House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26
Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WEDNESDAY 3:00: Pittsburgh-Based Group Against Smog & Pollution Hosts Workshop On Local Air Quality Issues. 3:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 6:30: Ohio River Valley Institute Hosts Webinar On Policy Action In Response To The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment & Beyond. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meets to consider Final Emergency Regulation Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil and Gas Operations. 14th Floor Conference Room, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
THURSDAY 1:00: PA Council Of Professional Geologists Hosts Webinar Presentation By Manager Of PA State Seismic Network - Basement Structure Of Appalachian Basin In PA. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
FRIDAY Noon: PA Solar Center Hosts Webinar Update On PA Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards, Community Solar Legislation + Review 2021-22 AEPS Compliance Report. Noon to 1:15 p.m.
-- April 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- New State Health Plan Identifies Health Issues Related To Natural Resource Extraction, Climate Change In Top 5 Threats To Health Outcomes; No Update On University Of Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Health Impacts Study [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Shale Gas Drilling, Development Yields Both Fears, Funding For Pennsylvania Public Lands - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment [PaEN]
-- DEP/Equitrans Settlement: DEP, Preempted By Federal Law, Withdraws Order, Closes NOVs Against Equitrans For Cambria County Natural Gas Storage Leak Releasing 1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas [PaEN]
-- UnionProgress.com: Half Of 1.8 Million Pounds Of Industrial Air Pollutants Discharged In Pittsburgh Area In 2021 Came From U.S. Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works
-- WHYY: Philadelphians Envision A ‘Fossil Fuel-Free’ Refinery Redo At Community Summit
-- TribLive Guest Essay: As Earth Day Approaches, Climate Solutions Have Never Been More Appealing - By Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Slippery Rock Chapter Citizens’ Climate Lobby
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Is ‘Abnormally Dry,’ Are We Headed For Another Drought Warning?
-- Scranton Times: Luzerne County Educator Starts 15th Year Of Hiking Series
-- Centre Daily Times: Outdoor Recreation Is The Future Of Economic Development, Purple Lizard Guides The Way
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Partners For Geocaching Trail
-- Centre Daily Times: Top Invasive Plants You Should Watch For In Your PA Backyard
-- Citizens Voice: Mountain Top Wildfire In Luzerne County Winds Down
-- Inquirer: A New Disease Is Killing Beech Trees In PA, NJ; Worse Than Spotted Lanternfly?
-- Reading Eagle: Massive Willow Tree Estimated To Be 200 Years Old Taken Down At Blue Marsh Lake Basin
Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Risky Railways From Pittsburgh To Site Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment - by Ruth Ann Dailey
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Erie Times: PA Voters Head To Polls Next Month, A Look At What’s At Stake In The Primary
-- WITF: PA Voters Are Becoming More Aligned With National Trends, Report Says
-- Citizen Voice Editorial: Part-Time Legislature, Full-Time Efficiency
-- Spotlight PA: Why PA Courts Won’t Be Part Of This Year’s Budget Hearings
-- York Dispatch: PA’s Self-Exclusion Lists Lead To Hundreds Of Arrests Of Problem Gamblers
-- TribLive Editorial: Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Are Gambling, Regulate Them
-- MCall Guest Essay: PA Is No. 2 In The Country When It Comes To Citizen Militias, What Does Constitution Say About That?
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[Posted: April 17, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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