Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.2.21

Senate returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY Until 8:00 p.m.: General Election Day - State Appellate Court Seats Up For Grabs.  Click Here for statewide election returns.

 

-- Maryland National Guard Seeking Permission To Fly Combat Training Missions Within 100 Feet Of Ground Level In Cameron, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter & Tioga Counties - The PA Wilds  [PaEN]

 

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Reports October State Revenues $159.9 Million More Than Anticipated; Up $788.2 Million Over Estimates For Fiscal Year; Senate Republicans Proposed $500 Million For Conservation

 

-- Western PA Conservancy Leads Stream Improvement Project At St. Leo's Church Near Ridgway, Elk County  [PaEN]

-- YorkDR: Oil Creek Watershed Plan Completed For Hanover Trolley Trail Project In York County

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Selects Hilary Harp Falk As New President  & CEO  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘We Stand At A Crossroads’: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Names New President

-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: October Catalyst Newsletter - GIS & AML Conferences

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: DRBC’s Proposed Fracking Wastewater Regulations Put River, Communities At Risk

-- DEP Awards $9.5 Million In Fast Charging, Hydrogen Fueling & Marine And Rail Freight Movers Grants Under Driving PA Forward  [PaEN]

-- WBTimes: State Awards Grants For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In NE PA

-- Triblive: 1 Flown From Water Well Drilling Rig Fire In Westmoreland, May Have Hit Natural Gas Pocket

-- LA Times Guest Essay: On The Climate Crisis, Delay Has Become The New Form Of Denial - Penn State Professor Michael Mann

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Philly Steam-Loop Owner Accuses City’s Gas Utility Of ‘Predatory, Anti-Competitive’ Conduct 

-- MCall: Fmr Bon-Ton Distribution Center Rebuilt With Sustainability In Mind

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: We Need Nuanced Debate In Legislature On Environmental Policies, Not Extremes

-- PA Resources Council Announces Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program Schedule In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: Catalytic Converter Thefts In Berks, Region On The Rise

-- TribLive: 624-Acre Hays Woods Purchase Gets Final OK, To Be Pittsburgh’s 2nd Largest Park

-- Sproat Family, Natural Lands Partner To Preserve 42 Acre Farm In Chester County [PaEN]

-- CitizensV: Nominations Being Accepted For State Trail Of The Year

-- Friends Of The Wissahickon Valley Talk Webinar: Nov. 10 - Maps Of The Wissahickon. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

-- TribLive: Resolution Would Name Park Over Pittsburgh’s I-579 After Activist Frankie Pace

-- PA Cap-Star: Republican Rep. Wentling Criticizes PHMC For Efforts To Instill Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Access In Historical Marker Designations; Suggests ‘Privatizing’ Historical Recognitions  https://bit.ly/31hOfhD   Wentling Guest Essay In City & State

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: State-Record Walleye Possible After Connellsville Man Catches Huge Fish

Hurricane Ida

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Accepting Applications For Stream Restoration Disaster Assistance In 15 PA Counties [PaEN] 

Federal Budget Bill

-- NPR: Sen. Manchin Not Ready To Back Biden’s $1.75 Trillion Budget Package In Blow To Democrats

National/International

-- TribLive: 6th Coal Miner Dies This Year In West Virginia

-- The Guardian: U.S. Rejoins Coalition To Achieve 1.5C Goal At UN Climate Talks

-- AP: Biden Climate Plan Aims To Reduce Methane Emissions

-- EPA: U.S. To Sharply Cut Methane Pollution That Threatens The Climate And Public Health

-- Reuters: Nearly 90 Countries Join Pact To Slash Methane Emissions

-- AP: Troubles At Home Shadow Biden’s Climate Efforts Abroad

-- AP: Leaders Dial Up Doomsday Warning To Kick-Start Climate Talks

-- AP: Faith Groups Fight Against Climate Change Ahead Of UN Summit

-- Reuters: Investors Tell Big-4 Accounting Firms To Include Climate Risk

-- AP: At COP26, Over 100 Countries Pledge To End Deforestation

PA Politics

-- AP: Major Issues Could Come Before PA Appellate Court Judges

-- TribLive: Ballot Error Costly As Westmoreland Officials Scramble To Fox 11th-Hour Mistake

-- TribLive: Officials In Allegheny County Expect High Voter Turnout Thanks To Mail-In Ballots

-- MCall: Lehigh, Northampton Mail-In Ballot Returns Lag Compared To 2020

-- Inquirer Editorial: Threats, Harassment Directed At Election Workers Imperils Democracy Too

-- Spotlight PA: Want To See Who’s Funding Local Candidates In PA? It’s Harder Than You Think

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Voters Should Reject Ballot Question Legalizing Marijuana

-- PG Editorial: Time To Rein In Campaign Leadership PACs

-- AP: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell’s Wife Testifies About Abuse, Being Choked  [Candidate Endorsed By Fmr President]

-- TribLive: Estranged Wife Of Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell Testifies He Abused Her And Children  [Candidate Endorsed By Fmr President]

-- The Guardian: New Poll: 30% Of Republicans Say Violence May Be Necessary To ‘Save’ U.S.

-- CentreDT: Wolf’s Redistricting Advisory Council Brings Listening Sessions To Centre County

-- Wolf Administration Announces Steps To Encourage State Employee Vaccinations

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: State Employees Offered Up To 5 Paid Days Off Or Lump Sum Value To Get COVID Vaccination

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: [Republican] State Treasurer Denounces $100 Million ‘Backroom Deal’ To Offer State Workers Incentive To Get COVID Vaccine

-- PG: Pittsburgh Mayor Issues Order Requiring All City Employees To Be Fully Vaccinated By Dec. 22

-- WESA: Pitt Requires All Students, Faculty, Staff Get Vaccinated By Dec. 6

-- LancasterOnline: 2 Lancaster City Police Office Made Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Against Federal Law

-- Inquirer: Here’s How We’ll Know The Pandemic Is Over

-- Gov. Wolf: State Health Insurance Exchange Now Open To Provide Coverage

-- PG Editorial: Licensing Drug/Alcohol Recovery Homes

-- PG: PA Supreme Court Denies Extension Of Protections Against Evictions Order In Allegheny County

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Reports October State Revenues $159.9 Million More Than Anticipated; Up $788.2 Million Over Estimates For Fiscal Year 

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Reports October State Revenues $233.6 Million Over Its Estimates; Up $948.1 Million Over Estimates For Fiscal Year

-- PennLive Guest Essay: The Future Of Transportation In PA Demands Many Solutions - PennDOT Secretary Yassmin Gramian

-- Gov. Wolf Appoints Sara Manzano-Diaz To Gaming Control Board

-- WHYY: Recent Shootings At Philly Schools; What Drove City Officials To Create New Plans For Student Safety

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[Posted: November 2, 2021]  PA Environment Digest