Rural Water News
Eagles and snow geese and bears, oh my! You can watch-- and hear-- all of them this winter, anywhere you go, through the Game Commission’s round-the-clock livestreams.A new 24-7 livestream from a black bear den in Pike County launched this week, bringing to four the number of livestreams the Game...
For almost 20 years, Pennsylvania has been using an innovative approach to working with partners on conservation, sustainability, and recreation.Known as the Pennsylvania Conservation Landscape Program, the effort to work in large regions toward goals of vibrant communities, protected natural...
The latest Chesapeake Bay Program newsletter is now available from DEP and includes articles on a variety of topics PA In The Balance Ag ConferenceOn December 12-14, over 100 leaders in agriculture and conservation gathered to collaboratively explore the development of a policy and resource...
On January 25, Natural Lands announced the preservation of approximately 106 acres in New Garden Township, Chester County. The land, formerly the site of the Loch Nairn Golf Club, was purchased by the Township for use as a passive-recreation park, which is slated to open to the public in 2024....
On January 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it has issued six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue disposing of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) into unlined surface impoundments. The facilities include the coal ash disposal area at...
On January 25, the North Branch of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania has been selected by a public vote as the 2023 Pennsylvania River of the Year, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Janet Sweeney of the PA Organization for Waterways and...
On January 18, the Brandywine Conservancy announced it ended 2022 with more than 500 total conservation easements held by the organization, while also exceeding 70,000 acres of land that have been permanently preserved through both direct and facilitated easements. Staff completed a total of...
Are You Telling Your Story?Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget AddressHouse returns to voting session ?????? -- Committee ScheduleTODAY’s Calendar Of Events ...
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal. The Agency issued six proposed determinations to deny facilities’...
On January 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. In...
DCED's PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council is scheduled to hold a hybrid meeting February 16 at the Pennsylvania Western University campus in Clarion.The agenda for the meeting has not been announced, but the December 15 meeting canceled due to weather was to include these topics----...
The Western PA Conservancy is hosting three free webinars about nature near you featuring people, projects and programs that help protect and restore Western Pennsylvania's water, land and wildlife.Jan. 25 - Aquatic Invasive CrittersJoin Aquatic Invasive Critters - Non-native Fishes, Invertebrates...
The latest UpStream newsletter from the Stroud Water Research Center includes articles on a variety of different education and research projects, including---- Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Fish & Wildlife Hybrid Merit Badge Program (photo)-- Why Volunteers Are Tracking Down Road Salt In...
The latest DEP Teaching Green environmental education newsletter is chock full of new information for formal and informal educators. Here’s just a sampling-- PA Gateway To GreenPennsylvania Gateway to Green is a new online hub for Pennsylvania educators (formal and nonformal) to access...
Do you have farm animals? This includes anyone who has horse or hobby farms. All properties that generate manure and/or apply manure to fields must have a Manure Management Plan (MMP) to be in compliance with the state Clean Streams Law. The York County Conservation District is...
On January 24, the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship and Leave No Trace announced a new partnership to promote sustainable tourism practices across the 13-county Pennsylvania Wilds region, which is explored by millions of visitors each year. The PA Wilds Center, a nonprofit whose...
Are You Telling Your Story?Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget AddressHouse returns to voting session ?????? -- Committee ScheduleTODAY’s Calendar Of Events ...
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 24, 2023) – Sibley, Iowa, auto repair shop Turbocharged Performance LLC will pay a $30,000 civil penalty for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection...
The FracTracker Alliance will hold an online meeting February 3 related to its EPA-funded project to deploy FLIR cameras for use in monitoring methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. The EPA funding will expand upon an ongoing community-science project launched in 2020 that uses low-...
The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. (TTF) is proud to announce it was awarded a $260,788 2022 Growing Greener Grant for a stormwater retrofit project at Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, Montgomery County. This watershed improvement project is one of ten Growing...
On January 23, PA American Water announced applications are now being accepted for the company’s 2023 Environmental Grant Program for communities and organizations within its service territories. The deadline for applications is March 31.The program offers funding for innovative, community-based...
The PA Environmental Council is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Communications Coordinator who works with the Director of Communications to develop and produce compelling multimedia content, maintain and improve communications infrastructure, and ensure that PEC’s message...
Are You Telling Your Story?Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget AddressHouse returns to voting session ?????? -- Committee ScheduleTODAY’s Calendar Of Events ...
On January 20, the natural gas industry and Senate Republicans launched an effort to unleash the industry by reducing regulations, requiring automatic approval of permits and limiting opportunities for public review of permits at a hearing of the Senate Republican Policy Committee in Pittsburgh...
On January 18, every member of the Senate Republican Caucus wrote a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro urging him to take steps to repeal the final regulation limiting carbon pollution from power plants consistent with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. In July, Commonwealth Court issued a...
