Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.24.20

Op-Ed: 50th Earth Day: Time To Consider Wiser Course - We Are All Of This Earth And Dependent On It - Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Association
Modeling For Carbon Pollution Reduction Proposal Shows 180M Ton Reduction In CO2, 3% Increase In Electric, Coal Use Drops Either Way [PaEN]

Laura Legere: DEP Carbon Cap-Trade Plan Projected To Cut Emissions, Hasten Coal Closures

Rachel McDevitt: DEP Projects PA Could Cut Carbon Emissions Dramatically With Cap-Trade Effort

18 Senate Republicans Ask Gov. Wolf To Withdrawn His Executive Order Asking DEP To Establish A Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants [PaEN]

Republicans Out-Of-Touch With 79% Of Pennsylvanians [PaEN]

DEP Program Helps 20 Communities Develop Local Climate Action Plans [PaEN]

PA Climate Impact Report Predicts, Wetter, Warmer Future, Livestock Expansion

Op-Ed: Fracking Can Help Fight Global Warming

DCNR Extends Facility Closure Thru May 8; Will Reopen Following Gov. Wolf's Red, Yellow, Green Reopening Plan [PaEN]

Gov. Wolf Issues Guidance On Reopening Of Construction Industry On May 1 [PaCN]

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Program In PA Announces Award Winners [PaEN]

PA Envirothon Creates Daily Online ‘Taking A Natural Challenge’ For Envirothon Students May 18-22 [PaEN]

Huntingdon Conservation District Posting Virtual Field Trips For Students, Teachers [PaEN]

Sean Sauro: Lancaster County Tops Poultry Pollution List, Reduction Measures Ongoing

Delaware RiverKeeper April 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Column: PA Bet Its Economic Future On Fracking, Plastics, Was It All A Giant Scam?

Spotted Lanternfly Season Has Begun; 2020 Could See Significant Populations

PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy-PA Protects 232 Acres Along Kittatinny Ridge In Franklin County [PaEN]

Editorial: Focus Turns To Defending Presque Isle In Erie

Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Floats Revised Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan

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AP: U.S. Delays Oil Pipeline Approvals After Environmental Ruling

The Guardian: Insect Numbers Down 25% Since 1990, Global Study Finds

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[Posted: April 24, 2020]  PA Environment Digest