Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.7.20

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

Environmental Hearing Board Judge Richard P. Mather Retires [PaEN]

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 872 More Permits, 2,594 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council: 50 Years Of Civil Environmental Advocacy [PaEN]

‘PEC's Pennsylvania - A Photo Essay’ By Photojournalist Jeff Swensen For PA Environmental Council's 50th Anniversary [PaEN]

U.S. Dept. Of Energy Awards $1.95 Million For Conceptual Designs For Rare Earth Mineral Extraction From Coal Sources, Including 4 PA Projects [PaEN]

New Leader Of Pittsburgh Water Authority Faces $1 Billion In Upgrades, Rising Water Bills

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Divers Volunteer Time To Clean Up Presque Isle Waters In Erie [PaEN]

PennEnvironment: Allegheny County Air Program Audit Shows Progress, Continued Effort Needed

UtilityDive: Report Highlights Challenges to New PJM Natural Gas Power Plants

UtilityDive: U.S. EIA Forecasts Coal Generation Bump In 2021; 5.4% Carbon Emissions Increase

Frank Kummer: Dickinson College Plans To Power 2 Farms From Cafeteria Waste, Cow Manure, Brewery Scraps

Lehigh Valley’s Mack Trucks Delivers Electric Trash Truck To Republic Services

Editorial: Bradford County LNG Plan Reveals Folly Of Natural Gas Policy

DEP Teaching Green: Reminder: Environmental Grant Applications Due Dec. 11, Webinar Oct. 14 [PaEN]

DEP Opens State 2021 Radon Student Poster Contest, Winner Moves To National Competition [PaEN]

Minor Earthquake Confirmed In Westmoreland County

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In September [PaEN]

Philly Group Gets DCNR Grant To Transform Fairhill Railyard Into Philly Park

DCNR Awards $250,000 Grant For Kayak/Canoe Launch In Wilkes-Barre

DCNR Awards $250,000 Grant For Kayak/Canoe Launch At Wilkes-Barre River Common

Marcus Schneck: Loyalsock Canyon: Today’s Top Fall Foliage Spot In PA

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National/International

S&P Global: Nuclear Plants At Center Of Ohio Subsidy Fight Operating Above Wholesale Prices

Biden Wins Over PA Union Leaders Worried About His Climate Plan

AP: California Wildfires Are Huge This Year, But Not Deadliest

Editorial: Trump Administration Should Release Report On Polar Bears

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[Posted: October 7, 2020]  PA Environment Digest