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House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- PJM Interconnection Electric Grid Operator Extends Hot Weather Maximum Generation Alert Thru July 28; Hot Weather Alert On July 29 [PaEN]
-- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For FRIDAY, July 28 In Philadelphia Area
-- PA Farm Bureau, Sand County Foundation, Partners Now Accepting Nominations For PA Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- DEP, Agriculture, DCNR Release Pennsylvania’s 2022 Chesapeake Bay Annual Progress Report [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Clean Water Project Procurement Program [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Program July Healthy Waters PA Partnership Progress Update
-- Altoona Mirror: No-Till Farming Method Touted In Demonstrations At Penn England Farm
-- Courier Express: Watershed Wednesdays Youth Education Programs Return By Clarion County Conservation District
-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Guest Column: Environmental Stewardship Fund Helps Northcentral Stream Restoration Partnership’s Watershed Restoration Efforts
-- Franklin & Marshall College Students, LandStudies Research Ancient Climate Through Stream Restoration
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Reclamation Awards Sewickley Creek Watershed Assn. $100,000 Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: ALCOSAN Buys Up Properties For Multi-Billion Dollar Stormwater Infrastructure Project
-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 28 RiverWatch Video Report
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Place Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Has Seen A Lot Of Rain, Why Are We Still Under A Drought Watch?
-- WHYY: DEP Orders Sunoco Pipeline To Pay $660,000 Penalty For Environmental Violations Related To Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline [Sunoco has paid nearly $31 million in penalties from DEP for just this one pipeline.]
-- Post-Gazette: US Supreme Court Clears Path For Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline To Resume Construction As Western PA Republicans Cheer
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Equitrans Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline
-- Penn State Technical Assistance Program Hosts Sept. 21 Pollution Prevention: Discover Green Sustainable Pathway Technologies Webinar [PaEN]
-- New Report: PA Taxpayers Could Save Over $360 Million Transitioning Government Fleets To Electric Vehicles
-- Beaver County Times: Ambridge Installs Public Electric Vehicle Chargers, A County First
-- Beaver County Times Guest Essay: Here’s What’s Happening As A Result Of Shell Petrochemical Plant’s [$5 Million] Fine - By Daniel Rossi-Keen
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Problem With Shell Petrochemical Plant’s Plastic Nurdles - By Jack Doyle
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Adaptation Carries $15 Billion Price Tag For PA Towns, Study Says
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Municipalities Have Big Climate Tab Coming Due, Who Should Foot The Bill?
-- PA Capital-Star: Report Outlines Costs Of Climate Change On PA Communities, Taxpayers
-- PA Attorney General Henry Joins Bipartisan Coalition Opposing 3M’s Proposed PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Settlement For Drinking Water Suppliers
-- DEP Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants Starting Aug. 1
-- Reminder: DEP Holds July 31 Info Meeting On Proposed Sandstone, Sand, Gravel Mine In Athens Twp., Bradford County
-- July 29 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Ranked As 3rd Noisiest Area In The Country By Forbes
-- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Accepts Donation Of 38-Acres Of Forest, Wetlands In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- DCNR Accepting Applications For For ATV, Snowmobile Project Grants Starting Aug. 1
-- PennLive: Central PA’s Rich Network Of Outdoor Trails Expanding At A Brisk Pace
-- Centre Daily Times: Guided Outings Thru Canoe Creek State Park Showcase Wildlife, Miles Of Trails And More
-- NextPittsburgh: 6 Pittsburgh Bike Shops For All Kinds Of Riders
-- WeConservePA Hosts Aug. 16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny Health Dept.’s Annual Raccoon Rabies Vaccination Program Set To Begin
Train Derailments
-- PennLive: Norfolk Southern Safety Train Rolls Into Harrisburg To Train First Responders
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Months After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, EPA ‘Has Failed To Protect’ East Palestine, OH, Prudue University Professor
-- AP: Norfolk Southern Says Cost Of Train Derailment Doubles To $803 Million As Cleanup Continues
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania $3.83, National $3.73, Ohio $3.49
-- Bloomsberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall With Sluggish Demand Keeping Lid On Prices
-- Bloomsberg: Exxon Profit Misses Estimates As Natural Gas, Refining Falter
Other States/National/International
-- TribLive/AP: July Has Been So Blistering Hot, Scientists Already Calculate It’s The Warmest Month On Record
-- Bloomsberg: An Overheating Planet Requires Extreme Climate Solutions
-- EPA To Post 10 Years Of Pesticide Incident Data Publicly With Monthly Updates
-- US DOE Opens Applications For States To Implement $8.5 Billion For Home Energy Efficiency Rebates
-- Bloomberg: Clean Power Gets Boost In FERC Push To Speed Grid Connections
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Final PA Budget Doesn’t Include Adult Mental Health Funding, House Democrats Want It Added
-- PennLive: 12 House Members Won’t Take Pay Until PA Has A State Budget
-- WESA: 5 Democrats Vying To Replace Rep. Innamorato Face Special Election Speedrun
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Time’s Wasting To Change PA Presidential Primary Date
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Counties Spend The First-Ever Election Grants From The State
-- TribLive: Penn State Eliminates Funding For Well-Respected, Student-Run Newspaper
-- LancasterOnline: Retired Political Reporter Brad Bumsted Digs Deep Into PA Political Corruption In New Podcast
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: It’s Time To Boycott Florida - By Solomon Jones
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[Posted: July 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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