PA Environment Digest Blog: Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.20.20

The House is scheduled to be in session on Tuesday and Wednesday with remote voting rules in effect.
Gov. Wolf Orders All Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses To Close As Of 8:00 p.m. Today Or Face Enforcement Action [PaCN]

-- Click Here for a list of life-sustaining businesses
Micek: How To Apply For A Waiver From Non-Life-Sustaining Business Closure
Dept. Of Health Reports 83 New Cases Of Coronavirus Bringing PA Total To 268 [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy/Mark Scolforo: Governor Orders Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses To Shut Down

Spotlight PA: Wolf Orders All Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses To Close, Will Enforce Order

Gov. Wolf: Economic Injury Disaster Loans For Small Businesses, Nonprofits Now Available From SBA [PaCN]

Business Groups Respond To The Governor's Order To Close Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses [PaCN]

Senate Republicans Will Do Their Part To Help Employers, Workers Through This Dire Health Crisis [PaCN]

House Republicans Oppose Wolf Measure To Help Slow The Spread Of The Deadly Coronavirus [PaCN]
Dept. Of Agriculture Guidance For Animal Shelters, Boarding Facilities, Advice For Pet Owners [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Reports 52 New Cases Of Coronavirus Bringing PA Total To 185 [PaCN]

PA Municipal Authorities Assn. Provides Coronavirus Guidance To Members To Keep Essential Water, Wastewater Facilities Operating [PaEN]

Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties Ask State To Postpone Primary Election

Berks County Has Lost At Least 25% Of Poll Workers, 20% Of Locations

At-Home Environmental Ed

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Learn About Acid Mine Drainage: the Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation encourages elementary students K-6 to learn about acid mine drainage through the AMD Avengers vs. The Pollution Posse Activity Book. Activities, coloring pages and more! Click Here to download.

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: We're busily finding fun things to do to entertain the little ones (and yourself), including a reminder of the freebies you can find on our website. One of those freebies is the Art in the Parks coloring book. Snap a picture of your finished product and send it to: fridayswithpam@paparksandforests.org. We'll draw one at random for a gift from the prize closet!

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Coronavirus

Click Here For This Week’s PA Coronavirus NewsClips

New Cancellations/Closures:

-- CBF-PA On-Water Watershed Education Programs

-- PA Environmental Council Reschedules Events Thru April

-- PA Resources Council Statement On Status Of Workshops, Programs

NOTICE- There Are Too Many Cancellations To List Here - Check PaEN Calendar of Events, DEP Calendar of Events and the DCNR Calendar of Events for the latest information. When in doubt, Please Call Ahead To Make Sure The Event You Are Going To Is Still Being Held.

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Stream Restoration, Inc. Makes Mining & Reclamation Presentation At St. Luke Lutheran School, Butler County [PaEN]

March Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper March 20 RiverWatch Video Report

Andrew Maykuth: Status Of Work On Mariner East Pipeline Is Unclear

Wolf Shutdown Order Appears To Include Mariner East Pipeline

Anya Litvak: Westmoreland Mariner East Pipeline Worker Charged With Felony For Falsifying Weld Records

HB 1100 Subsidy Bill For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing Goes To Governor [PaEN]
S&P: PA Coal Mines Forced To Shut Down Due To COVID-19 Risk, Natural Gas Unaffected

PUC To Conduct March 26 Meeting Telephonically [PaEN]
Despite Virus Warnings, Hundreds Of People Fill Graffiti Highway In Centralia

Paul Muschick: Litter Is Not A Victimless Crime, It Cost These Elderly Victims $600

Frank Kummer: Data Shows How Springtime In Philadelphia Is Getting Earlier, Warmer

Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce Cancels Sinnemahone Canoe & Kayak Classic [PaEN]