This section lists House and Senate Committee meetings, DEP and other public hearings and meetings and other interesting environmental events.

NEW means new from last week.  Go to the online Calendar webpage for updates.

October 21-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 790 (Scarnati-R-Jefferson) which sets environmental protection standards for conventional (not Shale gas) oil and gas well drilling and legalizes the road dumping of drilling wastewater from conventional wells Click Here for more.  Rules Room.  Off the Floor.

October 21-- NEW. House Game & Fisheries Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 147 (Laughlin-R-Erie) authorizing Sunday hunting by the Game Commission.  Room 60 East Wing.  Call of Chair.  Click Here to watch the meeting online.

October 21-- NEW. House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee meets to consider House Resolution 452 (Millard-R-Columbia) congratulating Fallingwater and the Western PA Conservancy on Fallingwater Being named a World Heritage Site (sponsor summary).  Room B-31 Main Capitol.  Off the Floor. Click Here to watch the meeting online.

October 21-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on issues related to waters of Pennsylvania. Room 418 Main Capitol Building. 10:00.  A video of the hearing will be posed on the Policy Committee webpage. Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 21-- CANCELED. DEP Hearing On Broad Mountain Wind Power Project Water Quality Permit, Carbon County. Weatherly Elementary/Middle School Cafeteria, 602 6th Street, Weatherly. 6:00 to 9:00.

October 21-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On Hydro Carbide, Inc. RACT II Air Quality Plan, Westmoreland County. DEP’s Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront River, Pittsburgh. 10:00

October 21-- Pike County Conservation District Stormwater Bioswale Unveiling.  District Education Building, 556 Route 402, Hawley. 9:00.

October 22-- NEW. House State Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 575 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing a taxpayer funded procurement program guaranteeing taxpayers pay the highest prices for nutrient reductions. Click Here for more on the bill. Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Call of the Chair.  Click Here to watch the meeting online.

October 22-- Agenda Items Added. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds voting meeting on Senate Bill 726 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) which would create a new standard for the review for appeals of DEP permit actions before the Environmental Hearing Board by limiting parties appealing permit decisions-- a company or a citizens group-- to issues raised in and information contained in a record of decision on each permit DEP staff would have to prepare Click Here for more; Senate Bill 727 (Bartolotta-R- Washington), a companion bill to Senate Bill 726, would change the term of an Environmental Hearing Board judge from 6 to 5 years and limited judges to serving 2 terms.  Any judge sitting on the Board on the effective date of the bill when it is signed into law who has served more than 10 years will have their term expire at the end of their current term Click Here for more; Senate Bill 891 authorizing third party review of Chapter 102 (erosion and sedimentation) and Chapter 105 (dam safety and encroachment) permit applications Click Here for more; Senate Resolution 191 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne, Yaw-R-Lycoming) urging Congress to reauthorize the federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee which is the primary source of funding for Pennsylvania’s abandoned mine reclamation program (sponsor summary); and briefing on Gov. Wolf’s RGGI executive order.  Room 8E-A East Wing.  9:30. Click Here to watch the meeting live.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 22-- NEW. Senate Republican Policy Committee discusses conservative approaches to renewable energy workshop.  Room 461. 9:00 to 11:00. Committee meetings are typically webcast on the Committee’s webpage.

October 22-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

October 22-- DCNR Webinar Inviting Comments On PA’s 2020-24 Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan. 6:00.

October 22-- SEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support) How To Store The Sun For Your Home Or Business Workshop. Park Street Complex, Honesdale, Wayne County. 7:00 to 9:00.

October 22-- PennFuture Hosts Author Of Less Oil Or More Caskets. Civic Club of Harrisburg, 612 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  5:30.

October 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 12th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Nancy Herb 717-783-9269 or send email to nherb@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 23-- Dept. Of General Services Electric Vehicle Ridge & Drive Event. Commonwealth Avenue (in front of the Capitol Fountain) in Harrisburg. 10:00.

October 23-- PA Resources Council Backyard Composting Workshop. Ross Township Community Center, Allegheny County. 7:00 to 8:30.

October 23-- NEW. StateImpact PA, WITF Discussion On Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, More.  WITF Public Media Center, Harrisburg.  6:00 to 7:30.

October 23-24-- NEW. Public Utility Commission Administrative Law Judge Hearing On Mariner East Pipeline Safety.  Courthouse, West Chester, 2 North High Street. 9:00.

October 24-- CANCELED. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. The next scheduled meeting is November 7.  Contact: Jay Braund 717-772-5636 or jbraund@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

October 24-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Daniel E. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-783-8846.

October 24-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event. Mohegan Sun – Conference Center, 1280 Highway 315, Wilkes-Barre. 8:00 – 3:30.

October 24-- DCNR Webinar Inviting Comments On PA’s 2020-24 Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan. Noon.

