Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.17.20

House Cancels Session Tuesday, Wednesday, On A 12-Hour Call

Senate Cancels Session Tuesday, On A 12-Hour Call

Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health Reports 96 Virus Cases In PA; Next Live Update 2:00 TODAY
Dept. Of Human Services Releases Coronavirus Operational Recommendations For Child Care Providers, Closure Exceptions, Waivers [PaCN]
Dept. Of Aging Releases Coronavirus Guidance For Adult Day Centers, Aging Services Programs [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf Extends Coronavirus Mitigation Efforts Statewide, Urges Every Pennsylvanian To Take Action To Stop The Spread [Includes All State Announcements Made March 16]

New Cancellations/Closures:

It’s Probably Safe To Just Say State Agency Offices Are Closed, Statewide, For 14 Days

ALL DEP Offices Statewide Are Closed Until March 31

DEP Cancels Hearings On Land Recycling Cleanup Standard Changes, Including PFAS, Lead; Comments Can Be Submitted Online
April 2 DEP Hearing On Air Permits For Sunoco Terminal In Delaware County CANCELED
April DEP Hearings CANCELED On Mariner East II Pipeline Erosion, Water Encroachment Permits In Chester, Delaware Counties

DCNR Closing State Park, Forest Facilities Statewide, Open Spaces Will Remain Accessible

Fish & Boat Commission Sets Single, Statewide Opening Day For Trout Season For April 18, Eliminates Volunteer Role In Stocking

PUC Suspends Door-To-Door, In-Person Marketing By Energy Suppliers During Coronavirus Emergency

-- March 17 DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting
-- March 18, 19, 31, April 1 Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Stormwater Workshops
-- PA Resources Council Statement On Status Of Workshops, Programs

-- March 21 SEEDS Resilient Regional Economies Program, Moved To Sept. 15

-- March 25 Senate House Policy Committee Hearing On Grow PA Initiative

-- March 25, 27, April 9, 29, 30 PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Regional Watershed Workshops [Postponed]
-- March 27-28 Bluebird Society Of Pennsylvania Conference
-- April 2 DEP Hearing On Air Permits For Sunoco Terminal, Bucks County

-- April 3 Wildlife For Everyone Foundation 3rd Annual Wildlife Gala [Postponed]
-- April 14, 15 & 16 DEP Hearings On Mariner East II Pipeline Permits In Chester, Delaware Counties
-- May 14-17 PA Outdoor Writers Spring Conference

NOTICE: 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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Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: When It Comes To Protecting Streams, What's In A Name Matters [PaEN]

Pine-Richland Student Earns Gold Award For Work In Pine Community Park Wetlands

Bay Journal: Decline Of Ruffed Grouse Linked To Loss Of Young Forest Habitat [PaEN]

Summary Of Actions From March 13 Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meeting [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Issues 2019 Annual Report [PaEN]
Fight Over Fracking At Allegheny County Steel Mill Forcing A Reckoning Among Democrats

PA Professors Sign On To Right To Repair Movement, As Rep. Davis Prepares Bill

SEEDS Hosts Resilient Regional Economies Program With Sustainable Business Entrepreneur Judy Wicks September 15 In Wayne County [PaEN]

Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Spreading In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Marcus Schneck: Virus Concerns Lead To End Of Early Trout Season, Volunteer Help With Stocking

At-Home Education Challenge

Marcus Schneck: Coronavirus Has You Stuck At Home?  These PA Museums Offer Virtual Tours

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Other States/National/International
How COVID-19 Is Disrupting The Energy Sector
Report: PJM Over-Forecasting Costs Consumers Up To $4.4 Billion In Unneeded Energy Capacity
Federal Clean Air Act At 50: Is The Air Any Cleaner?
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[Posted: March 17, 2020]  PA Environment Digest