Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.23.21

Senate returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Wolf: Releases 2021 Update To PA Climate Action Plan, Calls For Statewide Action Now On Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: New PA Climate Action Plan Charts Path For Steep Cuts In Greenhouse Gases

-- Senate, House Members Call For Early Action On Bills To Require State To Reach 100% Renewable Energy Generation By 2050  [PaEN]

-- MyChesCo: Legislators, Advocates Call On Commonwealth To Go 100% Renewable Energy

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Makes Its Mark With Municipal Solar Energy Project In Allegheny County

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Dreams Of A Solar Farm Built On Slag Heap

-- PG - Laura Legere: Environmental Groups Push DEP To Raise Oil & Gas Bonds To Cover Full Cost Of Well Cleanup 

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Price Oil & Gas Drilling Bonds To Cover Cleanup Costs

-- Well Done Foundation, Seneca Resources Partner On Orphaned Well Plugging Project In McKean County  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: PA Voters Want Protection From Pollution

-- House Committee Meets Sept. 27 On Bill To End Rulemaking, Public Participation During Certain Declared Emergencies  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Sept. 29 To Consider Bill To Control Overuse Of Fertilizer On Turf  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council: Hosts Buffer Certification Courses For Riparian Buffer Month In October  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Adopts Final Changes To Groundwater Withdrawal Rules; Pre-Drilling Water Well Site Review, 2 Other Policies  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Emergency Responders Want You To Prepare For The Next Ida

-- PA Resources Council: To Hold Household Chemical Collection Event Oct. 9 In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: What In The World Is The Susquehanna River Water Trail?  [PaEN]

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: DCNR Maps To Show Changes To Foliage Across PA This Fall

-- PennLive: 20-Acre Dauphin County Park With Pond Gets $370,000 Renovation

-- TribLive: Algae Bloom Dissipates In Twin Lakes Park, Westmoreland County

-- Game Commission: Takes Measures To Address Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

-- ErieT: Game Commission Warns Public About Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Endangered Piping Plover At Presque Isle Nests With 3 Females; 2 Chicks Fledge

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Should I Take Down My Hummingbird Feeders?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Does PA Rank For Deaths Caused By Wildlife Attacks?

Hurricane Ida

-- WHYY: PECO Sets Up $250,000 Storm Recovery Fund For PA Communities Affected By IDA

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Taxpayers Affected By Hurricane Ida Have More Time To File Tax Returns

American Rescue Plan Funding 

-- DCNR Secretary: American Rescue Fund Dollars One Option To Address $1 Billion State Parks, Forests Maintenance Project Backlog, Paying Back Oil & Gas Fund  [PaEN]

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Can Create Jobs Without Sacrificing The Environment - Fmr Rep. Walko  [Mine Drainage Treatment, Clean Energy, Reforestation]

Federal Budget Bill

-- TribLive Guest Essay: We Can Create Jobs Without Sacrificing The Environment - Fmr Rep. Walko  [Mine Drainage Treatment, Clean Energy, Reforestation]

National/International

-- WFMZ: PennEast Pipeline Reaches Agreement In NJ, Drops Plans To Seize Land For Pipeline

PA Politics

-- MCall Guest Essay: How PA Senate Republicans Are Putting Your Personal Information At Risk - Rep. Schweyer

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA On The Precipice Of A Major Political Showdown Over Voting Rights - Rep. Kenyatta

-- Inquirer Editorial: The Big Lie Gets More Dangerous With Every Step It Takes

-- PA Cap-Star: Sen. Mastriano Barred From Attending Private Senate Republican Meetings

-- PennLive - John Baer: The Legislature’s Back In Session; Get Ready For Some Deja Vu

-- Inquirer: Here Are The Candidates For Governor To Replace Wolf

-- Inquirer: Here Are The Candidates To Replace Toomey In U.S. Senate

-- AP: School District That Shunned Mask Mandate Reverses Decision

-- TribLive: More Than 100 Penn state Students Suspended For Bucking Vaccine Or Test COVID Requirement

-- TribLive: Pandemic Caused A Drinking Boom As LCB Reports Record Sales, Profits

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Gambling Is Good For PA Economy - Cong. Reschenthaler

-- LancasterOnline: PA Legislators Promised #MeToo Reforms Inside Capitol, So Far, Few Changes Have Become Law

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[Posted: September 23, 2021]  PA Environment Digest