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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.14.23

PA Environment Daily

Outlines 10-Year Plan For Parks, Trails, Open Space In Allegheny County -- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Hosts Earth Day Volunteer Day -- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce: Sinnemahone Paddle Results Available; Register For Remaining Triple Crown Events -- Natural Lands: May 20 Field Jam - Music Without Walls Series.

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Allegheny College Creek Connections Involves 40 Middle School Students In Stream Quality Assessment, Crawford County

PA Environment Daily

This is an excellent opportunity for these students to get outside and experience the importance of conservation and protection of our local waterways firsthand,” said DEP Northwest Regional Director Erin Wells. Electrofishing uses an electric field, emitted from a pulser, to temporarily stun fish.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.8.22

PA Environment Daily

9 Webinar: Tackling The Next Half Century Of Water Challenges.

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Reduce Energy Use At Home

Academy of Natural Sciences

When we consume less power, we reduce the amount of released toxic fumes in the air, conserve the earth’s natural resources and help protect ecosystems from destruction. By simply cutting back on energy consumption, we can reduce the amount of electricity that power plants must make and the fumes they release.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

To Help Pick PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2022 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN] -- William Penn Foundation, Academy Of Natural Sciences Host Nov. Penn State Extension Holding Information Sessions For Areas Across The State Starting In December [PaEN] -- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee Meets Nov.

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Highlighting Biodiversity: Freshwater Fishes in Equatorial Guinea

Academy of Natural Sciences

Mormyrids are a group of weakly electric fish endemic to Africa and related to North American hiodontids (mooneyes and goldeneyes). Understanding, appreciating and conserving biodiversity has been at the core of the Academy’s science work since its founding in 1812. It was a success.

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69 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

15 CEOs For Sustainability C-Suite Summit Features Practical Pathways For Businesses To Decarbonize [PaEN] -- PennDOT: First Electric Vehicle Charging Station Funded By Federal NEVI Program Breaks Ground In Luzerne County; Nov. 15 To Celebrate America Recycles Day [PaEN] -- CleanScapes Hosts Nov.