Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

-- WPCAMR: Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expired Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- Appalachian Voices: Congress Fails To Reauthorize Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program; People In Pennsylvania Have Worked For 5 Years So Far To Get Their Members Of Congress And General Assembly To Act On This Critical Issue  [PaEN]  [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Mine Drainage]

-- WPost: Biden Urges Delay In Infrastructure Bill Vote Until Deal Reached  [PA Mine Reclamation, Oil & Gas Welling Plugging At Stake]

-- AP: Despite Delays With $3.5 Trillion Federal Budget Plan, Biden Vows To ‘Get It Done’

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Bay Executive Council Fails To Hold Pennsylvania Accountable For Its Water Pollution Cleanup Commitments [PaEN]  [PA’s #2 Water Pollution Problem - Agricultural Runoff]

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Residents Low-Interest SBA Loans Are Available For Those Affected By Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- FEMA: To Begin Accepting Applications For 2 Community Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs  Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- CourierT: FEMA Flood Insurance Guidelines To Change In Effort To Offer More Equitable Coverage

-- U.S.G.S. PA Water Science Center: Fall Pennsylvania Waters Newsletter Features Hurricanes Ida & Henri, Low-Head Dam Removal In York County  [PaEN]

-- WPost: U.S. Declares 23 Wildlife Species Extinct, Underscoring What Scientists Say Is An Accelerating Rate Of Extinction Worldwide

[Posted: October 3, 2021]

10/4/2021