Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.12.21

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

-- Sen. Muth, Rep. Friel Otten: One Year After Mariner East Pipeline Spill 33 Acres Of Marsh Creek State Park Lake Is Still Off Limits, No Remediation Done  [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Group Wants $1.3 Billion In State Funds Returned For Conservation Use

-- DEP: Issues Air Quality Warning For Thursday, Aug. 12 In Southeastern PA

-- Straight Talk About A PA Conservation Hero: Ralph Abele And The Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced In Senate To Create Clean Streams Fund For Pennsylvania To Deal With Non-Point Water Pollution  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Secretary Of Agriculture, Penn State Dean Roush Discuss Climate Change At Ag Progress Days

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture, Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Forage & Forest Fiddle Creek Dairy Farm Tour In Lancaster County Aug. 27  ​[PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Land Use Webinar Series Features Aug. 18 Making Riparian Buffers Work In Your Community Program  [PaEN]

-- Registration Open! 2021 Virtual Watershed Congress Sept. 20-24

-- CourierE: Clearfield County Native Joins Elk County Conservation District As Watershed Technician

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture: Listening Session - Siting & Design For Farm-Based Solar Energy Facilities Aug. 20  [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Should Enact Methane Regulations - By Rep. Greg Vitali  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT Editorial: State Can Lead On Climate

-- CourierT: How Bensalem, Bucks County Survived Floods, Strong Winds, Tornado In 17 Days

-- PUC: Recognizes National 811 Day And Underground Utility Damage Prevention Efforts

-- Penn State Extension: Six-Part Community Forestry Workshop Series On Effective Management Of Public Trees Starting Oct. 6  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Grant Helps Complete Pitcher Park Rain Garden In Carnegie

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Laurel Highlands Nominated To Be Among Best For Fall Leaf-Peeping

-- WKBN27: Historic Bridge Moved For Pymatuning State Park Trail Expansion Project

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Is At The Beginning Of A Public Lands Renaissance

-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic: Bird Safe Philly Kicks Off Fall Migration With Seasonal Lights Out Philly Program  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Molting Or Mites?  Seeking An Explanation For ‘Bald Birds’

-- Game Commission: To Launch Learn To Hunt Webinars

-- WESA: It’s Not Ketchup Packets Falling From The Sky, It’s Rabies Vaccine

-- Inquirer: USDA Study Finds COVID Antibodies In PA Deer, First Sign Of Wild Animals’ Virus Exposure

PA Politics

-- Inquirer: Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Gave Use A Preview Of PA’s 2022 U.S. Senate Race

-- Spotlight PA: Cong. Conor Lamb Enters Crowded Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate

-- PA Cap-Star: More Than Half Of PA Counties Seeing Substantial, high Rates Of Community Spread Of COVID

-- WITF: Wolf Nudges Executive Branch Employees To Get Vaccinated, But Nixes A School Mask Mandate

-- WHYY: Philly Mandates Masks Or Vaccine Proof For Businesses

-- AP: Court Tosses Ruling Against PA COVID Restrictions

-- Spotlight PA: PA Senate Plans First Step To Enhance Public Access To Expense Information

-- Spotlight PA: Rural Republicans Plead For End To November Election Audit

-- Spotlight PA: What Renters In PA Need To Know About Available Relief, New Eviction Ban

-- ErieT: Critical Race Theory Isn’t Taught In NW PA Schools, But Controversy Still Looms

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- The Nature Conservancy: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Significant Advances For Climate, Nature

National/International

-- Rodale Institute:  Recognizes 2021 Organic Pioneer Award Winners

-- AP: Group Cites PFAS Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Chesapeake Bay

-- USA Today: Biden Urges Investigation Into ‘Illegal Activity’ That May Be Causing Spike In Gasoline Prices

-- Utility Dive: Biden’s Goal Of 50% EV Sales By 2030 Will Test Supply Chains, Utilities, Experts Say

-- Bloomberg: Climate Report Exposes Fault Lines Within Fossil Fuel Industry

-- Reuters: Exxon, Chevron Look To Make Renewable Fuels Without Costly Refinery Upgrades

-- The Guardian: Rewilding 5% Of England Could Create 20,000 Rural Jobs

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[Posted: August 12, 2021]  PA Environment Digest