Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.17.23

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House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

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Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4  [Unless Sooner Recalled]

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- July 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

-- DEP Declares Statewide Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Due To Smoke From Wildfires; Some Areas May See Code RED Levels Of Fine Particulate Pollution 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Launches More Collaborative Water Quality Impact Assessments Of PA Farms - By Karl Blankenship  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: 5 Deaths Confirmed In Bucks County Flash Flooding, 2 Still Missing

-- AP: Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again As Flash Flooding Claims At Least 5 Lives In Pennsylvania

-- MCall: ‘Severe’ Flash Flooding In Northampton County Leads To Business, Road Closures, Water Rescues

-- MCall: Bushkill Park, Under Several Feet Of Water, Hopes To Reopen Next Week; Asking For Volunteers To Help With Cleanup

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Region Faces Increasing Rain, Flood Risks As Planet Warms

-- WHYY: The Next Big Storm Could Hit Coatesville, Will The Flood-Prone City Be Ready?

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Let State Off The Hook On Stormwater Fees

-- Spotlight PA: How Local Government Works: How Does Municipal Land Use Planning Work In Your Community To Balance Economic Development, Natural Resources

-- NextPittsburgh: How To Make The Most Out Of A Visit To The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Train Derailment

-- KYW: Homes Being Evacuated After Train Derailment In Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery County

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Slump 7.5% As Key Norway Gas Processing Plant Maintenance Ends

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Erie Times: The Budget Deal That Wasn’t: 5 Things To Know About The State Budget In Harrisburg

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Lawmakers - Carpe Diem - End Per Diems

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: What PA’s Past Budget Impasses Can Tell Use About The Current Standoff

-- WPost Guest Essay: We Fixed I-95 In 12 Days, Here Are Our Lessons For U.S. Infrastructure - By Gov. Josh Shapiro

-- Post-Gazette: Bob Casey Builds U.S. Senate Reelection Campaign Coffers By $4 Million; Fetterman Raises $717,000

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Funding For State-Related Universities Should Not Be A Political Game

-- Warren Times Editorial: Legislature Should Pass Law Requiring Constitutional Amendments At Elections Where More People Vote

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[Posted: July 17, 2023]  PA Environment Digest