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Agriculture Announces Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Grants Now Becoming Available Thru County Conservation Districts

PA Environment Daily

On March 31, the Department of Agriculture announced county conservation districts are now accepting applications for the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Grant Program to help farmers build healthier soil, prevent nutrient and sediment runoff and improve farm viability. Lycoming County is receiving $1.9

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Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation

A Greener Life

The Central American nation has won praise for its conservation efforts, including in reforestation, and continues to attract international finance to support its initiatives. The Central American nation has secured more than US$135 million in finance for nature in recent years, another leaf in its conservation success story.

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EPA Draft FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Includes Ambitious Goals To Ensure Safety Of Chemicals For People And The Environment

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Draft FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. By September 30, 2026 , support Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) pesticide safety training for 20,000 farmworkers annually compared with the FY 2018-2020 annual average baseline of 11,000.

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EPA Draft FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Includes Ambitious Goals to Ensure Safety of Chemicals for People and the Environment

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Draft FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. By September 30, 2026 , support Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) pesticide safety training for 20,000 farmworkers annually compared with the FY 2018-2020 annual average baseline of 11,000. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Fairmount Park Conservancy Announced It Received $10 Million Grant For $250 Million Project To Transform Philadelphia's FDR Park

PA Environment Daily

The Fairmount Park Conservancy recently announced it has received a $10 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to support the implementation of the $250 million plan to dramatically transform FDR Park in Philadelphia. CEO of Fairmount Park Conservancy. Click Here for a list of events at FDR.

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What’s Up With Water – December 20, 2022

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The project is expected to be completed by 2026. Last week, the state’s largest municipal water provider declared a regional drought emergency and asked its 26 member agencies to voluntarily conserve water. They may have to take similar conservation measures if the rest of the winter is dry.

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40 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN] -- DCNR: Since 2015 Green Energy, Sustainability Initiatives Will Save $30 Million, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 5,110 Tons A Year [PaEN] -- CONSOL Energy Sets Goals Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 50% By 2026, Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2040; Coal Mining Produces More GHG Emissions Than Natural (..)