Wednesday PA Environmental NewsClips

Meetings TODAY:

9:00: Senate Environmental Committee hearing on 3rd party permit review proposal. Click Here for agenda, to watch LIVE.

9:00: House Agriculture Committee meeting to move bills - Agenda.  Click Here to watch LIVE.

10:00: House Environmental Committee info meeting on stormwater - Agenda.  Click Here to watch LIVE.

Call of Chair: House Game & Fisheries Committee meeting to move bill on low-head dam safety - Agenda.  Click Here to watch LIVE.

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills
Senate Confirms Patrick McDonnell As Secretary Of DEP

DEP, Game Commission To Tour Contrary Run AML Project In Centre County June 6 To Discuss Restore PA

DEP To Tour Lancaster County Farm June 6 To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

Stroud Water Research Center To Benefit From Sales Of “Mayfly Cheese” By The Farm At Doe Run

Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit

Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims

Tell Post-Gazette What You Want To Know About Energy Prices

Letter: PA Supreme Court Abandons The Environment In Refusing To Hear Drilling Case

U.S. Steel Appeals May Fine Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

Editorial: U.S. Steel Must Do More For Community Health

Residents Raise Concerns About Chemical Storage Facility In Lycoming

Worley & Obetz Investigations A Year After A $2 Billion Fraud Triggered Collapse

Pittsburgh To Host Recycling Workshops For Residents, Businesses

By Land Cleanup Along Kiski River Set For June 15

PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Students Tag Cigarette Litter

Editorial: Philly Street Sweeping Program Hits A Road Bump

Grant Will Fund Girl Scout Environmental Projects In Western PA

PaEN: PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In May Now Available

PaEN: PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania

AP: Appalachian Trail Attack Prompts Safety Website Revisions

A New Review Of Our Old Hermit Of Presque Isle - Joe Root

DCNR Names Lee Dillon New Manager At Mount Pisgah State Park

Wednesday PA Capitol NewsClips - Click Here

National/International

Protecting Ohio River Islands An Ongoing Challenge

AP: Lake Erie, Lake Superior Set Records As Water Levels Surge
Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies

AP: Fossil Fuel Foes Hope New Jersey Scuttles Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To NY

Op-Ed: Clean Car Standards Are Good For PA Businesses, Consumers

AP: U.S. Court Weighs If Climate Change Violates Children’s Rights

Op-Ed: Struggle For Coal Miners’ Health Care, Pension Benefits Continues

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