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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]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.
FRIDAY 12:30: Virtual. PA Solar Center Webinar on PA Renewable Energy - Time To Take Action . 12:30 to 1:30.
-- UPDATED: 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] [Updated to include list of other risk factors controlled for in the studies and how the studies measured pollution exposures for children, mothers and the public]
-- Observer-Reporter - Karen Mansfield: Pitt Study Shows Link Between Fracking, Increased Lymphoma, Asthma Reactions
-- NextPittsburgh: Natural Gas Development Raises Risks Of Asthma; Lymphoma In Children, Pitt Study Reveals
-- The Hill: PA Research Suggests Link Between Natural Gas Development And Asthma, Childhood Lymphoma
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: University Of Pittsburgh Health Studies ‘Reproduces Previously Flawed Studies’ Not Actual Field Monitoring [But Likes One Result That Favors Them]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Pitt Releases Fake Research, Claims PA Fracking Linked To Kid Cancer
-- Sen. Yaw Questions Legitimacy Of University Of Pittsburgh Shale Gas Health Studies
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: DEP Plans To Tighten Regulations On Natural Gas Drilling, Including Recommendations For 2020 Grand Jury Report
-- TribLive: Gas Company: No Common Links Between Plum Home Explosions
-- TribLive: 6th Victim Dies From Plum Borough House Explosion
-- AP: 6th Person Dies From Injuries Suffered In PA House Explosion
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Better Oversight Of US Natural Gas Pipelines Needed - By Pittsburgh City Council Member & former Colorado County Commissioner
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: We Need Affordable Energy [Uranium Mining], Not The Million Acre [Grand Canyon] Monument [Click Here for facts on new monument ]
-- University Of Pittsburgh, Vesper Energy Cut Ribbon On New 20-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility Near Pittsburgh Airport [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: University Of Pittsburgh’s New Solar Energy Facility Near Airport Now In Operation
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Prioritizes Environmental Justice Education
-- Utility Dive: Federal Court Rejects Challenge To PJM Capacity Auction Rules By Power Suppliers
-- Courier Times: Bucks County Preserved The Farm, But What’s A Farm? Court Battle Continues With Buckingham Twp. Tract
-- MCall: Lower Saucon Twp. Residents File Another Lawsuit In Battle Over Bethlehem Landfill Expansion
-- Inquirer Editorial: Court’s Reversal Of East Whiteland Sewer System Sale A Win For Consumers
-- Reading Eagle: Antietam School District Partners With Local Institutions Following Flooding Of School Building
-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Are We Trading Trees For Concrete In Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
-- Beaver County Times: New Nonprofit Reforest Our Future Aims To Foster Forest Regrowth
-- EPA Removing 8 of 233 Acres Of Jackson Ceramix Site In Jefferson/Clearfield Counties From Superfund List
-- DCNR: Nov. 16 Online Recreation & Conservation Grants Workshop [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Preserves 130 Acres In Pike County, Transfers To State Game Lands [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Presentation Proposals For Land Conservation Conference, April 3-5, Bethlehem
-- WeConservePA: 2-Day In-Person Conservation Easement Seminar Oct. 17-18, Aldie Mansion, Bucks County
-- Keystone Trails Assn. Announces New Hike Fest Event To Be Hosted In Johnstown On Oct. 20-22
-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s Riverfront Park Has More Potential Than Problems, City Officials Say
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Inclusive Fishing & Paddling Opportunities In PA State Parks, Forests
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: PA Coyotes Have Been Saddled With Myths, Get The Facts About These Elusive Animals
Other States/National/International
-- Post-Gazette: Houston Energy Firm To Produce Hydrogen With Natural Gas At West Virginia Facility
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Brainwashed Kids Win Montana Case To Shut Down New Oil & Gas Drilling
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- SpotlightPA - Stephen Caruso: Plan To Stop Diverting Road Dollars To State Police Could Be A Final Piece Of This Year’s Budget
-- The Center Square: Senate Republican Suggests Curbing Powers Of Acting Cabinet Secretaries
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: Nursing Home Reimbursement Issue Looms For PA Lawmakers
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com: Republican Rep. Ortitay Proposes Giving School Boards Authority To Cut Property Taxes By Hiking Other Taxes
-- Post-Gazette: Congressional Financial Disclosure Form Highlights From Summer Lee, Mike Kelly
-- PennLive - John Baer: Republican Presidential Candidate Proposes Young People Pass A Civics Test Before They Can Vote In Elections
-- Post-Gazette: Pitt Chancellor Joins Group Of College Presidents Launching New Campaign In Defense Of Free Speech
-- Erie Times: COVID Hospitalizations Rise Among Erie County Residents
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[Posted: August 17, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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