Pa Environment Digest Aug. 8, 2011

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PA Environment DigestAn Update On Environmental Issues In PAEdited By: David E. Hess, Crisci Associates

Winner 2009 PAEE Business Partner Of The Year Award

Harrisburg, Pa August 8, 2011

New Poll Shows Voter Support For Marcellus Shale Drilling Fee Increasing

A new poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University shows Pennsylvania voters supportthe economic benefits of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale outweigh environmentalconcerns 59 32 percent, compared to 63 20 percent support in a June 14 survey.

The poll also found support for drilling is 79 16 percent among Republicans and 55 35 percent among independent voters. Democrats split 44 45 percent.

Voters support 63 28 percent, including 53 38 percent among Republicans, a new taxon companies drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.

By an even larger 78 17 percent, voters support a proposed fee on drilling companies,with proceeds used to reimburse local communities for the impact of drilling. Support is highamong all groups and in every region of the state.

By almost 2-1 margins, Pennsylvania voters remain convinced of the benefits of tappingthe natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of theQuinnipiac University Polling Institute. And by overwhelming margins, they want to tap thefinancial resources of the companies doing the drilling.

The same poll found Pennsylvania voters like their governor as a person 48 15 percent,with 37 percent still undecided. But voters say 43 40 percent that they dont like Gov.Corbetts policies.

Voters disapprove 45 41 percent of the way Corbett is handling the state budget, butthat is a better score than many governors are getting during these difficult economic times.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, who had a 39 percent job approval in each of our firstthree polls this year, might be seeing some daylight, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of theQuinnipiac University Polling Institute. Hes doing better than his Republican neighbors, OhioGov. John Kasich, who had a negative 35 50 percent approval in our July 20 survey, and NewJersey Gov. Christopher Christie, who had a negative 44 47 percent score June 21. Both of

those governors suffer from big negatives among women voters.More detailed polling results are available online .

Corbett: Drilling Fee Could Cap Old Gas Wells; But They Aren't A Priority

The Tribune Review reported this week , Gov. Tom Corbett said in an interview for the first timehe would support using Marcellus Shale impact fee revenue for a statewide purpose: pluggingabandoned oil and gas wells.
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"We have thousands of uncapped shallow (oil and gas) wells, and they're anenvironmental hazard," the Governor said. "If you're looking for a statewide use of funds,capping shallow wells-- which we have across the state-- is a logical use."

Pennsylvania may have as many as 100,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, but the questionis are they an environmental hazard?

According to the 2010 PA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection, "petroleum activities" rank number 27out of 35 sources of primary impairment of Pennsylvania's 16,547 miles of polluted streams.

DEP said 52 miles of streams have petroleum activities as their primary source of pollution, just below golf courses at 53 miles.

Based on science and actual stream quality assessments done by DEP, the most seriousthreat to water pollution and the environment in Pennsylvania are abandoned mine drainage--5,546 miles-- and agriculture-- 5,484 miles.

For more background on the DEP report, visit " 80 Percent of Streams, Rivers MeetStandards, 16,547 Miles Do Not ."

Visit the Renew Growing Greener Coalition website for more information on funding priority environmental restoration programs in Pennsylvania.

NewsClips: Corbett: Shale Gas Fee Could Cap Abandoned WellsCorbett Suggests Marcellus Shale Drilling Fee To Plug Old WellsScarnati: PA Senate's Top Leaders Finds The Middle GroundGrowing Greener, Other Programs Bite The Dust In State BudgetOp-Ed: Lt. Gov. Cawley: Marcellus Industry Doesn't Need Extraction TaxOp-Ed: Tax Drillers? No They Are Paying Their WayAnalysis: Marcellus Commission Leaves Door Open On Fee, PoolingBumsted: Shale Fee, Price Of Privatization?Editorial: Tax The Shale Gas Industry? Yes

DEP Declares Drought Watches, Warnings In 44 Counties

The Department of Environmental Protection Friday issueda drought warning for four Pennsylvania counties and adrought watch for 40 counties.

"With the hot, dry summer, our statewidemonitoring network indicates a need to take this first step,which is aimed at alerting the public and water suppliersthat it makes sense to take some voluntary common sensesteps to conserve," DEP Secretary Mike Krancer said. "We

recommended this to Pennsylvania's Drought Task Force,and the members agreed."

A drought watch declaration is the first and least severe level of the state's three droughtclassifications. It calls for a voluntary five-percent reduction in non-essential water use and putslarge water consumers on notice to begin planning for the possibility of reduced water supplies.A drought warning asks residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 10 to 15 percent.

Precipitation deficits over the past 90 days are as great as 4.1 inches below normal in Elk County and 4.4 inches below normal in Chester County. DEP is sending letters to all water
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suppliers in the affected areas, notifying them of the need to monitor their supplies and updatetheir drought contingency plans as necessary.

The agency monitors a network of groundwater wells and stream gauges across the statethat provides comprehensive data to the Commonwealth Drought Coordinator. In addition to

precipitation, groundwater and stream flow levels, DEP monitors soil moisture and water supply

storage and shares this data with other state and federal agencies.Individuals can take a number of measures around the home to conserve water, including:

-- Install low-flow plumbing fixtures and aerators on faucets.-- Check for household leaks. A leaking toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water each day.-- Take short showers instead of baths.-- Replace older appliances with high-efficiency, front-loading models that use about 30 percentless water and 40 to 50 percent less energy.-- Run dishwashers and washing machines only with full loads.-- Keep water in the refrigerator to avoid running water from a faucet until it is cold.

For more information, visit DEP's Drought webpage for water conservationrecommendations and water audit procedures for commercial and industrial users, such as food

processors, hotels and educational institutions. You can also monitor current drought conditionsin your area for surface and groundwater.

NewsClip: Allegheny, 4 Counties Under Drought Conditions

Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Bills Introduced

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest aswell as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

SenateSeptember 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31

November 1, 14, 15, 16December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

HouseSeptember 26, 27, 28

October 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 November 1, 2, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14

Bill Calendars

House (September 26): Senate Bill 303 (MJ White-R-Venango) providing for the dispositionof fines under the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act; Senate Bill 304 (MJ White-R-Venango)
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requiring the posting of the state air quality implementation plan on the Internet; HouseResolution 70 (Harhart-R-Lehigh) requesting the Department of Transportation to study the

potential use of quarry and other mining waste in highway and civil engineering projects. Click Here for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (September 19): Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committees

House: Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule.

