An excellent start to the new year for EC, thanks to a crucial $1.3 million grant from the PA Department of...
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EC Receives $17.5 Million towards Nanticoke Creek Restoration
Exciting News: $17.5 Million Grant Received! We are thrilled to announce Earth Conservancy has been awarded a grant of...
NorthPoint Celebrates $1 Billion Invested in South Valley
Yesterday, EC joined NorthPoint Development in celebrating its remarkable investment of $1 billion in the South...
PA DCNR Grant will Support Hanover 7A Recreation Area Study
EC is excited to start its second recreation planning initiative this year, made possible through a just-announced grant award from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The project focuses on 30 acres located off the SVP in Hanover Township,...
Meuser Visits EC for Information Session on AML Impacts
In late August 2019, EC hosted an information session with Congressman Dan Meuser of the 9th District, focusing on reauthorization of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - aka SMCRA - in 2021. SMCRA helps fund reclamation of abandoned mine lands (AML)...
EC Receives $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant for Bliss Bank P5
During a press event in Scranton, Cosmo Servidio, Regional Administrator for the U.S. EPA Mid-Atlantic Region (Region 3), announced Earth Conservancy was one of two local entities selected for a highly-competitive EPA Brownfields Cleanup grant. EC’s $500,000 award...
Groundbreaking Ceremony Held at EC’s Reclaimed Hanover 9 Site
Mike Dziak, EC's President & CEO, was one of many area dignitaries on hand for a groundbreaking ceremony marking the redevelopment of EC's former Hanover 9 site. Purchase earlier in 2018 by Missouri-based developer NorthPoint Development, three buildings are...
EC Awarded $2.5 million for AML Pilot Project at Bliss Bank
Earth Conservancy received an enormous boost to its Bliss Bank reclamation project. On April 6, Governor Tom Wolf announced EC would receive one of 12 grants supporting cleanup and revitalization of abandoned mineland sites in Pennsylvania. ...
EC Presents Poster at 2017 National Brownfields Conference
Earth Conservancy was one of 39 accepted poster presentations at USEPA/ICMA's 2017 National Brownfields Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the conference featured a roster of speakers, workshops, and events covering...
EC Presents at 19th Annual 2017 PA AMR Conference
Earth Conservancy was both a presenter and exhibitor at the 19th Annual PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference, which was held on June 22 at Genetti's in Wilkes-Barre. The day featured many interesting speakers who shared their thoughts and plans of dealing with AML...
EC Testifies at Hearing on the Benefits of Coal Waste Facilities
On October 11th, Earth Conservancy presented testimony to the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee about the role coal waste facilities play in its reclamation work. These facilities remove previously unburnable coal waste from legacy...
PA Secretary of Transportation Visits South Valley Parkway Project
With clear skies overhead, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Transportation, Leslie S. Richards, visited the South Valley to talk about the new parkway project. The SVP has been a central component of plans to improve safety and reduce congestion along Middle Road, as well...