House returns to session September 12, 13, 14
Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Read more here about the agenda. [Note: Manganese Standard]
TODAY 10:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Powering PA - Nuclear Fusion. K&L Gates Center, 210 6th Ave., Pittsburgh. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 1:00: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on PA’s emerging critical mineral and rare earth element industry. Seminar Room, 401 Steidle Building, Penn State University, State College.
-- StateImpact PA - Rachel McDevitt: Penn State Researchers Find Spreading Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Can Lead To Harmful Runoff
-- Tribune-Democrat: Study: Spreading Drilling Wastewater On PA Dirt Roads Poses Risks To Health, Environment
-- Bedford Gazette: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment
-- Environmental Health Project: Setback Distances And The Regulations We Need To Protect Public Health From Oil & Gas Facilities [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: 6% Population Loss, 3.3% Job Loss In PA's 'Natural Gas' Counties Show Misplaced Faith In Economic Benefits Of Oil & Gas Development By Policymakers [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report: Oil & Gas Industry Isn’t Stemming Rural PA Population Loss
-- Williams Pipelines Enters Agreement With PennEnergy Resources For Certified Low Emissions Natural Gas [Click Here for PA Compliance Reports On Both Companies]
-- Public Source: Explainer: Western PA’s Bid To Be A ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Relies On Fossil Fuel And Capturing Climate-Warming Carbon
-- Post-Gazette: PennDOT Submits Plan To Install 150 Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles
-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Celebrate Progress On Historic U.S. Senate Climate Legislation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Consumers Will Benefit From Lower Utility Bills, Cheaper Home Upgrades From U.S. Senate Climate Legislation
-- WHYY: Activists Pressure Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Commissioners On Climate Action, Transparency
-- Penn State City Semester Students Become Architects Of Sustainability With Pittsburgh Businesses [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Groundbreaking Set For This Fall For Rachel Carson Ecovillage On Chatham University’s Eden Hall Campus
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Adds Electric Pickup Trucks To City Vehicle Fleet
-- North American Mining: Penn State Fayette Campus Reinstates Mining Tech Program
-- Pittsburgh To Host National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference Aug. 22-25 [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications For Farm Research Grants, Nov. 14 Deadline
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 31 Virtual Local Government Engagement Conversation Café [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Editorial: ALCOSAN Upgrades Worth It For The Three Rivers’ Sake
-- WESA: Record $209 Million State Loan Helping Fund Backup System For Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water
-- The Nation: In PA Residents Uniting Across Political Lines To Battle Corporations Attempting To Privatize Their Water Systems
-- Courier Times: Officials Call Proposed Sale Of Bucks Sewer System ‘Unconscionable’
-- PA American Water Announces $40 Million In Upgrades For 7 Dams In Lackawanna, Luzerne County
-- PA Environmental Professionals Now Accepting Nominations For Karl Mason & Walter Lyon Awards [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Internship Experience With Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Was Beneficial For College Student
-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Couple Create Homegrown Meadow To Attract Pollinating Insects, Birds
-- Bay Journal: Flashing Fireflies Add Spark Of Magic To Summer Nights
-- PennLive: Brothers Put Susquehanna River Islands Up For Sale Near Harrisburg
-- Triblive/AP: Major Test Of First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine In 20 Years Begins In PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Local Clinic Hosts Trial For First Possible Lyme Disease Vaccine
-- Inquirer: Residents Fight Back Against Proposed National Park At Delaware Water Gap
-- Fish & Boat Commission Awards Grants To Support Fishing & Boating Education Programs [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Boy Scouts At Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation Build Leadership Skills In 6-Day Training Program
-- Fish & Boat Commission Receives Grants For Habitat Projects At Raystown, Somerset Lakes [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA’s Elk Herd Can Be Viewed Throughout The Year In Elk County
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Doe Licenses Sold Out For Traditional Hunting Camp Regions Of PA
-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: John Arway, Fmr Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director, Named To New Blue-Ribbon Aquatic Invasive Species Commission
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Scientists Used Experiments To Determine If Birds Can Smell
U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill
-- Young Evangelicals For Climate Action Celebrate Progress On Historic U.S. Senate Climate Legislation [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Consumers Will Benefit From Lower Utility Bills, Cheaper Home Upgrades From U.S. Senate Climate Legislation
-- The Economist: America’s Climate-Plus Spending Bill Is Flawed But Essential
-- Financial Times: Corporate America Fumes Over U.S. Senate’s Tax, Climate Package
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- TribLive: PA Average Gasoline Price Could Fall Below $4 By Late August, Analyst Says [Other Areas At $4.06 Now]
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?
Other States/National/International
-- WSJ: U.S. Solar Shipments Hit By Import Ban On China’s Xinjiang Region
-- AP: Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano To Appear For Questioning By U.S. House Panel Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- LancasterOnline: Gubernatorial Candidates Mastriano, Shapiro Pitch To PA County Commissioners
-- Courier Times: A Self-Funded Campaign And Sliding Poll Numbers Point To Trouble For Dr. Oz U.S. Senate Race
-- Inquirer: State Elections Officials Said Error On Spreadsheets Led To Mistake In Certifying Some County Election Results
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Needs Legislator Gift Reform Now
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Lawmaker Floats Constitutional Amendment To Eliminate Property Taxes
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Collected $8.3 Million For Labor Law Non-Compliance Since January 1
-- PA Capital-Star: Philadelphia Youth Call For Tighter Firearms Restrictions, Increased Funding To Combat Gun Violence
-- TribLive: 1 Dead, 13 Wounded In Weekend Violence Across Allegheny County
-- MCall: Widow Of Man Who Died During COVID Pandemic In A Lehigh Valley Nursing Home Sues County
-- MCall: Teacher Shortage Has Schools Scrambling, What It Means For Lehigh Valley
-- Inquirer: 700 New Teachers Hired For Philly Schools This Year, They Could Have Worked Anywhere With Ongoing Teacher Shortage
-- WHYY: Report Details COVID’s Long-Term Impacts On Philly Students: ‘We’re Just Surviving’
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Want Rhetoric About Gender Identity Off Dept. Of Education Website
-- USA Today: Flu Coming Back With A Vengeance, Experts Say, And Children May Be At Risk
-- Inquirer: Where To Find Grants For Small Businesses Owned By People Of Color, Women
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[Posted: August 9, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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