Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.28.20

Feature- 41 Years Ago Pennsylvanians Woke Up To A Much Different World Too -- The Accident At Three Mile Island [PaEN]
Public Can Weigh In On Transfer Of Stricken Three Mile Island Unit 2 To Decommissioning Firm
Nuclear Energy Institute Advises DOE Coronavirus Could Interrupt Nuclear Power Plant Refueling Operations, Including 4 Plants In PA [PaEN]

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Vetoes Multi-Million Dollar Manufacturers Tax Credit For Natural Gas Use: Gas Allies Push For Override

Susan Phillips: Wolf Vetoes Natural Gas Manufacturing Tax Break Bill

AP: Governor Vetoes Petrochemical Plant Tax Break Bill

Laura Legere: DEP Revokes Permit For Grant Twp. Drilling Waste Injection Well

Jon Hurdle: DEP Revokes Permit For Rural Drilling Waste Injection Well, Citing Local Home Rule Charter

IHS Markit Predicts 50% Drop In Demand For Gasoline In U.S.; Demand For Electric Vehicles Will Falter [PaEN]

Don Hopey: PUC Approves Pittsburgh Water Authority Lead Line Removal Plan

Wyoming Valley Authority Extends Deadline For Stormwater, Wastewater Payments
Penn State/Univ. Of Maryland: Creating A Sustainable Future For The Chesapeake Bay Watershed And Its People

DEP Extends Deadline To Apply For New Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To May 22 [PaEN]

Centre County Suspends Curbside Recycling Collections In Response To COVID-19; Urges Use Of Recycling Drop Off Sites [PaEN]

Penn Waste Asks Customers To Change Pick-Up Habits During Coronavirus Outbreak

Paul Muschick: Happy Ending To Story Of Elderly Couple Who Were Victims Of Illegal Dumpers

PUC Urges Homeowners To Delay Digging Projects During COVID-19 Emergency [PaEN]

Financially Stressed Utility Consumers Should Explore Available Options For Help, Conserve Energy [PaEN]

PUC Invites Comments On Phase IV Of Act 129 Energy Efficiency Program [PaEN]

DEP Sets Virtual Hearing [If Needed] On April 28 For RACT Permits State Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision [PaEn]

DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

George Weigel: How To Grow Your Own Food During The COVID-19 Shutdown
PA Horticultural Society: Some How-Tos On Gardening - Food For The Soul

Lower Burrell Parks Closed After Public Doesn’t Adhere To Social Distancing
Trails, Parks Packed, Raising Questions About Social Distancing

March 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission Posts FAQ For Anglers, Boaters On COVID-19

Fish & Boat Commission Offers Online Education Courses For Boaters, Paddlers [PaEN]

How Bats, Mosquitos, Humans, Other Mammals Factor Into COVID-19 Story

Marcus Schneck: Rare Piebald Deer Poached, Left Lying In PA Field
Nature Watch: Warmer Days Bring More Bird Migrants To Erie

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Wildlands Conservancy Creates Virtual Education Pieces Online [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Looking Up - Spring Tree Flowers [PaEN]

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Other States/National/International

Bay Journal: EPA Cutback On Enforcement Amid Coronavirus Draws Protests

New Cancellations/Closures

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[Posted: March 28, 2020]  PA Environment Digest