Senate returns to session October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 15 [Adjourn for year]
House returns to session October 24, 25, 26, November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- Environmental Groups Raise Serious Compliance Issues With Olympus Energy-- Over 600 Violations On 13 DEP Permits-- In Comments On Proposed Shale Gas Drilling Pad In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Washington County Community Meeting Updates Residents On PA Health & Environment Studies, Discusses Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Washington County Residents Seek Answers On Health Impacts Of Fracking, Shale Gas
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Public Briefed On Fracking Health Studies, Despite No-Show From Pitt, State Health Dept.
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Big Natural Gas Has Throttled PA’s Economy For The Last 15 Years - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Companies Join Hydrogen Hub Group
-- Bloomberg: Bill Gates Warns Producers Blue Hydrogen Must Be Clean
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: RGGI: PA Leadership Tale Of Opposition, Support And Ambivalence
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2022 State Of The Chesapeake Blueprint Report Finds Restoration Efforts Are Off Track [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: States, Including PA, Off Pace To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals
-- DEP Provides PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Healthy Waters Partnership Update [PaEN]
-- Delaware County Times: Conservation Groups Laud Bipartisan Effort To Pass Growing Greener III Environmental Funding
-- Sanatoga Post: Land Conservationists Thank Lawmakers For GG III Funds
-- York Dispatch: York County Landfill Discharge Into Creek Violates DEP Standards, Remedy Expected In 2023
-- Altoona Mirror: Commonwealth Court Upholds EHB Decision To Vacate DEP Permit For 845-Acre Landfill In Clearfield County
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Features Eels In Classroom; Fish Detectives; 2nd Round Consumptive Use Grants Coming; AMD Cleanup; More [PaEN]
-- Southwestern PA Commission Water Resource Center Nov. 15 Webinar - Cost/Benefit Comparison Of Common MS4 Stormwater Management BMPs [PaEN]
-- Registration Now Open For 2022 Watershed Congress In Montgomery County Oct. 22 [PaEN]
-- Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting Nov. 10, Berks Nature Rookery, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-- DEP Environmental Ed Update: Grant Applications Due Soon; Student Radon Poster Contest; 60th Anniversary Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Oct. 19 Webinar: PFAS And Health Impacts - What Frontline Communities Need To Know, 7:00 p.m.
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Startup Uses Power Of Algae To Clean Up Indoor Air
-- PA Capital-Star: ‘Tired Of Talking’: Advocates Call On Legislature To Address Environmental Justice Issues
-- House Democrats: State Government Should Refocus Efforts On Environmental Justice, Prepare Permit Environmental Impact Assessments
-- Annual Conference Of Interfaith Power & Light To Focus On Environmental Justice & Human Resilience On Nov. 13 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Ever Wonder If The Soil In Your Philly Yard Has Lead In It? Now’s Your Chance To Find Out
-- PA Sea Grant, DEP Host Oct. 25 PA Lake Erie Forum Webinar On Climate Hazard Mitigation & Climate Migration [PaEN]
-- CEOs For Sustainability 2022 C-Suite Summit Nov. 2 Hazelwood Green Pittsburgh
-- Penn State Oct. 10 EarthTalks Lecture To Discuss Solar And Agriculture Land Use Competition [PaEN]
-- AP: Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat [Philadelphia Included]
-- PennDOT Accepting Unsolicited Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Proposals Until Oct. 31
-- TribLive: Meet Winners Of 2022 Sustainable Gardening Awards From Phipps Conservatory
-- TribLive: Shaler Area Students Rally To Protect Girty’s Run Farmland In Allegheny County
-- DCNR Blog: Celebrating And Planning For Three New State Parks
-- Reminder: DCNR Offering Online Grant Writing Workshop Nov. 3
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Announces A New Online Resource For Outdoor Recreation [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Pennsylvania Nature News; Oct. 15 Guided Hike At Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve, Lackawanna County; More
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Building One Of The Great Linear Parks In The World
-- Pittsburgh, KABOOM!, Partners Unveil Kid-Designed, Community-Built Playground In West Penn Park
-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature - VP For Land & Conservation Programs; Welcome Receptionist & Store Associate [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission To Begin Blue Catfish Restoration In The Ohio River
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Blue Catfish, An Aquatic Alpha Predator Is Being Reintroduced To The Ohio River
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Erie Times: Energy Costs Are On The Rise, Ways To Save Money, Where To Get Help
-- USA Today: More Pain At The Pump As OPEC+ Cuts Oil Production By 2 Million Barrels
-- WSJ: U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Climbing Again And May Get Worse
-- Reuters: OPEC+ Oil Output Cut Ahead Of Winter Fans Inflation Concerns
-- Financial Times: White House Accuses OPEC+ Of Aligning With Russia
-- WSJ: OPEC+ Cut In Oil Production Likely To Boost Prices, Help Moscow
-- Financial Times: OPEC+ Unleashes Shockwaves With Big Cut In Oil Production
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?
