“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania”
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 7:30: Virtual. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m.
-- New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Equitrans Gets FERC Approval For New Ohio Valley Connector Expansion Pipline Project To Gulf Coast And Midwest
-- Inquirer Column: Why PA Should Lead On LNG Natural Gas Exports - By Former Rep. Becky Corbin
-- Bloomberg: Weaker European Natural Gas Prices Push LNG Imports To Lowest Since 2021
-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Profit Slides On Lower Natural Gas Prices [As War Profits Ebb]
-- Environmental Health Project: Shale Gas Development And Cancer Fact Sheet
-- Widener Law: History Of PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment To State Constitution
-- Muncy Luminary: Church Of The Resurrection In Muncy Began A Care For Creation Mission By Planting A Forest On Church Grounds
-- PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Seeking High School Students For Young Ambassadors Program [PaEN]
-- WESA: PennDOT Recruiting High School Students To Lead Environmental Stewardship In PA
-- Save The Schuylkill, Partners Seeking Volunteers For Schuylkill River Cleanup Aug. 26 Near Phoenixville, Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Hosts Aug. 19 Household Chemical Collection Event In Boyce Park, Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Water Authority: Drinking Water Lead Levels Well Under EPA Action Level, Lowest Level In Decades
-- WTAE: Pittsburgh Water Authority Reports Lowest Lead Levels In Drinking Water In Decades
-- MCall: Lehigh County Authority Developing Plan To Replace Lead Drinking Water Service Lines
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Should Ban Utility Shutoffs In Extreme Summer Heat - By Ray Landis
-- Pike County Conservation District: Harmful Algal Blooms
-- KDKA: Pittsburgh To See Slight Return Of Canadian Wildfire Smoke
-- Beaver County Times: RiverWise, PA Solar Center, New Sun Rising Receive Federal Grant To Expand Solar Adoption In Beaver County
-- DCNR Webinar: Advancing Climate Resiliency In Pennsylvania Aug. 8 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: A Practical, Financially Helpful Way To Fight Climate Change - By Erica Smithwick, Penn State Earth And Environmental Systems Institute
-- WHYY: FEMA Tells Mid-Atlantic Residents To ‘Be Ready’ As Peak Hurricane Season Nears
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Hear Testimony On PA’s Urban Search And Rescue Capabilities
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Don’t Hurt Our County’s Economy EPA [Proposal To Tighten Clean Air Standards] - By Sam BeMarco & Bob Macey, Allegheny County Council
-- York Township Commissioners Set Aug. 8 Meeting On Rezoning Defunct Red Lion Golf Course To High-Density Residential Construction [PaEN]
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, White Family Partner To Preserve 7.5 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]
-- TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Now Accepting Applications For Spring 2024 Tree Plantings In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: Seed To Supper; Insect Pests; Figs In The Home Garden; Much More!
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Tree Of Heaven Control Strategies; Impacts On Maple Syrup Industry; Take The Lanternfly Survey
-- Bay Journal: Beyond Bird Feeders, Think Native Plants And Their Insects
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Now Accepting Photo Contest Entries Thru Aug. 31
-- PA Environmental Council: Making The Trans-Allegheny Traverse - Bike Riding 150 Miles Via Connected Trails From Pittsburgh To State College
-- WeConservePA: Dragon’s Back Trail Adventure Proves Usefulness Of WeConservePA GIS Tools
-- Feet First Philly Launches 4th Year Of Pedestrian Enhancement Mini-Grant Program; Webinar Aug. 24 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Lenape Nation Of Pennsylvania Seeking State Recognition For 30 Years
-- Republican Herald: Construction Progresses On Rebuilding Of Red Creek Wildlife Center In Wayne Twp.
-- TribLive: Alligator Eludes Capture In Kiski River, Officials Seek Public’s Help
Train Derailments
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: As 6-month Anniversary Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Nears, East Palestine, OH Residents Press Officials, Fight Burnout
-- WESA/AP: Norfolk Southern Changes Policy On Overheated Bearings, Months After Ohio 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]
-- Inquirer Column: Why PA Should Lead On LNG Natural Gas Exports - By Former Rep. Becky Corbin
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Equitrans Gets FERC Approval For New Ohio Valley Connector Expansion Pipline Project To Gulf Coast And Midwest
-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Profit Slides On Lower Natural Gas Prices [As War Profits Ebb]
-- Bloomberg: Weaker European Natural Gas Pricess Push LNG Imports To Lowest Since 2021
Other States/National/International
-- AP: First Generation Of Solar Panels Will Wear Out, A Recycling Industry Is Taking Shape
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What We Must Do About The State Budget - By Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) Senate President Pro Tempore [Senate will sign House Bill 611, part of budget]
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports July State Tax Collections $2.9 Billion In July
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports July State Revenues Increased $185.3 Million, 6.9% Over Last Year
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Legality Just One ‘Fake Elector’ Issue In PA
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Public School Employees’ Retirement Fund Sues Firm That Admits To Investment Profit Error
-- The Center Square: Public School Employees’ Pension System Seeks Millions In Damages Against Advisor
-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Students Are Struggling To Read, We Must Help Them - By Sen. Ryan Augment & Sen. Anthony Williams
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[Posted: August 2, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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