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Observer Reporter -I’m sure you could find plenty of things to do with $65 million. I’m sure we all as a society could find plenty of things to do with $65 million, particularly as the coronavirus and its accompanying economic dislocation eats away at state and local

PA Environment Digest Blog -Since stay at home orders were issued on April 1 due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has received 73 reports identifying illegal dumpsites in 35 different counties across the state. Fourteen percent of the sites are located on state park,

Klein College of Media and Communication -Kelly Offner ’12 is the executive director of Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (KPB), an affiliate of the national Keep America Beautiful initiative. The organization encourages Philadelphians to take a mindful approach to living in the city by keeping it clean and environmentally

PA Penn Live Patriot News – With a coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home order in place, we can’t attend and there won’t be any physical Earth Day events today, but there are plenty of activities that can be done at home or close to home. Check out the wide

The Mercury – Pick up litter near your favorite trail or stream. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has postponed its organized cleanup but its website has tips if you want to go it alone: www.keeppabeautiful.org. Pennsylvania is celebrating virtually in many ways. A list of links and suggestions at https://www.earthday50pa.org/a-virtual-celebration.html Participate in

NorthcentralPA.com – With warmer weather, longer days, fresh spring flowers, and mass layoffs, many people are turning to the outdoors for some light exercise and peace of mind. That’s great! Less great is the litter that wanderers are leaving behind in Pennsylvania’s parks, neighborhoods, and forests. Keep

PA Environment Digest Blog -In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is reminding students, teachers and kids of all ages to visit their Facebook page and website for links to their educational activity books– Open Your Eyes to Litter. This series of

PA Environment Digest -In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is reminding students, teachers and kids of all ages to visit their Facebook page and website for links to their educational activity books– Open Your Eyes to Litter. This series of five books provides hands-on learning for grades

PA Environment Digest Blog -On April 15, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced it will hold its annual Pick Up Pennsylvania cleanup and community beautification program September 1 to November 30.  Registration will tentatively open on August 1 for groups organizing cleanups.Information on the availability of cleanup supplies and

South Pittsburgh Reporter -As an unintended consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, state parks, state forests, game lands and communities are seeing an increase in littering, including personal protective equipment such as gloves, wipes, and masks as well as an increase of larger items being dumped. If you