Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.5.21

House returns to voting session Feb. 5

Senate returns to voting session Feb. 22, 23, 24

*Senate Budget Hearings: DCNR March 9; DEP March 11; Agriculture April 8 [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council Renews Call For Pennsylvania To Lead On Climate Change And Reducing Carbon Pollution [PaEN]

90% Of Voters Want MORE Funding For Critical Environmental, Conservation Programs & Local Projects-- Whose Budget Proposal Does That? [PaEN]

AP: Senate, House Costs Soared In 2019-20: Surplus Grew To Over $200 Million; Operating Costs Jumped By $30 Million [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Budget Proposal Does Little To Address Chronic Underfunding For Cleaning Up Water Pollution [PaEN]

Bay Journal Forum: With Past In Mind, Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Looks At The Next 50 Years

Bay Journal Forum: Be Realistic About Biological Benefits From Stream Restoration Projects

Senate Budget Hearings: DCNR March 9; DEP March 11; Agriculture April 8 [PaEN]

DEP Lifts Drought Advisories Statewide, Hydrologic Conditions Return To Normal [PaEN]

DCNR Receives Favorable Audit Of Sustainable Management Practices In 4 State Forest Districts  [PaEN]

PA Lake Management Society Virtual Annual Conference March 3 & 4; Award Nominations Due [PaEN]

Capital Resource Conservation & Development Council Offers Grazing Management Support To Livestock Producers [PaEN]

Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Feb. 24: Unequal Spatial, Temporal Distribution Of Nutrient, Sediment Loads In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]

Forbes Trail Chapter Of Trout Unlimited, Partners To Study Fish, Habitat Health In Linn Run Watershed, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

Student Scholarships; Call For Abstracts Assn. Of State Wetland Managers Annual Meeting April 12-15 [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 5 RiverWatch Video Report

TribLive Editorial: Allegheny River Locks Have Good Ripple Effect

PUC Chair Dutrieuille Honors Strength & Impact Of Black Families As PA’s Black History Month Celebrations Begin [PaEN]

WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: Would Green Jobs Help PA Recover?  ReImagine Appalachia Coalition Unveils Plan

Penelec Converts Erie Streetlights To Smart LED Technology

PUC Approves Settlement With Met-Ed Over 2016 Fatal Lehigh Valley Electrocution

LancasterOnline: Last Defendant In Worley & Obetz Fraud Case Gets 3 Years In Prison

PA Environmental Council: In Case You Missed It In January [PaEN]

DCNR Rangers Answered The Call To Help Protect PA Capitol Buildings [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Tributes To Patrick J. Solano From DCNR [PaEN]

DCNR Blog: Telling Untold Stories In Pennsylvania’s State Parks And Forests [PaEN]

PEC Blog: Get Your Tail On The Trail At D&H Rail Trail - PA Trail Of The Year

ErieT: What You Need To Know About Presque Isle State Park Ice Dunes

Citizen Science: Help Bird Conservation By Being Part Of The Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15! [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Which Of These Spotted Lanternfly Myths Do You Believe?

February 3 DCNR Resource Newsletter

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Dept. Of Health Reports 138 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,688 New Cases-- 2.5.21

AP: Gov. Wolf Signs $912 Million Pandemic Relief Bill For Businesses, Schools, Individuals

Spotlight PA: PA Voters Will Get Last Word In Struggle Between Wolf, Republicans On How Long Emergencies Last

National/International

Inquirer: PA Republican Congressman Sponsors Bill To Protect Arctic National Refuge From Drilling

ScrantonT Editorial: Restoring Climate Mission For NASA

Utility Dive: U.S. EIA Projects Swift Electricity Demand Recovery After COVID, Strong Renewables Growth

AP: Ford Loses $1.28 Billion In 2020; Raises Electric Vehicle Spending

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[Posted: February 5, 2021]  PA Environment Digest