Each session includes an open listening discussion where community members can share concerns and ideas about climate change, followed by a short presentation on Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan and available resources. Community input will help guide long-term strategies to reduce emissions, prepare for climate hazards, and support local action.

We invite you to attend an online webinar on June 11, 2026, 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM. Learn more and register here.

Learn more about climate change here.

Questions? Contact us at: ra-epclimate@pa.gov

Delaware County:

• Keystone Internship at Brandywine Battlefield Park (Education and Visitor Services) (College)

Montgomery County:

• Air Quality Intern – Southeast Regional Office (College)
• Aquatic Biologist Intern – Southeast Region (College)
• Engineering Intern – PennDOT District 6 (College)
• Hazardous Sites Cleanup Intern – Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program – Southeast Region (College)

Multi-County (Including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties):

• 2026 Engineering Internships – PennDOT (College)
• 2026 Scientific and Technical Internships – PennDOT (College)

The deadline to apply for a DEP internship is January 31, 2026.

For more information and additional internships, please visit here.

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A home energy assessment, also known as a residential energy audit, is a voluntary assessment done by a professional to help you understand the whole picture of your home’s energy use, comfort, and safety. An assessment can help you determine how much energy your home uses, where your home is inefficient, and which problem areas and fixes you should prioritize to save energy and improve the comfort of your home.  A home energy assessment should be your first step before making energy-saving home improvements, as well as before adding a renewable energy system to your home. In this session, EPO staff will explain the process and benefits of a home energy assessment, and highlight resource available to consumers to receive low-cost or free energy assessments for their homes.

Date and Time: Thursday, August 28, 12:00-1:00 PM

Learn more and register.

The award is open to any Pennsylvania business, farm, government agency, educational institution, non-profit organization and individual that has created, or participated in, the development of a project that promotes environmental stewardship in Pennsylvania.

If you or someone you know is deserving of recognition at this level, please submit a nomination. Applications can be submitted to Department of Environmental Protection through February 28, 2025.

For inquiries relating to the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence, please contact RA-EPGovernorsEnv@pa.gov.

“Preserving fresh food and preventing it from going landfills is vital to fighting hunger in Pennsylvania,” said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, speaking at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “The Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant helps put food where it belongs – in people, not in landfills.”

The Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants can be awarded to reimburse the cost of equipment like refrigerators, freezers, refrigerated and non-refrigerated vehicles, stoves, and microwaves to store, transport, or prepare the recovered safe, wholesome foods to ensure that the food can be redistributed to the public. Grants up to $50,000 are available per applicant. Special consideration will be given to applicants with projects that serve Environmental Justice areas.

“In addition to helping feed Pennsylvanians in need, keeping food waste out of landfills also helps fight climate change. Organic waste like food breaks down into methane, a potent greenhouse gas – so every potato, every stalk of broccoli, every apple, every tomato that doesn’t go to a landfill is helping to fight climate change in Pennsylvania,” said Shirley.

Applications for the Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant will be accepted beginning on October 12, 2024. Interested applicants must have a pre-application meeting with their local DEP Regional Recycling Coordinator prior to submitting their applications.

Grant applications must be submitted through the Electronic Single Application web site. Applications must be received by February 28, 2025 by 11:59PM, to be eligible for funding.

For more information, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s website, or follow DEP on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), or LinkedIn.

Funding priority will be given to environmental education projects that engage people living, working and/or attending school within Environmental Justice (EJ) areas in topics related to Climate Change and/or Water. Use the DEP PennEnviroScreen to determine if the project will engage audiences within designated EJ areas.

Awards range from up to $5,000 for local projects to $30,000 for regional or statewide initiatives.  Additionally, proposals that meet the General Grant Level II requirements (Engaging students and teachers from at least 60 Pennsylvania counties at three levels, local, state, and national; AND at least 30% of the audience lives, works or attends school within an EJ area) may be awarded up to $65,000.

