Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.23.20 - Earth Day Continues

TODAY 10:00: Senate Holds Hearing On State Response To COVID-19. Watch Live: https://bit.ly/2RZQ2QV 

NOTE: Senate, House have NOT committed ANY of their $172 Million surplus to COVID-19 fight.

Fox News Poll: Gov. Wolf’s COVID-19 Approval Leads Trump By 51 Points; Biden Beats Trump In PA 50 to 42%
Spotlight PA: Some Republicans Prepping A Nuclear Option To Revoke Wolf’s Emergency Powers

FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process 

Happy Earth Day 50 PA!  

The Last 50 Years Shows The Good Guys ALWAYS Win!  ALWAYS Overcome!

Sometimes, It Just Takes A Little Longer!

Op-Ed: My Fellow Conservatives Are Out Of Touch On The Environment - Fmr. Gov. Tom Ridge [PaEN]

Earth Day 2020 – Bringing Pennsylvanians Together Even Though We’re Apart [PaEN]

DEP’s Blog: Earth Day 50 PA: DEP Staff Reflections [PaEN]

DEP’s Blog: By Acting On Climate, We Help Make Every Day Earth Day [PaEN]

DEP’s Blog: Peregrine Falcons Soar In PA As Earth Day Celebrates 50 Years [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Earth Day - 50 Years And Counting - Joanne Shafer [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Let’s Celebrate Importance Of Nature On Earth Day - Wildlands Conservancy

Op-Ed: Nature Is Here For Us On Earth Day, Every Day - The Nature Conservancy-PA

Op-Ed: Earth Day Is A Reminder Most Americans Want To Protect The Environment - Clean Air Council

Op-Ed: On Earth Day, We Demand Leaders Put Science Before Self-Interests

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Required Mass Deaths For Governments To Act, What Will It Take For Climate Change?

Pro/Con: Should Earth Day Spur Us To Climate Action, Or To Humility About Our Impact On Earth?

Earth Day Walk For Mental Health - Video

50 Years Ago - Earth Day Celebration Drew Thousands In Scranton

PA Forestry Assn: Special Earth Day Edition Of Pennsylvania Forests Quarterly [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Celebrate Water At Home This Earth Day! [PaEN]

Allegheny College Goes Carbon Neutral

Western PA Conservancy: Honoring Earth Day By Preserving An Historic Farm In Westmoreland County [PaEN]

WPC Preserves 27 Acres Of Westmoreland Farmland On Earth Day

Marcus Schneck: 20 Things You Can Do To Celebrate Earth Day At Home

Don Hopey: As Earth Day Turns 50, Pitt Helps Mine Milestones Of Environmental Action

Marcus Schneck: COVID-19, Climate Change Prominent In PA Earth Day Messages

Editorial: Earth Day Assessment

DEP’s Blog: When April Showers Bring More Than May Flowers - Like Stormwater [PaEN]

NRCS Awards $2.2 Million To Berks Conservation District To Install Agricultural Best Management Practices [PaEN]

Master Watershed Steward Program Launches For Lower Susquehanna Region [PaEN]

Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffers - More Than Just Trees [PaEN]

Take The Water Environment Federation Stormwater Needs Survey For MS4 Stormwater Managers [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Slow The Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Urges DEP To Enforce All Environmental Law [PaEN]

Op-Ed: EPA Can’t Use The Pandemic As An Excuse For Weakening Oversight

USDA Extends Deadline For On-Farm Demonstrations, Regional Conservation Partnership Program Alternative Funding [PaEN]

PA Dairy Industry Has A Future, Despite Shrinkage, Damage From COVID-19 Pandemic

Allegheny Front: Small Farms, Markets Rethink How To Get Local Food To Customers

Marcus Schneck: Invading Spotted Lanternfly Eggs Hatching In PA
Spotted Lanternfly Season Has Begun; 2020 Could See Significant Populations

They’re Back! First Spotted Lanternfly Nymph Found In Philadelphia

Penn State Recognized As Sustainability Leader In Global Impact Ranking

Energy Companies, Facing Mountains Of Debt, Look To Loans For Help

Coal Tar Driveway Sealants Banned In Fox Chapel

April News & Views Newsletter Now Available From DEP [PaEN]

Centre County Resumes Curbside Recycling Service April 27 [PaEN]

Philly Delays Plastic Bag Ban Due To COVID-19

Right-To-Fix Bill Could Make It Cheaper To Fix iPhones, Tractors, Ventilators

Presque Isle Priorities Shift With Erosion, High Water

Virtual Spring Beach Walk At Presque Isle State Park In Erie

Most Of Presque Isle State Park Reopens

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Other States/National/Internations

Air Pollution Falls By Unprecedented Levels In Major Global Cities During Lockdowns

Follow The Climate Rules Being Rolled Back During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Guardian: Flooding Will Affect Double The Number Of People Worldwide By 2030

NPR: Why Is The World Still Pumping So Much Oil Even As Demand Drops Away?

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[Posted: April 23, 2020]  PA Environment Digest