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WeReclaim! Honored with Governor’s Award
Pictured, top left, from left to right, Tom Gilbert, PA Environmental Council; Elizabeth Hughes, Earth Conservancy;...
WeReclaim! Expands to Hazleton Area School District
Earth Conservancy is thrilled to announce the expansion of WeReclaim! to a new location through our partnership with...
Local Organizations Unite to Support SHINE After School Program
Earth Conservancy was proud to join forces with several outstanding local partners - the AllOne Foundation & AllOne Charities, The Luzerne Foundation, the United Way of Wyoming Valley, and the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund - to support the SHINE After School...
EC Presents at Art Education and Reclamation Conferences
Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, presents at the 2024 Pennsylvania Art Education Association conference in Hershey, PA.Elizabeth W. Hughes, EdD, EC's Director of Communications, recently highlighted our organization's environmental initiatives at two prominent conferences,...
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 the Glen Alden Coal Company's annual reports, making them accessible to researchers, historians, and those interested in Pennsylvania's industrial...
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 election of the 2024-2025 officers at its meetings at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum. Among the appointments was Jason Tarnowski, PLS, as 2nd...
EC, NBLT Talk Conservation with New DCNR State Forester
On May 29, EC had the pleasure of hosting Seth Cassell, new State Forester for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. We and North Branch Land Trust - along with Nick Lylo, District Forester for the Pinchot State Forest - spent the...
EC & Industrial Archives Work to Preserve Glen Alden Records
Earth Conservancy and the Industrial Archives & Library (IAL) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, held a celebratory event to officially mark their partnership to conserve and preserve the historic records of the former Glen Alden Corporation. The two organizations have...
Blue Coal Archives Project Featured on WVIA
In December, WVIA reporter Kat Bolus and photographer Aimee Dilger visited EC’s offices to meet with the team from the Industrial Archives & Library. The organization, starting back in April, has been working to preserve the historical records of the Blue Coal...
EC Supports Newport Township Coal Miner Statue with Donation
EC gathered with the Newport Township community to dedicate a new statue honoring the area's coal miners. The event, hosted by Newport United and Newport Township, featured speakers who shared a dual message with the crowd. On one hand, they underscored the sacrifices...
NorthPoint Celebrates $1 Billion Invested in South Valley
Yesterday, EC joined NorthPoint Development in celebrating its remarkable investment of $1 billion in the South Valley, attracting with it 14 new companies and the creation of over 10,000 jobs to the region. Speakers included two members of EC's Board of Directors:...