Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.10.21

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

House Budget Hearings Start Feb. 16

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

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8

South Mountain Partnership Recognizes Dr. Claire Jantz With Spirit of South Mountain Award [PaEN]

John Hoover: My Experience With The Family Forest Carbon Program That Pays Landowners To Implement Sustainable Forest Practices [PaEN]

Greene County Student One Of National Conservation District Assn. Poster Contest Winners - Where Would We BEE Without Pollinators? [PaEN]

TribLive: Teen’s Tech Solution Helping North Park’s Bluebird Population Thrive In Allegheny County

Changing Cropping Systems In Impaired Watersheds Can Produce Water Quality Gains [PaEN]

PA American Water Accepting Applications For 2021 Environmental Grant Program [PaEN]

ErieT: 1,600 Acre Solar Energy Project Planned In Southern Erie, Northern Crawford Counties

The Philadelphia Energy Co-op Expands Services; Feb. 11 Webinar On Clean Energy [PaEN]

New Report Outlines How PA Utility Companies Can Creatively Invest In Electric School Buses [PaEN]

BeaverCountyT: Why Wolf Faces Bipartisan Opposition To Natural Gas Severance Tax In Southwest PA 

Ohio River Valley Institute Blog: Living With Natural Gas Pipelines - Fear, Anxiety, Loss 

Forbes: Will The Fracking Boom Ever Translate Into Jobs And Income For Appalachia’s Residents? 

MCall: A Decade Later, Deadly Allentown Natural Gas Explosion Continues To Spur Safety Changes, Haunt Neighbors 

Op-Ed: Biden Should Stick To His Pledge Not To Ban Fracking In PA - T.J. Rooney

Anya Litvak: Consol’s CEO Says It’s Not About How Much Coal It Mines, It’s About The Margins

S&P Global: Consol Energy’s 2020 Coal Sales Slump 31.5% On Production Bottlenecks Amid Pandemic

PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals March 11 Webinar On DEP’s Revised Clean Fill Policy [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Flint, Michigan Indictments Reminder Of PA’s Failure To Protect Children From Lead Poisoning

Rodale Institute Blog: What Biden’s Climate Plan Means For Regenerative Agriculture

TribLive: PRC Glass Recycling Station In Ross Open To Residents Of Any Community In Allegheny County

PA Forestry Assn. - Upcoming Webinars: Annual Forest Health & Disease Update; Women In Forestry; Natural Area Management And More [PaEN]

Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Central PA Conservancy Partner To Permanently Protect Wilderness Center, Native Plant Nursery [PaEN]

The Conservation Fund Donates 528-Acre Addition To Pinchot State Forest In Lackawanna County [PaEN]

New Elk Viewing And Elk County Trail Guides Now Available [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Why Are There So Many Starlings?  New Study Has The Answers

Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Urban Resource Conservationist [PaEN]

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Dept. Of Health Reports 125 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,378 New Cases-- 2.10.21

National/International

AP: Hack Of Florida Water Plant Exposes Vulnerability Of Cash-Strapped U.S. Water Companies

Reuters: Coca-Cola Turns To 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles In U.S. 

The Guardian: Biden’s New Conservation Corps Stirs Hopes Of Nature-Focused Hiring Spree

Utility Dive: Ford Bets $29 Billion On Leading The ‘Electric Vehicle Revolution’

The Guardian: Fossil Fuels Caused 8.7 Million Deaths Globally In 2018, Research Finds

AP: Himalayan Glacier Disaster Highlights Climate Change Risks

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[Posted: February 10, 2021]  PA Environment Digest