Friday PA Environmental NewsClips

Attorney General Files 161 Criminal Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Water Lines
PA Sets Carbon Goals, Water Quality Systems Need Upgrade

House Environmental Committee Holds Feb. 5 Informational State Of The State Meeting

Students Push Hellbender As State Amphibian

Sisk: Bitter Cold Tests Electricity, Natural Gas Systems

AP: Cabot Oil Wants Dimock Homeowner Thrown In Jail For Not Submitting To Questioning In Its $5M Lawsuit Against Him

National Fuel Gas To Raise Gas Price In Erie

Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program

Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax

Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers

Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope

Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion

Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal

Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee

Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious

Natural Gas Prices Slump Despite U.S. Winter Weather Blast

Op-Ed: PA’s Future Depends On The Growth, Diversification Of Its Energy Portfolio

What’s Being Done About The Doctor Shortage In PA Coal Country?  Part IV

DEP Working With Villanova University On Update To Stormwater BMP Manual

Wyoming Authority OKs Changes On Stormwater Fees

More Outrage Over Stormwater Fee As Wyoming Authority Makes Changes

Cong. Meuser Seeks Information On Stormwater Fee

Crable: Abandoned Quarry Near Susquehanna Gets New Purpose To Replenish River In Droughts In Lancaster

Allentown-Lehigh Valley Water Authority Dispute Over Water/Sewer System Sale Piles Up Legal Fees

PA Clean Water Legislative Briefing Book Available From PennFuture

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 1 RiverWatch Video Report

Octorara High Students Explore Local History, Learn To Protect Fresh Water In Chester County

Brodhead Watershed Assn: Feb. 9: Kids, Explore The H2Olympics; Feb. 16 Pasold Farm Hike In Monroe County

DEP Now Accepting Applications For Recycling Implementation Grants Thru March 22

PUC To Host PA Statewide Sustainable Energy Board Meeting Feb. 7

Ohiopyle State Park Celebrates Season With Annual Winterfest Feb. 2
Feb. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal In Erie Featured In National Geographic

Oddsmaker Weighs In: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow
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National/International
Cold Weather Forces Salem Nuclear Plant In NJ Offline As Owner Presses For Subsidies
Bloomberg: Exelon Seeking Russian Nuclear Fuel For Illinois Power Plant
Op-Ed: NRDC Expresses Opposition To “No Strings Attached” PA Nuclear Subsidy Bill

AG Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Calling On EPA To Issue New Rule Eliminating Exemptions For Asbestos Reporting

NJ Looking At Bucks County Landfills As Source Of Odor Complaints

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