Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.22.20

House returns to voting session Sept. 1 & 2 and then Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Senate returns to voting session Sept. 8 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

DEP Declares Drought Watch For 16 Northcentral, Western PA Counties; First Since 2016-17 [PaEN]

Don Hopey: 16 PA Counties Put Under Drought Watch, Asked To Reduce Water Use

State Declares Drought Watch For Armstrong, Butler Counties, Asks For 5% Cut In Water Use

PUC: Severe Weather Drove Record Number Of PA Power Outages In 2019

Trees Blamed For Record Power Outages Across PA In 2019

Gov. Wolf: PA National Guard Stands Ready For Hurricane Season

Op-Ed: Time For Pennsylvania To Live Up To Promises Made To Clean Up Its Rivers And Streams [PaEN]

Agenda Added - Senate Environmental Committee Holds Aug. 25 Hearing On Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

UPDATED: Agenda Added: House Environmental Committee To Hold Aug. 24 Hearing On Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

Jon Hurdle: DEP Fines Sunoco Again For Mariner East Pipeline Violation, Opponents Say Penalties Aren’t Fixing The Problem

Reuters: PA Fines Sunoco Mariner East Pipeline For Spills Again

PA, 13 States Aim To Take New Rule On Liquid Natural Gas Transport Off The Rails

Anya Litvak: Jerome Bettis Seeks $66 Million In Discriination Lawsuit Against EQT Drilling

Andrew Maykuth: Philly School District Rejects Tax Break For Developers Of Damaged Philly Refinery Site

Westmoreland County Cleanways Rejoins Area Sites Offering E-Waste Recycling

Armstrong County Woman Lives In Subterranean House She Designed, Built

Pittsburgh Water Authority Announces Road Closures Due To Emergency Sewer Repairs

Dept. Of Agriculture: $13.6 Million Available In Dairy Farm COVID-19 Relief

Crabtree Sunflower Field Inspires Outdoor Painting Session For Local Artists

300-Plus Acres Of Farmland Preserved In Lancaster County

Editorial: Hold Off On PA Farm Show Cancellation

Editorial: Farm Show Cancellation Ominous Sign

DCNR Accepting Comments On Wild Resource Conservation Program Funding Allocations [PaEN]

Centred Outdoors: 3 Scenic Destinations To Look Listen For butterflies, Bugs, Moths, More

Penn State Behrend Trail Project Improves Public Access To Wintergreen Gorge, Erie County

Aug. 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Splooting Squirrels: Here’s What They’re Doing And Why

Nature Watch: 2nd Sighting Logged Of Wilson’s Plover, Rare-To-Erie Shorebird

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Other States/National

AP: California Wildfires Some Of Largest In State History

AP: Reinforcements Arriving To Help In Deadly California Fires

Op-Ed: Biden’s Plan Would Hurt Oil And Gas Jobs In Pennsylvania

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[Posted: August 22, 2020]  PA Environment Digest