PA Environment Digest Blog: Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.30.20

TODAY 1:00 p.m.: PA’s Chesapeake Bay WIP State Team meeting. Join online, by phone: Click Here.
Lackawanna River Named PA 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Lackawanna Named Pennsylvania River Of The Year

EPA Letter To Congress: We Remain Committed To Restoring, Protecting Chesapeake Bay; Bay TMDL Does Not Bind The States [PaEN]

Bay Journal: EPA Letter Criticizes Maryland Over Chesapeake Bay Lawsuit Threat

DEP Provides Funding To 8 Southcentral Counties To Support Implementation Of Local Nonpoint Water Pollution Reduction Measures [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: What Does The Future Of Farming In PA Look Like, The Big Questions

Lancaster County Ag Preservation Board Hits Milestone: 1,000th Preserved Farm

Editorial: Wyoming Authority Stormwater Fee Likely To Weather Legal Storm

Bay Journal Forum: To Make Sure Next 10 Years Count, Include Everyone In Chesapeake Bay Effort - Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

PennVEST Invests $119 Million In 18 Water Infrastructure Projects In 15 Counties [PaEN]

Don Hopey: Pittsburgh Water Authority Gets $65 Million Loan For Water Main Replacement

Pittsburgh Water Authority Gets $65 Million Loan To Replace Aging Water Mains

PennVEST Awards Blair County Water Projects $7.8 Million In Funding

PennVEST Awards $7.25 Million Loan To Harborcreek Sewer Authority

Sunbury Authority Receives $2.5 Million Loan For Water Treatment Upgrades

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosting 6 Regional Watershed Workshops [PaEN]

Emerging Organic Contaminant Levels In PA At Higher Concentrations In Colder Seasons, Pesticide Concentrations Increase During High Stream Flows [PaEN]

Gov. Wolf Announces $1.1 Billion Plan To Address Lead, Other Hazards In Schools, Water Systems, Day Care Centers, Homes [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: Governor Floats Plan To Attack Lead, Asbestos In Schools

Wolf Calls For $1 Billion To Tackle Lead, Asbestos In Schools Across Pennsylvania

Senate Hearing: DEP - No Decision Made On Joining Regional Transportation Climate Initiative Reducing Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emissions [PaEN]

Laura Legere: Gas Price Concerns Rise As PA Considers Regional Transportation Climate Initiative For Cars

New Franklin & Marshall Poll released Thursday finds--

-- Shale Gas Drilling: 48 percent support, 44 percent oppose; 49 percent believe environmental risks outweigh the economic benefits, 38 percent the reverse; 48 percent favor a ban on fracking, 39 percent oppose; 35 percent said quality of life in communities with drilling has improved, 38 percent not. Click Here for more results.

New F&M Poll: Pennsylvania Voters Split On Fracking

Twice As Much Methane Is Leaking From Oil & Gas Facilities In Arkansas Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma As EPA Estimates [PaEN]

Residents Get Schooled On U.S. Steel’s Billion Dollar Investment In Mon Valley

DEP News & Views Newsletter Now Available

Pittsburgh Council Bill On Parks Tax Money Delayed By Legal Opinion

Editorial: Sound Generators Might Repel Young People, But Open Parks Repel Violence

Game Commission Accepting Comments On Draft Elk Management Plan [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Neither Hunters Nor Businesses Support Changes To Deer Season

Summary Of Fish & Boat Commission Board Actions At Jan. 28 Meeting

Marcus Schneck: New Gear You Can See, Try At Great American Outdoor Show Feb. 1-9

Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Communications Coordinator [PaEN]

Thursday PA Capitol NewsClips 1.30.20 -- Click Here