PA Environment Digest Blog: Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]

Governor’s Budget Address: February 6

House next voting day February 6, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

Senate next voting day February 5, 6, 7, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted - Updated. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. The Updated Agenda has for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov. Read more here.

TODAY 3:30: Virtual/In-Person: Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Town Hall Discussion On State Of Pennsylvania Agriculture. PA Farm Show Building, Susquehanna Room, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 9:00: House - Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committees joint informational meeting on 5 years of PA Farm Bill. PA Farm Show Building, Monongahela Room, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

THURSDAY 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 on joining remotely. Contact: Joseph Martini, martjos@pa.gov or (717) 772-5619.

-- DEP Advisory: DEP is experiencing problems with its website, including being erroneously being prompted to login and problems with distributing press releases.. "Our website host has been made aware of these issues and is working to resolve them." Click Here for updates.

Flood/Wind Advisories

-- WNEP: Flood Watches, Wind Advisories In Effect In NE PA

-- PennLive: City Of Harrisburg Officials Brief Public About Flooding Risk Ahead Of Tuesday’s Rain, Wind

-- Inquirer: Philly’s Flood Threat Could Last Several Days, Winds Likely To Take Down Trees

-- WESA: Heavy Rain, Damaging Winds Forecast For Much Of Western PA

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne County EMA Warns Of Potential Creek Flooding, High Winds

-- WNEP: Schuylkill County Prepares For Potential Flooding Ahead Of Storm

-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Region To See Heavy Rain, Wind, Possible Flooding

-- PUC Offers Safety Tips On Power Outages, Natural Gas Appliances To Prepare For Winter Storms

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-- DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant Applications Jan. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 1 [PaEN]

-- CFA Begins Accepting Applications For Act 13 Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants Feb. 1 [PaEN]