Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.15.22

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House returns to session April 25, 26, 27

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session May 23, 24, 25

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- DEP Begins Accepting Next Round Of Growing Greener Grants April 22, Deadline June 24

 

-- DEP Begins Accepting EPA Section 319 Watershed Restoration Grants April 22, Deadline June 24

 

-- PA Capital-Star: Lancaster County Farm Conservation Project ‘Unique’ In Its Approach To Meet Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals

 

-- Dillner Family Farm Becomes 40th Farm Preserved In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $9.7 Million To Protect 3,528 Acres Of Farmland In 19 Counties  [PaEN]

 

-- WHYY: ‘Agriculture Is The Culture’: FarmerJawn Wants To Reinvent Agriculture Education

 

-- Warren Times: Winners Announced In Warren Conservation District K-12 Art Contest

 

-- DCNR: Check Wildfire Danger Map For Today; Check Forecast Regularly

 

-- Inquirer: Towns Hit By Hurricane Ida Are Buying Rescue Boats, Applying For Grants, But ‘There’s No One Solution’ For Severe Flooding

 

-- NPR: Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Flooding, Climate Change, So Why Isn’t There More Of It?

 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 15 RiverWatch Video Report

 

-- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report  [PaEN]

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Petroleum Terminal Fined $1 Million For Leaks Into The Schuylkill River

 

-- TribLive: Lawmakers Calls On DEP To Again Reject Driller’s Application To Draw Water From Big Sewickley Creek For Fracking

 

-- Washington & Jefferson College Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts April 20 Webinar On Hydrogen: The Future Of Clean Energy?  [PaEN]

 

-- MCall: Bethlehem Approves Lehigh University Solar Farm, Despite Neighbors’ Objections

 

-- DEP Awards $2.1 Million In Grants For Electric Vehicles, Clean Fuel Transportation Projects  [PaEN]

 

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Secures Grants For Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations

 

-- WESA: Allegheny County Gets Cut Of $2.1 Million In State Grants For Electric Vehicles

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT In Rare-Earth Mineral Partnership That Would Build Refining Plant In Appalachia

 

-- The Mercury: Bimbo Bakeries Recognized By EPA As ENERGY Star Manufacturer

 

-- PPL Utilities 2021 Sustainability Report Highlights Move Toward Clean Energy Goals, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

 

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 13% Rate Increase By PECO Natural Gas  

 

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10% Rate Increase By Columbia Gas

 

-- PUC Approves Sale Of York City Wastewater System To PA American Water

 

-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PUC Approves $235 Million Sale Of York Sewer System To PA American Water

 

-- PUC Adopts Regulations Requiring Diversity Reporting By Major PA Public Utilities

 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Diversity Reporting To Be Made Mandatory For PA Utilities

 

-- PUC Recognizes Safe Digging Month; Underscores Safety Issues

 

-- Penn State Technical Assistance Program Hosts April 21 Webinar On Understanding Your Utility Bills And How It Can Save You Money  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Schedules Additional Virtual May 4 Hearing On Draft Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy

 

-- April 16 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

 

-- PA Resources Council Reaches Milestone Of Responsibly Managing 6 Million Pounds Of  Household Chemicals In Southwest PA  [PaEN]

 

-- AG Shapiro: Republic, BFI Waste Services To Pay Restitution To Consumers Wrongfully Charged For Waste Container Removal Fees

 

-- MCall: Wegmans To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Bags By End Of The Year

 

-- Onward State: Penn State Golf Courses Partners With CBF, Sustainability Institute For Tree Removals

 

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Invites Children To Explore Schuylkill River, Become A Junior Ranger

 

-- Post-Gazette: Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corp. Gets Grant For Repairs At Carrie Blast Furnaces

 

-- Brandywine Conservancy Names Stephanie Armpriester, Grant DeCosta To Leadership Positions  [PaEN]

 

-- TribLive/Tribune-Democrat: New Pittsburgh Zoo CEO Wants To Make Somerset County Conservation Space More Welcoming

 

-- WHYY: Turn Out Your Lights To Help Save Birds Migrating Thru Philadelphia

 

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Birding Is For Everyone, Especially In Philadelphia

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[Volatile Foreign Oil/Natural Markets Have Uncontrollable Impacts Thru The Economy]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Price Spikes To Highest Since January;  Futures Up 90% So Far This Year; Inventories 17% Below 5 Year Seasonal Average

-- Reuters: Analysis: Biden Plan To Aid Europe With LNG Poses Risk To U.S. Climate Goals

-- PBS News Hour: To Drill Or Not To Drill? Oklahoma Oil And Gas Producers Weigh The Costs And Benefits

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: Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Survives Another Legal Hurdle

-- Bloomberg Green: New York Clears $4.5 Billion Plan To Bring Hydropower To NY City + 20 Wind, Solar Farms To Reduce City Fossil Fuel Use By 50%

-- Bloomberg Green: California Briefly Ran On Nearly 100% Clean Energy This Month

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Ghost Writers Of Legislation Secretly Shape Policy In General Assembly

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: F&M Poll Shows Republican Governor’s Race Still Unsettled

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Getting To Know The Candidates Who Want To Be Lt. Governor

-- WESA: Why Voting Options In Allegheny County Have Changed Since 2020

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Commissioners Float Possible 2020 Election Audit

-- Post-Gazette: Multiple Western PA Members Of Congress Among Lawmakers Sanctioned By Russia

-- MCall - Paul Mushick: Is PA Republican U.S. Senate Primary Over Because Ex-President Endorsed Dr. Oz?

-- Inquirer: Gun Rights Groups Target AG Shapiro For Impeachment After ‘Ghost Guns’ Story

-- WITF: PA’s Background Checks For Gun Sales, Carry Permits Drop

-- Guest Essay: Skill Games Present A Golden Opportunity For PA - Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming)

-- TribLive: A Safe Bet: If You Want A Casino Job, Odds Are On Your Side

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Counties To Receive First Payments From $26 Billion Opioid Settlement This Summer

-- Gov. Wolf Continues To Push For $500 Million Cash Support To Pennsylvanians Using American Rescue Plan Funding

-- Gov. Wolf Urges General Assembly To Equitably Fund Education Thru Level Up Initiative

-- Inquirer: Gov. Wolf Wants To Give Philly Schools $119 Million Because ‘Some Students Aren’t Getting The Opportunities They Need’

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PIAA, Not Legislators, Should Craft Policies For Transgender Student Athletes

-- AP: State-Owned Universities’ Board Passes Tuition Freeze For 4th Year

--PennLive - Jan Murphy: Mansfield University Receives $7 Million Loan To Sustain Operations Thru Current School Year

-- TribLive: Saint Vincent College Responds To Racism Claims Following Weekend Lecture

-- MCall: Video Shows Leader Of Allentown Nonprofit Using Racial Slur, Mayor Removes Him From Council Of Youth

-- Post-Gazette: Study Shows Automated Speed Controls Around PA Road Construction  Sites Reduce Speeding, Accidents

-- Gov. Wolf Highlights Budget Plan To Improve Business Opportunities In PA

-- TribLive: Google Says It Will Invest $15 Million In PA This Year, Including Pittsburgh Expansion

-- Inquirer: Philly Man Sentenced To Prison For Using $1 Million Paycheck Protection Loan To Buy A Florida House, Lexus, Jewelry

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[Posted: April 15, 2022]  PA Environment Digest