Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.15.21

House returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21 [April 26, 27, 28-canceled]

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

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DCNR Blog: Let Earth Day Inspire Lifelong Learning About Our Environment [PaEN]

PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators: 2021 Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Award Winners [PaEN]

Penn State Environmental Resources Management Program Alumni Wayne Kober Celebrating 50 Years Of Impact, Inspired By First Earth Day  [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Rachel Reyna, Chief, DCNR Rural & Community Forestry Section [PaEN]

Bucknell University Agnes Revisited - The Performance: Learning To Live With Floods - History, Change, Remembrance, And Resilience April 22 [PaEN]

House Committee Meets April 20 To Consider Bills Killing Regulations By Doing Nothing; Shielding Law Violators; Mandating Private Review Of DEP Permit Applications [PaEN]

Sen. Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects; $2 Billion Worth Of Projects Waiting For It To Pass [PaEN]

House Committee Meets April 19 To Consider Bill Authorizing Solar Energy Subscriber Programs [PaEN]

DEP Issues Report Assessing PA's Energy Storage Capacity For A Cleaner, More Resilient Electric Grid [PaEN]

PECO: Issues RFP To Procure 4,000 Solar Energy Credits Annually For 10 Years

Ohio River Valley Institute: Repairing The Damage: Cleaning Up The Land, Air, Water Damaged By Coal Mining Before 1977 

WPCAMR: American Society Of Reclamation Sciences Webinar April 15: The Four R's - Mine Reclamation, Restoration, Remediation And Rehabilitation [PaEN]

Ohio River Valley Institute: Repairing The Damage: From Hazardous Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells

AP: Death Of Injured Cabot Gas Drilling Worker In Susquehanna County Being Probed

Susan Phillips: PUC Judge Orders Sunoco to Improve Public Safety Guidance, Pipeline Safety On Mariner East Pipeline Project

EQT Natural Gas Announces Commitment To Seek Independent Natural Gas Certification Under Equitable Origin, MiQ Standards For 200 Wells In Greene, Washington Counties [PaEN]

CentreDT: Centre Region Climate Action Planning Continues With Community Forum

Glass Half Full - Planning For Pennsylvania's Water Future Webinar April 21 [PaEN]

NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meets April 20 [PaEN]

Delaware River Basin Commission Announces Start Of Watershed-Wide Reservoir Storage Study [PaEN]

Letter: Reducing The Costs And Impacts Of Flooding - PA Assn. Of Floodplain Managers

Op-Ed: Federal Govt. Is Neglecting Needs Of America’s First Responders - Gov. Tom Ridge

WHYY: Upper Bucks Residents, Developer Clash Again Over Proposed Springfield Quarry

Clean Air Council, PennEnvironment: File Motion To Join Lawsuit To Overturn PA Local Plastics Ban Preemption Law

MCall: Da Vinci Center Provides First Look Of Future Science Complex In Downtown Allentown

City Of Philadelphia Seeking Community Input On Philly Tree Plan [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Are Telephone Poles The Key To Curb Spotted Lanternflies In PA?  Here’s What Experts Say

ErieT: Whipple Dam State Park: Why You Should Visit The Recently Renovated Park In Huntingdon County

AltoonaM: Work Wraps On Cambria Trail Extension

City of Chester Unveils Eyre Park Levee Walk Trail Project In Delaware County [PaEN]

TribLive: Johnstown-Area Rotarian Suspends Appalachian Trail Fundraiser Hike

April 14 DCNR Resource Newsletter Is Now Available [PaEN]

Sean Sauro: Locals, Visitors Marvel Over Rare Scott’s Oriole Spotted In Lancaster County

Marcus Schneck: House Finch Population Unlikely To Recover From Eye Disease, Say Researchers

Marcus Schneck: Popular State Fish Hatchery’s Open House To Go Virtual This Week

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 44 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,060 New Cases-- 4.15.21

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WPost: Bloc Of U.S. Senate Republicans Prepare Own Infrastructure Plan As Biden Tries To Ramp Up Outreach

The Guardian: Advances Mean All New U.S. Vehicle Can Be Electric By 2035, Study Finds

National/International

The Guardian: California Poised For Catastrophic Fire Season, Experts Say Its Plan Isn’t Nearly Enough

AP: Epic Drought Means Water Crisis On Oregon-California Border

The Guardian: Just 3% Of World’s Ecosystems Remain Intact, Study Suggests

USA Today: Texans Asked To Conserve Electricity As Power Grid Again Strained, This Time Amid Mild Weather, Maintenance

WPost: In Climate Change Fight, The U.S. Interior Dept. Becomes A Battlefield

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[Posted: April 15, 2021]  PA Environment Digest