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
TODAY 10:00: DEP Attends 29th Annual Philadelphia Solar Sprint, Drexel University’s Academic Quadrangle.
-- Senate Committee Meets June 8 On Bills To Change Erosion & Sedimentation Permitting For Oil & Gas Activities, Deep Mine Safety Requirements [PaEN]
-- Senate Committee Meets June 7 On Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]
-- EQB Meets June 14 On Revised Final Regulation Reducing Methane Emissions From Just Unconventional (Shale Gas) Wells, Facilities; Working On Conventional Reg. [PaEN]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network, Partners: Christians Call For Climate Action With Major New Worship Album [PaEN]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Applauds Congressional House Republican Energy, Climate, Conservation Task Force Plan, ‘Stepping Into The Arena’ [PaEN]
-- Pocono Record: Environmental Advocates Support Solar, But Worry Swiftwater Project Will Harm Creek
-- PA Solar Center Webinar June 10: Locating Solar Energy Facilities On PA's Abandoned Mine Lands, Brownfields, Landfill Sites [PaEN]
-- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: CO2 Allowances Sell For $13.90 In 56th RGGI Auction
-- 20th Anniversary Of Quecreek Mine Rescue To Be Celebrated In July In Somerset County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Week After Pottstown Home Explosion, No Cause, Little Information For Residents’ Next Steps
-- WHYY: Air Quality Concerns Linger After Philadelphia Junkyard Fire
-- U.S. House Natural Resources Committee June 9 Hearing On Bipartisan STREAM Act To Allow Use Of Federal Funds For Abandoned Mine Treatment O&M Costs
-- Bay Journal: Kandis Boyd, Federal Scientist And Manager, Tapped To Help Chesapeake Bay Program
-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week June 4 -12
-- Bay Journal: Celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week June 4-12
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Residents Reminded To Protect Themselves Against Tick-Borne Disease
-- Pittsburgh Landforce Is How Hiring Crew Members For Job Training Program [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly-Area Trail Network Gets Nearly $6 Million From William Penn Foundation To Improve And Expand
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Greenways Kicks Off Tumbling Run Trail Improvement Work
-- Post-Gazette: Natural Benefits: Why A Walk In The Park Is Good For You
-- WeConservePA Webinar: Limiting The Harmful Effects Of Light Pollution July 20 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Gardening For Wildlife And Water - By Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Nature At Risk: A Glimpse Of An Original Snow-Bird - American Bittern - By Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Provides Update On Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance
-- PA Capital-Star: To Protect Wildlife, SW PA Lawmaker Wants To Take The Air Out Of Mass Balloon Releases
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: U.S. Drillers Keep Number Of Oil, Natural Gas Rigs Unchanged This Week
-- Reuters: Oil Settles Up Despite OPEC+ Output Hike Plan; Supply Still Tight
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?
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law
-- Gov. Wolf: Bipartisan Support For Hydrogen Hub Ambitions
Other States/National/International
-- AP: EPA Raises Amount Of Ethanol That Must Be Blended With Gasoline
-- USA Today: Carbon Dioxide In Earth’s Atmosphere Soars To Levels Not Seek For Millions Of Years, NOAA Says
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Plan To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote Will Corrupt The Vote
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Makes Sense To Look Deeper At Legislators’ Perks
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Lehigh Republican Chair - Sen. Browne Lost By 19 Votes; 2nd State Senate Race Still Undecided
-- AP: McCormick Concedes To Dr. Oz In Republican U.S. Senate Race
-- AP: PA Republicans Loudly Opposed Counting Undated Mail-In Ballots, Until Now
-- TribLive Editorial: McCormick-Oz Vote Counting Debacle Is Lawmakers’ Fault
-- AP: ‘I Almost Died,’ Fetterman Says As U.S. Senate Campaign Heats Up
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Woman Charged With Forging Dead Mother’s Name On Mail-In Ballot For Democratic Primary
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Poll Workers Say A Lack Of Training And Communication Contributed To A Difficult Day
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Budget Compromise Should Flow From Surplus Revenue
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Unveils Plan To Combat City Violence
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Mayor Releases Plan For Violence Reduction
-- Post-Gazette: Gun Violence Rally Brings State Reps, Shooting Survivors Together In Hill District
-- WHYY: Turn In A Gun, Get $100 At Philadelphia Eagles’ Gun Buyback
-- Inquirer: Guardian Angels Of Philadelphia Want To Make People Feel Safe, Now They’re Under Fire for ‘Vigilantism’
-- Inquirer: It’s Another COVID Summer, This Time Philly-Area Folks Are Left To Decide For Themselves What’s Safe
-- Post-Gazette: New President: Penn State’s Branch Campuses Are Core To Its Mission
-- Inquirer: Fmr. Lt. Gov. Cawley Interim President Of Rosemont College
-- Erie Times: Erie Native To Lead State AFL-CIO
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[Posted: June 4, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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