For Immediate Release: October 18, 2021 Contact: Janet Sweeney [email protected] (570) 718-6507 2022 “River of the Year” Nominations Open Public to Vote on Pennsylvania’s Best River…Nominations Accepted from October 19, 2021 Through November 15, 2021 Luzerne – Pennsylvania nonprofit...
For Immediate Release October 11, 2021 Contact: Janet Sweeney Email: [email protected] Phone: (570) 718-6507 New Funding Announced for the Ohio Basin Access for Canoes and Kayaks Program Mini-Grant Program Builds on Growing Popularity of Paddling Luzerne – As paddlers...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2021 Pennsylvania Environmental Council Receives $50,000 from Appalachian Regional Commission’s POWER Initiative Pittsburgh, PA— Today, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) was awarded $50,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to assess the feasibility of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2020 CONTACT: Josh Raulerson, Director of Communications EMAIL: [email protected] ARC to Invest $1.5 Million in Pennsylvania Trails Funding Will Spur Construction Along Erie-to-Pittsburgh, PA Wilds Corridors PITTSBURGH – Trail projects in northwestern...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 CONTACT: Josh Raulerson, Director of Communications EMAIL: [email protected] 2020 GAP Relay Goes Greener Sustainability partnership increases offsets for event-related climate and watershed impacts PITTSBURGH – The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) has...
For Immediate Release: June 18, 2020 Contact: Janet Sweeney, POWR Phone: 570-718-6507 Email: [email protected] POWR announces 2020 Pennsylvania Sojourn Grant Awards Luzerne – The Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020...
State College — Pennsylvanians took to trails and greenways in unprecedented numbers during March and April, according to an analysis of 67 non-motorized trail systems throughout Pennsylvania. Research commissioned by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) found that trail traffic spiked...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2019 CONTACT: Janet Sweeney, Pennsylvania Environmental Council PHONE: 570-718-6507 EMAIL: [email protected] Voting to Begin for Pennsylvania’s 2020 River of the Year Harrisburg, PA – The public is invited to again vote online for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 10, 2019 CONTACT: Kelsey Emch, P3R 412-586-7785 or [email protected] Josh Raulerson, PEC 412-481-9400 or [email protected] 2019 GAP Relay Presented by UPMC Health Plan Aims to be First Carbon Neutral Trail Relay in U.S. P3R and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2019 NEWS FROM: Northeast Environmental Partners CONTACT: Angela Vitkoski, Pennsylvania Environmental Council PHONE: 570-718-6507 EMAIL: [email protected] NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERS ANNOUNCE AWARDS DINNER & AWARD RECIPIENTS Luzerne – The Northeast Environmental Partners, which...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2019 Contact: Josh Raulerson, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Phone: 412-481-9400 Email: [email protected] Riverfront North Partnership Recognizes Patrick Starr Philadelphia — The Board of Directors of the Riverfront North Partnership (RNP) this week formally adopted...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2019 Contact: Frank Maguire, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Phone: 814-234-7765 Email: [email protected] Celebrate PA Land Trails this September! Pittsburgh — The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)...