69 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts Formal Notice Of Availability Of Abandoned Mine Land, Mine Drainage Grants

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24  [PaEN]

-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania

-- GANT News: PA Coal Companies Showcase Employee Safety Records, Mine Reclamation Enhancements

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants Its 5-Millionth Tree In Franklin County Park; Thousands Of Volunteers Were Critical To Reaching This Milestone  [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR

-- Celebrating 10 Years Of Volunteers Impact - Greening The Lower Susquehanna - By Kristen Koch, Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Visits Award-Winning Headwaters Restoration Project By Wissahickon Trails In Montgomery County  [PaEN]

-- East Lampeter Twp. First Municipality To Partner With Lancaster Revolving Water Fund On Pay-For Performance Contract On Improving Water Quality, Soil Carbon Sequestration  [PaEN]

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant 

-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park 

-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Lead Stream Assessment In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Blacklick Creek Watershed Assn. Restoring Miners Mural, Working To Improve Blacklick Creek In Cambria County

-- PennFuture: Erie City Council Adopts Stormwater User Fee

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act  [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain

-- City & State PA Recognize The 2022 Pennsylvania Nonprofit Power 100 Leaders, Including 7 Conservation Leaders  [PaEN]

-- PennVEST Invests $236 Million In 23 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Receives $133 Million In Loans, $6 Million In Grants For Water Infrastructure Projects

-- CFA Accepting ARPA-Funded H2O Applications For Water Supply, Wastewater, Stormwater Projects  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Announces State Grants Available For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects

-- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $3.5 Million In Grants To Restore, Protect Habitats In Chesapeake Bay Watershed; 4 In PA Totalling $1.48 Million  [PaEN]

-- PUC Joins 8th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’ To Raise Water Awareness 

-- NO SPECIAL PROTECTION: The Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek In Lycoming County Is Dammed And Damned - Video Dispatch From The Loyalsock - By Barb Jarmoska, Keep It Wild PA 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Has No Exclusion Zones For Water Withdrawals From Any Streams, Including EV Or HQ Streams Subject To Water Quality Antidegradation Rules  [PaEN]

-- 175 Organizations, 6,751 Individuals Send Letter Urging Full Oil & Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban In Delaware River Basin 

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Environmentalists Fear A Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution, Stimulate Natural Gas Fracking

-- Southwestern PA Grassroots Town Halls Hosts Oct. 24 Virtual Program On Eyes On Shell Ethane Plant Campaign In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way  [PaEN]

-- PA League Of Women Voters, University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Host 2022 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Online Nov. 15-16  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health News: For First Time, Natural Gas Production Linked To Lower Birth Weights In A National Study, Most Significant In Black, Asian Women

-- Penn State's Jenn Baka Receives National Science Foundation Grant For A 5-Year Study Of The Shell Ethane Plant's Environmental And Human Impacts In Beaver County - By Francisco Tutella, Penn State News  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Protect PT Westmoreland Will Host Radon Information Workshop Oct. 20 Via Zoom, Offer Sensor Rentals

-- Welcome The Inaugural Class Of 35 High School Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Penn Hills Council Recognizes Anti-Litter Group

-- TribLive: Seton Hill Program Pairs College, High Schools With STEM Education

-- Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA  [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University Dedicates 1.76 MW Solar Energy Facility In Union County - By Michael Taromina, The Bucknellian  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels

-- Inquirer: Students Pressure University Of Pennsylvania To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Companies

-- Inquirer: UPenn Students Storm Franklin Field At Halftime Protesting For Climate, Community Justice

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Must Modernize Its Approach To Clean Energy Or Risk Falling Further Behind - By Vote Solar, POWER Interfaith

-- Penn State Oct. 24 EarthTalks Highlights Agricultural Integration And Solar Facilities - Agrivoltaics In Context  [PaEN]

-- Penn State To Host Virtual International Symposium Nov. 28-29 On Embodied Carbon - Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Building Materials

-- EPA SmartWay Program Names Reading-Based Penske Trucking A High Performer

-- Warren Times Editorial: Electric Vehicle Chargers Need To Be Piece Of County Plan

-- Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: New Resources Available For Forest Landowners And Managers For Climate Change Resilience  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Ask Me About Winning A Major Grant For Climate-Smart Farming [PASA Sustainable Agriculture] 

-- Think Outside Presents Oct. 25 Let’s Talk About Climate Change Student Panel Discussion With DCNR Secretary Dunn  [PaEN]

-- State, Local Officials Celebrate Acquisition Of Kiski Junction Bridge, 14 Miles Of Rail Corridor In Armstrong County With Help Of Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding; Fall Grant Round Still Open  [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Kiski Junction Railroad Trail Party Attracts Officials From State, Region

-- Conservation Groups Hold Oct. 27 Webinar To Celebrate PA's 3 New State Parks, 6:00 p.m.

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New NE Philly K&T Connector Trail Being Built At Base Of Tacony-Palmyra Bridge

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Eagle Scout Has Organized Free Community Concert At Allegheny RiverTrail Park Oct. 23 

-- Nearly 70 Runners Compete In Cameron County Sinnemahone Trail Run, Final Competition In Triple Crown  [PaEN]

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Remembering Ed Wesely At The Van Scott Nature Reserve 

-- MCall: Easton Dedicates Bridge Along Arts Trail To Late Community Activist Richard McAteer 

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Invests In Parks: No City Can Thrive Without A Network Of Safe, Functioning Parks And Open Spaces

-- Parenting PA: Outdoor Recreation And Children - A Perfect Match! - PA Parks & Forests Foundation

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: New Developments For PA Outdoor Recreation & Transportation

-- Citizen Science Parasite Hunters Needed: Penn State Researcher Asking Deer Hunters For Help In Biting Flies Research Effort - By Penn State News  [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Shares Results Of Urban Green Space Mammal Study [Video]

-- Sign Up For Delaware Highlands Conservancy Eagle Watch Volunteer Training, Eagle Watch Bus Tours

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Rehabbed Steel Mill Eagle Rosie Released With A 7-Foot Wingspan

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies Find Refuge Thanks To Explosions At PA Fort Indiantown Gap

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[Posted: October 23, 2022]   PA Environment Digest