Bills Introduced

The following bills of interest were introduced this week--

Gas Line Maintenance: Senate Bill 1213 (Solobay-D-Washington) further providing for gasline maintenance and ownership.

Alternative Energy : Senate Bill 1219 (Solobay-D-Washington) making additions to theAlternative Energy Portfolio Standards.

LIHEAP Study: Senate Resolution 165 (Fontana-D-Allegheny) directing the Legislative Budgetand Finance Committee to study the effectiveness of the LIHEAP Program.

Capitol News

House Consumer Affairs Committee Briefed On Electric, Gas Competition

Competition in the electric and natural gas industries were the topics of discussion this week during public hearings held by the House Consumer Affairs Committee.

"It's always good to take a periodic look at any law that was enacted with the premise of helping consumers to save money. The committee heard some interesting comments during thesetwo days of hearings and I'm sure we will be examining if any changes to the laws arenecessary," said Rep. Joseph Preston (D-Allegheny), Minority Chair of the Committee.

Electric choice in Pennsylvania began 15 years ago in 1996, when Act 138 was signedinto law. At the time, statewide average electric rates were among the highest in the country, andcustomers were forced to purchase all services from one supplier, Rep. Preston said.

The 1996 act restructured the electric system by maintaining regulated distributionservices but giving customers the ability to select power suppliers. The law was amended in 2008

by Act 129, which expanded oversight and responsibilities of the Public Utility Commission, aswell as imposed new requirements on electric distribution companies. Because of this change tothe law, every electric customer in Pennsylvania is receiving service through competitive
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generation sources, whether it is through an alternative generation supplier or through their default service provider.

As of July, more than 1.2 million (20 percent) Pennsylvania customers have switched toan alternative energy supplier. Additionally, according to the PUC, there are 271 approvedelectric generation suppliers offering competitive rates to Pennsylvania electric consumers.

Rep. Preston said issues discussed at Tuesday's hearing included:-- The current status of the "electric choice" market in Pennsylvania;-- Reliability of service to customers;-- Default service providers and the rates they offer to customers;-- Public awareness and public education of electric retail competition;-- The ramifications of maintaining the "status quo";-- The future of default service, and whether that should change;-- The impact of "electric choice" on large, industrial customers.

Pennsylvania has had a natural gas choice program in place since the Natural Gas Choiceand Competition Act became law in 1999. Still, only 7 percent of residential customers in theCommonwealth are being served by an alternate supplier, according to the latest statistics fromthe Office of Consumer Advocate.

The price of natural gas from a customer's Natural Gas Distribution Company isapproved by the Public Utility Commission. The price may change on a quarterly basisdepending on what is happening in the wholesale market, according to Rep. Preston.

He said issues discussed at Wednesday's hearing included:-- Factors affecting the wholesale price of natural gas;-- Residential "shopping" statistics;-- Gas Choice Programs in other states;-- PUC and legislative remedies to expand competition;-- Barriers to entry for natural gas marketers;

-- Marcellus Shale and the price of wholesale natural gas.Copies of testimony from both hearings is available on Rep. Preston's Consumer AffairsCommittee website.

News From Around The State

EPA Administrator Highlights Warwick Twp. Watershed Restoration Efforts

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, traveled to Lititz,Lancaster County., Wednesday where she toured a local dairy farm and held a roundtablediscussion with local farmers and leaders.

She was joined by Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster) and EPA Regional Administrator,Shawn Garvin.

Administrator Jacksons visit to Lititz is part of President Obamas Administration-widecommitment to an economically strong and healthy rural America. EPA is working closely withrural communities to protect air and water quality and the health of their residents. Administrator Jackson has recently travelled to rural areas in central California and northwestern Iowa tohighlight sustainable farming practices and innovative farming techniques.
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"In recent years Warwick Township and Lancaster County as a whole have served asmodels for conserving natural resources and building sustainable rural communities. We're hereto talk with the area farmers, business owners and local leaders about how we work together tostrengthen their environment, their health and their economy," said EPA Administrator Lisa P.Jackson. "The livelihoods of the people here depend on clean air, safe sources of water and

healthy lands. Hearing directly from farmers and the people who work with them aboutcommonsense solutions is essential to ensuring the viability of farming operations and protectingsoil and water quality."

Administrator Jackson visited Jeff Balmer, owner of a 60-head dairy farm that is using avariety of best management practices to protect water quality in the community and further downstream, while making the farm more efficient.

The Administrator also participated in a roundtable discussion with State Sen. Brubaker and other local farmers and leaders where they discussed the common goal of clean and healthywater. The Administrator pledged to continue communicating directly with farmers and other stakeholders in communities like Lititz to protect the water all Americans rely on as parties work together to ensure the success and health of rural communities.

The town of Lititz is part of Pennsylvanias Warwick Township, an area that wasrecognized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as Conservationist of the Year last year due toefforts to protect water quality in their community.

The township continues to be very active in working with the farming community to protect ground water supplies and has undertaken steam restoration projects.

For more information, visit EPA's Agricultural Initiatives webpage.

Penn State: Preserving Habitat Within Watersheds One Yard At A Time

Adopting watershed-friendly practices in urban and suburban

yards is increasingly important because development is thefastest growing land use in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.And it is not the only one.

Biodiversity, habitat, fragmentation, parcelization,development - all sorts of words and terms but what do theymean to us and our water?

Parcelization is a result of land being divided on paper.If a landowner has 200 acres of forested land and four children, each child may receive 50 acresof land as part of an estate. This is not a problem as long as they share common land useobjectives, for example leaving it as the family farm or for hunting and camping. Habitatfragmentation results when there is a change in land use, such as selling the parcels for

development.Development results in the breaking up of habitat, the space in which the wildlife living

there find resources they need to live. When habitat is lost, we often reduce biodiversity, ameasure of the richness of the different species in an ecosystem. This also reduces ecosystemservices, the ability of natural processes to clean up pollutants and recycle natural waste likeleaves and other plant and animal matter.

So what does this have to do with me? Everyone can help to provide habitat, preserve biodiversity and protect the watershed within our own yards, no matter what size. Actions can be
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as simple as growing native plants in a planter on the patio or choosing to use native trees, shrubsand flowers in urban and suburban landscaping.

