Senate returns to session June 6, 7, 8 [Budget Time!]
House returns to session June 7, 8, 9 [Budget Time!]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- New Penn State Study Finds Runoff From Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumped On Unpaved Roads Contains Pollutants That Exceed Human-Health, Environmental Standards [PaEN]
-- Lawrence County Farmer Challenges Local Ordinance Prohibiting Installation Of Solar Energy Facilities On Farms Under State’s Right To Farm Act; Attorney General Reviewing [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Influx Of Nearly 700 Renewable Energy Projects In PA Has Regional Grid Operator Planning For Future
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Green Groups Give Mixed Review Of Outgoing DEP Secretary
-- TribLive: 17 Cars, Including Tank Cars, Derail Into Deer Creek After Train Hits Truck In Harmar; Road And River Traffic Halted
-- Post-Gazette: Train Strikes Truck In Harmar, Sending Derailed Cars Into Inlet Near Allegheny River
-- MCall: Powerful Pottstown House Explosion Kills At Least 4
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports Lowest Quarterly Natural Gas Production In PA Since 4th Quarter Of 2020, First Decrease In Production Growth Since 2018 [PaEN]
-- DEP/Small Business Development Center EMAP Business Environmental Assistance Program Receives National Recognition [PaEN]
-- MCall: Fmr Bethlehem Steel Brownfield No Home To PA’s Largest Indoor, Vertical Farm
-- TribLive: Pine-Richland Selected To Serve As Pilot Program For Electric-Powered School Buses
-- Allegheny College Creek Connections Involves 40 Middle School Students In Stream Quality Assessment, Crawford County [PaEN]
-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Invite Entries To Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge 2022 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Gardening With Nature - Plant A Pollinator Contain For Youth Workshop, June 11 Cumberland County
-- Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Delay In Enforcing Sales Ban On Japanese Barberry
-- Save The Dates! Penn State Ag Progress Days August 9-11
-- WHYY/PlanPhilly: Advocates, Philadelphia Officials Suggest Recycling Overhaul To Address ‘Growing Waste Crisis’ In PA
-- WESA: Environmental Groups, Pittsburgh Officials Call On PA To Modernize Its Recycling System
-- PA Capital-Star: In Pittsburgh, Elected Officials, Environmental Groups Call For Updates To PA’s Recycling Laws
-- May 28 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- DCNR Preparing For Start Of Swimming Season On Memorial Day Weekend; Shares Tips On Visiting State Parks, Forests [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: UV Index Around Philly This Weekend May Be About As High As It Gets
-- DCNR Snowmobile & ATV Advisory Committee Meets June 1
-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Meets June 6
-- Inquirer: Dirt Bike Rider Charged In Hit-And-Run Collision That Killed Philly Skateboarder
-- Allegheny Land Trust Raises Funding To Protect 90 Acres Of Green Space In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA 2023 PA Greenways & Trails Summit Comes To Scranton, Stay Tuned For More
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Spring/Summer Issue Of Highlands Journal Newsletter
-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain To Host Benefit May 28 For Injured Chainsaw Carver
-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk: Aquatic Invasive Species In PA Webinar June 29 [PaEN]
-- StateCollege.com: Nature’s Ways: Killdeer, An Inland Representative Of A Common Shorebird Family
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Reuters: Natural Gas Heads For Weekly Loss In Europe As Russian Supply Fears Wane
-- Reuters: Natural Gas Tops $9 In The U.S. As Supply Crunch Concerns Mount ==
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports Lowest Quarterly Natural Gas Production In PA Since 4th Quarter Of 2020, First Decrease In Production Growth Since 2018 [PaEN]
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?
Other States/National/International
-- AP: U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Block Biden Policy On ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’ Rules
-- NYT: How An Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies For Climate Action
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Recount Cranks Up In PA Republican U.S. Senate Primary
-- MCall: Republican McCormick Loses Challenge To Some Votes In Berks County U.S. Senate Primary
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why Does Pennsylvania Stink At Holding Elections?
-- MCall - Bill White: PA Voters Reject Political Elites By Backing Mastriano, Fetterman
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Objects To U.S. House Subpoena, Refuses Deposition On His Role In Assault On U.S. Capital, Overturning Nov. 2020 Election Results
-- The Center Square: Tax Credits For Film Production A Political Favorite, With Questionable Results
-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates For Black, Brown, LGBTQ, Women Call For ‘Meaningful’ Gun Reform
-- MCall Guest Essay: Racial Injustice Is On Trial In PA School Funding Case - Rev. Gregory Edwards
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County COVID Risk Level Moves From Medium To High
-- Erie Times: COVID Cases Surge In Erie County, Hospitalizations Rise Slowly
-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Moved Back Into High Risk COVID Level
-- TribLive: Masks Required Again In Fox Chapel Schools As COVID Cases Rise
-- Post-Gazette: COVID, Higher Workforce Costs Cut UPMC Q1 Income
-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Hospitals Face Epic Wage Inflation Surge, Causing Losses In Millions
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Time To Rescind Anti-Social Prison COVID Rules
-- WHYY: Proposed Book Approval Process For Central Bucks Schools Vague, Unclear Some Parents Say
-- NextPittsburgh: What 23 Recommendations Were Made In Voter-Mandated Review Of Pittsburgh Police?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Refine Rules To Reopen Court Records
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Business, Community Leaders Publicly Support University Of Pittsburgh Funding
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[Posted: May 27, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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