Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.20.21

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- DEP: To Propose Regulations Allowing Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater Across PA  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Study Examines Oil And Gas Wastewater As Dust Suppressant

-- PennLive Letter: Health Risks From Fracking Gas Have Been Ignored Too Long

-- Sen. Muth: Senate Environment Committee Fails To Address Climate Crisis

-- Sen. Yaw: Senate Environmental Committee Votes To Urge IRRC Disapproval Of Carbon Tax Plan [RGGI]

-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time For Sustainable Investments To Address Climate Change

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Clean Energy Promises Great Opportunity For Pennsylvania

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Raise The Solar Goal And Keep PA An Energy Leader

-- WITF Smart Talk: Landmark Report Points Directly To Fossil Fuels As The Cause Of Extreme Weather Changes 

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Takes Lawmakers To Court For Money Meant For Conservation Efforts 

-- WESA-The Allegheny Front: Proposed Coal Mine In Allegheny County Hits Roadblock At Township Meeting

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Coal Company’s Plan For Large Allegheny County Mine Gets Unwelcome Greeting At First Public Meeting

-- PA Bulletin: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Clairon Counties [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Revisions To The Technical Guidance On Liners And Caps For Coal Refuse Disposal Areas

-- PUC: Seeks Comments On Proposed Changes To Safety Regulations For Customer-Owned Natural Gas Pipeline System Service Lines  ​[PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DEP Holds Virtual Public Hearing October 5 On Proposed Title V Air Quality Operating Permit For Juniata Locomotive Shops, Blair County.  10:00 a.m.  (PA Bulletin, Page 5280)

-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Award Of 42 Healing The Planet Grants In PA, MD, VA, WV  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Latest News And Views Newsletter Highlights Recent DEP Announcements

-- Green Building Alliance: What We Learned On Our Tour Of The Hazelwood Green Roundhouse Redevelopment In Allegheny County

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Excavation Of Radiological Waste Delayed By 1 Year At Nuclear Site In Parks Township, Armstrong County

-- Delaware RiverKeeper August 20 RiverWatch Video Report

-- AltoonaM: Blair County Borough Swamped By Storm Runoff

-- WHYY: Tornado Hit Bucks And Montgomery County NWS Says

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Celebrates 600,000 Acres Of PA Farmland Preserved [PaEN]

-- ReadingE: PA’s Farmland Preservation Milestone Commemorated At Berks County Farm

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Among Stingiest States In Spending On Parks 7 Rec: Study

-- DCNR: Hosts Aug. 25 Webinar On Northcentral ATV Regional Trail Connector Pilot Program [PaEN]

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Helps Connect Young People To Opportunities In DCNR And Beyond  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Never Forget Walk Will Make Stop In Shanksville Ahead Of 9/11 20th Anniversary

-- CentreDT: Legacy Day Puts Focus On Civilian Conservation Corps History In PA

-- NextPittsburgh: Pig Out On The Pork BBQ Trail Of PA

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Hosts Sept. 23 Virtual Conservation Conversation On How To Protect Your Land  [PaEN]

-- MCall: Bethlehem Neighbors Rallied To Save Century-Old Trees That Binds Them Together; The City Put Their Fears To Rest

-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Earns Renewed Accreditation  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: DCNR: Invites Comments On 2021 Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Priorities  [PaEN]

-- PA Bulletin: Fish & Boat Commission Notices of proposed additions to list of Wild Trout Streams and Class A Wild Trout Waters for public comment.

-- ScrantonT: Beekeepers Spread The Word

-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission: Deputy Director For Field Operations

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy Associate Planner  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Western PA Conservancy - Various Positions

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

PG: PA Democrats Promote Big Infrastructure Bill: ‘Something We Must Do’

PA Politics

-- WITF: How To Get Involved In PA’s Pivotal Redistricting Process

-- WHYY/AP: Republican State Senator’s Plan To Issue Nov. Election Subpoenas ‘Stopped’

-- WITF: F&M Poll Shows A Majority Of Conservative Pennsylvanians View Jan. 6 Attack On U.S. Capitol Negatively

-- PG: PA Sees Biggest One-Day COVID Case County In Months

-- AP: PA Teachers Unions: Schools Should Require Masks

-- AltoonaM Editorial: Wolf Needs To Take Bolder Action vs. COVID

-- PA Cap-Star: Philly Gun Violence Leaves Families In Pain, Fear

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA, Lehigh Valley Deaths From Imported Fentanyl Soar

-- WBTimes/AP: Landlords Look For An Exist Amid Federal Eviction Moratorium

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Has Long Been A Home For Refugees, Will Afghans Be The Next To Find Shelter Here?

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[Posted: August 20, 2021]  PA Environment Digest