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PA Environment Digest Blog – Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is offering supplemental learning tools for in-class, virtual or homeschoolers through their Open Your Eyes to Litter series of five books. The books provide hands-on learning and are appropriate for grades K through six.  Each book addresses the Department of

Penn Live Patriot News – After canceling its signature Pick Up Pennsylvania litter removal program in the spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has relaunched the effort for the fall. But cautions and restrictions remain, and the organization is encouraging participants to observe local,

Next Pittsburgh -Pittsburgh officials and a local nonprofit are working together to aggressively tackle illegal dumping in the city. On Wednesday, a Pittsburgh City Council standing committee green-lighted a pact to allow Allegheny CleanWays to remove debris from chronic dumping sites that plague city neighborhoods. Under the measure,

The Philadelphia Inquirer -SWIFTWATER, Pa. — The large pile of used tires was sitting somewhere they shouldn’t be, beneath tall, majestic pine trees in a retired police officer’s yard. Tony Covello, the homeowner, is 89 and doesn’t move around so well these days. He didn’t put the

Erie Reader -Spotted lanternflies are unwelcome pests. Emerald ash borers are a nuisance. But more devastating to Pennsylvania’s environment than either of these invertebrate species has been a class of vertebrates referred to colloquially as “litterbugs,” although you might know them better as family, friends, neighbors (or

South Pittsburgh Reporter -Pick Up Pennsylvania, a program of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, runs through November 30. During this time, residents are encouraged to improve their communities by picking up litter.The program supports the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, the largest volunteer-based cleanup focusing on the health of

Connect FM – Harrisburg, PA – Pick Up Pennsylvania, a program of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, runs from September 1 through November 30. During this time, residents are encouraged to improve their communities by picking up litter. The program supports the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, the largest

Northcentralpa.com – Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation are seeking volunteers to take part in “Pick up Pennsylvania,” a series of solo of small-group clean-up efforts throughout September, October, and November. Volunteer groups who usually clean up roadways through the Adopt-A-Highway program

Newsradio KYW – Even though the state is landlocked, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is doing its part to keep trash out of the oceans. The Pennsylvania departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection are reporting that since the pandemic began, more people have been heading outside — and there’s more

Daily American – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Transportation (PennDOT) are seeking volunteers for “Pick Up Pennsylvania,” a campaign of small-group or solo litter cleanup events, through Nov. 30. Read Entire Article (Subscription Needed)