Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.4.19

Eastern Equine Encephalitis Now Found In 4th County - Mercer County; DEP To Conduct Spraying Operations [PaEN]

Penn State Football Fans Asked To Check For Spotted Lanternflies After 2 Sightings

Editorial: State Parks Need More Investment

Updated With More Reactions: Gov. Wolf Issues Executive Order Directing DEP To Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative To Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants [PaEN]

Caruso: Wolf Begins Process To Bring PA Into Regional Cap-And-Trade Climate Program

Phillips: Wolf Plans To Have PA Join A Regional Effort To Cut Carbon Emissions

PA Takes Landmark, And Controversial, Step To Combat Climate Change

Lycoming County Lawmakers Question Wolf’s Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Republican Legislators Critical Of Wolf’s Climate Change Order
How Penn State Is Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Half, And Saving Money

More Greenhouse Gases: What To Expect After TMI’s Closure

Company Wants To Generate Electricity At Little Pine State Park Dam

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Citizens Are More Concerned About The Environment Than Lawmakers [PaEN]
Editorial: No One Will Be Spared The Effects Of Climate Change

Op-Ed: The Energy Of Washington County

New Columbia Boro Ordinance Requires Pathway Along Roofs With Solar Panels

Letter: Putting A Road Tax On Electric Cars Is Unfair
Anya Litvak: Gas Drillers, Energy Transfer Stuck Together After Revolution Pipeline Exploded In Beaver County
USGS Increases Estimate Of Recoverable Appalachian Basin Shale Gas By 75 Percent
Peoples Natural Gas Rates To Increase Next Month

Letter: No To Energize PA Natural Gas Subsidy Package
NRC Shifts Oversight Of Retired Three Mile Island Reactor To New Branch

Meyer: U.S. Ag Secretary Says Small Farms In Trouble, But PA Advocates Have Hope
Editorial: ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Plan Delays Past-Due Sewer Overflow Solutions

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Receives Grant To Install Green Stormwater Management Practices In Barrett Twp., Monroe County [PaEN]
Hurubie Meko: Watershed Academy To Train Local Champions For Lancaster County Waterways

PUC Approves PA American Water Lead Service Line Replacement Funding Program; Stakeholder Group To Be Formed [PaEN]

PA American Water To Charge Lehigh Valley Customers 10 Cents Per Month To Replace Lead Service Lines

Allegheny County Lead Safe Homes Program Passed Over For HUD Grant

Philadelphia To Develop Database Of City’s Lead Pipes While Updating Water Meters

Op-Ed: Why We Need Mandatory Lead Testing For Children - Northampton County Executive

Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 4 RiverWatch Video Report

Keep PA Beautiful, DEP, PennDOT Announce 2019 Litter Summit Nov. 14 In Harrisburg  [PaEN]
Penn Hills Files Complaints With PUC For Illegal Dumpsites On Railroad Property

Blair County Hazmat Team May Need New Equipment

Editorial: Write-In Effort Opposes Local Officials Supporting Keystone Landfill Expansion

PUC Recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Outlines Ongoing Efforts To Safeguard Critical Utilities [PaEN]

New Asbury Woods Boardwalk Under Construction At Nature Center

3 Penn State Master Gardener Projects Earn International Recognition For Efforts To Restore Bee Populations, Support Local Food Pantries, Education [PaEN]

PA Plant Conservation Network Offering Mini Grants For Rare Plant Recovery Projects On Private Lands [PaEN]

Penn State Extension Conducting Landowner Prescribed Fire Program Survey [PaEN]

Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2020 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

Pennsylvanians Invited To Take A Walk In Penn's Woods Oct. 6 To Recognize Wealth Of State's Woodlands [PaEN]

DCNR Issues 2nd Fall Foliage Report, Get Tips On The Best Spots For Viewing [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Did Unseasonable Heat Kill Fall Foliage Chances For This Year?

Fall Penn's Stewards Newsletter Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

PA Once Again No. 1 In Projected Car Crashes With Deer, State Farm Says

Odds Of Hitting A Deer In PA Go Up To 1 in 52 Chance, Was 1 In 63 Last Year

Marcus Schneck: Coyotes In PA: Are they Coming To Get You?

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National/International 

Melania Trump To Visit Wyoming To Promote Every Kid Outdoors

PG&E Admits Fault In Sparking Large California Wildfires In 2019

Murray Energy Coal Company Faces Default

DOE Secretary Rick Perry Said To Be Stepping Down By Year’s End

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