House holds Regular Session June 30
Senate holds Regular Session June 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- DEP Declares Statewide Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 30
-- TribLive: Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More Than Just At-Risk Groups: ‘It’s Unhealthy For Everyone’
-- AP: Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America, Here’s Why You’d Better Get Used To It
-- Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement At 40: Perspectives On Pennsylvania From Former DEP Secretary, EPA Region 3 Administrator Jim Seif - By Jill Whitcomb, Director Of DEP's Bureau Of Watershed Restoration
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Program Health Waters, Partnership, Progress June Newsletter: County Updates; Grants, Accomplishments, Much More!
-- TribLive: Murrysville Will Use $2 Million To Clean Mine Drainage In Lyons Run Watershed In Westmoreland County
-- DEP Starts Accepting Applications For Next Round Of Federally-Funded Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants For Locally-Sponsored Projects July 3 [PaEN]
-- Grist: Federal Rule That Could Help Save Coal Miners’ Lives Mired In Red Tape
-- MCall: Is Lehigh Valley Still In A Drought After Torrential Rain? [Spoiler - Yes]
-- Brodhead Watershed Assn.: July 15 Creek Snorkeling For Students In The Upper Brodhead In Monroe County
-- York Dispatch: Storm-2-Street Art Contest Raises Awareness Of Stormwater Pollution And Boosts Local Artists
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Smart Regional Cooperation On Stormwater Management Saves Money
-- York Dispatch: Newberry Township Delays Vote On Municipal Sewer System Sale Amid Public Outcry
-- Delaware RiverKeeper June 30 RiverWatch Video Report
-- PA Capital-Star: Solar Energy Grant Program For PA School Districts Gets Bipartisan Support In PA House
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Solar Energy A Budget Solution For PA Schools - By Micki Dutrow, Retired Superintendent Of West Branch Area School District, Clearfield County
-- TribLive: Report: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Has Not Spurred Economic Growth
-- Children’s Health Defense News: For Decades He Railed Against Fracking In Washington County - Now His Wife Has A Type Of Cancer Linked To Fracking Chemicals
-- Observer-Reporter Letter: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees Don’t Help Those Impacted By Gas Drilling - By Cathy Lodge, Washington County
-- PA Capital-Star: State Secures Disaster Declaration For Businesses Impacted By Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion
-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Air Quality General Permit For Coal Mine Methane Enclosed Flares
-- Inquirer: A Philly Woman Answered The Door For Energy Salespeople - That Decision Cost Her
-- WHYY: Climate Activists Target PECO’s Next Power Purchase Plan: ‘Replace Fossil Fuels’
-- Post-Gazette: Former Ohio Republican House Speaker Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Role In $60 Million FirstEnergy Nuclear Plant Bailout Bribery Scheme
-- Pennsylvania Groups Call For Transparency With State Plans For Carbon Capture, Storage [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Leads In Electric Vehicle Incentives, But Lags In Planning And Goals, Report Says
-- DEP Notice Soliciting Renewals Of Expired Vouchers For Driving PA Forward’s Onroad Cleaner Vehicle Rebate Program
-- DEP Notice Healthy Electrified Commercial Kitchen Rebate Program To Remain Open Thru Dec. 31
-- DEP Notice Of July 6 Meeting Of PA Energy Development Authority.
-- EPA Announces New Framework To Prevent Unsafe New PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Entering The Market
-- DEP Announces Award Of $16.3 Million In Act 101 Section 902 Recycling Grants
-- July 1 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Natural Lands Finalizes Crebilly Farm Conservation Easements Protecting 102 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 555-Acre Former Hunting Camp Preserved In The Poconos By The Conservation Fund, Added To Delaware State Forest
-- Centre Daily Times: Views Of Broad Mountain On Guided Hike In PA’s Rothrock State Forest
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Centennial Geocaches Placed On Centennial GeoTrail
-- Inquirer: On The Hunt For Pennsylvania’s Elusive Fireflies
-- The Allegheny Front: Preparing For The Arrival Of The Invasive Spongy [Gypsy] Moth
-- WESA: Climate Change In PA Is Increasing Risk Of Lyme Disease, Other Tick-Borne Illnesses
-- Courier Times: Tick-Borne Illnesses, Including Lyme Disease, On Rise In PA
-- Delaware RiverKeeper: Environmental Activists Host A ‘Last Baby Shower’ For The Endangered Delaware River Atlantic Sturgeon
Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: East Palestine, OH Area Residents Demand More Transparency, Chemical Testing Related To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania- $3.64; National- $3.54
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Biggest Monthly Gain In A Year Following Most Volatile Stretch Of Trading This Year
Other States/National/International
-- AP: Warming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, Over Mountains; Scientists Say That’s A Problem
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive/AP: PA Budget Agreement Is Elusive As Fiscal-Year Deadline Nears
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate School Voucher Bill Tied To State Budget Destined To Fail, House Democrats Say
-- Spotlight PA: Debate Over Publicly Funded Private School Vouchers Could Push PA Budget Past June 30 Deadline
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Senate Passes School Voucher Plan But A Top Democrat Says The House Will Not Approve It
-- The Center Square: $100 Million School Choice Program Woven Into Key State Budget Bill
-- Gov. Shapiro Statement On Ongoing State Budget Negotiations
-- TribLive/AP: PA Lawmakers Consider Replacing The State’s Official Song
-- AP: U.S. Supreme Court Solidifies Protections For Workers Who Ask For Religious Accommodations [PA Case]
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Democrats Decry US Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
-- TribLive: Western PA College Campuses Say Diversity Will Remain A Priority Following High Court Ruling
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[Posted: June 30, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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