Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $21.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Economic Revitalization Grant  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Regulators Combat Rise In Deadly Black Lung Disease Among Coal Miners 

-- AP: Coal Miners Are Getting New Protections From Silica Dust Linked To Black Lung Disease

-- PennLive Guest Essay: President Fulfilling Promise To Our Nation’s Coal Miners To Protect Their Health And Save Lives - By US Secretary of Labor

-- TribLive Editorial: Coal Workers’ Respiratory Health Must Be Priority

-- WNEP: Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Luzerne Borough, Luzerne County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Luzerne Closes Main Street, Back Mountain Trail

-- Citizens Voice: Abandoned Mine Subsidence Impacts Toby Creek In Luzerne Sunday, No Injuries Reported

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conducts Water Tests After Mine Subsidence In Luzerne

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Investigates Water Surfacing Above Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Luzerne County

-- WNEP: Efforts To Fill Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Toby Creek Continue For 4th Day

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Unclear If Toby Creek Mine Subsidence Caused Sinkhole, Residents Report Water Bubbling, Sulfur Smell

-- Warren Times Editorial: Government Too Quick To Use Taxpayer Money To Plug Abandoned Conventional Wells

-- DEP: Next Round Of Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Grants Will Open April 22  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Provides $206 Million In Cleanup Grants For Chesapeake Bay Region

-- NRCS-PA Conducting Rapid Survey Of Western PA Counties To Determine Impacts Of Flooding So Far In April  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Is Now Accepting Applications For Regional Conservation Partnership Grants  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: NRCS Hosts April 25 Webinar On Funding Opportunities For Conservation Easements

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Dept. Withdraws Request To EPA To Be Considered In Compliance With Federal Air Quality Standards

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: EPA Sets Stricter Air Emission Rules For 3 Philly-Area Chemical Plants, Dozens Of Others Nationwide

-- E&E News: EPA To Unleash $7 Billion For Low-Income Solar Energy Projects

-- AP: Biden Administration Moves To Make Conservation An Equal To Industry On Public Lands

[Posted: April 21, 2024]

4/22/2024