PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday PA Environmental NewsClips

Meetings TODAY:

Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee: 5 bill package making changes to vehicle emission inspection program that are unlawful without changes in federal law.

High Noon: House Appropriations Committee: Rumored first vote on state General Fund budget bill

12:30: Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee: House Bill 1516 (Causer-R-Cameron) establishing an Agriculture Rapid Response Disaster Readiness Account, a bipartisan proposal included in Gov. Wolf’s PA Farm Bill proposal (House Fiscal Note and summary); House Bill 1526 (Irvin-R-Huntingdon) establishes the Agriculture-Linked Investment Program for implementing best management practices, a bipartisan proposal included in Gov. Wolf’s PA Farm Bill proposal (House Fiscal Note and summary)

It’s Budget Time: House and Senate Committees can happen any time with little public notice.

AP: Philadelphia Refinery Fire Out, Probe Into Cause Of Blaze To Begin

South Philly Refinery Fire Extinguished; City Continues To Monitor Air Quality

Refinery Fire Extinguished, Investigation Begins Monday
After Refinery Explosion, Neighbors Reconsider Living So Close To A Hazard

Bagenstose: Report: Millions Needed For Climate Adaptation In Bucks, Burlington Counties
Legere: Nature Conservancy Carbon Program Offers Forest Landowners Way To Profit By Letting Their Trees Stand

Altoona Water Authority Looks To Install Sludge Dryer To Produce Methane

Editorial: The Nation Must Commit To Reducing And Reusing

O’Neill: Spruce Up Pittsburgh Parks, But A Tax Increase?

Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Open House Gives Visitors Behind The Scenes Look

Marcus Schneck: Copperheads, PA’s Quieter, More Common Venomous Snakes

Budget

AP-Levy: Budget Pressure, Policy Agendas Collide Ahead Of Deadline