PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.20.20

House will be in voting session April 20, 21, 27, 28 and 29.

Senate will be in session April 20

BTW: It’s now been 32 days since the March 19 statewide COVID-19 shutdown in PA and there is still no word from the Senate or House about using their $172 million surplus to help taxpayers and small businesses through this pandemic.

PA Officials Reject Trump EPA Move To Ease Enforcement During Pandemic

CBF, Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Offers Tree Seedlings To Celebrate 50th Earth Day [PaEN]

Don Hopey: Study Finds Link Between Air Pollution, COVID-19 Fatalities

Delaware River Named River Of The Year By American Rivers
Pittsburgh Walkabout: Our Earth, Ourselves

Laura Legere, Anya Litvak: Coal’s Outlook Darkens As Appalachian Companies Idle Mines, Declare Bankruptcy

AP: COVID-19 Accelerates Decline Of Slumping Coal Industry

Fate Of Beaver Valley Plant Could Hinge On Federal Fight Over Nuclear Payments In Power Markets

Boost Your Gardening Game With These Online Classes

How Lancaster County Parks, Rangers Are Responding To COVID-19

Luzerne County Trail Needs Help Controlling Invasive Plant
Editorial: Pittsburgh To Cleveland Trail Has Many Benefit

Small Staff Left To Maintain Longwood Gardens During Shutdown

Marcus Schneck: Monarch Butterflies Are On Their Way, But There’s A Lot Fewer Of Them

P.J. Reilly: Big Changes Coming To PA 2020-21 Hunting Season