Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.22.21

House returns to voting session Jan. 25, 26, 27

Senate returns to voting session Jan. 25, 26, 27

DEP To Release Initial Version Of Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation ePermitting System [PaEN]

Senate Republicans Add Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Shield Violators From Enforcement To Environmental Agenda [PaEN]

Senate Republicans Want To Mandate Private Contractor Permit Reviews, Eliminating DEP’s Review On Behalf Of The Public [PaEN]

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On Historic Park, Forest Visitation Numbers, PA Wilds Jan. 27 [PaEN]

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Joe Graci, Fmr DCNR Director Of Legislative Affairs [PaEN]

WITF Smart Talk: How Healthy Is Chesapeake Bay; 50th Anniversary Of Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Mark 50th Anniversary Of Basin Compact In 2021 [PaEN]

PA Sea Grant Hosts 4-Part Webinar Series On Bluff Recession Research & Science For PA Portion Of Lake Erie Shoreline [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Water Authority To Undertake $7.7 Million PennVEST-Funded Sewer Rehab Project

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 22 RiverWatch Video Report

Rachel McDevitt: Proposal For Reducing Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Draws 13,000 Comments

Local Schools To Be Featured In Feb. 2 Cumberland Valley Climate Action Planning Online Forum [PaEN]

Armstrong County Officials Oppose Plan To Cut Carbon Pollution From Power Plants

Letter: PA Can Reap Financial, Health Benefits From Carbon Pollution Reduction From Power Plants

FERC Delays Vote On PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline Construction

Planned Natural Gas Manufacturing Plant Gaining Investors In Clinton County

PA Rule Of Capture Still Bars Subsurface Trespass To Take Natural Gas From Neighboring Properties

PPL Foundation Student Scholarship Program To Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion In Energy-Focused Careers [PaEN]

Keep PA Beautiful: Registration Now Open For Pick Up PA Community Cleanup Initiative [PaEN]

PA Resources Council Hosts 5 Online Backyard Composting, Recycling Workshops In February [PaEN]

Lehigh Valley Seeing Wave Of Catalytic Converter Thefts

Penn State Mining Professor Selected As Honorary Member Of AIME

Whipple Dam State Park In Huntingdon County Will Reopen After Large-Scale Project

Mickayla Miller: When Will Snow Geese Migrate To Middle Creek This Year?

Marcus Schneck: Turkey Group Looking For Wild Turkeys To Trap In PA

Editorial: PA Hunting Programs Drawing Right Kind Of Attention

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Dept. Of Health Reports 193 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,338 New Cases-- 1.22.21

Gov. Wolf To Nominate Alison Beam [Deputy Chief Of Staff To Gov.] Secretary Of Health, Dr. Wendy Braund As Interim Acting Physician General

Spotlight PA: Top PA Election Official Calls For End To ‘Lies’ As Republicans Launch 2020 Election Hearings

The Economist: PA Republicans What To Change PA Constitution: Unhappy With Election Returns, Court Decisions And The Governor  [PA Republicans Make International News]

Spotlight PA: Senate Republicans Spent Over $1.04 Million In Taxpayer Money On Lawsuits To Overturn 2020 Election Results

ALEC Names Republican PA Sen. Dush Legislator Of The Year Who Worked To Overturn PA Election, Comparted Gov. Wolf To Nazis

National/International

The Guardian: John Kerry Commits U.S. To Climate Crisis Fight, But Warns World Is Way Off Pace

Post: Tracking Biden’s Environmental Actions

E&E News: Biden’s First 100 Days: What’s Coming On Energy

E&E News: Biden Announces Senior Dept. Of Energy Staff

Utility Dive: Biden Names Richard Glick Chair Of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Promises ‘Significant Progress’ On Energy Transition

Exelon Energy Applauds Biden’s Executive Orders On Climate Change, Rejoining Paris Climate Agreement

Interior Dept. Names Everglades Advocate, And Keys Native, To Post Overseeing National Park Service, Fish & Wildlife Service

The Guardian: Powerful Winds Spark New Wildlifes In California’s Year-Found Fire Season

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[Posted: January 22, 2021]  PA Environment Digest