House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23
Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
MONDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Environmental Protection. House Floor. Click Here to watch live.
WEDNESDAY: Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Conservation & Natural Resources; 2:30 - Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch live.
WEDNESDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Agriculture. House Floor. Click Here to watch live.
THURSDAY 10:00: Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch live.
-- Budget Briefing: Senate, House Budget Hearings Should Talk About Once-In-A-Generation Investments In Cleaning Up The Environment; Oil & Gas Program At A Crossroads [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: New Prospects For Investing In PA’s Environment & Outdoors
-- Environmental Quality Board Accepting Comments On Proposed PFOA/PFOS Maximum Contaminant Level [PaEN]
-- DEP: Announces Public Comment Period On New PFOS/PFOA Drinking Water Regulation
-- DEP Sets Virtual Regional State Water Plan Update Hearings For March 11 [PaEN]
-- ScrantonT: Penn State Extension Offers Well Water Testing Program
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Organic No-Till: Searching For The Holy Grail In Agriculture
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Bridging The Nature Gap: New Partnership Brings Philadelphia Kids To The Great Outdoors
-- Brandywine Conservancy Blog: Our Taste For Salt Is Killing Our Freshwater Ecosystems
-- Stroud Water Research Center: In Memoriam - Greg Wilson, Donegal Trout Unlimited
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Upstream Newsletter - Issues, Upcoming Events, More
-- Friends Of Heinz Refuge Hosting 4-Part Webinar Series On Preventing Plastic Pollution Starting March 9 [PaEN]
-- Hanover Foods Signs Consent Order With EPA Over Numerous Violations At Its Wastewater Treatment Facility [PaEN]
-- PA Cap-Star: Renewable Energy Project Backlog Hampers Projects, Industry Group Says; 13 GW Of Solar Power Waiting In PA Alone Would Create 45,000 Direct Jobs
-- U.S. DOE Hosts March 30 Webinar On Repurposing Fossil Energy Assets [PaEN]
-- Senate Republicans File To Intervene To Oppose The DEP Lawsuit To Publish Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations [PaEN] [To help with today’s energy prices? PA will still be at the mercy of international energy markets]
-- Warren Times: DEP To Continue Air Monitoring Around United Refinery After Release Of Naphtha; Opens Special United Refinery Webpage
-- WBTimes: Public Information Forum Highlights Concerns About Proposed Nacero Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery
-- CitizensV: Activists Online Forum Raising Concerns About Proposed Nacero Natural Gas To Gasoline Refinery
-- U.S. DOE: Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Strategy To Secure America’s Clean Energy Supply Chain
-- PG Guest Essay: Creating A Mineral Supply Chain From Mining Wastes - Jennifer Wilcox, DOE [PA Highlighted - Why Don’t State Lawmakers Support This?]
-- DEP Request For Information On Proposed Medium/Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Grant Program [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates, Partners Collect Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronic Waste, 29,900 Tires, 100,000 Pounds Of Household Chemicals In 2021 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Emergency Dam Removal Completed At Eales Preserve In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- PA Horticultural Society Online Garden Tenders Training Starts March 1
-- Western PA Conservancy: Growing Good With Native Species In Your Garden
-- DCNR Blog: Maple Sugar Season Is Underway!
