Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.22.20

House Environmental Committee Meets TODAY at 10:00 a.m. Click Here for more.
Performance Based Budget Board Meets on DEP budget report TODAY at 9:30 a.m. Click Here for more.

New Website Launched To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Stephen Caruso: DEP: We’re Failing To Meet Many Of Our Goals In Drilling Oversight; Board Passes Hefty Fee Hike

EDF: PA Bill Gives Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Pass To Cut Corners, Let Communities Pay The Price

195 Groups Oppose SB 790 Reducing Conventional Drilling Environmental Protections, House Set For Final Vote [PaEN]

Earthworks: Rolling Stone Article Links Oil & Gas Waste Radioactivity To Worker Cancers, Wastewater Trucks Operating Illegally [PaEN]

Editorial: Veto Conventional Gas Drilling Bill

EQB Approves Oil & Gas Permit Fee Increase, Lower Sulfur Content Of Heating Oil Regulations [PaEN]

Laura Legere: EQB Votes To Raise Unconventional Shale Well Permit Fees 150%

Letter: HB 1100 Natural Gas Subsidies: We Cannot Fall Back On Short-Term Solutions

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Recommends DEP Move Forward With Final Air Quality Permit Fee Increases [PaEN]

GASP: Allegheny County Fines ATI Steel $107,000 For Air Pollution Violations

Where’s That Smell In Delaware County Coming From?

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s Next Budget Should Address Environmental Protection - Rep. Vitali

The Plan To Protect The Chesapeake Bay is Failing, And It’s Pennsylvania’s Fault

CBF Sides With Maryland On Pennsylvania Plan To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay

What Right Does Maryland Have To Sue Pennsylvania Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

Bay Journal: PA Sets Lofty Goals For Climate Action, But Can It Achieve Them? PaEN]

January Catalyst Newsletter Reviews 2019 Accomplishments By Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition, Volunteers And Partners [PaEN]

Call For Presentations/Exhibits: Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Oct. 1 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Penn State Master Well Owners Now Accepting Applications For New Volunteers [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Microplastics In Our Waters, An Unquestionable Concern [PaEN]

Penn State: Persistent PFOS Contamination Exposure Changes Gut Microbiome Of Mice, Could Have Implications For Human Health [PaEN]

Depts. Of Health/Education Student Art Competition - Don’t Let A Tick Make You Sick - To Raise Awareness About Ticks, Lyme Disease [PaEN]

Dept. Of Health Student Art Competition Aims To Raise Awareness About Ticks, Lyme Disease

Keep PA Beautiful Recognizes 4 As Outstanding 2019 Volunteers Of The Year [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: Chicago Developer Said To Win Auction For Bankrupt Philly Refinery Site

Hilco Redevelopment Partners Expected To Be New Philly Refinery Site Owner

Blair County Residents Want CSX Train Derailment Lawsuit Certified As Class Action

Cost To Pull Pittsburgh Bus Out Of Sinkhole - $88,000

West Deer Acquires Box For Residents To Safely Dispose Of Medication

Allentown Symphony Orchestra Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day With Family Concert Feb. 22 [PaEN]

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Programs In February [PaEN]

Penn State: Insecticides Becoming 120-Fold More Toxic To Honey Bees [PaEN]

DCNR Seeking Comment On Draft ATV Trail Policy, Starting At CNRAC Meeting Jan. 22 [PaEN]

PEC: Diversifying Trail Use For Diverse Communities

Ideas Presented To Make Wilkes-Barre More Bike Friendly

Game Officials Keeping Tabs On Prevalence Of Chronic Wasting Disease

Russ O’Reilly: Sporting Goods Retailers Blame Woes On Saturday Start To Hunting Season

Marcus Schneck: Not All Of Pennsylvania’s Eagles Are Bald

Wednesday PA Capitol NewsClips 1.22.20 -- Click Here

Hurricanes

NPR: Political Unrest In Puerto Rico After Discovery Of Unused Hurricane Aid

National/International

Report: Shakiest Coal Companies Have Most Mine Cleanup Left

Delaware Lawmakers Propose $50 Million For Delaware Clean Water Trust

PA, National Environmental Groups File Brief In Federal Court Challenging FERC Use Of Tolling Orders To Put Citizen Challenges To Actions In Legal Limbo [PaEN]

State Environmentalists Urge End To FERC Tolling Orders

Delaware RiverKeeper Files Rehearing Request With FERC For Adelphia Pipeline Project

Trump Tries Out New Climate Line Of Attack

What’s In National Republicans’ New Climate Change Push

Republicans To Rely On Trees To Sequester Carbon, Join Trillion Tree Initiative

Credit Suisse CEO: Going Climate Neutral Will Cost Trillions Of Dollars

Reuters: BlackRock, Partners Eye Initial $500 Million For Climate Fund

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[Posted: January 21, 2020]  PA Environment Digest