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House returns to session Jan. 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session Jan. 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- AP: Criminal Charges Brought By Attorney General Against Cabot Oil & Gas Driller Headed To Court   [Click Here for background]

 

-- The Allegheny Front: PA Expects Billions For Coal Mine Cleanups From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Will It Help Polluted Waterways? 

 

-- AP: Worker Dies After Roof Collapses At Fayette County Stone Mine 

 

-- TribLive: Worker Killed In Fayette County Stone Mine Collapse 

 

-- WITF Smart Talk Monday 9:00 a.m.: PA Lags In Meeting Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals

 

-- MONDAY 11:00: DEP To Announce How PA Can Meeting 100% Of Pollution Reduction Targets In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - Available Live Online

 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Offers 3-Part Webinar Series On Groundwater Withdraw Requirements For Public Water Systems  [PaEN]

 

--  Reminder: Register Now For Virtual PA Lake Erie Environmental Forum Jan. 25  [PaEN]

 

-- Environmental Quality Board Proposes Delisting MAX Environmental Technologies Sludge Filter Cake As Hazardous Waste; 3 Virtual Hearings Set  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Jan. 19 Virtual Hearing On Mine 78 Surface Coal Mine In Cambria, Somerset Counties.  6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

 

-- DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 8 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

 

--  TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: DCNR Grant Helps Pay For $130,000+ Rehab Of Roaring Run Trail

 

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Should Include All Parks In New Study

 

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December  [PaEN]

 

-- Wildlands Conservancy: Join Us Outside In January! 

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 20 To Consider Listing Certain Plants  [PaEN]

 

-- Jan. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

 

-- WilliamsportS: Montoursville Volunteers Improve Park

 

-- PA Trout Unlimited Webinar: Jan. 12 Women, Diversity, And Inclusion Virtual Training - Efforts In PA And How You Can Get Started!  6:00 p.m.

 

-- YorkDR: Police Find Live Deer In DUI Suspect’s Car In York County

 

-- Tornado Damage

 

-- AltoonaM: Altoona Students Help Cleanup Tornado Damage In Kentucky

 

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law

 

-- The Allegheny Front: PA Expects Billions For Coal Mine Cleanups From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Will It Help Polluted Waterways? 

 

Build Back Better Budget Bill

-- The Guardian: Biden: ‘We Can’t Ignore Reality’: Colorado Wildfires Highlight Urgency Of U.S. Climate Legislation

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Stalemates, Court Battles On New Voting Districts Could Squeeze Primary Election Date

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Redistricting Tug-Of-War Over Communities Continues; Bethlehem And Slate Belt Get Attention

-- Spotlight PA: Proposed Voting District Maps Don’t Do Enough To Increase Hispanic Representation, Residents Say

-- PG: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Sen. Corman Hires Kellyanne Conway As Advisor [Cementing His Link To Former President]  [Corman Actively Worked To Overturn The 2020 Election Results]

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmaker Rep. Diamond Says He’s Running For Lt. Governor [He actively worked to overturn the 2020 election results and opposed COVID mitigation measures]

-- Inquirer: Who Is Shapiro’s Pick For Lt. Governor - Rep. Austin Davis?

-- Lawrence County Republican Committee To Sponsor Jan. 12 Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate Candidate Debate

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh On Short-List For 2025 Republican Convention

-- MCall: Lehigh County Candidate For Judge Appeals Fight Over Counting Undated Mail-In Ballots To PA Supreme Court

-- PG Editorial: Congress Must Reform The Way it Counts Electoral Votes

-- PennLive: Justice Renee Jubelirer Picked As President Judge Of Commonwealth Court

-- MCall: PA Adds 170,475 COVID Cases This Week, With Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe Among Top Rates

-- Inquirer: About 90% Of COVID Patients In PA’s Hardest-Hit Hospitals Are Unvaccinated

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Efforts To Increase Hospital, Long-Term Care Capacity Thru Regional Support Sites, Strike Teams

-- AP: Pennsylvania Seeks More Hospital Beds, Staff In COVID Surge

-- PG: Wolf Expands Medical Help To PA Hospitals As COVID Cases Rise

-- WITF: Medical Strike Teams Arrive At WellSpan York Hospital To Help With COVID Surge

-- CourierT: Bucks, Montgomery Counties See Rising Vaccine Demand With Holiday COVID Surge

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Public Schools To Transport Students To 5 Vaccination Clinics Jan. 8

-- YorkD: York County Schools Break Grim COVID Records In Week Since Winter Break

-- TribLive: Teacher Shortage Stokes COVID Threat For Western PA Schools Fighting To Stay In The Classroom

-- PG: PA Teachers Union Encourages School To Boost COVID Mitigation Efforts Amid Surge

-- ErieT: Erie School District Installs $250,000 Air Purification System To Battle COVID

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Diocese Releases New COVID Safety Protocols Amid Surge

-- YorkD: 8 York County Libraries Close To In-Person Browsing Due To COVID

-- AltoonaM Editorial: Pandemic’s Effect On Kids Should Be Focus

-- CitizenV: Luzerne County Restaurants Close Dining Rooms Again As COVID Cases Surge

-- Inquirer: Thousands Of Philly Employees Remain Unvaccinated As Jan. 14 Deadline Approaches

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Investigating ‘Aggressive And Sophisticated’ Unemployment Fraud Efforts

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Man Threatened To Shoot Up Unemployment Compensation Office

-- ErieT: Is PIAA Subject To Right-To-Know Law?  State, Appeals Court Say Yes, But PIAA Still Fighting

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[Posted: January 8, 2022]  PA Environment Digest