Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.8.20

House returns to voting session July 8 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate adds July 13, 14 & 15 as voting session days [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

Spotlight PA: Politicians Will Rule Again Over Redrawing Voting Districts, But Critics Aren’t Giving Up

PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge House Members To Oppose HB 2025 Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs [PaEN]

Ceres Business, Investor Group Urges House To Oppose HB 2025 Because It Would Harm PA’s Ability To Enact Economy-Friendly Carbon Reduction Policies [PaEN]

Joint Conservation Committee Issues Recommendations On Supporting Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants [PaEN]

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

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

Brodhead Watershed Assn. July 25 Webinar: The Big Deal About Rain Barrels; Monroe County [PaEN]

Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Stormwater Webinars In July, August, Sept. [PaEN]

Stream Smart House Calls Helps Residents Manage Stormwater In 3 Philadelphia Area Watersheds

Possible Solutions For Oakmont Commons Flooding To Come Out Soon

An ‘Unreal’ Sequence Was Behind Downpours, Floods In Philly Area Monday

Don Hopey: Unhealthy Smog  Accompanies Heat Wave In Allegheny County

PennFuture Lawsuit Says EPA Must Update Federal Regulations For Coke Ovens

Will Bunch: PA Grand Jury ‘Indicts’ Fracking, Now What?

Editorial: Grand Jury Report On Fracking Indicts The State

Letter: Increase Our Solar Energy Quota

Residential Power Usage Up In Western PA As Employees Continue To Work From Home

Rising Gasoline Prices Hit Way As Surging COVID-10 Cases Cause Drop In Demand

Private Operator Of Lackawanna County Recycling Center To Start Charging Municipalities For Bottles, Cans, Jars

AP: Lightning Strike Leaves 2 Men Dead, 2 People Injured In Bradford County

Erin Negley: Rare, Giant Corpse Flower Will Soon Bloom At Longwood Gardens

Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers Hosts July 18 Virtual Presentation On Resilient Pennsylvania - The Keystone To A Sustainable Future [PaEN]

Op-Ed: PA's Howard Zahniser Should Be Included In National Garden Of American Heroes [PaEN]

Brandywine Conservancy Seeks Public Input On Birmingham Hill Preserve

As Boating Popularity Surges In Erie Area, So Do Rescue, Other Calls

Mark Demko: What PA’s Doing To Thwart Spread Of Chronic Wasting Disease Attacking Deer

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National/International

PA Chamber Voices Disappointment With Cancellation Of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Dakota Access Pipeline Owners To Appeal Court Decision Shutting Them Down

The Guardian: Over 5,600 Fossil Fuel Companies Have Taken At Least $3 Billion In Federal Virus Aid

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[Posted: July 8, 2020]  PA Environment Digest