House returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 13, 14, 15
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk, Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [PaEN]
-- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win
-- NPR: U.S. House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Sending It To Biden’s Desk
-- SunburyDT: Bucknell Susquehanna River Symposium Speaker Stresses Partnerships, Funding Needs
-- 18 Lancaster County Farms And Businesses Receive PA Solar Center Solar Energy Leadership Awards [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes Melissa D. Ho Of World Wildlife Fund With Freshwater Excellence Award [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper, HALT File Motion With FERC To Hold PennEAST Pipeline In Abeyance
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Report Highlights Philadelphia-Area Locations Where Industrial Air Pollution exceeds EPA ‘Cancer Risk’
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Action Day For Saturday, Nov. 6 For Liberty-Clairton In Allegheny County
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 13 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Montour Power Station, Montour County [PaEN]
-- DEP Suspends Enforcement Of California Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Control Program; Federal Standards Will Still Apply [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Jan. 7 Deadline For Clean Diesel Grants Through Driving PA Forward Program [PaEN]
-- DEP: Opportunity To Bid On Mine Reclamation Project In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posts 68 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Nov. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council To Host Nov. 17 Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinar [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly Council Advances Bill To Toughen Asbestos, Mold Standards In Philly Schools
-- Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Nov. 17 On 2 Proposed Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture: PA Hardwoods Enrich Lives Worldwide, Support Environment, Jobs, Economy
-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Nominations For Spirit Of South Mountain Awards [PaEN]
-- Nov. 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- November 10-- DCNR Snowmobile & ATV Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to register to attend via WebEx. Contact: Jake Newton 717-787-9306 or janewton@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- PG: Pittsburgh Establishes Hays Woods Park, Its Largest In Nearly 100 Years
-- Lancaster Conservancy: Nature Hour - Life Under Logs - Video
-- Help Wanted: FracTracker Alliance - Executive Director
Hurricane Ida
-- Gov. Wolf: Announces 1-Month Extension To Apply For Individual Federal Assistance For Hurricane Ida Recovery In 8 Counties [PaEN]
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk, Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [PaEN]
Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill
-- U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill To Biden’s Desk, Includes Largest-Ever Investment In Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines - PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem [PaEN]
-- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win
-- NPR: U.S. House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, Sending It To Biden’s Desk
Federal Budget Bill
-- AP: Dems End Deadlock, House Hands Biden Infrastructure Win
National/International
-- The Guardian: COP26 Week One: The Impression Of Progress, But Not Nearly Enough
PA Politics
-- PA Cap-Star: Republican Senate Leader Corman Preps For Republican Guv Run; Rival Republican Sen. Mastriano Explores Idea [Both Tried To Overturn The 2020 Election Results]
-- AP: Big Republican Governor’s Field Could Grow With Corman Announcement
-- WIFT: If Republican Sen. Mastriano Wants To Be Governor, He May Have To Moderate
-- Inquirer: Delaware County Republican David White Jumps Into Crowded Gubernatorial Race
-- AP: Local Democrats Warn Party: Growing Republican Wave Is Real
-- WHYY: For PA’s Statewide Candidates, 2021 Lessons Are In The Eye Of The Beholder
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Democrats ‘Facing A Headwind’ Going Into Mid-Term Election
-- AP: PA Commonwealth Court Race Narrows To A Dead Heat
-- PG: 10,000 Younger Kids Signed Up For COVID Shots On First Day At UPMC
-- ScrantonT: Geisinger Medical: 100% Of Staff Met Vaccine Policy After Firing 150 Workers
-- PG: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Employees Push Back On Vaccine Mandates
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Police Union To File Grievance Over Vaccine Mandate
-- PG: UPMC Workers Plan Strike Nov. 18
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Extending Liquor License Flexibility For Restaurants
-- WHYY: Bipartisan Calls For Statewide Action On Gun Violence
-- ScrantonT: State Legislators Demand Action From Harrisburg On Scranton School District Strike
-- PennLive Guest Essay: On School Funding, PA Is Not Doing Its Job, That’s Why We’re In Court
-- WITF: Afghan Refugees Begin Arriving In The Midstate
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[Posted: November 6, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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