Senate returns to session October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 15 [Adjourn for year]
House returns to session October 24, 25, 26, November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- Scranton Times: State Honors Visionary Maurice Goddard With Three New State Parks [PaEN]
-- Pitt School Of Public Health, PA Dept Of Health Abruptly Pull Out Of Oct. 5 Public Meeting They Helped Convene On Studies Looking At Links Between Natural Gas Development And Childhood Cancer Rates [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Organizers Say University Of Pittsburgh, State Dept. Of Health Pulled Out Of Public Meeting On Natural Gas Health Studies
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: University Of Pittsburgh, PA Health Dept. No Longer Part Of Oct. 5 Public Forum On Fracking Health Studies, Organizers Say
-- DEP/Susquehanna River Basin Commission Public Notices -- Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities [PaEN]
-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Drops Back To 23 - Same Number For Last 7 Out Of 8 Weeks
-- Allegheny Front: Group Finds Undisclosed PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals Used In Ohio Oil & Gas Wells
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Energy Independence Suffers Blow With Lack Of Action On Federal Permit Reform Legislation
-- PA Business Report: 3 More Companies Join Another Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Collaborative
-- Washington Examiner: Fetterman Spurns Democratic Anti-Fracking Message In Bid For Rural Support
-- FracTracker Alliance Accepting Nominations For 2022 Community Sentinel Awards [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center Oct. 14 Webinar - FERC Rule To Increase Electric Competition With Rooftop Solar Energy; PA SolarCorps; Lehigh Valley Awards Program Oct. 27 [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: As More Solar Panels Enter The U.S. Waste Stream, Producer Responsibility Standards Emerge - Northeast Recycling Council
-- PennLive Guest Essay: When The Power Grid Goes Out, Could Solar And Batteries Power Your Home? - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Spoiler - Yes]
-- DEP Awards 4 Grants Totaling $2.9 Million To Replace Old Diesel With Clean-Energy Vehicles [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: See Which Pittsburgh Area Buildings Won Pittsburgh AIA Sustainable Architecture Awards
-- DCED Awards $59,827 Environmental Assessment For Former Gasoline Station In Pittsburgh
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Boil Water Alert Issued For 11,000 In Montgomery County After Norristown Water Main Break
-- PUC Offers Safety Tips As Remnants Of Hurricane Ian Approach PA
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: The Needle Is Moving In The Right Direction
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners September Update On Partnership Water Quality Cleanup Efforts; October Is Riparian Buffer Month
-- Clean Water Is Up To You: Being A Master Watershed Steward: Do YOU Have What It Takes? By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Sept. Update: Foltz School House Grand Reopening Oct. 22
-- PA Trout Unlimited: Junior High Students Attend Stream Study By Muddy Creek Chapter In York County Supported By Forever Wild 2021 Grant
-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: 2023 Virtual, In-Person Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Jan. 17-19 & Feb. 8-11
-- Planet Philadelphia - Oct. 7: Financing Fixing Big Environmental Problems, 4:00 p.m.
-- Municipal Leadership Summit To Be Held Oct. 6-9 In Pittsburgh On Climate, Sustainable Transportation, Cyber Security
-- TribLive: Western PA Red Cross, EMS Workers Helping After Hurricane Ian
-- Citizens Voice: NE PA Red Cross Deploys Volunteers To Hurricane Ian Struck Florida
-- PennLive: Harrisburg Firefighters Head To South Carolina To Help In Hurricane Recovery
-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 1 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council October Schedule Of Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Locations In Western PA; Seeking Partners For 2023 [PaEN]
-- Westmoreland Cleanways And Recycling: Fall Helping People Make A Difference
-- TribLive: Philadelphia Man Charged In Allegheny County Catalytic Converter Thefts
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Unveils 2023 PA Farm Show Theme - Rooted In Progress [Jan. 7-14]
-- PA Capital-Star: ‘Rooted In Progress’ Theme For 2023 PA Farm Show
-- Agriculture: Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Oct. 20 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: ‘Notably Vivid Fall Season’ Could Be Coming: PA Fall Foliage Report
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center’s Little Explorers To Learn About Falling Leaves Oct. 8
-- Sept. 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fish & Boat Commission Backs Off Tighter Regulations On Stocking Fish
-- Nature At Risk: Why You Should Care About Bats - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Energy Independence Suffers Blow With Lack Of Action On Federal Permit Reform Legislation
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: Home Heating Oil Prices On The Rise
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: ‘No Easy Fixes’ In Florida, But Could Hurricane Ian’s Havoc Bring Call For Better Planning?
