House returns to session September 20, 21, 22
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- DCNR: Begins Fall Foliage Reports Sept. 30; Experts Available For Fall Foliage Tips For Residents, Travelers [PaEN]
-- CentreDT: PA Parks & Forests Foundation: More Funding Needed For State Parks, Forests
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Engages English Language Learners In Watershed STEM [PaEN]
-- CBF: August Dead Zone Is Bad News For Chesapeake Bay
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Completes Sale Of Water To Drilling Site In Upper Burrell
-- NYT Guest Essay: They Couldn’t Drink Their Water, And Still, They Stayed Quiet About Natural Gas Drilling [Lycoming County]
-- MCall: Slate Belt Mulch-Grinding Business Wins 7-Year Fight For DEP Permit, Promises To Be Good Neighbor
-- DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Bipartisan House/Senate Legislative Climate Caucus: Lists Climate Week Events Sept. 20-26 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Fall Is Getting Warmer In Philly, Here’s What That Means For Trees, Ticks, Birds
-- The Guardian: World’s First Battery-Electric Freight Train Unveiled [PA’s Wabtec]
-- ErieT: Wabtec Sells FLXdrive Battery Locomotive To Australian Company
-- LancasterOnline: Forest Preservation Efforts To Benefit From $10,000 Gift To Lancaster Conservancy From Lancaster County Grocer
-- Sept. 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: Receives $50,000 Grant From Appalachian Regional Commission To Study Feasibility Of New Rail-Trail Corridors In NE PA
-- TribLive: Park Hopper Challenge Highlights Westmoreland County’s Recreational Opportunities
-- WBTimes: Earth Conservancy Donates To Wilkes-Barre Special Needs Playground Project
-- DCNR: Provides Guidance On Harvesting Wild Ginseng In PA
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Wildlife Corridors Help All Species
Hurricane Ida
-- PA Cap-Star: General Assembly’s Disaster Response Faces First Test With Hurricane Ida
-- Gov. Wolf: Encourages Individuals Impacted By Ida To Register For Disaster Assistance; Business Owner Help Available Thru Virtual SBA Recovery Center [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Here’s Where FEMA Centers Are Open For Philly-Area Ida Victims
National/International
-- BBC: Biden Urges World Leaders To Cut Methane Gas Emissions 30% Below 2020 Levels
-- WPost: As Climate Pledges Fall Short, U.N. Predicts Globe Could Warm By Catastrophic 2.7 Degrees Celsius
PA Politics
-- AP: PA Senate Democrats Sue Republicans Over Election ‘Investigation’
-- AP: Bipartisan Election Bill Introduced In Pennsylvania
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House To Vote On Extending Rule Allowing Members To Participate Remotely; Senate Is Not
-- Inquirer: Rural PA Counties Saw Big Loss Of Population In 2020 Census, Impacts Funding, Political Clout
-- YorkDR: WellSpan Health Official Calls Recent COVID Surge ‘Completely Avoidable’
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Advocates: Mask-Wearing Is Not Child Abuse, And Saying So Minimizes Real Problems
-- AP: Thousands Of PA Students Request Mask Exemptions
-- WESA: Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital Adds Tent To Increase Emergency Care Capacity
-- ErieT: Erie County Sees Rise In COVID Cases Among Children
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry: PA Unemployment Rate Down Slight In August To 6.4%
-- AP: PA’s Labor Force Shrank, Payrolls Flat In August
-- LancasterOnline: Afghan Refugees To Be Resettled In Lancaster In Coming Weeks
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[Posted: September 18, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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