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Fast Facts About Plastics Pollution

Academy of Natural Sciences

Today the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and its partners, the Philadelphia Water Department and BOMA Philadelphia, announced the Plastic-free Philly initiative to encourage people to stop buying single-use plastic water bottles and instead drink tap water and use reusable plastic water bottles.

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August 8 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities Risking $500 Million In Federal Highway Funds Environmental Health Project: Public Health Impacts Of Blue Hydrogen Production, Health, Environmental Protections Needed -- By Alison L. 27-28 Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Music On The Mountain Sept.

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PennFuture Announces Winners Of Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards From Southeast PA

PA Environment Daily

She is a supporter of River friendly garden concepts, and implemented an addition to stream waste reduction by having weekly garden and yard waste collections as part of a recycling program to limit the amount of trash being incinerated or landfilled. Prior to PADEP, Collier served 19 years with BCM Environmental Engineers, Inc.,

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83 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN] -- TribLive Guest Essay: EPA Must Address Natural Gas Leaks That Are Harming Our Children - By Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network [PaEN] -- FracTracker Alliance: New Film Tells Story Of Grant Twp., 27-28 [PaEN] -- Gov.

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1,198 New Stories In 2021 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA - Is Your Story Being Told?

PA Environment Daily

Claire Jantz With Spirit of South Mountain Award -- Landforce Now Accepting Applications For Crew Positions In Pittsburgh & Surrounding Neighborhoods; Need Help With A Green Infrastructure Project? -- Natural Lands, Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Host Feb.