Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.29.20

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

Stephen Caruso: PA Looking At Cap-And-Trade For Your Car Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Frank Kummer: What Will Climate Change Mean For PA, NJ Wine Industry?

Stroud Water Research Center, DCNR Education For Community Resilience Workshop Feb. 11-12 In Chester County [PaEN]

New Study: For Many PA Cities, Air Quality Was Unhealthy 1 Out Of Every 4 Days [PaEN]

Lehigh Valley 4th Most Polluted In PA, Worse Than Pittsburgh, Philly

Report Indicates Central PA Air Often Polluted

U.S. Steel Outlines Strategic Upgrades To Mon Valley Plants, Including Clairton

Andrew Maykuth: Trump Administration Would Like To See Bankrupt Philly Refinery Kept Open

Budget Repeat: Gov. Wolf Vows To Continue His Fight For Restore PA Infrastructure, Environmental Funding Proposal [PaEN]

Katie Meyer: Wolf Dusts Off $4.5 Billion Restore PA Infrastructure Investment Plan

Editorial: No Fracking Ban, But Make Natural Gas Pay Off Safely

PA Environmental Defense Foundation Submits Brief Continuing Legal Battle To Have DCNR Drilling Revenue Returned To Benefit Conservation [PaEN]

Federal Office Of Surface Mining Accepting Acid Mine Drainage Watershed Grant Applications [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Smallmouth Bass Woes Range From Contaminants To More Stress At Spawning Sites [PaEN]

Critics Blast Stormwater Fee, Vehicle Fees At Luzerne County Council

Crowd Urges Luzerne Council To Take Action Against Stormwater Fees

Lycoming Commissioners To Consider Levee Work Contract
AP-Marc Levy: Governor To Float Plan To Attack Lead, Asbestos In Schools

Documents Show Scranton School District Knew About Lead, Asbestos Hazards

Doctors Say Risk Low For Harmful Lead Exposure In Scranton Schools

Monroe, Pike Conservation Districts Hold NPDES Water Quality Permitting Workshop Feb. 25 In Monroe [PaEN]

Stroud Research: Mimicking Mother Nature To Protect Clean Water

Stroud Center Establishes Girls-In-STEM Fund For Education Programs

Science On Tap 2020: Restoring American Shad To The Brandywine River Program Feb. 20 In Delaware County [PaEN]

Solar Project Underway At Centre County Correctional Facility

Susan Phillips: Pipeline Opponents Guilty In Chester County Trespass Case

The Energy Co-op Opens Renewable Natural Gas Program To All PECO, PGW Customers In Southeast [PaEN]

Edgeworth Approves Restrictions On Natural Gas Development In Allegheny County

Protesters Urge Pitt Vote On Fossil Fuel Divestment

UGI Wants 10% Rate Increase For System Upgrades

Lehigh Valley UGI Customers Facing 2nd Major Rate Hike In As Many Years

Keep PA Beautiful: Illegal Dumping Caught In Dauphin County; Free Surveillance Camera Loan Program Available [PaEN]

Unity Officials Clear Way For New Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Center

DEP Issues Permits For Camp Hope Run Landfill In Clearfield County [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Adds Another $500,000 In Grants For Blue Recycling Bins

Hazelwood Green Roundhouse To Host Tech, Co-Working Space

Rachel McDevitt: New Study Shows Economic Toll Of Spotted Lanternfly

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Aims To Ramp Up Attack On Chronic Wasting Disease In 2020

Bob Frye: Saturday Opener For Deer Boosted PA Hunting License Sales

Bob Frye: Changes To PA Deer Season, More Appear Likely

Mark Demko: New Sunday Hunting Days Lead Major Changes Proposed For 2020

PETA Wants Punxsutawney Phil To Retire, To Be Replaced With Animatronic Version

Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hydrogeologist [PaEN]

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National/International

New Jersey Outlines Sweeping Plan To Achieve 100% Clean Energy By 2050
Reuters: Investors Urge Drillers, Miners Not To Take Advantage Of Trump Environmental Rollbacks
FERC’s Backlog Of Rehearing Requests, The Legal Purgatory Of Opposition To The PJM Order

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[Posted: January 29, 2020]  PA Environment Digest