Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.29.20

CHANGE: Senate canceled voting session June 1, 2, 3; returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of House Speaker]

5 Month FY 2020-21 Budget Bills Now On Gov. Wolf’s Desk, Hard Decisions Deferred Until After Nov. 3 Election [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: DEP Stood To Gain New Staffers, Now Faces Flat Funding To Start Next Fiscal Year [Thru November, But After Is A Crapshoot]

Philly’s Plastic Bag Ban Is In Jeopardy After Republicans Amend Fiscal Code Bill

Ed Mahon: House Passes Resolution To Limit Wolf’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Senate Action Needed

Study Links Fracking To Rare Birth Defect In Foals On PA Horse Farm

Delaware RiverKeeper May 28 RiverWatch Video Report

Keep PA Beautiful Offers Litter, Illegal Dumping Cleanup Tools And Resources To Help Groups, Communities [PaEN]

Lycoming County Will Continue Recycling Drop-Off Sites

New Recycling Consortium An Open Call To Curb Textile Waste In Philly

Rodale Institute: Power Of The Plate: Case For Regenerative Organic Agriculture In Improving Human Health; Live Discussion June 2 [PaEN]

Report: PA Could Leverage 350 Company Electric Vehicle Supply Chain As Part Of COVID-19 Economic Recovery Plan [PaEN]

PUC Reminds Consumers Of June 1 Deadline To Sign-Up For UGI Rate Case Hearing

Allegheny County  Fines U.S. Steel More Than $360,000 For Violations At Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant

WITF Smart Talk: Gardening During The Pandemic - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

DCNR Moves To Open State Park Swimming Beaches, Pools [PaEN]

State Park Beaches To Open For Swimming Next Week; Most Pools By Mid-June

Pennsylvania’s Trail Network Strategy Unveiled; DCNR Accepting Comments [PaEN]

Reminder: DCNR Accepting Comments On PA’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Thru June 25 [PaEN]

Virtual Resources For Bike Riding Available; Take Survey On Biking In Northwest PA [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Bill & Mary Marcum, Tracing The History Of The Civilian Conservation Corps In PA [PaEN]

Gov. Pinchot's Grey Towers National Historic Site Moving Under Yellow Phase Of Reopening Plan In Pike County [PaEN]

Op-Ed: The Great Outdoors Isn’t Always Great For Everyone [People Of Color]

May 27 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Applications For Education Grants To Increase Number Of Anglers, Boaters [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Bear Sightings On The Rise In Western PA

One Of PA’s Largest Fish, A Probable State Record, Caught In Philadelphia

Marcus Schneck: With New Top Flathead Catfish, What Are Other Record Fish In PA?

Sean Sauro: When Will Millions Of Mayflies Swarm Lancaster County?  Soon.

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Ed Mahon: House Passes Resolution To Limit Wolf’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, Senate Action Needed

AP-Mark Scolforo: Secrecy On Legislator’s COVID-19 Illness Roils PA House

Stephen Caruso: Speaker Turzai Says He Didn’t Know About Positive COVID-19 Test, Calls For Future Transparency By Members

Editorial: By Not Disclosing COVID-19 Diagnosis, PA Republicans Betrayed Our Trust, Risked Our Lives

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U.S. Treasury Dept. Unveils Long-Awaited Plans For Carbon Capture Tax Credits

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[Posted: May 29, 2020]  PA Environment Digest