PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

McKean County [PaEN] -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6 Greene County [PaEN] -- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tank Rupture Causes 2,100 Gallon Spill Of Wastewater, Crude Oil In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed! 2 Pittsburgh Companies Say Yes -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Hence this uncommon dialogue effort, led by Stanford, the Nature Conservancy, and the Solar Energy Industries Association, to bring together a wide range of stakeholders. Finding common ground through uncommon dialogue The effort spotlighted some important realities of where we stand today in solar’s development. Here’s How.

Solar Power

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

PK: So not just the Belt and Road of power projects and transportation infrastructure, but even high voltage electricity transmission from solar farms and projects like this. So, whether or not you have a Green Belt and Road and agricultural Belt and Road and so on. This is great.” So for their soil fertility and so forth.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN] -- Agriculture Invests $5.8 27 Webinar Creating An Assessment Method For PA Old-Growth Forests.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee & Solid Waste Advisory Committee joint meeting. Senate next voting day October 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. Harrisburg. TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96 Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Greg Vitali Named Majority Chair Of House Environmental Committee; House Appoints Committee Members [PaEN] -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Vernal Equinox Edition [PaEN] -- Reminder: Penn State Extension Hosts 4-Part Educator Training Course: Carbon Incentives For Forest Owners Starting March 8 [PaEN] -- Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

PaEN] -- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center Greening Lower Susquehanna Program Seeks Volunteers For Nov. Kaufer To Host Community Electronics Waste Recycling Event Oct. 17 And Aquatic Invasive Species Nov. 14 [PaEN] -- Penn State Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2022

Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 28-29 In Wilmington, DE [PaEN] -- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Now Accepting Registrations For Loving The Land Through Working Forests Conference Sept. 16 [PaEN] -- Buffalo Creek Coalition Hosts Aug. 8-10 -- Ag Progress Days Highlights Biodiversity, Climate-Smart Ag, Spotted Lanternfly Aug. 8-10 -- Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

Accepting Applications For Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne County Manager Checks Out Coal Refuse Bank Removal Project -- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Jan. 20 -- Republican Herald: Solar-Powered Compacting Trash Receptacles Debut In Pottsville -- Registration Open!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2022

Programs [PaEN] -- Help Celebrate Lancaster County Water Week June 3-11 [PaEN] -- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Earns Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Hosting Upcoming Programs On Funding Projects, Rain Gardens, Interfaith Environmental Stewardship [PaEN] -- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: (..)

Solar Power

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Expand hydro capacity, increase intermittent renewables including wind and solar power, create more grid scale storage, increase rooftop solar capacity on buildings, and major grid interconnection with Quebec and Manitoba to enable electricity imports. Divert and recycle 60% of waste from landfills by 2030 and 85% by 2050.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2022

. -- The Hill Guest Essay: Clean Energy Can Light A New Path Forward For Former Coal Communities - U.S.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. See more on these issues in these recent UCS blogs ).

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2024

Of Agriculture: Protecting Our Waterways Starts At Home With Watershed-Friendly Lawn Care -- WNEP: Residents React To Proposed Warehouse In Carbon County At DEP Hearing -- WNEP: EPA Investigating Potential Wastewater Violations At Environmental Services Corp In Lackawanna County -- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Dump -- Celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day May 18 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek April 6 -- The Nature Conservancy Receives $4.25 Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Meyer, Celebrated Former Executive Director Of The Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Has Died At 71 Upcoming Events -- Federal Interagency Working Group On Coal & Power Plant Communities Holds Oct. 16 Webinar On Agrivoltaics And Large-Scale Solar Facilities [PaEN] -- Registration Open For PASA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Washington County Finally ‘Go Green;’ Failed To Install Solar Energy On Their Buildings Despite Multiple Opportunities -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 31 -- Sen.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

8 [PaEN] -- Farm Bill, Agricultural Policy Focus Of Penn State Ag Progress Days Events Aug. [PaEN] -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2023 Environmental Partnership, Shelburne And Emerging Leaders Award Recipients [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Turns 100 In September, Join Sept.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

18 Winter Feeding Pasture Walk In Newville, Cumberland County [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts Oct. 18 Webinar On Solar For Schools Grant Program [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Professionals Host Oct. Solar Program In Oct. 7 [PaEN] -- Capital RC&D Hosts Oct. 31 Webinar For Businesses, Nonprofits, Communities [PaEN] -- Dept.

2024

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

26 -- Stroud, PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Launching Agroforestry Project At Wild Fox Farm In Berks County In-Person Sept. Annual Symposium To Focus On Electric Power Transformation - Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology Sept. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug. 6 [PaEN] -- Air & Waste Management Assn.

Natural Gas

Environmental Progress

MAY 28, 2020

Do you believe that human societies had a stronger relationship to nature when they were agricultural or some other preindustrial mode of production? Food and agriculture, and buildings and construction accounted for nearly 70% of the world’s total material footprint in 2015. So leap-frogging is happening and must continue.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Smucker Joins State, Local Officials To Oppose $2.5 Billion Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project -- Ohio River Basin Alliance, National Wildlife Federation Report Identifies Community Concerns, Priorities For Local Waters In Ohio River Watershed [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Plain Sect Lancaster County Farms Gain $2.2 1 Draw -- DCNR To Hold Feb.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Million EPA Loan To Continue Drinking Water System Improvements -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Announce $52.4 Million EPA Loan For Water Infrastructure Improvements -- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2023

Of Agriculture Reports 106 Cases Of Rabies This Year Thru June -- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Spotted Lanternfly Home Remedies May Be Worse Than Bugs -- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Turns 100 In September, Join Sept. “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Million Available For Service Providers, Graduate Students To Advance Sustainable Agriculture In Northeast [PaEN] -- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Project Spotlights; Upcoming Grant Events; Much More ! 9 Opening Of Slow-Burning Rapture, Artists As Storytellers Exhibition [PaEN] -- WHYY: ‘Long Live Sturgeon!’

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2022

Brooke Smokelin Has Dedicated Her Life To Trying -- DCNR Celebrates French Creek As The 2022 River Of The Year At Paddle Fest Celebration [PaEN] -- WeConservePA: PA Land Trusts Preserved 208,026 Acres; 107,300 Pennsylvanians Contribute To Land Trusts [PaEN] -- Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

9 Webinar On Becoming A Volunteer Conservation Easement Monitor [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Warren Times: Household Hazardous, Electronics Waste Recycling Event Aug. 9 Webinar On Becoming A Volunteer Conservation Easement Monitor [PaEN] Upcoming Events -- Warren Times: Household Hazardous, Electronics Waste Recycling Event Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2025

Solar Panel Recycling, Refurbishment Now Available In Philly Area City & State PA Hosts April 22 Energy Summit - The Future Of Energy In Pennsylvania DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For Mass Grading Of 513 Acre Data Center Project Site In Pittston Twp.,

Recycling