Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.12.20

38 Groups, More Than 5,500 Citizens Call On Speaker Turzai To Remove House Environmental Committee Chair Daryl Metcalfe [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Environmentalists, Shore Officials Oppose Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Citizen Scientists May Be An Untapped Resource For Water Quality Improvement [PaEN]
PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Releases Highlights Of Conservation District Accomplishments in 2019 [PaEN]

Lancaster County Township Makes Strides On Complying With Stormwater Regulations

Luzerne County Council Passes Resolution Authorizing Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee

Luzerne County Council Authorizes Legal Action Against Stormwater Fee

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers March 3 Webinar On General Liability Insurance Program [PaEN]

Estuary News Now Available From Partnership For The Delaware Estuary [PaEN]

DEP Northcentral Region Hosts DEP Connects With Agriculture Program Feb. 24 In Williamsport [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Wolf Budget A Boon For Monroe County Conservation Efforts, But PA Could Do Better - PA Land Trust Assn.

City Of Pittsburgh Wants To Make Building Standards For Itself To Meet Climate Goals

Letter: Carbon Fee Would Be Starting Point Against Climate Change

Op-Ed: It’s Time For Bipartisan Support In Combating Climate Change, Rebuilding Infrastructure - Cong. Fitzpatrick (R-PA),  Cong. Coons (D-DE)

Op-Ed: Existing Commercial Sites vs. Greenfields - Preserving The Environment And Economic Growth [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Auction’s First Collateral Damage: A $120 Million Biogas Plant

Fate Of Troubled Philly Oil Refinery Fracturing Democratic Politics

Philadelphia Proposes Ban On Hydrofluoric Acid, Toxic  Chemical In Philly Refinery Explosion
Medina, Ohio Won’t Use Controversial Deicer AquaSalina Made From Drilling Wastewater

Anya Litvak: Cheap Shale Gas Menaces Coal Miner Consol Even Overseas
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Finish The Job, End Mariner East Pipeline Delays

Army Corps To Get $7.7 Million To Upgrade Upper Ohio River Locks & Dams
As Construction Hums At Locks & Dams In Pittsburgh Region, Trump Budget Zeroes Out New Funding

Delmont Readies For Borough-Wide Spring Cleaning

Skelly And Loy Acquired By Terracon

PA Education Officials Hit The Road To Hear Input On New Science Standards
Warm Winter Triggers Pop Up Of Cherry Blossoms In Allentown
With Dispute Resolved, Jim Thorpe’s Popular Scenic Railway Will Ride Again

PA Recreation & Parks Society Creates First-Of-Its-Kind Resource For Park Maintenance Staff

Reminder: PA Recreation and Park Society Accepting Mini-Grant Applications From GetOutdoors PA Partners Thru Feb. 28 [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Council Member Introduces Parks Conservancy’s Plan For New Parks Tax Revenue

Marcus Schneck: Trout Unlimited Taking Registrations For Youth Rivers Conservation Camp

Marcus Schneck: Wild Roses Of PA: Not Exactly Valentine’s Day Bouquets

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House Republican Leaders Call For Committees To Focus On Executive Branch Overspending [PaCN]

NPR: Proposals To Ban Fracking Could Hurt Democrats In Key States Like PA

Other States/National/International

Bay Journal: White House Targets Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding For 91% Cut

AP: Asian Carp Roundup In Kentucky Opens New Front In Battle Against This Invasive Species

Fmr Interior Officials Ask Agency To Abandoned Plans To Reduce Bird Protections
Time: Global CO2 Emissions Plateaued In 2019, Defying Expectations, Says Report

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[Posted: February 12, 2020]  PA Environment Digest