Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.4.22

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House returns to session [Budget Hearings]  March 21, 22, 23

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

ADVISORY: DEP has been experiencing a computer database and application outage in its DEP Green Port, eFACTS, interactive Oil & Gas Reporting, online eDMR reporting and other program reporting functions.

            DEP spokesperson said-- "DEP is aware that the databases are currently inaccessible online. We are updating the system but ran into a few issues that we’re resolving. We can confirm that this is not a cyberattack or security issue."

-- DCNR Budget Hearing: We Have A Unique Opportunity To Invest In Our Recreation, Clean Water & Land Conservation Infrastructure With Growing Greener III  [PaEN]

-- Republican Senators Propose Gas Drilling On At Least 22,000 More Acres Of State Forest, Mining 920 Acres Of Coal Under A State Park To Pay For DCNR Infrastructure Backlog  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: DCNR Says $638 Million Budget Ask Will Add Staff, Address Aging Infrastructure

-- DCNR: Delaware Canal State Park Towpath Selected As PA's 2022 Trail Of The Year  [PaEN]

-- PA Cap-Star: Agriculture Secretary Stresses Interconnection Of Agency’s Challenges At Budget Hearing

-- Tribune Democrat: Man Dies Following Underground Coal Mine Incident In Somerset County

-- Republican Herald: Presentation Gives Insight Into Female Coal Miners In U.S.

-- ErieT Guest Essay: Too Many Drivers Still Aren’t Ready To Make The Switch To Electric Vehicles, Wireless Charging Would Help

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues $859,000 In Penalties Against U.S. Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Works

-- TribLive: U.S. Steel Hit With $859,000 In Penalties For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Violations

-- WarrenT: DEP Continues To Monitor Air Around United Refinery In Warren After Naphtha Release

-- Jewish Earth Alliance, PA Interfaith Power & Light Host March 16 Webinar On Leveraging Federal Funds For Environmental Sustainability Efforts  [PaEN]

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Feb/March Healthy Waters Newsletter

-- Delaware RiverKeeper March 4 RiverWatch Video Report

-- WilliamsportS: Officials Determined To Convince Community Beyond Williamsport Of Flood Levee’s Importance

-- YorkD: EPA Forcing Changes On York County Food Processor Over Water Pollution

-- March 5 PA Bulletin Is Now Available

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: More Than 2 Million Pounds Of Trashed Electronics Removed From PA Waste Stream

-- TribLive: Chance Discovery Sparks Renewed Interest In North Park’s Pine Tree ‘Star’ Planted In 1938 In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Fmr Trolley Trail To Be Revitalized As Walking, Biking Path In Pittsburgh’s West End

-- Altoona Mirror: Southern Alleghenies Rural Planning Organization Seeking Proposals For Bike, Pedestrian Projects 

-- ErieT: In Complicated Times, A Walk At Presque Isle State Park Can Be A Simple, Soothing Solution

-- AltoonaM: Cambria Conservation District Sponsoring 50th Tree & Plant Sale

-- DCNR Blog: Growing Native Plants To Thwart Invasive Species  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Bee Bootcamp Will Include Beehive Training For Veterans In Central PA 

-- PG: Carnegie Museum Paleontologist Achieved Immortality Thanks To A Few Prehistoric Jaws

True Energy Independence Means More Renewables

 

-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf, Republicans Spar Over PA Natural Gas Exports, Russian Imports 

 

-- Gov. Wolf Blasts Republicans For Exploiting Crisis In Ukraine To Line Pockets Of The Natural Gas Industry 

-- The Epoch Times: Republicans Urge Gov. Wolf To Unleash PA’s Immense Natural Gas Reserves  

 

-- PG: Overnight Gasoline Spike Pushes Prices In Pittsburgh Closer To $4

 

-- AP: Fire Out At Ukraine’s Key Nuclear Power Plant Amid Russian Attacks

 

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?

 

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Climatologists: Drought To Worsen In Oregon, Idaho This Year

-- AP: Months After Pledge, India Has Yet To Submit Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- WHYY: Will U.S. Supreme Court Wade Into The Battle Over PA Congressional Voting Districts Map?

-- PA Cap-Star: Q+A With Republican Candidate For Governor Melissa Hart

-- Inquirer: Dr. Oz Knows How To Make TV Moments, Now He’s Doing It For His U.S. Senate Campaign

-- PG: Allegheny County Republican Chair Could Run To Fill Lamb’s Congressional Seat

-- MCall: Biden Approval Hits New Low In PA Poll

-- LancasterOnline: PA Ranks Number One In Nation In Hate Propaganda, Anti-Defamation League Says

-- PennLive: Antisemitic, White Supremacist Propaganda Surges Across PA: ADL Report

-- Gov. Wolf Again Calls On General Assembly To Allocate Federal Funding To Support Pennsylvania

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Wolf’s Strong Fiscal Management Has Us Poised To Deliver For PA - Secretary Of Revenue

-- PG Editorial: Shine A Light On PA Turnpike Commission

-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf, Republicans Spar Over PA Natural Gas Exports, Russian Imports 

-- Gov. Wolf Urges State Employees, School Employees Pension Funds To Divest From Russian Assets

-- AP: PA School Employees Pension Fund To Divest Of $300 Million In Russian Assets

-- AG Shapiro Puts Auto Dealers On Notice For Unfair And Deceptive Practices

-- AG Shapiro Opens Investigation Into Social Media Platform TikTok’s Impact On Young People

-- WHYY: Philly Becomes The First Big U.S. City With A Law Banning Minor Traffic Stops

-- PennLive: PA Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Dropping Concealed-Carry Gun License Rule

-- AP: Philadelphia Cop Charged With Perjury In Coerced Confession

-- AP: Greensburg Priest Gets Prison Term For Sexually Abusing Altar Boy

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Let’s End Mandatory Life Sentences For Young Adults

-- AP: Bill Sponsored By Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Would Increase Threshold For Tax Reporting Of Slots Winnings To $5,000

-- PG: Penn State Agrees To Nearly $900,000 Settlement To Resolve Alleged Health Care Claims Missteps

-- PG Editorial: Realigning Priorities At UPMC, A ‘Nonprofit’ With $10.7 Billion In Cash And Investments

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[Posted: March 4, 2022]  PA Environment Digest