Senate next voting day October 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
House next voting day October 4, NEW- 5, 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY: National Emergency Alert Test 2:20 p.m.
-- FEMA And FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test For Oct. 4 Sending Test Messages To All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones [Beginning At 2:20 p.m ET]
TODAY 7:00: Dickinson College An Evening With Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska On Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work. Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson’s campus in Carlisle, Cumberland County. It will also be livestreamed. 7:00 p.m.
TODAY 7:30: Virtual. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m. [Topic: Find The Helpers: How Journalists Work For You]
FRIDAY 1:00: Virtual. Lancaster Theological Seminary: Re-Imagining A Christian Response To A Changing Climate. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- The Allegheny Front: Three Rivers Waterkeeper Citizen Monitoring Finds Plastics Maker Styrenics LLC Discharging Plastic Nurdles Into Ohio River, Threatens Lawsuit To Stop Them - By Reid Frazier [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Times: Groups To Sue Styropek For Plastic Discharge At Potter Twp. Facility
-- Post-Gazette: Environmental Groups Announce Intent To Sue Beaver County Plastics Manufacturer For Discharging Plastic Nurdles
-- TribLive: Etna Council Taking Cautious Approach With Proposed Plastic Bag Ban
-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: 300+ Attend 11th Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum Uniting Hundreds Of Conservation Advocates, Constituents And Organizations [PaEN]
-- Maryland's Conowingo Pay For Success Program Funding Now Available In PA’s Susquehanna River Watershed For Projects To Reduce Nutrient Pollution [PaEN]
-- Could Your Land Benefit From A Forested Riparian Stream Buffer? Contact The Western PA Conservancy [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Scranton To Provide Individual Assistance To Flood Victims With Federal American Rescue Funds
-- USGS Study: Floodplains In Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Watersheds Provide $124 Million+ In Annual Water Quality, Sediment Trapping Benefits
-- Tribune-Democrat: Officials Identify Coal Miner Killed In Accident At LCT Energy’s Maple Springs Mine In Somerset County
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: New Anthracite Coal Mine Tour In Scranton Shares Pennsylvania’s Checkered Mining Legacy
-- FarmAndDairy.com: Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Hard To Plug, Despite Influx Of Federal Dollars In PA, OH
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light 10th Annual Conference- No Faith In Fossil Fuels - Nov. 5: Virtual Keynote & Panel Discussion, 5 Regional Workshop Locations [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Activists Call On PA Lawmakers To End Fossil Fuel Use At ‘PA Climate Convergence’
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: At ‘Climate Convergence’ In PA, Environmental Activists Urge Gov. Shapiro, State Lawmakers To Do More To Curb Emissions
-- The Guardian: ‘We’re Not Doomed Yet:’ University Of Pennsylvania Climate Scientist Michael Mann On Our Last Chance To Save Human Civilisation
-- Beaver County Times: NRC Approves Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant License Transfer To Vistra
-- WNEP: Bloomsburg Considering Solar Power For Public Works, Recycling Buildings
-- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Oct. 17 In-Person Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local & Regional Opportunities In Appalachia Program [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities Sells District Energy Systems To Cordia, Which Is Widening Its Reach In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Essential Utilities Sells 3 Mirogrids In Allegheny County For $165 Million
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Allegheny County’s Progress On Air Quality - By Allegheny Health Dept.
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Hazard Mitigation Emergency Planning Panel Lists Issues For New Plan
-- Republican Herald: Odor Reduction System Nears Completion At Schuylkill County Biosolids Facility After $50,000 DEP Fine
-- Courier Times: Lower Makefield Unveils Big Plans For Preserved Patterson Farm Makeover
-- WNEP: State Foresters In Carbon County Following Fall Foliage
-- Williamsport Sun: Penn’s Woods: Region’s Trees To Put On A Show This Fall
-- PA Wilds Center Receives $736,000 US. Economic Development Administration Grant To Stimulate Region’s Tourism, Outdoor Recreation Economy
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In September Now Available [PaEN]
-- PennLive: PA House Passes Bill To Would Allow Cities To Crack Down On Illegal Dirt Bikes, ATVs
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Breaks Ground On $7 Million 10-Acre Waterfront Park In Bridesburg
-- WHYY: Philly’s Latest Riverfront Park Will Rise From Site Of An Old Concrete Factory In Bridesburg
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Bridging The Gap - A Vision For Recreation In Marianna And Beyond
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: The High Cost Of Wildlife Rehab In Pennsylvania
-- PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists, PA Wildlife Federation Invite Students In Grades 4 to 12 To Enter Art Poster & Photo Contests [PaEN]
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Fall Is A Great Time To Landscape With Native Plants In Erie
-- Help Wanted: Dauphin County-based Manada Conservancy - Conservation Easement Steward
Other States/National/International
-- Bloomberg: Texas Grid Solicits Power Reserves To Avoid 20% Risk Of Emergency Energy Shortages
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: PA House Passes Wide-Ranging Tax Code Bill; Corporate Tax Cuts, Low-Income Worker Benefits
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso, Kate Huangpu: One Man’s Spending Is Dominating PA Judicial Races Supporting Republican Candidate For PA Supreme Court, Who Is He, Why Is This Election Important?
-- PA Capital-Star: Democrats Making Six-Figure Investment In PA Supreme Court Race
-- AP: PA House Proposes April 2 Presidential Primary, 2 Weeks Later Than PA Senate Wants
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso, Carter Walker: Expanded Voter ID Requirements Back On The Table In PA
-- Spotlight PA: Automatic Voter Registration In PA Draws Republican Lawsuit Threats, But Little Action
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Automatic Voter Registration Will Lead To Foreign Nationals Getting On Voter Rolls
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Women In PA Senate Say Shapiro Needs To Address Harassment Allegations Against Former Legislative Secretary
-- TribLive Editorial: Shapiro Missed Chance To Meet Higher Standard On Sexual Harassment
-- AP: PA Inmates Sue Over ‘Tortuous Conditions’ Of Solitary Confinement
-- Sen. Yaw Defends ‘Skill’ Gambling Games In Taverns, Clubs, Stores Against ‘Greedy Casino Moguls’
-- Senator Yaw Guest Essay: David vs. Goliath - ‘Skill’ Gambling Games vs. Casinos
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Former WGAL News Anchor Janelle Stelson Launches Bid For Democratic Nomination To Oppose Republican Cong. Scott Perry
-- Erie Times: Lawsuit: Cybersecurity Firm Was Instructed By Attorney For Fulton County, PA To Lie About 2020 PA Voting Machine Hacks
-- WHYY: Drexel Study Finds Link Between Structural Racism And Higher Premature Mortality Rates
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[Posted: October 4, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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