October 24-- Location/Agenda Posted. Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Committee meeting.  Room 39 Dept. Of Agriculture  Building, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 1:00..  Contact: Triby Libart, RA-plant@pa.gov.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 25-- Pike County Conservation District Annual Dinner - Nature’s Influence On Music. at Woodloch Pines Resort, Hawley.

October 26-- South Middleton Twp Tree Planting, Mt. Holly Springs, Cumberland County.  Southview Park baseball field, 235 Pine Road, Mt. Holly Springs. 10:00.

October 26-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop.  Lauri Ann West Community Center, O’Hara Township, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

October 26-- PA Resources Council, PA American Water National Drug Take-Back Day Collection, 3 Locations In Allegheny County. Green Tree Borough Building, 10 W. Manilla Ave.; Mt. Lebanon, Medical Rescue Team South, 315 Cypress Way; Robinson, The Mall at Robinson (parking lot near Dick’s Sporting Goods), 100 Robinson Centre Dr.  10:00 to 2:00.

October 26-- NEW. Brodhead Watershed Association Day For Climate Change Advocacy & Awareness. Brodhead Creek Heritage Center, 1539 Cherry Lane Road, East Stroudsburg, Monroe County.

October 26-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Dramatic Readings Of Edgar Allan Poe Program. Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County. 6:00 and 8:00.

October 26-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Rooks: Can Drones Help Our Bird Populations?.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

October 28-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing On Pennsylvania CO2 and Climate. Room G-50 Irbis Building. 8:00.  Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 29-- DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30.  Contact: Michael Maddigan, mmaddigan@pa.gov or 717-772-3609.

October 29-- House Children and Youth Committee hearing on municipal recreational programs for preschool-aged children.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  9:00.  Committee meetings are usually webcast live online.

October 29-- Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum.  Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie.  1:00 to 4:00.

October 29-30-- Northeast Recycling Council Fall Conference.  Rhode Island.

October 30-- DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Diane Wilson, diawilson@pa.gov or call 717-787-3730. (formal notice)

October 30-- DEP Hearing On Bivouac Swine Facility Water Quality Permit In Fulton County, Fulton County. McConnellsburg Fire Hall, 112 E. Maple St., McConnellsburg. 6:30 to 8:30. (Oct. 5 PA Bulletin page 5761)

October 30-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  Holiday Inn Johnstown Downtown, 250 Market Street, Johnstown. 8:30 – 3:30.

October 31-- Agenda Items Added. Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing On Changes To Consumptive Use Mitigation Regulation, FY 2020 Program Fees and Water Use Project Requests. Commission Headquarters, 4423 N Front Street, Harrisburg. 2:30.  (formal notice)  Click Here for more on the agenda.

October 31-- Save Pennsylvania’s Forests Coalition Safeguarding Penn’s Woods: A Forum On Pennsylvania’s Forests.  Olewine Nature Center, Wildwood Park, 100 Wildwood Way,  Harrisburg. 10:00 to 4:00.

October 31-- NEW. PA Municipal League Role Of Energy Efficiency In Community Resilience Webinar. 1:00 to 2:00.

November 1-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee holds a hearing on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.  Havertown Twp. Building, 1014 Darby Road, Havertown, Delaware County.  10:00.

November 1-- EPA Workshop On Risk Assessment And Emergency Response Plan Training For Water, Wastewater Utilities. Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane, Annapolis, Maryland. 9:00 to 5:00.

November 1-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  DoubleTree by Hilton, 701 Penn Street, Reading. 7:45. – 4:15.

November 2-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Tree Planting Little Buffalo Creek, Butler County. 154 Monroe Road in Sarver.

November 2-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Autumn Lecture: Ecology and Conservation of Raptors of the Caribbean Islands.  Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Berks County.  5:00.

November 4-- Western PA Conservancy Public Meeting On Trout Run Watershed Water Quality Improvement Study, Erie County.  Fort LeBoeuf Legion Post 285, 120 West 4th Street, Waterford. 6:30 to 8:30.

November 4-5-- Registration Open. 10th Anniversary National EcoDistricts Summit.  Pittsburgh.

November 6-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Next scheduled meeting December 18. Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-9438.  (formal notice)

November 6-- DEP Aggregate Advisory Board & Regulatory, Legislative, Technical Committee meeting. 10th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Daniel E. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-783-8846.  (formal notice)

November 7-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Bureau of Laboratories Building, 2575 Interstate Dr., Harrisburg.  9:30.  Contact: Jay Braund 717-772-5636 or jbraund@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

November 7-- PA Wilds Annual Dinner & Awards Program. DuBois.

November 9-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop. Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Fox Chapel, Allegheny County. 11:00 to Noon.

November 12-- PA Resources Council Recycling Awareness Workshop.  East End Food Co-op, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 6:30 to 8:00.

