PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

The Allegheny County Conservation District announced $830,000 in grants available to farms to prevent pollution in Allegheny County over the next three years. This program funds best management practices like cover crops, spring development, waste storage facilities, heavy use areas and more. g and 412-291-8017. g and 412-291-8017.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 14, 2023

Photo credit: USDA Editor’s Note: This guest post by Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, (IATP), discusses how popular conservation programs should focus on small-scale and sustainable farms, not industrial-scale farms. water resources.

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SPR Law

JULY 24, 2023

Almost five years after publishing the first substantial revisions to its solid waste management regulations, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a new set of final revisions to the regulations, which became effective on July 22, 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

It prevents hazardous waste from entering our rivers and ground soil, and it also helps keep our dedicated workforce safe by eliminating exposure to hazards during our routine pick-ups at the curb. Appropriate recycling of these items provides many benefits. Advance registration is required for all collection events.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 19, 2023

On June 16, The GIANT Company in partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful , announced the award of $300,000 to 23 recipients of its 2023 Healing the Planet Grant Program. The grants support projects that address food waste prevention, reduction, and recovery across The GIANT Company’s operating area.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 13, 2023

June 13, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. A decision to allow a relief sewer, which would drain raw waste into the Detroit River during rainstorms, is being met with pushback. “If

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Department of Environmental Protection published a notice in the November 4 PA Bulletin inviting comments and announcing a December 7 hearing on a RACT 3 Air Quality Permit for the York County Solid Waste Authority Resource Recovery Facility. ( in Harrisburg starting at 1:00 p.m.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Governor Josh Shapiro’s new $10 million Agriculture Innovation and Conservation Fund will help put solutions into practice in agriculture businesses to keep Pennsylvania a national and world agriculture leader.” In 2023-24, the Shapiro Administration increased the Department of Agriculture’s research funding, dedicating $1.5

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Circle of Blue

MAY 30, 2023

May 30, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. The post Fresh, May 30, 2023: $30 Million EPA Grant Program Targets Pollution in Disadvantaged Communities appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy is set to host its annual watershed-wide Stream Clean-up on Saturday, April 15th. This year, the Conservancy has 130 sites and a goal for over 1,700 volunteers – making this the largest single-day stream clean-up in the state! Click Here to Volunteer for the Stream Cleanup.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2023

On top of cost, there are a number of obstacles to the plan: “It would flood the northern Gulf of California with waste brine, threatening one of Mexico’s most productive fisheries,” while carving a “freeway-sized corridor through a U.S. national monument and UNESCO site, established to protect a fragile desert ecosystem.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Of PA Announces Retirement Of CEO Terry Fitzpatrick -- DEP Issued Conventional Oil & Gas Operators 663 Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In Last 15 Months; 392 In 2024 Alone [PaEN] -- DEP: 86% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Did Not Comply With Waste Disposal, Production Reporting For 33,505 Wells In 2023 [PaEN] -- DEP: 89% (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 22, 2023

16 [PaEN] -- DailyLocal.com: Growing Greener Funding Will Improve Local Waters In West Chester Area -- The Progress: Clearfield Conservation District Plans 6 Projects, Cover Crop Incentive Program With Growing Greener Grant Funding -- TribLive: PA Tree Seedling Sale Underway By Game Commission -- Erie News Now: Penn State Extension To Host Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 9, 2023

The 5th grade gifted classes at Dallas Intermediate School [in Luzerne County] exemplifies such acts of passion in Earth conservation. When asked why conservation is so important, students were eager to answer. Emily Miller emphasized the importance of conservation by stating the harsh reality that “if the land dies, we die.”

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

million In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $35 Million In Delaware River Watershed Conservation Projects Funded -- WHYY: Philly’s FDR Park Gets Federal Grant For Stream And Wetland Restoration -- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: What’s Next For The Chesapeake Bay? -- We Remember Sept. York County Receives $5.8

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We emerged with a broad consensus to oppose raising reference prices and to curb wasteful spending in the federal crop insurance program. Commodity groups argue that reference prices must be increased in the 2023 Farm Bill to reflect the rising costs of production. What should Congress do?

