Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.15.21

Senate returns to session October 18, 19, 25, 26, 27

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session October 25, 26, 27

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- Update: House Session Schedule For 2022

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- DEP, State Police Urge Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge In Clinton County Area  [PaEN]

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future  [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

-- Proposed DEP Regulation Would Require 22% Of Passenger, Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Offered For Sale In PA Be Zero Emission Vehicles Starting In 2025  [PaEN]

-- PG - Laura Legere: DEP Rolls Out Plan To Drive More Electric Vehicles To Dealers’ Lots In PA

-- WESA: DEP Gives McKeesport Company Money To Convert Buses To Cleaner Fuel

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Some Democrats Call For Halt To Mariner East Pipeline Following Criminal Charges, But Don’t Expect Action From Legislature

-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Join RGGI To Support Pennsylvania’s Coal Plant Communities - Ohio River Valley Institute

-- DEP Awards Over $4.1 Million To 13 Projects Statewide To Restore the Health Of Local Watersheds  [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Preserves 1,999 Acres Of Farmland On 21 Farms In 13 Counties [PaEN]

-- MCall: 4 Lehigh Valley Farms Among Those Preserved By Farmland Preservation Program

-- Guest Essay: Farms And Forests Are Short-Sighted Locations For Solar Energy Projects - By Harry Campbell, Science Policy & Advocacy Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $110,000 In Grants To Help 34 Water Supply Owners Monitor Groundwater Levels  [PaEN]

-- Delco Times: Chester Asks Receiver To Approve Purchase Agreement With Aqua For Chester Water Authority

-- DEP Extends Deadline For Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants To Oct. 29 [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Over 60,000 Volunteers Participated In Spring Pick Up PA Cleanup Program  [PaEN]

-- 10th Annual SEEDS Free Book Swap In Wayne County Attracts Over 30,000 Books, Breaks Records  [PaEN]

-- DEP Teaching Green: Will Education Standards Still Eliminate EE? Radon Poster Contest, Education Grants, Success Stories [PaEN]

-- DEP Fall Teaching Green Environmental Education Newsletter

-- WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: Talking To Kids About Climate Change And Ocean Health

-- WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: The 2021 ‘Great Places In PA’ Award Winners

-- PA Forestry Association Virtual Annual Symposium Set For Nov. 2 & 4  [PaEN]

-- Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Healthy Forests Guide Is Now Available!  [PaEN]

-- PA Forestry Association: October CONNECT Newsletter

-- DCNR: To Hold Workshops On Applying For Community Conservation Grants Starting Nov. 4 

-- DCNR’s 3nd Fall Foliage Report: Peak Fall Colors Have Arrived In The Northern Third Of PA [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Peak Fall Foliage Covers Northern Half Of PA

-- Public News Service: Report - How COVID, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Impact Pennsylvanians' Relationships With Parks [PaEN]

-- Erie T: Presque Isle State Park Fall Beach Walk Reveals Improved Beaches

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: As Bear Season Approaches, Think About What Hunting Means

Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Federal Public Assistance For Damage Caused By Hurricane Ida Expanded To Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York Counties 

-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Ida Victims Can Still Apply For FEMA Aid, Here Are Deadlines To Know

National/International

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: U.S. Energy Dept. Announces $10.8 Million Study Of Offshore Wind Farm Impacts On East Coast Fisheries

-- AP: White House Targeting Economic Risks From Climate Change

-- WSJ: Biden To Press Climate Agenda On Wall Street Ahead Of U.N. Summit

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- DOE's Roosevelt Project Case Study Shows How Southwestern PA Can Thrive In A Low-Carbon Energy Future  [PaEN]

-- PG - Anya Litvak: DOE’s Roosevelt Project Presents Guide To Transition To Low-Carbon Economy In SW PA

PA Politics

-- WITF: Communities Of Color Want To Be ‘Stewards,’ Not ‘Victims’ Of PA Redistricting Plans

-- AG Shapiro: Requests Court Strike Down Subpoenas For Private Voter Information By Senate Republicans

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Republican PA Senators Have Already Wasted More Than $1 Million In Taxpayer Money On False Election Claims

-- MCall - Paul Muschhick: PA Mail Voting Surprise: Some Ballots Require Extra Postage

-- ErieT: Postage Not Required For Erie County Mail-In Ballot Return Envelopes

-- Inquirer: Josh Shapiro Has Short List Of Potential Picks For Running Mate

-- PA Cap-Star: Q/A With Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Jason Monn, The Everyman

-- Sen. Bob Mensch (R-Montgomery) Announced He Will Not Run For Reelection And Retire At The End Of His Term In 2023 

-- Inquirer: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sean Parnell Lost Bid For Sweeping Gag Order Against His Estranged Wife

-- ErieT: Erie County Considers COVID Mask Mandate Due To Rising Hospitalizations

-- WPSU: Mount Nittany Medical Center Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Strain On Hospital Bed Capacity Due To COVID

-- WESA: 26% Of COVID Hospitalizations In PA Are Breakthrough Cases, But Don’t Panic

-- Inquirer: Bucks County Dad Angered By COVID School Closures Gave $500,000 To School Board Candidates, Critics Say It’s Fueling ‘Toxic’ Politics

-- Inquirer: PA State-Owned Universities To Seek 15% Increase In State Funding

-- TribLive: PA Western University Name Adopted For Merged State-Owned Campuses

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Residents Spent $10 Million On Liquor So Far This Year, Neighboring Counties Spent More

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Why Should Men Be Given A Free Pass On Causing Abortions? 

-- PA Cap-Star: Gun Safety Group Everytown Launches $200,000 Campaign In Erie County Sheriff Race

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[Posted: October 15, 2021]  PA Environment Digest