Planting native trees and shrubs, and creating raingardens and unmowed meadow areasenhance the ability of our yards to infiltrate precipitation through cleansing soil and intogroundwater. If someone is fortunate enough to have a wooded area, removing invasive species,

preserving native species and planting or preserving woodland all help maintain habitat that protects the watershed and wildlife in it.

Research from the University of Delaware and the Stroud Water Research Institute, havedemonstrated better ecosystem health, increased biodiversity and better survival of native insectsin both streams and land habitats when native plants are the majority of the plants present. Thistranslates to better pollution removal in buffered streams, better water infiltration, better

pollinator survival, and better habitat for birds and other wildlife.Two programs that promote habitat preservation in our backyards are the Audubon Bird

Habitat Recognition Program and Penn States Pollinator Friendly Certification Program. Both programs require such watershed-friendly actions as reducing or eliminating unnecessary pesticide and synthetic fertilizer use, creating or preserving areas with native plants and trees, providing water source(s), and supplying shelter and nesting opportunities.

This benefits not only the birds, butterflies and moths that are enjoyable to watch, butlocal agriculture. Native pollinators are in trouble, and they are extremely efficient at pollinatinglocal fruit and vegetable crops. By creating backyard habitat, we help our farmers and localvegetable gardens.

These activities can be a neighborhood or community effort as well. Audubon has a program to create bird-friendly communities through Bird Town Pennsylvania . The Woods inYour Backyard discusses creating and enhancing natural areas around your home.

This is an excellent workbook that combines how-to information to assist landownerswith sufficient land to create natural areas that are not routinely maintained, such as unmowed

meadow, wooded or streamside sections. Combining efforts with your neighbors can alsoincrease the overall natural area and may serve to provide more connected habitat for improvedaesthetics and ecosystem services.

To learn more about creating habitat in your yard, visit the PA Audubon Audubon AtHome . the PA Trees and Woods In Your Backyard webpages.

Note: The Penn State Extension Service may have to close some offices to meet state budget cuts. NewsClip: Penn State Extension Offices May Face Layoffs

(Written By: Diane Oleson, Extension Educator, York County, and reprinted from the Watershed Winds Newsletter of the Penn State Cooperative Extension.)

Spotlight

Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Turns Rust Into Useful Products
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Since 1995 the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition has installed 12 passive mine drainage treatment systems treating over 500 milliongallons of abandoned mine drainage every year removing 190 tonsof acidity, 8 tons of aluminum and 150 tons of iron each year.

The removal of iron accumulated during the treatment

process is required as part of a regular maintenance program, but presented a problem for project sponsors.

The above photograph July 28 provides a very visualillustration of iron solids accumulating at low pH on a pipe in anold pond. As seen in the picture, the feature is about 5 feet inheight and the original diameter of the PVC pipe appears to be 12inches.

The acidic mine drainage, with a typical pH of 2.9 and a flow rate of over 20 gpm, has been untreated for about 17 years and contains, on average, about 230 mg/L of total iron.

For more background, go to the McIntire Site page of the Datashed website whichcatalogs the results about 173 of the approximately 300 passive treatment systems treating 14.2

billion gallons of abandoned mine drainage every year removing 3.5 million tons of iron,152,000 pounds of aluminum and 164,000 pounds of acidity

During the installation of a new treatment system on this site, the construction crew fromQuality Aggregates Inc. discovered this iron-encrusted pipe. The site, which drains to BlacksCreek, has the worst AMD in the Slippery Rock Creek Watershed.

Even though the pipe with the fragile iron-encrustation is to remain for illustration duringeducation and outreach efforts, the Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, with assistance from

project partners, is recovering the iron solids that have accumulated along the sides of this old pond for use in pottery glazes by local artisans.

Visit the Clean Creek Products website for some great products you can buy made with

this glaze. The second photograph taken August 3 shows summer interns Ryan Mahony (left) and Quinten Cameron (right) fromSlippery Rock University recovering, by hand, the low-pH ironsolids from the banks of the old pond.

This project would not have been possible without thefunding that was provided by the Department of EnvironmentalProtection through Section 319 of the Federal Clean Water Act,

administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.We very much appreciate the team-work approach on this project and we are glad that we

can share this interesting feature. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at:

[email protected] .

PA American Water Joins Mon River Stakeholders To Protect Water Quality

Pennsylvania American Water said Thursday the newly formed Monongahela River Users Groupis a collaborative approach to address environmental issues related to the river, such as the needfor increased monitoring and analysis of water quality.
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The overall health of the Monongahela River watershed is vital to the quality of water we provide to our customers, as well to the many industries that rely on it to support their

businesses, said Paul Zielinski, Pennsylvania American Waters Director of Water Quality andEnvironmental Compliance. Weve organized this group to examine the effects of increasedactivity that could play a role in compromising the health of the Monongahela River watershed

and the quality of this regional source of supply.The group, which was established in September of 2010, meets on a quarterly basis and

includes the Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the River Alert Information Network (RAIN), the Allegheny County Health Department, other water utilities, various industrial users, Marcellus Shale gas drillers and power companies.

Each of these organizations brings a unique perspective to the importance of this river,said PA DEP Assistant Southwest Regional Director Ron Schwartz. These meetings provideattendees with insights into non-reported events within the watershed and offer the opportunityto have a more complete picture of factors that might affect water quality.

According to Zielinski, Pennsylvania American Waters focus is to develop better collaboration among stakeholders to recommend strategies and coordinate actions to addresscomplex challenges within the watershed. The effort includes coordinating with stakeholderslocated along the lower Monongahela River in West Virginia.

Together, we can closely examine and protect the Monongahela River Watershed toensure drinking water quality for our customers and its availability to support the many

businesses and industries that depend on it, added Zielinski.

Experience The Delaware Estuary Celebration October 13

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary will hold its annual dinner and auction on October 13at the World Cafe Live in the historic Queen Theatre in Wilmington, DE.

For more information on the event and sponsorship opportunities, contact Karen JohnsonForst by sending email to: [email protected] .

Video Blog: What Are Vernal Pools? Western PA Conservancy Staff Explains

The PA Natural Heritage Program staff at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy explain thesignificant of their work while conducting a species sampling in a vernal pool. Click Here towatch video.

