Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.9.21

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

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session October 25, 26, 27

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- 80 Organizations, 1,800+ Concerned Citizens To DEP: Ban Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater; Dept. Of Health Unaware Road Dumping Is Occurring [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Shikellamy State Park, Across State Parks And Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: PA State Parks, Forests Need $1.4 Billion For Infrastructure Repairs, Improvements, DCNR Says

-- SunburyDI: Valley Leaders Want Money To Fix State Parks

-- Vote Now! For PennDOT Multimodal Project Improving Accessibility At Ohiopyle State Park In Fayette County  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Watch A River Reborn About The People Along The Little Conemaugh River And Their Fight To Overcome Acid Mine Drainage - Video

-- Lancaster Farming: After 10 Years, Stream Restoration Strategy Still Shows Merit At Big Spring Run In Lancaster County

-- Lancaster Farming: Luzerne County Preservation Program Reaches 3,343 Acres Of Farmland

-- Forests For The [Chesapeake] Bay: October Special Events Newsletter

-- WilliamsportS: Troop Of Local, State, Federal Officials Tour Williamsport Flood Levee, Pump Stations

-- DEP: Sets Oct. 27 Meeting/Hearing On Centre Lime & Stone Company Mining Permit Perry County  [PaEN]

-- DEP: Posts 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- WRFA: Microplastic Pollution Expert Dr. Sherri Mason Keynote Speaker At Conewango Creek Watershed Assn. Virtual Gala Oct. 12

-- WESA: Need To Get Rid Of Batteries Or An Old TV? Pittsburgh Residents Will Have A Chance This Fall

-- Patch.com: Chester County Commissioners Adopt New Climate Action Plan

-- S&P Global: PA Shale Gas Permits Drop 28% Month Over Month Despite Spiking Prices

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Back Online, Monessen Coke (Coal) Plant Again Draws Air Pollution Complaints

-- PG: RIDC Preparing To Do More Development Work At Hazelwood Green Brownfield Redevelopment

-- DEP: Accepting Applications For County Mosquito-borne Disease Control Grants Starting Oct. 15  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: 15 Bits Of Fact, History, Legend You Might Not Have Known About Presque Isle State Park

-- October 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- WBAL: Unique Process To Help Eels Migrate Past The Conowingo Dam

-- TribLive: Stink Bugs Are Back And In Greater Numbers Than Recent Years

Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Bucks, Chester, Montgomery Counties Now Available For Federal Disaster Public Assistance  

American Rescue Plan Funding 

-- DCNR: Discusses Infrastructure Needs At Shikellamy State Park, Across State Parks And Forests  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: PA State Parks, Forests Need $1.4 Billion For Infrastructure Repairs, Improvements, DCNR Says

-- SunburyDI: Valley Leaders Want Money To Fix State Parks

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- ReImagine Appalachia: How Are ReImagine Appalachia’s Priorities Reflected In Federal Infrastructure Packages?

PA Politics

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: PA Gave Birth To Our Nation, Now It’s The Land Of Insurrectionists - PA’s Great History Has Been Tarnished 

-- WESA/WITF: Harrisburg Woman Now Charged With Stealing Speaker  Pelosi’s Laptop In Assault Of U.S. Capitol

-- YorkDR: Updated Status On 58 Pennsylvania Residents Arrested For Their Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol 

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Protests DOJ Effort To Help Protect School Board Members From Threats Over Masks

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Republican Lawmakers Have Been Busy, But Did They Get Anything Done? 

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House Republican Leaders Defend Start Of Fall Legislative Session

-- AP: COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Rise Among Vaccinated In PA

-- ScrantonT: COVID Deaths Rise Sharply In NE PA, PA As Cases Surge Continues

-- ErieT: Erie County’s COVID Cases Among Children Rise From Previous Week

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Board Meetings ‘Go Off The Rails,’ Bringing Fears Over Safety Of Elected Officials

-- ErieT: Warren County School Board Rescinds Optional Mask Policy, Adopts State Order

-- ErieT: Erie-Area Schools Scramble To Substitute For Foods Not Available

-- PA Gaming Control Board: Report On Casino Industry Diversity Released

-- PG: Rep. Nelson Wants Pitt, Penn State, Temple State Subsidies Shifted To Vouchers For Students

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[Posted: October 9, 2021]  PA Environment Digest