Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.19.20

Senate returns to voting session Nov. 19 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Nov. 19 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Growing Greener Coalition: 93% Of Pennsylvanians Say We Have A Moral Obligation To Care For Our Environment - Don’t Cut Dedicated Funding [PaEN]

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: 3 Reasons PA Officials Should Not Drain Conservation Funds To Balance The Budget - Act Now [PaEN]

PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists: Protect Dedicated State Funds Critical To Improve Habitat, Protect Wildlife In PA [PaEN]

How To Survive COVID Winter?  Parks Are Open Year-Round.  Get Out And Enjoy Nature

Op-Ed: Protecting Critical Funding For Outdoor Recreation - PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Op-Ed: Protect Our Investment In Outdoor Recreation - PA Environmental Council

Op-Ed: Legislators Should Keep Hands Of Conservation Funds

Katie Meyer: $1 Billion In COVID Relief Aid Tied Up In Harrisburg As PA Businesses Face More Pain

Spotlight PA: Despite Pleas From Restaurant Owners, Service Providers, Others, House Republicans Will Use $1.3 Billion In Federal COVID Aid To Pay For The State Budget

Stephen Caruso: PA’s Unspent Federal COVID Aid Will Pad Out $35 Billion State Budget

PennDOT Exploring Options To Raise Money, Including Using GPS To Track, Tax Road Usage

Beyond Bridge Tolls, PennDOT Considering A Variety Of Ways To Supplement Revenue For Road Fixes

PennDOT Requests Public Feedback On Transportation Funding Needs

Editorial: PennDOT Bridge Tolls Too Far?  Not If It Works

Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Spotlights Work Of Volunteer Riparian Rangers In PA [PaEN]

Maryland To Begin Sediment Dredging And Reuse Project Behind Conowingo Dam

Public Complaints Aired On Mariner East Pipeline In Indiana County

Don Hopey: Pittsburgh Water Authority Penalized; Supervisor Indicted For Federal Clean Water Violations For Sludge Dumping

Pittsburgh Water Authority Pleads Guilty To Federal Clean Water Act Violations

Ebensburg Water Treatment Plant Lauded By State, Federal Agencies

Biochar From Agricultural Waste Products Can Adsorb Contaminants In Wastewater

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Rake Less, Enjoy Fall More And Live In A Better Environment [PaEN]

Erin Negley: Here’s Why Skipping Fall Garden Cleanup Saves Time And The Environment

CEOs For Sustainability Call On Southwest PA's Businesses To Lead Forward For A Sustainable Economic Recovery [PaEN]

PUC: Dec. 10 Public Input Hearings For PECO Energy Natural Gas Rate Increase

How To Survive COVID Winter?  Parks Are Open Year-Round.  Get Out And Enjoy Nature

Public Invited To Participate In Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic Recreation Capacity Study, Nov. 30 Town Hall [PaEN]

2021 Rivers Conservation & Fly Fishing Youth Camp Now Accepting Applications [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: Youth Fly Fishing Camp Adjusts In The Face Of COVID Pandemic

COVID Forces Punxsutawney Phil To Go Virtual; No Crowds On Gobbler’s Knob In February

Groundhog Day In Punxsutawney To Go Virtual

Game Commission: Another Exciting PA Deer Season Approaches

American Fisheries Society PA Chapter 2021 Spring Technical Meeting Call For Presentations [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Protecting Biodiversity, Expanding Habitat Connectivity

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Dept. Of Health Reports 116 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 7,126 New Cases-- 11.19.20

National/International

Russell Redding Of PA Considered For U.S. Agriculture Secretary

The Guardian: Fresh Wildfires In Nevada, California Force Evacuations, Kill At Least One

AP: Mine Safety Agency Urged To Toughen Dust Rules In Mines

Editorial: For Biden, Ending U.S. Climate Retreat Is Just A Start

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[Posted: November 19, 2020]  PA Environment Digest