Friends Of The Wissahickon Host Free Ice Cream Social August 24
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The Friends of the Wissahickon invites everyone to the FifthAnnual Ice Cream Social on August 24 on the lawn outside their office at 8708 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill from 3 to 6

p.m.This event features free ice cream, music, activities for the

whole family, and the chance to meet with FOWs staff andvolunteers. Members of the Friends of the Wissahickon areencouraged to wear their FOW t-shirts and hats!

The Friends of the Wissahickon, founded in 1924, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the WissahickonValley. FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks andRecreation to restore historical structures throughout the park,eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed managementissues, and restore trails throughout the Wissahickon Valley Park with its Sustainable TrailsInitiative.

(Photo: here are CeCe Mulcahy, and Jane and Sadie Mills of Chestnut Hill learning more about how to care for the environment (and eating ice cream).)

For more information, visit the FOW website .

Nearly 160,000 Volunteers Pick Up 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In Great American Cleanup

159,922 volunteers in this year's Great American Cleanup of PA collected 354,267 bags, or 7,085,340 pounds of trash, cleaning 13,140 miles of roads, railroad tracks, trails, waterways, andshorelines, and 5,887 acres of park and/or wetlands in 4,222 separate cleanup events.

In addition, volunteers planted 3,321 trees, bulbs, and plants in an effort to keepPennsylvania beautiful.

These statistics reflect results reported to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and for PennDOTs Adopt-A-Highway Program.This annual event is in partnership with support from the Department of Environmental

Protection, PennDOT, PA Waste Industries Association, and partnering agencies and local businesses including the American Chemistry Council, Keystone Sanitary Landfill, PennsylvaniaBeverage Association, Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association, Steel Recycling Institute, andWaste Management.

All 67 counties in Pennsylvania were represented in the Great American Cleanup of PAin 2011.

We are so grateful to the nearly 160,000 volunteers that pitched in to help keepPennsylvania beautiful. said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. It is

their commitment to community stewardship that makes this program successful year after year.The 2011 Great American Cleanup of PA began on March 1st and ended on May 31st.

During this period, registered events could get free bags, gloves, and vests from PennDOTDistrict offices. Events included litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects,special collections, and educational events. Events were required to be registered through theGreat American Cleanup of PA website to get these free cleanup supplies.

As part of this event, the Department of Environmental Protection and the PennsylvaniaWaste Industries Association sponsored Lets Pick It Up PA Everyday. During the Pick It Up
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PA Days, registered events were able to take the trash collected during their cleanup to participating landfills for free disposal. The Lets Pick It Up PA Everyday event began onApril 16th and ended on April 30th. The focus day was April 23rd.

Since the inception of this event in 2004, over 61 million pounds of litter and waste have been removed from Pennsylvanias landscape, and tens of thousands of trees, bulbs, and flowers

have been planted.The Great American Cleanup of PA is sponsored by Keep America Beautiful. The 2011

national sponsors were The Dow Chemical Company, Glad Trash Bags, LG, Lowes, NestlPure Life Purified Water, Pepsi-Cola Company, ScottsMiracle-Gro Company, Solo CupCompany, Troy-Bilt, Waste Management, and Wrigleys.

A copy of the 2011 Great American Cleanup of PA report is available online .

Keep PA Beautiful: Delaware Coast Cleanups Collect Over 7 Tons Of Trash

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the DEP Coastal Resource Management Program have teamedup with local nonprofit organizations and local volunteers to remove 15,800 pounds of trash anddebris, 1,000 pounds of recyclables, 1,000 pounds of scrap metal and 80 tires from the DelawareEstuary from January through May.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and The Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail organized aMartin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service cleanup on January 17, along the Schuylkill River at TheCynwyd Heritage Trail.

Two hundred and thirty volunteers braved temperatures in the teens to prepare the areafor the trail. The volunteers removed 8,000 pounds of trash and recycled 1,000 pounds of scrapmetal. The trail is a proposed two-mile urban linear park that is being converted from the oldSEPTA R6 line.

The trail, when completed, will wind through quaint residential areas and traverse

between two large historic cemeteries along the Schuylkill River and eventually cross over theSchuylkill into the Manayunk section of Philadelphia.Phase I of construction on the trail started this spring and each day the trail site is

changing, looking better and better. Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage trail are planning for aSeptember 30th ribbon cutting date.

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Greenbelt Overhaul Alliance of Levittown, and Silver Lake Nature Center organized Great American Cleanup of PA cleanups on April 30th and May 1st onMagnolia Lake and Silver Lake in the Silver Lake County Park.

The 460 acre park encompasses 4.5 miles of hiking trails that wander leisurely throughPennsylvanias best example of a Coastal Plain Forest. The cleanup removed 7,800 pounds of trash and 1,000 pounds of recyclables from this unique coastal ecosystem. Silver Lake County

Park and the Silver Lake Nature Center are natural treasures in Bristol Township section of lower Bucks County.

Working with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for our Earth Day Work Days event was agreat pleasure. Our partnership was a huge success because of the hard work of Michelle Dunnand because of the generosity of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. We produced amazing results for the cleanup of our local waterways and the preservation of our natural habitat. Thank you! saidJennifer Bilger, coordinator of volunteers, Silver Lake Nature Center.
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Through their partnership with the DEP Coastal Zone Resource Program, KeepPennsylvania Beautiful has been working throughout the Delaware Estuary with communityvolunteers and with the help of local businesses removing 426,000 pounds of trash, 20,000

pounds of scrap metal and more than 280 tires from the estuary.This has been accomplished by over 850 volunteers who put in over 3,800 hundred

volunteer hours to improve the estuary for the residents, visitors, and the wildlife of the region.

Consider Joining, Supporting Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful

One piece of litter thrown out of a car window doesntseem consequential to the environment. But combinedwith every discarded gum wrapper, take-out bag, or sodacan, pretty soon the effect on our natural world and localcommunities is significant. We hope you will consider

being a part of positive change today.Consider this: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has identified 5,386 dumpsites with an

estimated 16,367 tons of trash. That is more than 32 million pounds of litter and debris degradingour watersheds and impacting our communities. It almost seems overwhelming, however, aseach of those individual tires rolled down a hillside adds up, so do individual contributions.

