Here's a selection of NewClips on environmental topics from around the state--
Poll Position: A Franklin & Marshall Poll released Thursday, but taken before the budget address, found 26 percent of voters felt Gov. Corbett is doing a good or excellent job, the lowest job performance for a sitting governor in the history of the F&M poll. Interestingly, President Obama has a higher job performance rating in Pennsylvania at 42 percent.
18 percent of those polled favored the Governor’s lottery privatization plan. 53 percent support liquor privatization. 82 percent felt the state should spend more on roads and transits with 47 percent supporting an increase in the Oil Company Franchise Tax and 43 percent support increases in driver and vehicle fees.
Corbett Gets Low Marks In F&M Poll
Budget
Governor: Budget Getting Rave Reviews
Corbett’s Budget Gamble
Governor Loosening Purse Strings
Corbett Touts Energy Jobs In Budget Address
Governor: Budget Getting Rave Reviews
DEP, DCNR Secretaries Responds To Budget Cut Concerns
Gas Tax Would Rise 5 Cents A Year Under Corbett
Transportation Plan Includes Removing Gasoline Tax Cap
Transportation Plan Funded By Uncapping Gasoline Tax
Winners, Losers In Corbett Proposed Budget
Corbett Sees Reason For Optimism
Bumsted: PA’s Opaque State Of Transparency
Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Headed To Programs
DEP Wants To Boost Fees On Major Polluters
Other
Juice, Milk Cartons Added To Allentown Recycling
NRC Targets Exelon Funds Set Aside For Plant Closings
Heinz Field Joins 2030 Energy Saving Effort
Companies Turning To Alternative Fuel To Power Fleets
LANTA Studies Natural Gas Buses
NE Small Businesses Get Energy Grants
PA Has Power To Flip Switch On Electric Cars
Toxic Air Releases Continue Decline In Lackawanna
Editorial: U.S. Steel Invests In Jobs, Health
Midstate Nuclear Plant Upgrades Warning Sirens
Open Space Focus Of Erie Conservancy Study, Talk
Expert Dismisses Groundhog Predictions
Mapping Out A Greener Philly Parkway
South Side Pittsburgh See Gold In Trail Plan
New Name For Ned Smith Center Gallery
Fish Commission Posts Trout Stocking Schedule
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