Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.2.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session May 4, 5, 6

Senate has CANCELED session for May 4, 5, 6

SATURDAY Live Briefing: Secretary of Health provides COVID-19 Update at NOON.  Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Gov. Wolf Announces Reopening Of 24 Counties Beginning May 8 [PaCN]

April State Revenue $2.2 Billion, 49.7% Less Than Anticipated; Estimated $395.3 Million Due To COVID-19 [PaCN]

Spotlight PA: PA Tax Revenue Plummet $2.2 Billion, Official Warns Reopening Won’t End Economic Pain

AP: Budget Fallout From Virus Hitting Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Stephen Caruso: PA Faces $2 Billion Budget Deficit As Virus Delays Taxes, Throttles Business

Agriculture Outlines Process For Accepting Applications For Farm Conservation Excellence Grant Program In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Report Finds Poultry Farming Sends More Pollution To Chesapeake Bay Than Previously Thought

Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold May 14 Virtual Public Hearing [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Let’s Talk About Dog Poop - Kadafi El-Kardah, PA Environmental Council

Report: Pittsburgh Region A Hotspot For Air Pollution, COVID-19 Deaths

York County Police Save Woman, 2 Tots From Rising Floodwaters

Bracing For The Impact Of Climate Change, Local Governments Look To State For Help

PPL Bills To Dip Slightly Beginning Next Month For Some Customers

DEP Posts 53 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 2 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Carnegie Farmers Market Goes Digital

At-Home Conservation Activities Posted By Pike County Conservation District [Videos]

Western PA Conservancy: Register Teens Now For Fallingwater Virtual Summer Camps [PaEN]

Kim Murphy, Berks County Conservancy: Cultivating The Next Generation Of Conservationists

May Is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month

May 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Herd Of Deer Takes Over COVID-19 Deserted Streets In Millvale, Allegheny County

Tom Venesky: Game Commission Plan To Combat CWD Could Mean Lost Business For Deer Farms

Game Commission Seeking Information On Fatally Injured Osprey In Indiana County

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Other States/National/International

Allegheny Front: Decision To Build Ohio Ethane Plant On Hold Due To Pandemic

The Guardian: Alarm Over Deaths Of Bees From Rapidly Spreading Viral Disease

Reuters: Trump Signs Order To Protect U.S. Electricity System From Foreign Equipment

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[Posted: May 2, 2020]  PA Environment Digest