Now you can be a part of the new I Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful annual membershipcampaign! You may have received a letter in the mail about this new campaign recently (and if your check is already in the mail, thank you!).

Your contribution, combined with those from people just like you, could help our effortsto clean and beautify communities and reduce the harmful influence of litter and illegal dumping.Youve helped to empower us in the past through your volunteer efforts and were hoping youwill consider contributing today. Use this link to join .

For your contribution, well send you an I Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful window decalto acknowledge your support. Youll also receive our regular newsletters, annual report and aninvitation to vote for incoming Directors at our annual meeting.

First and foremost, your membership dollars will allow us to continue and even expandour programming efforts promoting our core focus areas of Prevent It! Clean It! and Keep It!across Pennsylvania.

Our collective efforts resulted in 6,668,400 pounds of trash collected by more than155,000 volunteers during this years Great American Clean-Up alone! Your support will allowus to continue these activities as we work towards our vision of a clean and beautifulPennsylvania.

For more information, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website.

DEP Provides Notice Of Electronic Device Recycling Requirements

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice August 6 of the initialrequirements for the recycling of electronic devices under the 2010 Covered Device RecyclingAct starting January 1, 2012. ( PA Bulletin page 4254 )

For more information, visit DEP's Electronics Management Program webpage.
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Your School Could Win Dream Machine Recycle Rally Contest

Pennsylvania schools (K-12) are invited to become part of the Dream Machine Recycle Rallyand make their green dreams come true!

Participating schools may be eligible to win prizes throughout the year to be used for

Green Improvements, ranging from $500 to the $50,000 Dream Green School Makeover Grand Prize.

The Dream Machine Recycle Rally is an exciting multi-year program that aims to raiseawareness of the importance of recycling among students. Participating schools capture the non-alcoholic plastic bottles and aluminum cans that would otherwise wind up in the trash, and helpkeep our Earth clean.

For all the bottles and cans recycled through the Dream Machine Recycle Rally, PepsiCowill make a donation to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a national

program that offers free education in entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 veterans with disabilities.

Click Here for more information.

Save The Date: PA Resources Council Annual Awards Dinner November 9

The PA Resources Council Annual Awards & Wine Tasting Dinner will be held on November 9at a new location this year: The Desmond Hotel Great Valley, One Liberty Boulevard, Malvern.

The keynote speaker is Richard J. Allan, Secretary of the Department of Conservationand Natural Resources and a former PRC Board Member.

Each year, the annual dinner offers a great networking opportunity, delicious food and aninteresting selection of wines for tasting, an exciting silent auction and much much more. Don'tmiss this zero waste event!

For more information or to reserve your table early, please contact Carol Butler 610-353-1555 x230 or send email to: [email protected] .

Applications For Business In Our Sites Brownfield Funding Accepted Through October 31

The Commonwealth Financing Authority is now accepting applications for its Business In Our Sites Program and the PennWorks Programs through October 31 for brownfield and other

business site development. ( formal notice )Funds may be used to acquire land, conduct environmental assessment and remediation,

and perform demolition. The funds may also be used for site preparation activities andinstallation of infrastructure, including but not limited to, sewer, water, storm water, utilities and

telecommunications, both on site and as needed to bring service to the site.They may also be used for access roads or other necessary on-site and off-site

transportation improvements. These include rail, costs associated with engineering, legal andother professional services; and any other activities necessary to make a specific site ready for reuse.

The CFA plans to make available approximately $38.5 million in funds that are availablefrom loan repayments and projects that either did not use all of the awarded funding or did not

proceed. Within the $38.5 million there is approximately $25 million in BOS loan repayments
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that can be reloaned and approximately $13.5 million in unused PennWorks funds that can beloaned or granted to projects for water and sewer improvements.

The CFA intends to use the BOS and PennWorks funds in tandem to help finance theconstruction of high-impact projects in regions of this Commonwealth where there is asignificant need for developed business sites.

The CFA is not intending to fund stand alone water or sewer projects with the limitedPennWorks funds, but rather use the available funds to compliment the BOS funds for projectswhere there are water or sewer components.

If applying for both BOS and PennWorks funding for a project, indicate that in theapplication narrative and budget sections. Where application addendum information is the samefor both the BOS and PennWorks applications, only submit that information as part of the BOSapplication. Only the application fee for BOS is applicable if applying for both programs.

Review the BOS and PennWorks guidelines thoroughly before applying. Eligibleapplicants are encouraged to contact Brian Eckert at 717-720-1400 or Scott Dunkelberger at717-720-1418 to discuss potential projects before beginning the application process.

Dickinson College Receives Highest Possible Score On Green Honor Roll

The Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll Wednesday gave Dickinson College in CumberlandCounty a 99, the highest possible score, for its environmental policies.

Dickinson was one of only three liberal-arts colleges on the 2012 list of 16 higher-education institutions receiving a score of 99. Some of the other colleges and universities namedto the Green Honor Roll include American University, College of the Atlantic, Harvard College,University of Washington, Northeastern University, University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz,Virginia Tech and Warren Wilson College.

Unsustainable consumption of resources, environmental degradation, injustice and

poverty are critical challenges of the 21st century, said Neil Leary, director of the Center for Sustainability Education. At Dickinson, we are tackling these challenges to help create asustainable society by rethinking what we teach and how we teach, as well as by conservingenergy, water and other resources; switching to smarter and cleaner energy sources; andcollaborating with community partners to promote positive change.

Now in its fourth year, the Green Honor Roll measures colleges and universitiesenvironmental responsiveness, based on practices, policies and academic offerings. This includesevaluations of students quality of life on campus; how well the college prepares students for employment and citizenship in a world defined by environmental challenges; and the collegesoverall commitment to environmental issues. The survey measured 768 schools, which wererated on a scale of 60-99.

Dickinsons environmental-studies department is considered one of the best-establishedin the country. The college offers students more than 200 classes with sustainability content onrenewable energy, environmental justice, environmental science, climate change and more. AndDickinson's Center for Sustainability Education infuses sustainability into all facets of collegelife by linking classroom learning with co-curricular programs, the greening of campusoperations and civic engagement.

