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Comments Due August 10 on Wastewater Permit for Huge New Homer City Gas Plant
Homer City Redevelopment is seeking an NPDES permit to discharge 6.84 million gallons per day of wastewater from a new…
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Opens Fall Grant Cycle, Including $475,000 for Raccoon Creek
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds is accepting applications for its fall 2026 Conservation Grants, which average $20,000 and fund on-the-ground…
H2Ohio Rivers Program Puts $87,000 Into Volunteer River Cleanups
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced $87,000 in H2Ohio Rivers Program grants on July 30 to twelve canoe liveries…
New Resource: A State-by-State Guide to the Contaminants Slipping Through Our Water Rules
The Water Center at Penn has released a new state-by-state report and interactive StoryMap on contaminants of emerging concern in U.S. drinking water.
When the Water Runs Orange: Cleaning Up Mine Drainage Is Also Bringing People Back
New University of Pittsburgh research shows that restoring rivers polluted by acid mine drainage helps Pennsylvania coal communities hold onto residents, and costs less than traditional economic incentives.
The Contaminants Your Water Rules Haven’t Caught Up To Yet
A July 2026 report from The Water Center at Penn shows how far U.S. drinking water rules lag behind the science on contaminants of emerging concern, and what it means for Pennsylvania.
Mountain Watershed Association Hosts Public Meeting on Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan July 30
Mountain Watershed Association is holding a public meeting Thursday, July 30 from 6 to 8 pm to gather community input…
Nonprofits Crowdfund Legal Challenge to Homer City Data Center
Environmental groups are raising funds for a legal challenge to the massive gas-powered data center campus planned at the former…
Comments Still Needed on Rustic Ridge II Deep Mine Permit Near the Yough Headwaters
Mountain Watershed Association is urging residents to submit comments to PA DEP on the proposed Rustic Ridge II coal mine…
PA DEP AML/AMD Grants: Federal Mine Reclamation Money, Consultations Open on a Rolling Basis
Pennsylvania DEP’s Abandoned Mine Land and Abandoned Mine Drainage Grant Program continues to move federal infrastructure law dollars into local…
Chemours to Pay $450 Million and Cut PFAS Discharges into the Ohio River
In the first federal PFAS enforcement settlement of its kind, Chemours agreed to a $450 million package covering its Washington…
Colcom Foundation: Next Grant Deadline August 31, Letters of Inquiry Accepted Anytime
Pittsburgh-based Colcom Foundation, one of the region’s largest environmental funders, reviews grants quarterly. The next full application deadline is August…
