Wednesday PA Environmental NewsClips

PaEN: Winners Of Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence Celebrated
2 Lancaster County Women Honored For Conservation Efforts

PaEN: House Passes Bill Designating Eastern Hellbender PA’s Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador, Now Goes To Governor!

Schneck: Hellbender Moves Toward Official Status In PA, But Feds Deny Protection
Column: What Is An Eastern Hellbender And Why Does It Matter To Pennsylvania?

AP: Eastern Hellbender Voted PA’s Official Amphibian

It’s Official: The Eastern Hellbender Will Become PA’s Amphibian

PaEN: DEP To Release 2018 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report April 18

PaEN: House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing

PaEN: EQB Accepts Cap-And-Trade Petition For Evaluation; State Does Have Authority To Adopt A Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program

Legere: PA To Review Sweeping Carbon-Cutting Proposals, Despite Opposition

Cusick: Citizen Climate Petition Advances, After State Board Approves Further Study Of Cap-And-Trade Program

Caruso: PA Environmental Regulatory Board Okays Study Of Cap-And-Trade

AP: Bid To Cap Greenhouse Gases Takes Next Step In PA
Rep. Matzie: Important To Hear All Sides On Nuclear Subsidy Bill

Thompson: TMI Nuclear Plant Closure Would Take Plant Off-Line In Fall; But Decommissioning Would Continue For Decades

Maykuth: Company Will Acquire NY Nuclear Power Plant Just To Demolish It
NJ: Critics Slam PSEG’s Notice of Salem Nuclear Plant Shutdown On Eve Of Subsidy Decision As Hardball Tactic
Bucks County Group Presses DEP For Studies Of Adelphia Pipeline

Sisk: Air Pollution Problems From Steel Industry Prompt 2 Lawsuits

PennFuture Sues EPA Over Coke Oven Standards

Lawsuits Filed Over Coke Pollution Include Class Action On Clairton

Erie County Council Condemns Erie Coke (Coal), Urges Strict Compliance

Environmental Groups Gather To Voice Erie Coke (Coal) Concerns
DCNR Tours Shaggers Inn Waterfowl Dam To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA Proposal

Casey Throws Support Behind Wolf’s Restore PA Plan

PaEN: Philadelphia Green City, Clean Waters Green Infrastructure Program Saves $50 Million/Year, Generated $4 Billion In Economic Impact So Far

PaEN: Study Shows 150% Return On Investment For Cleaning Up Little Conemaugh Watershed, Cambria County

Penalties Temporarily Waived For Unpaid Residential Stormwater Bills In Luzerne

New Deadline Issues For Stormwater Bills In Luzerne

Trailer Storage Of Market Street Flood Gates Considered To Speed Up Installation In Luzerne
What Are PFAS Chemicals, What Is Pennsylvania Doing About Them?

Falls Twp Sets Vote On Controversial Wastewater Plant In Bucks

5 Tornadoes Confirmed In Pennsylvania

Trash-Hauling Train Derails In Berks County, Spills Garbage All Around

Rail Cars Carrying Trash Derail In Eastern PA Leaves Pungent Smell
Hurdle: What Other States Are Doing About Plastic Bags, What Might Happen In PA

100 Tons Of Drugs Destroyed In Statewide Take Back Program

Shapiro Visits West Pittston To Discuss Drug Take Back Program

State Drug Take Back Program Targets Prescription Drugs

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, Clean Up Your Trash

PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center Hosts Brown Bag Lecture On Spotted Lanternfly April 23 In Chester County

York County To Host Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training

Washington County Farm Latest Protected From Non-Agricultural Uses

PaEN: Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Accepting Lehigh Valley Greenways Mini Grants Until May 3

Decision To Close Glen Onoko Falls Hiking Trail Draws Criticism

Why It’s So Hard To Get Playgrounds In Philly’s Public Schools

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