Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.18.21

Senate returns to voting session March 22, 23, 24

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 22, 23, 24

TODAY 9:30: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on Frances E. Walter Dam Water Withdrawal Study.  Watch Live.

TODAY Noon: U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources Hearing on Restoring Abandoned Mine Lands, Local Economies.  Watch Live.

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Alysha Trexler, Biologist [PaEN]

Celebrating Women In Forestry: Nancy Baker - Women & Their Woods; Holly May - DCNR Forester [PaEN]

Senators Laughlin, Haywood Announce Bipartisan Bill To Increase AEPS Solar Share To 5.5% [PaEN]

PA Township News: Solar Farming: The Next Big Thing?  Rural Communities On The Front Lines Of Solar's Growth [PaEN]

Anya Litvak: Federal, State Agencies Probing Allegations Shell’s Ethane Pipeline Has Construction Defects

Reid Frazier: DEP Pointed Feds To Whistleblower Complaints About Alleged Construction Defects In Shell Ethane Pipeline

BeaverCT: Advocacy Group Says Shell’s Ethane Pipeline Under Investigation For Safety Issues

35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov. Wolf To Investigate Health Impacts Associated With Natural Gas Fracking [PaEN]

Clara Township Residents Push Home Rule To Protect Environment From Drilling Waste Injection Well In Potter County [PaEN]

Pittsburgh City Paper: Pittsburgh Journalist Helps Uncover Why Living Near Fracking Wells Is Associated With Adverse Health Impacts

PG: Wabtec CEO Pitches Federal Lawmakers On Research Institute With CMU To Explore Carbon-Free Rail Tech

International Insurance Firm Swiss Re Group Announces Climate Targets-- Exit Coal Business By 2030, Withdraw From Supporting Oil & Gas Production [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: PFAS Found In 72% Of Drinking Water Samples In Philly’s Suburbs

TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Offers Site For Mass Vaccinations, But No Takers

Reminder! Tickets Still Available For March 18 PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Wild & Scenic Film Festival [PAEN]

SBA Extends Deadline To Request Low-Interest Loans For Survivors Of Flooding From Tropical Storm Isaias [PaEN]

WilliamsportS: Skyrocketing Cost Of Steel To Impact Levee Recertification

WESA: McKees Rocks Sues ALCOSAN As Concern Grows Over Water Storage Tunnel Plan

Andrew Maykuth: Nearly A Third Of Philly Water Customers Are Past Due On Their Water Bills 

City Of Pittsburgh, PA Resources Council Partner On Webinar Series On How To Recycle Right With New Blue Bin Recycling Program [PaEN]

Chester County Commissioners Host April 29 Open Space Summit [PaEN]

PG: Here’s PA’s Latest Plan For State Trails And Parks

DCNR Blog: Plants Can Be Threatened And Endangered Too [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Hosts April 8 Virtual Program On Its Native Plant Initiative To Improve Habitat For Pollinators, Birds, Other Animals [PaEN]

WHTM: Planting Native Plants This Spring Can Have Environmental Benefits

Op-Ed: How Forestry Can Revitalize Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities - Lehigh County Controller

Rep. Frankel: Bill Authorizing Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Passes House

ErieT: PA Summer Camp Industry ‘Fragile,’ But Cabins Filling Up Fast Despite COVID Pandemic

TribLive: New Solar-Powered LEDs To Light The Way Along Popular South Park Walking Trail In Allegheny County

B.J. Small: Millions Of Anglers, Trout Brought Together During COVID Pandemic

PennLive: Fish & Boat Commission Charges YouTube Personality With Damaging Stream By Running Vehicle Thru It

Help Wanted: Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling Executive Director [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Ready To Take Over Doe License Systems

Mary Ann Thomas: Photographer Captures Images Of River Otter In Monongahela River

PG: Pittsburgh Council Revisits Red-Eared Slider, Crocodile Ban

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 37 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,004 New Cases-- 3.17.21

National/International

NBC4: Lobbyist Charged In FirstEnergy Ohio Nuclear/Coal Subsidy Bribery Investigation Found Dead

The Guardian: Oil Firms Knew Decades Ago Fossil Fuels Posed Grave Health Risks, Files Reveal

Utility Dive: Solar Makes Up Majority Of New Electricity Generation Additions For 2nd Year In A Row Reaching Record 19.2 GW

Utility Dive: Texas PUC Chair Resigns Following Pressure From Governor, Refusal To Reprice $16 Billion Of Grid Operator’s Overcharge 

Utility Dive: Lion Electric: EVs Save Transport Firms 80% On Energy, 60% On Repair Costs Compared To Diesel

The Guardian: ‘Reading The Writing On The Wall:’ Why Wall Street Is Acting On The Climate Crisis

TribLive: States Sue Biden In Bid To Revive Keystone XL Pipeline

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[Posted: March 18, 2021]  PA Environment Digest