Senate next voting day October 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
House next voting day October 3, 4, NEW- 5, 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:30: House Judiciary Committee meets to consider House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D- Erie) to prevent powerful interests from filing SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits to silence citizen critics. Room 140. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live online. Read more here.
WEDNESDAY 7:00: Dickinson College An Evening With Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska On Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work. Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson’s campus in Carlisle, Cumberland County. It will also be livestreamed. 7:00 p.m.
-- House Committee Hears Benefits Of Forested Stream Buffers-- Increasing Property Values, Water Quality Improvements, Reduced Impacts From Flooding; Builders, Republican Chair Worried About A ‘Taking’ Of Property [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Hears Testimony On Riparian Stream Buffer Bill
-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Partners: October Is Riparian Buffer Month! Join Special Events Near You! Build Awareness. Share Tips, Facts!
-- Agencies Celebrate Eastern Hellbender License Plate Recognizing PA’s Clean Water Ambassador; Shale Gas Development On DCNR Land Threatens Habitat [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: ‘What Is That Thing On Your License Plate?’ New Promotion Highlights PA’s State Amphibian - Eastern Hellbender
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA’s ‘Snot Otter’ [Eastern Hellbender] Gets Prime Spot On New State License Plate
-- PA Capital-Star: State Officials Celebrate Launch Of New Eastern Hellbender License Plate
-- Pennsylvania Students Join Others At Chesapeake Bay Foundation Student Leadership Summit To Take Action On Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog - Robert Routh: Gov. Shapiro’s RGGI Energy/Climate Working Group Concludes - Now What?
-- Pittsburgh-based Contemporary Craft Oct. 14 Climate Awakening Forum - Crafting A Sustainable Future, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
-- WOSU: The State Of Natural Gas Development/Fracking In Ohio
-- PUC: Focus Of Natural Gas Explosion In Port Richmond Section Of Philadelphia Now Inside The Buildings [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM, 80 Parties Agree To Trim Winter Storm Elliott Penalties By 31.7% To $1.2 Billion
-- ReImagine Appalachia Webinar: Oct. 5 - ReImagining Shuttered Coal Plants Summit, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
-- York Dispatch: DEP Holds Hearing Oct. 4 On Modern Landfill Wastewater Permit
-- Allegheny County Conservation District, Grow Pittsburgh Offer Gardeners Free Soil Lead Screening [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: Fall Care For Pollinators; Lasagna Gardening Method; Fall Fungus; Allelopathy In Home Gardening; More!
-- Penn State Dept. Of Ecosystem Science & Management: Guide To Seed Selection For Planting Resilient Forests
-- KDKA: Pittsburgh Woman Dies From West Nile Virus
-- WeConservePA: 633 Acres Of Drake's Creek Watershed In Carbon County Preserved By Lehigh Valley's Wildlands Conservancy [PaEN]
-- 414 Acres Of Forestland Added To Elk State Forest In Cameron County By Western PA Conservancy [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Begins Accepting Canoe Access Development Grants Oct. 16 [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Officials Tout Ghost Town Trail Signs As Safety Boost
-- Courier Times: Our Picks To View Fall Foliage In Bucks County, When It’s Best
-- Courier Times: Best Parks In SE PA To Observe Comets, Meteor Showers
-- WESA: Invasive Species, Deer Grazing Threaten Pittsburgh’s Forest Diversity
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - With Halloween Approaching, A Look At Witch Hazel
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Photo Contest Winners [Facebook]
-- Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly News: Online Permit Training; Removing Eggs; Follow BMPs; More!
-- Governor's Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeks Candidates For Game Commission Board [PaEN]
National Emergency Alert Test Oct. 4
-- FEMA And FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test For Oct. 4 Sending Test Messages To All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones [Beginning At 2:20 p.m ET]
Train Derailments
-- WFMJ: EPA: Final Analysis Shows Normal Dioxin Levels At Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Area In Ohio
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Chesapeake Energy Wants To Ship 20% Of Production Overseas
-- Reuters: US LNG Natural Gas Exports Slump In September As Plant Outages Pare Output
-- Bloomberg: Europe’s November Natural Gas Contract Prices Plummet As Demand Collapses; Egypt To Resume LNG Exports
-- Financial Times: US Shale Oil Bosses Vow To Hold Back Drilling Despite Rising Oil Price
Other States/National/International
-- The Guardian: Type Of Storm That Drenched New York Up To 20% Wetter Due To Climate Crisis
-- Wilderness Society: FAQ: What Are The Environmental Impacts Of Renewable Energy?
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: PA House Hasn’t Addressed More Than $1 Billion In Unfinished State Budget Work
-- PA Capital-Star: New Rep. Lindsay Powell Sworn In Giving PA Democrats One-Vote House Majority
-- The Center Square: Math Behind State’s Rainy Day Fund Deposit In Dispute
-- PA Senate Republicans Decry Shapiro’s Attempt To Prevent Full Rainy Day Fund Budget Transfer
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports September Collections Down $140.2 Million, 3.3% Below Their Estimates; Fiscal Year Down 1.7%
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports September State Revenue Collections $163.6 Million, 3.9% Below IFO Estimates; Fiscal Year Down 1%
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Senate Republican Leader Questions Shapiro Administration’s Handling Of ‘Appalling’ Allegations Against Former Cabinet Member
-- TribLive: Sen. Ward Rips Shapiro Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Former Top Aide
-- Warren Times Editorial: Shapiro’s Surprising Popularity
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Tensions Flare Over “Skill” Gambling Games Regulation
-- AP: Fed’s Powell Gets An Earful About Inflation, Interest Rates From Small Businesses In York
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry Already Drawing Democratic Primary Crowd
-- TribLive: Member Of Congress Summer Lee Attracts Democratic Challenger
-- Centre Daily Times: Antisemitic Messages Distributed In State College Draw Rebuke From Community Members
-- PA Capital-Star: Biden Campaign Launches New Ad Focused On Scranton Roots
-- AP: Man Arrested In Peru To Face Charges Over Hoax Bomb Threats To US Schools, Synagogues, Airports [Including PA]
-- TribLive: Police: 3 Students Caught Exchanging Handguns, Prompting Lockdown At Westmoreland County High School
-- City & State PA: Overdose Deaths Among Black Philadelphians Rose By Nearly 20% In 2022
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[Posted: October 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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