Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.18.21

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: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to vote on letter disapproving final Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Covering Power Plants.  Room 461 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch online.   Click Here for more on the agenda.

-- York Conservation District: Announces Winners Of Annual Conservation Awards [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Honors Bethel Twp. Farmer And Others For Conservation Work

-- NorthcentralPA: Lycoming Conservation District Celebrates 65 Years Of Service, Countless Land Preservation Efforts

-- Lancaster Farming: Get Creative With Cover Crop Options After Small Grain Harvest

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Sunoco Pays $85,000 For Mariner Pipeline Spills In 4 Counties

-- StateImpactPA: Pennsylvanians Have Lots Of Electricity Options, Experts Say Do Your Homework

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Plan For Large Underground Coal Mine In Allegheny County To Present Plans At Public Meeting Today

-- WESA - The Allegheny Front: Twp. Public Hearing On Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny Set For Today

-- DEP: Took Action On 761 Permits; 96% Meeting Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,424 Inspections; Responded To 1 Environmental Emergency

-- ScrantonT: Mobile Toolkit Now Available To Local Groups Hoping To Clean Up NE PA

-- WeConservePA: Legal Opinion - Conservation Qualifies For American Rescue Plan Funds

-- PA Forestry Assn: Oct. 9 Annual Forestry Symposium; Invasive Plant Workshops; Role Of Climate Change On Forest Trees; Much More  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: North Philadelphia Grower Planting An Orchard On Vacant Lot

-- Pocono Record: She Grew Up On The Delaware River, At 88, She’s Still Committed To Its Annual Cleanup

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Wild Trout Man Dr. Joseph Simons On Fly Fishing, Conservation And Educating Others Thru His Video Series

-- Pocono Record: New Pocono Heritage Land Trust Preserve Offers Hiking, Fishing Opportunities

-- Game Commission: Hunters Should Be Aware Of Enhanced Chronic Wasting Disease Protections

-- TribLive: Artists To Chalk Portraits Of Passengers, Crew Of Flight 93 As Part Of 9/11 Anniversary Events

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- Inquirer: People In Rural PA Desperate For Internet, Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Could Help

National/International

-- AP: Fueled By Winds, Largest Wildfire Moves Near California City

PA Politics

-- MCall: PA Redistricting Experts Demand Better Map-Drawing Process; Partisan Interest Shouldn’t Define It

-- PA Cap-Star: 2 PA Lawmakers Working On Bipartisan Election Reform, Here’s What They’ve Proposed

-- Spotlight PA: 4 Takeaways From New PA Census Data And What It Means For Redistricting

-- ErieT: Federal Pandemic Unemployment Benefits End Next Month In PA, What To Know

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: PA Senate’s Sham Election Review Threatens Democracy

-- TribLive: Western PA Groups Prep For Fleeing Afghans Seeking To Resettle In Pittsburgh

-- TribLive/AP: Federal Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Over Western PA Gun Club Restrictions

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[Posted: August 18, 2021]  PA Environment Digest