Saturday, February 5, 2022

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.5.22

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Senate returns to session Feb. 7, 8, 9

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session Feb. 7, 8, 9

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- DEP To Hold March 8 Virtual Hearing On Sunoco Pipeline Mariner East II Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Permit For Marsh Creek Lake Remediation, Chester County  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Sunoco Pipeline LNG Pumping Station Air Permit In West Goshen Twp., Chester County  [PaEN]

 

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Energy Transfer Facing 9 Counts Of Environmental Crimes For 2018 Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion

 

-- PA State Treasurer Garrity Calls On Biden To Withdraw Fed Nominee Because She Advocates For Sustainable Investments And Is A Threat To Oil, Gas, Coal Companies  [PaEN]

 

-- AP: DEP Files Lawsuit Against Reference Bureau To Publish Final RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Regulations; PA Could Lose Air Pollution Reductions, $283 Million  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Cap-Star: Green Energy-Related Jobs Projected To Grow 6.4% In PA Over Next 5 Years

 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Feb. 9 Webinar On Methane Emissions And Our Health  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Update On PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Initiatives Feb. 15  [PaEN]

 

-- CBF Blog: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners Create Unique Watershed Restoration Plan For Halfmoon Creek In Centre County  [PaEN]

 

-- Cumberland County Planning Dept. Issues RFP For Farm Conservation Planning & Technical Assistance Services  [PaEN]

 

-- ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Needs To Resolve Stormwater Management

 

-- TribLive: Power Outages, Flooding Hits SW PA As Storm Brings Rain, Snow

 

-- PennLive: Easton Resident’s Front Stoop Falls Into 10-Foot Sinkhole After Water Main Break

 

-- DEP Posts Update To Non-Regulatory Agenda Showing Status Of Technical Guidance In Development  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Posted 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 5 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Feb. 17 Recycling & Waste Reduction Webinar [PaEN]

 

-- PA Environmental Council: In Case You Missed It In January [PaEN]

 

-- DCNR Highlights Economic Impact Of Snowmobiling, Winter Outdoor Recreation Safety Tips In PA Wilds

 

-- TribLive: Cure Cabin Fever With Outside Activities In Western PA

 

-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For ATV/Snowmobile Project Grants  [PaEN]

 

-- DCNR State Parks Offers Environmental Education Activities & Updates For February  [PaEN]

 

-- Feb. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

 

-- GreenPhilly: State Grant Secures Neighborhood Gardens Trust Brewerytown Garden As Community Green Space

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Adds 3 More Invasive Plants To Noxious Weed List  [PaEN]

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture: Bans Sale Of 3 More Invasive Plants

 

-- CitizensV: Wildlife Art A Hit For Luzerne County Painter

 

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?

 

Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Law

 

-- TribLive Editorial: PA’s Bridges Need Regular Attention

 

Other States/National/International


-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Another Natural Gas Pipeline Permit [Mountain Valley Pipeline In VA]


-- S&P Global: Biden To Extend Solar Tariffs, With Key Exemption For First 5 GW/Year Of Solar Cells


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: New Map Of House, Senate Voting Districts Approved By Reapportionment Commission 4 to 1; House Republican Opposes

-- PA Cap-Star: Panel Approves Final House, Senate Voting Districts Maps In Bipartisan Vote; House Republican Opposes 

-- Spotlight PA: Final Legislative District Maps Approved, But Legal Challenges Likely

-- Inquirer: New Legislative District Maps Could Boost Democrats, Reflecting Closely Divided State With More Voters Of Color

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley A Flashpoint As Commission Approves Final Legislative District Maps

-- CitizensV: Luzerne County’s Political Landscape Is Changing

-- WBTimes: Sen. Yudichak (I) ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ In Redistricting Process

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Final Legislative Maps Introduce More Competitive Districts In Capital Region

-- AP: Republican’s PA Election Inquiry: Courts, Conspiracies And More Costs

-- TribLive: McKean County Man Gets Fine For His Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Inquirer: Delaware County Man Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- NYT: National Republican Committee Declares Assault On U.S. Capitol ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

-- The Guardian: Republican Party Calls Jan. 6 Attack On U.S. Capitol ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’

-- WPost: Fmr Republican VP Mike Pence Says It Would Have Been ‘Un-American’ To Overturn Nov. 2020 Election Results For President

-- The Guardian: Fmr Republican VP Pence Says It Would Have Been ‘Un-American’ To Overturn 2020 Election Results

-- WESA: Republican Candidate For Governor Lou Barletta Tries To Build Campaign Off Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Helping Pennsylvanians Means Putting Taxpayers First - Republican House Speaker, Majority Leader

-- WBTimes: Rep. Carroll Not Seeking Reelection

-- AP: Val Arkoosh Dropping Out Of Democratic U.S. Senate Race

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Out Of Running For 2024 Republican Convention

-- PennLive: PA Republicans Push Bill To Protect Doctors Prescribing Unproven Treatments For COVID

-- ABC6: 5,000 Blank Vaccine Cars, N95 Masks Stolen From Philadelphia Hospital

-- AP: Allegheny, Philadelphia DAs Lose Round In Challenge To Opioid Settlement Lawsuit

-- PA Cap-Star: Vetoed Republican Gun Preemption Bill Part Of Larger Local Preemption Strategy

-- WITF: NAACP Files Complaint Against Lebanon County DA Over Handling Of Shootings By State Police

-- PG Guest Essay: Time For Criminal Justice Overhaul - Rep. Kinkead (D)

-- TribLive: Greensburg Diocese Excited By 20% Bump In Catholic School Enrollment

-- Inquirer: Ex-Bookkeeper For Delaware River Waterfront Agency Admitted Stealing $2.6 Million To Gamble

-- TribLive: Western PA Region’s Labor Force Shrinks Again, Jobless Rate Falls

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[Posted: February 5, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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