Enviromental Defense

MAY 20, 2025

In the first three months of 2025 weve already seen Big Oil come out swinging at climate policy and government decision makers. We dont exactly what they say behind closed doors, but its a safebet that cutting climate and environmental regulations and massively expanding fossil fuel production was on the agenda.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2025

In recognition of drop-off hard-to-recycle collection events-- which collected nearly one-half million pounds of material in 2024-- Pennsylvania Resources Council has received the 2025 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. “At WESA and 91.3 WYEP in partnership with Appliance Warehouse, eLoop LLC, Liberty Tire and Reworld.

Recycling

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 4, 2025

This comes as the United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology , commemorating 100 years of quantum mechanics. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, NietoGomez says critical environmental and economic questions regarding IQMP loom large for Southeast Siders.

Technology

Circle of Blue

JULY 31, 2025

The country has faced drought conditions for the last five years according to the director of the Environmental Protection Organisation Sheena Ansari and the Meteorological Organisation recorded a 40% drop in rainfall over the last four months compared to a long-term average.

Sustainable Development

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Join PA Sea Grant and the Department of Environmental Protection for the upcoming Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum webinar on Groundwater and Climate Change on November 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Interested in understanding how climate change affects our groundwater and what it means for the environment and economy?

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2025

The Environmental Council of the States and the Environmental Protection Network reported this week the President's Budget Request issued on May 2 would cut over $1 billion going to states to administer federal pollution control and permitting programs, eliminating 16 of the 19 categorial state grants.

Pollution Control

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We negotiated hard with auto makers, recyclers and others for the bill to include robust reporting requirements, producer responsibly and environmental protections. For two years, we worked on SB 615 with Senator Ben Allen to require all EV batteries to be repurposed or recycled.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection is offering free industrial energy audits to the first 20 facilities that apply to the PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program. Posted: March 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest Other applicants can qualify for 80% off the costs of a detailed audit. This program is funded through the U.S.

Environmental Protection

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 23, 2025

About the poll: The survey was conducted with 1,200 adult Canadians over the age of 18 from April 14 to 16, 2025. Nearly 90 per cent of respondents want the federal government to get toxic chemicals out of products, while 86 per cent support federal action on plastic pollution.

Government

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 10, 2025

On June 10, the Department of Environmental Protection announced 19 projects completed by schools, businesses, and community organizations around the state are being recognized with the 2025 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence. Posted: June 10, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

Posted: March 19, 2025] PA Environment Digest Throughout the spring, summer and fall, PRC will conduct household chemical collections throughout southwestern Pennsylvania. Upcoming dates and locations will be announced. Click Here to sign up for regular updates, follow PRC on Twitter or Like them on Facebook. Click Here to support their work.

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Nanotech

APRIL 11, 2025

As reported in our April 1, 2025, blog item, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (MBEP) was scheduled to consider the Maine Department of Environmental Protections (MDEP) December 2024 proposed rule regarding products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during its April 7, 2025, meeting.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 2, 2025

Department of Environmental Protection found that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) was not doing enough to attain the “actual, measurable, and permanent emissions reductions” of the state climate law. In 2016, the landmark decision in Kain v.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Collectively, Bay states will not meet the Chesapeake Watershed Agreement’s pollution-reduction commitments by the 2025 deadline. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and all other Executive Council members must be there as well. We urge Governor Shapiro to attend in person.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 21, 2025

On May 20, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful celebrated the Young Ambassadors Program class of 2025 during a virtual graduation ceremony. Shreyas is currently awaiting final admission decisions and plans to begin college in fall of 2025. "We The 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative now underway!

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection will begin accepting applications for the first round of local Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Drainage Treatment Grants in 2025 on March 3. Million To Support 8 Local Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Projects In 6 Countie s [PaEN] [Posted: January 10, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2025

On January 8, the Department of Environmental Protection issued permits to Bishop Brothers Construction Company Inc. Submit Environmental Complaints ; Click Here to sign up for DEPs newsletter; sign up for DEPs eNotice ; Like DEP on Facebook , Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEPs YouTube Channel. acres, of which 150.7

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2025

Canada’s leading environmental law and policy organizations are calling on the Senate to make essential amendments to Bill C-5 before it becomes law. Address De Facto Henry VIII Powers in Section 7(3) Section 7(3) represents an even more troubling affront to constitutional norms.

