Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.9.19

Op-Ed: Will Pennsylvania Be The Hero And Help It’s Own Communities & Farmers And Save The Chesapeake Bay? [PaEN]

Greencastle Reviewing Stormwater Fee Calculations [Why Won’t General Assembly Help With Funding?]

South Middleton Twp. Invites Volunteers To Oct. 26 Tree Planting In Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County [PaEN]

Rep. Ortitay To Introduce Bill To Reallocate Funding From Keystone Recreation, Park & Conservation Fund Every Year [PaEN]
Bagenstose: NJ Trying To Get Tough On PFAS, EPA, DOD Aren’t Playing Ball

House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Pennsylvania CO2 And Climate [PaEN]

Nuclear Power Called Irrelevant In Climate Fight Without Lower Costs

Federal Disaster Relief Approved For Farmers In Northwest PA

Williamsport Residents Share Flooding Concerns With DEP Secretary

DEP Secretary Tours Flood-Prone Part Of Williamsport
Grafius Run Flooding Catches Attention Of State, $1.1 Million Proposed

West Pittston Flood Protection Options Set For Release Tonight At Meeting
Hazelwood Green Project Could Make Solar Energy The Future Of Pittsburgh

PennFuture To Host Fmr Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard Oct. 22 In Harrisburg For A Discussion On His Book Less Oil Or More Caskets [PaEN]

Senate Bill Creates Higher Penalties For Trespass Involving Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure; Companion To Bill Making Protesters Responsible For Response Costs [PaEN]

Marcellus Shale Coalition Responds To FracTracker Alliance Report On Land Impacts Of Unconventional Gas Drilling In Pine Creek Watershed, Northcentral PA [PaEN]

Upper Bucks Twp. Loses Appeal Against Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Compressor Station

PUC Holds Nov. 4 “Smart Hearing On Proposed Natural Gas Rate Hike By Valley Energy, Bradford County

Huba: Report: Home Heating Bills Will Be Slightly Lower This Winter

EPA Settles Federal Clean Air Act Violations At ARG Refinery In Bradford, McKean County [PaEN]

Keep PA Beautiful: 92,342 Volunteers Picked Up Over 7 Million Pounds Of Trash In 2019 Great American Cleanup Of PA [PaEN]

PA Resources Council Invites Entries To 35th Annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
Philadelphia Solicits Bids For New Compost Facility With Statewide Implications

Penn State Earth & Mineral Sciences Museum Extends Hours, Offers New Exhibits
Penn State Grant Will Enlist More Soldiers In War Against Spotted Lanternfly

Wilkes-Barre Shade Tree Panel Seeks Ordinance

Road Trip: National Apple Harvest Festival in Biglerville, Adams County

Mark Demko: Autumn Is Awesome Time To Hike Appalachian Trail

Dr. Robert Ollar, Member Of Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force, To Present At Lyme Disease Conference In New York [PaEN]

Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Warn Anglers, Hunters Of Online Scams When Purchasing Licenses

Kummer: PA Warns Of Scam Licensing Sites For Hunters, Anglers

Heinz Wildlife Refuge Opens To Deer Hunters, Angering Birders In Prime Viewing Season

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Wildfires

California Communities Brace For Historic PG&E Power Shutoff Amid Wildfire Woes

National/International

Appalachian Regional Commission Announces $44.4 Million To Diversity Region's Coal-Impacted Economies

Appalachian Regional Commission Entrepreneur Grants Target Fmr  Coal, Steel Communities

Appalachian Regional Commission Announced Grants To Help Coal-Impacted Communities
PJM Asks Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Act On Energy Storage Request By Nov. 3

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