Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.13.21

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

 

TODAY 9:00: Environmental Quality Board vote on Carbon Pollution Reduction Program covering power plants. Watch LiveRead more here.

 

-- DEP Releases Update To Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulation Prior To July 13 Meeting [PaEN]

-- Rachel McDevitt: As PA’s Crucial RGGI Vote Nears, Here’s A Quick Look At The Carbon Pollution Reduction Program

-- Reuters: Republican PA State Senators Appeal Dismissal Of Delaware River Basin Commission Fracking Ban Lawsuit 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: EPA-Approved Fracking Chemicals Include PFAS Forever Chemicals

-- WTOL: Ohio Dept. Of Natural Resources Says Drilling Wastewater Contains Substances That Cause Cancer; Objects To Legislation Allowing Road Dumping

-- The Center Square: Thermal Imaging Shows Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest

-- PG: Public Can Weigh In On Allegheny County’s Plan For Air Quality Monitoring

-- PA Forestry Association Now Accepting Nominations For 3 Annual Awards [PaEN] 

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Accepting Nominations For Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award [PaEN]

-- Baltimore Sun Guest Essay: How To Get PA Farmers To Save The Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake Bay Foundation

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 28 - Flood Mitigation Grant Assistance Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: July 29 - Blue/Green Stormwater Infrastructure Webinar. Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center: August 18 - Land Development Ordinances and Stormwater Ordinance Enforcement Webinar.  Noon - 1:00 p.m.  Click Here for more workshops.

-- PennLive: With No Signs Of Fire, DEP Plans To Backfill Northumberland County Coal Mine

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: Community News & Resources Newsletter

-- ScrantonT: Dunmore Requests Auditor General To Audit DEP Keystone Landfill Expansion Approval

-- KYW: Flash Flood Emergency Prompts Water Rescues Throughout Philadelphia Region

-- KYW: Flooding In Bucks County That Displaced Residents Has Receded

-- CourierT: Bensalem Condo Residents Evacuated After Flood Waters Engulf Complex

-- CourierT: 100-Year Flood Hits Lower Bucks County; More Rain On The Way

-- Inquirer: NWS: Bucks County Hit With 100-Year Flood Event Monday After Extreme Rains

-- AP: Flash Flooding Swamps Parts Of Pennsylvania, NJ

-- WBTimes: Boback Bill Amending Floodplain Management Act Becomes Law

-- PittsburghNext: Pittsburgh Launches First Integrated Mobility System Connecting All Transit Options In One App

-- PA State Association Of Township Supervisors: Call For 2022 Conference Workshop Proposals

-- YorkDR: Past-Due Utility Bills Got You Down? You May Be Able To Make Them Go Away, Keep Service

-- LancasterOnline: Meet 7-Year-Old Lancaster County Beekeeper Whose Hive Has 50,000 Bees

-- PA Forestry Association: June Connect Newsletter

-- PA Cap-Star: Turning Delaware Water Gap Into National Park Would Have Many Benefit, DCNR Secretary Says

-- CentreDT: Microburst With 100+ MPH Winds Confirmed In Poe Valley State Park Sunday

-- WESA: Brownfields To Green Destinations: The History Of Pittsburgh’s Riverfront Trails

-- Bay Journal: Creative Conservation Partnership Deliver Results

-- TribLive: Bethel Park Miner’s Memorial Park Grand Reopening Saturday

-- Daily Voice: Fort From Seven years War Uncover In Dauphin County Archaeological Dig

-- Marcus Schneck: Popular Landscape Tree Callery Pear Considered As Addition To PA Noxious Weed List

-- Marcus Schneck: How To Predict Spotted Lanternfly Egg Hatches

National/International

AP: Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States

The Guardian: American West Stuck In Cycle Of Heat, Drought And Fire, Experts Warn

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[Posted: July 13, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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