Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.14.20

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

House returns to voting session July 14 [Call Of The House Speaker]

Gov. Wolf Vetoes House Resolution 836 Terminating COVID-19 Emergency As Expected

CBF Calls For Greater Investments To Reduce Water Pollution As Number Of Impaired Streams Increases In PA [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Wolf, Legislature Draw Closer To More Tax Breaks For Natural Gas Industry

AP: Petrochemical Tax Break Bill Speeds Through Senate

AP: Gov. Wolf Backs Petrochemical Tax Break Bill In PA

Better Path Coalition: Thousands Make Last Minute Appeal To Gov. Wolf, Legislators: Don’t Subsidize Petrochemical Industry [PaEN]

Spotlight PA: Damning Report On PA’s Failure To Protect Residents From Fracking Unlikely To Result In Major Reform

Q/A With Terry Engelder, Penn State Scientist Whose Work Led To Shale Gas Boom Talks About Grand Jury Report On Fracking

Republican Candidate For PA Attorney General Signs Pro-Natural Gas Group Pledge

Andrew Maykuth: Public Resistance, High Costs Are Canceling Pipelines Across The Country

Pittsburgh Coalition Releases Agenda To Make Region Post-Pandemic Economic Power

Editorial: Cleaning Up Damaged Philly Refinery Site Should Happen As Soon As Possible

Editorial: Natural Gas Execs Flush, Everyone Else Flushed

House Passes Bill Taking Away DEP Authority to Adopt Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants

Fmr Mifflin County Planning Director Honored With Governor’s Award For Brownfields, Stormwater Plans, Other Projects

Op-Ed: Organic Foods Can Help Prevent Lifestyle Diseases - Rodale Institute

Bring Us Along! Bilingual Virtual Tours Offered By Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership In Southeast PA [PaEN]

How Land Conservation In Allegheny County Can Help Mitigate Big Problems

Looking For A Bike Or Kayak? They’re In High Demand As PA Residents Turn To Outdoor Recreation

Bike Business Sees Uptick Since COVID-19

Quarantine Inspired Us To Explore Parks, Science Suggests The Habit Could Stick

Coronavirus Increasing Staycations

Op-Ed: Get Out On PA’s Trails For Your Health And To Help The Economy

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend  July 31-Aug. 2 In Warren County [PaEN]

Dunmore Passes Ordinance To Deter Illegal ATV Use

Scranton Ordinances Would Restrict Illegal ATV Use, Fireworks

Despite Delays, Plans For Oakmont Kayak Launch Still In Works

Fish & Boat Commission To Hold Virtual Quarterly Board Meeting July 20

Bald Eagle Rescued After Being Trapped In Lancaster County Manure Pit

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Delaware RiverKeeper Files Legal Challenge To Section 401 Federal Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback [PaEN]

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[Posted: July 14, 2020]  PA Environment Digest