Sunday, October 31, 2021

Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.31.21

Senate
returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events


-- 42 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]


-- PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]


-- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN]


-- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video

-- WHYY: Flooding Leaves Part Of Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing Under Water

-- MeadvilleT: National Fuel Increasing Natural Gas Rates

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- AP: Democrats Hope For House Budget, Infrastructure Votes As Soon As Tuesday

Federal Budget Bill

-- AP: Democrats Hope For House Budget, Infrastructure Votes As Soon As Tuesday

National/International

-- The Economist: The Agenda For The COP26 Summit

-- WSJ: Steep Cuts To Carbon Emissions Gain Stronger Economic Backing

-- Reuters: COP26: World Makes New Bid To Avert Climate Disaster

-- The Guardian: Reasons To Be Hopeful: The Climate Solutions Available Now

-- Financial Times: COP26: How Green Politics Went Mainstream

PA Politics

-- PennLive Guest Essay: If You Care About The Future Of This Country, Vote On Tuesday - Mark Singel

-- ErieT: Finding Enough Election Day Poll Workers A Challenge In Erie County

-- ReadingE: Berks County Again Gets Wrong Date For Election, This Time In Letter To Poll Workers

-- CentreDT: Wolf’s Redistricting Council To Hold Listening Session In Centre County Nov. 1

-- TribLive - Deb Erdley: F&M Poll: Economy, Mistrust Of Government, COVID Continue To Drive Voters’ Decisions

-- PA Cap-Star: A Q/A With Common Cause Pennsylvania’s Khalif Ali

-- Inquirer: Has Wearing Masks Made The Difference COVID Numbers In SE PA? Health Officials Believe It Has

-- Inquirer: Pennsbury’s School Board President Received Threats Of Death And Rape, She’s Not Alone

-- WHYY: Hidden Costs Of Gun Violence: Health Care Aftermath And Who Pays

-- WHYY: Hidden Costs Of Gun Violence: Mental Health And Financial Stress

-- WHYY: Hidden Costs Of Gun Violence: Seeking Wellness In The Aftermath

-- WHYY: What Happens When A Victim Of Gun Violence Is Blamed For Their Own Death?

-- PG: Lawmakers Scrutinized For ‘Lavish’ Spending On Resorts, High-End Restaurants And Limousines, Including Republican Cong. Kelly  [Kelly Filed Lawsuits To Overturn The Nov. Election]

-- ErieT: What Are Possible Outcomes For Ethics Probe Of Republican Cong. Kelly [Kelly Filed Lawsuits To Overturn The Nov. Election]

-- PA Cap-Star: Public Still Does Not Know The Cost Of The Republican Fulton County Election Review, Who Paid For It Or Who Authorized It

-- LancasterOnline: A Group Of Notorious White Nationalists Met Secretly In A Lancaster County Barn Last Year.  Why Here? 

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[Posted: October 31, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

42 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 42 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!


-- Ed Wytovich Discusses Catawissa Creek's Unique Potential, Threats It Faces, What's Needed  [PaEN]


-- Clearfield Conservation District, Trout Unlimited, DEP Potts Run Passive Mine Drainage Treatment - Video


-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Announces 2021 Environmental Award Winners; Nov. 1-8 Celebration  [PaEN]


-- Adams County Conservation District: Carroll Valley Park Riparian Forest Buffer


-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Host Tree Planting In Manheim Township Park [PaEN]


-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: Lancaster Conservancy Targets 90 Acres In Elizabeth Twp For New Nature Preserve


-- DEP: Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Profiles Of 40 Clean Water Funding Programs, Local Clean Water Leadership  [PaEN]


-- DRBC Posts Draft Regulations Covering Discharges Of Wastewater From High Volume Hydraulic Fracking Oil And Gas Drilling Operations; Bans Road Dumping Of Wastewater & Co-Products  [PaEN]


-- The Science Says: Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On Dirt & Gravel Roads Can Harm Aquatic Life, Poses Health Risks To Humans - And It Damages The Roads  [PaEN]


