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IAL Makes Glen Alden Coal Company Annual Reports Available
We're pleased to share that the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) has digitized a nearly complete collection of...
Tarnowski Elected 2nd Vice-Chair of Penn-Anthracite SME
In June, the Penn-Anthracite Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) announced the...
WeConservePA, NBLT, & EC Visit with PA Legislators
On August 3, 2023, EC spent the day with North Branch Land Trust and WeConservePA, talking with local legislators about the importance of environmental funding to our ability to repair and conserve lands in the Commonwealth. Two of the excursions: the Huntsville...
EC Joins in Newport Township’s 2023 National Night Out
EC joined in Newport Township's annual National Night Out, which gives police, residents, and community groups to meet, mingle, and have some fun. For EC, that meant offering an art craft about animals and their habitats in northeastern PA. Thanks to all the kids for...
Earth Day 2023 along the Susquehanna River
Another great year celebrating Earth Day along the Susquehanna River with the Riverfront Parks Committee and local students. An amazing setting, great organizations, and a wealth of information about environmental stewardship!
EC Talks Environmental Jobs at 2023 JA Inspire! Career Fair
Junior Achievement of Northeastern PA held a fanastic student career fair today, and EC was glad to participate! Called JA Inspire, the event hoped to show attendees the wealth of employment and education opportunities close to home. EC had many great discussions,...
EC Thanks PA Senator John Yudichak for His Service
As Senator John Yudichak neared the end of his final term in Harrisburg, EC wanted to recognize his decades of public service and his advocacy on behalf of the communities of the Lower South Valley, which has been instrumental to its revitalization today. In...
EC Holds Open House for Newport Township OHV Study
Despite a surprise November snowstorm, over 40 people turned out for a public meeting at Luzerne County Community College to discuss findings from EC’s study for an off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation area in Newport Township. Attendees had a chance to speak with...
EC-Supported All-Inclusive Playground Opens
EC joined in the celebration for the opening of the City of Wilkes-Barre's new, all-inclusive playground in Kirby Park. Earth Conservancy was pleased to be able to support the project with a $100,000 donation. Wonderful to see this amazing community resource now in...
Ostrowski Testifies to PA CERD Committee
On Tuesday, September 27, EC’s President/CEO Terry Ostrowski addressed the PA Senate Committee on Community, Economic, & Recreational Development in Hazleton, testifying to how coal refuse recovery underpins the reclamation process and the recovery of mine-scarred...
EC & EPCAMR Join in Outreach 2022 Children’s Career Fair
Outreach Center for Community Resources held a children's career fair, and EC and EPCAMR were glad to be a part of it! We spent time talking to attendees about jobs in environmental science, how you can record data in the field through scientific illustration, and why...