The majority of environmental efforts at Dickinson are student-led. Students may work atthe colleges organic farm and live a sustainable lifestyle in alternative housing known as the
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Treehouse. They also may work as interns at the Center for Sustainability Education or Alliancefor Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM); serve on Dickinsons Socially ResponsibleInvestment Committee; and take part in a spectrum of related campus organizations and events.

Applications For Solar Energy Program Due October 31

Starting September 1, the Commonwealth Financing Authority will begin accepting applicationsfor its Solar Energy Program. ( formal notice ) The deadline for applications is October 21.

About $10 million will be available for new projects, however, that number may berevised upward in December if more funds become available from previously funded projectsthat fell through.

The CFA plans to deploy funds that are (or will be) available from projects that either didnot use all of the originally awarded funding or will not proceed. As a result of previousapprovals through the Solar Energy Program, there are currently completed or started projectsrepresenting almost 25 megawatts of solar power installed across this Commonwealth.

Previously submitted applications for still viable projects that were not approved by theCFA in the past must be updated and resubmitted following Solar Energy Program guidelines. Itis possible to request an application fee waiver for those projects. The CFA anticipates acting onSolar Energy Program applications at the January 2012 board meeting.

It is important to note that CFA contracts extended to newly approved projects will be 12months in length. Applications should be submitted with this in mind and should represent

projects ready to move forward within 6 months of application submission.Review the Solar Energy Program Guidelines thoroughly before applying. Eligible

applicants are encouraged to contact Tigh Savercool at 717-720-1401 to discuss potential projects before beginning the application process.

State Park Benefits: Lace-Up For Leah 5 K Memorial Run/Walk, Wine & CheeseReception

Please participate in the Wine and Cheese Reception and Silent Auction on August 14 and theLace-Up For Leah 5K Run/Walk on September 18 organized by the PA Parks and ForestsFoundation .

Proceeds from the events will go to help fund a memorial playground at Samuel LewisState Park in York County for two-year old Leah Vogel who passed away on June 26.

The Leah Vogel Memorial Playground Fund was established to build a playground atSam Lewis State Park. This fund is the start of a larger effort on behalf of the Foundation to

bring playgrounds to parks across the commonwealth in memory of Leah and of all children who

found, and find, happiness in play. Leah enjoyed the outdoorsher playground, the sandbox,watching birds and insects, picking flowers, and playing with her brother and dog. Help buildmemoriessupport the playground.

DCNR Awards Rural Firefighting Grants
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More than $669,000 will be awarded to help firefighters in Pennsylvanias rural communitiesguard against the threat of fires in forests and other undeveloped areas, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard J. Allan announced Thursday.

These funds will be distributed to 160 volunteer fire companies in rural areas andcommunities where forest and brush fires are common, Allan said. To understand the

importance of readiness, equipment and training, one only has to look back to spring of 2010when dry, windy conditions spawned smaller fires in every county, along with several larger forest fires.

Local firefighting forces in rural areas or communities with fewer than 10,000 residentsqualify for the aid. Last year, the grant program awarded $666,553 to 172 fire companiesstatewide.

The readiness of these volunteers is demonstrated even further every spring and summer when they routinely answer assistance calls coming from other states, Allan said. Thesefederal grants allow firefighters from smaller companies to concentrate more on public safetyand training while easing their fiscal constraints.

Grant recipients were named following review of fire company applications meeting aMay 2011 deadline. Grants and other assistance are provided through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry, with funding supplied by the U.S.Department of Agricultures Forest Service through the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978.

The key objective is to better equip and train volunteers to save lives and protect propertyin unprotected or inadequately protected rural areas. Grant recipients are selected based onvulnerability and adequacy of existing fire protection.

In reviewing applications, the state placed priority on applications seeking funds for projects that included purchasing wildfire-suppression equipment and protective clothing.

Grants were also awarded for mobile or portable radios, dry hydrant installations, wildfire

prevention and mitigation, wildfire-fighting training, and to convert and maintain federal excessvehicles used for fire suppression.Grants for any project during a fiscal year cannot exceed 50 percent of the actual

expenditures. The maximum grant awarded was $7,500.Aid is granted on a cost-share basis, with recipients supplying matching funds. The

bureau will begin accepting 2012 applications next spring.For more information, visit DCNR's Volunteer Fire Assistance webpage.

DEP Proposes Changes To Permits Related To Disposal Of Marcellus Shale Well Fluids

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of proposed changes to three

Waste General Permits-- WMGR119, WMGR121 and WMGR123-- related to the handling of drilling fluids, flowback and produced water generated from Marcellus Shale gas wells.

Copies of the proposed changes will be available on the Proposals Currently Open for Comment webpage.

Marcellus Shale Coalition Sponsors Community Discussion In Philadelphia
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Local residents joined Philadelphia area leaders and industry representatives Tuesday for acommunity discussion on natural gas training programs, the impact of workforce developmentand the industrys development in the Marcellus Shale.

The Marcellus Shale Coalition and Americas Natural Gas Alliance hosted the publicevent at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

The Marcellus Shale, one of the largest sources of natural gas in the United States, brought the natural gas industry to Pennsylvania, which has led to a flurry of investment in theregion and created economic and job opportunities across the state. This event focuses on

benefits for local business, educational programs to build the local workforce, and the industryscommitment to operating in the interest of the community through safe and responsibledevelopment.

Representatives from the natural gas community are on hand to discuss the industryscommitment to safe and responsible development and to environmental stewardship in thecommunities where they operate. As part of this commitment, companies are working alongsidecommunity organizations and representatives to protect the environment, maximize job creationand bring an economic boost to the region.

It is critical for the natural gas industry to work with elected officials, chambers of commerce and other stakeholders to ensure that the benefits and opportunities from natural gasdevelopment are maximized, said Mark Scheuerman, director of government relations atTalisman Energy and the lead for the three-state ANGA Appalachia region. Natural gasdevelopment in Pennsylvania will continue to provide our country with important opportunitiesfor energy independence and a stronger economy.

Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley, Penn College Executive Director of Workforce Development andContinuing Education Larry Michael, and Jim Ladlee from Penn State Cooperative Extension are

participating in a panel discussion on the Marcellus Shale Advisory CommissionsRecommendations to Gov. Corbett and natural gas workforce training programs. Other panel

members include Tyler Emrich, a Chesapeake Energy employee from Manayunk, and PhilKithcart, a Talisman Energy employee and graduate of Lackawannas two-year training program.