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

On August 14, the PA Association of Environmental Professionals announce winners of its 2023 student scholarships-- Elizabeth Bruner and Alysha Ulrich and the first winner of the new Zulene Mayfield Scholarship-- Grace Hassing. Her efforts directly assisted with the conservation and recovery of this species under the Endangered Species Act.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

Twenty-one school, business and community projects were honored with the 2023 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence. Firstly, it removes solid fish waste from the system, thus eliminating waste buildup in the grow beds. The last parcel of this property was put under conservation easement in March, 2022.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JULY 26, 2023

347.563.6408 Release: NSAC Praises Introduction of the Supporting Urban & Innovative Farming Act of 2023 Washington, DC, July 26, 2023 – Today, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ed Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the Supporting Urban & Innovative Farming Act.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

[This is one of a series of actions DEP has taken related to leachate generated in part by shale gas drilling waste deposited in the landfill and the refusal of the Belle Vernon Municipal Authority to accept the leachate for treatment because the leachate was “upsetting” the wastewater treatment process. Click Here for more.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Applications For College Scholarship Program [PaEN] -- MCall: Can Dogs Be Used To Combat Spotted Lanternfly?

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Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

More than one third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting not only the food itself but also the resources used to produce it, creating a multitude of environmental externalities. Food waste is the single most common material landfilled in the U.S., Each year, food waste in the U.S. billion by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Landforce is one of two Allegheny County organizations selected by EPA for funding under its fiscal year 2023 Brownfields Job Training Grant competition. Posted: October 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest EPA selected Landforce and Auberle to each receive approximately $500,000 to recruit, train, and retain local, skilled individuals.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On October 18, Encina Fort Union LLC withdrew its NPDES stormwater permit application for a facility that chemically recycles waste plastics after DEP cited major deficiencies in the application on July 6, 2023. This permit withdrawal means the company must now redesign its construction plans and restart the permitting process.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Of Conservation Districts Recognizes Brian Sneeringer From Adams Conservation District [PaEN] -- Gov. -- Environmental Hearing Board Chief Judge & Chairman Thomas W. Renwand Retires After 27 Years Of Service; Steven Beckman Named Chief Judge; Sarah Clark Added To Board [PaEN] -- National Assn.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The Pennsylvania Resources Council is moving its annual fundraising dinner online and embracing its mission to prevent waste and conserve Pennsylvania’s environmental resources. We thought it was important we lead by example for our vision of a Pennsylvania where nothing is wasted. We couldn’t accomplish what we do without them.”

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 1, 2023

Going The RIGHT WAY: -- 3,190 New Stories In 2022 - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership [PaEN] Going The WRONG WAY: -- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN] [Posted: January 1, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence. The deadline for nominations is December 21.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 14, 2023

Our new city offered curbside composting, and ever since then we’ve been separating eggshells, coffee grounds and other food items from the rest of our household waste. But the change has underscored just how much of our waste stream was previously going into landfills. Unfortunately, a lot of organic waste ends up in landfills.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

On January 11, the Sand County Foundation announced Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm in Hellam, York County is the 2022 recipient of the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award. Flinchbaugh Farm When it comes to conservation and commerce, Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm is an agricultural showcase.

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Ocean Conservancy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Enter Your Email.loading Thanks for signing up for Ocean Conservancy emails. Sadly, the Magdalena is no different, transporting Bogotá’s plastic waste footprint and that of 34 million people across its basin into the Ciénaga and the Caribbean.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The report estimates that implementing the conservation practices necessary for Pennsylvania to achieve its remaining pollution cuts under the Chesapeake Bay Blueprint would yield an estimated $352.5 The study examined 17 conservation practices states are implementing to achieve the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint’s pollution cuts.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) invested billions of dollars in working lands conservation programs, making more money available to all farmers and for all conservation activities. This leaves dramatically more Farm Bill funding available to meet farmer demand for all other conservation activities.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

For more information on this program, visit DEP’s Electronics Waste Recycling webpage. Questions about this action can be directed to Jordan Hoover, Bureau of Waste Management by email to: jorhoover@pa.gov or 717-783-8973. Click Here for a list of registered manufacturers. Photo courtesy of PA Resources Council.)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 24, 2023

Of Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For 2023 Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards Reminder! 8-10 Registration Open! PA Statewide Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 24-26 In Altoona PA Assn. Entries For PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Due Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 12, 2024

23 -- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Hosting Art Contest For Students In Grades K to 12 - Theme ‘May The Forest Be With You’ -- Warren Times: Nature Knows Best - DCNR Grant Program Aims To Convert Lawns To Native Meadows, Aid Pollinators -- Forests For Chesapeake Bay Update: Wasting Your Backyard Waste? 19 & Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 27, 2024

Of Conservation Districts Awarded Nearly $37,000 To Support 21 District Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects Call For Presentation Proposals: PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

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