-- ReImagine Appalachia: Updated Build Back Better Framework Sets Stage For Job-Creating Investment in Healthier, More Prosperous Future for Appalachia  


-- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov. 4 Online Lancaster County Lodestar Awards Program [PaEN]


-- Stourbridge Project Solar Installation In Wayne County Wins Environmental Award [PaEN]


-- PA Business Report: Legislation Would Expand Solar Power Access Thru Subscriber Programs


-- PG: State College Solar Energy Company Targets Fmr Westinghouse Plant For Expansion


-- PG: RIDC Gets Approval To Develop More Land At Hazelwood Green, Fmr Steel Plant Site


-- PG: Pittsburgh Native Michael Keaton Talks About Making Green Investments In His Hometown


-- Philadelphia, Partners Open Solar Training Lab At Frankford H.S. To Launch Young People Into Clean Energy Careers [PaEN]


-- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh’s Virtual 2021 Fall Sustainability Conference Nov. 16  [PaEN] 


-- PG - Anya Litvak: Green Building Alliance Oakland Energy Master Plan In Pittsburgh 


-- CentreDT: Here’s The Plan For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 45% By 2030 In Centre Region


-- PG: Pittsburgh Announces $16 Million Streetlight Replacement Program With LEDs


-- EPA Recognizes 2 PA Companies With Top Environmental Performers and Leaders For Freight Supply Chain Efficiency 


-- PA Environmental Council: Now Is The Time To Protect PA Against Climate Threats  [PaEN]


-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Call On Wolf To Uphold Promise To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations


-- Inquirer: Climate Campaign Pressures PA-based Vanguard Investment Firm To Act Faster On Fossil Fuels


-- StateImpactPA: Central PA Organizations Form Unique Collaboration To Engage Community On Climate Change Challenges, Solutions


-- NextPittsburgh: Covestro’s THINC30 Youthquake Summit Helps Pittsburgh Students Become Climate Changemakers


-- CentreDT: ‘We’re Going Green’ Teaches Children No Act Is Too Small To Help Save The Planet


-- The Guardian Guest Essay: What The World Can Learn From [PA’s] Rachel Carson As We Fight For Our Planet


-- PG Guest Essay: Carbon Tax Can Pay Off For Working Families - PA’s Citizens Climate Lobby


-- Guest Essay: Faith And Science Mandate A More Aggressive Plan To Address Climate Change - Brandon Hoover and David Foster, Ph.D., Messiah University [PaEN]


-- Gov. Wolf, Legislative Black Caucus Members Announce Actions To Prioritize Environmental Justice [PaEN]


-- PA Resources Council Partners With Construction Junction In Pittsburgh To Provide 100% Recycled Office Paper On Demand  [PaEN]


-- LancasterOnline: Meet The ‘Trash Man’ Who Recycles Scrap Metal Into Funds For A Local Church


-- TribLive: Pine Keeps It Clean, Boosts Community Pride With Trolling For Trash Program


-- PG: RIDC Gets Approval To Develop More Land At Hazelwood Green, Fmr Steel Plant Site


-- The Future Of Pennsylvania’s Parks and Forests Is in Our Hands; New Online StoryMap Describes Critical State Park, Forest Funding Needs [PaEN]


-- Guest Essay: Communities Should Invest Federal American Rescue Plan Funds In Conservation - Andy Loza, WeConservePA [PaEN]


-- River Stewards: Millersville University Students Embrace The Beauty Of The Susquehanna River On A Kayaking Trip


-- Game Commission: Wildlife On Wi-Fi Program Recognized With Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence


-- Ducks Unlimited, Coalition For Delaware River Watershed Celebrate $3 Million Tidal Marsh Habitat Restoration Project In John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge  [PaEN]


-- The Late Jim Finley: Forest Protector, Private Forest Center Founder, Professor Emeritus


Visit the PA Environment Digest website to learn more.

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-- 233 Stories: These Conservation Leaders Gave Us Cleaner Water, Land & Air In 2020! They Deserve Our Thanks, Our Support!

[Posted: October 31, 2021]  PA Environment Digest

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