Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.31.20

Senate: Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Ag Progress Days Moves Online Aug. 9-12 With Live Webinars, Virtual Tours, Education [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Major PA Agricultural Event Moves Virtual For 2020 [Ag Progress Days]

Penn State Researchers Aim To Create Thriving Agricultural Systems In Urbanizing Landscapes

Seismic Waves Help Penn State Scientists ‘See’ Chemical Changes Beneath A Watershed

Delaware RiverKeeper July 21 RiverWatch Video Report

Sen. Costa Introduces Bill To Reduce Carbon Pollution From Power Plants, Protect Communities, Workers Already Affected By Changing Energy Economy [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Critical Of DEP Climate Consultant For Belonging To A Group That Endorsed DEP Carbon Pollution Reduction Program [PaEN]

Business Forward Foundation Issues Report On Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative In PA, Region

Correct Dosage Of Methane-Inhibiting Additive In Dairy Cow Feed Shown In Penn State Study

Op-Ed: Utility Shutdowns Are The COVID-19 Consumer Threat No One’s Talking About

Harnessing Biomass, Manure To Fuel Farms Through Multi-Institutional Project

AP: Philadelphia Trash Piles Up As Pandemic Stymies Its Removal

‘Ya Fav Trashman’ Gives Inside Look At Philly Trash Pickup On Instagram, City Is Listening

Allegheny Front: Rare Prairie In Pennsylvania Is In Full Bloom Right Now

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Previews On-Site Programs In August [PaEN]

Millcreek Nature Center Launches 6 New Low Ropes Course Elements

Laurel Highlands In Running For Best Fall Foliage Destination

Great PA Getaways Trips From Pittsburgh For Trails, Lakes, Beaches

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail To Expand In Dickson City

National Geographic: How ‘Nature Deprived’ Neighborhoods Impact The Health Of People Of Color [Philadelphia]

Wissahickon Park Neighbors Plan Rally To Get Help Handling Large Crowds, Trash, Noise

DCNR Appoints Mark Scarpitti New Manager At Maurice K. Goddard State Park

Allegheny County’s Annual Raccoon Rabies Baiting Project To Begin July 31

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Other States/National/International
New York State Adopts Drinking Water Standard For PFAS Chemicals
Illinois House Speaker Refuses Calls To Resign Over Exelon/ComEd Bribery Scandal Over Nuclear Plant Bailout

Illinois ComED CEO Says No Ratepayer Funds Involved In Alleged Bribery, Misconduct Over Nuclear Bailout
Ohio Lawmakers Seek To Repeal Nuclear/Coal Plant Bailout And Another Bill Benefiting FirstEnergy, This Time Over Excessive Profits
Ohio Coal Giant Murray Energy Is $100,000 Dark Money Donor In Federal Bribery Probe Of Ohio Nuclear/Coal Bailout
Reuters: U.S. Solar Power Plant Backed By $700 Million+ In Govt. Loans Goes Bust

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[Posted: July 31, 2020]  PA Environment Digest