House returns to session September 27, 28, 29
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 8:30: Agenda Posted. DCED PA Grade Crude (Oil) Development Advisory Council meeting. Contact: Adam Walters, adwalters@pa.gov, 717-214-6548. Click Here for more on the agenda [new Penn State study on road dumping of drilling wastewater]
New Franklin & Marshall Poll Results--
-- 62 percent believe Pennsylvania should do more to address climate change
-- More believe climate change is causing problems now than in June- 59 percent
-- 39 percent personally experience problems related to climate change, up from 33 percent in June
-- 71 percent believe elementary and high schools should teach children about climate change
-- PA Cap-Star: Republicans On Senate Environmental Panel Urge Opposition To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
-- StateImpactPA: DCNR’s 25-Year Plan For State Parks Stresses Need To Address Effects Of Climate Change
-- Center Square: Pipelines In PA Necessary Despite Shared Climate Concerns, Industry Says
-- Environmental Health News: Residents In Pittsburgh Suburb Demanding Public Hearings On 2 Proposed Natural Gas Wells
-- Save PA’s Forests Coalition: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Watersheds And Wilderness At Risk From Natural Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Conservation Voters Of PA/PennFuture: Sept. 1 Webinar With Attorney General Josh Shapiro On Protecting PA’s Environment. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
-- ErieT Guest Essay: What Environmental Price Will PA Pay For Bitcoin Mining? - PennFuture
-- DEP: Latest Environmental Justice Update Newsletter
-- PA Cap-Star: Report: Aging PA Schools ‘Uniquely Vulnerable’ To Environmental Health Hazards
-- TribLive: Boil Water Advisory Likely In Effect Until Friday For Parts Of Fox Chapel
-- DEP: To Conduct Additional Mosquito Spraying In Crawford County To Help Prevent West Nile Virus
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: The Connecting Power Of The Susquehanna River Sojourn By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond
-- DCNR: Announces Award Of $602,306 In Grants To Volunteer Fire Companies To Help Fight Wildfires [PaEN]
-- TribLive: SW PA Fire Depts. Awarded Grants For Fighting Wildfires
-- ErieT: Probe Of Ginseng Records Leads To Indictment Of 2 Men In Erie Federal Court
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy, Partners: Host Oct. 3 Tower To Town 10-Mile Trail Run
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Autumn Hawk Migration Update
Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill
-- Appalachian Voices: What The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Means For Appalachia
-- Scranton Mayor: Calls On Congress To Pass Biden Infrastructure & Climate Plan During Virtual Roundtable
National/International
WPost: EPA Banning Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked To Neurological Damage In Young Children
PA Politics
New Franklin & Marshall Poll Results--
-- Concern Over COVID-19 Increased 10 percentage points since June to 17 percent
-- 63 percent support redistricting reform/ 65 percent favor an independent commission
-- 78 percent favor campaign finance reform
-- 80 percent support reducing the size of the General Assembly
-- 33 percent favor John Fetterman in Democratic U.S. Senate Primary race
-- 14 percent support Sean Parnell in Republican U.S. Senate Primary race
-- 85 percent thought the Jan. 6 assault on U.S. Capitol was bad for democracy
-- Paul Muschick: Overpaid PA Senators Will Be More Open About Their Expenses, Why That’s Not Enough
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Democrats’ Constituencies Are Growing, How Does That Impact 2022?
-- PA Gaming Control Board: Reports Record Revenue In July
-- WITF/PennLive: How Taxpayer Dollars Are Helping To Lure National Golf Tournaments To PA
-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: Why Were So Many Of The People Who Assaulted The U.S. Capitol On Jan. 6 From Pennsylvania?
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[Posted: August 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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