Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.18.19

House Environmental Committee Meeting CANCELED

DEP York Office Closed Wednesday to Friday For HVAC Repairs

EQB Approves For Comment Regulations Controlling Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations, Setting Manganese Water Quality Standard [PaEN]

DEP Estimates Proposed Methane Regs Approved By EQB Will Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations By 75,000+ Tons/Year [PaEN]

Marcellus Shale Coalition Comments On Proposed DEP Methane Reduction Rule From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]

PA Climate Caucus Members In House Laud Action On Proposed Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council: Pennsylvania Is Taking Concrete Action On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]

Environmental Defense Fund, Clean Air Council Applaud EQB Action On Proposed Regulation Controlling Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]

DEP Rule To Tackle Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Wells Advances

EQB Greenlights Wolf’s Methane Regulations
Pennsylvania Methane Rule Advances
Environmental Board Moves To Tighten PA’s Methane Emission Requirements In Proposed Rule

Proposed Northeast Regional Transportation & Climate Initiative Rules Could Drive Up Gasoline Prices 5 To 17 Cents

AP: Multi-State Pact Could Curb Transportation Carbon Emissions

Ohio Gas Well Explosion 60 Miles From Pittsburgh Leaked More Methane Than Some Countries Emit In A Year

Editorial: Controlling Methane, Stakeholders Oppose EPA Rollback
Lawsuit Continues Over Closed Donora Zinc Works Emissions In Washington County

Rodale Institute Launches Family-Focused Consumer Education Clean Water Initiative To Support Organic Farmers In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]

WITF Smart Talk: How Safe Is Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water? - PFAS

Borough Of Etna In Allegheny County Becomes World’s First Certified EcoDistrict [PaEN]

Erie Coke (Coal) Plant To Truck Wastewater After Missing City Deadline
Waste Processing Company Fined $400,000 By DEP In New Castle

Asbestos Is Shutting Down Another Philadelphia School

Giant Eagle To Get Rid Of Plastic Grocery Bags

Giant Eagle To End Use Of Plastic Grocery Bags

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Demand The Right To Fix Our Own Stuff - Cheaply

Registration Open: PA Recreation & Parks Society/PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Joint Conference March 17-20 [PaEN]

On Tree Farm Christmas Fraser Firs Thrive, In The Wild It Struggles
Blight Wiped Out The American Chestnut, Parallel Efforts Are Close To Bringing It Back

Wildlife For Everyone Receives Centre Foundation Grant To Develop Youth Program At Tom Ridge Wetlands, Centre County [PaEN]

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Names Peggy Davidson Development Coordinator [PaEN]

90 Years Ago: Scranton School Closed For 2nd Day After Part Of Basement Falls Into A Mine

Reducing Deer Population Not Likely To Stem Spread Of Lyme Disease
Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Says It’s Still Investigating Deer-Abuse Video

Marcus Schneck: Brook Trout, Forest Birds Under Microscope In New PA NFWF Grant Projects

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Wildfires

Judge OKs $13.5 Billion PG&E Settlement With California Wildfire Victims

National/International
PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline Held Up In Court As NJ Braces For Winter Heating Season

Congress Reaches Deal To Prop Up Coal Miners’ Pension Fund

Federal Budget Bill Includes Provisions Benefiting Coal Miner Health Plans, Increases Chesapeake Bay Funding, Extends Flood Insurance Program Through September, Extends Wind Tax Credit [but not solar], More

CBF: Federal Spending Bill Includes $12 Million Increase For Chesapeake Bay Restoration  [PaEN]

Cong. Cartwright Doubles Federal Funding Available For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Grants

AP: Federal Spending Bill Would Boost Funding For Great Lakes Cleanup
U.S. House Foregoes New Tax Credits For Storage, Offshore Wind, Solar As It Approves $1.4 Trillion Spending Bill

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