Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.7.21

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: It’s An Opportune Time For Action To Fund Cleaner Water In Pennsylvania 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: County-By-County Update On Clean Water Actions Plans To Improve Chesapeake Bay

-- WESA: Local PA Communities Want Federal Dollars To Fortify Climate Change Infrastructure

-- StateImpactPA: Demolition Of 2 Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Cooling Towers Postponed Until Next Year

-- Earth Island Journal: Pennsylvania’s Climate Contradiction

--  YorkDR Guest Essay: Expanded ‘No Drill Zones’ In PA Will Make Us Safer

-- WESA: Liberty Air Quality Monitor In Pittsburgh Documents Morning Of High Air Pollution

-- DEP: Approves Rolling Hills Landfill’s Expansion Application In Berks County

-- ReadingE: Western Berks Landfill Fire Extinguished

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: 4 No-Brainer Solutions To Philly’s Disgusting Trash Crisis

-- DGS: PA Nationally Recognized For Excellence In Sustainable Electronics Purchasing For 2nd Year

-- MCall: ‘I Think We Have Enough Warehouses.’ Lehigh Valley Officials Not Happy With Plan For Dutch Springs Aqua Park

-- WHYY: Schuylkill River Dredging Projects At A Standstill, In Need Of New Contractor

-- TribLive: Ingomar Garden Club Honors 7 Local Winners Of National Essay, Poetry, Poster Contest

-- ScrantonT: West Nile Virus Detected In Mosquitos In Lackawanna County

-- MCall: Are Honey Bees Dying Off At An Unsustainable Rate In Lehigh Valley?  Depends Who You Ask

-- Philly Voice: Delaware River Fellows Raise Environmental Awareness In Their Communities

-- TribLive - Deb Erdley: 9/11 Families Challenge Biden To release Classified Reports Or Avoid 20th Anniversary Ceremonies

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: August 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam - August Is In Full Swing!

-- WeConservePA: Southern Chester County Circuit Trail Feasibility Study Recommends Major Projects

-- Courier Express: DuBois-Sandy Twp. To Seek Funding For Connector Trail

-- PA Environmental Council: Public Lands Ride - Ups And Downs In Michaux State Forest

-- Billy Penn: Philadelphia Parking Authority To Pilot Putting Bike Racks In Front Of Fire Hydrants To Prevent Illegal Parking

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP: Fungicide Caused Fish Kill On Chartiers Creek; Fish Are Returning

-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic: July News - Creating Healthy Communities For Birds And People; Upcoming Events, More!

National/International

-- GreenWire: Biden’s Pick To Lead Coal Town Renewal On What’s Next

-- AP: Richard Trumka, Longtime President Of AFL-CIO, Dies At 72

-- Environmental Defense Fund: Funding To Plug, Remediate Orphan Wells Moves Forward In U.S. Senate

-- PHMSA: Issues Advisory Bulletin On Minimizing Natural Gas Releases From Pipeline Facilities

-- AP: Wildfire Explodes To Third-Largest In California History

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[Posted: August 7, 2021]  PA Environment Digest