Saturday, April 16, 2022

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.16.22

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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 Urges Public To Report Missing Portable Nuclear Gauge That Was Secured In A Vehicle Stolen In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP/DCNR/Game Commission: First Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcon Egg Hatched!

 

-- DEP Begins Accepting Growing Greener Plus, EPA Section 319 Watershed Grants April 22  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Capital-Star: New Poll: Pennsylvanians Support Funding Hike For Parks, Forests

 

-- Vista.Today: Aqua PA Joins Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Launch Floating Classroom Science Program At Green Lane Reservoir In Montgomery County

 

-- York Dispatch: ‘Nothing Beats An Outdoor Classroom’: Pequea H.S. Students, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Educators Collect Live Species In Lancaster County Stream

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Cobbs Creek Golf Course Renovation Denied Concept Approval By Philly Art Commission

 

-- PA GreenGov Initiatives Lower State Government Energy Use By More Than $8 Million In 3 Years  [PaEN]

 

-- WHYY: PA State Agencies Used Less Energy In 2021, But Lagged On Electric Vehicle Goals

 

-- PA Capital-Star: A Look At State Agencies’ Sustainable Efforts In 2021

 

-- StateImpactPA - Jon Hurdle: In Pennsylvania, Ukraine Invasion And Urgent Climate Report Drive New Interest In Renewables, Efficiency

 

-- LevittownNow.com: Middletown Twp., Bucks County Receives $215,000 DEP Grant For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

 

-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets April 21 In State College On Conventional Drilling Issues - LTBA  [PaEN]

 

-- Charleston Gazette-Mail Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is Energy Future - PA, OH, WV Shale Gas Coalitions

 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Dear Republican Cong. Smucker - Proliferation Of Natural Gas Production Has Resulted In More Methane Emissions - Michael Wright, Climate Psychology Alliance Of North America

 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Energy Freedom In PA Would Help Support Our European Allies - Boost Solar Energy & Micro Hydro - By Rep. Mike Puskaric (R-Allegheny) & Rep. Frank Burns (D-Cambria)  [PaEN]

 

-- EnergyWire: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Is Having A Moment, Will It Shift Renewables?  [PA has 1.07 GW of proposed pumped hydro power projects. ]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Boosts Security

 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Maryland Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Climate Legislation, Wave Of Environmental Bills

 

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Commissioners Declare Emergency Paying Way For Disaster Assistance To Recover From Tornado Damage

 

-- Inquirer: Trash Truck Of Their Own Sign Of Hope For Businesses In SW Philadelphia

 

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary In Berks County Hosts Spring Native Plant Sale May 14-15

 

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary In Berks County: Registration Open For Summer Student Nature Camps

 

-- Altoona Mirror: April 19 Meeting In Blair County To Discuss ATV Trail Plan Crossing 6 Counties 

 

-- Warren Times: Marketing Effort Around Kinzua Beach, Allegheny Reservoir Selects Consultant

 

-- April 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

 

-- DCNR Names Jennifer Park Manager For Gifford Pinchot State Park


True Energy Independence Means Renewables

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


-- Washington Examiner: No Relief From Surging U.S. Natural Gas Prices 


-- Charleston Gazette-Mail Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is Energy Future - PA, OH, WV Shale Gas Coalitions


-- AP: Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases On Federal Land; Higher Royalties


-- AP: New Mexico Adopts Stiffer Pollution Rules For Oil And Gas Industry


-- EnergyWire: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Is Having A Moment, Will It Shift Renewables?  [PA has 1.07 GW of proposed pumped hydro power projects.]


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: Expanding Drought Leaves Western U.S. Scrambling For Water


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidates To Hold Debate Tuesday

-- AP: Shapiro: Democratic Candidate’s Ad For Lt. Governor Wrongly Implies Endorsement

-- City & State PA: White, McSwain Trade Barbs In Republican Race For Governor

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s 2022 Primary Is A Race For The Base Of The Base

-- MONDAY 9:30 a.m.: WITF Smart Talk: Should PA Primaries Be Open To All Registered Voters?

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s No Excuses Mail-In Ballot Law Is Unconstitutional - Fmr Republican Candidate For Attorney General Heather Heidelbaugh

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislators Lose Patience With Car Leasing

-- WFMZ: At $80 Million And Counting, PA U.S. Senate Race Most Expensive In Country

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Gov. Wolf Promotes Cash-For-Pennsylvanians Plan In Monroe County; Republicans Say Not So Fast

-- TribLive: PA House Passes Bill To Bring Back Whole Milk To School Lunches

-- MCall: COVID Cases Rising 7,852 This Week

-- Inquirer: BA.2 COVID Variant Spreads In PA, NJ Cases Rising Again

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County COVID Cases Nearly Double In A Week

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive, Pittsburgh Mayor Test Positive For COVID

-- Erie Times: Erie County Could Be Entering Endemic Phase Of COVID

-- Post-Gazette/Kaiser Health News: As U.S. Nears 1 Million COVID Deaths, On Hard-Hit PA Town In Mifflin County Grapples With Unthinkable Loss

-- WHYY: Crozier Health Quietly Threatening To Shut Off Paramedic Services To Delaware County Municipalities, Unless They Pay Up

-- MCall: PA, Lehigh Valley Residents Can Get Recreational Marijuana In NJ Next Week, Here’s What They Risk

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA’s Addiction Recovery Homes Need Oversight; Underfunded Licensing Program Won’t Provide It

-- Inquirer: 24 People Shot In Philadelphia In 24 Hours, Police Say

-- York Daily Record: Three Die In Shootings In York This Week

-- Erie Times: Call-Ins, Metal Detectors Highlight Erie High Shooting Recovery Plan

-- Post-Gazette: Which PA Colleges Struggle The Most With Spelling?  You May Be Surprised

-- NextPittsburgh: Lawsuit Challenging Allegheny County Property Assessments Could Lower Thousands Of Tax Bills

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Unemployment Falls Two-Tenths To 4.9% In March, Labor Force Increased 17,000

-- AP: PA’s Unemployment Rate Drops Two-Tenths To 4.9% In March

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[Posted: April 16, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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