PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Of Conservation Districts Recognizes Brian Sneeringer From Adams Conservation District [PaEN] -- Gov. -- Environmental Hearing Board Chief Judge & Chairman Thomas W. Renwand Retires After 27 Years Of Service; Steven Beckman Named Chief Judge; Sarah Clark Added To Board [PaEN] -- National Assn. 23; Transportation- Feb.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) invested billions of dollars in working lands conservation programs, making more money available to all farmers and for all conservation activities. This leaves dramatically more Farm Bill funding available to meet farmer demand for all other conservation activities.

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Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Chris Johnston is co-author of The Arrival of the Electric Car – An Overview of the EV Revolution Happening Now. The fastest way to shift the transportation sector to environmental sustainability is to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Electric energy generation by renewable sources has doubled since 2008.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

A 2021 report by California state agencies calls for an additional 16,900 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar and an additional 12,500 MW of customer solar by 2030, making up 61 percent of new clean electricity resources. Agricultural lands Agricultural land makes up more than half of California’s private lands.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

-- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1 Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

Representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection visited Dries Orchards in Northumberland County to tour their apple packing and storage facility and learn how a recent LED lighting upgrade, funded in part by a DEP Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate , has benefited their operation.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2022

On January 14, the Sand County Foundation, American Farmland Trust, The Heinz Endowments, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the Department of Agriculture announced Brubaker Farms is the 2021 recipient of the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award. Applications were reviewed by an independent panel of agricultural and conservation leaders.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 8, 2023

The University’s fly fishing program was founded in the 1930s, and now, the Penn State Fly Fishing Club , in the College of Agricultural Sciences, continues this tradition with an ever-growing and diversifying community of more than 80 members. In addition to enjoying the outdoors, conservation is another top priority of the club. “It

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Million DOE Grant To Improve Siting Process For High-Voltage Electric Transmission Lines Sept. Million PA RISE Program To Provide Grants, Incentives To Decarbonize Industry PennDOT Invites Public To Comment On Plan For Expanded Electric Vehicle Charging Support, Funding Distribution Green Building Alliance Awarded $1.48 31 to Sept.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

18-20 In WV Registration Open For Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Level 1 Certification Training Beginning July 30 Join Master Watershed Stewards In Lancaster County For June 13 Waterways On Wheels Bike Tour A Dozen Nonprofit, Agency, Municipal Environmental Experts Team Up To Tackle Stormwater Runoff In The Lake Erie Watershed Dept. /DEP

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

Kate Moran Honored For Ocean Science And Planet Sustainability Leadership By Canada [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Steve Sorenson Takes Home PA Outdoor Writers Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 29, 2022

On December 29, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding released guidance for landowners considering solar production on farmland and in rural communities in Pennsylvania. Solar energy production holds tremendous potential for generating electricity to power farm operations and furthering Pennsylvania’s transition to a clean-energy future.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

5-7 In Lancaster Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Grants; Natural Gas Pipeline Mitigation Projects USGS Releases New Video: Susquehanna River Story - What Does The Science Say About Water Quality? 26 to Nov. 12 Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2022

22 Susquehanna Summit - A Day Of Creation Care Collaboration In Lancaster County [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Wilkes-Barre ‘Worker Bees’ To Plant Trees -- The Burg: Trees For Free: PASA Sustainable Agriculture Group To Hand Out Vouchers For 10,000 Trees In Harrisburg Thru Oct. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

South Korea is one of the world’s great economic success stories, going from an impoverished agricultural country at midcentury to a developed country today. 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%.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2022

-- PA Environmental Council Recognizes DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn With Lifetime Achievement Award [PaEN] -- PA Wilds Launches Initiative To Attract Remote Workers To Region For A Lifestyle Experience [PaEN] -- 3-Part Webinar Series Highlights Importance Of PA's Outdoor Recreation Industry, Starting April 19 [PaEN] -- PA County Conservation Districts (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2022

Finding ways to reduce energy costs is especially important now as the cost of natural gas and electricity increase in response to price spikes in international energy markets. One place to start learning how business owners can reduce energy costs is DEP’s Energy Conservation & Energy Efficiency Programs webpage.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

