House returns to session September 12, 13, 14
Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
MONDAY 1:00: PennDOT, DEP, DCED, State Police, Keep PA Beautiful Kick Off Anti-Litter Campaign. City Island Boat Launch, Harrisburg
TUESDAY 9:00: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider a concurrent resolution disapproving of Part I of a final Environmental Quality Board regulation reducing VOC/methane emissions from unconventional (shale) oil and gas facilities. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch it online. Read more here on the agenda.
TUESDAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee informational meeting on Senate Bill 597 (Stefano-R-Fayette) imposing additional requirements on publicly-owned water and wastewater systems and the status of water and wastewater infrastructure. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch live.
-- August 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards [PaEN]
-- Citizens Voice: Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment
-- 16 Oil & Gas Facility Spill, Soil, Water Contamination Cleanups Under Act 2 Land Recycling Program During July [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Newly Installed Solar Panels In West Leechburg Help Save Money For Borough, Taxpayers
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 50 Philly Residents Blitzing The City Saturday To Record Heat And Pollution
-- Gov. Wolf: PA Task Force 1 Member Deployed To Kentucky After Devastating Floods
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Ask Me About… Dumpster Diving In A Luxury Car
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Assess State Recycling Program Performance
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bring A Bicycle Or Paddle To Experience The Wilderness Of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon
-- Warren Times: DCNR E-bike Proposal Would Expand Use On Some Chapman State Park Trails
-- PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau Hiking Trails Photo Contest Accepting Entries
-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Ospreys Raising Young Atop Crane Along Monongahela River Near Charleroi
-- PennLive: Rivendale Wildlife Sanctuary In Washington County To Receive 2 Montana Bear Cubs
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Countdown To Beginning Of Autumn Raptor Migration - Aug. 15 to Dec. 15
-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Photo Contest Deadline Aug. 28
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights August Educational Events & Programs
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Nuclear Power Revival Part Of European Energy Solution
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Climb As Strong Exports To Europe Keep Inventories Below Pre-Pandemic Average
-- Bloomberg: Top LNG Exporter In Australia Told To Keep More Fuel At Home To Avoid Domestic Fuel Crunch
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
-- USA Today: California’s Largest Wildfire Of The Year Rages Out Of Control Near Oregon Border
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Thousands Of PA Democrats Leaving For Republican Party, Neither Side Agrees Why [8,100 Democrats Switched In Western PA, 2,500 Republicans Became Democrats - 8.7 Million Registered Voters In PA]
-- TribLive Editorial: State-Related Universities Need To Stop Tuition Increases
-- PennLive: Racehorse Deaths Drop Sharply In PA Following New Rules To Protect Horses
-- LancasterOnline: Thousands May Have Been Improperly Charged Fees On Civil Warrants In Lancaster County Over 6 Years
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: New Baby Formula Factory Breaks Up A Consolidated Industry
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[Posted: August 1, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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