Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.14.21

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 Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council: Meets Aug. 19 To Hear Update On Penn State Study Of Road Dumping Conventional Drilling Wastewater, Continue Review Of Draft Conventional Drilling Regs. [PaEN]

--  Game Commission: Lifts Ban On Feeding Wild Birds; Cause Of Bird Deaths Still Unknown But No Indication Feeding Is A Contributing Factor ​​ [PaEN]

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission: Residents Can Resume Bird Feeding

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bird Feeding Moratorium Lifted By Game Commission As Mystery Bird Disease Decreases

-- PG - John Hayes: It’s Safe To Feed Songbirds Again, But Deadly Illness Remains Unidentified

-- Feature: How One Lancaster County Farm's Forested Riparian Buffers Have Been A Crucial Conservation Effort  [PaEN]

-- Villanova University, PA Environmental Council: Host Oct. 12 Workshop On Adapting Stormwater Management Practices In A Changing Climate [PaEN]

-- Stroud Water Research Center: What If We Tried?  Refining Buffer Restoration Methods

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Your Land & Legacy: Resources For Agricultural Landowners - Recorded Webinar

-- Stroud Water Research Center: National Park Service Taps Stroud Team To Review Water Quality Data In Mid-Atlantic Region

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Teachers Bring Home Lessons From The Amazon

-- Save The Date: Nov. 4 Stroud Water Research Center Water’s Edge Gala Honoring Freshwater Excellence Award Recipient Dr. Melissa D. Ho

-- Stroud Water Research Center Latest UpStream Newsletter

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Partnership In Action - Girl Scout USA Tree Promise  In The Heart Of PA

-- Farm And Dairy: Groups Want To Create Organic, Grassfed Dairy Supply Chain In Southeast PA

-- Register Now! Penn State Extension Dive Deeper Water Education Summit Sept. 23 [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council: Partners Complete Drexel Gardens Park Streambank Restoration In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- MCall: Martins Creek Oil Leak Getting ‘Semi-Permanent Remedy’

-- The Express: Renovo Residents Speak Out Against Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Navy Yard Adds Battery Storage System With A Goal Of Sustainability

-- The Reporter Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal - Orbit Energy & Power

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: I Will Repeal RGGI - Jason Richey, Republican Candidate For Governor

-- SunburyDI Guest Essay: Young Pennsylvanians Want To Fight Climate Change, Leaders Only Pretend [RGGI] - Ursinus College Student

-- WBTimes: NOAA: July Was Hottest Month On Record

-- PUC: Stresses #WaysToStayCool, Conserve Energy During Extreme Summer Heat

-- PUC: Chief Counsel Hicks Tapped For Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel For U.S. Middle District Court Of PA

-- WBTimes: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Sound Emergency Sirens Aug. 19

-- TribLive Editorial: Lance - DEP Tells Township Residents To Stop Burning Yard Brush

-- PA Resources Council: Check Out What’s Happening At PRC; Mid-Year Report On Waste Diverted From Landfills

-- CentreDT: Doomed Flight 93 Aircraft’s Story A 17-Year Journey Of Extraction And Investigation, Then Reburial At Shanksville

-- CentreDT: Explore Poe Paddy Tunnel And Surrounding Area With Centred Outdoors

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Reopens All Lakes For Swimming

-- ScrantonT: State To Canvass Lackawanna County Businesses For Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Compliance

-- Game Commission: Advises Hunters To Take Routine Precautions Against Spreading COVID

-- ErieT: Dog Swimming Advisories Posted At 9 Erie County Spots Due To Harmful Algal Blooms

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- Guest Essay: What Is The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal?  By Divya Desai, The Energy Co-op, Philadelphia   [PaEN]

-- WBTimes Editorial: Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Do Much For PA; Toomey Wrong To Oppose It

National/International

-- AP: Western Fires Threaten Thousands Of Homes, Strain Resources

-- Utility Dive: PSEG In New Jersey Unloads Fossil Fuel Plants For $1.9 Billion In Push To Decarbonization

-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Planning Public-Private Partnerships To Develop New Battery Chemistries, Supply Chains For EVs

PA Politics

-- MCall: PA Reports 12,000 More COVID Cases In A Week, Hospitalizations Triple In A Month

-- PA Cap-Star: With $370 Million In COVID Relief To Spend, Wolf Looking At Vaccine Incentives

-- WHYY: Philly Mandates Health Care And Higher-Ed Workers, Students Get Vaccinated By Mid-October

-- Spotlight PA: Theft Charges Brought Down State Lawmakers, But Reimbursement System Was Ripe For Abuse

-- Inquirer: Thousands Of Kindergartners Didn’t Show Up For School Last Year, What It Means For School Year To Come

-- Inquirer: For PA Public School Employees Pension Fund, A Great Investment - Except For The Founder’s Arrest

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[Posted: August 14, 2021]  PA Environment Digest