House returns to session September 20, 21, 22. [Updated]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
THURSDAY 9:00: In-Person/Virtual. Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395. (formal notice) Click Here for more on the agenda-- Road dumping of drilling wastewater, handling radioactive drill cuttings and other wastes.
-- Gov. Wolf: Calls On U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture To Implement $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Applauds Gov. Wolf's Support For $737 Million Chesapeake Bay Resilient Farms Initiative; Urges Legislature To Move Water Cleanup Bills [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrate The Legacy Of Maurice K. Goddard By Investing In Free And Accessible State Parks & Forests [PaEN]
-- National Weather Service: Issues Flash Flood Watch For Eastern PA Wednesday [PaEN]
-- PG - Anya Litvak: New Stormwater Fee Looks Likely For Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers
-- Register Now! For Virtual Ohio River Basin Conference Oct. 6-8 [PaEN]
-- PA Sea Grant, Stroud Water Research Center: Other Partners Expand Watershed Literacy With Geospatial Technology Tools
-- River Network: Nominate A River Hero Today
-- House Committee Sets Sept. 27 Hearing On Biosolids Permit Revisions [PaEN]
-- House Adds Sept. 20, 21, 22 To Voting Session Schedule
-- Join Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful: For The 2021 Fall Pick Up Pennsylvania Program To Keep Our Waterways Clean [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collection Coming To South Park
-- PA Environmental Educators: Issue Call For Presentations For 2022 PAEE Virtual Conference March 21-22 [PaEN]
-- Northern States Caucus: Accepting Applications For Recreation, Natural Resource Science College Scholarships
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Launches Course To Train Climate Leaders
-- City & State: Energy Storage Seen As Crucial To Meeting Renewable Energy Goals
-- Guest Essay: Keys For The Keystone State To Help Tackle The Climate Crisis By Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment & Michael Mann, Penn State University [PaEN]
-- PG Guest Essay: FERC’s Delays Pose Problems For PA Pipelines - International Union of Operating Engineers
-- Dept. Of Health: Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets Near State's 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. 9 & 16 [PaEN]
-- WBTimes: Potassium Iodide Tablets Available To Residents Within 10 Miles Of Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Adds Acres To State Forest System In Berks County
-- Manada Conservancy: The Health Of Our Trees - Impacts Of Climate Change, Insects, More Sept. 30 In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Armyworms Wreak Havoc On Lawns, Crops In ‘Unprecedented’ Outbreak
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Watch For Mass Movements Of Spotted Lanternflies
Hurricane Ida
-- Inquirer: PA Assessing Damage From Ida County By County
-- CitizensV: Mayor: Flooding In Wilkes-Barre ‘Closer Than People Realized’
-- WBTimes: Laurel Run Wall Reconstruction A Priority For Wilkes-Barre After Ida Flooding
-- AP: In NYC After Ida, Biden Calls Climate ‘Everybody’s Crisis’
-- WPost: Biden Surveys Ida Damage In NE, Warns Of A Climate Change ‘Code Red’
-- NPR: Biden Sounds Alarm On Climate Change In Visit To Hurricane-Wracked New Jersey
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrate The Legacy Of Maurice K. Goddard By Investing In Free And Accessible State Parks & Forests [PaEN]
National/International
-- Bay Journal Forum: EPA Picking Up The Pace Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration - Acting EPA Region 3 Administrator
PA Politics
-- PA Cap-Star: Sen. Corman Expects Subpoenas Will Be Necessary For Nov. Election investigation
-- PG Editorial: PA Reapportionment Board Made Right Decision On How To Count Prisoners
-- Inquirer: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell’s Wife Sought Protective Orders Against Him
-- WHYY: Many Of PA’s Republican Gubernatorial Hopefuls See Texas Abortion Law As A Blueprint
-- MCall: 13,000 Additional COVID Cases In PA Over Weekend, More Than 2,000 Hospitalized
-- PG: PA’s COVID Case Count Soars Over 2020, But Vaccination Rate May Be Impacting Death Toll
-- AP: Some Schools Defy Mask Mandate, House Plans To Come Back To Harrisburg To Mount Legislative Response
-- ErieT: H.S. Football Game Canceled Due To COVID In Erie
-- Inquirer: LaSalle University Moves To Remote Instruction Due To Jump In COVID Cases
-- TribLive: Students, Parents Protest State School Mask Mandate In Western PA
-- TribLive Editorial: School Districts Are Responsible For The Health Of Their Students
-- PA Cap-Star: Pennsylvania Borrowed $721 Million From Feds For State Unemployment Compensation Benefits
-- WHYY: 8,500+ Afghans Have Arrived In Philadelphia, Where They All End Up Is Still Up In The Air
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[Posted: September 8, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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