Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.6.21

House returns to voting session Jan. 11, 12, 13

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

The Atlantic: $1 Billion Has Been Spent On The 2 U.S. Senate Races In Georgia [During A Pandemic When Millions Are Out Of Work And Small Businesses Failing Right And Left] - PA Has No Limits On Campaign Contributions

CBF: If Pennsylvania Does Not Meet Its Obligations To Cleanup Its Water Pollution, The Chesapeake Bay Will Never Be Safe; CBF Will Not Back Off Lawsuit [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Reports Bay Health Down Slightly, But There Is Hope [PaEN]

Cap-Star: With Fate Of Chesapeake Bay On The Line, PA Needs To Up Its Game, Advocates Say

AP: Report On Chesapeake Bay Health Remains At A D+ Grade

IFO: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee 2020 Revenue To Drop By Over $55.5 Million; Dropped By Over 42% In Just 2 Years [PaEN]

NRCS-PA Hosts Jan. 13 Online Program On Requesting Farm Conservation Assistance [PaEN]

PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 15 Webinar On Stream Hydrology And Geomorphology In Restoration Planning [PaEN]

NOAA Now Accepting Chesapeake Bay Watershed And Training Grant Applications; Grant Webinars On Jan. 7 & 19 [PaEN]

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: New EPA Rule Limits Access To Sound Science [PaEN]

Lower, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeepers Urge Public To Use Water Report App To Report Water Quality, Fishing Conditions [PaEN]

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Adopts General Permit For Groundwater Remediation Projects [PaEN]

Nonprofit Stream Restoration, Inc. High School Intern Isaac Busler Collects Water Quality Data [PaEN]

Jennings Environmental Ed Center Hosts Special Self-Guided Walkabouts Thru Jan. 8 [PaEN]

Natural Lands Hosts Feb. 24 Organizing Black Birders Week Webinar With Tykee James [PaEN]

House Republicans, Democrats Complete Naming Standing Committee Chairs [PaEN]

Pittsburgh Water Authority Donates $250,000 To Women For A Healthy Environment As Part Of DEP Penalty Settlement

PennFuture Hosts Climate Scientist Michael Mann, Dr. Robert D. Bullard For Jan. 12 Online Discussion On Mann’s New Book - The New Climate War [PaEN]

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 553 More Permits, 1,311 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

Dallas Authority To End Single-Stream Recycling In 2022, Switch To Dual Stream

Letter: Is Chemical Recycling Of Plastics A Solution?

Lebanon Valley Conservancy Hosts Jan. 10 Bog Turtles Conservation & Protection Online Program [PaEN]

Op-Ed: No Bees, No Food, Less Toxic Farm Practices Needed - Kneehigh Farm, Chester County & PennPIRG

PA Hunting & Fishing License Sales System Will Be Unavailable Jan. 12-14

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Dept. Of Health Reports 368 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,474 New Cases-- 1.6.21

PA Reports One Of Highest Daily Death Total During COVID Pandemic

AP: Bitter Fight Over Close Race Mars First Day For PA Senate

National/International

AP: New Nuclear Power Plant Could Rise At Fmr Oyster Creek Site In NJ

AP: A Final EPA Rollback Under Trump Curbs Use Of Health Studies

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[Posted: January 6, 2021]  PA Environment Digest