Law

PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2025

By Kelly Kosiarski, Graduate Assistant, Penn State University The following guest essay first appeared in the Erie Times on July 23, 2025 -- Imagine if you didn't know whether the water you drank — that your family drank — contained chemicals that weakened your body's immune system, increased your risk of cancer or caused infertility.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Winners will be announced in April 2025 in coordination with an awards ceremony at the PA State Capitol Building where all winning entries will be on display as part of the 2025 Litter Hawk Youth Award exhibit. Special guests will include representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection and America250PA. “We

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2025

On July 15, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded more than $3.47 Grant Round Open The AFIG Program is currently accepting grant applications until October 10, 2025. For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website. More information is available on the AFIG Program webpage.

Nitrogen Oxides

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making significant progress in addressing contamination at the Jackson Ceramix Superfund site in Falls Creek Borough in Jefferson County. Photo: EPA and contractor teams perform a walkthrough of the OU2 project at the Jackson Ceramix site on March 12, 2025, in Falls Creek Borough.)

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 21 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed designation of areas in Pennsylvania not meeting the health-based national standard for particulate matter (PM2.5). If by 12 p.m.

2025

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

Later in the spring PRC will release its schedule of collections taking place July through October, rounding out a robust 2025 schedule. Environmental Protection Agency, an average home can easily accumulate 100 pounds or more of cleaners, automotive fluids, paints, pesticides and other products containing potentially hazardous components.

Recycling

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 7, 2025

Source: Environmental Protection Agency When a fire consumes a tree, the smoke it sends aloft includes particulate matter fine enough to be transported thousands of miles on prevailing winds. Large active wildland fires in the United States and Canada as of August 6, 2025. Particulates from wildfire smoke, known as PM 2.5,

Ground-Level Ozone

Environmental News Bits

JULY 14, 2025

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Biodegradable

PA Environment Daily

JULY 28, 2025

PA Trout Unlimited; PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Diversity - Equity - Inclusion (DEI) -- David Hess Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection 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.

Natural Gas

Legal Planet

AUGUST 7, 2025

The Administration is also gutting research across the government, from the Environmental Protection Agency to the National Institutes of Health. Trump’s budget calls for cutting federal research funding almost in half.  Billions of dollars in research grants to universities have been cancelled.

Government

Law Columbia

MAY 23, 2025

The EFTA Courts Ruling On May 21, 2025, the EFTA Court issued its advisory opinion, siding with the plaintiffs on all key issues. The Norwegian Supreme Courts Ruling The EFTA advisory opinion comes on the heels of a Norwegian Supreme Court ruling in the case on April 11, 2025. Environmental Protection Agency.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

On January 6, the Department of Environmental Protection reported its staff conducted over 107,000 inspections to protect Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and a healthy and safe environment. DEP also responded to 410 environmental emergencies, like spills from traffic accidents to chemical fires.

2024

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

The following editorial appeared in the Williamsport Sun Gazette on July 10, 2025 -- Pennsylvania is losing ground in its efforts to cap abandoned oil and gas wells. Reports from the Department of Environmental Protection estimate there are up to 560,000 of the wells statewide. billion problem on its hands.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 18, 2025

Panelists will include-- -- Jessica Shirley, Acting Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection -- Stephen M. Greg Vitali , Majority Chair, Environmental & Natural Resources Committee -- Kathryn L. DeFrank , Chair, Public Utility Commission -- Rep. Zerfuss, PUC Commissioner, U.S.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundations Events webpage and DCNRs Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNRs website. Resource Links: -- Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2025

On April 9, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has reviewed and acted on more than 9,000 permit applications and ensured those permits were enforced properly by conducting more than 28,000 inspections of regulated facilities. Inspections DEP also conducted more than 28,000 inspections through March 31, 2025.

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2024

During a routine inspection on November 27, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a violation to Stonehaven Energy MGT Co. The Latshaw 9 conventional well was first issued a permit as a waste injection well by DEP on June 10, 2014 and by the US Environmental Protection Agency on June 28, 2016.

Natural Gas

Nanotech

JULY 22, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 21, 2025, that it is adding 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), “supporting Administrator Zeldin’s commitment to transparency, innovation and safer chemistry.”

Environmental Protection

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Fiscal Year 2026 Brownfields Job Training Grants Program is now available. Posted: July 23, 2025] PA Environment Digest On July 23, the U.S. The deadline to apply is September 26. Click Here for the EPA announcement.

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