Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.24.20

The House will be in voting session March 24 at 11:00 a.m.  Click Here To Watch Live.

The Senate has canceled voting session for March 24.  The Senate will be in voting session March 25.
Live Briefing: Secretary Of Health Provides Coronavirus Update TODAY at 2:00 p.m. Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Dept. Of Health Reports 4 More Deaths From COVID-19, Statewide Cases Up To 851 [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf Issues Stay At Home Order, Guidance In 7 Counties; Schools To Remain Closed Statewide Thru April 6 [PaCN]

DCNR Extends Closure Of Facilities, Canceled All Activities Until April 30 Due To COVID-19; Open Spaces Will Remain Accessible [PaEN] 

U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture Centers Taking Precautionary Measures To Help Prevent Spread Of COVID-19 [PaEN]

View PA Assn. For Sustainable Farming Webinar For Farmers On Coronavirus On Demand [PaEN]
Small Business Development Center March 25 Webinar On SBA Emergency Loan Process

Laura Legere: With Oil Price Collapse, PA Oil Industry Already On Its Knees Faces New Crisis

Will The Lights Remain On During The Coronavirus Crisis?  Yes
Marcus Schneck: Trail Group: Everybody Stay Off The Appalachian Trail During Outbreak

York Coroner: Woman Kills Self On Codorus State Park Trail
Marcus Schneck: Fish & Boat Commissions Cancels Fishing Tournaments As Precaution

John Hayes: Second Eaglet Hatches At Pittsburgh Nest

Click Here For This Week’s PA Coronavirus NewsClips

Earth Day 50 PA

Earth Day 50 PA: Edwin Charles: The Earth Day Teach-In Must Continue [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council At 50: A New Millennium [PaEN]

Tuesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 3.24.20 -- Click Here

Other States/National/International

The Hill: Green Groups Push For Environmental Protections In Stimulus Package

The Hill: Oil Industry Group Asks Trump To Lessen Regulations Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

S&P Global: COVID-19 Threatens To Derail Major U.S. EPA Energy, Climate Rollbacks

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Outbreak & Climate Change: Coping With A Crisis And Its Deniers

Utilities Beginning To See Load Impacts Of COVID-19 As Economic Shutdown Widens

AP: PG&E Pleads Guilty To 84 Counts Of Manslaughter In Wildfire Criminal Lawsuit

At-Home Environmental Ed

-- TODAY!  March 24 - Charles Bier, Senior Director of Conservation Science at the Western PA Conservancy, will present an overview of Pennsylvania's Landscapes and Biodiversity during a webinar on March 24 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.  Click Here to register.

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New Cancellations/Closures

Centre County: April 24-25 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event POSTPONED

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Visitor Center, Trails Closed, Programs Canceled Thru May 10

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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[Posted: March 24, 2020]  PA Environment Digest