Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.13.21

Senate returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

DCNR Blog: Celebrating 50 Years Of The People's Right To A Clean Environment [PaEN]

Senate Committees Hear Bill Requiring State Bonding For Solar, Wind Projects Duplicates Local Ordinances, Landowner Leases; Adds New Bureaucracy; And Has A Broader Scope Than Advertised [PaEN]

DEP Releases PA Clean Energy Industry Workforce Development Gap Analysis Showing How Best To Support Continued Job Growth [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council: 2021 Climate Impacts Assessment Highlights Challenges And Opportunities For PA

Laura legere: PA Bill Seeks To Block Towns From Banning Natural Gas Connections 

The Center Square: PA Lawmakers Consider Preempting Local Utility Ordinances

ErieT: Erie-Built Electric Locomotive Proved Itself In California Desert; Could It Be Headed To Market Soon?

Guest Essay: Time Is Now For Energy Action In Pennsylvania [RGGI] - Sierra Club

PennLive: Gov. Wolf Warns Pennsylvanians: Don’t Stockpile Gasoline After Pipeline Cyberattack

Reuters: Colonial Pipeline Is Beginning Restart Of Fuel Pipeline After Outage

TribLive: Western PA Gasoline Prices To Climb Even As Colonial Pipeline Reopens

PennLive: Overall, PA Gasoline Stations Aren’t Seeing Supply Issues, But Companies Urge Drivers To Avoid Panic Buying

YorkDR: MD Gasoline Shortages Put Pressure On Central PA Supplies

StateImpactPA: Did The Texas Storm/Blackout Make You Rethink Your Electricity Provider? StateImpactPA Wants Your Story 

Gov. Wolf: $5 Million In Funding To Communities For Water, Sewer Improvements Awarded

PA Senate Democrats: Introduce Spending Plan For $7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding

Jan Murphy: How Will PA Government Work Post-COVID? New Rules Being Developed To Allow Some Teleworking

MCall: Berks Water Company Worker Dies When Pit Floods At Work Site

ScrantonT: North Scranton Creek Floods Backyard Pool

PA Resources Council Names Dr. Darren A. Spielman Executive Director [PaEN]

TribLive: Hampton’s Recycle Rama Event Set For May 15 In Allegheny County

TribLive: Penn State Master Gardeners Use Trial Gardens At North Park To Test Plants For Hardiness In Allegheny County

Temple Student Kyle Chin Promotes Inclusion In Recreation [PaEN]

Guest Essay: As Philadelphia Advances Streetscape Plan For Spring Garden, Historic Buildings Fall To Neglect

Delaware Highlands Conservancy:  Green Lodging Partners Raise Funds For Conservation [PaEN]

DCNR Announces Operational Changes To Address Capacity Issues At Beltzville State Park, Carbon County [PaEN]

MCall: Beltzville State Park Will Have New Rules To Reduce Crowds, Improve Safety After A Problem Year

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Holds Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Days May 15 & 16, Warren County [PaEN]

PG: Pittsburgh Unveils New ‘State-Of-The-Art’ River Rescue Boat

Marcus Schneck: How Noisy Are Cicadas? Somewhere Between A Vacuum Cleaner And A Leaf Blower

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 38 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,028 New Cases; 46.7% Fully Vaccinated [Over 18]-- 5.13.21 [From App]

CNBC: Fully Vaccinated People Don’t Need To Wear Masks Outside, Dr. Fauci Says

AP: First Ballot Test Of A Governor’s Pandemic Powers Starts In Pennsylvania

WESA: Wolf Warns Voters Emergency Powers Ballot Questions Would Make It ‘A Lot Messier, Slower’ To Manage Crises

Spotlight PA: Taxpayers Foot Huge Bill To Run PA’s Full-Time Legislature, But Are Blocked From Many Spending Details 

TribLive/The Caucus: Some PA Lawmakers Tout Expense Transparency, But Their Websites Tell A Different Story

National/International

EPA: Relaunches Climate Indicators Website Showing How Climate Change Is Impacting Peoples’ Health, Environment

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[Posted: May 13, 2021]  PA Environment Digest