Senate returns to session Dec. 13, 14, 15
-- Updated 2022 Voting Session Day Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- Senate Republicans List Legislative Accomplishments This Session: Of 112 Bills, 3 Positive Environmental Bills Are On The List [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Sen. Corman Lays Out Platform In Pittsburgh Stop [Corman worked to undermine the results of the Nov. 2020 election]
-- PG: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Corman Visits Hazelwood Green As He Begins Campaign [Corman worked to undermine the results of the Nov. 2020 election]
-- DCNR State Parks Offers Environmental Education Activities & Updates For Holiday Season [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Nutrient Pollution In Chesapeake Bay’s 3 Largest Rivers Trending Downward, But Smaller Rivers Show Degraded Conditions
-- Philadelphia Water Dept. Blog: Green City, Clean Waters - A Homegrown Workforce
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Dept. Of Agriculture To Accept Applications For County Soil Health Education Grants Starting Jan. 3 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Price Of Electricity Going Up For Non-Shopping Customers, Especially In Midstate [Drive By Natural Gas Cost Increases]
-- Utility Dive: U.S. Utility-Scale Solar, Battery Storage Prices Drop 12% In Past Year, But Supply Chain Worries Loom: NREL
-- Environmental Defense Fund Experts Testify At EPA Hearings On Proposed Federal Rules Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions [PaEN]
-- PennTAP Jan. 20 Webinar: Conserve Energy & Reduce Costs With Duquesne Light Company's Business Solutions Rebate Program. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.
-- RealClear Energy Guest Essay: America’s Energy Future Depends On Pennsylvania - Sen. Yudichak
-- PG Guest Essay: Bipartisan Infrastructure Will Transform Western PA Communities Hit Hard By Decline Of Coal And Shale Natural Gas Bust - Prof. Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
-- PennLive Letter: PA Taxpayers Are Paying More For Natural Gas In Not Just Energy Bills
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Dec. 8 Webinar: Tracking & Measuring Sustainability Programs. 1:00 p.m.
-- Nominations For Governor’s Awards For Local Government Excellence Now Being Accepted Thru Jan. 3
-- Spotlight PA: The Pennsylvania Wilds Is Known For Quiet, Residents Worry Fighter Jet Training Will Disturb The Silence
-- Lower Delaware Wild & Scenic 2022 Mini-Grant Program Now Accepting Applications Thru Jan. 7 [PaEN]
-- WBTimes: Special Needs Playground Taking Shape In Wilkes-Barre’s Kirby Park
-- ErieT: Presque Isle State Park History: How Waterworks Became A Destination Site
-- Citizen Science: Join Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Winter Eagle Watch Bus Tours Starting Jan. 8 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Sewickley Library Launches Holiday StoryWalk At Ohio Township Nature Center In Allegheny County
Hurricane Ida
-- CourierT: Federal Help For Hurricane Ida Storm Victims Will Be Available Until Dec. 10
-- WHYY: Philadelphians Have Received More Hurricane Ida Aid Than Residents Of Any Other PA County
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Bill
-- PG Guest Essay: Bipartisan Infrastructure Will Transform Western PA Communities Hit Hard By Decline Of Coal And Shale Natural Gas Bust - Prof. Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
National/International
PA Politics
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Redistricting Maps Must Be Released Now - David Thornburgh
-- TribLive Guest Essay: How To Make Voting Districts Fair To Voters, Not Parties - Linda & Chris Fowler
-- TribLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Sen. Corman Lays Out Platform In Pittsburgh Stop [Corman worked to undermine the results of the Nov. 2020 election]
-- PG: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Corman Visits Hazelwood Green As He Begins Campaign [Corman worked to undermine the results of the Nov. 2020 election]
-- Inquirer: PA Woman Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol Said She Was Willing To Die For The Cause
-- MCall: Jim Thorpe Man Sentenced To Probation For Taking Selfies During Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- MCall: Judge Orders Release Of PA Man’s Cellphone Videos From Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- PA Cap-Star: Republican Hopefuls Dr. Oz, White Using Pre-Checked Boxes For Extra Campaign Cash
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Dr. Oz For U.S. Senate? PA Doesn’t Need Carpetbaggers Like Him
-- CourierT: Conservative Caroline Avery Announces Challenge To Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick [Active Supporter Of Ex-President]
-- PennLive: Ex-Rep. Davidson Pleads Guilty To Filing False Expense Reports
-- Spotlight PA: Vaunted Pennsylvania Society Weekend In NYC Loses Luster Among Politicos
-- Inquirer: Slimmed-Down PA Society Weekend Kicks Off In NYC
-- PG Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Schmooze Fest In New York City
-- Gov. Wolf Vetoes Legislation To Allow Concealed Carry Of Guns Without Permits
-- AP: Wolf Adds To Mounting Veto Tally, Kills Permitless Gun Bill
-- PA Cap-Star: Legislators React To Wolf Veto Of Bill To Allow Concealed Carry Of Guns Without Permits
-- TribLive: Wolf Draws Fire, Praise For Veto Of Bill To Allow Gun Use Without Permits
-- AP: Federal Court Hears Debate Over Accused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter’s Words
-- TribLive: Threats Of Violence Prompt Modified Lockdown Friday At Pittsburgh Public Schools; The 6th School District This Week In Western PA [4th Student Dies In Aftermath Of Michigan H.S. Shooting]
-- LancasterOnline: LG Health, WellSpan Pause Elective Surgeries Among Rising COVID Hospitalizations [Republican General Assembly Ended PA’s COVID Emergency Declaration On June 15]
-- CentreDT: Under COVID Strain, Mount Nittany Med Center Diverts Emergency Patients
-- TribLive: Allegheny Health Network Moves Ahead With Vaccination Requirement; UPMC, Excela Await Court Ruling
-- PG: Allegheny County Says Some Workers Were Fired For Lack Of Vaccinations
-- PG: UPMC: Antibody Injections Offer New Path For COVID Treatments
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster School Officials Likely To Testify In Education Funding Trial Next Week
-- PG: Will PA State Universities Offer Fewer Majors As They Merge?
-- CitizensV: Petitions To Decriminalize Pot In Wilkes-Barre Circulating
-- WESA: As Pandemic Continues, Job Growth In Pittsburgh Area Continues To Stall
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County To Offer Sign-On Incentive For New Caseworker Hires, Bonuses For SEIU Staff
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[Posted: December 3, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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