PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. March 25-- PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr, Erie March 26-- Agenda Posted.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Carbon Dioxide

PA Environment Daily

MAY 4, 2025

McKean County [PaEN] -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6 Greene County [PaEN] -- Conventional Oil Well Storage Tank Rupture Causes 2,100 Gallon Spill Of Wastewater, Crude Oil In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- 6-Inch Conventional Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Rupture Causes Spill In Rostraver Twp.,

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? - Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The agreement, which the Union of Concerned Scientists is a party to, is part of an “Uncommon Dialogue” sponsored by Stanford University that aims to both accelerate large-scale solar in the United States while “simultaneously addressing conservation and community opportunities and challenges.” Here’s How.

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 25, 2023

Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96 Shambaugh, PA Association of Conservation Districts [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Earth Conservancy Receives $1.96

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Fiedler, Labor Leaders, Educational, Environmental Leaders Announce Bill To Create Grant Program To Invest In Solar Energy Facilities At Schools [PaEN] -- Inquirer: Solar Panels Can Cost $20,000 But Some Philly-Area Homeowners Say They’re Worth The Investment As Energy Prices Go Up [Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes] -- LancasterOnline: New Energy (..)

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

PaEN] -- USDA Announces March 1 Application Deadline For Conservation Stewardship Program In PA [PaEN] -- Farm & Dairy: USDA Grant Will Help Beginning Farmers In Pennsylvania -- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4 Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Million In Local Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Across PA; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. Million In Local Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Across PA; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 2 At Elmwood Park Zoo, Montgomery County [PaEN] -- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Investment Of $52.5 Join Special Events Near You!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2023

7 [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Investing In Clean Energy Will Benefit PA Communities, Create Jobs, Generate Tax Revenue And Significantly Reduce Climate Changing Emissions - By Lori Brennan, The Nature Conservancy-PA [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: What Can One Person Do About Climate Change? Chris Deluzio -- Aug. 8-10 -- Dept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2021

-- Ed Wytovich Discusses Catawissa Creek's Unique Potential, Threats It Faces, What's Needed [PaEN] -- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video -- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Announces 2021 Environmental Award Winners; Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

5: Virtual Keynote & Panel Discussion, 5 Regional Workshop Locations [PaEN] -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Activists Call On PA Lawmakers To End Fossil Fuel Use At ‘PA Climate Convergence’ -- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: At ‘Climate Convergence’ In PA, Environmental Activists Urge Gov.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2022

Million [Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Included] [PaEN] -- Black Appalachian Coalition , Emerald Cities Collaborative Host May 17 Listening Session On Justice40 & What It Means For Black Communities.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2024

20 -- Republican Herald: Solar-Powered Compacting Trash Receptacles Debut In Pottsville -- Jan. 20 -- Republican Herald: Solar-Powered Compacting Trash Receptacles Debut In Pottsville -- Jan. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. National- $3.08

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb. 19 EarthTalks Webinar: The Economic Impact Of Carbon Emission Trading Scheme On Building Retrofits [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center, Partners Host Feb.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

16 Webinar On Provisions Of New Federal Climate, Energy Law On Solar Energy And Energy Efficiency [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Provides Permanent Funding For Coal Miners’ Black Lung Health Care -- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Sept. -- DEP To Host Sept.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 9, 2022

25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN] -- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. To Host A Virtual Symposium Oct.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2023

California Area School District California Area School District (CASD) coordinates activities within the district and with local partners that reduce environmental impact, energy use, and food waste; conserve water; introduce sustainable transportation; and increase recycling.

Waste

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

Fish & Wildlife Service Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize For Innovative Ways To Make Wildlife Conservation Relevant To All [PaEN] -- PA Environmental Council Blog: Building Bird-Safe Cities -- WITF Smart Talk 9:30 a.m.:

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2022

The March 7 PA Environment Digest is now available. Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5 Wolf Announced PA Received $26.5

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Greg Vitali Named Majority Chair Of House Environmental Committee; House Appoints Committee Members [PaEN] -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Vernal Equinox Edition [PaEN] -- Reminder: Penn State Extension Hosts 4-Part Educator Training Course: Carbon Incentives For Forest Owners Starting March 8 [PaEN] -- Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited (..)

