Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.27.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9
House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events


DCNR Issues Overcrowding Alerts For 14 State Parks, 2 State Forest Areas; Recommends Alternatives [PaEN]


DCNR Announces State Parks, Forests Expect High Visitation For The Summer Season [PaEN]

DCNR Secretary Tells Advisory Council Employees Will Return To Rachel Carson Building In July

DEP Notice: Due To System Upgrades, Some DEP Electronic Forms Will Not Be Available June 11-12

81 Groups, 3,342 Individuals Express Opposition To Bill Rolling Back Environmental Standards On Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling, Legalizing Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: PA Senate Democrats Push For Greater Accountability From Natural Gas Drilling Industry

Laura Legere: State Treasurer Garrity Warns Banks Against Divesting From Fossil Fuel Companies

Gordon Tomb: Green Energy Proposals No Economic Therapeutic For PA - They’re Snake Oil Miracle Cures

Guest Essay: Hacking Is Just One Threat To Colonial Pipeline, We Need To Protect Regional Diversity Of Nation’s Refining Capacity

Senate Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Require Private Review Of Permits, Not Tell Public Why Regulations Changes Being Proposed [PaEN]

PUC: Utilities Encouraged To Use Cybersecurity Best Practices Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Cyber Attack [PaEN]

PennLive: More Than 20,000 People Without Power In PA After Severe Thunderstorms

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Commissioners Approve Buying 78-Acre Farm Along Conestoga River For New Prison

Guest Essay: Thoughts On Building Lancaster County Prison On Precious Conestoga Riverfront Property

Marcus Schneck: PA Adds Another Piece To National Historic Park In Delaware County

YorkDR: Lifeguards Needed To Save Pool Season At Caledonia

Billy Penn: Philly’s New Lifeguards Could Be The Saviors Of Summer

DCNR Blog: Restoring A Forest Devastated By Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) [PaEN]

DCNR Highlights Many Benefits Of Streamside Buffers In Visit To Geisinger Health System In Montour County [PaEN]

CitizensV: Wilkes-Barre Mayor Wants Funding For Mill Creek Levee Study

Carlisle Sentinel: Big Spring Students Plant Flowers For Pollinator Habitat

WESA: Pittsburgh’s Bike-Share Program Will Add Electric Bikes

Game Commission: Warren County Deer Tests Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease

Marcus Schneck: Chronic Wasting Disease Detected In New Area - Warren County

Brian Whipkey: Chronic Wasting Disease Detected In Warren County, How That Will Impact Deer Hunting

Mary Ann Thomas: Tarentum Bridge Falcons A Model Of Peregrine Breeding Success In Western PA

WJAC: Lone Eaglet 10 Weeks Old Will Soon Fly From PA Bald Eagle’s Nest

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Dept. Of Health: COVID Mask Order To Be Lifted By June 28

Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 941  New Cases; 52.7% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.27.21

Independent Fiscal Office Issues First FY 2021-22 Revenue Estimate

-- Businesses in PA Receive $31.2 Billion In Direct Taxpayer Funded Aid

-- General Aid To State Government - $3.9 billion FY 2019-20/2020-21 + 7.3 billion in FY2021-22 to 2023-24

-- Local Government - $6.2 billion

-- School Districts - $7.5 billion

-- Revised FY 2021-21 Revenue Estimate: $40.111 billion, up from $38.437 billion due to tax free injection of federal aid to state economy

Biden Infrastructure Plan

Guest Essay: Philadelphia Needs The Federal Jobs Plan To Fight Massive Threats Of Climate Change

PA Cap-Star: Poll: Majorities Of PA Voters Support Biden’s ‘Build Back’ Agenda

National/International

PG: Court Orders Royal Dutch Shell To Cut Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 45%

PG/Bloomberg: Climate Change Concern Mark Shifts At Shell, Exxon That May Reverberate Throughout The Industry

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[Posted: May 27, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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