Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.5.20

Senate swearing in day January 5

House swearing in day January 5

DCNR Cancels ALL Organized In-Person Events, Programs In State Parks, Forests Starting Dec. 6 To Respond To Rising COVID Cases [PaEN]

DCNR Cancels All In-Person Events Due To COVID Concerns

Bucks County To Urge Masks In Local Parks To Fight Spread Of COVID

State Environmental Agency Assn., Led By DEP Secretary McDonnell, Meets With Biden EPA Transition Team [PaEN]

EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To The Basic Chapter 105 Waterways Permit Regulations Development Must Meet [PaEN]

DEP Extends Deadline To Submit CAFO Farm Annual Reports, Permit Fee To Feb. 15 [PaEN]

Western PA Conservancy Magazine Highlights Watershed Restoration Work [PaEN]

PA Veteran Farming Project Joins Initiative To Plant 10 Million Trees

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree [PaEN]

Christmas Tree Sales Going Well In Western PA, But Growers See Scarcity Of Trees In Future

Jon Hurdle: Plans For PFAS Probe Move Forward In Southeast PA Townships

Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 4  RiverWatch Video Report

Hanover, York County Asks Public To Conserve Water, Rainfall Down 6+ Inches In Spots

York Water Company Acquires Water/Wastewater Systems In Adams County

EnergySolutions Buys Damaged Three Mile Island Unit 2 Nuclear Plant, Have Decommissioning Dates Changed?

WITF Smart Talk: County Govt., Organizations Collaborate To Address Climate Change - MONDAY 9:00 a.m.

PUC Revises Policy Statement On Diversity At Utilities

DEP Posts 43 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November Now Available [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Philly’s Academy Of Natural Sciences Needs Your Help To Find, Control Spotted Lanternflies

Foundation For Sustainable Forests Highlights Forest Management Activities, Upcoming Events [PaEN]

Dick’s Sporting Goods Plans To Launch New Outdoors Store Brand “Public Lands”

Dec. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Teenager Shot While Hunting In Centre County, Game Commission, State Police Say

New Penn’s Woods Passage Book Available Among Holiday Gifts From Game Commission

2021 Fishing Licenses, Permits, Gift Vouchers Are Now On Sale

Mary Ann Thomas: Online Sales Of Fishing Licenses Double, 2021 Licenses Now Available

Fmr Rep. Gabler To Head PA Lumber Trade Group

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Dept. Of Health Reports 149 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 12,884 New Cases-- 12.5.20

National/International

PA’s Cong. Thompson Elected Top Republican On U.S. House Ag Committee

EPA Issues Interim Strategy For NPDES Permitting Covering PFAS/Clean Water Act

U.S. Senate Confirms Lanny Erdos As Director Of The Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation And Enforcement

New Jersey’s Largest Energy Provider Buys 25% Stake In Large Offshore Wind Project

AP: Nissan Departs Trump Climate Battle With California Over Vehicle Standards

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[Posted: December 5, 2020]  PA Environment Digest