Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.9.21

Senate returns to session Nov. 9, 10, Dec. 13, 14, 15

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session Nov. 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 13, 14, 15

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- Republicans On House Committee Report Out Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Meets Nov. 10 To Change Membership On DEP’s Air Quality Advisory Committee, Other Bills  [PaEN]

-- Senate, House Legislation Would Raise $350 Million A Year To Clean Up Polluted Water [PaEN]

-- Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes $26 Million More For Delaware River Watershed Restoration Efforts Over 5 Years  [PaEN]

-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Applaud Passage Of Federal Infrastructure Bill; Calls For Quick Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Plan  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Leaders And Glasgow: Reflections On COP26 Climate Conference, Nov. 16 Webinar  [PaEN]

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley York College Engineering Student Attends UN Climate Change Conference 

-- Solar Power World: Fmr Steel Mill In Hazelwood Green Covered In Solar Panel Shines New Light On Pittsburgh 

-- WESA: Hazelwood Green Developers Say More Parking Now Could Curb Car Use In The Future

-- TribLive: $16 Million Project To Replace Pittsburgh Streetlights With LEDs Approved

-- Utility Dive: FERC Orders GreenHat, Traders To Pay $243 Million For Alleged PJM Market Manipulation 

-- DEP Reminds Public Of Nov. 9 Hearing On Bishop Tube Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan

-- CitizensV: Forty Fort Public Works Crews To Offer Trash Collection As Alternative To Private Haulers

-- CitizensV: Environmental Concerns Raised About Wilkes-Barre Area School Athletic Field Project

-- PG: PennDOT Begins Major Stormwater Project In Sharpsburg

-- Gov. Wolf: Deadline For Federal Assistance For Governments & Nonprofits Impacted By Hurricane Ida In 12 Counties Extended  [PaEN]

-- A Conversation With Adam Waterbear DePaul Of The Lenape Nation Of PA - The Original Stewards, Nov. 17  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Start Crafting Environmental Policy Thru An Anti-Racist Lens

-- Scenic Pittsburgh Honors Ligonier Borough In Westmoreland County With Achievement Award  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Accepting Applications For Trail & Greenway Outreach & Education Grants  [PaEN]

-- PA-Anthracite Section Of Society Of Mining Engineers/AIME Now Accepting Applications For Student Scholarship  [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s Bureau Of State Parks Shares Fall Environmental Education Ideas, Training Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- PG: 2 Men Charged With Poisoning Migratory Birds On Beaver County Farmland

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: COVID Virus Found In Deer Should Prompt Hunters To Take Precautions

-- PennLive: PA Man Who Died When Kayak Flipped Couldn’t Swim, Wasn’t Wearing Life Jacket

-- ErieT: Weekend ATV Crash Kills Erie County Man

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill

-- Gov. Wolf Highlights Some Of The Anticipated Funding Thru New Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill  [Fails To Mention Historic Investment To Clean Up PA’s #1 Water Pollution Problem - Abandoned Coal Mines Or Millions For Oil & Gas Well Plugging  Read more here.]

-- PG: PennDOT Expects $4 Billion Over 5 Years From Federal Infrastructure Bill

-- MCall: How Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Will Impact PA And Lehigh Valley

-- PG Editorial: Federal Infrastructure Measure Good For Pennsylvania

National/International

-- WPost: At Current Growth Rates, Renewable Energy Could Meet Electricity Demands By 2035

-- NPR: This Is What The World Looks Like If We Pass The Crucial 1.5-Degree Climate Threshold

-- AP: Climate Talks Struggle With Gap Between Rich, Poor Nations

-- Financial Times: The $110 Trillion Investment Industry Gets Tougher On Climate

PA Politics

-- TribLive - Deb Erdley: Republican Commonwealth Court Judge Drew Crompton, Fmr Aid To Senate Republican Leader, Now Losing To Democrat By 12,565 Votes

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: After Republican Victories, PA Democrats Must Reassess Plans For Next Election 

-- WITF Smart Talk TODAY 9:00 a.m.: Redistricting Plans Are Underway, With Little Public Oversight

-- AP: Republican PA U.S. Senate Denies Estranged Wife’s Allegations

-- TribLive: Voter Turnout At 36% In Westmoreland County

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Wolf’s Voting Error Shouldn’t Get A Pass, Neither Should The Big Lie

-- WBTimes: Republican Candidate For Governor Dave White, Brings Campaign To Wilkes-Barre

-- MCall: Bethlehem Leaders Denounce Discrimination, White Supremacy

-- MCall - Ford Turner: House Committee Advances Bills To End ‘Madness’ Of Daylight Savings Time, Private Funding Of Elections

-- ErieT: Republican Lawmakers Move Bill To Expand Concealed Gun Carry Rights, Let Anyone Sue Municipalities Over Firearms Ordinances

-- Gov. Wolf: State Anticipates Ending Statewide K-12 School Mask Requirement On Jan. 17

-- AP: Wolf Expects To Let PA Schools Set Masking Rules In January

-- TribLive: Some School Districts Ready To Go Mask-Optional, Others Not Ready To Say

-- AP: School Districts’ Lawsuit Over State funding Heads To Trial

-- PA Cap-Star: Bill Upping Penalty For Fleeing From Police Will Just Fill Jails, Lawyers Warn

-- Dept. Of Revenue: Low-Income Pennsylvanians May Be Missing Out On PA Tax Refunds

-- PennLive: State Treasurer Warns Of Scam Directed At Unemployment Compensation Recipients

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[Posted: November 9, 2021]  PA Environment Digest