Circle of Blue

JULY 25, 2025

But the act doesn’t take full effect until 2040, which has allowed many groundwater districts to continue to draw heavily from aquifers even as they complete their plans to conserve those resources. And cities can look to recycle more of the water they use, as San Diego has.

Sea Level

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 5, 2025

The Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Cindy Dunn, provided the event’s keynote address, saying , “The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is using solar energy as a part of our broader commitment to sustainably managing the Commonwealth’s natural spaces.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2025

The agency's duties under the Pennsylvania Constitution to conserve and maintain Pennsylvania resources further bolster this authority. Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To Natural Gas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results [September 2023] -- State Dept.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: State Of The Susquehanna River - A Closer Look At Our River -- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong. 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov.

Conservation

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 (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The 2024 volunteers recognized include: -- Katherine Crawford, nominated by Allegheny CleanWays : Katherine has been participating in Land and Water clean-ups with Allegheny CleanWays (ACW) since the Spring of 2023. He began volunteering at the townships recycling day and also volunteers for our Annual Hard-to-Recycle event.

2024

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Political stunts aren’t helping Levee breached in Pajaro River in 2023. California Department of Water Resources What all this means is that there is more of a need to conserve our dwindling winter water supplies for the long, dry summer season. Despite this, President Trump unexpectedly ordered the U.S.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

GT Thompson, Chair of the US House Agriculture Committee; Members Of The PA In The Balance Farm Conservation Initiative Team; Student Jessica Herr [PaEN] -- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Jane Cook Leads By Example In Lehigh Valley [PaEN] -- PA Assn. 16 In State College [PaEN] -- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. 26 to Nov. 26 to Nov.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 27, 2025

Thank you for your leadership! -- Reading Eagle: Reading Church Powered By Solar Panels In Berks County -- TribLive: As Plastics Waste Grows Globally, Latrobe Worshippers Put Faith In Recycling Efforts -- WNEP: Schuylkill Countys Kaye Shwenk Wins Keep PA Beautiful Affiliate Volunteer Of The Year Award -- Saint Vincent College: Angela Belli Receives (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Jack Winieski Dedicated His Professional Career To Improving Trees Through Genetics - By Wayne W. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4 Million In Abandoned Well Plugging Funding Against Shale Gas Drilling Companies-- XTO Energy, Inc.,

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

-- PA’s Penncrest High School Envirothon Team From Delaware County Takes 7th Place In International NCF-Envirothon In Canada! 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In April 2023, the state Department of Health the State Health Improvement Plan identified rising health issues related to natural resource extraction-- including oil and gas development-- as one of the top five threats affecting health outcomes of Pennsylvanians. For comparison, I have included two of the most conservative setback distances.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 12, 2025

DEP reported last year that 86% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 production and waste reports covering 33,505 wells. DEP reported last year that 89% of conventional well owners failed to submit 2023 well integrity reports covering 34,455 wells. Read more here. 638 well owners covering 77,647 wells did report.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2025

The legislation was opposed by sportsmen, environmental , the PA Environmental Council and Environmental Defense Foundation , county conservation districts and many other groups. Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership [PaEN] -- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Begins Staff Furloughs; Federal Funding To Support Farmers Still Frozen [PaEN] -- PA Dept.

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2025

27 What Does It Mean To Love A Forest Webinar; More Educational Opportunities [PaEN] -- Berks Nature Protects 607 Acre Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation In Schuylkill County [PaEN] -- Manada Conservancy Partners With Laudenslager Family To Preserve 575 Acres In Dauphin County [PaEN] -- Berks Nature Establishes Ruth E. Continued Winter?

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 13, 2025

26-28: Field Trips; Awards; Holly Merker Co-Author Of Ornitherapy Keynote [PaEN] -- WITF: Why Pennsylvania Is Removing Dams And How It’s Helping Fish, Rivers And Communities -- Scranton Times: Lackawanna Conservation District Seeks School For Trout In The Classroom -- PA iMapInvasives Program To Hold 2025 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

17 Webinar On Glass For A Sustainable Future PA Resources Council Spearheading Effort To Establish Permanent Recycling Center In Allegheny County; Asking Public To Sign Support Letter Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Nominations For Litter Hawk Youth Award Thru January 31 PA Dept. DEP Announce $5.275 Million In Penalties, Plus $1.4

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- PennDOT Begins Accepting Applications For $80 Million In Grants To Improve Pedestrian, Cyclist Safety, Including Trail Projects, Deadline Oct. 7, 21, Sept. 7, 21, Sept.

