Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Points To Potential National Potato Shortage, But Not In PA

The January newsletter of the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee is now available featuring articles on--

-- Looming National Potato Shortage And PA’s Snack Food Industry

-- Poll Shows Desire For CAFO Livestock Farm Oversight

-- New Fungus Threat To Christmas Trees

-- Protecting Unwanted Farmland

-- GAO Report Examines Superfund Management

-- Collapse Of The Ashland Oil Tank Into Mon River in January 1988 leads to passage of Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act in 1989 (photo)

-- Update On Some Environmental Bills Pending By Committee Members

Click Here to read the entire newsletter.

Committee Hearing Feb. 3

The Joint Conservation Committee has scheduled a February 3 hearing on the impact of greenhouse gas cap-and-trade programs on coal waste and co-generation power generators.

Rep. Parke Wentling (R-Mercer) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation Committee.

For more information, visit the Joint Conservation Committee website, call 717-787-7570, Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Committee.

[Note: The Joint Conservation Committee is scheduled to be eliminated on July 1, 2021 as a result of the FY 2019-20 budget agreement.]

Related Article:

Feb. 3 Joint Conservation Committee Hearing On Impact Of Cap-And-Trade Programs On Coal Waste, Co-Generation Power Generators

[Posted: January 14, 2020]  PA Environment Digest