November 13-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Conshohocken, Montgomery County.  9:00 to Noon.

November 14-- DEP Small Water Systems Technical Assistance Center Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Contact: Dawn Hissner, dhissner@pa.gov or 717-772-2189.

November 14-- Keep PA Beautiful, DEP, PennDOT Litter Summit.  Harrisburg Hilton. 8:00 to 4:00.

November 14-- Manada Conservancy Preservation Updates. East Hanover township Building, 8848 Jonestown Road, Granville, Dauphin County, 7:00 to 8:00.

November 14-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Camp Hill, Cumberland County.  9:00 to Noon.

November 15-- Registration Open. PA State Association Of Township Supervisors Stormwater Conference. Malvern, Chester County.

November 15-- Public Utility Commission Be Utility Wise Consumer Education Event.  Red Lion Inn, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg.  9:00 – 3:00.

November 15-17-- Chesapeake Watershed Forum.  Shepherdstown, WV.

November 16-- PA Resources Council Vermicomposting (Worms) Workshop. Construction Junction, Point Breeze, Allegheny County. 10:30 to Noon.

November 18-- DEP Webinar Apply For Environmental Education Grants. 1:00.

November 19-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Questions should be directed to Laura Edinger by calling 717-772-3277 or send email to: ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

November 19-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Questions should be directed to Keith Salador, Executive Director, by calling 717-787-8171 or send email to: ksalador@pa.gov.

November 19-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board Conference Call.  16th Floor Delaware Room, Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Contact: Glenda Davidson, gldavidson@pa.gov or Allison Acevedo, 484-250-5942.

November 19-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop. Wexford, AlleghenyCounty.  9:00 to Noon.

November 20-- DEP Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Boyertown Foundry, Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg. 10:00.

November 20-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.   Contact: Gretchen Leslie, 717-772-9084, gleslie@pa.gov.

November 20-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop.  Clarion, Clarion County.  9:00 to Noon.

November 21-- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Entrepreneurship Ecosystem At Penn State Webinar. Noon to 1:00.

November 22-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Proposed State Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision & 2nd Maintenance Plan For The Clearfield/Indiana Area Related To Ozone Attainment.  Moshannon District Office, 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg. 10:00.  (formal notice)

November 26-- DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grant Application Workshop.  State College, Centre County.  9:00 to Noon.

December 3-- DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting.  DEP Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg. 10:00.  Contact: Margaret Scheloske, mscheloske@pa.gov ,or 724-404-3143. (formal notice)

December 4-- DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Kris Shiffer, 717-772-5809, kshiffer@pa.gov.

December 4-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Conference Room 11B, Rachel Carson Building. Harrisburg.  10:00. Contact: Amy Forney, aforney@pa.gov or 717-772-2186.

December 4-- DEP State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Operators meeting. 10th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Ed Chescattie, echescattie@pa.gov or 717-787-5236.

December 5-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Laura Henry, 717-772-5713, lahenry@pa.gov.

December 5-6-- NEW. Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Turning A New Leaf Conference.  Harrisburg.

December 10-- DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00.  Contact: Lindsay Byron 717-772-8951, lbyron@pa.gov.

December 10-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council meeting.  Room 309 Agriculture Building, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 10:00.  Contact: Kristopher Abell, 717-787-2227 or krabell@pa.gov.

December 10-- Schuylkill Action Network Annual Meeting. Albright College, 1621 North 13th Street, Reading, Berks County. 9:30. to 3:30.

December 10-11-- NEW. Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training.  Lancaster.

December 12-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15.  Contact: Kirit Dalal, kdalal@pa.gov or 717-772-3436.

December 12-- DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Bureau of Laboratories, Room 206, 2575 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg. 9:00.  Contact: Aaren Alger, 717-346-8212 or send email to: aaalger@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

December 17-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00.  Questions should be directed to Laura Edinger by calling 717-772-3277 or send email to: ledinger@pa.gov. (formal notice)

December 18-- NEW. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00. Contact: Todd Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-9438.  (formal notice)

December 18-- NEW. PA Women’s Agricultural Network Symposium. Temple University, Philadelphia. 8:30 to 5:00.

December 19-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg.  9:30.  Contact: Jay Braund 717-772-5636 or jbraund@pa.gov.

February 23-16-- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration MineXChange Annual Conference & Expo.  Phoenix, Arizona.

February 28-29-- Keystone Coldwater Conference.

March 9-11-- Engineers’ Society of Western PA, DEP Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference. State College

March 11-12-- 2020 Riparian Forest Buffer Summit.

March 17-20-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators/PA Recreation & Parks Society Joint Conference. Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Somerset County.

April 1-3-- PA Land Trust Association Land Conservation Conference.  Gettysburg.

May 6-8-- PA Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference.  State College.

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