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Weekly PA Environment Digest Newsletter
August 23, 2010
(8/23/2010)
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* CBF: More Resources Needed For PA To Meet Federal Water Quality Cleanup Standards

Matt Ehrhart, Executive Director Pennsylvania Office of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, this week outlined a plan to help Pennsylvania meet federal standards to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay and the Commonwealth's 19,000 miles of streams and rivers that do not meet federal Clean Water Act water quality standards in testimony before the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees during Ag Progress Days near State College.

* PA Farm Bureau Stresses Importance Of More Funding, Improving Conservation Programs


* Agriculture Secretary: PA Farmers Making Progress In Improving Water Quality

Cooperation between the state departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is helping to ensure Pennsylvania completes its watershed implementation plan by the federally imposed September 1 deadline, according to Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding.

* Rendell: 1.9% Across-The-Board Cuts To Make Up $280 Million Budget Shortfall

Gov. Rendell announced he is implementing his original plan to make up for the $280 million shortfall caused by a reduced federal appropriation for Medicaid funding. That plan includes--

* Rendell Again Proposes Tax On Oil Companies To Fund Transportation Infrastructure


* Did You Know You Can Search Nearly 6 Years Of Digests On Any Topic?


* Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule


* PEC Recognizes 40 Under 40 Environmentalists In Pennsylvania


* Northeast Environmental Partners Name 2010 Award Recipients


* Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Honors Environmental Leaders At October 21 Dinner

 

* DEP Solicits Water Quality Info. On Streams In Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Venango Counties

The Department of Environmental Protection invited groups to submit water quality information as part of the agency's evaluation of four watersheds in Blair, Bedford, Cambria and Venango counties.

* Ohiopyle Green Streets Ribbon Cutting

The PA Environmental Council and its partners hosted a ribbon-cutting for the Ohiopyle Green Infrastructure Project this week in Ohiopyle.

* DEP: Marcellus Shale Drillers With Bad Compliance Records Will Get No More Permits

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger this week told the Tribune Review Marcellus Shale drilling companies with bad compliance records run the risk of not getting permits to drill new wells.

* Pitt Database of Oil and Gas Lease Maps Marcellus Shale Activity In Allegheny County

As Marcellus Shale activity sweeps Western Pennsylvania, a new University of Pittsburgh database reveals that approximately 7 percent of Allegheny County’s land has been leased for drilling and extraction since 2003. 

* DEP Secretary To Kick Off Oil & Gas Conference And Trade Show August 31

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger will serve as the lead-off speaker for the meeting portion of the August 31-September 1 Eastern Oil & Gas Conference and Trade Show at the Monroeville Convention Center.

* DEP Fines Atlas Resources For Drilling Wastewater Spill In Washington County


* Penn State Launches New Education, Research Center On Marcellus Shale


* Delaware Riverkeeper Seeks Citizen River Monitors, Training Set For September 18

The Delaware Riverkeeper is holding a training workshop for citizen river monitors on September 18 at the PPL Environmental Learning Center in Hawley, Pa.

* The Nature Conservancy PA: Cooperative Delaware Basin Restoration Initiative Launched

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded The Nature Conservancy a $450,000 grant to fund a comprehensive conservation project in the Delaware River Basin. 

* New Clean Heating Oil Newsletter Calls For Action On Clean Heating Oil Bills

 

* EPA, Philadelphia Airport, US Airways Unveil Low Emission Shuttle Buses


* Rep. Sturla Calls For Volunteers For Annual Conestoga Cleanup September 11


* PA CleanWays-KPB Partner For International Coastal Cleanups September 25


* Allegheny County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event September 18

The Southwestern PA Household Hazardous Waste Task Force will hold a collection event on September 18 at the Monroeville Mall in Allegheny County.  Click here for details of the event.

* Penncrest High School Places 14th In National Envirothon, But Gets 5th Place Awards


* Dickinson College Named Second Greenest, Coolest School In U.S, 6 Others In PA Named


* The Allegheny Front: Connecting Minority Kids And The Environment


* Register Now For PA Sustainable Landscapes Conference October 19 In Scranton

 

* Save The Date: Western PA Trails Symposium October 22


* DCNR TreeVitalize Program Sponsors New Round Of Tree Tender Training


* Direct Energy Proposal Could Bring Nearly 2 Million Electricity $1 Billion


* Kempton Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living Festival September 17-19


* Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Well Plugging Project

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of an opportunity to bid on an abandoned well plugging project in Clinton County.

* Help Wanted: Executive Director Scenic Pittsburgh


* Environmental Heritage- DCNR At 15: Developing Pennsylvania's Hiking Trail Network

In an effort to highlight Pennsylvania’s vast hiking trail network, the agency launched an eight-day Hiking Trails Week on May 11-19, 2002.

* Opinion- Drought And Gas Drilling: Susquehanna Stream Protection Program Working

By Paul O. Swartz, Executive Director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission

* Opinion- Clean Heating Oil Initiative Improves Air Quality, Provides Cost Savings For Consumers

By Kevin Stewart, American Lung Association and John Kulik, Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association

* Feature- Peregrine's Commonwealth Comeback Continues

By Joe Kosack, Wildlife Conservation Education Specialist, Game Commission

* Grants & Awards


* Quick Clips


* Marcellus Shale NewsClips


* Watershed NewsClips


* Regulations, Technical Guidance & Permits


* Calendar Of Events

Upcoming legislative meetings, conferences, workshops, plus links to other online calendars. Meetings are in Harrisburg unless otherwise noted.  NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage.

* Stories Invited


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