Environment

Deer Season Starts for Hunters in Pennsylvania Saturday, November 25

The National Deer Association (NDA) regularly ranks Pennsylvania tops in the country for hunter density. It says there were 14.4 hunters per square mile...

PA Lawmakers Push Legislation to Require Testing for Lead in School...

Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-37) was joined by Sens. John Kane (D-9) and Art Haywood (D-4), along with industry professionals to announce legislation that would require testing and mitigation...

Pennsylvania American Water Offers Tour of 2-Million-Gallon Water Storage Tank Rehab...

Pennsylvania American Water welcomed a group to tour an infrastructure improvement project at its Kelker Street tandem water storage tanks in Swatara Township. During...

PA American Water Plants 2,500+ Trees in Recognition of Customers’ Switch...

Following a highly successful month long paperless billing customer enrollment campaign, Pennsylvania American Water donated $24,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Keystone 10 Million Trees...

DEP Agreement Requires Extensive Corrective Actions at Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced it collected $62,475 from Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill, LLC to address violations of Pennsylvania’s Solid Waste Management Act...

New and Longer Late Deer Seasons Set for Dauphin, Northumberland and...

Deer hunters will be able to take advantage of additional days afield within the recently created DMAP Unit 6396, which encompasses more than 140,000...

PA Fish & Boat Honors Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission recognized Waterways Conservation Officer Kyle Robinson as the 2022 Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for Pennsylvania,...

U.S. Dept of Education Accepting Applications for Pennsylvania’s Green Ribbon Schools

Pennsylvania announced that applications are now being accepted for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) and the PA Pathways to Green...

Pennsylvanian’s Cold Weather Life Jacket Requirement Begins November 1

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reminds boaters, anglers, and hunters that beginning today, the annual cold weather life jacket requirement is in effect. From...

DEP Releases Draft 2024 Pennsylvania Integrated Water Quality Report 

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released the draft Pennsylvania 2024 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report for public comment. The report serves as the biennial update on the...