Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.30.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session April 30. 

Senate has adjourned to the call of the President Pro Tempore

PA State Grange Farm Organization Opposes Proposed Freeze On Conservation District, Local Farm, Restoration Project Funding [PaEN]

PA Municipal Authorities Assn, 19 Waste Authorities Oppose Proposed Freeze On Recycling Funding [PaEN]

DCNR: State Parks, Forests Seeing Impacts From Increased COVID-19-Related Visitation [PaEN]

Keep PA Beautiful: Illegal Dumping On The Rise In PA, Report It On Special Webpage [PaEN]

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Over 960 Masks Distributed To DCNR State Park, Forest Staff [PaEN]

PA American Water Recommends Building Operators, Schools Flush Pipes To Maintain Water Quality [PaEN]

DEP: Non-Flushable Items Cause Problems In Sewer Systems, 'Flushable' Wipes Are NOT Flushable [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Meets May 5 On Bill To Reallocate Keystone Fund Proceeds [PaEN]

Bucks County High School Student Lea Wang Wins EPA Environmental Education Award [PaEN]

Trout Unlimited: American Rivers Names Delaware Its River Of The Year

NRCS Extends Deadline For Conservation Innovation Grants To June 29 [PaEN]

2-Day Storm Forecast To Bring Heavy Rains, Gusty Winds

Anya Litvak: Utilities Know Their Customers Are Struggling, But They Don’t Know How Much

Large Water Main Break Prompts Evacuations In Allentown

PA American Water Seeks To Hike Rates By $344 Million Over 2 Years

PennTAP Helps Metals Company Save 690,000 Gallons Of Water A Year

MuseumLab At Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh Achieves LEED® Gold Green Building Certification [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Allegheny College, Dickinson College Hit Carbon Neutrality Goals

Philly Hosted First Earth Week 50 Years Ago, Today We’re Still Fighting For Our Green Spaces

Brookline Urban Farm Idea On Hold In Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy CEO To Take 6-Month Personal Leave

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Gardening With Native Plants This Spring [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Bill Wasser, Bureau Of State Parks [PaEN]

April 29 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: New Puppies Recruited Into Game Commission’s K-9 Ranks

Geese Hold Main Line Woman Hostage, Well, Sort Of

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Other States/National/International
Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Preparing Bankruptcy Filing

Allegheny Front: Rust Belt, Midwest Cities Need To Plan For New Climate Migrants

Maryland Taking Serious Look At Existing PJM Capacity Market

The Guardian: IEA: COVID-19 Crisis Will Wipe Out Demand For Fossil Fuels

The Guardian: Shell Cuts Dividend For First Time Since 1945 Amid Oil Collapse

AP: Greta Thunberg Launching Campaign To Help Fight Virus

The Guardian: Trump Seizes On Pandemic To Speed Up Opening Of Public Lands To Industry

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[Posted: April 30, 2020]  PA Environment Digest