Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.1.21

Senate swearing in day January 5; Senate Voting Session Days

House swearing in day January 5; House Voting Session Days

Gov. Dick Thornburgh On Leadership: People Living In The Chesapeake Bay States Should Not Have To Wait Another 30-Plus Years For Clean Water [PaEN]

In Memoriam: Dick Thornburgh, 2-Term PA Governor, U.S. Attorney General, U.N. Under-Secretary General Dies At 88 [PaCN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Clean Water Wins, Whiffs And Wishes For 2020 And Beyond! [PaEN]

CBF: 8 Ways The New Biden Administration Can Save The Chesapeake Bay: #3-- Help PA Farmers With Conservation Practices [PaEN]

Chester County Gets $1.9 Million To Improve Waterways

Berks Area Agriculture Clean Water Projects Receive $876,200 In Funding

$3.7 Million In Funds To Help Clean Up Waters In DEP Northwest Region

Blair County Water Cleanup Projects To Get DEP Funds

DEP Sets Feb. 3 Virtual Public Hearing On Mine Reclamation Project In Westmoreland County [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 1 RiverWatch Video Report

Tiadaghton Chapter Of Trout Unlimited In Tioga County Hosts Speaker On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup At Jan. 5 Virtual Event 

Rachel McDevitt: Top Energy/Environment Story Of 2020: The Fight Over RGGI

Op-Ed: We Must Cut Carbon Emissions From Fossil Fuels To Zero By 2050 To Prevent Passing A Point From Which We Cannot Adapt - Richard Whiteford [PaEN]

Rep. Metcalfe Subject Of Petition Calling For His Removal As Chair Over Climate Change Views

PUC: Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programs Submitted By Electric Utilities [PaEN]

PUC Judge Sides With Landowners In Fight Against Central PA Power Line Project

DEP Sets Jan. 13 Virtual Hearing On Chapt. 102/105 Permits For Phase I PennEast Pipeline Project [PaEN]

DEP Posts 44 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 2 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Allentown Lifts Boil Water Advisory After Water Main Break

DCNR Acquires 18 Acres Of Land Adjoining Presque Isle State Park, Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie [PaEN]

Presque Isle State Park Expands With New Purchase

Walking Thru Old-Growth Forest At The Alan Seeger Natural Area In Huntingdon County [PaEN]

Nominations For PA Parks & Forests Foundation 2021 Annual Awards To Recognize COVID Champions Now Due Jan. 12 [PaEN]

York County Rail Trail Authority Purchases 8+ Miles Of Dormant Rail Line

Hanover Trolley Trail to Connect Hanover To West York

Demolition Underway At Popular Jessup Playground To Make Way For New Play Equipment

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Climate Challenge Awaits Biden As Trump Pushes Thru Environmental Policy In Final Days

Op-Ed: Amid 2020’s Gloom, There Are Reasons To Be Hopeful About Climate In 2021

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[Posted: January 1, 2021]  PA Environment Digest