Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.4.21

Senate
returns to session September 20, 21, 22

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events


-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts: Recognizes Pennsylvania Conservationists With 2021 Awards  [PaEN]

-- 7 Western PA Students Win National Garden Club Contests, Receive Prizes, College Scholarship  [PaEN]

-- 5 PA Winners Of National Assn. Of Conservation Districts 2021 Healthy Forests Healthy Communities Student Poster Contest Announced  [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia Green City, Clean Waters: How Private Partners Boosted Philly’s Green Stormwater Growth

-- Watershed Alliance Of Adams County: Proposed Community Septic System Threatens Exceptional Value Stream; Dissolved Nitrates Could More Than Double  [PaEN]

-- PEC Podcast: Walking The Walk - Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership

-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: ‘Hands-On In Nature’: Millersville U., Penn Manor School District Partner To Study Local Streams

-- Registration Open! 9th Annual Del-Aware River Watershed Forum Sept. 29- Oct. 1  [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center: How Do Nitrogen Concentration In Riparian Ground And Stream Water Change Following Milldam Removal?

-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Wants You To Fill Out A Short Customer Survey

-- Penn State’s Ag Progress Days Is Back With A Wide Range Of Activities, Exhibits - Aug. 10-12

-- Whitaker Center: Now Accepting Entries For Whitaker's Girls In STEM T-Shirt Logo Design Contest  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Took Action On 787 Permits; 87% Met Review Deadline; Conducted 1,293 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: As Federal Support Emerges, PA Wants To Be A Carbon Capture Hub  [PaEN]

-- WNEP: Energy Camp Gives Students Real-Life Career Experience In Susquehanna County

-- Tactical Market: Lightsource BP Inks Solar Energy Supply Deal With Commonwealth Of PA

-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Solar Panel Supply Chain Ethics & Sustainability

-- Northeast Recycling Council: Virtual Fall Conference - Reuse, Solar Panel Recycling, Soil & Environmental Justice Oct. 12-14  [PaEN]

-- Talen Energy: Announces Bitcoin Zero-Carbon Mining Joint Venture Connected To The Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant 

-- Power Magazine: Group Buys PA Coal Refuse Plants To Power Bitcoin Mining 

-- Mining People Magazine: No. 9. Coal Mine And Museum, Lansford, Carbon County

-- Earth Conservancy: Environmental Workforce Training Program Begins Fall Training Aug. 26 In NE PA - Apply Now!

-- Public Utility Commission: August 10 - PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Meets Virtually.  9:00 a.m.

-- YorkD: Municipalities’ Protest Against York Wastewater Treatment Sale Rejected

-- Dept. Of Justice: Federal-State Settlement Resolves Environmental Violations At Hussey Copper Smelting In Allegheny County

-- PG: Federal-State Settlement Resolves Hussey Copper Water Pollution Violations On Ohio River In Allegheny County

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Chemicals From Deodorant, Sunblock, Other Fragrant Products Amount To Major Air Pollution, Says NOAA Study

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Fall Member Meeting Nov. 6; Arboretum Planting Day Sept. 3; Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 2-3

-- YourErie: PEDF Requests $1.3 Billion From Gov. Wolf, Commonwealth For ‘Unconstitutional’ Funding Misuse

-- YourErie: Rep. Bizzarro Shows House Democratic Policy Committee Erosion, Infrastructure Issues Of Presque Isle State Park

-- Green Philly: Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Study: Living Close To Green Space Protected Against Depression During The Pandemic 

-- Walk In Penn’s Woods 2021: Set For October 2-3 - WIPW Video

-- WTAE: USA Today Nominates Laurel Highlands For ‘Best Destination For Fall Foliage’

-- PA Recreation & Parks Society: Call For 2022 Conference Presentation Proposals - March 29 - April 1

-- Central PA Conservancy/Game Commission: August 20 - Celebrating Preservation Of 404 Acres Along Peters Mountain, Dauphin County. State Game Lands 211, Dauphin, PA. 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

-- WESA: Reports Of Mysterious Bird Disease Decreasing In PA; Wildlife Futures Program To Close Reporting Form Aug. 15; Don’t Feed Birds Recommendation Continues

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: September 11 - Gabriel Chamber Ensemble To Perform At Hawk Mountain. 2:00 p.m.

-- Help Wanted: PA Sustainable Agriculture Assn. Looking To Fill Several Positions

National/International

-- Vice: The Oil Industry’s New Climate Change Solution Is More Pipelines [Carbon Capture]

-- Environmental Health News Guest Essay: To Get High-Risk Pesticides Out Of Our Bodies, Insulate EPA From Politics And Follow The Science 

-- AP: This Year’s Summer Of Climate Extremes Hits Wealthier Places

-- AP: Latest Articles On Wildfires In U.S. And Around The World

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