Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.17.20

Senate returns to voting session October 19, 20, 21 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session October 19, 20, 21 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

PA Conservation Districts Ask Lawmakers To Keep Same Funding For Their Vital Services As They Finalize FY 2020-21 State Budget [PaEN]

Fish Habitat Project Will Allow Trout To Thrive In Soap Hollow Run, Somerset County

Mary Ann Thomas: Nearly $110,000 In Grants To Benefit Buffalo Creek In Butler County, Sweet-Singing Bird That Flocks There In Spring

Dept. Of Agriculture: Virtual 2021 PA Farm Show Offers Competitive Opportunities

Trouble-Plagued Mariner East Pipeline Project Sparks Fear In Suburbs

John Hurdle: At PUC Hearing On Mariner East Safety, Plaintiffs Say Sunoco’s Public Awareness Plan Falls Short

Reid Frazier: Report: Radiation Levels Higher Downwind Of Fracking Sites

DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For 2 Natural Gas-Fired Power Blocks At Renovo Energy Center, Clinton County [PaEN]

HealthFirstPA Oct. 20 Webinar: Methane Pollution - What Health Experts Say About Climate Change And Public Health [PaEN]

Casey Says Mitigating Climate Change Should Be Political Priority

Bay Journal Form: Environmental Justice: Equal Footing In All Decision-Making

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing Nov. 5, Business Meeting Dec. 11 [PaEN]

PUC Data Shows Unpaid Utility Bills Soar 68% During Pandemic, Thousands Face Shutoffs Next Month

PA Resources Council: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 24 [PaEN]

DEP Posts 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 17. PA Bulletin [PaEN]

DCNR Offers Online Grant Workshops To Aid Applicants

Op-Ed: Now Is The Time To Invest In Parks, Not Cut Them - Larry Williamson

DCNR Invites Comments On Proposed Exchange Of Oil & Gas Rights In Elk And Susquehannock State Forests, Potter County [PaEN]

Oct. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Dirt Bikes, ATVs On City Streets Help Revitalize A Fmr PA Coal Town In Northumberland County

PRC Online Wild & Scenic Film Festival Now Available On Demand Thru Oct. 20 [PaEN]

PA Is #3 In Worst States For Deer/Vehicle Collisions And It’s Peak Season

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National/International

AP: Trump Reverses Course, Approves California Relief For 6 Wildfires

NPR: Trump And Biden Plans For The Environment

AP: Trump Administration Denies California Relief For 6 Fires

NYT: Trump Administration Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules, Here’s The List

NYT: A Regulatory Rush By Federal Agencies To Secure Trump’s Legacy

E&E News: Oil And Gas Industry Goes In Big For Trump

UtilityDive: FERC PJM Order Muddies State Subsidy Definition Under MOPR, Potential Hinders Renewables

UtilityDive: FERC Confirms Carbon Pricing Jurisdiction In Wholesale Markets, Chatterjee ‘Encourages’ Proposals

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[Posted: October 17, 2020]  PA Environment Digest