Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.25.20

*House returns to voting session Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1; Canceled Oct. 5, 6, 7 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

*Senate returns to voting session October 5, 6, 7 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

DCNR: Having Strong Environment & Ecology Education Standards Critical To Developing Career Opportunities & Good Stewards Of PA’s Environment, Natural Resources [PaEN]

Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill Taking Away DEP’s Authority To Adopt A Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: Wolf Vetoes Bill That Would Keep PA Out Of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Vetoes Bill Blocking His Efforts To Fight Climate Change, In Another Clash With Lawmakers

Op-Ed: Wildfires Underscore Urgency To Rein In Climate Change

Grant Twp., Indiana County Moves To Dismiss Lawsuit Against It By DEP Over Drilling Waste Injection Well [PaEN]

PA Drilling Wastewater Trucking Company Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges, Pays $2 Million Fine In Emissions Tampering Scheme

Andrew Maykuth: Snubbed Retiree Gets Back At Sunoco For Canceling Mariner East Pipeline Meeting

Don Hopey: Study: Air Pollution Linked to More Strokes In People With Afib

Allegheny Front: Proposed Ohio Ethane Plant Secures Feedstock From Range Resources

NE PA Lawmakers Discuss New Natural Gas Manufacturing Tax Credit

Marcellus Shale Gas Benefits Touted By Panelists In Williamsport

Worley & Obetz Oil Company Exec Gets 4 Years In Jail For Role In $67 Million Fraud

DCNR Releases Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, Announces $23.4 Million In Grants To Support 158 Park, Recreation Projects [PaEN]

$200,000 In Grants Will Help Parks, Earth Conservancy In Luzerne County

DCNR Issues First Weekly Fall Foliage Report; 5 Counties Already Approaching Best Color [PaEN]

Visit Potter-Tioga State Parks Recognized As ‘Most Beautiful Fall Foliage’ In PA [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Best Fall Foliage Season In Years Possible, Says PA Expert

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Top Fall Foliage Spots, According To DCNR

Foliage Update: ‘Quite A Vibrant Season’ Shaping Up After Spectacular Run Of Weather

Fall Colors Start To Emerge Around Northwestern PA

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Effort To Plant Trees In PA Provides Economic Benefits To Local Companies [PaEN]

PA Sustainable Agriculture: Finance Your Soil Health: PA’s Resource Enhancement & Protection Program Webinar Oct. 7 [PaEN]

PA 4R Alliance To Host Series Of 3 Webinars On Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency, Reduce Nutrient Loss To Environment [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 25 RiverWatch Video Report

The Guardian: Why Dangerous PFAS Chemicals Are Allowed In U.S. Drinking Water

Reminder!  DEP Will NOT Accept Old General Information Permit Form After Sept. 30 [PaEN]

Aqua PA Reaches Agreement To Purchase Lower Makefield Twp. Wastewater System In Bucks County

PA Resources Council Schedules Online Conservation Workshops In October [PaEN]

PRC Glass Recycling Event In Allegheny County Extended To Meet Demand

Doylestown Council Asks Wolf, Lawmakers To Lift Plastic Preemption Clause In Budget Law

Dogs Could Help Destroy Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses Across PA, Study Says

Wildlands Conservancy Protects Additional 187 Acres In Lehigh County [PaEN]

Wildlands Conservancy Preserves 187 Acres It Sees As A Future Lehigh Valley Hiking Spot

Delaware Highlands Conservancy’s Eagle Watch Programming Goes Virtual For Winter 2021 [PaEN]

Spring Creek Restoration Project Opens Fishing Options For Disabled Veterans In Centre County

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission To Consider Night-Vision, Infrared Optics For Furbearer Hunting

A Beekeeper And Restaurant Rally To Save Philly Synagogue’s Rooftop Apiary

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Dept. Of Health Reports 2 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 806 New Cases 9.25.20

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Conservation Voters Of PA Launches Largest State Election Campaign By Environmental Group In State History

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Ohio AG Names FirstEnergy In Racketeering Lawsuit In Alleged $60 Million Bribery Scheme Connected To Nuclear, Coal Bailout

AP: Greta Thunberg And Youth Climate Protests Make A Return

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[Posted: September 25, 2020]  PA Environment Digest