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“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]

Senate Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule

House Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 23, 24, 25, 30

-- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- August 19 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 10 to 16 - Failure To File Critical Annual Report Violations Sent To Owners Of 5,300+ Conventional Wells; Failure To Fix Leaking Wells [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 17 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- TribLive Letter: Restrictive Natural Gas Regulatory Policies Hurt Pennsylvania [LNG Gas Export - PA Industry Wants To Sell More Gas To China, To Help Our Competitor]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: AI Is An Energy Hog That Could Hurt Progress Fighting Climate Change [Takes Power Away From Electric Grid]

-- MCall: Storms Bring Torrential Rain, Flash Flooding To Lehigh Valley

-- WNEP: Sunday Storms Lead To High Water, Flooding Across The Region

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: City Of Philadelphia Held In Contempt Over Jail Conditions; Must Pay $25 Million, Quickly Boost Staffing Judge Orders

-- Erie Times: PA Budget $600 Million In Tax Credits For Private School Aid; State Law Prevents Oversight

-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates Laud Medicare’s Negotiated Drug Prices: ‘Real Money Going Back Into Patients’ Pockets’

-- TribLive: Western PA COVID Cases On The Rise Ahead Of School Season

-- Inquirer: COVID Is Now Endemic, The CDC Says; What It Means For Philly

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Warning Issued About State Wage Rules And Broadband Expansion Costs

-- Inquirer: Redlining, Gentrification, Subjective Data Have Made Property Assessments Spike In Philly’s Black, Latino Neighborhoods

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