Friday, March 12, 2021

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.12.21


Senate returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17


Sen. Browne Urges DCNR To Monetize Its Assets; Questions Continued Need For DEP’s Dedicated Environmental Funds [PaEN]


YorkDR Editorial: PA State Parks Were A COVID Saving Grace, Support Them


AP: Senate, House Operating Costs Soared In 2019-20; Surplus Grew To Over $200 Million


Spotlight PA: As Pandemic Continues, PA Republican Lawmakers Prepare For Retreat At Pricey ‘Bachelor’ PA Resort


Gov. Wolf: Commits To Phasing Out Gasoline Tax, Announces Commission To Develop Funding Solutions


Penn State: U.S. Census Of Agriculture Found Pennsylvania Lost 425,776 Acres Of Farmland Between 2012 - 2017 [PaEN]

Land O’Lakes Dairy Farmers Working With The Hershey Company, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay On Water Quality, Climate Initiatives [PaEN]

Keep America Beautiful Recognizes DEP And PennDOT With National Partnership Awards [PaEN]

PACD Still Has $350,000 Left For Conservation District Multi-Functional Riparian Buffer Grants [PaEN]

PACD: Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Education Mini-Grant Application Deadline March 19 For Conservation Districts 

Wellsboro Gazette: Bradford County Landowners Can Sign Up For Streambank Stabilization Grants

Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosting HERYN - Helping Engage Our River's Youth With Nature Program This Summer [PaEN]

Forests For Chesapeake Bay: Entering The World Of Macroinvertebrates, Indicators Of Stream Health

Patch: Volunteers Needed For Darby Creek Cleanup In Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties

CBF Op-Ed: As We Learn More About Tiny Bits Of Plastic In The Water, There 'R' Things We Can Do [PaEN]

House Committee Meets March 16 On Bill To Exempt Restaurants That Bottle & Sell Water From Safe Drinking Water Act [PaEN]

Senate Environmental Committee Hears About Using Carbon Capture Technology To Reduce PA’s Carbon Footprint [PaEN]

PG: Allegheny County Council Launches Committee On Sustainability, Environmental Initiatives

Sen. Yaw Hosts March 23 'Honest Conservation About Energy, The Economy, The Environment' With State Geologist From Texas [PaEN]

StateImpact: Note To Nesting Songbirds: Study Indicates The Quiet Spot, Away From A Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Might Be Better

Op-Ed: Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban Defies Common Sense - Marcellus Shale Coalition

PG Editorial: A New Focus On Climate Change

Reuters: PennEast Pipeline Sees PA Phase Of Natural Gas Pipeline In Service In 2022

PUC Fully Lifts Utility Service Termination Moratorium, Adds Safeguards To Help Households, Small Businesses Address Past-Due Utility Bills [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: PUC Lifts Moratorium On Utility Shutoffs, Allows Utilities To Resume Terminations March 31

Anya Litvak: Utilities Can Shut Off Any Customers For Nonpayment Starting April 1

AP: PA To Lift Last Moratorium On Utility Shutoffs

PUC Recognizes Fix A Leak Week, Highlights Importance Of Safe Drinking Water, Efficiency, Conservation [PaEN]

PUC: To Investigate Rate Increase Request By UGI Electric

PUC: Approves Smaller Than Requested Rate Increase For Audubon Water Company

Southwest PA Air Quality Partnership, PA Resources Council Extends Deadline For Teachers To Register For Let's Clear The Air Student Poster Challenge [PaEN]

Bucks Local News: Cong. Fitzpatrick Calls On EPA To Close Rockhill Quarry

MCall: Lehigh Valley Gasoline Prices Jumped 43 Cents Since December

Marcus Schneck: PA Town That Inspired The Song Winter Wonderland One Of 23 Historical Markers Announced By PHMC

PennLive: Seed Sellouts Are Plaguing Spring Gardeners Yet Again

NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Seeks Artists For $500,000 In Large-Scale Public Artworks For City Parks

WilliamsportS: Accessibility Commission To Review City Parks For Inclusivity, Compliance

WilliamsportS: South Side Looks To Offer Sensory Experience For Differently Abled At Play Area

PennDOT New Scenic Byway Designation For The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway In Chester, Delaware Counties [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: PA Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone To 34 Counties

John Hayes: Game Commission Expects To Reduce Its Cash Reserve

Frank Kummer: Philly Skyline Will Go Mostly Dark At Night Starting April 1 To Help Save Migrating Birds

Marcus Schneck: Bald Eagle Eggs About To Hatch In Livestreaming PA Nests

Marcus Schneck: Bird-Watching, Hiking, Snot Otters: Head Outdoors Via Our New Newsletter

Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern [PaEN]

Click Here For This Week’s PA Coronavirus NewsClips

Friday - PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 3.12.21-- Click Here

Gov. Wolf: Commits To Phasing Out Gasoline Tax, Announces Commission To Develop Funding Solutions

Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,074 New Cases-- 3.12.21

National/International

AP: As Climate Fight Shifts To Oil, Biden Faces Formidable Foe
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