-- Utility Dive: New York Begins Process To Implement 2035 Ban On New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles, Following California
-- BBC: BP In Oil Field Where ‘Cancer Is Rife’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Religion News Service: How PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Uses Faith To Fend Off Criticism - Even From Other Christians
-- TribLive/Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Says ‘Lawlessness Is Killing Philadelphia,’ As Protesters Call Him ‘Extremist’
-- City & State PA: Millions Pouring Into PA’s Race For Governor, Here’s Where It’s Coming From
-- TribLive: Dr. Oz Says Fetterman Should Be More Transparent In His U.S. Senate Campaign
-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Western PA Community, Faith Leaders Tell Dr. Oz Level-Headed Solutions Needed To Clean Up Crime
-- Politics PA: Emerson Poll: Fetterman +2 Over Dr. Oz, Shapiro +10 Over Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano
-- TribLive: Fetterman - Dr. Oz In Statistical Dead Heat Heading Into Home Stretch Of U.S. Senate Campaign
-- Washington Examiner: Fetterman Spurns Democratic Anti-Fracking Message In Bid For Rural Support
-- York Daily Record: YDR, 2 Other Media Organizations Request Documents In Seizure Of Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Cell Phone
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Zimmerman Reveals He Received FBI Subpoena Related To Probe Of Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Is Post Office Ready For Mail Voting? Red Flags Raised About Philadelphia
-- TribLive Editorial: Is This The Right Year To Cut Ballot Drop Boxes, Westmoreland County?
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Lawmaker Gift Ban, Dozens Of Other Bipartisan Problem-Solving Bills Disappearing In General Assembly - Fair Districts PA
-- Centre Daily Times: New COVID Cases Down In PA; Bradford, Susquehanna, Mifflin, Carbon Counties Remain At High Community Spread
-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Pennsylvanians To Explore Health Care Insurance Options Through Pennie Website
-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Child Welfare System Is ‘Exhausted’ New Report Concludes
-- PennLive: Third Williamsport Educator Accused Of Engaging In Sexual Activity With Student
-- TribLive: 15-Year-Old Charged In August Shooting In Pittsburgh
-- PennLive: 19-Year-Old At Large After Shooting 15-Year-Old In Head In Harrisburg
-- Inquirer: High School Football Games In Montgomery County, Philadelphia Called Off Due To Threats
-- Inquirer Column: Philly Fishtown Neighborhood Hired Private Security, Too Bad Others Can’t Do The Same
-- Inquirer Column: We’re Running Out Of Words As More Bloodshed Adds To The Unending Shame Of Philadelphia
-- Inquirer: House Republicans Seek To Highlight Gun Possession Cases At Hearing Targeting Philly DA
-- Inquirer: After 40 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn’t Commit, A Chester Man Is Free
-- Williamsport Sun: Fmr Attorney General Preate Says Legal/Prison System Is ‘Broken’
-- Gov. Wolf: More Than 1.7 Million Pennsylvanians Eligible For Federal Student Loan Relief
-- NPR: In Reversal, U.S. Education Dept. Is Excluding Many From Student Loan Relief
-- Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Extending Authority Of State Horse Racing Commission
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[Posted: October 1, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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