Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.19.19

DEP Secretary McDonnell: The Time For Action On Climate Change Is Now - And The People Of Pennsylvania Know It [PaEN]
Republicans On House Environmental Committee Express Concern About The Cost Of PA Joining Regional Initiative To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]

House, Senate Members To Introduce Bills To Protect Coal-Fired Power Plants From Carbon Tax [PaEN]
Thompson: Three Mile Island Power Plant Last Day As Working Reactor Will Be Friday
NRC: Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor To Shut Down Friday
Philly Students Will Be Marked Absent If They Join The Climate Strike Friday

SRBC Water Quality Monitoring Report Again Shows No Adverse Impact From Drilling On State Forest, Other Land In Priority Watersheds [PaEN]

Meyer: House Republicans Begin Moving Pro-Natural Gas Subsidy Package

Republicans Begin Moving Priority, Pro-Natural Gas Package

PA Republicans Unveil Package Of Proposals To Boost [Natural Gas] Energy Sector, State Economy

Letter: Are Gas & Oil Methane Restrictions Enough To Protect Us?

Op-Ed: Sen. Warren’s Promise To Ban Fracking Would Hurt Pennsylvania

DEP Investigates High Concentrations Of Benzene Emitted In The Area Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant [PaEN]

DEP Investigating Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Air Quality Results

Editorial: No Matter Who Stops Raw Sewage Going Into Susquehanna, It Will Cost Harrisburg Residents

Reminder: Presentation Proposals Due For 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Oct. 15 [PaEN]

Registration Open For Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Dec. 10 In Reading [PaEN]

He Spent 2 Years In A Cubicle, Then He Decided to Return To A Juniata County Dairy Farm

Phase I Solomon Creek Flood Wall Restoration  Complete In Wilkes-Barre

Next Phase Of Solomon Creek Flood Wall Undersay In Wilkes-Barre

Pittsburgh Water Authority Replaces 855 Lead Service Lines Ahead Of Schedule In 2019

Editorial: Aqua PA Swallows Up DELCORA Wastewater Authority

What’s Your Attitude About Litter?  Take The Keep PA Beautiful, PennDOT & DEP Online Survey! [PaEN]

Editorial: Concerted Solutions Needed For Illegal Dumping In Wilkes-Barre

Editorial: Structure Of An Engaged Community Over Keystone Landfill

Environmental Advocates Push State To Fund More Electric Vehicles With $118M VW Settlement

Local Man’s Paintings On Mining History, Other Topics At Ford City Library, Armstrong County

Philadelphians’ Joy In Killing Spotted Lanternflies Another Sign How Much We Hate Outsiders

Editorial: Pittsburgh Mayor Needs To Maintain The Trees

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Chris Strohler, Wildlands Conservancy [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Covered Bridges To See By Trail

Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition Creates A Dozen Trail Itineraries To Help Plan Cycling Outings In Western PA, Ohio, WV, NY [PaEN]

Do You Live, Work Or Play On Or Near The Kittatinny Ridge?  Share Your Experiences In An Online Survey [PaEN]

DCNR’s Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee Seeking New Members [PaEN]

Police Increase Patrols At Wildwood Park In Dauphin County After Jogger Assaulted

Sept. 18 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Wildlife For Everyone Invites Photographers To The Tom Ridge Wetlands Preserve In Centre County To Enter Photo Contest [PaEN]

Kathy Klein Named Executive Director Partnership For The Delaware Estuary [PaEN]

Help Wanted: PennFuture Clean Water Advocacy Manager Erie [PaEN]

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National/International

We’re Losing The Race: UN Secretary General Calls Climate Change An Emergency

Listen To The Scientists, Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Urges Congress To Take Action

8  Country Poll: Climate Crisis Seen As Most Important Issue By Public, Over Migration, Terrorism

Scientists Set Out How To Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2030

Op-Ed: 5 Climate Change Science Misconceptions, Debunked

Climate Issues: Where 2020 Democrats Stand On The Green New Deal And More

PA Enviros Assail Trump’s Move To Block States From Setting Tougher Car Emission Rules

Editorial: Trump’s Toxic Emissions Policy, Blocking California Vehicle Standards
Cong. Meuser Meets With EPA Officials Over Federal Stormwater Mandates

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