Senate returns to session April 4, 5, 6
House returns to session April 11, 12, 13
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- Dog Whistle: House Republicans Move Bill Saying DEP Permit Applicants Are Always Right; Ignores Environmental Justice Concerns; Adds More Bureaucracy [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 2 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Forests, Fishing & Clean Water - By Jeff Woleslagle, President of PA Outdoor Writers Association [PaEN]
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Offering Free Trees, Volunteers To Plant Them In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 22 Webinar On Meaningful Mussels, Nature's Aquatic Workhorses [PaEN]
-- Pike Conservation District: Soil Information For Homeowners; Climate Ready Soil; Earth Day Hike; Asian Jumping Worm [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: McKean Conservation District - Conservation Technician [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Thwart RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan
-- WESA: Allegheny Health Dept. Signs Off On Plans To Avoid The Worst Air Pollution Days In The Mon Valley
-- WHYY: New Federal Flood Insurance Pricing Brings Big Savings To Flood-Prone Philly Neighborhood
-- WHYY: National Weather Service Confirms Tornado In Bucks County
-- Williamsport Sun: Lairdsville Community Unity Seen After Historic Wind Damage
-- DCNR Blog: Don’t Be Fooled By Common Names Of Plants
-- South Mountain Partnership Accepting Mini Grant Applications Starting April 4 [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Efforts Underway For New Allegheny River Trail Section
-- Cameron County Hosts Sinnemahone Paddle April 9, Part Of Triple Crown; Adds New Class Of Tandem Kayaks [PaEN]
-- WLVR: Lehigh Valley Businesses Eager For Kickoff To Whitewater Rafting Season
-- April 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Gavin Smith Park Manager At Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, Cumberland County
True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Companies Can Charge You]
-- PennFuture Blog: Debunking The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Stance On Russia’s War In Ukraine
-- Centre Daily Times: As Oil Companies Cash In, Here’s How You Can Save Money On Gasoline In PA
-- Warren Times: PA Republican Lawmakers Double Down On Oil, Gas Drilling
-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: PA Republican Measures To Boost Natural Gas Output Unlikely To Succeed, Analysts Say
-- Urging Restart Of Keystone XL Pipeline: Senate Resolution 255 (Langerholc-R-Bedford) urging the President to expedite completion of Keystone XL oil pipeline [FYI: for Canadian oil - not in Pennsylvania].
-- Reuters: Oil Falls Most In 2 Years After Oil Stockpile Release
-- Reuters: U.S. Drillers Add 3 Oil And Gas Rigs Amid Slow Growth [“Drillers continue to return cash to shareholders from high crude prices rather than boost production.”]
-- Post-Gazette/Dallas Morning News: Why Texas Frackers Won’t Be Riding To The Rescue: It’s Profit-Taking Time [“The fracking revolution revived the energy industry in Texas and the U.S., ushering in years of cheap oil and gas. But don’t count on frackers riding to the rescue this time.”]
-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Exports Rise 16% To New Record
-- AP Explainer: What’s Next For Europe’s Natural Gas During War?
-- Bloomberg: VISA Changes Rules For Gas Stations To Avoid $125 Pump Limit [FYI: There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Companies Can Charge You]
-- Financial Times Guest Essay: Big Oil Has Nothing To Complain About Under Joe Biden
-- Bloomberg Green: Canadian Imperial Bank Plans To Cut Lending To Oil, Gas Sector To Reach Net-Zero Emissions By 2050
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
-- Sen. Casey: Announces $2.1 Million Water Infrastructure Projects In Crawford, Forest Counties
Other States/National/International
-- AP: New Vehicles Must Average 40 MPG By 2026, Up From 24 MPG
-- Utility Dive: Biden Invokes Defense Production Act To Bolster Domestic Battery Manufacturing For Electric Vehicles, Energy Storage
-- Utility Dive: Supply-Chain Squeeze: Solar Energy, Storage Industries Grapple With Delays, Price Spikes As Demand Continues To Grow
-- U.S. EIA: Ban On New Natural Gas Pipelines Would Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Natural Gas Combustion 4.4% Lower In 2050
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- City & State PA: Sen. Costa: ‘Enough Is Enough’ With Senate Republican Election Investigation
-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: PA Republicans - Bravely Conquering One Solution In Search Of A Problem At A Time
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidates For Governor - The Platforms Are The Same, But Their Strategies Differ
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Governor Hopefuls Share View At Conservative Gathering
-- LancasterOnline: Man Facing Charges After Posting Anti-Biden Sticker On Gas Pumps, Yelling At Police; Man Treated For Injuries Banging Around The Back Of A Patrol Car
-- TribLive/Spotlight PA: A Guide To The Primary Race Few Voters Are Paying Attention To - Lt. Governor
-- Special Elections April 5: In Allegheny County (2), Luzerne County
-- AP: Cong. Lamb Revives Gun Incident To Attack Fetterman In U.S. Senate Race
-- TribLive: Cong. Lamb Votes For Federal Jarijuana Decriminalization, After Opposing It
-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports March State Revenues Were $659.1 Million, 13.5% More Than Anticipated; Year-To-Date Revenue Up $2.7 Billion
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports March State Revenues Were $579.2 Million, 11.6% Above Its Estimates; Up $3.04 Billion For Fiscal Year
-- AP: Police Officer Killed In Lebanon Was 1 Month From Retirement
-- WHYY: Chester County Judge Reinstates 5 West Chester School Board Members In Mask Case - For Now
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Too Much College Financial Aid Remains Unused
-- Insurance Department: Approves Filing Lowering Premiums For Workers’ Comp Insurance
-- PennDOT Accepting Public-Private Partnership Proposals Until April 30
-- WITF: PA Has Truck Driver Shortage, New Apprenticeship In Carlisle Hopes To Tackle The Problem
-- Centre Daily Times: Why A Spike In Centre County Syphilis Cases Is ‘Cause For Concern’ And What To Know About Testing
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[Posted: April 2, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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