Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.14.20

House Environmental Committee Removes Provisions Legalizing Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater From SB 790, But Significant Flaws Still Exist [PaEN]

Opposition To Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater Grows: 166 Organizations, 1,445 Citizens Call On House To Reject Senate Bill 790 [PaEN]

Laura Legere: Wolf Vows To Veto Bill Loosening Rules For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

Stephen Caruso: Bill To Rollback Natural Gas Drilling Regulations Clears House Committee

Katie Meyer: Wolf Says Despite Compromise, Drilling Bill Still Poses Too Much Environmental Risk

DEP Orders Range Resources To Address Methane Leaking Into The Air, 12 Water Wells, Groundwater  From A Marcellus Gas Well In Lycoming County Since 2013 [PaEN]

Laura Legere: DEP Orders Range Resources To Fix Leaking Lycoming County Marcellus Gas Well Once And For All

AP: DEP Orders Gas Well Plugged In Fight Over Methane

DEP: It’s Time To Get Tough With Driller To Stop Gas Well That’s Been Leaking Since 2013

Anya Litvak/Andrew Rush: Life After The Explosion Of The Revolution Pipeline In Beaver County

Talen Energy Completes Sale Of Lehigh Valley Pipeline For $155 Million

Ghost Town Trail In Cambria & Indiana Counties Named 2020 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year By State Conservation Officials

Ad Crable: Winter Backpacking In PA: Deep Thoughts, Frozen Beauty, Dreams Of A Hot Shower

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]
Nominations Sought For Western PA Environmental Awards

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: What Does Soil Health Mean To Me? Learn More At Armstrong County Workshop Jan. 21

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns
Penn State Extension Introduces Lower Susquehanna Master Watershed Steward Program In Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin Counties, Seeks Volunteers

Jan Murphy: House Passes Bill To Study Exempting Newer Vehicles From Emissions Testing

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 21 On Final Air Quality Permit Fee Increases [PaEN]

Reid Frazier: Clairton Plaintiffs To Decide On U.S. Steel Settlement

Letter: Air Pollution Is U.S. Steel’s Gift To Pittsburgh

GASP Appeal Leads To Change In Eastman Chemical Plant In Allegheny County

Letter: Time To Reform PA Vehicle Emissions Test Rules - AAA
Strange Smell Tortures Chester, Delaware County Residents For Months, Officials Struggle To Find Source

Chemical Plant At Delaware Memorial Bridge Reopened After A Year Of fines, Inspections, Leak Repairs

How PA Grants Will Help Penn State Save Jobs At State Foundries Amid New Regulations

Editorial: Clean Air Takes Hard Work

Join The Sustainable Pittsburgh Shop Designation Program And Build Your Business [PaEN]

Op-Ed: How Philly Can Recycle Better And Save Money Doing It

PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Deconstructed, Recycled Into Energy At Juniata County Dairy Farm - Video [PaEN]

Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest [PaEN]

PA Horticultural Society Gardening For Biodiversity Symposium March 4 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

Natural Lands, Berks Nature Add 60 Acres To Nolde State Forest And Environmental Ed Center Lands In Berks County [PaEN]

4th Annual Our Woods & Waters Film Series Set For January & February In Erie And Crawford Counties [PaEN]

Draft Game Commission Agenda Includes Bear Hunting On Sunday

Bill Bower: The Life Of Whitetail Deer Through A PA Winter

Marcus Schneck: Here’s The Best Bald Eagle Viewing In Pennsylvania

Holy Moly: Pennsylvania’s Moles Are Front And Center

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TODAY Is Election Day To Replace Fmr Sen. Folmer In Mid-State

PA State Senate Special Election: What To Know

Mid-State Special Election For State Senate Seat

National/International

Report: Coal-Fired Power Plants Closing At Near-Record Pace

Kentucky Coal Miners Again Block Coal Train Over Missed Paychecks

Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High As Rate Of Heating Accelerates

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[Posted: January 14, 2020]  PA Environment Digest