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Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For New Methane Reduction Grants To Plug Conventional Oil, Gas Wells Oct. 16 [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners Creates Jobs And A Healthier Planet - By Deb Haaland, Secretary, US Dept. of the Interior
-- DEP Awards $3.4 Million To Support 12 Local Projects To Improve Water Quality, Fish & Wildlife Habitat In 8 Counties [PaEN]
-- $500,000 Grant To Chesapeake Bay Foundation To Add 100 Acres Of New Forested Stream Buffers In 12 Counties
-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission, Partners Plant Stream Buffer In Snyder County To Combat Flooding, Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
-- Conservation Innovation Fund Announces 2nd Round Of Farm Enrollment For Climate-Smart Commodities Market Program [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting Oct. 22, 1:00 p.m. In-Person, Online
-- USDA NRCS Hosts Oct. 24 Webinar On Lessons Learned For Water Quality Outcomes - Conservation Planning And Implementation For Healthy Watersheds [PaEN]
-- Bosland Growth, Western PA Conservancy Partner On Lake Pleasant Conservation Area Mine Land Reforestation Project In Erie County To Generate Carbon Credits [PaEN]
-- ExploreClarion: Mill Creek Coalition Documentary Looks At Watershed Restoration, 40 Projects Investing $12 Million
-- Mill Creek Coalition: Mill Creek - A Watershed Restoration Story In Clarion County [Documentary Link]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Pittsburgh One Of 10 Cities Chosen For USDA Urban Farming Grants
-- The Allegheny Front/WESA: Pittsburgh Urban Farmers Get A Nearly $900,000 Boost From USDA
-- Allegheny County Conservation District Receives State, Federal Funding To Address Urban Soil Contaminants, Support Farm & Garden Projects [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Makes $216.3 Million Investment In 33 Drinking Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Projects In 21 Counties [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Alle-Kiski Towns To Upgrade Water, Sewer Facilities Thanks To State Funding
-- EPA, PennVEST, Aqua Pennsylvania Highlight Importance Of Taking Action Against Lead Water Service Line At Chester County Event [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Releases Lead Pipe Inventory; Much Of City Left Undetermined
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Delivers Over 36,000 Comments From Pro-Life Christians To Gov. Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments At 4 Public Input Sessions To Help Develop PA Home Energy Rebate Programs Starting Oct. 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Seeks Feedback On New Programs To Help Lower Utility Bills, Reduce Pollution At 4 Public Listening Sessions
-- Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $18.5 Million In Pennsylvania To Support Economic Revitalization Of Communities Impacted By Downturn In Coal Industry [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: PA Nonprofits Awarded $18.5 Million From Appalachian Regional Commission For Workforce Development In Coal Communities
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $18.5 Million To Organizations Across PA To Revitalize Communities Affected By The Loss Of The Coal Industry
-- EPA Announces $40 Million Now Available For Environmental Justice Project In EPA Region 3
-- The Allegheny Front/WHYY: PA To Receive $43 Million In Federal Funds To Remove Lead Paint From Homes
-- Team PA & Clean Air Task Force Convene Leaders To Discuss Challenges, Opportunities Of Industrial Decarbonization; DOE Provides Update On Decarbonization Investments In PA [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: US DOE Secretary: Clean Energy Must Overcome ‘Climate Deniers’
-- USDA Announces Investment Of $24 Million In 112 Clean Energy Projects In PA; $20.5 Million To Allegheny Electric Cooperative Under Rural Energy Programs [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Is The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart? Sure Looks Like It
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Plan Struggles-- One-Third Of Projects Scrapped, 4 Partners Have Left, Study Says
-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College To Host Pittsburgh Regional Carbon Capture Conference Oct. 22 In Washington County
-- PennLive: Three Mile Island Leaders ‘99.99%’ Sure Dauphin County’s Shuttered Nuke Plant Will Reopen
-- PennLive: US DOE Secretary Says Feds Are ‘Bullish’ On Nuclear Power At PA Chamber Event
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy/Charles Thompson: Three Mile Island - Site Of Worst Nuclear Accident In US History Poised To Get A Rebranding To Crane Clean Energy Center [Except for the nuclear waste]
-- Mon Valley Clean Air Fund Sets 3 Outreach Sessions Starting Oct. 9 In Allegheny County Communities Affected By US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Plant Fire [PaEN]
-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov. 13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Plum School District Working To Cover Costs Of Adding Electric Buses To Fleet
-- EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Reaches $4.2 Million Settlement, Largest Of Its Kind, Over 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion [Includes Copy Of Proposed Settlement]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: EPA Reaches Historic $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire
-- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 Explosion, Fire At Philadelphia Refinery
-- EPA Settlement With Conemaugh Power Plant Over Coal Ash Violations Imposes $185,927 Penalty [PaEN]
-- Sierra Club PA: US Supreme Court Sides With EPA, Environmental And Health Groups By Not Blocking EPA Power Plant Emission Rule
-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: US Forest Service Fish Habitat Improvement Project On Allegheny Reservoir
-- The Hill: Federal SBA Disaster Loan Program Is Out Of Money, Says Biden
-- AP: Hurricanes Helene, Milton Both Likely To Be $50 Billion Disasters, Joining Ranks Of Most Costly Storms
[Posted: October 20, 2024]
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