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PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Paul O. Swartz - From Photojournalist To Susquehanna River Basin Commission

PA Environment Daily

Kober This profile was first published on the PA Conservation Heritage website-- Paul O. In the late 1970s, he worked as a partner in a small business (Conservation Concepts, Inc.) Career In Conservation Begins Pauls conservation career included working at the local, state and regional levels. By Wayne W. Hershey Jr./Sr.

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Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District Erosion & Sediment Pollution Control Technician

PA Environment Daily

The Armstrong County Conservation District is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Technician. The person in this position will have an array of technical duties related to administration of the Chapter 102-Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control program.

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Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties

PA Environment Daily

Shell Falcon Pipeline will pay $300,000 in penalties-- a $25,000 fine to the Department and $275,000 to the Independence Conservancy to support environmental restoration efforts. and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. Read more here.

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DEP Now Accepting Growing Greener Plus, Abandoned Mine Bond Forfeiture Reclamation, Stormwater Planning, Section 319 Grant Applications

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection will start accepting Growing Greener Plus watershed restoration, SMCRA Bond Forfeiture Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants, Act 167 Stormwater Management Planning Grants and EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants April 22.

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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint

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A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. Wisconsin faces difficulty enforcing pollution control from small farms. It proposes regulating four of the toxic chemicals – PFOS, PFOA, PFBS, and GenX – under the state’s groundwater law. Other News.

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FRESH, April 5, 2022: U.S. Lawmakers Propose Great Lakes Federal Agency

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The proposed Great Lakes Authority would focus on workforce development and environmental conservation in the region that lawmakers call the “core of the United States’ commercial and defense industrial base.” ON THE HILL: U.S. ” If passed, the agency would have an annual budget of $50 million. Other News.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

How To Simplify Garden Work - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association , Monroe County [PaEN] -- PaHomePage.com: Nanticoke Creek Watershed Restoration Underway By Earth Conservancy -- Forests For Chesapeake Bay Update: Eastern Hemlocks; Extrafloral Nectaries; Phenological Fun!