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On Thursday, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, introduced the Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act, legislation to create a grant program …
New Bill Would Create Grant Program to Combat Heat in Cities Read More
It’s hard to believe that a new year is already upon us. Time seems to fly faster and faster as we get older! As we prepare to ring in 2023, …
10 New Year’s Resolutions for a More Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle Read More
COCHRANVILLE, PA – On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Bureau of Plant Industry Director Dr. Ruth Welliver visited Star Roses Nursery in Cochranville to highlight concerted efforts to protect …
Bureau of Plant Industry Director visits Star Roses Nursery Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this week provided notice that the emergency-certified final-omitted rulemaking to control volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from conventional oil and gas sources …
Pennsylvania Finalizes Rule to Control Emissions from Oil and Gas Sources Read More
NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA — From 2018 through 2021, the Watershed Protection Program of Willistown Conservation Trust (WCT) conducted monthly monitoring at ten sample sites in three tributaries to the Delaware River …
Willistown Conservation Trust Finds the Headwaters of Ridley, Crum, and Darby Creeks Are Impaired Read More
PENNSYLVANIA — Industrial facilities dumped more than 5.8 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Pennsylvania’s waterways in 2020. Weighted by the toxicity of these chemicals, Pennsylvania had the 9th worst …
Pollution Report Reveals Troubling Trends Facing PA’s Waterways Read More
Pennsylvania will receive a total of $240,167,000 from the EPA to improve water infrastructure. This funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will supplement the $67 million …
Pennsylvania Receives $240 Million From the EPA to Improve Water Infrastructure Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that Wednesday the Commonwealth Drought Task Force declared a drought watch for 36 counties and asks for voluntary water conservation in those …
Berks, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Listed on Drought Watch Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation plans to break ground on a 33-acre Wetlands Mitigation Development Project at a site located within FDR Park in South …
Philadelphia Planning a 33-Acre Wetland Mitigation Development Project in FDR Park Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Climate Caucus issued this statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to …
PA Climate Caucus Protests SCOTUS Restriction of EPA’s Authority to Regulate Carbon Emissions Read More