Senate next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
House next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center Room 243. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click Here for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov. Read more here
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. Brady Fire Company (Banquet Hall), 700 Maple Street, Ranshaw, Northumberland County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Read more here.
-- Post-Gazette: Plum Boro, Allegheny County, Environmental Group Go To Commonwealth Court Trying To Stop New Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well
-- Inside Climate News: Plum Boro, Allegheny County, Environmental Group Go To Commonwealth Court Trying To Stop New Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Seeks Input On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy Protecting Communities With High Pollution Burdens [Virtual 1st Hearing Lasted 32 Minutes, 3 Witnesses]
-- EEN Action - Evangelical Environmental Network Will Deliver Over 51,000 Signatures To Gov. Shapiro In Support Of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [PaEN]
-- Re-Imagining A Christian Response To Changing Climate - Comments By Dr. Julia O’Brien, Lancaster Theological Seminary [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Religion & Environment Webinar Series: Nov. 1 - A Jewish Approach To Activism & Accompaniment Thru The Climate Crisis [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Hydrogen Hubs In Pennsylvania Among Winners Of $7 Billion In Grants
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips, Reid Frazier: Biden To Announce Funding For Regional PA-NJ-Del Hydrogen Hub
-- WESA - Susan Phillips, Reid Frazier: Biden To Announce Funding For Hydrogen Hub In Western PA
-- Waste Today: Chester Authority’s Lanchester Landfill To Install Landfill Gas Energy System
-- Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $14.5 Million In Grants To Pittsburgh, Towanda Groups To Grow Green Manufacturing [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: $30 Million, 20 MW Solar Energy Facility To Break Ground In Clarion County Next Spring
-- The Daily Item Letter: Fossil Fuels Have A History Of Being Unreliable
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PennDOT Releases Draft Map Of Priority Locations For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- PennLive: Sheetz Receives PennDOT Grants To Expand Access To Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- PA Solar Center: Oct. 20 Webinar On Solar Guidebook For PA Landowners - Leasing Property For Large-Scale Solar Development [PaEN]
-- Oct. 24 Webinar: Reforesting Mine Lands - How The Forestry Reclamation Approach Works For Coal Communities [PaEN]
-- DCNR PA Outdoor Corps Seeks Public Land Partner Projects In 2024 [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Now Accepting Grant Applications From Businesses, Groups, Municipalities Looking To Earn Sustainability Certification In 7 Western PA Counties [PaEN]
-- Vista Chester County News: How PA American Water Promotes Sustainability Practices In Schools Near You
-- NRCS-PA Hosts State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Oct. 26, 1:00 p.m.
-- AP: 3,000+ Illegally Dumped Tires Found In Dredging Schuylkill River
-- TribLive: 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Meeting Set At Shanksville VFD Nov. 8
-- Educators In Greene & Washington Counties Forming Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition; Oct. 16 Kickoff Webinar [PaEN]
-- DCNR Blog: Forests Help With Climate Change
-- DCNR Blog: Using Fossils To Determine The Age Of Rocks
-- Penn State Extension: Oct. 25 Webinar - Biochar Impact On Soil Infiltration Rates, Noon
-- Penn State Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Host Nov. 18 Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop For Youth [PaEN]
-- DCNR Opens Survey For Public Input On Plans For New Susquehanna Riverlands State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Working To Improve Sprawling Hays Woods Park
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: What’s Joining, What’s Leaving PA’s Endangered And Threatened Species List?
-- Scranton Times: Nature, Butterflies Focus Of South Abington Twp. Little Free Library
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: M&T Charitable Foundation Continues To Sponsor Raptors Up Close
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Evans Network Of Companies Sponsors Sanctuary
Train Derailments
-- TribLive: Allegheny, Westmoreland Emergency Units Practice Hazard Response With Norfolk Southern’s ‘Safety Train’
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Reuters: US Home Heating Bills Seen Flat To Lower This Winter Over Last, Natural Gas Maybe Lower EIA Says
Other States/National/International
-- DOE Announces $38 Million In Hydro Power Funding; Hydropower Vision Roadmap [One PA Project]
-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: Coal’s Coming Decline Has Miners Facing 400,000 Layoffs By 2035
-- The Economist: The Global Backlash Against Climate Policies Has Begin
-- Inside Climate News: Scientists Disagree About Drivers Of September’s Global Temperature Spike, But It Has Most Of Them Worried
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: New Interactive Tool Illustrates Why Judges Matter, How They Shape Policy
-- PA Capital-Star: Judges Running For PA Supreme Court Race Talk About Judicial Philosophies
-- TribLive: Voting Begins Ahead Of November Election
-- PennLive - John Baer: Shapiro Probably Wants To Take Back These 3 Words- ‘Consider The Source’
-- PA Capital-Star: Fetterman Makes Appearance On The Late Show
-- York Dispatch: PA Lawmakers Clash Over School Censorship During Banned Books Week
-- Inquirer Editorial: Voters Can Ensure Central Bucks School Board Focuses On Education, Not Culture Wars
-- AG Henry Announces $1 Million Settlement With Rutter’s After Data Breach
-- TribLive: PA Court Weighs Constitutionality Of Pittsburgh Tax On Pro Athletes, Entertainers
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[Posted: October 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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