Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.12.20

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

House returns to voting session Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker [May be back late August for election fixes Read More Here.]

Clean Air Council: Another Spill From Construction Of Sunoco's Mariner East II Pipeline In Chester County [PaEN]

Susan Phillips: Mariner East Pipeline Construction Spills Up To 10,000 Gallons Of Drilling Mud Into Chester County Stream, Lake

Frank Kummer: Drilling Stopped After Leaks Develop Along Mariner East Pipeline, One Affecting Marsh Creek Lake

Rachel McDevitt: DEP Settles Over Proposed Transfer Of Three Mile Island’s Damaged Unit 2 Reactor

Wallace McKelvey: Damaged Three Mile Island Unit 2 Owner Agrees To Public Decommissioning Panel But No Financial Settlement

Andrew Maykuth: PA Considers Allowing Utilities To Resume Shutting Off Nonpaying Customers

PUC Recognizes National 811 - PA One Call Underground Utility Damage Prevention Efforts [PaEN]

New CBS/YouGov Poll Shows Majority In PA Oppose Fracking

Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition To Rehab 2 Of Oldest Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Systems In Butler County [PaEN]

Plum’s Stormwater Task Force Gets New Member, Public Meeting In Works

WITF Smart Talk: What Goes Into Naming Streams, Other Natural Features?  TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Philly Area Tornado Count Climbs Again, Flood Watch Issued Again For Wednesday

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 582 More Permits, 1,713 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee To Hold Aug. 24 Hearing On Carbon Emission Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

Letter: Fighting Climate Change Helps Protect American Bank Accounts

Op-Ed: RGGI Will Not Benefit Pennsylvania - Power PA Jobs Alliance

DEP: Chestnut Valley Landfill To Play $25,000 Penalty In Fayette County [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Philly Mixed Recycling With Trash To Deal With Backup, But City Says It Will Catch Up

Op-Ed: Cancel Philly’s Failed Recycling Program

Op-Ed: Philly Residents Shouldn’t Have To Cut Back On DIY Projects To Help With Trash Pickup

Western PA Planners Conducting Survey On Transit Needs In 10-County Area

Pandemic Summer Contributing To Deadly Season In Delaware Water Gap, Lehigh Valley Waterways See Fewer Rescues Than Feared

PA Parks & Forests Foundation Releases Special Video 2019 Annual Report [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Susquehanna Monster Hunter Searches For Impact Of Flathead Catfish

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Not Worried About Overcrowding At State Game Lands

Allentown Police Find Dog That Tussled With Rabid Skunk

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National Organic Coalition, Organic Farmers Assn. Outraged Over Reduction In Organic Certification Cost Share Reimbursements

Trump Official Says Coal Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Waiting To Become Ceramics, Roof Tiles, iPhones

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[Posted: August 12, 2020]  PA Environment Digest