Wednesday PA Environmental NewsClips

Regulatory/Permitting Reform Tops House Republican Agenda

The new House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) highlighted 3 priorities Republicans will be working on starting in January-- career and technical education, expansion of the EITC Education Tax Credit Program and enacting the regulatory reform package two of the new members of the new leadership team were promoting-- Reps. Benninghoff and Oberlander.

Rep. Cutler said he is focused on finding solutions to problems and reaching across the political aisle on issues were Republicans have common ground with Democrats, like on education funding and jobs.

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EQT Production Fined For Polluting Mon River
Litvak: EQT Fined For Causing 4 Million Gallons Of Mine Water To Flow Into Mon River

Sisk: EQT Fined For Hitting Abandoned Mine Causing Leak During Pipeline Construction
Accident Kills Rig Worker On Shell Drilling Pad In Tioga County
Another Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed In Bradford County

Editorial: Allegheny Twp Drilling Case Has No Legs, Taxpayers Stuck With The Bill

Kiski Watershed Assn Needs Volunteers For Parks Twp Litter Cleanup Nov. 17
Op-Ed: Clean Water Helps Create Healthy Communities - Wissahickon Creek

Quick Action Prevented Worse Flood Damage At Emmaus High School

Transource Power Line Company Plants Trees In York, Franklin Counties

Esack: PA’s Farming Economy Soaked By Trump Tariffs, Rain, Low Prices
Bay Journal: Morelli: To Save Farmland In Cumberland County, Officials Look To Lancaster

PPL, GE Collaborating On Better Power Grid Management

Litvak: EQT Completes Split Into 2 Firms To Boost Value Of Each Business

WITF Smart Talk: Climate Change And Loss Of Biodiversity

Millcreek Twp To Seek Grant To Extend Presque Isle Trail

PPL Foundation Supports STEM Playground In Millersville

Hearing Set On Linking Lackawanna River Heritage Trail To Downtown Scranton

Editorial: Young Vandals Of Ball Field Will Regret Their Acts
DCNR Names 3 New Managers Of State Parks In Berks, Monroe, Clinton Counties

Hell-Bent On Saving The Eastern Hellbender
Schneck: Hunt For Monster Catfish On Susquehanna River
Wildlife Fled The Sky During 2017 Eclipse

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Wildfires

AP: California Wildfire Death Toll At 48, Hundreds Still Missing
Mega-Wildfires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change, Forest Management
Hurricanes
USGS Report: Hurricane Florence Set At Last 28 Flood Records

National/International
Allegheny Front: WV National Guard Invests $5M+ To Grow Apple Trees On Mine Site

Letter: Conservatives And Conservation
G20 Nations Still Led By Fossil Fuel Industry, Climate Report Finds
Report: Closing Nuclear Plants Risks Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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