Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.9.20

Senate returns to voting session July 13, 14 & 15 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House [Call Of The House Speaker]

House Passes Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt A Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: House Moves To Block RGGI Entrance As DEP Estimates It Will Save Money And Lives

AP-Marc Levy: Lawmakers Take Up Fight Against Governor’s Climate Strategy

Sean Sauro: House Approval Looks To Halt New Wolf-Ordered Initiative To Battle Climate Change

Diverse Group Of Businesses, Nonprofits Calls For Strong Carbon Pollution Reduction Program To Grow Energy Efficiency, Renewable Industries [PaEN]

New DEP Analysis Shows Capping Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Would Save Hundreds Of Lives And Billions of Dollars [PaEN]

Op-Ed: State Needs Strong Rule Limiting Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry - Clean Air Council

Letter: PA Needs A Cleaner Energy Economy

U.S. EIA: Renewable Energy Will Generate More Electricity Than Coal In 2020, 2021 [PaEN]

Forbes Column: PA’s Gas Producers Become A Political Football In New AG Report

DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Warning For July 9 In Southwest PA [PaEN]

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Holds Virtual Meeting On Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning July 21 [PaEN]

EQB Holds Virtual Meeting July 21 On Final Air Quality Fee Increase, Proposed Revisions To Chapter 105 Permitting Regs [PaEN]

PennFuture Lawsuit Says EPA Must Update Federal Regulations For Coke Ovens

PLS Reporter: Legislators, Wolf In Talks On Petrochemical Tax Credit Subsidy Compromise

Letter: House Bill 1100 A Giveaway To Fissile Fuel Industry

Editorial: Susquehanna County Pipeline Case Should Guide Policy

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 597 More Permits, 1,402 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 30th Annual Conference Going Virtual In 2021 [PaEN]

Williamsport Looks Ahead To Major Wastewater, Stormwater Projects

Erie County’s COVID-19 Sewage Numbers Drop Again

PennDOT Issues Guidance As Adopt-A-Highway Litter Cleanup, Beautification Activities Resume [PaEN]

PennDOT Announces Safety Guidelines For Adopt-A-Highway Volunteers

Op-Ed: Adopt-A-Highway, Help Clean Up Litter

Lackawanna County: Halting Use Of Inmate Labor At Recycling Center Won’t Impact Lawsuit

National Aluminum Can Shortage Affecting Central PA Grocery Stores

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available [PaEN]

State Fire Commissioner Opens $50 Million Grant Program To Support Fire, EMS Companies Affected By COVID-19

Dept. Of Health: Protect Yourself From Ticks, Mosquitoes When Spending Time Outdoors [PaEN]

PA Health Officials Warn Of Ticks, Lyme Disease

Could 6 Acres At Blue Marsh Lake Hold An Answer to Killing Spotted Lanternflies?

DCNR Highlights Economic Importance Of Outdoor Recreation Industry At Organic Climbing In Centre County [PaEN]

Bay Journal: COVID Lockdown Unleashes Swarms Of Visitors At Parks, Trails [PaEN]

PA Outdoor Veterans Plans $14 Million Veterans Outdoors Retreat Lodge In Centre County To Combat Veteran Suicides

Officials Remind Residents Of Mask Rules In Aspinwall Parks

DCNR Secretary Visit Philipsburg Business To Tout Outdoor Recreation Opportunities

Wildlands Conservancy: Land Protection 101, Bat Counts, Other Programs Coming Up! [PaEN]

Eden Hill Conservancy Donates Conservation Easements On 207 Acres In Huntingdon County To Western PA Conservancy [PaEN]

Brandywine Conservancy Seeks Public Input On Birmingham Hill Preserve

Bodies Of 2 Teens Recovered From Susquehanna River In Luzerne County

Fire Chief Warns Of Danger In Susquehanna River Where Boys Drowned

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National/International

Federal Court Pipeline Ruling Could Prompt Dramatic Shift In FERC Power Sector Actions, Attorneys Say

NPR: U.N. Predicts Rise In Diseases That Jump From Animals To Humans Due To Habitat Loss

The Guardian: Carbon Dioxide In Earth’s Atmosphere Nearing Levels Of 15 Million Years Ago

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[Posted: July 9, 2020]  PA Environment Digest