The Feds

Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Has Historic Opportunity To Restore Water Quality Of Beloved Rivers - Sean Hoffmann, Environment America  [American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding]

-- AP - Laura Legere & Anya Litvak: Hope, Challenges Amid Surge Of Funds To Plug Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By The Industry For Taxpayers To Deal With

-- WPost: Biden Administration Details Push To Rid Nation Of Millions Of Lead Pipes

-- White House: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Lead Pipe And Paint Action Plan

-- WHYY: The PFAS Exposure Study For Bucks, Montgomery Counties Has Started, Here’s How To Join

-- USA Today - Kyle Bagenstose: New EPA Docs Show Widespread Health Risk From PFOA As ‘Likely Carcinogen’

-- EPA Announces Plans To Use Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Expedite Cleanup At 3 Superfund Sites In Berks, Delaware, Montgomery Counties  [PaEN]

-- PG: Nuclear Waste Excavation Plan In Armstrong County Promises To Add Jobs

-- PA Wilds Finalist In National Build Back Better Regional Challenge For Up To $100 Million  [PaEN]

-- Sen. Casey Seeks Transparent Public Process, Extension Of Comment Period On Proposed Low-Level Combat Training Flights In The PA Wilds  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Announces $1.2 Million Grant To Preserve 156 Acres In Chester County For Conservation, Passive Recreational Use  [PaEN]

-- WESA: Southwestern PA Named Finalist For Up To $100 Million In Build Back Better Money

-- AP: U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Network Strategy Being Released

-- White House: Fact Sheet On Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan

-- Public Source: Biden’s Agenda Promises Major Clean Energy Investments, What Would That Mean For Western PA?

-- PG/AP: Congress Improves Import Ban Targeting Forced Labor In China

-- White House: Summary Of Dec. 15 Roundtable Hosted By Working Group On Coal And Power Plant Communities And Economic Revitalization

-- Reuters: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposes $40 Million Civil Penalty For Energy Transfer Partners Rover Natural Gas Pipeline Spill In Ohio, Originates In PA [PA has collected over $55 million in penalties from Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco for pipeline construction violations]

-- EPA Awards PA Company XCMR, Inc. Innovative Technology Grant For Pathogen Killer

-- EPA Accepting Nominations For Presidential Innovation Award For Environmental Educators  [PaEN]

-- Nominations For President’s K-12 Environmental Youth Award Now Being Accepted By EPA  [PaEN]

[Posted: December 19, 2021]


12/20/2021

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