This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
A Widener University Commonwealth Law faculty member who has shaped environmental policy for decades has been honored with one of the highest recognitions in his field. I grew up fishing and hunting with my dad and brothers, and the first EarthDay in 1970 sparked my interest in environmental issues,” he recalled.
President Biden delivers his EarthDay address. By Anders Lorenzen President Biden used EarthDay to ramp up his administrations commitment on tackling climate change, protecting the environment and investing in clean energy technologies. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque.
Our laws actually allow for this and so, as a society, we wait for bad things to happen to our bodies or in the environment before remedial action is taken. This makes no sense and we have long sought to reform these laws. For decades, we have been told that the only way to fix this problem was to improve recycling.
Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant - By Mayor & Council Member of Clairton City -- DEP Blog: Air Quality Awareness Week: Particulate Matter 101 -- PPL Electricity Price To Compare To Drop June 1 For Customers Who Don’t Shop For Suppliers -- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Offering $1.6
PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.
And only a small percentage actually gets recycled. Electronic “waste” is full of stuff that can be re-used, but we humans throw away more than 50 million tons of electronic waste every year. What a waste! Why not find out about buying refurbed goods? Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Association.
They did this though the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, long before the first EarthDay. Elected President of PRC in 1956, Cynthia led a successful battle to enact PA’s first billboard control law as well as legislation to control strip mines, regulate junkyards, and preserve open space. Photos: Hilda Fox, Cynthia Calhoun, Ruth Becker.)
Here are 66 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.
PA Trout Unlimited Additional Tools-- Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed : Update on PA environmental issues.
-- Republican Herald: West Nile Virus Monitoring Starts In Schuylkill County -- Shapiro Administration Commends 3 PA Schools For Environmental Efforts As Green Ribbon Schools -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Announces 5 Recipients (..)
King (VLS ’21), Environmental Justice Staff Attorney at the Environmental Law Institute ; Visiting Professor at Bard College at Simon’s Rock ; and Content Creator at Intersectional Environmentalist Q: Please tell me about where you grew up and your first experiences with the environment. Q: Why did you decide to go to law school?
Approve $798,000 Cocalico Creek Restoration Project -- Scranton Times Editorial: Stormwater Management Isn’t Just Pipes -- Stroud Water Research Center, Academy Of Natural Sciences, Shippensburg University: Quantifying The Value Of Forest Protection For Clean Water, Impact Of Remote Working [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6.6
Shapiro: We Need Stronger Laws To Deal With The ‘Corporate Greed’ That Let Oil & Gas Operators Get Away With Abandoning Wells For Far Too Long [PaEN] -- Gov. 27 Released 1.1 16 [PaEN] -- Do Not Consume Water Advisory Lifted In Village Of Reno; Petro Erie, Inc. 21-26 [PaEN] -- Sen. 21-26 [PaEN] -- Sen.
Steel’s Irvin Works Nest In Allegheny County, Watch Online -- Penn State Researchers Develop Method To Predict Effects Of Climate Change On Amphibians, Reptiles, Fish, Insects [PaEN] -- New Report Calls On Congress To Modernize Laws And Increase Funding To Combat Aquatic Invasive Species [PaEN] Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.
Contact: Adam Walters adwalters@pa.gov or 717-214-6548. -- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed CNX Midstream Double 24-Inch, 14 Mile Long Gas Pipelines In Westmoreland County [PaEN] -- Act 14: Little Known State Law Gives Municipalities, Counties First Chance To Comment On DEP Permits Before Applications Are Submitted; Critical First Step In Public Involvement (..)
News From PA House & Senate House Environmental Committee Meets April 26 To Consider Solar/Wind Energy Bonding, Windmill Interference Bills House Environmental Committee To Hold April 25 Info.
Tom Mehaffie -- Altoona Mirror: Logan Township Looking To Modernize Regulations On Residential Solar Arrays -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Seeks Environmental Justice Concerns To Shape Climate Planning -- LancasterOnline: First Lancaster County Climate Summit To Take Place April 22 - EarthDay -- Republican Herald: Anthracite Cultural Board (..)
For Your Favorite Photo In Chesapeake Bay Foundation Contest; One PA Photo Included Solar Eclipse -- Erie Times: Erie Basks In Limelight Of The Solar Eclipse: ‘Center Of The Universe’ -- WTAE: Plum Borough In Allegheny County Accepting Solar Eclipse Glasses For Recycling To Astronomers Without Borders -- TribLive Editorial: What Will You Learn From (..)
Wolf, First Lady Recognize PA’s Environmental Investments During EarthDay Celebration -- Gov. Wolf, First Lady Recognize PA’s Environmental Investments During EarthDay Celebration -- Gov. From DEP -- Gov.
Somerset County [ PDF of Article ] -- PA House Bill Introduced Authorizing Community Solar Energy Programs [PaEN] -- Erie Times: Federal Lawsuit Claims East Fairfield Twp.,
House returns to session May 23, 24, 25 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session May 23, 24, 25 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 3:00: DEP Webinar On Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program.
Wolf To Boost Conservation Investments - There Has Never Been A Better Time [PaEN] -- Two-Thirds Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests - Take Action [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests -- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Hosts April 27 (..)
I named the Priority Pollutants a moment ago, which are 129 chemicals of interest under the Clean Water Act, RCRA, one of two federal laws governing hazardous wastes has several hundred “Appendix IX” groundwater monitoring compounds. I will organize my discussion by key laws. Each law has thousands of regulations.
Warns Pennsylvanians Of Spring Flooding, Urging Homeowners To Consider Buying Flood Insurance [PaEN] -- Delaware RiverKeeper April 22 RiverWatch Video Report -- April 23 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available -- WHYY: Philly Embraces Sustainable Fashion This EarthDay -- WHYY: Could Planting Gardens Be The Key To Preventing Shootings?
24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James -- Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1
TODAY 10:30: DEP To Showcase Reading’s Local Climate Action For EarthDay. Contact: Adam Walters, adwalters@pa.gov or call 717-214-6548. Click Here for more on the agenda, available handouts. Reading City Park. TODAY 11:00: DEP To Announce Environmental Education Grants For Northeast Region. What’s Your Community Doing?
Washington Landmark -- TribLive: Westmoreland Recycler Salvages Old Electronics; Donates Laptops To Shelter -- MCall: EarthDay: Your Guide To Events, Cleanups In Lehigh Valley Area -- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Farm Kills 1.4
Regarding that executive press release taking aim at state climate laws , my Legal Planet colleague Ted Lamm writes that the search for state and local laws that violate the Constitution, or federal preemption is likely to prove time-consuming and largely fruitless. In perfect timing, New Mexico Gov. He joins Ann Carlson, Mary D.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 12,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content