House holds Regular Session June 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22
Senate holds Regular Session June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Eyes On Shell Petrochemical Plant Accountability Campaign To Hold In-Person Rally. Beaver, Beaver County. 9:00 a.m.
-- Scranton Times: ‘You Can Feel The Smoke Right In Your Throat’
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Air Quality Reaches Hazardous Levels, How Long Will It Last?
-- TribLive: Western PA Air Quality Worsens As Canadian Wildfires Continue To Burn
-- Post-Gazette: What Are Local Health Implications Of Canadian Wildfires?
-- Erie Times: Erie’s Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’ Due To Canadian Wildfires
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Likely Contributing To Delays, Cancellations Of Flights Out Of Pittsburgh
-- WHYY: Wildfires: Philadelphians Urged To Stay Indoors, Phillies Game Rescheduled
-- Inquirer: Bad Air Quality Poses A Particular Risk To Children With Asthma, In Philly That Means Mostly Black And Hispanic Kids
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Residents Express Concern As Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Envelops Region
-- Altoona Mirror: Air Quality Not Up To Par - Smoke Raises Concerns
-- Williamsport Sun: Hazardous Air Quality Brings Harmful Impact To Williamsport Area
-- Warren Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Warren County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Wildfire Smoke A Reminder Of Our Shared Vulnerability
-- PennLive: Even With Long, Rainless Stretch, Central PA Remains Well Short Of Drought Status
-- Warren Times: Outdoor Burning Discouraged As Hot, Dry Stretch Takes Its Toll
-- Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As Secretary of the Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As DCNR Secretary
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Carbon Capture Success Hinges On Taxpayer Subsidies, For Now
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Justice Permitting Bill Moves Through PA House Committee
-- Post-Gazette/AP: Facility To Convert Plastic Waste Into Hydrogen Other Fuels Coming To Charleston, WV
-- Senate Republicans Pass Bill Taking ‘Protection’ Out Of The Name Of Department Of Environmental Protection; But DEP Doesn’t Have To Change Its Signs Until They Wear Out [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants, Study Says
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Lebanon County Residents LuAnn Horn & Kathy Redinger Recognized With Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Seeking Volunteers For 3 Riparian Buffer Tree Maintenance/ Education Days In PA; Woodland Stewardship Network Conference July 13 [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Middle Schoolers Work In Watershed
-- DEP Hosts June 21 Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Response For The Boyertown Landfill PFAS Contamination Site, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP Hosts June 21 Hearing On Proposed Municipal Waste Transfer Station In Hazleton, Luzerne County.
-- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions - 44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs [PaEN]
-- WHYY: PECO Provides Customers With Energy-Saving Tips As Philly Enters Summer Months
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Advances Bill Eliminating Alternative Fuels Tax For Electric Vehicles Creating New Fee
-- TribLive/PennLive: PA Looking To Charge Electric Vehicle Owners A $290 Annual Fee
-- Utility Dive: FERC To Oversee Settlement Talks To Resolve Complaints About $1.8 Billion In PJM Interconnection Winter Storm Elliot Nonperformance Penalties [Primarily Natural Gas-Fired Generation]
-- TribLive: Claims For Property Damage Caused By Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Smokestack Implosion Due Friday Evening
-- DCNR Blog: How To Forage For Edible Plants, Fungi, Fruits, Nuts Responsibly
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Newsletter: New Native Planting In Lackawanna County; Holmesburg Baptist Church Stormwater Pioneer; And More
-- Jennings Environmental Ed Center Celebrates The Bloom! July 29 In Butler County, PA’s Only Prairie With Native Blazing Star, 224 Other Species [PaEN]
-- PA Natural Heritage Program Newsletter Spotlights Ecological Value Of Floodplains; Other Updates On PA’s Rarest Species [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Efforts Underway To Help Free Deer In Fox Chapel Area From Plastic Bucket Stuck Around Its Neck
Other States/National/International
-- Inside Climate News: Mining Critical To Renewable Energy Tied To Hundreds Of Alleged Human Rights Abuses
-- Utility Dive: U.S. Residential Heat Pump Sales Pass Natural Gas Furnaces For First Time As Interest In Efficiency Tech Surges: IEA
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Ex-Federal Prosecutor To Run For Democratic Nomination For PA Attorney General
-- PennLive - John Baer: Republican Presidential Candidates Don’t Make Anti-Ex-President Politicians Sing, But They’ll Put On A Good Show
-- PA Capital-Star: Hate Groups’ Political Influence In PA And Beyond Growing, Watchdog Says
-- LancasterOnline: Moms For Liberty FreePA Flagged As ‘Antigovernment’ Groups By Watchdog
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[Posted: June 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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