Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.4.20

EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Director Says 2025 Pollution Reduction Targets Not Enforceable, They Are Aspiration

CBF: EPA Statement On Enforceability Of Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reductions Should Put Fear In The Hearts Of All Who Care About Clean Water

DEP Issues $30.6 Million Penalty Over ETC Revolution Pipeline Explosion Violations; Lifts Permit Bar [PaEN]

Stephen Caruso: Mariner East 2 Owner Fined $30.6 Million For Western PA Pipeline Explosion

Reid Frazier: DEP Levels Record $30.6 Million Fine Against Pipeline Company Responsible For Beaver County Blast

AP: Pipeline Company Fined $30.6 Million, But Can Resume Construction

Anya Litvak: Energy Transfer Given $30.6M Penalty For Beaver County Pipeline Explosion

AP: Pipeline Company Fined $30.6 Million, But Can Resume Construction

Fmr DOE Secretary Rick Perry Rejoins Energy Transfer Partners Board Of Directors

DEP Invites Comments On Leidy South Natural Gas Pipeline Project E&S Permit In Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties [PaEN]

Pennsylvania Solar Congress Set For Feb. 15 In Indiana County [PaEN]
Concerns Raised Over Exelon’s Request To Scale Back Three Mile Island’s Emergency Planning

Centre Climate: What Is A Restorative Community, How Can The Centre Region Become One?

PA Capitol Report: Senate Republicans List 2019 Accomplishments, House Republicans Set Budget Priorities [PaCN]

Air Force To Give Nearly $3 Million To Fix Contaminated Water In Montgomery County

Asbestos Concerns Delay North Philadelphia School Reopening

New Year Opens With Protests, Concerns About Health Conditions In Philly Schools

Nominations Open For Western PA Environmental Awards

Reminder: EPA Accepting Nominations For Environmental Educator Awards Until Jan. 15 [PaEN]
DEP Seeking Information On Proper Water Quality Designations For 60 Class A Wild Trout Streams In 22 Counties [PaEN]

Game Commission Set To Begin Howard Nursery Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale January 6; Seedlings For Schools Program Feb. 3 [PaEN]

Allentown Finally Sets Aside Money For Hamilton Street Dam Maintenance

Pittsburgh Received 50+ Inches of Precipitation For First Time Ever In Consecutive Years

Easton Sinkhole Reopens, Claims Construction Vehicle

Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Farm Vitality Planning Grants [PaEN]

DEP Hosts Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Erie, Venango, Warren, York Counties [PaEN]

GASP: Federal Judge Grants Class Certification Pitting Investors Against U.S. Steel Over Stock Price Decline

DEP Posts 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

DEP Now Accepting Applications For Host Municipality Waste Inspection Reimbursement Grants [PaEN]

Recyclers Asked Not To Commingle Newspapers, Cardboard In Lackawanna

Op-Ed: Friendly Neighborhood Fix For Food Waste In Philly And Beyond

DCNR Signs Submerged Land Lease Under Allegheny River For Gas Development For  $1,162,800 In Armstrong County [PaEN]

Turning A Vast, Post-Industrial Wilderness Into A Park In Pittsburgh

WalkWorks Program Improves Health Through Physical Activity, Expands Access Throughout State [PaEN]

Jan. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation; Earth Day 50 PA Opening Soon [PaEN]

First Rabid Raccoon Of 2020 Found In Allegheny County

Livengood Brothers To Address Westmoreland Woodlands Group Jan. 9 On Chestnut Ridge Raptor Count

2020 Predicted To Have A Super Groundhog Day Feb. 2

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Wildfires

AP: How Climate Change, Other Factors Create Horrific Convergence Fueling Australia’s Wildfires

National/International

Report: Trump Proposal Would Nix Climate Reviews For New Projects

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