House returns to session October 25, 26, 27
-- Update: House Session Schedule For 2022
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 12:30: Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 275 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which would limit the ability of communities to offer new and clean energy sources and energy efficiency programs by locking in the status quo, in particular natural gas. Room 8E-A East Wing of the Capitol. Click Here to watch the meeting live. Click Here for more on the agenda.
TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Contact: Keith Salador, Executive Director, ksalador@pa.gov. (formal notice) Click Here for more on the meeting agenda - Radiation Decontamination and Decommissioning of Facilities in PA including oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities.
TODAY 2:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Powering Pennsylvania: Training for Today’s Energy Jobs. 420 Tioga West Plaza, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County.
-- Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik [PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem] [PaEN]
-- PG: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon Approve Plans To Upgrade Sewer Systems In Allegheny County [CSO]
-- Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority: Joins October 21 Imagine A Day Without Water Education, Advocacy Initiative [PaEN]
-- PA Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Know Your Energy Options [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Eligible Families Can Now Apply For Up To $1.500 In Aid To Pay For Heating Bills
-- PG - Laura Legere: Well Done Foundation Has New Model For Plugging Old Oil & Gas Wells
-- Outdoor Industry Urges Congress To Act On Climate Proposals, Including L.L. Bean, REI Co-op, Orvis, Eddie Bauer [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Why Gasoline Prices Are Their Highest In Years And What It Means For PA Drivers
-- AP: Biden Taking Social Services, Climate Pitch To Scranton Wednesday
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Let’s Rebuild Infrastructure And Reduce Carbon Emissions - Fmr. Rep. Ron Klink
-- WBTimes: State Highlights Collaborative Plan To Pave Roads With Recycled Plastic
-- TribLive: Penn Hills Anti-Litter Group Wins Award For Picking Up The Most Trash During Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
-- WHYY: How Hidden Cameras Became Philly’s Fiercest Weapon In The War On Illegal Dumping
-- Westmoreland Cleanways & Recycling: Fall Newsletter Includes Article By Retiring Executive Director Ellen Keefe
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Some Of The Best Drives To Catch The Peak Of PA Fall Foliage
-- PA State Parks Offer Dozens Of Ideas For Using Halloween As A Teaching Opportunity For Students [PaEN]
-- Wellsboro, Tioga County Named A Bird Town By National Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Nominate Your Favorite Trail To Be The 2022 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Landforce Crews Help Restore Trails, Remove Invasive Plants In The Hazelwood Greenway In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- BillyPenn: Improvements To Delaware River Trail Are Close, But Won’t Finish Till Spring
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Patience, Persistence, Collaboration - All Lessons Learned In The Successful Resurgence Of Bald Eagles, Osprey
-- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy - Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting October 25
Hurricane Ida
-- MCall: Disaster Center Opens In Northampton County To Help People Who Suffered Losses From Hurricane Ida
Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill
-- Appalachian Voices Blog: How Acid Mine Drainage Fits Into Pending Federal Mine Cleanup Legislation - A Conversation With Joe Pizarchik [PaEN]
National/International
-- EPA Announces Comprehensive National Strategy On PFAS Pollution [PaEN]
-- AP: EPA Unveils Strategy To Regulate Toxic PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
-- Inquirer: Biden’s EPA Plans To Tackle The PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals Contaminating Drinking Water In Philly Region And U.S.
-- WHYY: Environmental Advocates Applaud EPA Plan To Address PFAS, But Say More Is Needed
-- AP: Energy Crunch Hits Global Recovery As Winter Approaches
-- LegalPlanet: What The Current Fossil Fuel Energy Crisis Means For Climate And Clean Energy Policy
PA Politics
-- TribLive: Shapiro Makes Campaign Stop In Greensburg
-- CentreDT: Governor Hopeful Josh Shapiro Makes Centre County Campaign Stop
-- CentreDT: Shapiro On How He’d See Elections Are Safe, Secure
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Democratic Leader Says Voting Rights Bill Tops Her Wish List
-- PA Cap-Star: Building A Ticket That Matches PA’s Diversity Could Pose Challenge For Democrats In 2022
-- PennLive: Republican Group Behind Billboard Message ‘No More ‘Audits’’
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Pink Pig Returns To Capitol Steps To Protest Republican Election Review
-- MCall: Court Allows Lawsuit To Decertify Northampton County Voting Machines To Move Forward
-- MCall: Voter Register By County In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive Editorial: Ballot Drop Boxes Make Voting Easier
-- LancasterOnline: Federal Judge Keeps Ephrata Man Charged With Assaulting U.S. Capitol Locked Up As A Continued Danger
-- PennLive: Guilty Plea Offers Made To 2 Lycoming County Residents Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- CourierT: Doomsday, Guns, Jesus Christ: Inside The Ultra-Right Rod Of Iron Freedom Fighters Festival
-- PennLive: New Joe Biden Highway In Scranton Defaced By Vulgar Graffiti: ‘We Can Do Better’
-- AP: State College, Other College Towns To Challenge Results Of U.S. Census
-- WESA: PA Democratic Cong. Mike Doyle Retiring From Congress
-- AP: Democratic Cong. Doyle, Dean Of PA Congressional Delegation, To Retire
-- WESA: Rep. Summer Lee Announces Bid To Fill Cong. Doyle’s Congressional Seat
-- WITF: Fetterman Continues To Dominate Fundraising For U.S. Senate Race
-- TribLive: Mandatory Masking In Schools - A Nuisance, But No Big Deal For Most Students
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Keeping Kids At Home When Schools Are Closed Due To COVID Is Causing Medical Problems, Urges Flu Shots - Sen. Scott Martin
-- ErieT: Erie School District Hikes Pay For Substitute Teachers By 110%
--MCall - Ford Turner: PA Senate Panel Advances Republican Bill Requiring Schools To Post Course Information Online
-- LancasterOnline: Armed Bystander Shoots Park City Shooter
-- AP: Philly Train Riders Held Up Phones As Woman was Raped, Police Say
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[Posted: October 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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