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DEP, DCNR, Agriculture, Fish Commission, Local Partners Celebrate Turtle Creek Watershed Stream Restoration, Investments, Water Quality Improvements

PA Environment Daily

On April 25, four state agencies, legislators and two land conservancies celebrated portions of the Turtle Creek watershed in southeastern Union County being removed, or “delisted” from the federal Clean Water Act impaired waters list. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming), Sen. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster), the U.S.

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Westmoreland Conservation District To Offer Forest Stewardship Workshop Sept. 24; Focus On Invasive Plants

PA Environment Daily

One of the biggest challenges to local forest health discussed at the Westmoreland Conservation District’s September 24 event will be invasive plants. Invasive plants can completely change the character of a forest, making it less desirable for wildlife, and less able to protect the quality of nearby streams.

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??NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA

PA Environment Daily

On October 12, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA announced nearly $300,000 has been awarded to four Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) projects in Pennsylvania. The selected CIG projects in Pennsylvania for fiscal year 2022 include: -- Water Science Institute $75,000, Legacy Sediment 3.0:

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Fresh, May 16, 2023: New Wisconsin Law Aims to Protect Watersheds From Farm Runoff

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Eleven riparian conservation projects in Michigan will receive $1.7 million from the state Department of Natural Resources. Ohio residents, fearing their drinking water will be contaminated by increasing amounts of fracking waste, are standing up to oil companies and injection-well owners.

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Federal Water Tap, October 18: Agencies Call Attention To Cyber Threats Against Water Utilities

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The statement, which also describes protective measures that utilities can take, was signed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Security Agency. Change in Status for Colorado River Fish. Studies and Reports.

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No Taxation with Conservation: State Tax Credits for Conservation Easements and the Health of the Chesapeake Bay

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to Gettysburg and Appomattox, the Chesapeake Bay watershed not only witnessed the birth of a new nation, but also contributed many valuable natural resources that enabled the United States to grow rapidly. And, well before the first English settled in, Native Americans survived on the Bay’s natural resources.

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CBF Blog: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners Create Unique Watershed Restoration Plan For Halfmoon Creek In Centre County

PA Environment Daily

Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA John Pascavage has been doing conservation work on his little piece of Centre County, Pennsylvania, since he bought it and took the land out of farming. The plan has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and U.S. Robert Casey (D-Pa.)