House returns to session September 12, 13, 14
Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020 [PaEN]
-- MCall: Drought Watch Issued For 36 Counties, Including Entire Lehigh Valley Region
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County, NE PA Under Drought Watch After Hot Dry Summer
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Declares Drought Watch For Philly, Surrounding Counties
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021 [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI To Increase Natural Gas Rates Due To ‘Increased Global Demand’
-- Standard Speaker: UGI Natural Gas Rates To Rise 7.6% Sept. 1, The 5th Hike In 15 Months
-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Proposed Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal To Pre-File With Federal Regulators By End Of 2022 And Reach Final Investment Decision By 2024
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall 5% On Delay On Texas LNG Plant Restart [Showing Again LNG Exports Mean High U.S. Natural Gas Prices]
-- FracTracker Alliance Takeaways From Webinar On Pipeline Right-Of-Ways And Spread Of Lyme Disease In Southwestern PA
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Explains Sights And Sounds As Beaver County Ethane Plant Gets Ready For Showtime
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Contains, Cleans Foam On Allegheny River From Beaver County Ethane Plant
-- RealClear Energy Guest Essay: Field Research Confirms Natural Gas Developed Safely - Marcellus Shale Coalition
-- Inquirer: Philly Schools Won’t Be Fully Air Conditioned Until 2027
-- Inquirer: Summer 2022 In Philly Is About To Set More High Temperature Records
-- Utility Dive: Plugging $1 Billion For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, EPA Head Test-Drives Electric Garbage Truck [Made By Mack In PA]
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s 3 Sister Bridges To Get Permanent LED Light Installations
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Report On Progress, Local Projects To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools [PaEN]
-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerage Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Year Later, A Look At Hurricane Ida’s Devastation Of The Philly Area: ‘Don’t Let Us Die Down Here’
-- WHYY: One Year Since Hurricane Ida: How Remnants Of A Hurricane Still Leave PA Residents Paying The Price
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents Recall Ida Tornadoes, Damage One Year Later
-- Post-Gazette: PA Receiving $17.5 Million To Cover Cost Of Repairing Storm Damaged Roads, Bridges Over Last 2 Years
-- WHYY: Hurricane Season May Be Off To Slow Start, But Experts Say Major Storms Are Ahead In The Region
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young Voters Can Save The Planet - NextGen America
-- Reading Eagle: Leesport Being Monitored After Rabid Cat Attack: Berks County 2nd In PA For Rabies Cases
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Accepting Comments On Forest Management Plan Monitoring Program
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Continues Chronic Wasting Disease-Related Feeding Restrictions
-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Audubon Little Explorers Learn About Mammals Sept. 10
-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County
-- TribLive: Love Frank Lloyd Wright? Visit PA For A House Tour Or 2
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall After Record Surge In Prices Eroded Demand
-- Reuters: As Natural Gas Prices Jump, Shale Oil Firms Get Gassy
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
-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker
-- The Guardian: Brutal Heatwave Scorches U.S. West, Sparking Wildfires, Health Warnings
-- USA Today: 2021’s Climate Extremes Show Global Warming Has ‘No Sign Of Slowing’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Courier Times: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Says Dems ‘Meddled’ In Bucks County COVID Guidelines, County Calls Claim ‘Pathetic’
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Endorsements Of Shapiro Could Give Conservatives Cover to Reject Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Analysts Say
-- Post-Gazette: In First National TV Interview Since Stroke, Fetterman Opens Up About Health Issues As Dr. Oz Attacks
-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman - Dr. Oz Sparring Offers Voters Little Substance, Experts Say
-- PennLive - John Baer: Here’s What’s Likely To Decide PA Races For U.S. Senate, Governor
-- TribLive - Joseph Sabino Mistick: Pennsylvania Voters Deserve To See Debates
-- TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvanians Deserve Fetterman, Dr. Oz Debate
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: In Distorting Fetterman’s Record, Dr. Oz Resorts To Fear-Mongering
-- PA Capital-Star: ‘We Need To Work Together’: Lawmakers, Labor Leaders Call For Unity Ahead Of Labor Day
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Group Delivers Petitions Seeking To Remove Electronic Voting Machines From Election Process In County
-- Courier Times: Can 3rd Party Candidates Win Office In Bucks County? Why It’s An Uphill Fight
-- Gov. Wolf, Legislative Leaders Agree On Constitutional Amendment To Open 2-Year Window For Child Sexual Abuse Civil Lawsuits
-- Dept. Of Corrections Releases Comprehensive Recidivism Report Shows Two-Thirds Of Reentrants Released Are Re-Arrested Or Return To DOC Custody Within 3 Years
-- PA Capital-Star: New Report Paints Mixed Picture Of Recidivism In PA Prisons
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers, Advocates Push For Clean Slate Expansion: ‘This Is A People Issue’
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Thousands Of PA Nursing Home Workers May Strike Despite $600 Million For Care In State Budget
-- TribLive: University Of Pittsburgh Reports First Known Case Of Monkeypox
-- Scranton Times: New COVID Cases Decline Statewide
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh H.S. Student Caught With Gun In Backpack
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Compensate Those Wrongly Convicted
-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Pennsylvanians Student Loan Forgiveness Will Not Be Taxed In PA
-- Independent Fiscal Office Report On New Student Loan Debt Forgiveness - $23.7 Billion
-- Post-Gazette: PA Student Borrowers Could Get $24 Billion In Benefits Under Biden Relief Plan, IFO Report Says
-- PA Community Colleges Offer More Than 80 New Programs For 2022-23 Academic Year
-- Erie Times: Erie Residents Are Earning More, But Are We Able To Buy More? A Penn State Behrend Analyst Weighs In
-- PennLive: Central Dauphin School District Bus Contractor Says Pandemic ‘Inflamed’ Driver Shortage
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: New Courtyard At PA Governor’s Residence Makes It Welcoming To All
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[Posted: September 1, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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