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

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

TUESDAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 16ht Floor Delaware Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Lindsay Byron lbyron@pa.gov. (formal notice)

TUESDAY 10:00: House Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Task Force hearing on economic impact and other consideration for a potential LNG export terminal in or around the Port of Philadelphia. Widener University, University Center, Webb Room, One University Place, Chester, Delaware County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online [If Available]

TUESDAY 10:00: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on PA Rare Earth Minerals. River’s Landing & Event Center, 139 W. Market St., Clearfield. 10:00 a.m.

-- August 21 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- DEP Declared Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Monday, Aug. 21 For Pittsburgh Region

-- TribLive: Environmental Advocates Weight In On State Dept. Of Health, Pitt Study Of Natural Gas Development Health Impacts

-- The Derrick - Letter To Editor: Disappointed In Lack Of Involvement In Sen. Hutchinson, Rep. James To Resolve Village Of Reno Water Contamination Issue In Venango County [Polluted By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill] [PDF of Article]

Harm Documented By Oil & Gas Development In PA Last Week =====

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Who Pays For Natural Gas Development’s Harm? Pennsylvania Should Acknowledge The Clear Fact That Fracking Has Hurt People, Specifically Children [PaEN]

-- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights [PaEN]

-- State Dept. Of Health Apologizes For Not Listening To Communities Suffering Health Impacts From Shale Gas Development; New Health Study Results ‘Just The Tip Of The Iceberg’ [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Environmental Advocates Weight In On State Dept. Of Health, Pitt Study Of Natural Gas Development Health Impacts

-- The Derrick: DEP Issues Order To Petro Erie, Inc. To Restore Village Of Reno Water System, Cleanup Contamination Caused By Its Conventional Well Wastewater Release; 1 Month Without Clean Water [PaEN]

-- WTAE: To The Frustration Of The Village Of Reno Residents, ‘Do Not Consume’ Water Advisory Approaches One Month Mark In Venango County, After Contamination By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 12 to 18; DEP Orders Restoration Of Water Supply; Conventional Wells Abandoned; Leaking Methane, Fluids [PaEN]