Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.17.19

Weather Delays Office Openings: DEP’s Scranton, Pocono Offices Will Open At 11:00 a.m.

EQB Approves For Comment Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Water Quality Standard [PaEN]
Ohio Gas Well Explosion 60 Miles From Pittsburgh Leaked More Methane Than Some Countries Emit In A Year

Ad Crable: System Under Stress: PA State Parks Have $1 Billion Backlog In Needed Work

Reminder: Master Watershed Steward Program Launching In Cumberland County; Info Meetings Jan. 14 & 28 [PaEN]

Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeking Groups To Adopt Green City, Clean Waters Stormwater Infrastructure Sites [PaEN]

Deadline Extended: Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Accepting Entries For Philadelphia and Schuylkill Student Art Contests [PaEN]

Southwestern PA Water Resources Center Hosts Stream Bank Restoration, Smart Green Corridor, MS4 Stormwater Workshops [PaEN]

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2019 Impact Report Highlights Accomplishments [PaEN]

American Fisheries Society-PA Chapter Spring Technical Meeting Call For Abstracts Deadline Extended To Jan. 4 [PaEN]

Western PA Flood Advisory Linked To Deadline Midwestern Snowstorm

Covanta Environmental Solutions, LLC Pays DEP $400,000 Penalty To Resolve Waste Violations In Lawrence County [PaEN]
Giant Eagle To End Use Of Plastic Grocery Bags

PUC Alerting Electric Customers To 6.3% To 24% Increase In Winter Heating Bills If They Don't Shop For Energy Suppliers [PaEN]

PennTAP Building Energy Re-Tuning & Operations Conference March 3 In State College [PaEN]

Craighead House Being Reborn Into Nature, Environment, Literature, Local History Center In Cumberland County [PaEN]

Help Wanted: Positions Available With County Conservation Districts, PACD [PaEN]
Audubon PA: Christmas Bird Count: Register For Holiday Tradition

Marcus Schneck: Frankenfish May Be Having Big Impact On Other Fish, Says New Study

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National/International
Rainwater In Parts Of U.S. Contain High Levels Of PFAS Chemical, Study Says

Fayette County Lumber Mill Feels Impact Of U.S. - China Trade War

Religious Groups Emerge As A Conduit For Solar Energy Boom
Federal Budget Bill Includes Provisions Benefiting Coal Miner Health Plans, Extends Flood Insurance Program Through September, Raising Age To Buy Tobacco To 21, More
Cong. Cartwright Doubles Federal Funding Available For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Grants

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[Posted: December 17, 2019]  www.PaEnvironmentDigest.com