Senate returns to session June 20, 21, 22 [Budget Time!]
House returns to session June 20, 21, 22 [Budget Time!]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Urges Lawmakers To Support Growing Greener III Funding [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Western PA Counties, Municipalities See Bump In Money From Natural Gas Drilling Fees
-- Williamsport Sun: Local Municipalities Receive Over $10 Million In Drilling Impact Fees
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Temporarily Suspends Requirement For 2% Biodiesel For Out-Of-State Fuel Sold In PA In Response To Rolling Outages Of Diesel Fuel [PaEN]
-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Having ‘Rolling Outages’ Of Diesel Fuel, Makes Move To Allow Sales Of Out-Of-State Fuel
-- Seven State Agencies Celebrate Pennsylvania's First Native Species Day [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Advance Restoration Plan For Trout Run Watershed, Erie County [PaEN]
-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Farmland Preservation Grants In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- TribLive: VP Harris Visits Pittsburgh, Touts Need For Lead Pipe Removal
-- Post-Gazette: VP Harris Touts White’ House’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding To Replace Lead Water Lines
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Podcast: Groundwater Level Monitoring Grants
-- Penn State Extension Survey: Suggest Ways To Improve Pond Management Education
-- MCall: Thousands Of PPL Customers Mailed Bills In Error, PUC Investigating
-- FirstEnergy On Pace To Exceed Pollinator Habitat Development Goal [Including PA]
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Budget Commits Millions To Combat Illegal Dumping, Tow Abandoned Vehicles, Fix Streetlights, But It’s Not Enough
-- MCall: Grand Central Landfill In Northampton County Is Again Looking To Expand
-- DEP Posted 99 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Evergreen Resources Management Submitted Report To DEP Documenting Cleanup Of Philadelphia Refinery Site To Site-Specific Standards for Lead, VOCs, SVOCs In Soil, Groundwater (PA Bulletin, page 3499)
-- TribLive: HazMat Safety Train Gives Western PA First Responders Training On Dealing With Dangerous Derailments
-- Post-Gazette: First Responders Attend Hands-On Train And Truck Safety Event After Train Derailment In Pittsburgh Last Month
-- Republican Herald: Launch Party Kicks Off Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn In Schuylkill Haven
-- WHYY: After Intense Lifeguard Recruitment Efforts, Philly To Open 80% Of Public Pools
-- Republican Herald: Tuscarora State Park Beach Reopens For Swimming
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Swimming Upriver - A Father’s Day Story
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Proposes Dewdrop Recreation Area Improvements
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Land Trust Nature Backpacks Are Ready To Check Out At County Libraries
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Trail Along Kiski And Allegheny Rivers To Receive $3.5 Million Boost
-- June 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Landforce Empowerment, Training Program Staff In Western PA
6th Oil/Natural Gas Price Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Temporarily Suspends Requirement For 2% Biodiesel For Out-Of-State Fuel Sold In PA In Response To Rolling Outages Of Diesel Fuel [PaEN]
-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Having ‘Rolling Outages’ Of Diesel Fuel, Makes Move To Allow Sales Of Out-Of-State Fuel
-- Baker Hughes Rig Count - No Increase In Drilling Rigs In PA 2nd Week In A Row
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas Industry Sees Challenges For Marcellus In Boosting LNG Production
-- Bloomberg: Russia Cuts Natural Gas Deliveries, Forces Europe To Use Gas It Was Saving For Winter
-- The Guardian: Fossil Fuel Firms ‘Have Humanity By The Throat,’ Says UN Head In Blistering Attack
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- LancasterOnline: Spreadsheets Gives New Details On Where Lancaster County’s American Rescue Plan Money Could Wind Up
-- $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
-- TribLive: VP Harris Visits Pittsburgh, Touts Need For Lead Pipe Removal
-- Post-Gazette: VP Harris Touts White’ House’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding To Replace Lead Water Lines
Other States/National/International
-- Energy News Network: FERC Proposes Rules Tackling Interconnection Backlog
-- Bloomberg Green: Tense Mid-Year Climate Talks Raise Concerns Of COP27 Flop
-- Bloomberg Green: Investors Putting Billions Into Climate Tech, Renewables Don’t Plan To Stop Now
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Luzerne County Council Trots Out Its Own Big Election Lie
-- AP: Man Free On Bail Who Drove To Philadelphia With Illegal Weapons Near Vote Counting Facility In 2020
-- MCall/Centre Daily Times: Police Monitoring Penn State Student Labeled ‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Over Social Posts About School Shootings, White Supremacy
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Vows To Protect Organized Labor As A Pillar Of PA’s Economy
-- Politics PA: Shapiro Enters Summer With Huge Cash Lead
-- Post-Gazette: Pitt Funding Still In Question Among House Republicans As Budget Deadline Approaches
-- Post-Gazette: Service Fees To Increase For Some Pitt Students In The Fall
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Lawmaker Pushes Bill To Ban Under-21 Assault Weapons Sales
-- Post-Gazette: Community Leaders In Pittsburgh Call On Families To Help End Gun Violence
-- TribLive Guest Essay: A New Era Of Gun Violence Prevention Is Coming - Rep. Frankel
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Fatherhood Initiative A Good Sign For Pittsburgh Anti-Violence Movement
-- TribLive Editorial: Murder Victim’s Stories Have To Be Remembered
-- AP: Report: Smoking Bans No Longer A Threat To Casino Revenue
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports PA Unemployment 4.6%, Down From April
-- AP: PA Jobless Rate Fell, Labor Force Grew In May
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[Posted: June 18, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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