Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.14.20

*Senate returns to voting session Nov. 16, 17, 18 & 19 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Nov. 18, 19 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Dept. Of State Election Results.  Voting Results Dashboard

[Note: By law, counties must certify their election results to the Dept. of State by Nov. 23]

[Note: PA Presidential Electors Will Cast Votes On Dec. 14 ]

Senate Republicans To Consider Bill Rolling Back Environmental Protection Requirements For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Nov. 16 [PaEN]

NEW DATE: House Environmental Committee Meets Nov. 17 On Bill Redefining Water Pollution, Letting Companies Decide When They Report Spills [PaEN]

Allegheny Front: DEP: Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline Can’t Go Into Service Until Stability Issues Are Fixed

Volunteers Needed To Plant 1,000 Trees In Riparian Buffer At Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County [PaEN]

White Clay Creek: A Pennsylvania Stream Responds To Reforestation [PaEN]

DEP Invites Comments On Stream Evaluation Reports In Carbon, Delaware Counties [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Mayor Supports ‘Marshall Plan’ For Transition From Fossil Fuels To Greener Energy In Appalachia [PaEN]

PA Energy Development Authority Meets Nov. 30 On Grant Applications [PaEN]

AP: FirstEnergy Sets Goal To Become Carbon Free By 2050

PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Energy-Efficiency Technical Manual [PaEN]

UtilityDive: PECO: Billions Of Investment At Risk With PA Court’s Rejection Of Smart Meter Mandate

DEP Sets Dec. 10 Virtual Hearing If Needed On RACT II Air Quality Plan For INDSPEC Chemical, Butler County [PaEN]

DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 14 PA Bulletin: [PaEN]

Expansion Of Indian Creek Water Treatment Plant Approved In Westmoreland

Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 6 Plants To Control List [PaEN]

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: Weigh In On Future Plans For Washington Park, Warren County [PaEN]

Nov. 13 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Chronic Wasting Disease Control Efforts Could Include Deer Removal In Blair County, Other Areas

Marcus Schneck: Voluntary Permits Raise More Than $250,000 For PA Fish Projects

Nature Watch: Golden Plover Spotted Flying In Erie

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Nov. 13: Biden Leads Trump In PA By 62,260 Votes; Trump Won PA In 2016 By 44,292 Votes

Dept. Of Health Reports 50 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,551 New Cases-- 11.14.20

Biden-Harris Transition

Reid Frazier: What Biden’s Win Means For The Environment And Fight To Rein In Climate Change

Trump To Rush Drilling Leases In Arctic Before Biden Takes Over

Brookings: Tracking The Trump Administration’s Deregulation Initiatives

National/International

The Hill: New Dept. Of Interior Order Kneecaps New Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Act

UtilityDive: Competitive Generators Move Toward Carbon Pricing, Away FERC’s PJM Order

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[Posted: November 14, 2020]  PA Environment Digest