Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 11.4.21

Senate returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session Nov. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, Dec. 13, 14, 15 [No More In 2021]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY: DCNR Webinar - Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshop - Eastern Counties.

 

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept Petitions For Study To Increase Oil & Gas Well Bonding Nov. 16; Also Considers Proposed PFOA/PFOS MCL Standard  [PaEN]

-- House Committee Meets Nov. 8 To Consider Resolution To Kill Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regulation, Even Though Time For Action Has Expired  [PaEN]

-- House State Government Committee meets Nov. 8 to consider House Bill 865 (Keefer-R- York) consolidation of Commonwealth Documents Law, Commonwealth Attorneys Act and Regulatory Review Act related to the promulgation of regulations “not the intent of this consolidation to make revisions to the law” (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol.  8:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

-- Resolution To Study Wildlife Conservation Corridors To Be Considered By House Committee Nov. 10  [PaEN]

-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College, Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Student Symposium On The Environment Nov. 29 To Dec. 2  [PaEN]

-- Bucknell University & Susquehanna University Plant Forest Buffers To Slow Rainwater Runoff  [PaEN]

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: How Rain Gardens Can Help Save The Environment

-- Lancaster Farmland Trust Partners With Landowners To Preserve 88 Acre Zimmerman Farm [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA On Demand Webinar: Understanding Funding Opportunities For Conservation Thru The Federal American Rescue Plan

-- EIN: Local Leaders Gather At Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center To Call For Green Infrastructure Funding 

-- Guest Essay: Wait, Don't Rake: Leave Fallen Leaves Where They Fell - By Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrates America Recycles Day Nov. 15 - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!  [PaEN]

-- ScrantonT: Hillside Farms Frustrated With Constant Littering Of Fast Food Bags On Property

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia A Leader In Turning Old Factories And Offices Into Apartments

-- DEP Blog: The Time Is Now To Re-Tune Commercial Buildings To Minimize Energy Consumption  [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Drastically Improved Electric Vehicle Batteries Possible

-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Delegation Shares City’s Successes At UN Climate Summit In Glasgow

-- DCNR Blog: Carbon Capture A Tool To Address Cause Of Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Holds Virtual Building Toward A Just Future Conference Focused On Climate Justice Nov. 14  [PaEN]

-- Penn State: People Prefer Climate Change Policies That Give Incentives, Energy Alternatives; Disapprove Of Disincentives, Except When They Target Businesses

-- YaleEnvironment360 - John Hurdle: More Eyes On Polluters - The Growth Of Citizen Monitoring [Western PA]

-- ReadingE: Spotted Lanternfly Research Brings Top FFA Award To Conrad Weiser Grad

-- ErieT - Brian Whipkey: Erie County Father, Son Hike 2,100 Mile Appalachian Trail

-- ScrantonT: The Magic Of Running Trails In Lackawanna State Park

-- Inquirer - Rebuilding Philly: Let’s Reimagine Urban Green Space As A Way To Promote Social Justice

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Native American Heritage Month Toolkit

-- The American Chestnut Foundation: A Cherokee Chestnut Legend

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: November Pennsylvania Nature News

-- PG Editorial: Delaware Water Gap - A National Park For Pennsylvania

-- Penn State Researcher Recommends Hunters Wear PPE During Close Contact With Deer, Get COVID Vaccine  [PaEN]

-- PG - John Hayes: Deer Can Contract COVID, Says Penn State Study

American Rescue Plan Funding 

-- WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Receives Release Of $37.1 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding For Local Programs

Bipartisan U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill

-- NPR: Stung By Election Results, Moderate Dems Want To Hit The Gas On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill 

National/International

-- WPost: World Will Burn Thru Its ‘Carbon Budget’ In 11 Years Unless Emissions Are Drastically Curbed, Scientists Say

-- The Guardian: ‘Reality Check’: Global CO2 Emissions Shooting Back To Record Levels

-- Reuters: Coal In The Crosshairs As UN Climate Summit Stirs Clean Energy Pledges

-- Financial Times: ‘End Of Coal In Sight’ As More Than 40 Nations Join New Pact To Phase Out Fossil Fuel

-- WPost: Leaders Depart, Now COP26 Climate Summit Turns To Finding The Money

-- Financial Times: New Body To Oversee Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards

-- AP: Bees, Sheep, Crops: Solar Farm Developers Tout Multiple Benefits

-- AP: Is It Green Or Forever Toxic? Nuclear Energy Rift At Climate Talks

PA Politics

-- AP: 2021 Gives PA Republicans More Hope For Big 2022 Election 

-- ErieT: What This Year’s PA Election Results Mean For Critical 2022 Races

-- PA Cap-Star: Will PA Democrats Heed The Lessons They Learned On Election Night?

