Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.11.20

Rachel McDevitt: Farmers Focus On Sustainability During PASA Conference In Lancaster

National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Grants To 2 Pennsylvania Districts [PaEN]

Delaware County Student Winner In National Assn. Of Conservation Districts Poster Contest [PaEN]

Future Of Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Remains Uncertain

Luzerne Residents Hope Stormwater Fee Petition Gets White House Attention
DEP Won’t Restrict Development In Lehigh County If Users Develop Plan For Leaky Sewer System

Don Hopey: U.S. Steel Establishes Environmental Trust Fund For 5 Mon Valley Communities As Part Of Air Pollution Violation Settlement

U.S. Steel, Allegheny County Finalize Air Pollution Violation Settlement

GASP: Allegheny County Health Finalizes Settlement With U.S. Steel Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

AP: U.S. Steel Allegheny Health Officials Finalize Clairton Plant Pact

WITF Smart Talk: Harrisburg Residents Breathing Polluted Air

AP: Lawsuit: Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Contamination In Schools
Paul Muschick: You May Be Shocked To Learn How Much PA, Allentown Spend On Litterbugs

Monroe County Waste Authority, Pocono Heritage Land Trust Hold First Of Several Composting Basics Workshop March 14 [PaEN]

What Happened To This South Philly Community Garden?

Natural Gas Driller Already Paid A Civil Penalty For 63,000 Frac Fluid Spill In Lycoming County Is Charged Criminally

Op-Ed: State, Federal Policies Matter In Realizing Shale’s Economic, Environmental Benefits - Marcellus Shale Coalition

Trade Unions Support PA Tax Credit Subsidies For Petrochemical Manufacturers

Andrew Maykuth: Bankrupt Philly Refinery Restart A Fantasy, Court Urged To Approve Sale To Developer

Competitive Power Ventures Building 150 MW Maple Hill Solar Farm In Cambria County

1,200 Acre Solar Farm Planned For Portage, Summerhill Townships, Cambria County

Loyalhanna Watershed Assn., Westmoreland County, Partners Host Keeping Farmers On The Land Workshop Feb. 25 [PaEN]

Allegheny Land Trust Permanently Protects Over 40 Acres Of Woodlands In Allegheny County [PaEN]

Armstrong Trail Among Elite Group To Land Grants From National Rails-To-Trails Conservancy

Grant Helps Reopen Brady Tunnel, A Vital Link Along The Armstrong Trail

Reward Offered For Who Damaged York County Park

What Conservation Corridors & Habitat Connectivity Could Mean For PA Wildlife, Biodiversity [PaEN]

Urge Your Member of Congress To Support Bipartisan Legislation With Dedicated Fish & Wildlife Conservation Funding [PaEN]
Mark Demko: Minsi Lake To Reopen To Trout Fishing This Spring Following Lengthy Repair

Tuesday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.11.20 -- Click Here

Sen. Scarnati Names Greg Mahon, Chief Of Staff; Crystal Clark General Counsel

Trump Federal Budget Proposal

U.S. EPA FY 2021 Budget Request Press Release

U.S. DOE FY 2021 Budget Request Press Release

U.S. Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement FY 2021 Budget Press Release

Trump’s FY 2021 Budget Proposal Summary

Trump Proposes Slashing EPA, Army Corps Budgets

Trump Budget Slashes EPA Funding, Environmental Programs

Trump Budget Cuts Funding For Health, Science, Environment Agencies
TNC: President’s Budget Makes Deep Cuts In Conservation Funding

EDF: Trump Budget Will Increase Pollution, Hurt Public Health & Safety

CBF: President’s FY21 Budget Cuts To Chesapeake Bay Program

President’s FY21 Budget Eliminates $115 Million In Pilot Program Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants To Promote Local Economic Development [page 66]

LWCF Coalition: Trump Budget Slashes Funding For Conservation, Outdoor Recreation

NRDC: Trump’s Cuts To EPA, DOE Unconscionable

EWG: Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Disastrous For Public Health, Clean Energy Investments

Other States/National/International

Editorial: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Great Bipartisan Deal

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[Posted: February 11, 2020]  PA Environment Digest