Senate next voting day October 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on cutting red tape and regulatory reform. Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Lucas Hershey luchershey@pa.gov.
TODAY 1:30: Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. 1:30 p.m. Click Here to register to attend via Zoom. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 5:00: Virtual. DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. 5:00 to 7:00 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.
THURSDAY 1:00: House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness, Subcommittee on Security & Emergency Response Readiness informational meeting on cancer and other occupational diseases in firefighting, including PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in firefighting equipment. Warminster Twp. Administration Building, 401 Gibson Ave., Warminster. 1:00 p.m.
THURSDAY 6:00: DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 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.
-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 30 Hearing On Bill Increasing Setback Safety Zones From Shale Natural Gas Drilling Sites, Infrastructure Based On Latest Science, Grand Jury Report [PaEN]
-- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022 [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Watershed Specialists In Susquehanna County Raising Awareness Of Riparian Stream Buffers
-- Reading Eagle: Native Trees Given Away In Berks County As Part Of 10 Million Trees Project
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Thumbs Up To Nanticoke Creek Watershed Restoration Project
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Canopy Alliance And City Will Use $9 Million To Revitalize Region’s Tree Canopy
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Agricultural Resource Network Seeking Excellence In Agriculture Nominations
-- EPA Awards Nearly $5.3 Million For Environmental Justice Projects In PA Communities [PaEN]
-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills On Garage Drain Water Disposal, Crematory Operating Temperatures [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Chesapeake Bay Faces Water Quality Setback Following Recent Lawsuit Settlement
-- PennTAP: Southwestern PA Energy Efficiency Roundtable Meets Nov. 2 On Benefits Of HVAC Equipment Upgrades, Funding Opportunities [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Bucks, Montgomery Counties Join Chester, Delaware Counties To Purchase Electricity For Their Operations To Reduce Costs, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-- Republican Herald: 40 Acre Solar Energy Facility Proposed In Orwigsburg Boro, Schuylkill County
-- Scranton Times: Landfill Gas Plant At Keystone Landfill To Explore Storing Carbon Dioxide Deep Underground
-- Scranton Times: Nicholas Trucking Unveils Clean Propane Vehicles
-- Spotlight PA: Officials Celebrate PA’s Two Hydrogen Hubs, But Many Details Remain Shrouded In Secrecy
-- FOX43: Hydrogen Hubs Generate Environmental Concerns From Experts
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Air Liquide Plans Hydrogen Plant In Pittsburgh Region
-- Republican Senators Bartolotta, Ward, Pittman, Robinson, Yaw Highlight Benefits Of Hydrogen Hubs
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Republican Lawmakers All-In On Hydrogen Hubs
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA’s Shale Gas Industry Used 160 Million Pounds Of Fracking Chemicals From 2012 to 2022, New Report Says
-- Better Path Coalition: Nov. 2 Brown Bag Briefing On Fracking And PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Five Years Later, Evidence Of Fracking’s Safety Is Stronger Than Ever - By Heartland Institute & Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate & Environmental Policy
-- The Guardian: Fossil Fuel Firms Spent Millions On US Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills [Sen. Martin, Sen. Regan Sponsored Bills In PA]
-- TribLive: Feds Award Nearly $25 Million To Duquesne Light For High-Tech Electric Grid Projects
-- TribLive: Westinghouse To Base Its Nuclear Battery Operations In Etna, Allegheny County
-- Gov. Shapiro: Westinghouse To Develop Innovative eVinci Microreactor In Latest Clean Energy Win For PA
-- MCall: Massive River Pointe Warehouse Plans Spur Tense Back And Forth With Lehigh Valley Planners
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Planners Still Skeptical Of Bethlehem Landfill Expansion
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Encina Plans To Move Ahead With Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant In Northumberland County After Withdrawing Permit
-- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Cuts Ribbon On New Education & Research Field Station In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Partners Establish ‘Vernal School’ To Support The Montour Preserve In Montour County [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Squash’Em: Spotted Lantern Flies
-- DCNR State Park Rangers Earn Governor’s Award For Excellence
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Partnership Can Foster New Opportunities At Montour Preserve For Those Willing To Get Creative
-- Heritage Conservancy Preserves Over 55 Acres In Bucks County Next To Quakertown Preserve Native Plant Sanctuary [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center: Appalachian Regional Commission Grant To Support Expansion Of PA Wilds Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
-- Penn State Extension Nov. 11 Hybrid Workshop On Creating A Garden That Welcomes Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights November Education Programs, Activities
-- Centre Daily Times: Which PA Spiders Are Dangerous To Humans? How To Identify And Avoid Them
Train Derailments
-- The Allegheny Front: Churches Provide Vital Services As Town Recovers From Norfolk Southern 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]
-- AP: Many Families To Get A Break On Winter Heating Costs But Uncertainties Persist
-- Erie Times: Gasoline Prices Fell In Erie For 5 Weeks, Will Trend Continue?
-- Warren Times: Price Of Gasoline Continues To Fall In Region
-- Reuters: World Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Demand To Peak By 2030, IEA Says
Other States/National/International
-- USDA Releases Assessment Of The Role Of Agriculture & Forestry In US Carbon Markets
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Equitrans Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Latest Delays Will Hit Partners
-- Bloomberg: Arizona Startup Is Recycling Solar Panels
-- Reuters: Shell Cuts Low Carbon Jobs, Scales Back Hydrogen In CEO Overhaul, Sources
-- Bloomberg: Occidental Petroleum Quietly Ditched World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant In Texas
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Get The Info You Need To Make Good Voting Choices
--WHYY: PA Superior Court Candidate Maria Battista Hospitalized After Car Crash
-- WITF: Lawsuit Settlement Requires York County To Expand Language Support For Spanish-Speaking Voters
-- PoliticsPA: 2023 Election: PA Voter Registration Numbers
-- PA Capital-Star: Rep. Rozzi Endorses Ex-Spouse Jacklyn Rusnock For His Berks County House Seat
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Says He And Accuser Have A ‘Responsibility’ To Honor An NDA In Harassment Accusations Against Former Legislative Secretary
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Must Reset His Legislative Strategy - By Commonwealth Foundation
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Democratic Rep. Matt Bradford Sounds Like Reagan On Taxes - By Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster)
-- Spotlight PA: The History Behind PA’s Flat Income Tax
-- City & State PA: Special Report: AI In State Government
-- AP: PA Senate Passes Bill Opponents Worry Targets Books About LGBTQ+ And Marginalized People
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Passes ‘Explicit Content’ Legislation After Heated Debate Over Whether It’s A Book Ban
-- Post-Gazette: Gun Confiscated From Student At McKeesport High School
-- TribLive: Alumni Group Raises $500,000 In Push Against Admission Of Girls At The Kiski School In Indiana County
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Joins States Accusing Meta [Facebook] Of Fueling Children’s Social Media Addiction
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Community College Promoting Diversity, Seeing Surge In Latino Student Population
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pandemic-Era Medicaid And CHIP Enrollments Must Stay
-- PennLive: McNees, Wallace & Nurick Selling Its Building In Harrisburg
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[Posted: October 25, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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