Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.9.20

Senate returns to voting session Sept. 9 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

TODAY 9:00 a.m.:  Senate Environmental Committee Hearing On Setting Proposed Toxic Substances Standard For Manganese In Water.  Info: https://bit.ly/2Zj5Wtj    Watch Live:  https://www.pasen.gov/Video/SenateVideo.cfm 

Republicans On Senate Appropriations Report Out Bills Taking Away DEP’s Authority For Carbon Pollution Reduction Programs, Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing [PaEN]

Agenda Added: Senate Environmental Committee To Hold Sept. 9 Hearing On Setting Proposed Toxic Substances Standard For Manganese In Water [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Are Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals Out Of Reach?  Most Of The Problem, By Far, Is Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Receives $2 Million DEP Grant For Cleanup Of Mine Drainage Going Into Tioga River In Tioga County [PaEN]

DEP Environmental Justice Champion Of Community Involvement: Bobby Hughes, EPCAMR [PaEN]
Rachel McDevitt: WITF’s Toward Racial Justice Panel Links Environmental Justice With Health, Human Rights And Self-Determination

Bay Journal Local Leadership Profile: Joanne Tosti-Vasey Of Bellefonte, Centre County [PaEN]

Westmoreland County Conservationist Denny Hess Receives Trout Unlimited Award [PaEN]

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 576 More Permits, 1,491 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

Experts Take A New Look At Easing Floods: ‘The River’s Gonna Seek Its Own Course’

Op-Ed: How Flooding Disproportionately Hurts Lehigh Valley’s Minority Communities

Dozens Protest Ephrata Electric, Water Shutoffs, Council Says Most Were ‘Habitually Delinquent’ Before Pandemic

Nature Conservancy Announces Planned 1,058 Acre Expansion Of Cove Mountain Preserve In Perry County [PaEN]

Globally Rare Butterfly Found At New Site In Huntingdon County; PennDOT Partners With Fish & Wildlife Service To Save Habitat [PaEN]

Register Now! Penn State Extension: Dive Deeper Distantly - Water Educators Virtual Summit Oct. 1 [PaEN]

2020 Delaware River Festival Virtual And On-Water Experiences Sept. 26 to Oct. 4 [PaEN]

Prof. Mohammad Rezaee Named Outstanding Young Engineer By Society For Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration [PaEN]

DEP EJ News: Addressing Racial Justice & Inclusion At DEP [PaEN]

How Long Must The Public Wait For Action On Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Bills? [PaEN]

PA Conservative Energy Forum Hosts Town Hall Meetings Sept. 24 - Do Pennsylvanians Support Renewable Energy? [Yes]; Sept. 29 - Renewable Energy Is Essential To National Security [PaEN]

S&P: PA Shale Gas Permits Decline In August Despite EQT Picking Up Its Pace

Sumitomo Exits Marcellus In Sale Of PA Assets

Northampton County Twp Considers Controversial Zoning Change For Massive Industrial Park

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Try Some Less Traveled Trails During September Trails Month [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: What Spot In PA Made It Into Top 9 For Leaf Peeping?

PennDOT Accepting Applications For Multimodal Transportation Projects, Including for Trail, Bike And Pedestrian [PaEN]

Teen’s Body Recovered From Susquehanna River In York County

Bicyclist Injured In Presque Isle State Park Accident

Marcus Schneck: Tighter Restrictions On Deer Farms In New Disease Zones

WITF Smart Talk: Wasps, Cicadas, Hornets
Frank Kummer: What Are All Those Silky White Webs Covering Trees In The Philly Region?

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National/International

AP: Firefighters Overtaken By Flames In California Mountains

Allegheny Front: How Coal Miners With Black Lung  Are Navigating The Pandemic

White House: President Trump Is Committed To Conserving And Improving America’s Environment

NYT: Trump Calls Himself ‘Great Environmentalist’ In Florida

The Guardian: Illegal Devices Bypass Vehicle Emissions Controls Spread Across U.S.

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[Posted: September 9, 2020]  PA Environment Digest