Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.17.21

 

Senate returns to session September 20, 21, 22

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 27, 28, 29

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 11:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on the “environmental and economic benefits of pipelines.”  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Click Here to watch live.  Click here for more on the agenda.

-- DEP: Collects $85,000 Penalty For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations In Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, Lebanon Counties  [PaEN]

-- New Penn State Study: Shows Road Dumping Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Has Little Dust Suppression Benefit, Contains Pollutants Harmful To Human Health, Agriculture, Aquatic Life    [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: FracTracker Response To Marcellus Shale Coalition On Lycoming Creek Watershed Digital Atlas Of Unconventional Gas Drilling Impacts [PaEN]

-- S&P Global: Shale Gas Drilling Permits Issued To PA Produces Declined 52% In PA Year Over Year As the State’s Largest Producers Continued To Hoard Capital

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining: Recognizes Stineman Refuse Pile Reclamation Project Along Path Of The Flood Trail, Cambria County  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: EPA Hits Erie Coke [Coal] Plant With $1 Million Superfund Lien To Recoup Cleanup Costs; Amount Likely To Grow

-- PG - Laura Legere: Ask Me About… Gassy Cows, Leaking Wells And Other Adventures In Measuring Methane

-- WHYY - Katie Meyer: Jobs Or The Environment? PA Dems Thread Needle On ‘False Choice’

-- WESA: Rural PA Communities Are Already Feeling Effects of Climate Change, But A Climate Activist Says It’s Not Too Late 

-- ABC27: Recent Hot Weather Offers Glimpse At PA’s Future Impacted By Climate Change

-- PA Cap-Star: Study: Trusted Messengers Can Move The Needle On Republican Climate Change Acceptance

-- Land Health Institute: Switching The Narrative: Who Is Responsible For Stopping Climate Change?

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Carbon Capture Technology Won’t Solve Our Emissions Problems - Food & Water Watch

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Electric Choice Is Saving People Millions And Helping The Environment - Dr. Keith Naughton

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Award Scholarships To Isaac Nulton, Poppy Northing; Conference Starts Oct. 1 [PaEN]

-- Delaware Public: Delaware River Basin Commission Celebrates 60 Years Of Protecting The Watershed

-- Guest Essay: The Case For Stormwater Fees In The Pittsburgh Region - Tom Batroney, PE

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Erosion Along Lake Erie Bluffs A Cause For Major Concern

-- ScrantonT: Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Holding Tree & Shrub Sale

-- State Fire Commissioner: Now Accepting Applications For Fire Company, EMS Grants

-- ReadingE: Reading To Explore Plastic Bag Ban

-- Pittsburgh-Based Koppers: Issues 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report

-- PA Heritage Magazine: The Man For The Moment: Tom Ridge And The 9/11 Inflection Point

-- PA Heritage Magazine: PA State Police Col. Paul J. Evanko’s Field Notes From 9/11

-- PG: 15 Miles From Flight 93 Crash, Visitors Find A Happy Ending At Quecreek Mine Rescue Site

-- PA Master Naturalist: Field Notes From Summer 2021, Success Stories Across PA

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: PA Outdoor Corp Tree Data Collection Project Speaks To Value Of Trees, Not Just In Parks

-- WESA: New Pittsburgh Website Offers Park Info, Interactive Trail Maps

-- Lancaster Conservancy: Hike Smart In The Summer: Tips From The Stewardship Team

-- PA Cap-Star: National Park Service Renews Mask Mandate For All Visitors

-- CourierT: Is Your Trout Fishing In Trouble?  Saving The State Tree May Be The Answer

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hummingbird Activity At Your Feeders Could Signal Migration Is Under Way

National/International

-- The Guardian: Burning Out: The Silent Crisis Spreading Among Wildland Firefighters

-- Reuters: Analysis: Benchmark Of Big Oil On Methane Emissions Shows ‘Significant Gap’ Between Reality And Reporting

PA Politics

-- PennLive: Worry Grows Over Rise In COVID Cases Among Kids - What We Know

-- PennLive: Most Of PA Now Showing Substantial Levels Of COVID Cases, Or Worse

-- Dept. of Health: Unveils Free COVID Testing Program For Schools

-- PA: Pennsylvania To Offer Weekly COVID Testing For Schools

--  WPSU: Sen. Corman: Penn State Would Likely Face Efforts To Pull Their Funding If It Mandated COVID Vaccines

-- CitizensV: Education Funding Lawsuit Nears Trial Date In September

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Democrats Running For U.S. Senate United In Efforts To Maintain Party Majority In Congress

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[Posted: August 17, 2021]  PA Environment Digest