Organizations and institutions across the Commonwealth are responding to the positiveimpact the Marcellus is having on our workforce through new and innovative training programsthat prepare men and women for careers in this highly sophisticated industry and across a diversesupply chain of related industries, said Kathryn Z. Klaber, president and executive director of the Marcellus Shale Coalition.

With seven in 10 hires into the Marcellus hailing from Pennsylvania and 93 percentcoming from the five-state Marcellus region, it is imperative that we continue to support qualityworkforce training programs, while working in a collaborative way to maximize the economic

potential of clean-burning, abundant natural gas, continued Klaber.This community discussion is the second of three to be held in Pennsylvania this summer.

Transportation Funding Advisory Commission Report Delivered To Governor

Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch, P.E., Monday delivered the Transportation FundingAdvisory Commission final report on long-term transportation funding options to Gov. Corbett.
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The commission presented multiple funding ideas to the governor, who will decide whatcourse of action will balance the best interests of Pennsylvania consumers and the need for statetransportation funding over the next several years.

I want to thank the commission members for their expert analysis and dedication inserving on this important volunteer panel, Schoch said. The commission has produced a report

that considers the transportation needs and realities of 12 million Pennsylvanians who expect anddeserve to have a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure.

TFAC, formed by the governors executive order in April, was tasked with finding anadditional $2 billion to $2.5 billion annually for the states transportation infrastructure needs.The panels 40 members, all experts in transportation, finance, local government and other fields,spent the last few months discussing new and innovative ways to meet Pennsylvaniastransportation funding needs.

The TFAC plan also includes modernization and efficiency changes that will improvemany of the ways in which PennDOT conducts business. Some of the modernization strategiesinclude vehicle registration renewals every two years instead of annually, changing to an eight-year drivers license instead of the current four years and reducing the number of driverslicensing centers from 71 to 60.

TFAC recognized that if its going to ask the public to change the way Pennsylvaniatransportation is funded, Pennsylvanians in return expect and deserve to have a modernPennDOT that excels at customer service and delivers quality products, said Schoch. Thatswhat these modernization strategies are expected to produce.

The full report is available online .NewsClips: Panel Shows How To Raise $2.7 Billion For Transportation

Drivers Could Pay For Road ImprovementsCorbett Wants To Improve Transportation Without Tax HikeTransportation Commission Recommends Removing Tax Cap

Recommendations: More Costly To Get Around NE Lawmakers Assess Transportation Funding ProposalsHouse Transportation Committee Waiting For Corbett Green Light

Feature

Travel Bugs From PA Wilds Like Bass A. Beck Go Far And Wide
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Basse A. Beck is now in South West England, UK, spreading hismessage of cleaning up acid mine drainage and restoring migratingfish to Pennsylvanias rivers.

He began his journey from the Coke and Hollywoodgeocache in Tyler, PA, on October 9, 2010. Even though Mr. Beck

passed away in 1974, his legacy lives on in the form of a Legacy of Conservation hero card travel bug.

This travel bug was launched with 29 other Pennsylvaniaenvironmental hero travel bugs as part of the DCNR Legacy of Conservation Geotrail in the Pennsylvania Wilds. The idea behindthe geotrail is to put geocachers on some of the best sites thePennsylvania Wilds has to offer on state lands (State Parks, StateForests, and State Game Lands) and significant conservationlocations.

Each geocache on this trail has a collectible Legacy of Conservation card, featuring oneof Pennsylvanias notable environmental heroes/heroines. Collect all 30 cards, and the geocacher will be eligible to receive the coveted DCNR Legacy of Conservation coin at one of threevalidation locationsParker Dam State Park, Lyman Run State Park, or Chapman State Park.The trail has been popular with the geocaching community and the travel bugs (one card fromeach cache was turned into a travel bug) have been on the move, Beck in particular, whose goalwas to visit geocaches along the Susquehanna River. He did that and then some:

Tracking History (7938.4mi):-- 10/9/10 Knapaholic Grabbed this a week or so ago. Gonna take it out on the road to spreadthe word about this great new trail!-- 10/10/10 Event cache 10 10 10 near Pittsburgh many discovered the travel bug at thisevent.

-- 11/14/10 We found him traveling on Rt 30 in Pittsburgh. He's been teaching us a bit aboutmigrating fish and the river ecosystem. We'll try to leave him at a nice cache location near somewater.-- 1/3/11 Another event cache PAGA Social # 29: Christmas in Hawaii Jumped into a fewcaches, and then was picked up.-- 3/12/11 BananaWhammers dropped it in: Education Cache near Grove City, PA - A cachedevoted to combining geocaching and education.

Teachers, there are great benefits to introducing geocaching to your students. By teachingthem about this worthwhile sport, you are giving them an activity that can be shared with friendsand family regardless of their age. By clicking on the link, "View in Google Earth" for a tracking

bug, you can teach geography.

Giving your students the gift of geocaching is one that will be with them long after theyleave your classroom. If you have any suggestions for how geocaching can be incorporated ineducation, please leave them with your post. Have a nice day and keep caching!-- 3/20/11 jbc finders: grabbed this on my way through from Erie. Will drop it off on my way toVirginia. Redrock Wilderness Overlook cache Virginia.-- 4/9/11 JimBob n QB picked it up The TB is now in my possession, and if RedBat doesn'tmind, I'll hold on to it until I get to the Susquehanna in about a month or so. I know of somegreat caches on and in the river.
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-- 4/10/11 to 5/7/11 dipped in several caches in Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Arizona,Virginia, and then back into Pennsylvania to caches along the Susquehanna River.-- 5/7/11 JimBob n QB: Well, I got him to the Susquehanna River; however, the cache is toosmall to put him in. I'll drop him off a little down river at a cache that is big enough, yet a littleinland.

-- 5/7/11 Catch-n-Release cache along the Susquehanna River between York and Lancaster.Cache is close to a fly-fishing catch and release only stream. The cache is a catch and release for trackables.-- 6/23/11 TigglePig: Passed to us by a friend visiting family in the US. Now in the UK andwill be placed in a cache over the next week :-)-- 7/10/11 FalMouth SAR grabbed it: Found in a cache in Charlestown, Cornwall, UK.

