Written by Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A package of public-lands bills that would preserve and strengthen the nation’s most popular conservation program has broad, bipartisan support. The Land and Water Conservation Fund distributes money collected as royalties on offshore oil and gas leases and uses it to preserve natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage sites, and to […]
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced that there had been new developments along Sunoco’s Mariner East pipelines in Chester County, Pennsylvania over the weekend. On Sunday, January 20, a new sinkhole opened up in a neighborhood along the pipelines. In addition, the District Attorney’s Office discovered that constables from outside of Chester County apparently […]
By: Laura Rosbrow-Telem HARRISBURG, Pa. – Chesapeake Bay became more polluted last year for the first time in a decade according to a new report from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation – and a majority of the pollution came from Pennsylvania. The foundation’s “State of the Bay Report” said extreme weather from climate change – including […]
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced that the District Attorney’s Office (the “DAO”) has opened a criminal investigation into the construction of the Mariner East 1, 2, and 2X pipelines being constructed through Chester County. This investigation includes the owners of the pipelines – – Energy Transfer LP, Sunoco Logistics Partners, and related […]
COATESVILLE, PA – Pennsylvania American Water today announced the start of construction to install new water main in Caln Township to improve service reliability and prevent water outages. The project cost is approximately $525,000 and will replace outdated pipe dating back to the 1940s. Starting this week, the company will install nearly 3,500 feet of new […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) today announced that $1 million in PENNVEST-funded grants are being made available to assist landowners with planting trees along streams in Pennsylvania to improve water quality. Pennsylvania has a goal of planting 95,000 acres of streamside buffers by 2025. “Simply put, we can improve the water […]
Reported: 07/25/2018 Harrisburg, PA – Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced the release of the department’s second Shale Gas Monitoring Report that outlines its efforts to track, detect, and report on the impacts of gas development on Pennsylvania’s state forest lands. “Ensuring sound management of our state forests and park […]
New weights take effect October 1, 2019 Harrisburg, PA – Revised standard animal weights that take effect in 2019 could reclassify some livestock operations as Concentrated Animal Operations (CAOs) or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), requiring those farms to adopt new levels of compliance with nutrient management laws. Pennsylvania’s Nutrient Management Program regulations include a list […]
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