Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.16.21

Senate returns to voting session March 16, 17

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 6, 17

TODAY 12:30: DEP Citizens Advisory Council. Need for federal Mine Reclamation Funding. Read more on agenda/Join Live.

Sen. Yaw: ‘If We’re Promoting Electric Vehicles, Then You’re Promoting Mining By Children,’ We Should Look At The Big Picture [PaEN]

Sen. Dush: Climate Change Is A ‘Farce,’ ‘Every Time I See A Tesla Out There...I See It Being Carried On The Backs Of Little Black Kids’  [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: PA Elected Officials Calling For Feds To Support Transition To Cleaner Cars

StateImpact: Legislative Action On Increasing PA’s Alternative Energy Goals Appears Unlikely

Op-Ed: Why Cutting Methane Emissions Is Vital To Our Health - Appalachian Mountain Club

Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Returning Forests To Reclaimed Abandoned Mine Lands [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Managing Stormwater With Trees And Forests Webinar March 31 [PaEN]

Dickinson College Clarke Forum Hosts March 31 How To Use The Planet Without Using It Up Online Program [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Abundant, Affordable Propane Powers PA Agriculture - PennAg Industries

Anya Litvak: In PA, Gasoline Prices Sped Up Much Faster Than Traffic Rebounded

CitizensV: Intense Blaze Levels Wilkes-Barre Recycling Center

Andrew Maykuth: Bracing For Philly’s 17.6% Water Rate Increase?  Here’s How To Be Heard In Online Public Meetings

PA American Water: Addresses Most Common Household Leaks During Fix A Leak Week

AP: Scientists: Climate-Whipped Winds Pose Great Lakes Hazards

DCNR Accepting Applications From Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Fight Wildfires [PaEN]

PennLive: Wildfire On South Mountain In York County Started Accidentally At Boy Scout Camp

WBTimes: Fanned By Winds, Brush Fire  Devastates Wilkes-Barre Business

MCall: Red Flag Wildfire Warnings Continue For Lehigh Valley

PA Environmental Council Accepting Mini-Grant Applications To Support Laurel Highlands; Poconos Forest & Waters Conservation Landscapes [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: National Park Service Expands Protected Historic Battlefields In PA By 73 Acres

Citizen Scientists Help Penn State Identify What Eats Spotted Lanternflies-- Chickens, Praying Mantises, Birds Leading [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission: Statement On Drawdown At Woodcock Creek Lake, Crawford County

TribLive: Humane Animal Rescue Of Pittsburgh Hosts Virtual Wildlife Baby Shower

WilliamsportS: Plunketts Creek, Others Being Stocked With Trout

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 65 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,119 New Cases-- 3.16.21

National/International

Post: New EPA Administrator: ‘Science Is Back’

Cap-Star: U.S. Senate Confirms First-Ever Native American To Serve In Cabinet As Secretary Of Interior

The Guardian: Deb Haaland Confirmed As First indigenous U.S. Cabinet Secretary As Secretary Of Interior

Utility Dive: CPS Energy Sues Texas Grid Operator Citing Pricing Mistake During Power Outages As One Of The ‘Largest Illegal Wealth Transfers’ In Texas History

Utility Dive: Op-Ed: Inaccurate Cost Estimates Creating A Trillion-Dollar Bubble In Conventional Energy Assets

The Guardian: Can America Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2050? 

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[Posted: March 16, 2021]  PA Environment Digest