PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

On January 15, the Shapiro Administration said the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has made significant progress in sustainably managing and enhancing Pennsylvanias public lands. Resource Links: -- Gov. For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNRs website.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 27, 2025

Environmental Protection Agencys Chesapeake Bay Program recounted Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions big wins from the year. Resource Link: -- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Recreation, Land Conservation, Riparian Buffers Thru April 2 [PaEN] [Posted: January 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

On January 6, the Department of Environmental Protection reported its staff conducted over 107,000 inspections to protect Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and a healthy and safe environment. DEP also responded to 410 environmental emergencies, like spills from traffic accidents to chemical fires.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

. -- SRBC also published notice in the January 25 PA Bulletin announcing the registration of five grandfathered water withdrawals in December. formal notice ) Permits -- Grings Hill Business Park, LLC - Grings Hill Warehouse Park: DEP invites comments on a proposed denial of an Individual Stormwater NPDES permit for the 54.48 Berks County. (

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. House Floor. House Floor.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

On October 8, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced that Pennsylvanians now have the opportunity to nominate their favorite trail for the 2025 Trail of the Year. The Trail of the Year will be announced in early 2025. “If

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 20, the Department of Environmental Protection told the Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board the US Department of the Interior has "withdrawn" the Orphan Oil and Gas Well Regulatory Improvement Act Grant Program designed to help states strengthen their programs, in particular to prevent future oil and gas well abandonments.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. PA Environment Daily Blog : Update on PA environmental issues.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved PJMs proposed Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI), allowing new natural gas-fired power plants to jump to the front of the interconnection queue for fast-track reviewahead of the clean energy projects that comprise 97.5% of the proposed generation in the queue.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

On November 15, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $402,021 to support 10 local projects to protect and restore the Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone. Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 12 (In-Person), Dec.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 2, 2022

Southeastern states are seeing saltwater intrusion the fastest, with the Maryland Geological Survey estimating an increase of 15 percent in state salinity by 2025. The process can be thought of like a seesaw, explained Holly Michael, director of the Delaware Environmental Institute. It’s a balance between the land and the sea.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2024

This project represents a step forward in managing stormwater, enhancing biodiversity and promoting environmental stewardship. The rain gardens were made possible by the Growing Greener Grant from the Department of Environmental Protection, with matching funds provided by Findlay Township.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The symposium is sponsored by Penn State Extension, the Department of Environmental Protection, the PA Water Resources Research Center , and the Penn State College of Agriculture Sciences. March 24-- Penn State Extension Ag Water Series Webinar: Countywide Clean Water Plans - Beyond 2025. Noon to 1:00 p.m. Harrisburg.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

The cost of lining up those resources has skyrocketed—by a factor of almost seven—to a record high level. Electricity bills for the 65 million people in the region could increase by as much as 29% starting in June 2025—and it may be only the beginning unless swift action is taken by PJM. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 17, 2024

Click Here for copies of the Plans. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 18 PA Bulletin announcing it is extending the NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (PAG-13) until a new PAG-13 is reissued. The deadline for comments is June 17.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

On its tentative agenda is consideration of its FY 2025 budget, a climate change resolution and water withdrawal requests, including eight shale gas drilling operations-- 1 in Exceptional Value Loyalsock Creek. Grants -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced it is now accepting applications for $2.6

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The addition of the Beaver Branch property highlights ClearWaters mission to conserve and restore central Pennsylvanias natural resources for future generations. The eastern portion of the property includes the Beaver Branch Gorge Biological Diversity Area , a Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Area.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

This launch comes after the Department of Environmental Protection discontinued the use of its Chapter 102 E-Permitting system. Visit the Indiana County Conservation District website for more information on conserving local natural resources. Click Here to access the Districts Permit Submittal Tool.

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The Energy Law

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Since then, BOEM has created three national CCS Environmental Studies Programs covering the regions it regulates (the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and Alaska), all slated for performance in 2023-2025.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2024

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

“Pennsylvania works closely with Kristen and the DRBC to protect the streams and rivers that feed into the Delaware River and to ensure that the communities that rely on them are engaged in how those resources are managed,” said Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. “We

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

On July 15, Eureka Resources submitted a request to the Department of Environmental Protection to terminate the water quality permit for a proposed oil and gas wastewater treatment facility in Dimock, Susquehanna County due to changed “commercial factors.” MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 21, 2024

Increase Funding for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) DEP has suffered from more than a decade of insufficient funding, leaving permitting and protection programs understaffed and preventing long overdue upgrades to the agency’s information technology capacity.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 2, 2024

Act 14 Notices To Municipalities Many communities and citizens are not aware that a state law passed in 1984 gives them the first chance to comment on Department of Environmental Protection permit applications even before they are submitted to the agency. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2022

On January 20, the Department of Environmental Protection announced 14 projects in Southeast Pennsylvania, totaling more than $3.5 million , aimed at watershed restoration and protection will be funded through this year’s Growing Greener grants. Grants were awarded in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

On July 25 & 26, 2024 , DEP did follow-up inspections of six conventional wells in Allegheny County owned by Amer Natural Resources LLC and found them all to be abandoned and not plugged. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Read more here. The wells included- -- Aleppo Twp.:

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

There are many areas of federal environmental protection jurisdiction that could be negatively affected by sprawl development on these Greenbelt lands. The presence of endangered species in the wetland will not be used to consider protecting them. You can read the newly weakened rules here.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 19, 2022

On July 19, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it has submitted the final state Phase 3 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Pennsylvania committed to reduce nitrogen by 32.5 million pounds and phosphorus by 0.85 million pounds.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2022

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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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2024

(PA Bulletin, page 6332 ) -- CNX Midstream Operating Company - 2 Pipelines: 13-Mile Long 24-Inch Natural Gas, 3.9-Mile 16 In-Person Program In Waynesburg, Greene County On Protecting Public Health, Resources From Shale Gas Development [PaEN] -- Sen. Read more here. Land Recycling/Brownfield Cleanups Coterra Energy, Inc.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The idea behind the partnership was to connect all the pieces to leverage resources and accelerate progress,” said Alison Prost, CBF Vice President for Environmental Protection & Restoration. “CBF has led as the backbone of this collective impact model to ensure consistency for over 240 partners since 2018.” “The

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 5, 2024

30 Hearing On The Proposed 2025 Fee Schedule; Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 4 Supporting Shale Gas Development [PaEN] -- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Begins Accepting Grant Applications Oct.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 22, 2021

The goal of conferring rights to nature is to secure the highest level of environmental protection under which an ecosystem can thrive and whose rights are not violated. These nature rights are very often associated with human rights, especially the right to a clean and healthy environment.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ARRI is a joint effort between OSMRE, state agencies including the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), industry partners, environmental organizations, academia, and landowners.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 4, 2023

There are many areas of federal environmental protection jurisdiction that could be negatively affected by sprawl development on these Greenbelt lands. The presence of endangered species in the wetland will not be used to consider protecting them. You can read the newly weakened rules here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By: Deborah Klenotic, Deputy Communications Director Climate change is a major challenge facing Pennsylvania, and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is leading many efforts to fight back and protect communities. Find resources at: Agricultural Energy Use.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 18, 2023

There are many areas of federal environmental protection jurisdiction that could be negatively affected by sprawl development on these Greenbelt lands. The presence of endangered species in the wetland will not be used to consider protecting them. You can read the newly weakened rules here.

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