trout Unlimited and Pheasants Forever.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 13, 2022

Established in fall 2019, the Phillips Tract banding station is run by a dedicated … Continue reading Bird banding for conservation. It is one of many Midwest Migration Network stations “banding” together to better understand landbird migration and habitat use.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Emmer’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters are about par for a House Republican: 5% for both the 2022 scores and the lifetime score. However, his average before 2019 was more like 1%. His lifetime average was pulled up by scores of 7% in 2019, 10% in 2020, and 22% in 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2025

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for Wild Resource Conservation Program Grants. Visit the DCNR Wild Resource Conservation Program webpage for copies of grant related documents (links on right side of page). The deadline to apply is July 7. sand grape (Vitis spp.),

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Photo credit: USDA EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill , a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). What is the Conservation Stewardship Program? billion for CSP.

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Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Anti-Nuke Activists Use 46th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident To Protest Restart -- Post-Gazette: Anti-Nuke Activists Use 46th Anniversary Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Accident To Protest Restart -- PennDOT, DEP, Keep PA Beautiful Invite Public To Be Part Of Pick Up Pennsylvania (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2021

On June 1, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced the transfer of 532 acres of forestland along the Clarion National Wild and Scenic River near Ridgway in Elk County to the U.S. The Clarion River was named Pennsylvania’s 2019 River of the Year due to its wildlife and popularity for recreation.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Frustrated by years of algal blooms and drinking water emergencies, residents of Toledo collected over ten thousand signatures to trigger a 2019 special election that LEBOR. In this regard, consider the example of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR). Passed with over 60% of the vote, LEBOR became part of Toledo’s City Charter.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

20 In Allegheny County -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - October 5 to 18 - Conventional Well Owners Issued 767 Violations For Abandoning Their Wells - So Far, More Than Double Number In 2019; Leaking Gas Storage Area Wells [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Are You Ready For The Next Natural Disaster?

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. Actual generation is tilted a bit more toward fossil fuels and nuclear.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. In 2019, the city declared a climate emergency. Last week, I posted about the British government’s climate policy. Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain. Other UK Cities.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Since this discovery was made, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy has worked in partnership with the landowner, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and legal counsel for restitution. We are pleased to have brought this to conclusion,” stated Conservancy Executive Director Diane Rosencrance.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

These are people with real money at stake, unlike conservative politicians and talking heads. In 2019, it signed an agreement with a Chinese steelmaker to find ways to reduce emissions from steel making. That made an investor revolt last week over the giant mining company’s climate disclosures especially notable.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

Since 2019, more than seventy local and state jurisdictions have followed Berkeley’s lead in requiring or strongly incentivizing all-electric or fossil-fuel-free new buildings, with more considering similar approaches. Energy Policy & Conservation Act appeared first on Climate Law Blog. Under EPCA, the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Read said those are conservative estimates, but they do not include anticipated federal funding from the recently passed infrastructure bill. percent of disposable income on water and sewer in 2019, up from 10.9 Still they are not planning to spend enough. The report estimates a 20-year funding gap of $19.8 percent two years earlier.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2023

The PA Farm Bureau, The Heinz Foundation and the Sand County Foundation are now accepting nominations for the 2023 Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award. The Leopold Conservation Award will be presented at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January. The Leopold Conservation Award will be presented at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Gila River Indian Community pulls out of a water conservation agreement due to little progress on basin-wide water cuts. An Arizona agricultural coalition proposes the federal government pay farmers to conserve water. GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY PULLS OUT OF CONSERVATION AGREEMENT.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2023

Since 2019, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Land Conservancy of Adams County , and Adams County Office of Planning and Development have worked together to protect a total of 11 parcels of land, owned by Hanover Shoe Farms Inc., in Adams County, Pennsylvania.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

Tom Wolf signed the bill on April 23, 2019, designating the Eastern hellbender as Pennsylvanias official state amphibian. When a new legislative session began in January 2019, the measure was reintroduced as Senate Bill 9. She was Student Leadership Council president in 2019 when the bill was signed.

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Washington Nature

AUGUST 9, 2023

More than 60 community members came together last week under bright blue skies to celebrate the Washington Cascades Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Project. See map below for on overview of this long-term conservation effort. Forest Service; Mike Stevens, The Nature Conservancy; Robert Sanchez, U.S.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In 2019, the team announced that Chevron was renewing the deal and would continue as the “presenting sponsor of the Chevron STEMZONE at Levi’s Stadium and the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute” (STEM being Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Reason # 4 is that all jet travel is environmentally damaging.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 14, 2022

On April 13, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was joined by conservation partners at Welsh Vista Farms in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County to highlight Wolf Administration investments facilitating on-farm and community conservation management. Lancaster County Conservation District has committed more than $1.6

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In 2019, that same company was in the news for purchasing water rights throughout the state and attempting to sell and lease them, prompting an ongoing legislative review of water marketing. Conservation groups use them to increase in-stream flows to help native fish. This is known as water banking. Banking serves several purposes.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2023

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program was awarded the U.S. Forest Service’s Partnership Award for the Conservancy’s long standing watershed work in the Allegheny National Forest and the Allegheny Watershed Improvement Needs (WINs) Coalition. Click Here to see more photos accompanying this article.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2023

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and BHE GT&S a Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company recently awarded 15 grants, totaling $39,484, to 15 different local environmental organizations in nine different counties across Western Pennsylvania as part of the 2023 Watershed Mini Grant Program. Click Here to support their work.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 2, 2023

On October 2, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer celebrated the recently launched Eastern Hellbender license plate, which honors the state amphibian-- Pennsylvania's clean water ambassador-- and supports the Wild Resource Conservation Fund.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In more recent years, there has been a quiet but concerted grassroots campaign led by Nebraska Conservation Voters to elect more climate-friendly board members. In 2019, the Utah State Legislature passed the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB 411). That has changed quite quickly. That campaign has borne dramatic results.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2024

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Chesapeake Conservancy both praised lawmakers and Gov. Shapiro for including $50 million in funding for the Clean Streams Fund in the new FY 2024-25 state budget to support on-farm conservation practices and other local water quality improvement projects. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On February 2, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced State Conservation Commission approved the allocation of $3.0 million to be granted to four organizations under the framework of the Conservation Excellence Grant Program. program in Franklin County.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

In 2019, Burkholders Country Market worked with SunDirected to install a 581 kW solar carport system with over 1,200 panels. We have a solar array that powers our own municipal buildings, said Katie Blume, Millheim Borough Council President and the Political & Legislative Director of Conservation PA.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This comprehensive analysis delves into Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) enrollment from fiscal year (FY) 2019 to 2023, uncovering trends in program spending and practices that have significantly enhanced environmental outcomes at the farm, state, and national levels. million additional acres enrolled in FY23.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 3, 2021

For the third consecutive year, Ocean Conservancy will be represented by an NFL-player for the league’s My Cause My Cleats campaign at this Sunday’s game. Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. That’s why I’m proud to support Ocean Conservancy this year as a part of Team Ocean.”. Never miss an update.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shell Falcon Pipeline will pay $300,000 in penalties-- a $25,000 fine to the Department and $275,000 to the Independence Conservancy to support environmental restoration efforts.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 21, 2024

Of Conservation Districts Recognizes Conservation Award Winners [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Celebrate Successes Spotlight: Neshaminy Watershed Assn. Thank you for your leadership! -- PA Assn. Penn State Extension 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Aug. 20 Backyard Birds For Children; Aug.22

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