Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.7.20

Reid Frazier: Feds Reducing PA Mine Reclamation Funding By $20M To $32 Million This Year

Witnesses Tell House Committee About The Negative Consequences Of PA Joining Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative [PaEN]

Joint Conservation Committee: Belle Vernon Municipal Authority Taking A Stand Against Pollution From Drilling Waste [PaEN]
Stephen Caruso: Why PA’s Pension Funds Have Millions Of Dollars Of Your Money Tied Up In Natural Gas Industry

Regulations Being Considered By PUC To Encourage Water, Wastewater System Consolidation In Light Of PFAS, Lead, Emerging Contaminants [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Accepting Comments On Draft 2020 Water Quality Assessment Methodology [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 7 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: City Council Has Unique Chance To Green Philly, Starting With Infrastructure

Bay Journal: PA, Fed Up With Litter, Organizes For New Attack [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Philly Spends $48 Million A Year To Clean Up Litter, PA Report Finds

Sen. Yudichak, Rep. Kaufer Applaud Passage Of Unlimited Subsidy For Natural Gas Use In Manufacturing

Frustrated School Parents Demand Air Quality Reports On Scranton Schools

Lycoming Commissioners OK $1 Million Levee Grant

South Mountain Partnership Announces Spirit Of South Mountain Award Winner, Mini-Grant Recipients [PaEN]

Still Time! Wildlife Leadership Academy Accepting Nominations To Become Student Conservation Ambassadors By Attending Its 2020 Summer Camps [PaEN]

Registration Open!  2020 Environmental Advisory Council Network Conference May 2, Montgomery County [PaEN]

PUC Updates Policy On Promoting Diversity At Utilities; Begins Rulemaking Process On Reporting Diversity Information [PaEN]

Experts Update Chester County Economic Development Council On Key Energy Trends For 2020

PALTA: Authorities, Conservation Groups Eligible For Conservation Easement Assistance Grants [PaEN]

New Upper Bucks Rail Trail Will Soon Link The Region’s Paths To A Host Of Others

PEC Environmental Forum In Luzerne Focuses On Lure Of Great Outdoors

After 5 Years Of Work, Pittsburgh Releases Plan To Expand Biking Amenities

Draft Plan Calls For More Bike Lanes In Pittsburgh

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Editorial: Republican Senate/House Owe Taxpayers $172 Million From Their Own Operating Surplus

Op-Ed: Ronald Reagan Understood Why Gerrymandering Is Dangerous - Rep. Gregory

National/International

PA Dems, Republicans Boost Federal Funding For Great Lakes
The Guardian: Largest Maker Of Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Kids To Stop Producing Chemical

Bumblebees Are Dying Across North America, Europe As The Climate Warms, Scientists Say

Fireflies Have A Mating Problem: The Lights Are Always On

Fireflies Face Extinction Risk, And Tourists Are Partly To Blame

Editorial: More Talk Necessary On Federal NEPA Reform
What Happens To All The Old Wind Turbines?

Trump Backs Off Support For Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Site

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[Posted: February 7, 2020]  PA Environment Digest