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Crawford County Man Latest To Be Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Council Of Churches Asking Christians To Talk About White Nationalism In America, And For Good Reason
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Campaign Reaching Out To Younger Voters Using Power Of TikTok
-- Courier Times: Ex-President’s PAC Donates To PA Republican Candidates Who Pushed The ‘Big Lie,’ But Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Got Snubbed
-- Inquirer: Dr. Oz, Fetterman Have Big Debate Oct. 25, How Many People Will Have Voted By Then?
-- PennLive: Love Him Or Not, Fetterman Left His Mark On His Adopted Hometown Of Braddock
-- WESA: Fetterman’s Record On Crime Is More Complex Than Political Ads Would Have You Believe
-- AP: How Much Work Has Fetterman Done As Lt. Governor? Calendar Shows Gaps
-- PennLive - John Baer: Dr. Oz vs. Fetterman: So Far Not What It Was Cracked Up To Be
-- PA Capital-Star: In Bellweather PA Seat, Democrat Cong. Wild Touts Record As She pursues Third Term
-- WESA: In PA State House Races, Democrats Emphasize Support For Abortion Rights
-- WHYY/Billy Penn: Why The Philly Union League Is Honoring Florida Republican Gov. DeSantis
-- LancasterOnline: 35,000 Mail-In Ballots Ready To Sent To Voters In Lancaster County
-- WHYY/Billy Penn: How Local News Can Help Heal Philly’s Gun Violence Crisis, Instead Of Make It Worse
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can Address Crime And Violence Through Smart Justice - Rep. Benninghoff, House Majority Leader
-- WESA: How Some PA Cities Are Using Federal American Rescue Plan Funds To Fight Violence
-- Altoona Mirror: State Commission Advises Allocation Of $100 Million To Mental Health To Strengthen Workforce
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Strike Down Felony Murder Law
-- Post-Gazette: Harrisburg Senators [Baseball] Go Viral For Response To Being Mistaken For Lawmakers
-- Gov. Wolf: Rainy Day Fund Reaches Record High Balance
-- Liquor Control Board Reports Record Net Income In FY 2021-22
-- Warren Times: Strong Sports Betting Helps Gambling Industry Grow
-- PA Capital-Star: Study: More Republicans Than Democrats Likely Died Of COVID; There Were 14,146 Vaccine-Preventable Deaths In PA
-- Post-Gazette: PA Health Insurance Reform Bill Stalls While Rates For Small Business Rise
-- PennLive: Ex-Owner Of PA Pharmacy That Sold More Oxycodone Than Any Other Store In U.S. Sentenced To Prison
-- WHYY: Philadelphia nonprofit Sounds Alarm On Rising Drug Use
-- WESA: Pitt To Extend SAT Or ACT Test-Optional Policy Through 2025
-- TribLive Editorial: Rental Assistance Flub Is Object Lesson In Govt. Screw-Ups
-- Post-Gazette: Italian Heritage Group Says It Will Appeal Ruling On Removing Columbus Statue In Pittsburgh
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[Posted: October 6, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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