Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.29.21

House returns to voting session Feb. 1, 2, 3

Senate returns to voting session Feb. 1, 2, 3

Feb. 2 - Governor’s Video Budget Address

Dramatic Increase In Visitors Caused Strains On Already Understaffed, Underfunded State Parks, Forests And Facilities At DCNR [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Why Environmental Literacy Should Be Part Of Pennsylvania’s Education Standards - Anna R. Pauletta, PA Student Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board Of Trustees [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Meets Feb. 1 On Opportunities For Growing PA’s Natural Gas Economy  [PaEN]

Gov. Wolf Lays Out 2021 Agenda Prioritizing Economic Recovery, Building On Bipartisan Measures, Government Reform

PLS Reporter: Wolf Revives Natural Gas Severance Tax, This Time For Workforce Development

The Center Square: Wolf Now Offers Natural Gas Severance Tax As Revenue Stream For Workforce Development Programs

Better Path Coalition: Gov. Wolf Announces Natural Gas Severance Tax Budget Proposal Requiring Fracking In PA For 20 More Years

Anya Litvak: David Spigelmyer Leaving Marcellus Shale Coalition, David Callahan To Replace Him

TribLive: Allegheny County Signs 35-Year Deal To Use Hydropower Generated In Emsworth For Govt. Buildings

PG: New Hydroelectric Facility On Ohio River To Power Allegheny County Govt. Operations

WESA: Report: PA Stands To Gain 243,000 Jobs A Year From Clean Energy Investment Trhu ReImagine Appalachia Strategy

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration With Storymap, Video [PaEN]

NRCS-PA Announces $1.9 Million In Funding Available For Wetlands Restoration, Protection In PA [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 29 RiverWatch Video Report

Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Encourage Recycling With Educational Videos [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Covanta To Pay $128,000 Penalty For Past Pollution Emissions At Montgomery County Plant

NextPittsburgh: Mellon Foundation Announces Plan To Award $1.2 Billion In Next 10 Years, Needs Your Ideas

Latest PA Natural Heritage Program Newsletter Now Available [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy-PA, DCNR Partner To Add 1,068 Acres To Delaware State Forest In Monroe County [PaEN]

Feb. 18 Virtual Meeting About New Friends Group At Locust Lake & Tuscarora State Parks In Schuylkill County [PaEN]

PennLive: Harrisburg Lawyer Says He Has New Clue About $400M In Civil War Gold In Dents Run, Elk County

TribLive: New Portal Sign Welcomes Visitors To Blawnox, Allegheny County

Game And Fish & Boat Commissions Launch New HuntFishPA Online Recreational Licensing Platform [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: New Hunting, Fishing License System Unveiled For PA

Mary Ann Thomas: One-Stop Online Shopping For Hunting, Fishing, Boating Licenses

TribLive: PA Proposes More Species For Sunday Hunting In November

Mary Ann Thomas: Wildlife Specialists Catch Peregrine Falcon, Short-Eared Owls At Pittsburgh Airport

Marcus Schneck: When Will Billions Of Cicadas Emerge In Pennsylvania?

PhillyMag: And Now, Cicadas Arrive In May Or June

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Dept. Of Health Reports 159 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,643 New Cases-- 1.29.21

WITF: Countering The Big Lie: WITF News Coverage Will Connect State & Federal Lawmakers With Their Election Fraud Lies And The Assault On The U.S. Capitol

National/International

DetroitFP: GM Hopes To Eliminate Gas Vehicles, Have All-Electric Portfolio By 2040

General Motors To Stop Making Fossil Fuel Light-Duty Vehicles By 2035, Plans To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040

The Hill: Federal Regulator Shelves Rule Meant To Force Banks To Serve Oil, Gun Companies

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[Posted: January 29, 2021]  PA Environment Digest