-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House next voting day July 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Senate next voting day July 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, September 16, 17, 18, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Legislative Update--
--TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D-Erie) protecting free speech from frivolous SLAPP lawsuits. Rules Room [No video coverage] Read more here on SLAPP suits.
-- On July 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously reported out House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D-Erie) protecting free speech from frivolous SLAPP lawsuits and it is now on the Senate Calendar for action [House Summary & Fiscal Note]. Read more here on SLAPP suits.
-- On July 1, the Governor signed into law House Bill 797 (B.Miller-R-Lancaster) requires PennDOT to plant native vegetation along state highways [House Summary & Fiscal Note] as Act 37. Read more here.
-- The Center Square: Senate Confirmed Dr. Debra Bogen As Secretary of Health By Vote Off 42 To 8.
Note: Still No State Budget
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-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Doubles-Down On Support For Exporting PA Natural Gas To China, Our Economic, Military Competitor [PaEN]
-- Reuters: China Sets Up New State Body To Drill Deep For Unconventional Oil And Gas Reserves
-- Post-Gazette: US Supreme Court Pause Of Good Neighbor Air Pollution Reduction Rule Praised By US Steel, Panned By Environmental Groups
-- StateImpactPA/WITF: In US, Overall Emissions Down As Oil & Gas Production Rose Between 2015-2022; But In PA Region Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Up 4%, Methane Emissions Down 25%
-- TribLive: As Solar Energy Facilities Begin To Blossom In Western PA, Some Townships Look To Adopt Regulations
-- PA Senate, House Legislators Announce Relaunch Of Bipartisan Nuclear Energy Caucus
-- City & State PA Guest Essay: PA’s Energy Past Could Be Its Energy Future - Relaunching The Nuclear Energy Caucus - By Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin)
-- TribLive: Senate Bill Could Limit Citizens' Ability To Make Right To Know Requests
-- PA Resources Council Releases Schedule Of Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection Events Remaining This Year In Western PA [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: DCNR Highlights Allegheny River River Of The Year Event Last Month
-- The Allegheny Front: PA American Water To Spend $300,000 For Watershed Project For Polluting Lackawanna County Streams
-- StateCollege.com: PA Senior Environment Corps Volunteers Watch Over Centre County Waterways
-- Beaver County Times: Beaver County Children Enjoy Critter Hunt In Brush Creek
-- Pike, Wayne Conservation Districts, Trout Unlimited Partner On New Stream Keepers Youth Program Aug. 3 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Planting Of Streamside Forests Picked Up In 2023, But Loss Might Outpace Gain; PA Plants 268 Miles Of Buffers
-- TribLive: Tornado Misses Old Growth Forest Trees On Bushy Run Battlefield In Westmoreland County
-- Penn State Extension July 16 Webinar On How To Plant A Tiny Forest In Your Neighborhood [PaEN]
-- Discover How To Identify, Track Invasive Species Using iMapInvasives In Aug. 9 Penn State Extension Webinar [PaEN]
-- New Bucknell University Study Reveals How Interactions In Nature Impact Stewardship [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: New Bucknell Study Reveals How Various Interactions In Nature Impact Stewardship
-- Republican Herald: Why Spending Time Outdoors Is Good For Your Health
-- Tribune-Democrat: 9/11 Trail Signs, Markings Added To National Park Service Sites
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Hunting Heritage Began With The Magna Carta Signing
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Doubles-Down On Support For Exporting PA Natural Gas To China, Our Economic, Military Competitor [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Louisiana Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits
-- Reuters: China Sets Up New State Body To Drill Deep For Unconventional Oil And Gas Reserves
Other States/National/International
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Unpacking EPA/DOE $850 Million Program To Tackle Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- City & State PA: Guide To Reaching The Next Level Of Budget Negotiations
-- AP: Lawsuit Says Washington County Deliberately Hid Decisions To Invalidate Some Mail-In Ballots
-- TribLive: Lawsuit Accuses Washington County Of Not Allowing Mail-In Voters To Fix Ballot Errors
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports 2023-24 Tax Collections $862.9 Million, 1.9% Above Governor’s Estimates
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2023-24 Tax Revenue $273 Million, 0.6%, Above IFO Estimates
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Revenue Grew During Pandemic, But Spending Grew Faster
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Passes Slew Of Legislation, Including Bill To Address School Meal Debt
-- WITF: As Gun Violence Drops Sharply In PA, Focus Is On What’s Working
-- AP: PA US Senator Bob Casey Stands By Biden, Says Voters Will Decide On Issues, Not A Bad Debate
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