Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.20.21

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

DEP: Thursday, May 20 Code Orange Air Quality Action Day In Southcentral, Lehigh Valley-Berks Areas [PaEN]

Dept. Of State: Primary Election Results Webpage

AP: Pennsylvania Voters Impose New Limits On Governor’s Emergency Powers

Ford Turner: Gov. Wolf Ready To Talk To Republicans About COVID Disaster Declaration After Voters Restrict His Emergency Powers

Spotlight PA: Primary Election Turnout About 22%, Voters Back Curtailing Wolf’s Emergency Powers In Win For Republican Lawmakers

PennLive: Three Disasters No One Wants To Imagine Could Happen

WESA: Poll In Southwestern PA Shows People Have More Faith In Elected Officials, Including President Biden, Congress, Gov. Wolf

Chesapeake Bay Commission Proposes $737 Million USDA Clean Water & Climate Resiliency Initiative In Federal Infrastructure Bill For Bay Watershed [PaEN]

PA American Water Awards Over $45,000 In Local Watershed Project Grants [PaEN]

Webinar Participants Complete Backyard Stream Repair Project In Western PA [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: New Research & Education Buffer Planting In Dauphin County [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Maintaining Your On-lot Septic System

Penn State Extension: What Are Combined Sewer Overflows?

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Names Dr. Alex Jackson Executive Director [PaEN]

Help Wanted: PA Sea Grant Susquehanna River, Lake Erie Outreach Professionals [PaEN]

Jon Hurdle: Delaware County Sues PFAS Makers For Contamination At Fire-Fighting Sites

Registration Open For Dive Deeper Environmental Education Summit Set For Sept. 23-24 [PaEN]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Summer Youth Nature Camps Accepting Registrations [PaEN]

DEP Hosts June 2 Virtual Hearing On Hercules Cement Application For Quarry Expansion In Northampton County [PaEN]

Salena Zito: PA Town Saved By Fracking Fears Biden Will Kill Its Prosperity [Canonsburg, Washington County]

WITF Smart Talk: Climate Report Predicts 6 Degree Temperature Rise And Storms To Intensify

TribLive: Greater Latrobe Bus Provide Receives Grants For ‘Green’ Vehicles

PUC: Holds Hearings On PECO Electric Rate Increase June 8 & 9

PA Resources Council Sets June Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Sites In Allegheny County [PaEN]

Keep America Beautiful: New Study Of Litter In America Shows 54% Reduction Since 2009; Helps Inform PA Litter Action Plan [PaEN]

Registration Open For PA Outdoor Writers Assn. 2021 Conference July 29 - Aug. 1 [PaEN]

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 26 On Forest Resource Planning, 50th Anniversary Of Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

DCNR Celebrates Induction Of White Clay Creek Preserve In Chester County Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN[

New Playground At Blue Knob State Park In Bedford County Showcases Importance Of Outdoor Plan [PaEN]

LancasterOnline: Boaters Again Urged To Use Caution In Waters Above Holtwood Dam During Planned Drawdown

Marcus Schneck: With So Many First-Time Boat Owners On The Water, Memorial Day Weekend Could Be Hazardous

MCall: 8-Year-Old On ATV Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Schuylkill County

Brian Whipkey: Share Your Wild Brook And Brown Trout Photos With Penn State Researchers

YorkDR: What It’s Like To Band Baby Bald Eagles: ‘Maybe I Should Have Worn My Helmet Today’

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,430 New Cases; 50% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+)-- 5.20.21

WESA: Poll In Southwestern PA Shows People Have More Faith In Elected Officials, Including President Biden, Congress, Gov. Wolf

National/International

AltoonaM Editorial: Guarding Against Cyberattacks

Reuters: Federal Appeals Court Vacates Biofuel Waivers Granted By Trump Administration

Utility Dive: Biden Decarbonization Focus Shifts To Buildings, With Goal To Triple Efficiency, See Up To $200 Billion In Energy Savings

The Guardian: Climate Disasters Cause More Internal Displacement Than War In 2020

Financial Times: How Much Is A Tree Worth? Investors Seek To Build A Market For Nature

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[Posted: May 20, 2021]  PA Environment Digest