Senate returns to session November 15 [Adjourn for year]
House returns to session November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: DCNR Grant Workshop Webinar For Recreation And Conservation Projects. 9:00 a.m. to Noon
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Implementing Farm Conservation Practices In Pennsylvania Will Result In $352.5 Million In Economic Benefits, Support 3,457 Jobs A Year [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Report: Agricultural Investments For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Spur Economy
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
-- DEP Reports On 2021-22 Farmers’ Efforts To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facilities Proposed For North East, Girard, Washington Twps. In Erie County. Here’s What We Know
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-Based CEOs For Sustainability Issue Call To Action On Decarbonization
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: E-School Buses Drive Progress
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shale Gas Impact Fees Set To Break Record This Year Due To High Natural Gas Prices, Slight Uptick In New Wells
-- Pittsburgh-Based EQT Natural Gas Awarded Gold Standard Rating By U.N. Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Reduction Partnership
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Advocates Say Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Rules Should Be Revisited
-- TribLive: Valley High Students Among Volunteers Planting Trees In New Kensington, Westmoreland County
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Students Plant Trees To Improve Water Quality In Schuylkill County
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Borough Approves Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes
-- PA Dept. Of Health Highlights Benefits Of Community Water Fluoridation
-- The Spearhead Group In Bucks County Launches Spearhead Project Earth With Burlington Island Cleanup In Delaware River [PaEN]
-- Chester County Commissioners, DCNR, Willistown Conservation Trust, Willistown Township Celebrate 12-Acre Addition to Kirkwood Preserve [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Ecological Benefits Of Old-Growth Forests
-- Volunteers Needed! Hollow Oak Land Trust: Nov. 20 Trail Maintenance At Trout Run In Coraopolis, Allegheny County
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News: Working Woodlands Video; Tannersville Bog Walks; Fall At Eales Preserve, More
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Camp Nov. 11 For Ages 4-12
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- York Dispatch: PA Gasoline Prices Climbing Again As Holiday Season Approaches
-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition
-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter
-- EnergyWire: ‘Hubris’: Freeport Texas LNG Natural Gas Plant Officials Saw Trouble Days Before Explosion
-- Bloomberg: Even Conservative Estimates See Fossil Fuel Use Peaking By Mid-2030’s, Power Sector May Already Be There
-- AP: Ukraine War: Boost Or Setback For Climate Efforts?
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?
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- Pennsylvania Awarded $244.9 Million In Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Abandoned Mine Reclamation [PaEN]
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $26.63 Million For Mine Reclamation Projects Related To Economic Development [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA To Receive $26.6 Million To Cleanup, Redevelop Abandoned Mine Lands
Other States/National/International
-- EPA Issues Final List Of Contaminants, PFAS Chemicals, For Potential Drinking Water Review
-- Financial Times: Tree-Planting, Land Pledges Would Need Area Bigger Than U.S., Report Estimates
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- KYW: PA Has Seen Unusual Number Of Threats Against Poll Workers, FBI
-- AP: University Reviews New Allegations Of Academic Fraud By Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano
-- TribLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Decries Crime, COVID Shutdowns At Allegheny County Rally
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: On Health Care, Shapiro Talks More Funding, Republican Mastriano Looks To Deregulation
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Choices For This Governor’s Race Go Beyond The Candidates Themselves
-- PA Capital-Star: In Pittsburgh, Faith Leaders Reject Rising Christian Nationalism Movement
-- PennLive: Dr. Oz Draws Rebuke For Holding Rally At PA Venue That Bans Gay Weddings
-- PennLive - John Baer: Fetterman or Dr. Oz: Whom Do You Choose? Last Chance, PA
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: I Know The ‘Murderers’ From Dr. Oz’s Ads, They Are No Menace To Society And Making The Most Of Their 2nd Chance
-- TribLive: First Lady Jill Biden Visits Pittsburgh To Urge Teachers To Vote For Democrats Up And Down The Ballot
-- Reuters: Republican Door Knockers Intimidate Voters While Hunting For Fraud, Say Officials [PA Example Included]
-- WESA: Political Committee Launches Million-Dollar Campaign To Defeat PA Congressional Candidate Summer Lee
-- Inquirer Editorial: With Democracy On The Line, Voters Must Reject The Threat Posed By Election Deniers On The Ballot
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Don’t Let Election Deniers, Disinformation Prevent You From Voting
-- AP: Pennsylvania: What To Expect On Election Night
-- PennLive: More Than 1.4 Million Apply To Vote By Mail In PA General Election
-- LancasterOnline: Nearly 50,000 Vote By Mail In Lancaster County
-- WESA: Voters Should Hand-Return Mail-In Ballots ‘Immediately,’ Say State Elections Officials
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: 937 Luzerne County Voters Received Or Will Receive Duplicate Mail-In Ballots
-- TribLive Editorial: Hasn’t This Undated Mail-In Ballot Court Ruling Happened Before?
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Voters Beware: Double Check Your Mail-In Ballot Envelope
-- WHYY: Philly DA Warns Any Who Would Interfere In Philly Elections: Don’t
-- Inquirer: How To Avoid Getting Duped By Election Season Misinformation
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Federal ‘Disinformation’ Programs Threaten Liberty, Free Speech
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lawmakers Announce $3 Million Pilot Mental Health Program For Schools
-- WHYY: Protest Over Delaware County School’s Ban On Hoodies Ends In Fights, 10 Students Arrested
-- TribLive: Western PA Campuses Vow To Stay Diverse Amid U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Race-Based Admissions Policies
-- Erie Times: As Opioid Overdoses Stay High, Erie Police Hope New Program Stems Trend
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Extend Grant Program Protecting Synagogues, Houses Of Worship
-- WPXI: Charges Filed Against 90-Year-Old Pittsburgh Woman For Alleged Theft At Casino
-- Inquirer: State-Appointed Receiver Investigating Phishing Scam That Drained $400,000 From Chester’s Coffers
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[Posted: November 3, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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