-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
August: No Days Scheduled
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
August: No 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!
August 4-8-- In-Person. Shippensburg University, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Host South Mountain Climate & Land Use Exploration For Educators
August 6-- In-Person. DCNR Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Applications. 6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
August 6-- Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing. 1:30 p.m. Read more here.
August 7-- Virtual. Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Webinar On Stormwater Management And Hazard Mitigation For Municipalities. Noon to 1:15 p.m.
August 11-- NEW. PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. (formal notice) Read more here.
August 11-- NEW. PA Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on A.I. data center development. Valley View High School Auditorium, 1 Columbus Drive in Archbald, Lackawanna County. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. (Committee announcement) Read more here.
August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:00 a.m.
August 21-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- Erie Times: Canadian Wildfires Are Causing Bad Air Quality In Erie, How To Stay Safe
-- Range Resources Files Appeal Of The Dismissal Of Its Zoning Hearing Board Challenge To Cecil Township’s Ordinance Requiring A 2,500 Foot Setback For Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. 11 Hearing On A.I. Data Center Development In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: State Senate To Hold A.I. Data Center Hearing At Valley View High School
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: What’s Behind Higher Electricity Prices? The Regional Grid Explained
-- PA House Environmental Committee To Hold Aug. 11 Hearing On How PA Should Subsidize The Remediation Of Waste Coal Piles [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Opens Fall Grant Round; Letters Of Intent Due Aug. 29 [PaEN]
-- First Come, First Served: Applications Now Being Accepted For REAP Farm Conservation Tax Credit Through Sept. 30 [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Dairy Desserts Help Fund Dairy Farm Conservation In Lancaster
-- Delaware Currents: Is The Upper Delaware River Ready For A Texas-Like Flood?
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Aug. 14 Webinar On The New Deadline For Taking Advantage Of Federal Solar Energy Tax Credits [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA, Other States Scramble To Complete Renewable Energy Projects Before Federal Tax Credits Expire
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Allegheny County Residents Can Share Thoughts On New Climate Action Plan
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Science Isn’t Enough, Only Spiritual Transformation Can Save The Environment - By Michael Coren, Climate Coach
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: America Needs More Coal-Fired Energy Plants Or The Future Will Be Dark - By Terry L. Headley, formerly with American Coal Council
-- Observer-Report Guest Essay: Random Thoughts About Man’s Stupidity By A 79-Year-Old - We Need To Think Just A Little Bit More - By Nick Jacobs, Windber, Somerset County [PDF of Article]
-- Inquirer Editorial: President’s EPA Rollbacks Jeopardize Our Warming Planet And Its Wary People
-- WITF: New Law Will Expand Workers’ Comp For First Responders Developing Job Trauma Injuries
-- Reading Eagle: Christman Lake Dam In Berks County May Need To Be Drained To Comply With Dam Safety Standards
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: $190 Million Federal Funding Boost For Pittsburgh Waterway Renovation Includes Montgomery Lock & Dam Project
-- PA Environmental Educators Now Accepting Nominations For Annual Awards Programs; Conference Presentation Proposals Also Due [PaEN]
-- Natural Lands Partners With Corgan Family To Expand Bear Creek Preserve By 53 Acres In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Spread As Allegheny County Plans More Spraying
-- WNEP: East Stroudsburg University Professor Highlights Sap Sucking Insect Known As The Treehopper
-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature - It’s August, Grasshoppers Are Aplenty
-- PennLive: 5 Great Rail Trails In PA That Are Perfect For Cycling
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Would Harrisburg Pass A Budget If PA Leaders Stopped Getting Paid?
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Counties Sound Alarm That State Budget Stalemate Threatens Essential Services - By Sherene Hess, Indiana County Commissioner
-- The Center Square: ‘Time’s Up’: PA House Democrats Demand Progress As SEPTA Cuts Loom
-- Spotlight PA: Detecting Child Abuse Can Require Medical Training, But PA Lacks Consistent Rules
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Food Bank Says Federal Cuts Leaving Food Pantry Shelves Empty
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Nonprofits Rally Around Immigrants Amid Federal ICE Crackdowns
-- TribLive: Suspect In Federal ICE Custody After Fatal Coraopolis Hit And Run
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