Senate returns to session July 8 [Budget Time!]
House returns to session July 8 [Budget Time!]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- House-Passed State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Farm Conservation, Water/Sewer Projects, Mine Reclamation, State Park/Forest/Recreation Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf Now Has To Decide To Hold Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable, Or Create A $5.1 Billion Cleanup Liability For Taxpayers [PaEN]
-- Bills On The Governor’s Desk - Will Wolf Hold Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable? [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board’s Next Meeting July 25; July 18 Meeting Canceled
-- DCNR Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of M.K. Goddard State Park, Goddard’s Conservation Legacy [PaEN]
-- DEP, Professional Recyclers Group Highlight Student Winners Of Earth Week Poster And Video Contest [PaEN]
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Right To Repair Bill Could Save Small Electronics Businesses
-- DEP Blog: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Spotlight - Cleaning Up Groundwater
-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Hosts Stormwater Resiliency, Flood Insurance, MS4 Stream Restoration BMP Webinars [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Stormwater Project Moves Forward With Funding
-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 8 RiverWatch Video Report
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Rule Takes Effect As Sides Prepare For Trial This Fall
-- July 9 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets July 21 To Add Plants
-- DCNR Posts Revisions To Fees At 2 State Parks Effective July 17
-- TribLive: Export Borough Officials OK Westmoreland Heritage Trail Extension
-- MCall: Senate OKs Changes To Bill On Seizure Of Illegally Operated Dirt Bikes, ATVs, Measure Heads To Wolf
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: 2 Central PA Rivers Host Different Kind Of National Fishing Competition
-- Reading Eagle: French Creek State Park The Center Of Bird Study
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Prices Jump 14% On Small Storage Build, Hot Weather
-- Washington Examiner: Unusual Coalition Aims To Turn Biden Against LNG Exports, Including Industrial Energy Consumers To Keep Natural Gas At Home To Reduce Prices
-- Industrial Energy Consumers Of America: Texas LNG Facility Fire Illustrates Inflationary Impact Of LNG Exports
-- WSJ: Gasoline Prices Have Fallen For 3 Weeks, Relief May Be Temporary
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- House-Passed State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Farm Conservation, Water/Sewer Projects, Mine Reclamation, State Park/Forest/Recreation Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- $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
-- Reuters: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes Near Houston [Their Brand New Revolution Pipeline Exploded, Owner Of Mariner East Pipeline In PA]
-- NPR: Researchers Can Now Explain How Climate Change Is Affecting Your Weather
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Seven PA Lawyers Involved In Ex-President’s Legal Fight To Overturn 2020 Election Hit With Ethics Complaints
-- LancasterOnline: 3rd Proud Boy Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Shows Link To PA Members
-- Spotlight PA: What Is The Independent State Legislature Doctrine, Why It Matters To PA Elections
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Buying Into Conspiracy Theories Can Be Exciting - That’s What Makes Them Dangerous - University Of Pennsylvania Professor
-- Inquirer: Democrats Hope Abortion Can Help Them Keep Suburban Voters, Republicans Say It’s Still All About Inflation
-- Politico: Where In The World Is Dr. Oz?
-- WESA: Republicans Looking Ahead To November, But Allegheny County Chair Has To Survive The Weekend First
-- Inquirer Editorial: U.S. Supreme Court Makes Hard Right Turn And The Nation Lurches Backward
-- AP: Signs Of Trouble Emerge In Talks On Late Pennsylvania Budget
-- PA Capital-Star: House Approves $45.2 Billion Budget, Sends It To Senate
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House Approves Budget Package Spending, Saving Money In Record Ways
-- Post-Gazette: House Approves Its Version Of $45 Billion Spending Plan, But Senate Still Talking
-- WITF: House Lawmakers Unveil $45 Billion PA Budget Agreement, But It Still Has A Ways To Go
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Massive Boost In PA Education Spending Would Include Record Increases For Allentown, Bethlehem Schools
-- AP: University Of Pittsburgh Gets State Funds Despite Fetal Tissue Research Dispute
-- AP: Senate Republicans Advance Constitutional Amendment On Abortion
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Abortion Rights Would Be Banned Under Proposed PA Constitutional Amendment
-- Post-Gazette: Senate Republicans Advance Late-Night Amendment To Restrict Abortion, Require Voter ID
-- TribLive: ‘Tidal Wave’: Pittsburgh Abortion Clinics See Influx Of Out-Of-State Patients
-- MCall: PA Abortion Providers See Record Donations, Surge In Volunteers, Lots Of Phone Calls
-- Post-Gazette: New PA Marijuana Law Could Shield Banks From Prosecution
-- Inquirer: Risk Of Gunfire, Threats And Stampedes - The Future Of big Outdoor Festivals In Philadelphia And Elsewhere
-- AP: Cop Who Killed Tamir Rice In Cleveland Leaves New Police Job In PA Town Amid Backlash
-- WESA: COVID Hospitalizations, Case Numbers Increase In Allegheny County
-- Erie Times: Erie County Sees Dip In COVID Cases But Uptick Expected
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Strengthen ‘Say On Pay’ To Rein In Executive Salaries
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[Posted: July 8, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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