Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.10.21

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

TODAY 10:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on infrastructure and green spaces. Holy Family University, 9801 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia.  [Not available online]

-- Commonwealth Court Dismisses Petition Asking DCNR To Follow The State’s Constitution In Adopting State Forest Management Plans; PEDF To Appeal [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Blog: What You Won’t Hear During Aug. 17 House Hearing On Pipelines In PA

-- Stroud Water Research Center, Rodale Institute Host Soil Health Field Day Aug. 25 In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: To Conduct Spotted Lanternfly Business Compliance Record Checks In Lackawanna County Starting Aug. 25 

-- Reminder: Penn State Ag Progress Days Opens August 10

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Moshannon Creek Watershed Assn. Makes Big Impact, Just Getting Started

-- TribLive: Stream Bank Stabilization Work Closes Westmoreland Heritage Trail Near Trafford

-- Patch: Norristown OKs $5.5 Million In American Rescue Plan Money For Playgrounds, Stormwater Management, Infrastructure

-- JDSupra: Commonwealth Court Decision On Eligibility For Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Coverage

-- MCall: Insurance Company Reversed Course, Will Pay Homeless Allentown Family For Damage Caused By Water Main Break, Sinkholes

-- TribLive Guest Essay: The Shell Ethane Plant Is A Boon For Business

-- CourierT: Disaster Relief Fund Created To Help Victims Of Bucks County Flooding And Tornadoes

-- DEP: Mosquito Spraying Set For Crawford County On August 11 -12

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DEP Stops Kiski Township From Burning Residents’ Yard Brush

-- TribLive Editorial: The Answers The 9/11 Families Deserve

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2% Of PA’s Jobs Connected To The Outdoors, New Study Says

-- WeConservePA: Jegla Family, Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partner To Protect 16 Ares In Lebanon County  [PaEN]

-- WilliamsportS: PA Outdoor Corps Inventory Of Brandon Park A Valuable Tool For Preserving Tree Canopy

-- Happy Birthday To The Friends Of South Mountain Partnership!

-- Capital Area Greenbelt Assn.: Upcoming Volunteer Work Days In Harrisburg

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Rare Plant Thought Extinct Now Recovered After Discoveries In PA, Elsewhere

-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History: Powdermill Nature Reserve Records 800,000th Bird Banding  [PaEN]

-- WarrenTO: Game Commission Discusses Chronic Wasting Disease In Warren County 

National/International

-- EDF: IPCC Underscores Need To Slash Methane, Deploy Natural Climate Solutions; Will Likely Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius Of Warming  [PaEN]

-- EarthWorks: U.N. Climate Report Demands Biden Emergency Methane Action

-- Politico: Where Republicans Are Starting To Worry About The Environmental Impacts Of Big Oil - North Dakota

-- The Hill: U.S. Senate Passes $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill In Major Victory For Biden

-- AP: Federal Infrastructure Bill On Track As Bipartisan U.S. Senate Coalition Grows

-- The Hill: U.S. Senate Set To Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Tuesday

-- Inquirer: Here’s What PA’s Chunk Of $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Might Buy

-- AP: U.S. Senate Dems Unveil $3.5 Trillion  Budget For Social, Climate Efforts

-- The Hill: Here Are Key Parts Of Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Federal Budget Resolution

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Praises Additional USDA Funding In U.S. Senate Budget Resolution

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[Posted: August 10, 2021]  PA Environment Digest