The Feds

Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

-- Pennsylvania Receives Federal Appalachian States Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award For Clearfield County Mine Reclamation, Trail Enhancement Project  [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Mine Subsidence Sinkhole Filled In Luzerne County Under Emergency DEP Contract

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP: Newport Twp. Mine Subsidence Sinkhole Repair Could Cost $200,000

-- Grist - Will Peischel: Inside The Rough-And-Tumble Race To Clean Up America’s Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells [PA Highlighted]

-- Guest Essay: DEP Should Invest $33.6 Million In New Federal Funding Wisely To Plug  Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Not Reward The Industry For Bad Behavior  - By  Russell Zerbo, Clean Air Council  [PaEN]

-- EPA: Making Generational Investment To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- NRCS-PA Announces Conservation Funding Opportunities For FY 2024

-- USDA Makes $3 Billion Available For Climate-Smart Practices On Agricultural Lands

-- US Forest Service Now Accepting Applications For Local Community Forest Programs, Deadline Jan. 12

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Communities Get Influx Of Federal Cash To Plant Trees

-- FEMA Denies Gov. Shapiro’s Request For Federal Disaster Declaration For July 9 Flooding In Berks County; SBA Approves Disaster Relief Loans  [PaEN]

-- County Of Berks: US Small Business Administration Declares Disaster In Berks County Offers Disaster Relief Loans

-- Inside Climate News: EPA Rolls Out Training Grants For Environmental Justice Communities

-- PennLive: Plan To Bring Trains Carrying LNG Natural Gas Thru PA, NJ Towns Hits Another Roadblock

-- Clean Air Council: Federal Court Denied Industry Requests To Block EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Cross-State Ozone Pollution Reduction Rule

-- EPA Finalizes Rule Requiring Reporting Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Use To Better Protection Communities

-- EPA Now Accepting Applications For Clean School Bus Funding, Deadline Jan. 31

-- EPA Announces $100 Million In Grants Available To Support Manufacturers Of Cleaner Construction Materials

-- DOE Finalizes Energy Efficiency Standards For Residential Furnaces To Save $1.5 Billion In Annual Utility Bills

-- EPA: New Strategy Directs All Enforcement And Compliance Programs To Help Tackle Climate Crisis In Every Matter Within Their Jurisdiction

-- White House: Fact Sheet On First White House Climate Resilience Summit And Releases National Climate Resilience Framework

-- Bloomberg: Climate Disasters Drain US Emergency Fund, Adding To Government Shutdown Risk

-- DOE Awards DCNR $1 Million Grant To Provide Technical Assistance For Large Scale Carbon Storage And Regional Carbon Management Hubs  [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: A Drop In Emissions, A Jobs Bonanza?  Critics Question Benefits Of Proposed Hydrogen Hub For the Appalachian Region

-- US Senators Casey, Fetterman Announce $736,000 Grant To Stimulate Growth In Tourism, Outdoor Recreation Workforce Development In PA Wilds

-- AmeriCorps Member River Missal Joins PA Parks & Forests Foundation As Trail Training & Workday Coordinator  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Rain No Damper For 100-Year Allegheny National Forest Celebration

-- Warren Times: Sorensen's Win Historical Society’s Trails Of History Challenge In Allegheny National Forest

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Taking Comments On Gilfoyle Run Stream Bank Stabilization Project

-- Outdoor Life: Bill Would Divert $150 Million From Game Commission, Threaten Federal Wildlife Funding In PA

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Groups Oppose State’s Attempt To Move Money From Game Commission To Another Fund

-- NewsTalk103.7FM: PA Officials Warn Of $150 Million ‘Raid’ On State Game Fund

-- Centre Daily Times - Mark Nale: PA Senate Passes Bill That Would Rob PA Hunters Of $150 Million

[Posted: October 1, 2023]


10/2/2023

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