-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
July 2, 7, 8, 9
September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Senate Voting Schedule
No Session Days Scheduled
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
TODAY Noon: DCNR Webinar To Review Findings, Recommendations For Establishing An Outdoor Recreation Statewide Industry Organization. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
July 7-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Harrisburg. Noon
July 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting August 12. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
July 8-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171
July 9-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Williamsport. 6:30 p.m.
-- Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: The Real Story Behind The Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee - It's Not Funding, It's Cleanup Money - By Mary Jo Simmen-Gray, Hempfield, Westmoreland County Resident [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Program Seeks Public Comments On Revised Watershed Agreement; 5 Webinars Set Starting July 2 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: A New Chesapeake Bay Agreement - What’s In, What’s Out?
-- Environmental Integrity Project: DEP Made Changes To Permit For MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County To Reduce Air Emissions, Improve Accountability [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project To Launch Compounds Of Concern Online Tool During July 16 Webinar [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves $750,000 Penalty Against UGI Utilities For 2020 Natural Gas Main Eruption In Monroe County Killing 1 Person [PaEN]
-- MCall - Anthony Salamone: UGI Fined For Christmas Day 2020 Natural Gas Leak That Killed 1 Person
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches New Faith & Fossil Fuels Initiative; Invites Congregations, Individuals To Share Your Lived Experiences With Pollution [PaEN]
-- Solar Business Owners: PA Will Lose $156 Million If PA Senate, House Fail To Unlock Solar For All Funding [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Mountain Watershed Assn. Challenges Rustic Ridge Coal Mine Expansion In Westmoreland, Fayette Counties
-- MorningAgClips.com: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Releases Updated Resource Guide For Pennsylvania’s Beginning Farmers
-- Allegheny Conservation District: Building Vibrant Communities, Solutions To Natural Resource Challenges Like Flooding, Degraded Water Quality, Habitat Loss, More
-- DEP Education: Stream Continuity Best Practice Designs For Culvert, Bridge Crossings
-- PublicSource.org: Allegheny County Loses Millions In Green Infrastructure Grants As Feds Cut Funding, Ease Regulations
-- Pike Conservation District: How Geology Shapes Our Streams
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Fund, Pirates Support Flood Relief Efforts
-- Beaver Times: PA Senate Considers Banning Fluoride In Drinking Water Statewide: What To Know
-- Citizens Voice: PA American Water Acquiring Pittston Sewer System For $26.4 Million
-- PA Resources Council To Hold Aug. 1, Aug. 23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Passes Bill To Ban Sale, Use Of Firefighting Foam With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 4 Webinar - Rewild Your Yard: How Meadows Support Pollinators And Clean Water [PaEN]
-- South Mountain Partnership: Shippensburg University Public Feedback Survey On Michaux State Forest Trail Systems In Adams, Franklin Counties [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: First Waves Teaches Youth Water Sports And ‘How We’re All Connected By These Waterways’
-- WESA: Recreational Barge Comes To Pittsburgh’s North Side On The Allegheny River
-- Penn Today: Informing Pennsylvania Public Health And Safety On Deer Ticks, Tick-Borne Diseases
-- Penn State Extension To Host Forest And Deer Herd Management Webinar Series July 22 [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Love Of Bugs, Even Mayflies, Distinguishes Aspiring 10-Year-Old Junior Ranger Autumn Miller From Red Lion
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Stinging Asian Needle Ants March Into Philly; Can Result In Life-Threatening Anaphylaxis In Humans
Gas Explosions
-- PUC Approves $750,000 Penalty Against UGI Utilities For 2020 Natural Gas Main Eruption In Monroe County Killing 1 Person [PaEN]
-- MCall - Anthony Salamone: UGI Fined For Christmas Day 2020 Natural Gas Leak That Killed 1 Person
Storms/Power Outages
-- LancasterOnline: Emergency Crews Respond To Flurry Of Calls As Thunderstorms Move Through Region Tuesday
-- Reading Eagle: 5,000 In Berks Remain Without Power After Powerful Thunderstorm, Flooding
Other States/Nations
-- Financial Times: MethaneSAT Satellite Used To Detect Oil & Gas, Other Methane Emissions From Space Lost Power ‘Not Recoverable’
New Federal Administration
-- MCall Guest Essay: Federal Home Heating Assistance Saves Energy, Money And Lives - By Michael Austin, Weatherization Director, Community Action Lehigh Valley
-- AP: What’s In The Latest Version Of President Big Budget Bill That Passed US Senate
-- CBS News: US Senate Removes Excise Tax On Renewable Energy Industry From Budget Bill
-- AP: Congressional Republican Budget Bill Dismantles Climate Law Passed By Democrats
-- Utility Dive: DOE, FERC, Interior, Agriculture, Transportation Revoke Environmental Review Rules On Proposed Projects Under NEPA
-- AP: National Climate Assessments On How Climate Change Affects US Removed From Federal Websites
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: Gov. Shapiro Says President’s Voters Getting ‘Screwed Over’ [Video]
-- PA Capital-Star: President ‘s Administration Tells Pennsylvania It’s Freezing More Than $230 Million For K-12 School Programs
-- TribLive: McCormick Says President’s Budget Bill Good For PA; Fetterman Opposes Medicaid, Food Stamp Cuts, More Debt
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports FY 2024-25 Tax Collections $321 Million More Than Estimates
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports June State Tax Revenue Up 2.2% ($81 Million) Over IFO Estimated; Fiscal-Year-To-Date Up 1.4% ($640 Million)
-- Spotlight PA: Private Cyber School Facing Wrongful Death Suit Says It’s ‘Unreasonable’ For Teachers To See Students Weekly
-- Spotlight PA: How PA Is Responding To Rising Use Of A Synthetic Opioid More Powerful Than Fentanyl
-- The Center Square: University Of Pennsylvania Agrees To President’s Transgender Demands
-- The Center Square: University Of Pennsylvania, Brown Subpoenaed Over Alleged Tuition Price Fixing As Part Of Congressional Investigation
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