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]
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