Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.23.20

Senate
scheduled to return to voting session June 23, 24 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]
House scheduled to return to voting session June 23, 24 [Last Scheduled Voting Days Before Summer Break]


Rep. Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) elected House Speaker, Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre) elected House Majority Leader, Rep. Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion) elected Majority Whip.


Gov. Wolf Gives DEP Until September To Submit Carbon Pollution Emissions Reduction Plan For Power Plants To EQB [PaEN]

Wolf Pushes Back Deadline For DEP To ‘Develop A Strong Plan’ For RGGI Participation

Clean Air Advocates Lobby For Stricter Limits ON Air Pollutants In Lancaster County

DEP Launches Permit Application Upload Form To Expand Online Permit Application Submissions [PaEN]

DCNR Celebrates Rivers Month And Lackawanna River As Pennsylvania’s 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Sustainability Sells: Firms Funding Farm Conservation Measures [PaEN]

York Stream Team Monitors Water Quality In The Susquehanna Watershed [PaEN]

Grant Allows Citizen Scientists To Study Emerging Contaminants In Susquehanna River Watershed [PaEN] 

Penn State Extension: Online Municipal Stormwater Training Center [PaEN]

A Healthy Stream Has Stream Bank Cover - Penn State Extension [PaEN]

Lancaster County Clean Water Fund Now Accepting Applications [PaEN]

Penn State Extension Hosts Wednesday Webinar Series To Discuss Solutions To Drinking Water Problems Starting June 24 [PaEN]

PA American Water Announces $40,000 In Grants For Watershed Projects [PaEN]

Fmr Technician Admits To Falsifying Weld Records On Mariner East Pipeline In Westmoreland County

National Pollinator Week June 22-28: Help Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard [PaEN]

Bay Journal Forum:  Do You Like To Eat And Breathe?  Thank A Pollinator [PaEN]

Farmers And Private Forest Landowners Use Conservation To Protect Pollinator Habitat, Boost Crop Production [PaEN]

Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar Series On Bee Biology, Ecology, Management, Gardening For Pollinators [PaEN]

Giant Food’s Solar Energy Field Shines A Light On Saving Honeybees

Rising Demand Continues To Push Gasoline Prices Higher, Analyst Says

‘We Don’t Smell That Gas Anymore’ Activists Mark Anniversary Of Blast That Shut Down Philly Refinery

Op-Ed: For Anniversary Of Philly Refinery Explosion, A Call To End Environmental Racism

Andrew Maykuth: Company Buying Bankrupt Philly Refinery Wants A Cheaper Price

AP-Marc Levy: LNG Shipments By Rail Approved In U.S. Amid Pipeline Battles

Anya Litvak: Contura To Put Cumberland Coal Mine In Greene County Up For Sale

Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events Scheduled In North Hills, Allegheny County

How To Make A Better Spotted Lanternfly Trap At Home

Western PA Conservancy Acquires 50 More Acres In Loyalhanna Creek Watershed, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Philly Proposes $43 Million Schuylkill Trail Extension To Include Bridge With Scenic Overlook

Mary Ann Thomas: Juvenile Bald Eagle Tangled In Fishing Line Found Dead At Raystown Lake

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National/International

NPR: The Worrisome Link Between Deforestation And Disease

The Guardian: Millions Of Americans Can’t Afford Water As Bills Rise 80% In A Decade

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[Posted: June 23, 2020]  PA Environment Digest

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