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Chester County’s Sustainability Program Announced.The Chester County Planning Commission announces a new planning initiative on sustainability. To begin this program, Chester County has developed a strategy for conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. On July 15th, the County Board of Commissioners accepted the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Report.

Electricity procurement initiative saves $5.6 million. Chester County, along with the Chester County Intermediate Unit, all Chester County school districts, Montgomery County and various municipalities, fire and police and non-profit organizations will save an estimated $5.6 M over the next two and a half years through an electricity procurement initiative.

PennDOT studying train station (video). PennDOT launched a three-day interactive community workshop to plan potential improvements to Coatesville's train station. The study is part of an effort to improve 12 targeted stations along the Keystone Corridor from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. Plan the Keystone is a study to identify infrastructure investments for the Keystone stations and their surrounding areas with the goal of enhancing the transit service and strengthening the communities served by the Keystone Line.

Slip ramp approved for turnpike, Route 29. Chester County will get its slip ramp, an all-electronic interchange linking Route 29 in Great Valley with the Pennsylvania Turnpike. There are 130,000 jobs in a seven-mile radius of Route 202," Commissioner Achiele said. "This is the highest priority for the Chester County Planning Commission."

“America Is Your Park” Valley Forge National Historical Park is competing for a $100,000 grant in an online contest where people are casting votes for their favorite parks.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s This Place Matters Community Challenge was created to help raise awareness about the thousands of special places that help to define our national heritage and we hope that your participation in the 2010 Challenge.

World Class Greater Philadelphia is an initiative that convenes business, nonprofit, government, and community leaders to develop and implement a strategy for ensuring a prosperous, sustainable, and authentic future for the region. This multi-year initiative aims to position the Philadelphia region on a path to becoming a world class place to live, work, and play by the year 2026 -- the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange is an initiative of the Economy League to develop leaders of business, civic, and government organizations into visionaries dedicated to making Greater Philadelphia a world class region.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society awards 'TreeVitalize' grants to local municipalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties to support the maintenance of recently planted trees.

SAP Americas Headquarters Achieves Certification as Pennsylvania’s Largest “LEED Platinum” Building. Executing on its commitment to sustainability, SAP announced that the expansion of its North American headquarters on the Newtown Square campus has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, the highest rating given by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) is updating their Statewide Historic Preservation Plan. This is a five year plan, which will expire in 2011, and is required by the National Park Service in order to ensure funding for the preservation of historic places. The PHMC is gathering information from local communities through an online survey.

New Guide Issued for Improving Stormwater Management Local Streams, Chesapeake Bay to Benefit. The EPA has issued a new guide for improving the effectiveness of urban stormwater permits in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the mid-Atlantic Region. The permits are issued by the states and EPA to local municipalities and other permit holders to control water pollution from runoff.

The Green Roof @ Boston Latin School, the oldest school in America: A sustainable roofscape community learning center. The roofscape proposes varieties of vegetation, green technologies, a green house and outdoor classroom.

EPA@40 For 40 years, EPA has worked to protect human health and safeguard our natural environment. Watch this video montage of footage that captures some of the most pivotal and memorable events of past 40 years of the environmental protection movement.

Energy's Tricky Tradeoffs - The world’s “energy problem” is in fact a slew of technological and sociological challenges involving the use of the land, water, and air we share.

Upcoming Events

A Regional Forum on Reshaping Pennsylvania’s Housing Market Thursday, September 16, 2010 Chester County Government Services Center, West Chester 8:30AM to Noon

Come to the 25th Annual Mushroom Festival’s Silver Celebration September 10-12, 2010.

MidAtlantic Renewable Energy Association Presents: Pennsylvania renewable energy & sustainable living Festival, September 17, 18, 19, 2010.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society September Calendar Chester County Tree Tenders Basic Training Tuesdays: September 14, 21 & 28, 6-9 pm.

DCNR’s TreeVitalize program supports tree planting in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Applications must be received at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society , 100 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 by 5:00 pm, Friday, September 17, 2010; trees will be distributed on November 5, 2010.

Chester County Day - Celebrate 70 years of fine Chester County living with a local treasure that has a national reputation October 2, 2010 .

APA PA 2010 Annual Conference: Cultivating Strong Communities October 3 - 5, 2010, Lancaster, PA.

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Bounty of Chester, the Official Chester County cookbook celebrates over three hundred years of farming and agriculture with delicious recipes preserved from past generations.

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