The TB has now visited the Peg Leg Pascoe and Master Yoda caches in South WestEngland, and now (7/26/11) resides (temporarily) in the ELECTRIC BRIDGE cache in the samegeneral area.

I wonder where Basse A. Beck will visit next, and who will hear his message of stewardship. If you are a geocacher, perhaps you will discover him, or one of the other Legacy of Conservation travel bugs, in the next geocache you bag. Keep your eyes open.

(Written By: Eric Rensel, a DCNR natural resource specialist, and reprinted from DCNR's Resource online newsletter.)

PA Bulletin: Catalog Of Nonregulatory Documents

The Governor's Office Saturday published its annual Catalog of Nonregulatory Documents--statements of police, guidance manuals, decisions, rules and other written materials that providecompliance related information pursuant to Executive Order 1996-1. The documents are listed

by agency. ( PA Bulletin page 4285 )

Nonprofit Governing Boards, Risks, Opportunities Workshop October 3

The PA Economic Development Association will hold a workshop October 3 entitled"Governing Boards: Avoiding Risks and Maximizing Opportunities ," in State College.

One of the greatest weaknesses across the nonprofit sector is the understanding of fiduciary and legal responsibilities that professionals assume in joining a board. In recent years,the IRS has been putting greater focus on the role of the board.

It is the shared responsibility of managers and board members to understand best practices, to direct board development and to ensure compliance and active engagement of the

board. For all these reasons, along with finding efficient and effective ways to handle boardmanagement, this program will benefit board members and staff.

For more information, visit the PEDA website .

Grants & Awards
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This section gives you a heads up on upcoming deadlines for awards and grants and other recognition programs. NEW means new from last week.

August-- EPA/American Rivers Potomac Highlands Restoration GrantsAugust 15-- Keep PA Beautiful Greenways Mini-Grants

August 26-- Foundation for PA Watersheds GrantsAugust 26-- DEP Growing Greener/319/Local Mine Reclamation GrantsAugust 29-- DEP Small Business Pollution Prevention, Energy Efficiency GrantsSeptember 1-- TKF Foundation Open Space Sacred Places GrantsSeptember 1-- PEMA Volunteer Fire Company GrantsSeptember 2-- Natural Biodiversity: Earth Friendly School GrantSeptember 4-- Chester County Green Business AwardsSeptember 6-- Coca-Cola America Is Your Park Recreation Voting/GrantsSeptember 16-- EPA Apps For The Environment ChallengeOctober 17-- DEP Coastal Zone Management GrantsOctober 31-- NEW . CFA Business In Our Sites, PennWorks FundingOctober 31-- NEW . CFA Solar Energy Program FundingNovember 30-- iConservePA CSI Pennsylvania Super Sleuth Sweepstakes!December 30-- DEP Recycling Performance GrantsDecember 31-- President's Environmental Youth Awards

-- Visit the DEP Grants and Loan Programs webpage for more ideas on how to get financialassistance for environmental projects.

Quick Clips

Here's a selection of NewClips on environmental topics from around the state--

BudgetScarnati: PA Senate's Top Leaders Finds The Middle GroundGrowing Greener, Other Programs Bite The Dust In State BudgetCorbett: Shale Gas Fee Could Cap Abandoned WellsCorbett Suggests Marcellus Shale Drilling Fee To Plug Old WellsOp-Ed: Lt. Gov. Cawley: Marcellus Industry Doesn't Need Extraction TaxOp-Ed: Tax Drillers? No They Are Paying Their WayAnalysis: Marcellus Commission Leaves Door Open On Fee, PoolingBumsted: Shale Fee, Price Of Privatization?Editorial: Tax The Shale Gas Industry? YesStrings On Drilling Fees Concern Western PA CommunitiesCorbett Wants To Improve Transportation Without Tax HikeTransportation Commission Recommends Removing Tax Cap

NE Lawmakers Assess Transportation Funding ProposalsHouse Transportation Committee Waiting For Corbett Green Light
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wsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19854http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19694http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19379http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19704http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=18722http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19803http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19387http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19186http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19700http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19587http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=17419http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=19755http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterArticleID=18303


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Commission Will Hand Governor Transportation Funding IdeasPanel Shows How To Raise $2.7 Billion For TransportationDrivers Could Pay For Road ImprovementsRecommendations: More Costly To Get AroundBlog: July State Revenue About Same As Last Year

OtherBlog: Prison Healthcare, State Park Services Could Be PrivatizedCorbett: Privatize The State Parks Kingston Will Join Compost Commission

Nearly 90 Tons Of Trash Found At 61 Dumps In MonroeCameras Help Philly Nab Illegal DumpersSchuylkill County Plans Annual County Fall CleanupEditorial: Let's Try To Reduce DumpingFire Destroys Plastics Recycling PlantConsumers Losing Money By Not Switching Electric Suppliers

NE Wind Farm: Protest And PromiseProposed Wind Farm Stirs PassionLehigh Engineers Study Potential Uses For New Solar CellYork Convenience Store Gets Environmental CertificationErie Crawford Tires-To-Energy Plant UpdateDEP Plans Meeting To Settle Appeal Over Jeannette PlantGovernor Signs Clean And Green Mining Exemption Bill Into LawOp-Ed: It's Time To Rein In The EPACenter Sets Butterflies Free In GreensburgTrails An Economic Driver In PAWildlife Leadership Academy Sets Bar High For Whitehall Girl

Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art Packs Millersburg Park

Park Service Prepares Flight 93 Memorial DedicationObamas Will Visit Flight 93 Site On 9/11

Marcellus Shale NewsClips

Here are NewsClips on topics related to Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling---

Lt. Gov. Tells Gas Industry To Fight Back Tom Ridge, Marcellus Shale Coalition SplitRidge's Shale Coalition Pact ExpiresRidge's Job With Marcellus Shale Coalition EndsScarnati: PA Senate's Top Leaders Finds The Middle GroundCorbett: Shale Gas Fee Could Cap Abandoned WellsCorbett Suggests Marcellus Shale Drilling Fee To Plug Old WellsOp-Ed: Lt. Gov. Cawley: Marcellus Industry Doesn't Need Extraction TaxEPA Found Fracking Fouled Well Water In WV In 1987EPA Probe Of Fracking Contamination Includes RetrospectiveDoes Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof Of Contamination?
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