Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.14.20

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Roses are red, Parks and forests are awesome, Plant a tree for your Valentine, Then watch it blossom!  Year Of The Trees.  Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership

DEP Climate Committee To Hear Update Of Climate Impact Assessment Focused On Achieving Water Quality Cleanup Goals, Infrastructure, Livestock Production Feb. 25 [PaEN]

Katie Meyer: Wolf’s Cap-And-Trade Greenhouse Gas Reduction Proposal Takes Step Forward
Laura Legere: First Draft Of RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Reg Aims To Save Waste Coal-Fired Power Plants

NFWF Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Accepting Applications For Small Watershed Grants [PaEN]
Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Gets $2 Million In Chesapeake Bay Water Improvement Funding

Lancaster Farming: Luzerne Group Wants Trump To Fight Stormwater Fee

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

Study Funded In Part By DEP Finds No Evidence Fracking Waste Harming PA Streams [Except for impacts from sedimentation]  Click Here for a copy of the study.

Gov. Wolf To Make Available $1.74 Million PennVEST Grant To Test Schools, Child Care Centers For Lead In Drinking Water [PaEN]

ORSANCO Planning Riverwide PFAS Sampling Study

Philly’s Long-Term Flooding Plan Could Involve Relocating Parts Of Neighborhoods

American Rivers: Pennsylvania Removed 14 Dams In 2019

Parents, Teachers Push Wolf To Declare Philadelphia Schools A Disaster Area Due To Asbestos

Andrew Maykuth: Sold: Chicago’s Hilco Is New Owner Of Philadelphia Refinery, 1,300 Acres

What You Should Know About The Firm Taking Over The Philly Refinery Site

Study Finds PA Leads Nation In Premature Deaths Due To Air Pollution

Rachel McDevitt: 500 Million Pieces Of Trash Found Along PA Roads In New Litter Study

PRC To Hold 23 Backyard Composting, Rain Barrel & Recycling Workshops In Allegheny County [PaEN]

PowerCorpsPHL: Nurturing tomorrow’s Workforce Thru Environmental Sustainability

Pittsburgh’s Snapology Makes STEAM-based Learning Fun For Kids

PA Anthracite Section Of Society Of Mining Engineers Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship [PaEN]

Philly Refinery Explosion Was A Failure In City Transparency
New Jersey Firm Could Handle Erie Water System Appraisal

DCNR Announces More State Park Campsites Allowing Pets In 2021 [PaEN]

In Switch, Erie’s Presque Isle To Get Extra Sand Money

New Bike Repair Stations Installed Along D&L Trail In Bethlehem, Easton
Doug Tallamy: A Native Plant Guru’s Radical Vision For The American Yard

Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hosts Winter Tree & Wild Plant Identification Program Feb. 23, Monroe County [PaEN]

Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Settlers Hospitality Raises Over $14,800 For Conservation [PaEN]

Register Now! Central PA Conservancy Ironmasters Challenge April 26, Cumberland County [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagles Lay Eggs In All 3 Livestreamed PA Nests

John Hayes: Despite Record Harvest, PA Has More Bears Than Ever

John Hayes: Add Opportunities And More People Will Hunt, Game Commission Says

Marcus Schneck: 2020 Great American Outdoor Show Has Record Crowd Again

Rabid Coyote Killed After Injuring 2 Men, Dog In York County

Friday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.14.20 -- Click Here

Other States/National/International
BBC: Why Were 2 Butterfly Activists Found Dead In Mexico?

Bipartisan Federal Energy Efficiency Bill Targets National Building Code To Save Consumers An Estimated $51 Billion

Reuters: U.S. Carbon Price Group Releases Plan, Boosts Lobbying In Congress

Young Republicans Push Party To Act On Climate Change

Op-Ed: Trump’s Embrace Of Trillion Tree Climate Plan Is Good Environmental Policy

The Guardian: Earth Just Had Hottest January Since Records Began, Data Shows

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[Posted: February 14, 2020]  PA Environment Digest