House returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 21, 22, 23
Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
MONDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Environmental Protection. House Floor. Click Here to watch live.
WEDNESDAY: Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Conservation & Natural Resources; 2:30 - Department of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch live.
WEDNESDAY 10:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: Department of Agriculture. House Floor. Click Here to watch live.
THURSDAY 10:00: Senate Appropriations Committee state budget hearings: 10:00 - Department of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch live.
-- The Allegheny Front: Environmental Health Project Highlights Economic, Public Health Costs of Fracking
-- WJET24: United Refinery Naphtha Release In Warren Causing Headaches, Nausea, Strong Odor, Has Residents Seeking Answers - Video
-- WJET24: Naphtha Tank Repairs Continue At United Refinery In Warren - Video
-- TribLive: Russia’s Invasion To Hit Americans In Wallet At Gas Pump, Analyst Says [PA at the mercy of international energy markets]
-- ReadingE Guest Essay: U.S. Energy Policy Must Stop Empowering Russia - PA Chamber Of Commerce [Maybe it should stop putting PA at the mercy of international energy markets]
-- DEP Blog: DEP Explains Environmental Complaints And Emergencies
-- PA Solar Center: March 3 Virtual Lodestar Solar Energy Awards For Northeast PA. 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
-- PA Solar Center: March 11 Webinar - Meeting Peak Demand And Environmental Justice With Solar Energy. Noon to 1:15 p.m.
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: How PJM’s ‘Fat Market’ For Electric Generation Capacity Fuels Environmental Injustice And Consumer Expense In PA, PJM Region
-- DEP Environmental Justice Update: Your Environment, Your Voice
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Range Resources To Return To Drilling In Northeastern PA
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Expert Sees Western PA’s Huge Advantage In Hydrogen, Carbon Capture
-- Bay Journal Forum: Cleanup Deadline Is Near, The Chesapeake Bay Needs Action Now - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- GreenPhilly: Combining Art, Science & Community At Easton’s Nurture Nature Center
-- ErieT: Lake Erie Isn’t Deep, But Has Depth Of Character Among The Great Lakes
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 25 RiverWatch Report
-- PUC Approves Settlements With Retail Energy Suppliers’ Sales & Marketing Practices
-- PUC To Investigate UGI Utilities Natural Gas Service Rate Increase
-- AP/MCall: Rhode Island Challenges $3.8 Billion PPL Deal Over Service Quality, Price Increases, Environmental Work
-- PG: Man Charged In Bogus $2 Million Green Energy Scheme In SC Pleads Guilty
-- PG Guest Essay: Who Will Stand With Mon Valley Steelworkers And Communities?
-- February 26 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Feb. 26 PA Bulletin: EQB Proposed PFOA MCL Drinking Water Rule
-- Feb. 26 PA Bulletin: DEP Notice Of State Water Plan Regional Public Hearings On March 11
-- Feb. 26 PA Bulletin: DEP Request For Information To Develop New Grant For Medium, Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Pilot Program
-- PA Recreation & Park Society March 10 Meadow Management For Pollinators. Lancaster Farm & Home Center. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Has 2022 Snow Goose Horde Peaked At 150,000 At Middle Creek Wildlife Area?
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Here’s How To Know The Species Of Birds Seen In PA Backyards - Project FeederWatch
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Accepting Entries For Youth Art Month Contest Starting March 1 [PaEN]
American Rescue Plan Funding
-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested. What’s Your Community Doing?
Other States/National/International
-- The Guardian: PFAS Pollution Led To Contamination Of U.S. Drinking Water Wells In PA Other Eastern States, USGS Study Finds
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- MCall: Q&A - What The New PA Congressional Voting District Map Means For You, The 2022 Election
-- PA Cap-Star: New Congressional Districts Map Makes Swiss Cheese Of Swissvale, Complicating Pittsburgh Primary
-- ScrantonT Editorial: New Congressional Voting Districts Map Reflect State
-- AP: State Election Officials Argue Against Republican Bid To Use Old House Voting District Maps
-- ScrantonT Editorial: House Republicans Can’t Stand Prosperity
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Chester County Chamber CEO Suspends Campaign For Governor
-- AP: Republicans Eye State Courts As Next Political Battlegrounds [PA Included]
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Dr. Oz, Other Republican Carpetbaggers Insult PA Voters By Skipping U.S. Senate Candidates’ Debate
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican House Member Introduces Property Tax Elimination Plan That Taxes Certain Retirement Income, Expands Sales Tax To Food, Clothing
-- Gov. Wolf: Pennsylvanians Need The General Assembly To Act On $1.7 Billion In American Rescue Plan Funding Now
-- PG: Tolling Bridges May Be Best Option To Fund Bridge Replacements, PennDOT Says
-- PG Guest Essay: Every Kid Deserves A Chance In Public Schools, Republicans Don’t Agree
-- Inquirer: Number Of Philly Teachers Quitting Mid Year Up 200%
-- City & State PA: Link Between Race, Solitary Confinement In PA Prisons
-- Sunbury Daily Item: Federal Court: Victims Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Can Seek A Judgment To Have $95 Million In Harrisburg Catholic Diocese Assets Transferred Out Of 2 Trusts And Moved To its Bankruptcy Estate
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Symbol Of Toxic Politics, But Doesn’t Have To Be - Rep. Frankel (D)
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Change The Law To Get Ivermectin? No, Just Get Vaccinated Already
-- Inquirer: Convicted Union Official Johnny Doc Gets Big Retirement Party
-- WESA: Pittsburgh To Get Its Own Edition Of Monopoly Game
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[Posted: February 25, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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