Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.15.20

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Bay Journal: Can EPA Enforce The Chesapeake Bay's Pollution Diet? [PaEN]

The Power Of Seeds And Water To Connect People To Place-- Learn More About Becoming A Master Watershed Steward In Philadelphia At Feb. 19 Open House [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Union Canal: Preserving A Piece Of the Past; Update On Swatara Creek Conservation Feb. 11 Dauphin County [PaEN]

Allegheny Front: Whose Job Is It To Reduce Toxic Mercury In The Ohio River?

Allegheny Front: Mapping Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along The Ohio River, Here’s What We Learned

PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Objecting To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail
Editorial: DEP Needs To Be Vigilant In Monitoring Energy Transfer Pipeline Company

Stephen Huba: Report: 21% Drop Expected In 2020 Natural Gas Impact Fee

EQT Drilling Admits It Can’t Succeed In Low-Price Shale Gas Environment

2020 Shale Network Workshop Set For May 14-15 In State College To Feature Health Effects Presentations [PaEN]

Huber Coal Breaker Film Draws Large Crowd To World Premiere

FirstEnergy Utilities Remind Customers Of Help Available For Winter Energy Costs

Consultant To Help Forge Future Of Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site Now In Place

Tonawanda May Hold Clues To Future Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Site
Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Points To Potential National Potato Shortage, But Not In PA [PaEN]

Mobile Lab Rolling To Schools To Teach Science, Agriculture

Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags, Straw Ban Takes Effect July 2 In West Chester

Editorial: Eliminating Plastic Bags Is The Right Decision
Op-Ed: I Work At A Philly School Closed By Asbestos, We’re Fed Up

Fluoridation Subject Of Dental Association’s Annual 3rd Grade Poster Contest

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December Now Available; PEC At 50! [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year

Editorial: Ghost Town Trail Honor Represents Region’s Growing Recreational Tourism Industry

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: Advocate For Preserving Wilderness In Warren County [PaEN]

Nolde Forest Expanded For First Time Since 1966 Creation In Berks County

Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau Releases Destination Guide

Bike Lanes, One-Way Street Changes In Downtown Scranton Proposed By Consultant

House Game & Fisheries Committee To Hold Meetings On Fish & Boat And Game Commissions’ Annual Reports [PaEN]

Game Commission Honors Latrobe Student For Bringing Help To Entangled Deer

Marcus Schneck: When Will Snow Geese Arrive At Middle Creek Wildlife Area?

Jan Murphy: Alec Baldwin Makes Plea To Wolf To Get Obese Black Bear Released From Union County Roadside Zoo

Game Commission Names Jason Decoskey New Wildlife Protection Director

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Wildfires

Rain Finally Arriving In Wildfire-Ravaged Australia, But They Bring New Risks

National/International
GASP: EPA Scientific Advisory Board Says Agency Has Little Regard For Science, Transparency
U.S. EIA: Wind, Solar Expected To Add 61 GW Over Next 2 Years, Forecasts 2% Decrease In Carbon Dioxide Emissions
2020 Outlook: Natural Gas Faces Regulatory, Environmental Scrutiny, But Still Wants Rule In Carbon-Free Grid

Republicans Push Back On Bipartisan Bill to Make Greener Refrigerators, Air Conditioners

BlackRock Makes Climate Change Central To Investment Strategy

Climate Is Changing, Investing Needs To, Too, Says BlackRock

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[Posted: January 15, 2020]  PA Environment Digest