Conservation

Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 4, 2024

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Ocean

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

Million To Support 17 Drought Resiliency Projects; 400+ Million Gallons Of Water Savings Expected Annually [PaEN] -- TribLive: Clearer Waters Expected At Burrell Lake Following Last Years Algal Bloom In Westmoreland -- Chester County Press: Octoraro Watershed Assn.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2025

The comment period ended in November of 2023. Shapiro Honors Exceptional Commonwealth Employees For Remarkable Public Service, Including From DCNR, DEP [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Receives 2025 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence For Hard-To-Recycling Collection Events [PaEN] [Posted: June 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2024

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. House Floor. House Floor. House Floor. Ohio- $3.14

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2025

DEP notes this is also a violation of the Consent Order and Agreement with the well owner dated August 3, 2023, but no specific violation was issued for that infraction. Original violations were issued January 11, 2023. Original violations were issued January 11, 2023. Original violations were issued January 11, 2023.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Unfortunately, since January 1, 2023, DEP has issued 1,426 notices of violation to conventional oil and gas well owners for abandoning and not plugging wells they own-- including 54 so far in 2025. In 2023, DEP issued 512 violations to conventional well owners for abandonment. Read more here. Read more here. Violations issued.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

How To Simplify Garden Work - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association , Monroe County [PaEN] -- PaHomePage.com: Nanticoke Creek Watershed Restoration Underway By Earth Conservancy -- Forests For Chesapeake Bay Update: Eastern Hemlocks; Extrafloral Nectaries; Phenological Fun!

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

-- Public Utility Commission Urges Consumers To Prepare For Extreme Cold Next Week [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection: New All-Time Peak Electricity Demand Possible Jan. Robert Little -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. Ohio- $3.14 1 Hosted By US Army Corps Of Engineers -- MCall: Are There More Crows In Allentown?

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? - Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership [PaEN] -- Lancaster Farming: PA Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Is Helping Ag Conservation Projects Get Done -- PA Dept. Martin, Sen. Now You Can In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful: Sen.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2025

Shapiro Says Billions In Federal Funding Now Unfrozen -- PA Capital-Star: Uncertainty Remains For Programs In PA Impacted By Federal Funding Freeze, Despite Reversal -- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: $2.1

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

28 - Recycling As A Strategy To Increase Critical Minerals Supply [PaEN] -- On The Kendal Journey Blog: Have Questions About Sustainability? 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! Of Environmental Educators Conference March 10-12 In Erie [PaEN] -- Educators Invited To Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meetings Oct.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Million In Research On Climate Resilient Farming; Pollinator Protection; Sustainable Weed Management; More -- Rodale Institute: Apply Now For Training Program In Organic And Regenerative Farming -- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting Oct. Of Agriculture Invests $2.2 22 , 1:00 p.m.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Mercer County [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On 401 Water Quality Certification For Rover Pipeline Rover-Bulger Compressor Station, Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion In Smith Twp., Data Centers Impacts On Electricity Grid -- PJM Interconnection Reliability Initiative Attracts 94 Applications For 26.6

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2025

Participants Will Take Home Rain Barrel] -- TribLive: Western Pennsylvanians Prepare To Capture April Showers In Rain Barrels -- Vote Now! Million For 21 Flood Buyouts In City -- Scranton Times Editorial: Eliminating Federal BRIC Flood Resilience Program Lacks Economic Foresight, Good Sense -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Republican Con.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

11-12 [PaEN] Programs/Information -- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors [PaEN] -- Nov. 11-12 [PaEN] Programs/Information -- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors [PaEN] -- Nov. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Million In Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup Grants In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Alterra Energy LLC Thermochemical Plastics Recycling Plant Air Quality Permit Application For A Location In Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Registration Now Open! Spoiler - Philadelphia Water Dept.

Conservation