Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

-- US Dept. Of Education Honors Green Ribbon Schools, Including PA Schools In Butler County, Reading, Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Rowan Elementary School Designated As Green Ribbon School

-- Heights Philadelphia, EPA Announce New Partnership Aiding Black, Brown And First-Generation Students’ Pathways to Environmental Studies & Careers  [PaEN]

-- EPA Celebrates Earth Week And Agency Efforts To Prevent Plastic Pollution

-- EPA Announces Online Collection Of Environmental Justice Resources

-- Inside Climate News: Thousands Of American Climate Corps Jobs Are Now Open; What Will The New Program Look Like?

-- WESA: US Forest Service Chief Visits Pittsburgh To Celebrate Urban Forestry Efforts

-- EPA, Local Philadelphia Area Partners Celebrate Earth Week, Declare Trash Free Waters Begin With You!  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Why USDA NRCS Is Asking Western PA Property Owners To Complete A Survey About April Flooding

-- Citizens Voice: DEP: Toby Creek Flow Has ‘Visibly Increase’ Following Weekend Work On Abandoned Mine Subsidence

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Federal Farm Bill Conservation Funding Helps Keep Family Farms Viable - By Tom Croner, co-owner of T.Rich Inc. in Somerset County

-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority Marks Milestone Of Removing 11,000 Lead Water Service Lines

-- US Geological Survey Hosts May 9 Webinar On New USGS Base Streamflow Forecasting Web Tool  [PaEN]

-- PUC Urges Congressional Action To Address Potential PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup Liability For Water & Wastewater Utilities  [PaEN]

-- EPA Awards PA Energy Development Authority Over $156 Million To Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs, Advancing Environmental Justice Across Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- USDA Awards Funding For 55 PA Farm, Small Business Clean Energy Projects  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: US Energy Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Steel Plant To Tout New Energy Efficiency Rule, Union Jobs

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Saving Butler Steel Mill From New Federal Rules Was Inspired Policymaking

-- Utility Dive: FERC: Extreme Winter Weather Electric Grid Performance Improves; 5 Other Takeaways From FERC’s Meeting

-- DEP Awards $2.9 Million For Clean Diesel Transportation To Improve Air Quality  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Opens Next Round Of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding May 13; April 30 Webinar On This Opportunity  [PaEN]

-- PA Moms Clean Air Force Celebrates Deployment Of First Electric Schools At Steelton-Highspire School District In Dauphin County Funded By EPA's Clean School Bus Program  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive: Electric-Powered Bus Fleet Puts Steelton-Highspire School District On Road to Savings

-- EPA Finalizes Suite Of Standards To Reduce Pollution From Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants

-- NPR: Coal And New Gas Power Plants Will Have To Meet Climate Pollution Targets

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Cheers, Jeers For EPA’s New Power Plant Pollution Reduction Rules

-- The Allegheny Front: New EPA Rules Cut Carbon, Mercury, Other Pollution From Coal, New Gas-fired Power Plants

-- PA Senate Republican Statement On New 'Disastrous’ New EPA Power Plant Pollution Reduction Rules

-- Sen. Yaw: Statement On New EPA Power Plant Emission Reduction Rules

-- The Daily Item: Republicans Con. Meuser, Sen. Yaw Call New EPA Rule On Coal An Assault On American Energy

-- Appalachian Groups Send Letter To Congress Seeking Critical Investments In Appalachian Flood Resilience Programs And Workforce Development  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Invests Over $49.5 Million In Projects To Improve Pedestrian Access, Trails, Public Transit, Enhanced Student Safety

-- Audubon Society: Critical Funding And Advocacy For The Delaware River Watershed

[Posted: April 28, 2024]

4/29/2024