Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.16.22

 

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House returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- DEP 2022 Water Quality Reports Shows 27,886 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (33%) - An Increase From 25,468 In 2020  [PaEN]

 

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

 

-- Environment And Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults  [PaEN]

 

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]

 

-- PG: Even The Winners In This Photo Contest Are Trashy [PA Resources Council Lens On Litter]

 

-- PA Sustainable Agriculture Assn.: Find Inspiration At 2022 Virtual Conference Going On Now Thru Jan. 28 

 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: What Critics Get Wrong About Energy ‘Choice’ Legislation - Sen. Yaw

 

-- ChesterCounty.com: In Wyn’s Memory: New Garden Twp. Purchases 7.8-Acre Property For Preservation

 

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna River ShiverFest Lives Up To Its Name

 

-- TribLive: Hike Through Murrysville Nature Reserve Shows Plenty Of Winter Life

 

-- Lancaster Farming: Game Commission Testing Deer For Presence Of PFOS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Response To Advisories In Neshaminy Creek Watershed

 

-- WBTimes: Northeast Regional Coyote Hunt Offers $2,000 Grand Prize

 

American Rescue Plan Funding

 

-- MCall Guest Essay: How We Helped Stabilize PA’s Economy During Pandemic - Sen. Browne (R)  [Spoiler: He didn’t thank Biden/Congress for the federal aid that propped up state, local budgets.]

 

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.  What’s Your Community Doing?

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PG Editorial: MLK Day Call To Action On Voting Rights

-- Gov. Wolf: Fair Congressional Voting District Maps Are Possible, Highlights Gerrymander-Free Examples

-- Inquirer: Wolf Unveiled Proposed Congressional Voting District Maps As Deadlines Loom

-- TribLive: Northern Westmoreland Would Get New State Senator Thru Redistricting

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Political Partisanship In Redistricting is Causing Confusion For Mid-Term Elections - Mark Singel

-- PA Cap-Star Editorial Cartoon: The Elephant In The Room On PA Redistricting - The Elephant In Sheep’s Clothing

-- PA Cap-Star: Watchdog Group Latest To Sue Fulton County Over Missing 2020 Election Review Documents

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Unable To Win The Battle Of Ideas, PA Republicans Are Damaging The State Constitution

-- MCall Guest Essay: How We Helped Stabilize PA’s Economy During Pandemic - Sen. Browne (R)  [Spoiler: He didn’t thank Biden/Congress for the federal aid that propped up state, local budgets.]

-- Republican Leaders Poll Shows Governor’s Race: White (21%), McSwain (17%), Barletta (16%), Gerow/Martin (12%), Corman (7%), Mastriano (6%) Leading

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Lunch Pail-Carrying ‘Worker Guy’ Emerges As Favorite In Regional Republican Leaders Poll

-- Inquirer: Fmr President Is Front And Center In PA’s Race For Governor, Will It Stay That Way?

-- Republican Leaders Poll Shows Lt. Governor’s Race: Schillinger (39%), Coleman (22%), Diamond (19%), Saccone (10%)

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Leaders Straw Poll Shows Strong Support For Bartos, Barnette In U.S. Senate Race

-- Republican Leaders Poll Shows U.S. Senate Race: Bartos (49%), Barnette (30%), McCormick (15%), Sands (8%), Oz (1%)

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why I Applaud The U.S. Supreme Court For Killing Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

-- ScrantonT: Federal Fund Pays For COVID-Related Funeral Costs, But Many Do Not Apply

-- TribLive Editorial: Insurance Payment For COVID Tests Should Have Better Coordination

-- Inquirer: COVID Surge Is Causing Workers Absences, SEPTA Delays, Late Trash Pickup Across Philly Region

-- PG Special: ‘Unchecked Flood’ Of Guns Driving Wave Of Shootings, Deaths In Pittsburgh 

-- PG: Firearm Enthusiasts Arm Themselves At Monroeville Gun Show

-- PG Editorial: The Least Of These - A Hidden Crisis In Services For People With Intellectual Disabilities And Autism

-- WHYY: Pennridge Parents In Bucks County, Resisting The School District, Are Filling Little Libraries With Diverse Books

-- WHYY: Penn Wood Students’ Podcast Covers PA’s Fair Education Funding Trial From The Inside Out

-- PennLive Letter: PA Students Need A Broad Education, Not Just Enough To Flip A Pizza [As Republicans Said At School Funding Trial]

-- ReadingE Editorial: Fair School Funding Trial Shows The Tale Of Haves And Have-Nots

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Diversity At The Core Of Erie County Community College

-- CentreDT: Mini-Casino In Centre County Is Running Behind Schedule

-- NPR: Fmr Administration Interfered With 2020 Census Beyond Cutting It Short, Email Shows

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[Posted: January 16, 2022]  PA Environment Digest