Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
-- Witnesses Unanimously Support Allocating American Rescue Plan Funding For On-Farm Conservation Projects At House Committee Meeting; Rep. Metcalfe Calls It ‘Welfare’ [PaEN]
-- WilliamsportS: Grafius Run Flood Mitigation Project Among American Rescue Plan Possible Funding Options
-- Public News Service: PA Municipalities Consider Using Federal American Rescue Plan Funds For Outdoor Recreation
-- WBTimes: American Rescue Plan Money And County - Wyoming Authority Agreement Could Reduce Stormwater Fee
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mine Reclamation Awards PA $25 Million For Mine Reclamation With Environmental, Economic, Recreation, Solar Energy Benefits [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Leaders, Residents Seek Answers After Poor-Rated Bridge Collapses: ‘It Is Outrageous’ [The federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Will Provide Needed Resources To Address These Issues, But Also Mine Reclamation, Plugging Oil & Gas Wells Left Behind By Conventional Drillers, All But 1 Republican Voted Against It In PA]
-- ScrantonT: Federal Infrastructure Funds Will Remediate Mine-Scarred Land
-- WBTimes: Federal Funds Touted For Abandoned Mine Lands Clean Up
-- WBTimes Editorial: $3.8 Billion For PA Mine Reclamation A Big Win
-- PG: Cong. Lamb Bill To Research Conventional Oil And Gas Wells Abandoned By Drilling Companies Advances Out Of Committee
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Declares 'No Confidence' In Cleanup Plan For Conowingo Dam Due To Lack Of Funding, Gives States 60 Days To Respond [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Encourages NE, SC PA Ag Businesses To Apply For Federal Disaster Recovery Loans
-- USGS, NOAA: Drought Prediction & Water Availability National Listening Sessions Begin Feb. 9
-- USA Today: Insurance And Aid Aren’t Covering The Cost Of Disasters In America, Is It Time To Relocate?
-- USA Today: Climate Change Made Rain Estimates Outdated, Now They Put US At Risk For More Flooding
-- WPost: U.S. Supreme Court Takes EPA Case That Could Narrow Clean Water Act
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: In Federal Court, Plaintiffs Say U.S. Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Fire, Pollution Control Outage Was A ‘Complete Failure’
-- Utility Dive: New DHS Warning: Extremists Have Developed ‘Credible, Specific Plans’ To Attack U.S. Power Grid
-- US EPA Region 3: Recognizes Philadelphia Dept. Of Prisons For Diverting Food Waste From Landfills
[Posted: January 30, 2022]
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