-- Feb. 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Featuring ERA Flipbook; New Monthly Clean Water & Forested Ecosystems DIY Activity [PaEN]
-- ErieT: Why Presque Isle Is Still Erie County’s Main Tourism Driver
-- Tribune-Democrat: Ghost Town Trail Extension Project Progressing, Officials Say
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Annual Report Presentation By Timothy Schaeffer, Executive Director; 20212 Annual Report
-- Game Commission: Annual Report Presentation By Bryan Burhans, Executive Director; 2021 Annual Report
-- Warren Times: The Joy Of Floods, Flooding - Audubon Community Nature Center
-- Intern Wanted: Trout Unlimited Biological Field Intern Position Based In Lock Haven
-- TribLive: How Westmoreland Fishing Community Is Preparing For Trout Season
True Energy Independence Means More Renewables
-- NYT: No True Energy Independence As Long As U.S. Tied To Globally Priced Fossil Fuels, Critical Minerals
-- The Guardian Guest Essay: This Is How We Defeat Putin And Other Petrostate Autocrats - More Renewables
-- PA Cap-Star: Renewable Energy Project Backlog Hampers Projects, Industry Group Says; 13 GW Of Solar Power Waiting In PA Alone Would Create 45,000 Direct Jobs
-- Financial Times: The New [Fossil Fuel] Energy Shock: Putin, Ukraine And The Global Economy
-- American Petroleum Institute Talking Points On Ukraine Crisis And Energy Security [Watch for them in PA Lawmaker Statements]
-- Republican Senators Yaw, Pittman, Langerholc Introduce Resolution Urging Biden To Restart The Keystone XL Pipeline [Oh, here they are from American Petroleum Institute Talking Points]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: It’s Time U.S. Energy Policy Stops Empowering Russia - PA Chamber Of Commerce [Oh, here they are from American Petroleum Institute Talking Points]
-- Huffpost: Oil-Backed Republicans Push For More Domestic Oil & Gas Production, Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline [Learn about American Petroleum Institute Talking Points]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Offshore Wind Leases Top $4 Billion For Coastal NJ, NY; More Than Oil & Gas Leases
-- U.S. DOE: Announces $150 Million To Reduce Climate Impacts Of Energy Technologies, Manufacturing
-- US EIA: Energy Implications Of Potential Iron And Steel Sector Decarbonization Pathways
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?
Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law
-- American College Of Environmental Lawyers: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding For Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Operations & Maintenance
-- U.S. Dept. Of Interior Announces Over $1.5 Billion To Support State Wildlife Conservation, Outdoor Recreation
Other States/National/International
-- AP: Farmers Want Bill To Ban PFAS Chemicals In Wastewater Sludge Put On Fields
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How To Avoid Forthcoming Russian Cyberattacks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Supreme Court Rejects House Republican Request To Use Old House Voting Districts; More Challenges Pending
-- TribLive Editorial: Redistricting Map Wasn’t Court’s Job, But Someone Had To Do It
-- City & State PA: Who Wants To Run For Governor As A Republican In PA
-- Dept. Of State: Nomination Petition Forms Available For Congressional, Statewide Candidates
-- AP: First Day Of Candidate Petitions Arrives For PA Primaries
-- AP: Republican Candidates Find Transgender People The Latest ‘Wedge Issue’ [PA Included]
-- Dept. Of Health Provides Update On PA’s Transition To An Endemic
-- PA Cap-Star: COVID Isn’t Going Away, But State Health Officials Say PA Is Ready To Transition To Next Phase
-- Inquirer: CDC Loosens COVID Masking Guidance, But Philly Is Keeping Mandate For Now
-- Inquirer: Testimony In PA’s School Funding Trial Is Over, What Happens Now?
-- PA Cap-Star: Philly Council Tackles Infrastructure Issues At City Schools
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Senate Committee To Hold 2nd Hearing On Pot Legalization Monday
-- AP: Feds Sue PA Court System Over Bans On Opioid Meds They Say Violate ADA
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Courts System Says It Intends To ‘Fully Comply’ With ADA, Following DOJ Letter Detailing Violations
-- AP: Philadelphia Bans Traffic Stops For Minor Infractions
-- ErieT: Presque Isle Casino Fined For Underage Gambling Incident
-- WHYY: UPS Cuts Wages More Than 20% For Hundreds Of Part-Time Workers In Philly
-- PG Editorial: Finally, A Former Public Defender For U.S. Supreme Court Justice
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How To Avoid Forthcoming Russian Cyberattacks
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[Posted: February 26, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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