The 2025 Environmental Education Grants Manual and other pertinent information is available on the Environmental Education Grants webpage. The Environmental Education Grants Program has supported a wide range of activities from tours and workshops to hands-on field experiences and action projects. For a listing of projects that were awarded funding in Spring 2024, visit 2024 EE Grant Awards webpage.

A free 2025 Environmental Education Grants Program webinar will be held on October 10, 2024 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm.  DEP staff will provide proposal tips and instructions for completing required application forms. The program will conclude with a Q&A session.

Registration by September 30, 2024 is required: 2025 EE Grants Program Webinar Registration.

Questions may be directed to: RA‑epEEgrants@pa.gov

Use: Grants will be awarded for the development of innovative formal and non-formal education projects that:

1. Address grant program priorities (funding priority is given to environmental education projects that engage people living, working, and/or attending school within environmental justice areas in topics related to climate change and/or water.
2. Provide opportunities to expand the public’s understanding of Pennsylvania’s environmental issues.
3. Develop skills required to make informed decisions and take responsible action on behalf of the environment.

Funds: Funding is provided through the Environmental Education Fund, which is supported by five percent of the money collected from environmental fines and penalties. Three levels of grants may be awarded:

• Mini Grants (up to $5,000).
• General Grants Level 1 ($5,001 – $30,000).
• General Grants Level 2 ($30,001 – $65,000).

Application Deadline: November 15, 2023

More information: DEP Website.

Invited speakers from Pennsylvania Sea Grant, The School District of Philadelphia, Northwest Tri-county Intermediate Unit 5, and the Regional Science Consortium will discuss science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in Pennsylvania. Participants will hear from experienced and creative educators who have successfully implemented environmental literacy and sustainability in the curriculum. Discussions will cover innovative education programs and touch on Pennsylvania’s legislatively approved (2022) academic standards for Science, Technology & Engineering, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability (STEELS).

Following the education experts, Penn State Extension professionals will speak about existing volunteer programs occurring throughout the Commonwealth. Attendees will learn about programs that can spark interest for clean land and water, including the Master Watershed Steward program, Master Gardener program, 4-H, First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH), the Master Well Owner Network (MWON), and Greening the Lower Susquehanna (GLS): Volunteer Corp.

All formal and nonformal educators, volunteers, and anyone passionate about the topics of STEM, environmental literacy and sustainability, and volunteerism are encouraged to join us as we explore educational and environmental opportunities for youth and adults across Pennsylvania.

Participation is free, but registration is required. Contact Amber Stilwell, Pennsylvania Sea Grant’s Lake Erie Coastal Outreach Specialist, for additional details or with questions. The Forum agenda and links to previously recorded sessions are available online.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Penn State University, and through federal, state, and local funding.

Learn more at the Environmental Education Grants Program Webinar on September 27, 2022, 12:00-1:30 PM. Register here.

All application details located HERE.

Deadline to apply: December 9, 2022.

Application deadline: December 10 at 11:59 p.m.

EE Grant Program priorities are Water, Climate Change and Environmental Justice. Environmental Education projects with a local focus may receive up to $3,000, and regional and/or statewide initiatives may receive up to $20,000. Projects that widely engage students and teachers within environmental justice areas at the local, state, and national levels may be awarded up to $85,000.

More information, including the 2022 EE Grants Program Manual, a Grant Program webinar recording, and detailed application instructions is available at Environmental Education Grants.

The virtual RGGI information session will be Wednesday, July 15 from 11 a.m. to noon. (Skype or by phone to 1 267-332-8737 Conference ID: 55574563)

We are excited to have this conversation on this important topic. We will be starting with a presentation to create a baseline of understanding about RGGI process. There will then be time for a discussion after the presentation to answer questions and hear your thoughts on RGGI.

You can join the skype meeting here, but can also call in at 1 267-332-8737 Conference ID: 555745632. DEP has experienced some technical issues holding meetings virtually and feel free to reach out with issues you may have.  Please feel free to join by phone if that works better for you.

Learn more about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/climate/Pages/RGGI.aspx