-- PennLive - John Baer: This Election Waved Red Flags For PA Democrats Hoping To Win In 2022

-- PennLive: Republicans Expand Congressional Target List To PA Cong. Madeleine Dean

-- PG Editorial: Democrats Need To Learn From Tuesday’s Rebuke

-- TribLive: 5 Takeaways From Election Day In Western PA

-- CourierT: Was Bucks County Republican Sweep A Preview Of Things To Come?

-- Inquirer: Republicans Win Back Four Bucks County Row Offices

-- CitizensV: Republican Dominance Grows In Luzerne County

-- Inquirer: Democrats Hold On To Delaware County Council

-- MCall: 5 Takeaways From Lehigh Valley Election Results

-- PA Cap-Star: Unofficial Look At County Election Day Turnout Rates - 16.88% to 40.3%  [Many Not Reporting Yet]

-- WITF: Counties Confirm PA’s General Election Went Smoothly

-- WBTimes: Kudos For A Well-Organized Election In Luzerne County

-- MCall: Votes Counted After Midnight Changed Results In Key Lehigh Valley Races, Including Lehigh County Executive

-- McCall - Paul Muschick: Voters Rejected Republican Steve ‘20 Strong Men’ Lynch, What That Means For The Future Of Northampton County’s Republican Party

-- WHYY: PA School Board Races Don’t Seem To Show A Decisive New Political Narrative

-- YorkDR: Voters In York Suburban Race Reject Conservative Candidates Focused On Masks, CRT

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Republicans Crow Over Election Wins As Democrats Look To Redefine Message

-- LancasterOnline: Anti-Mask, Critical Race Theory Issues Bring Out Voters To Lancaster School Board Races

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Board Races Show Voters Want Students Back In Classroom Full Time

-- TribLive: Anti-Mask Republicans Win Westmoreland County School Board Seats

-- WPSU: Centre, Blair County Municipalities Vote To Approve Second Amendment Sanctuaries

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Man Killed After Collision With Republican Gubernatorial Candidate’s Car Had Alcohol, Drugs In System

-- Gov. Wolf Applauds CDC Approval Of COVID Vaccines For Children Ages 5 to 11

-- WHYY: What You Need To Know About COVID Vaccines For Kids Ages 5-11

-- PG: Western PA’s Younger Kids Begin Receiving COVID Vaccines

-- CitizensV: Requests For COVID Vaccine For Children Surging In NE PA

-- CourierT: Philly Children's Hospital Doctor Discusses Side Effects In Children From COVID Vaccines

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Attention Taxpayers - Gov. Wolf Wants To Waste $100 Million To Bribe State Workers To Get Vaccinated

-- WESA: Pennsylvanians Buying Health Insurance Will Have More Affordable Options

-- Inquirer: Unvaccinated?  Don’t Count On Leaving Your Family Death Benefits

-- ScrantonT: Scranton Teachers Begin Strike: ‘It’s Union Time’

-- YorkDT: Explore The State Treasurer’s Vault Of Unclaimed Property

-- MCall Guest Essay: PA’s Intellectual Disability & Autism Service System In Freefall

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 10 Years Later Survivors Of Jerry Sandusky’s Abuse Still In Recovery Mode [They Still Don’t Have The Ability To Sue For Damages]

-- AP: Philadelphia Bans Traffic Stops For Minor Infractions

-- WITF: New Immigrant Detention Center Proposed In Clearfield County

-- Inquirer: Philly Resettlement Agencies Anticipate Surge In Afghan Evacuees

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[Posted: November 4, 2021]  PA Environment Digest