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House returns to session Jan. 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26

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Senate returns to session Jan. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- TODAY 2:00: DEP To Announce Coastal Zone Management Grants - Delaware, Lake Erie

 

-- WITF Smart Talk TODAY 9:00 a.m.: Penn State Study Says PA Could See More Flooding Due To Climate Change

 

-- PA Cap-Star: Penn State Study: PA Flood Risk Rising With Climate Change

 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Jewish Earth Alliance Jan. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program  [PaEN]

 

-- ReadingE: Berks Conservation District Leading Project To Protect Cacoosing Creek

 

-- Schuylkill Action Network - Jan. 11 Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting. 10:00 a.m. to Noon

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: December Was Philly’s 2nd Warmest On Record, Climate Change Explains The Trend

 

-- Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, Republican Chair Of House Environmental Committee, Will Not Seek Reelection 

 

-- WESA/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: House Environmental Committee Chair Rep. Metcalfe Won’t Seek Reelection

 

-- PG: Longtime State Rep. Metcalfe Announces Retirement

 

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: UGI Expands Marcellus Shale Gas Pipeline Network In PA

 

-- WFMJ/AP: FERC Imposes $40 Million Fine On Energy Transfer Partners For 2 Million Gallon Rover Pipeline Spill In Ohio [Rover Starts In PA, PA Has Penalized ETP Record Amounts]

 

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Landfill Gas Project At Keystone Landfill Environmentally Necessary

 

-- Utility Dive: Electric Vehicles, Data Centers Drive PJM’s Long-Term Load Growth Forecast, But It Expects Some Utilities To See Declines

 

-- DEP Took Action On 405 Permits, 98% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 719 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

 

-- TribLive: Carnegie Science Center In Pittsburgh To Close For 5 Days Due To Staffing Shortages Caused By COVID

 

-- Natural Awakenings Lancaster/Berks: Getting Outdoors Bring Better Health

 

-- PA Environmental Council: Promoting Wellness And Love For The Outdoors

 

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Great Blue Herons, Horned Owls, Hiking Among Winter Attractions At North Hills Parks In Allegheny County

 

-- Sign Up Now For Penn State Extension Forestry/Wildlife Team's Woods & Wildlife News & Notes  [PaEN]

 

-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests: Jan. 12 Get To Know Your Forest Webinar On Loyalsock State Forest. Noon.

 

-- TribLive Editorial: Bradford Pears Show How Government Policies Can Stink

 

-- PA Environmental Council: Northeast Environmental Partners Recognize Game Commission Regional Office For Education Programs

 

-- National Fish Habitat Partnership Accepting Applications For Brook Trout Habitat Improvement Project Grants [PaEN]

 

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Fall PA Trout Newsletter

 

-- TribLive: Lower Body Of Twin Lakes In Allegheny County Drained To Fix Retaining Wall

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: When Will Fireflies Arrive Or Eagle Eggs Hatch? Find Out In This Detailed 2022 PA Nature Calendar 

 

-- KYW: Colorful Mandarin Duck In Pennypack Park Dies, Environmental Center Says

 

Build Back Better Budget Bill


-- ReImagine Appalachia: Flooding Protections In The Proposed Build Back Better Act


-- ReImagine Appalachia: Appalachia Needs Build Back Better, The Climate Infrastructure, Jobs, Workforce Support Package


-- PA Cap-Star: Capitol Hill Dems Push To Rescue Climate Plan In Proposed Build Back Better Budget


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Homes Of Senators Scavello, Boscola May End Up In Same District, But Scavello Says Election Faceoff Won’t Happen

-- PennLive: Proposed House Voting Districts Map ‘Unwelcome Gift’ To Cumberland County, Officials Say

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Too Many Towns Are Split In Proposed House Voting District Map - By House Republican Leader Benninghoff

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s New Congressional Voting District Maps Should Not Be Drawn To Favor One Political Party - By Rep. Conklin (D)

-- AP: Democrat Shapiro Backs Pittsburgh Area Lawmaker To Be Running Mate

-- PG: Rep. Davis Launches Campaign For Lt. Governor Backed By Democrat Shapiro

-- TribLive/PennLive: 12 Republican Gubernatorial Candidates To Square Off In First Debate Today

-- YorkDR: U.S. Senate Race In PA: Here’s Who’s Running, So Far

-- York DR: 64 Pennsylvanians Arrested For Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol, Where Are They Now?

