Articles and NewsClips about federal actions impacting Pennsylvania--

New Administration

--  City & State PA: Tracking Republican Administration’s Cabinet Nominees With Pennsylvania Ties

-- Bloomberg: No Winners Seen In Republican Administration’s ‘Destructive’ Energy Tariffs

-- Inquirer: Electric Vehicle Rebates Saved PA, NJ Drivers Up To $7,500, New Republican Administration Wants To End Them

-- Reuters: Republican Administration Says Anyone Investing $1 Billion In US Will Receive Expedited Permits

-- Politics PA: Republican Cong. Meuser Joins Dept. Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus

The Feds

-- Congress Passes Good Samaritan Legislation To Address Toxic Legacy Of Abandoned Mines, Biden Expected To Sign  [PaEN]

-- Trout Unlimited: A Watershed Moment: Congress Passes Good Samaritan Legislation To Address Toxic Legacy Of Abandoned Mines

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Federal Good Samaritan Legislation To Help Cleanup Abandoned Mines Heads To President’s Desk

-- National Wildlife Federation: Final Passage Of Federal Good Samaritan Act Will Encourage Abandoned Mine Cleanup

-- TribLive: Crews Work To Stabilize Abandoned Mine Sinkhole In Westmoreland After Woman’s Death

-- TribLive Editorial: Laurels & Lances - Rescue & Ratings

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announce $17 Million In Grants To Enhance The Health Of The Delaware River Watershed  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Conservationists Celebrate More Than 200 Federally Funded Projects To Restore Waterways In Delaware Watershed

-- USDA Invests $9.1 Million In Sewage Facility Upgrades In Dauphin, Westmoreland Counties

-- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Settlement With PennEnergy Resources LLC Requires Payment Of $2 Million Penalty, $3.6 Million Investment In Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Air Pollution Emissions  [PaEN]

-- WTAE: PennEnergy Resources Agrees To Settlement After Alleged Environmental Law Violations

-- The Allegheny Front: PennEnergy Shale Gas Company Agrees To Reduce Harmful Emissions From Oil & Gas Sites In Western PA

-- EPA Awards $735 Million To Support Local Purchases Of Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Including $2.8 Million To Penn Hills School District In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Electric Vehicle Rebates Saved PA, NJ Drivers Up To $7,500, New Republican Administration Wants To End Them

-- AP: Fatal Natural Gas Explosion At Reading Chocolate Factory Caused By Faulty Gas Pipeline Fitting, Federal Safety Board Finds

-- PUC: Investigation Into Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion Can Help Drive Gas Pipeline Safety

-- NPR: Proposed Federal Rule Requires Gas Utilities To Find and Fix More Climate-Warming Leaks

-- NYTimes: US Supreme Court Allows EPA Plan To Address Toxic Coal Ash

-- Center For Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched To Cleanup Coal Ash Storage Pond At Talen Energy Brunner Island Power Plant Along The Susquehanna River In York County

-- Appalachian Voices: Advocates Respond To New Federal Rule Cracking Down On Coal Industry’s Abandonment Of Black Lung Liabilities

-- EPA Bans Use Of Certain Dry Cleaning Chemicals

-- The Energy Age Blog: Formaldehyde Cancer Risk In Your Neighborhood

-- DEP Finalizes Great Lakes Water Management Program 5-Year Report  [PaEN]

-- PA Sea Grant Now Accepting Research Proposals To Enhance Use, Conservation Of PA's Coastal, Watershed And Great Lakes Resources; Jan. 15 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- PA Sea Grant: Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Application Period Open For Graduate Students  [PaEN]

-- USGS PA Water Science Center Fall Newsletter: Pesticide Sampling; Philadelphia Water Resources Tool; Sampling For PFAS Contamination; Addressing Microplastics Science Gaps  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Protest Coast Guard Cuts In Pittsburgh; Staffing Shortages Blamed

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes, Pittsburgh’s Rivers Need The Coast Guard

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Army Corps Of Engineers Awards Nearly $800 Million Contract For Upper Ohio River Lock & Dam Project

-- DCNR Blog: Braving The Flames - The Stories Of Two Women Wildland Firefighters; Join The Crew!  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Releases Results Of PA Recreation Needs, Value Survey Leading To Public Release Of Draft PA Outdoor Recreation Plan In February For Public Review  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: Landforce, Partners Receive $15.3 Million Federal Grant For Workforce Development Program

-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Recognized By US Forest Service

-- WNEP: Proposed Fee Changes At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

-- PennLive: Biden Designates National Monument At Former Carlisle Indian Boarding School

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: US Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Eastern Hellbender As Endangered Species After Groups Push For Better Protections

-- PennLive: Eastern Hellbender, PA’s Official Amphibian, Proposed As Endangered Species

-- The Guardian: Monarch Butterflies To Be Added To Threatened Species List In US

[Posted: December 15, 2024]

12/16/2024