Friday, April 16, 2021

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.16.21

House
returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21 [April 26, 27, 28-canceled

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

Bucks, Montgomery Counties Join Opposition To PA Senate Republican Caucus Court Challenge To Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: Democrats, Republicans Square Off In Court Over DRBC Fracking Ban

Grist: The Delaware River Basin Paradox: Why Fracking Is So Hard To Quit

Muhlenberg Poll Finds Heath Concerns Over Fracking, Climate Change Decline In PA [PaEN]

Andrew Maykuth: Sunoco Floats New Mariner East 2 Pipeline Route To Avoid Marsh Creek State Park Lake Spills In Chester County 

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Could Pay More Under Wolf’s Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax Plan

Communities Celebrate Earth Day With KPB's Pick Up Pennsylvania Volunteer Cleanups [PaEN]

Farm Families Partner With Dept. Of Agriculture To Protect 26 More Farms, 2,370 Acres From Future Development [PaEN]

Morton Family Partners With French Valley Conservancy To Donate 340 Acres In Crawford County  [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council: Reassessing Our Climate Footprint As An Organization [PaEN]

Penn State Wind Energy Club Prepares To Compete In DOE Collegiate Wind Competition [PaEN]

Penn State Student Governments’ 2nd Sustainability Summit Focused On Climate Change

House Committee Meets On Bill Setting Up Office Of The Repealer To Recommend Repeal Of Existing Regulations ‘Defying A Common Sense Approach To Government’ [PaEN]

PG: Company That Supplies Parts To Oil And Gas Operators Expands Into Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: Chesapeake Energy’s Settlement Doesn’t Go Far Enough, This Chronic Polluter Must Be Shut Down - Clean Air Council

Berks Nature: Headwater Guardians In Berks County

WHYY: Congressional Push On To Restore Federal Funds To Delaware River Basin Commission

Delaware RiverKeeper April 15 RiverWatch Video Report

MCall: Bethlehem Water Bills To Increase Under Rate Settlement

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Recycling Center Not Taking Yard Waste Until May 1, Frustrating Landscapers

WHYY: Street Sweeping Is Back: What To Know About Philly Mayor’s $62 Million Cleaning Plan

Letter: Right To Repair Legislation Helps Consumers

PUC: Recognizes Safe Digging Month - PA One Call 8-1-1

WHYY: Stop Blaming ‘Car Culture’ For SEPTA’s Declining Ridership

PG: Can Crafters And Makers Be An Economic Engine?  [PA Wilds Center For Entrepreneurship]

USDA Grant To Support Expansion Of Penn State Online Beescape Tool For Pollinator Conservation [PaEN]

Pocono Record: Get Outdoors Poconos: Mapping Out Free Family Water Fun For Earth Day

Marcus Schneck: Poconos Resorts, Mountains Offer Variety To Visitors In Summer 2021

Natural Lands Names Todd Sampsell Vice President Of Conservation Services [PaEN]

TribLive: Pittsburgh Police Report Another Black Bear Sighting

MCall: 2 Pittsburgh Zoo Lions Infected By COVID

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 56 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,650 New Cases-- 4.16.21

Biden Infrastructure Plan

Reid Frazier/NPR: Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs, Some Union Members Are Skeptical

WKBN: Reports: Plugging Abandoned Wells, Reclaiming Mine Land Could Create Thousands Of Jobs

NPR: As Auto Industry Goes Electric, Can It Avoid A Battery Bottleneck?

The Hill: $800 Billion Infrastructure Bill By Congressional Moderates A Tough Sell With Democrats

National/International

Op-Ed: Biden Must Take Action On PFAS Chemical Contamination - National Wildlife Federation

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[Posted: April 16, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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