"WV Senate Bill Eliminates Mine Safety Enforcement"
"State safety inspectors wouldn’t inspect West Virginia’s coal mines anymore. They would conduct 'compliance visits and education.'"
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, 03/16/2017
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"Blizzard Rolls Into Northeast U.S.; Flights Canceled, Schools Shut"
"Snow blanketed parts of the northeast United States on Tuesday as a blizzard rolled in, with residents being advised to stay at home, airlines grounding flights and schools canceling classes."
Source: Reuters, 03/14/2017
EPA Budget Cuts Threaten a Program Near You
As the Trump administration proposes big cuts at environmental agencies like the U.S. EPA, the latest TipSheet explores how to dig up local angles from the budget action. Examples: Tracking changes at EPA regional offices and labs, at Superfund or at state revolving funds for clean water and safe drinking water programs.
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"U.S. Northeast Braces For Late Winter Blizzard"
"Forecasters put the U.S. East Coast from New York City to Boston on a blizzard watch starting as early as Monday night, with authorities warning residents to prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages, road closures and flight disruptions."
Source: Reuters, 03/13/2017
"Oyster Wars: Volunteers, Watermen, Vie Over Sanctuaries"
"St. Mary’s watershed group, harvesters debate value of leaving bivalves untouched in ‘mother lode’ of reproduction".
Source: Bay Journal, 03/08/2017
Draining a Different Kind of Swamp
As the Trump administration last week began its rollback of the Clean Water Rule, reporters are likely to see many more stories about wetlands permitting — especially on the local level. The latest TipSheet walks you through the Section 404 permitting maze and helps you find out what's happening in your locale and state.
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Pennsylvania Drilling Pollutes Private Wells
"WPX Energy Appalachia has paid a $1.2 million civil penalty for oil and gas violations that affected groundwater and private water supplies in Westmoreland County."
Source: Penn Live, 02/28/2017
Daughter Of Coal Country Battles Climate Change And Her Father's Doubt
"The economy in southwestern Pennsylvania has been hit twice, once by the collapse of big mining and steel employers, and again by the environmental destruction that accompanied those industries."
Source: NPR, 02/17/2017
"Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country"
"New research shows a recent three-year surge in methane levels in northeastern Pennsylvania, a hub of the state's natural gas production."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/13/2017
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