Pennsylvania National Guardtroops about to deploy to Iraq will be able to celebrate Christmas around a Christmas tree with family members this year after today's "Trees for Troops" donations were made at thePennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.

Students from the Radnor Middle School in Delaware County are participating in a Trout In The Classroom Project this year and are documenting their experiences through a new blog.

Pennsylvania farmers are again investing millions of dollars in their own money to reduce nutrients and sediment entering the state's waterways, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff this week as he announced the second round of tax credits through the Resource Enhancement and Protection Program, or REAP.

On October 29 the Harrisburg Authority completed Pennsylvania’s first public bidding for the procurement of nutrient credits under the Department of Environmental Protection’s Compliance Plan for the Chesapeake Bay.

The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the Capital Resource Conservation and Development Area Council are jointly hosting two one-day seminars on nutrient credit and carbon trading in State College and Lancaster on February 12 and 19.

The Wildlands Conservancy was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources towards landowner outreach, stream restoration, and partnering with stakeholders in Berks and Lehigh counties in the Little Lehigh Creek Watershed.

Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe this week announced the agency will be helping Commonwealth school students learn about the vital role of trees in the environment through its "Seedlings for Schools" program, in which students will be able to plant a variety of tree seedlings at home, on school grounds or in their community.

A private engineering firm has completed its survey of potential Zebra Mussel populations in the reservoir behind the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland which found alone invasive Zebra Mussel was found in a water intake at the Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam.

Being green may have been a problem for Kermit, but it wasn’t the same case for over 230 guests at Wildlands Conservancy’s Green Gala held at Brookside Country Club on November 21 which raised over $53,000 for the programs and services of the organization.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Dominion invite groups, individuals, companies, or organizations to apply for the Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards.

In a statement released this week, House Majority Whip Rep. Bill DeWeese (D-Greene) called on Department of Environmental Protection Acting Secretary John Hanger to provide speedier oversight to Marcellus Shale drilling operations in the state.

The Pike County Citizens for Clean Water will sponsor “What is Fracking?” a free community educational program to explore the potential health and environmental effects of natural gas extraction on  January 17 at 1:30 p.m. at the Delaware Valley High School, in Milford.

The Marcellus Shale Committee this week announced the launch of its new website which will serve as an information resource for people interested in learning about the development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized the Blue Mountain School District in Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County as one of 14 new Energy Star Leaders nationwide.

The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced the award of $454,000 in pollution prevention and energy efficiency grants to 81 businesses under the Small Business Advantage Program.

The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced the beginning of the mercury thermostat recycling program and steps consumers can take to implement that law.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making nearly $3 million available in 2009 to reduce pollution at the local level through the Community Action for a Renewed Environment Program.

A report recently issued by the Northbridge Group supports the Pennsylvanians for Reliable Power's conviction that full implementation of electric competition is needed to meet Pennsylvania's energy needs.

Electric Power Generation Association president, Doug Biden, this week testified at a hearing of the Public Utility Commission to outline the benefits of competitive wholesale markets.

The Public Utility Commission this week released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey, which showed that about 14,364 households will enter the winter season without heat-related utility service, 602 more than last year.

The Energy Association of PA issued the following statement in response to the Public Utility Commission report showing that 602 more customers than last year are without power this winter.

The Public Utility Commission this week established the minimum experience and qualification requirements that conservation service providers must meet in order to be included as part of a service registry the Commission is compiling as part of Phase II of the Act 129 implementation.

The Pennsylvania Fuels for Schools & Beyond Program recently unveiled a new website designed to promote the use of local wood and biomass resources to provide reliable energy for Pennsylvania schools and businesses.

More than 102 million Americans are breathing cleaner air due to decreases in smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxides, according to the NOx Budget Trading Program annual report issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Cleanup Our American Lands and Streams (COALS) Program completed two cleanups in Luzerne County in Novemberat the Lee Road Site and adjacent to Main Street in Plymouth Borough/Plymouth Township.

The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program contractor, URS Corp., recently completed its cleanup of the abandoned Westan Tannery in Westfield Borough and Westfield Township, Tioga County.

The Department of Environmental Protection recently completed cleanup at the Macoby Creek Hazardous Site Cleanup Program site in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County.

The ClearWater Conservancy completed its eleventh conservation easement and its first in Huntingdon County which will permanently protect a 151-acre forested property in Franklin Township, Huntingdon County.

The Pennsylvania Land Trust Association is now accepting nominations for its annual Government Leadership Awards.

With the arrival of snow and seasonal temperatures, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is reminding winter outdoor enthusiasts that Pennsylvania's extensive state forest and park systems are the perfect place for cold-weather fun.

The Department of Environmental Protection announced this week it has numerous openings for Oil and Gas Inspectors, Geologists, Environmental Engineers, Water Pollution Biologists and Water Quality Specialists in the northwestern, southwestern and northcentral regions of Pennsylvania.

Two Pennsylvanians were among 40 of the nation’s most promising conservationists will advance their environmental vision and conservation leadership skills as recipients of the first TogetherGreen Fellowships-- Dan Kunkle,Lehigh Gap Nature Center and Keith Russel, Audubon PA Fairmount Park.

The Environmental Quality Board approved a Department of Environmental Protection request this week to impose new fees for Marcellus Shale drilling permits that will replace the flat $100 permit fee with a variable fee structure based on well depth.