Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.18.20

BTW: It’s now been 30 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.

Saturday Live Briefing: Secretary Of Health Provides Coronavirus Update at Noon Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

NEW. DEP Has Now Granted A Total Of 10 Waivers From Regulations, Permit Requirements

Counties, DEP Began Surveillance For Disease Carrying Mosquitoes, Ticks This Week; Longhorned Tick Expands Into 7 Counties [PaEN]

With The Arrival Of Spring, Warmer Weather Comes Tick Season

DEP Climate Change Committee To Hear Presentation On Public Health Impacts Of Climate Change At April 30 Virtual Meeting [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Will Repay City For Emergency Response Costs From Explosion 

DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Water Quality Certification For National Fuel Gas Pipeline Project In Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk McKean, Potter Counties [PaEN]

DEP Proposes Changes To General Permit Allowing Beneficial Use Of Oil & Gas Liquid Waste To Develop Or Frac Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Clean Energy Can Be A Pillar Of The COVID-19 Recovery - Clean Air Council

Letter: PA Legislators Trying To Give Fossil Fuel Industry Your Tax Dollars

Editorial: COVID-19 Energy Glut Settles Question Of Whether To Drill In Delaware River Watershed

DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

NRCS-PA: USDA Awards 3 Regional Conservation Partnership Grants Totaling $13 Million+ In PA [PaEN]

New Grant Will Help Set Up Environmental Studies Program At Misericordia

Joint Conservation Committee: The Benefits Of Nature During The COVID-19 Quarantine [PaEN]

Mickayla Miller: Here’s When Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Will Start To Hatch In Lancaster County

French Creek Valley Conservancy Receives 110-Acre Donation To Protect Habitat In Erie County [PaEN]

April 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

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Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day Thru These Virtual Events Hosted By  4 Philadelphia Groups [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Hosts Creating Wildlife Habitat Using Native Plants Webinar April 23 [PaEN]

CBF: Environmental Education Comes Home For Students During COVID-19 Pandemic [PaEN]

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[Posted: April 18, 2020]  PA Environment Digest