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2022

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited: Ligonier Valley Middle School Students Wrap Up Outdoor Club Activities In Westmoreland [PaEN] -- DEP, DCNR, PennDOT Employees Recognized With Governor’s Award For Excellence For Environmental Projects (..)

Solar Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2022

16-19 At Its Berks County Organic Experimental Farm [PaEN] -- Clean Water Is Up To You: Creating Native Habitat In A Postage-Stamp Garden ?? 16-19 At Its Berks County Organic Experimental Farm [PaEN] -- Clean Water Is Up To You: Creating Native Habitat In A Postage-Stamp Garden ??[PaEN]

Solar Power

Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario: . Expand hydro capacity, increase intermittent renewables including wind and solar power, create more grid scale storage, increase rooftop solar capacity on buildings, and major grid interconnection with Quebec and Manitoba to enable electricity imports.

Climate Change

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So, reading a lot about the role of agriculture industry, the built environment into this, I obviously, do believe that we can do a lot more with present and emerging technologies around conservation and efficiency and in some parts of the world that is actually going to be enough to maintain stability and water levels if you do it now.

Politics

Law Columbia

DECEMBER 22, 2023

DOE is also proposing to replace the current language concerning the “removal of solar PV systems” with new language about “decommissioning of solar PV systems” in order to reach actions (such as recycling) that occur during the decommissioning process.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Solar power is jetting us towards that goal. gigawatts (GW) of solar power, enough power to provide electricity for one third of the households in Los Angeles. The growth in solar power has been exponential in the past decade and isn’t stopping. By 2010, the US had installed 2.6

Solar Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Most studies show that achieving these targets will require an unprecedented increase in wind and solar power to decarbonize the power sector and meet the increased demand for zero- carbon electricity to replace fossil fuels in building, industrial and transportation sectors. See more on these issues in these recent UCS blogs ).

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2023

24-26 In Altoona [PaEN] -- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Provides $100,000 Grant To Schuylkill Headwaters Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. 6 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Northwest PA Woodland Assn. Hosts Woodland Stream Protection Program Saturday, Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Washington County Finally ‘Go Green;’ Failed To Install Solar Energy On Their Buildings Despite Multiple Opportunities -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. Shapiro Announces Investment Of $175.7 Million In 25 Water Infrastructure Projects In 16 Counties [PaEN] -- EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Invest $9.6

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2023

Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Dump -- Celebrate Pennsylvania Native Species Day May 18 [PaEN] -- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Tween Trek April 6 -- The Nature Conservancy Receives $4.25 Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians. Million In Combined Investments For Appalachians.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

28: Get To Know Elk State Forest , Noon -- WeConservePA Now Accepting Applications For Grants For Resource Management Planning For Forest Land In Conservation Easements In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN] -- Natural Areas Association: Feb. Million In Tax Credits To Subsidize Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Total Expected To Be $1.17

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2023

Host 2023 Forest Products Equipment & Technology Exposition June 9-10 In Centre County [PaEN] -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5 Million EPA Loan To Continue Drinking Water System Improvements -- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Officials Announce $52.4 From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2024

Freshwater Mussels Found -- Allegheny County Conservation District, Partners Host 5-Part Building Vibrant Communities Workshops Starting Sept. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. to 1:00 p.m. 24 [PaEN] -- York County Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2241 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing for the recycling of lithium batteries ( sponsor summary ). Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Room 205 Ryan Building.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 9, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Stroud Water Research Center Hosts 4 Workshop Series On Becoming A PA Certified Meaningful Watershed Education Experience Ambassador Starting April 19 [PaEN] -- Ohio Research Confirms Health, Environmental Hazards In Conventional Oil (..)

Earth Day