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Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd Wallace twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395. Read more here [Important items on the agenda.]

-- PA Chapter Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Oppose Transfer Of $150 Million From Game Fund To Clean Streams Fund In Senate Budget Bill; Could Make State Ineligible For Federal Wildlife Funds [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Operating In Marcellus Energizes Range Resources [Puff Piece On Shale Gas Industry, Nothing On Real Impacts To Environment, Health In PA’s Most Densely Drilled County-- Washington]

-- York Daily Record: Ron Fountain Risked His Life To Prevent A Meltdown At Three Mile Island, Now Gets Recognized

-- Erie Times: Huge Solar Energy Facility Could Be Built In Erie County

-- GridPhilly.com: Reckless Developments Put Residents In Floods’ Path

-- Beaver County Times: Get Rid Of Old Tires At 2 Beaver County Locations [Independence Conservancy]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Small Changes Can Make Big Difference For City Of Pittsburgh Recycling

-- GridPhilly.com: Wissahickon Environmental Center Inspires Children, Adults and Prospective Environmental Scientists

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Workers Power Pennsylvania’s Clean Energy Economy - By The Nature Conservancy-PA & BlueGreen Alliance

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Pushes Office Of Outdoor Recreation To Boost $14 Billion Tourism Industry

-- Williamsport Sun: Scout River Ecology Day Helps Clean Up Aquatic Ecosystems At Shikellamy State Park

-- Altoona Mirror: Toad-ally Awesome - Frog Week Citizen Science Project Aims To Monitor, increase Wild Populations Of Amphibians

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Presence Of A Few Slugs Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing

-- WESA: Species Of Freshwater Mussel Found In Western PA Might Soon Be Listed As Endangered