Ellen Ferretti, VP Pennsylvania Environmental Council, testifies before the Senate Majority Policy Committee on the local impacts of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling. Click Here to read a copy of her testimony.

Wingfield Pines AML Treatment Site. After years of planning and many months of construction, the Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment System at ALT's Wingfield Pines Conservation Area was officially dedicated on June 3, 2010.
The AMD Treatment System filters 43 tons of iron oxide annually from one billion gallons of mine discharge. Some early sampling indicates that iron oxide is reduced from 13.9 mg/L in Pond #1 to 0.1 mg/L at the discharge site into Chartiers Creek.
Watch this video put together by the Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation for an overview of the project.

Renew Growing Greener Coalition holds Lobby Day at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Andrew Heath, Executive Director of the Coalition, provides an overview of the day's event and the urgency in renewing the Growing Greener Program. Click here for more information.

Learn how forested buffers can improve water quality from the Stroud Water Research Center. Click Here for more background from the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center.

New Report Announced On Chesapeake Bay Health. There is good news and bad, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The Bay is showing encouraging signs of rebounding, but is still in critical condition as a result of pollution according to a new report issued today. View these comments on the report by CBF President Will Baker.
Later this week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release its review of state plans to reduce nutrients and sediments going into the Bay and its own plan for Bay cleanup.