PA Envirothon Teams participating in the PA Envirothon represent the best and the brightest of the thousands of high school teens who have competed in county Envirothon competitions sponsored by Conservation Districts from across the Commonwealth. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 21, 2024

12 Webinar On Project Management For Agricultural Conservation Call For Presentations: Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River March 29 PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Oct. Million To Allegheny Electric Cooperative Under Rural Energy Programs Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. to -25.7%) ] -- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty -- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Of Agriculture, Land O'Lakes Farmer Cooperative, National Hemp Assn. Of Interior Announces Approval Of Another $244 Million In Funding To Pennsylvania For Cleaning Up Legacy Pollution From Abandoned Mine Lands; Local Mine Reclamation Grants Due To DEP Nov. 6 Hearing, Dec. 6 Hearing, Dec. 6 Hearing, Dec. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here!

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

On September 9, the Sand County Foundation announced the three finalists for the Pennsylvania Leopold Farm Conservation Award. Their conservation efforts have improved a waterway into becoming a highly productive trout stream. A methane digester converts manure into electricity for the farm and 325 area homes.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Wolf: Proposed EPA Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards To Help Pennsylvanians Breathe Easier, Save Money -- New Conservative Energy Network Poll: 84% Support Govt. PaEN] -- Lancaster Clean Water Partners To Begin Accepting Applications For Clean Water Implementation Grants On Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Schweiker Reflects On 9/11 And His Role In Helping People Heal -- PennFuture: Honors 11 Women From NE PA During 7th Annual Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards Event [PaEN] -- DCNR Blog: DCNR Incident Management Team Helps Manage Response To Western U.S. Wolf: Calls On U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2023

The webinars are divided into funding areas: Electric Power; Agriculture and Working Lands; Tribal Programs; Transportation; Buildings; and Industrial and Waste. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a series of webinars the week of August 7 on Investing in America - Climate Action Funding Fair.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2022

Fish & Wildlife Service Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize For Innovative Ways To Make Wildlife Conservation Relevant To All [PaEN] -- PG: Carnegie Museum Paleontologist Achieved Immortality Thanks To A Few Prehistoric Jaws Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2024

Of Energy Awards Western PA/WV/OH ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub $30 Million Appalachian Voices Urges Congress To Reject Proposed Changes To Federal Energy Permitting That Reduces Opportunities For Communities To Challenge Projects; Bill Clears US Senate Committee PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA [PaEN] -- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Discuss The PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemical’ Drinking Water Standard, Hydrogen Hubs In PA At Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Click Here To View Or Print The Entire December 25 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec.

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A Greener Life

JULY 18, 2024

The body acknowledges that the country has been successful and is well underway to decarbonise the electricity sector. But they caution we must now pick up the decarbonisation speed across other industries outside energy – particularly in transport, buildings, industry and agriculture. They are off to a good start.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2024

The scholarships were sponsored by Pennsylvania’s County Conservation Districts. At the state level, the Envirothon is sponsored by Pennsylvania’s sixty-six county Conservation Districts, the State Conservation Commission, and the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts. Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

What is Conservation? We define conservation as a broad approach to preserving what is already there and the due care and attention to protecting it for the future (1). Resource conservation is the active ways in which we seek to limit the use of resources to reduce the strain put on supply. Conservation, Ethics, Philosophy.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 15 [PaEN] -- One United Lancaster: Lancaster Celebrates $1 Million Federal Grant For Street Tree Program -- Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In Virginia, where the primary source of electricity is natural gas, the emissions intensity of electricity is 679 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour (MWh), not including other greenhouse gases. By comparison, according to the EPA, the average acre of forest in the United States sequesters 0.84

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Resolution 400 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of June 17-23 Pollinator Week in Pennsylvania ( sponsor summary ). Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. April 30-- NEW.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2024

Files Petition To Designate Parts Of Donegal Township Unsuitable For Coal Mining In Westmoreland County National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund Grants; Webinar Jan. 26 Inspection Found Gas Bubbling From Well] Environmental Hearing Board Denies Liberty Twp.,

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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.

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