Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.4.20

Senate returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24 [Call Of House Speaker]

Dept. Of State: PA Election Results [94% Of Votes]

AP: 4 PA Lawmakers Have Lost Seats In Primary, So Far

Sen. Farnese, Reps. Donatucci, Green, Ravenstahl lose primary elections, so far

House Committee To Consider Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs For Power Plants June 9 [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Meets June 10 On Bill Exempting A 1,600 Ton/Day Garbage Processing Plant From DEP Waste Regulations [PaEN]

-- New PEC Podcast: Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge On Conservatives Being Out Of Touch On The Environment

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

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 914 More Permits, 1,677 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

Western PA Conservancy, Dominion Energy Award 24 Grants To Western PA Watershed Groups [PaEN]

Western PA Conservancy Offering Free Trees For Cleaner Water In Juniata River, West Branch Susquehanna River Watersheds [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Restoration, Monitoring Of Chesapeake Bay Delayed By COVID-19 Pandemic

Don Hopey: DEP Hearings Set On Shale Gas Drilling Air Pollution Regulations

Andrew Maykuth: Bankrupt Philly Refinery Off The Hook For Millions Owed In Renewable Fuel Obligations

PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Meets June 9
PUC Reminds Consumers Of June 5 Deadline To Sign Up For Hearing On PECO Default Service Plan

New Webinars On Composting, Rain Barrels, Recycling, More Scheduled By PA Resources Council [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Where Does Pennsylvania Rank In Farmland Loss, Protection?

PA House Committee Hearing Presents Dire Picture For State Tourism Industry

Business Is Boomin’ For Bike Sales, But Will Interest Last?

Allegheny County To Offer Music On TV, Online And Movies In The Park

Shaler The Latest Community To Cancel July 4 Celebration

It’s Black Birders Week: Here’s Why Celebrating Black Scientists, Naturalists Matters

Op-Ed: Sometimes It’s Okay To Stop And Watch The Chipmunks

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Reuters: Shell Plastics Plant In Beaver County Faces Oversupply Risks: Energy Institute Report

The Guardian: Energy Firms Urged To Mothball Coal Plants As Cost Of Solar Tumbles

The Hill: Fmr EPA Employees Critique EPA Under Trump In New Report

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[Posted: June 4, 2020]  PA Environment Digest