Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.22.19

The House has canceled session on December 9, 10 & 11 and is scheduled to return to Harrisburg on December 16.  The Senate is scheduled to return for one day on December 18.

State Grand Jury Hears From DEP Employees On Shale Gas Crimes
AP: Wolf: Pennsylvania To Spend $3 Million On Research Into Fracking Health Dangers

Editorial: State Superfund Crisis Requires Super-Sized Leadership, So Where Is It? [Erie] 

Philly City Council Supports Cleaner Use For Closed Philadelphia Refinery

Casey Calls On USDA To Target Unspent Funds Helping Farmers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Registration For PA Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 5-8 Now Open [PaEN]

Greencastle Boro, Antrim Twp. Vote To Suspend MS4 Stormwater Program, Ask EPA, DEP For More Realistic Options [Because Legislators Won’t Help]

Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Coldwater Conservation Grants [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 22 RiverWatch Video Report

PUC Urges Consumers To Evaluate Energy Options As December Brings Price Increases Of 1 To 24 Percent In Electricity Prices, Some Decreases [PaEN]

Philadelphia Council Passes Bill Requiring Larger Commercial Building Owners To Tune-Up Energy, Water Systems [PaEN]

Tests At Harrisburg Airport Show PFAS Levels Exceed Standards, Offers Free Bottled Water To Travelers

Students, Parents, Teachers Press Philly School Board For Action On Dangerous Classroom Conditions

Kummer: Hundreds Of Delaware County Residents Pack EPA Landfill Meeting

Editorial: Good Time To Diminish Food Waste

Scranton Authority Requests Auditor General’s Review Of 2016 Sewer System Sale

Bus-Swallowing Sinkhole Could Take Months To Repair

PennDOT Secretary Leslie Richards To Lead SEPTA Starting In January

Westmoreland Science Students Will Compete For $12,000 In Pitt-Greensburg Scholarships

Philadelphia Wants To Ban Guns In Parks, Rec Centers, Harrisburg May Not Let It

Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Receives DCNR Grant For Education Project At Tom Ridge Wetlands In Centre County [PaEN]

Lawmakers Calculated The Economics Of  Sunday Hunting

Hawk Mountain’s Raptors Up Close Program Receives Grant

John Zaktansky: PA’s Taxidermy Industry Shaped By Tradition, Trends

TODAY: Lancaster’s Extraordinary Give Supports Local Nonprofit Groups

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National/International

Allegheny Front-Reid Frazier: After Murray Coal Bankruptcy, What’s The Future Of Coal?
Grist: Republicans Used To Like The Green New Deal Climate/Energy Plan?

Where Were You When President Kennedy Was Shot?

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[Posted: November 22, 2019]  www.PaEnvironmentDigest.com