Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.17.21


House
returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
House Budget Hearings Schedule

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

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8


CFA Accepting Applications For Act 13 Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants [PaEN]


Lebanon Valley Conservancy, Landowners Worked Together To Plant 1,500 In 2020 As Part Of Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership [PaEN]

Stroud Water Research Center Study Points To Warmer Streams As Threat To Mayflies, Not Oxygen Deprivation [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Local PA Anti-Litter Groups Recycled Nearly 12,000 Old Tires, 119,000+ Appliances In Pandemic Year

Bay Journal: Fighting The Plastics Plague, One Canoe-Full At A Time In The Susquehanna River

TribLive: Permanent Glass Recycling Station Now Open In Hampton Twp., Allegheny County

Washington Observer: Sophia Zalar, Carmichaels H.S. Sophomore, Recipient Of George H. Block Conservation Scholarship

MCall: Developers Pitch Apartment Complex In Allentown At Fmr Iron Foundry And Quarry Site

Reuters: 150 Years Of Spills: Philadelphia Refinery Cleanup Highlights Toxic Legacy Of Fossil Fuels

Jon Hurdle: Natural Gas Industry Hasn’t Delivered On Its Economic Promise To Communities, Report Says

WBVP: Fetterman Signs No Fossil Fuel Campaign Money Pledge

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 702 More Permits, 1,696 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

PUC: Alerts Consumers To Notices From Electric Utilities About Their Consumer Information

Andrew Maykuth: Philadelphia Seeks 16.9% Water Rate Increase, Citing Revenue Erosion From Pandemic

WHYY: Crews Rescue 11 People During Massive Water Main Break In Philadelphia

MCall: Nestle Selling North American Water Business, Including 2 Lehigh Valley Plants

WITF: Community Group Works To Engage City Of Harrisburg Residents On Comprehensive Plan

ScrantonT Editorial: State Should Regulate Clear-Cutting Forests

NextPittsburgh: 23 Ways To Have Outdoor Winter Fun In Pittsburgh

Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Guide To Trout Season 2021 - Changes To Know, Stocking Up Early Critical

PA Society For Ornithology Announces Inaugural Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - June 18-21 [PaEN]

Merger Creates Audubon Mid-Atlantic Uniting 26 Local Chapters, 150,000+ Members; Suzanne Biemiller Named Executive Director [PaEN]

South Mountain Partnership Announces 2021 Mini-Grant Recipients [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Winter Conditions Pressing Down Snow Goose Buildup At Middle Creek Wildlife Area, Lebanon County

Marcus Schneck: How Does PA Rank In Deer Harvests Nationally?

PennLive: Volunteers Help Rescue Groundhog Stuck In Tree At York College

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Dept. Of Health Reports 193 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,413 New Cases-- 2.17.21

Dept. Of Health: Joint Legislative Vaccine Task Force Meet On Recommendations To Ensure 2nd Doses Of Moderna COVID Vaccine For 100,000 People

National/International

Inquirer: NJ Gov. Murphy Announces $100M To Electrify Buses, Trucks, Create Climate Office

AP: Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; At Least 20 Dead

NYT: A Glimpse Of America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble For Power Grids

The Guardian: Heating Arctic May Be To Blame For Snowstorms In Texas, Scientists Argue

The Guardian: Air Pollution Significantly Raises Risk Of Infertility, Study Finds

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[Posted: February 17, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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