Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.26.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 26, June 7, 8, 9
House returns to voting session May 26, June 7, 8, 9

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events


TODAY 10:00: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 26 On Forest Resource Planning, 50th Anniversary Of Environmental Rights Amendment 


DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Wednesday, May 26 In Southeast PA [PaEN]


Axios: PA Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Joins Group Threatening To Withdraw State Funds From Banks Not Lending To Coal & Natural Gas Companies As Part Of Decarbonization Efforts [PaEN]


Senate Committees Hear New, Proposed Utility Scale Solar Electric Generation Capacity In PA Is Outpacing Natural Gas Generation By Nearly 3 to 1  [PaEN]

House Republicans Pass Bill Legalizing Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Wastewater, Rolling Back Environmental Protection Standards [PaEN]

Rachel McDevitt: House Passes Bill Relaxing Standards For Conventional Drillers; Wolf Opposes The Bill

UPDATED: AG Shapiro, Senate Democrats Announce Legislation To Address Issues Raised In Grand Jury Report On Natural Gas Fracking [PaEN]

BeaverT: Shapiro, Lawmakers Tout New Batch Of Fracking Oversight Bills

PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $34,750 In Penalties For Violations [PaEN]

PennLive: York, Franklin County Landowners Relieved PUC Rejects Power Line Project

PA Envirothon Executive Director Lorelle Steach To Retire After 30 Years Of Service To Envirothon Student Competitions [PaEN]

Lancaster County Clean Water Partners Hold June 1 Growing Greener, 319, Clean Water Fund Grant Applicant Workshop [PaEN]

Growing Greener Coalition: Funding Needed To Combat Flash Flooding From Fishing Creek In Columbia County

PA American Water Completes Acquisition Of Royersford Boro Wastewater System

NextPittsburgh: Vacant Ford Plant Coming Back To Life As $330 Million Pitt Biomedical Research Hub

TribLive: Final Bean Secured In Redevelopment Of Fmr Ford Assembly Plant Building In Pittsburgh

DEP Works Thru Pandemic: 928 More  Permit Reviews, 1,724 More Inspections Since Last Week [PaEN]

PA Resources Council To Host Household Chemical Collection Events In Fayette, Washington Counties In June [PaEN]

Call For Proposals PA Recreation & Park Society 2022 Annual Conference & Expo March 29 - April 1 [PaEN]

DCNR Preparing For Start Of Swimming Season On Memorial Day Weekend; Free Sunscreen Available At Many State Parks [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: PA State Park Beaches, Pools Will Open This Weekend, But Some Face Staff Shortages

PennLive: Man Drowns In York County While Kayaking

Brian Whipkey: PA Camping Season Has Arrived: Try A Tent For Mobility And Memories

PG: Spruced-Up Botany Hall Showcases Plants’ Diversity At Carnegie Natural History Museum

Inquirer: Most Common Ticks In Philly Region, And How To Protect Yourself

Marcus Schneck: Why Are Turtles Crossing The Roads And How Long Will This Last

Marcus Schneck: How To Fish For Free-- No License Required-- In PA This Weekend

Marcus Schneck: Fireflies Are Flashing Early This Year In Pennsylvania

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 38 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,127 New Cases; 52.3% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.26.21

Biden Infrastructure Plan

AP: Republican U.S. Senators Ready $1 Trillion Counteroffer To Biden

PG Editorial: A Compromise On Biden Infrastructure Plan Is Needed

National/International

PG: Toomey Spars Over Fed Spurring Banks To Address Racial Inequalities And Climate Change

Financial Times: Oil Producers Face Costly Transition As World Looks To Net-Zero Future

AP:  Board Fight At Exxon Intensifies Spotlight On Climate Change

PG: Homeland Security To Issue First-Ever Cybersecurity Regulations For Pipelines After Colonial Pipeline Hack

Reuters: Biden Looks Abroad For Electric Vehicle Metals, In Blow To U.S. Miners

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[Posted: May 26, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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