-- PennLive: A Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol, 6 PA Defendants Have Been Sentenced To Prison, 54 Others Await Their Fate 

-- Inquirer: Bucks County Man Gets 14 Days In Jail For Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- The Guardian: Insurrection Index: More Than 1,000 Public Figures Aided Fmr President’s Effort To Overturn 2020 Election [PA Elected Officials Included]

-- USA Today: ‘This Is Insane’: As Congress Relives Assault On Capitol, Efforts To Rewrite History Stir Fury On Capitol Hill

-- AP: Dominion Voting Systems Asks Court To Require PA Republicans To Use Accredited Lab In Election ‘Investigation’

-- Inquirer: Republican Candidates For PA U.S. Senate Seat Won’t Say If They Would Have Backed PA’s 2020 Election Results 

-- ErieT: Democratic Businessman Seeks Republican Cong. Mike Kelly’s Congressional Seat [Kelly Was A Leader In Trying To Overturn 2020 Election Results]

-- PennLive: For Fmr Auditor General DePasquale, Bowl Game Trip Turns Into Good Samaritan Role In Brawl That Goes Viral [DePasquale ran against Republican Cong. Scott Perry who is a leader in overturning 2020 election results]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Lingering Echoes Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Underscore Need To Pass The Freedom To Vote Act

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: 1 Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol, Our Democracy Remains In Peril

-- PennLive: Lawmaker Once Called PA’s ‘No. 1 Conservative’ To Retire [Rep. Metcalfe]

-- AP: Brobson Takes Oath As State’s Newest Supreme Court Justice

-- TribLive: Interim Westmoreland Election Chief Given Bonus As Search For New Director Restarts

-- ABC27: Why Isn’t State Using Cybersecurity Measure That Prevents 99.9% Of Hacker Attacks On Unemployment System?

-- PA Cap-Star: PA School Funding Trial Resumes In Court, Here’s What To Know

-- Dept. Of Health Weekly Update On COVID Trends In Cases, Hospitalizations, Vaccinations

-- PA Cap-Star: Health Dept. Reports ‘Steep Increase’ In COVID Cases; People Should Not Panic

-- PG: PA Hospitalizations Nearing All-Time High As Nearly 25,000 Cases Added In One Day

-- CitizensV: Restrictions Returning As COVID Cases Surge In Luzerne County

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Central Dauphin To Close Secondary Schools, COVID Blamed

-- ErieT: Erie’s St. Luke School Halts In-Person Classes Due To COVID

-- PG: Pittsburgh Public Schools Move More Schools To Remote Learning Due To COVID-Related Staff Shortages

-- MCall: More Than Half Of 700 Students Absent From Lehigh Valley District Were COVID-Related

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Districts Review COVID Safety Policies In Light Of Surge

-- CentreDT: ‘Reckless’: Penn State Community Criticizes University’s Decision To Start Spring Semester In Person

-- ErieT: Long Lines Seen At Erie County COVID Testing Sites

-- CitizensV: COVID Testing Site Relocates To Accommodate Higher Demand In Luzerne County

-- WESA: Oral COVID Medications Have Shipped, But Good Luck Getting A Prescription In PA

-- PennLive: UPMC Using Lottery To Distribute Scarce COVID Blocker To People Not Helped By Vaccine

-- Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Declares State Of Emergency, Mobilizes National Guard To Respond To COVID Surge [Pennsylvania Can’t] 

-- MCall: Map: Where Flu Rates Are Highest In Pennsylvania

-- TribLive: Teen Charged In Snapchat Threat That Locked Down Leechburg Schools

-- ExploreClarion.com: Racism Issues Remain A Concern At Franklin Area Schools

-- The Guardian: University Of Pennsylvania Professor Makes Xenophobia, White Supremacits Comments About Asians

-- PennLive: Harrisburg Killings Drop In 2021, Defying National Trend

-- AP: Philadelphia Man Free After 37 Years Due To ‘Sex For Lies’ False Witness Testimony

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why Don’t Philly Officials Support Independent Reviews Of Police-Involved Shootings?

-- PG Editorial: Jim Rogers’ ‘Accidental' Death In Pittsburgh Police Custody Leaves Questions

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: Realistic Goals On Police Reform Deserve Optimism

-- WilliamsportS: More Details Emerge On ICE Complex In Williamsport

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[Posted: January 5, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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