Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.4.20

Senate & House Agency-By-Agency Budget Hearings Continue At 10:00 a.m.:

House: 10:00- Human Services; 3:00- Revenue

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Senate: 10:00- DEP; 1:00- Professional Liability Joint Underwriting Assn.; 3:00- Budget Secretary

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Rep. Comitta Urges State Pesticide Advisory Board To Ban “Deadly” Chlorpyrifos Pesticide; Agriculture Taking Comments On Proposed Ban [PaEN]

Don Hopey/David Templeton: AG Shapiro Has More Than A Dozen Ongoing Criminal Investigations Into Fracking, Pipeline Companies

Dept. Of Agriculture Adds 12 Counties To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area; 26 Counties Now Included [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone Expanded To 26 Counties, Including Most Of Central PA

John Hayes: Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Extended To Allegheny, Beaver Counties

Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area Grows By 12 Counties In PA

Luzerne County Added To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine List

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Invites Volunteers To Join StreamWatchers Program In Monroe County [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Mr. President, Kill The Rain Tax - Cong. Cartwright

Schuylkill Action Network Seeking Volunteers To Participate In Schuylkill Scrub Watershed-Wide Cleanups [PaEN]

Casey Avenue Cleanup Set For Saturday In Wilkes-Barre

Hampton Curbside Glass Recycling To End; PRC To Host 2 Pop-Up Glass Recycling Events

CBF Now Accepting Entries In 2020 Save The Bay Photo Contest; Let’s Make PA A Winner This Year! [PaEN]

Stephen Caruso: The World Is Getting Warmer, What Can PA Do About It?

PA Educators Want To See Climate Change Included In New Science Standards

Philly Homeowners Are Interested In Solar Energy, So Why Aren’t More Installing Panels?

Stephen Caruso: What’s At Stake In HB 1100 Subsidy Bill For Using Natural Gas In Manufacturing

30+ Environmental Groups Will Hold A March 9 Rally Against HB 1100 Giving An Unlimited Subsidy For Natural Gas Use In Manufacturing [PaEN]

Mayor: Erie Could Get $101 Million From Water System Prepayment Deal

Bucks County Judge Says No To Asphalt Plant At Rockhill Quarry In Bucks

DEP Approves Allegheny Mineral Limestone Mine Permit In Lawrence County [PaEN]

National Conservation District Assn. Releases First Pollinator Conservation Field Day Guide [PaEN]

Game Commission, Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Seedlings For Schools Now Accepting Applications [PaEN]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kicks Off Spring Mitration With Raptorthon April 4 [PaEN]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Registration Now Open For Summer Nature Camps 2020, Berks County [PaEN]

Dickinson College Hosts A Valley & Ridge College Faculty Workshop For Sustainability May 19-21, Cumberland County [PaEN]

Game Commission Nears Release Of Chronic Wasting Disease Strategy

PA To Stock More Than 3 Million Trout For 2020 Fishing Season

Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania One Of Top States For UFO Sightings

Help Wanted: Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Office Manager [PaEN]

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Other States/National/International

DRBC Hearing On LNG Terminal Plan For South Jersey Will Give Critics Another Chance To Object

Stephen Huba: Report: U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set Record In 2019

West Virginia House Passes Bill Making It Easier To Use Solar Energy To Attract New Companies

U.S. Senate Energy Bill Draws Industry, Bipartisan Support, But Lags On Tax Credits, Efficiency

AP: Half Of World’s Sandy Beaches At Risk From Climate Change

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[Posted: March 4, 2020]  PA Environment Digest