Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.17.19

Senate Republican Majority Leader Warns Wolf Policies On Climate, Natural Gas, Charter Schools Could Hold State Back

Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Estimates Rail-Trails Contribute $930 Million A Year To Pennsylvania's Economy [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Introduces Bill To Authorize 3rd Party Review Of Chapter 102, 105 Permit Applications [PaEN]
Meyer: Activists Again Urge Wolf To Shut Down Mariner East Pipelines
Hurdle: Mariner East Opponents Say New Federal Pipeline Safety Rules Too Little, Too Late

Proposed Oil & Gas Leasing Registry In Allegheny County Aims For Transparency, But Could Be Hard To Enforce

Marcellus Drilling News: Allegheny County Proposes Oil & Gas Lease-Shaming Registry

Gov. Wolf Announces $98 Million Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 11 Counties [PaEN]

Erie Water Works Gets $32 Million State Loan

Delaware River Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Attracts Over 250 In Allentown [PaEN]

Plastics, Farming, Conservation On Tap At Delaware River Watershed Forum

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Set For Dec. 10-11 In Lancaster [PaEN]

Correctional Conservation Collaborative Plants 400 Trees In Juniata River Watershed At Culmination Of Vocational Training Program [PaEN]

SCI Huntingdon Inmates Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality

Lacawac Sanctuary Chestnut Tree Restoration Project In Wayne County [PaEN]

PA Resources Council, PA American Water Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events Oct. 26 In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

Editorial: DEP Needs To Address Hemp Smell

The October Newsletter Is Now Available From The Joint Conservation Committee [PaEN]

EnergySolutions Acquires Accident-Damaged TMI Unit 2 Reactor For Decontamination [PaEN]
FirstEnergy Warns It May Close Ohio Nuclear Power Plants Anyway, Due To Uncertainty Over  Bailout Program
Ohio Supreme Court Nixes Cap On FirstEnergy Efficiency Spending, But State Slated To Drop Standard As Part Of Nuclear Bailout Program

PA Municipal League: Role Of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar Oct. 31 [PaEN]

AP: Aging, Thin Pipe Likely Cause Of Philadelphia Refinery Explosion/Fire

Federal Chemical Safety Board Said Philadelphia Refinery Explosion Did Not Have To Happen

For Philly Residents, New Report On Refinery Explosion Prompts More Health Concerns

Philly Refinery Explosion Sent Bus-Size Piece Of Debris Flying Across Schuylkill River

Kleinman Energy Center: Preparing Philadelphia Gas Works For A Low-Carbon Future

Will Debate Over Climate Change Stall Long-Overdue Update Of PA’s Science Standards?

Op-Ed: These Bills Would Save You Money On Vehicle Emissions Testing [Only If EPA Approved Changes]

Editorial: Pennsylvanians Ill-Served By 2,500 Separate Municipal Governments

Marcus Schneck: Long, Hard Winter Ahead Say Wildlife Prognosticators

Lancaster Conservancy Adds 23 Acres To Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve [PaEN]

Hollow Oak Land Trust Acquires Two Trail Easements; Finishes First Phase of Trout Run Trails

Land Trust Alliance Conservation Finance Intensive Workshop Dec. 16-18 

DCNR Good Natured Blog: The Fight To Preserve Hemlocks In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Chesapeake Conservancy, National Park Service Develop New Paddle The Susquehanna River Website [PaEN]

AP: Excursion Train Serving Lehigh Gorge State Park To Shut Down Over Tax Dispute

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Closing Over Tax Dispute

Editorial: Find A Way To Keep Railroad On Track

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Charlotte R. Catalano, Hawk Counter At Waggoner’s Gap [PaEN]

October 16 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

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National/International

Pentagon Watchdog To Examine Military’s PFAS Use

Frazier: Trump To Appear At Natural Gas Conference In Pittsburgh Next Week

AP: Trump To Headline Natural Gas Industry Gathering In Pennsylvania Next Week

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