Monday, May 23, 2022

Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.23.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

House returns to session May 23, 24, 25

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session May 23, 24, 25

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY 9:30: House Environmental & Energy Committee informational meeting on waste facility siting.  Room 515 of the Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live onlineClick Here for more on the agenda.

 

TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1038 (Stefano-R- Fayette) directing mining civil penalties to reclamation O&M Trust Fund [$30,000 this year). Click Here to watch online.

 

TODAY 10:00: DEP To Tour Streambank Stabilization Project On Shirk Farm, Snyder County

 

-- DEP Federal ‘Orphan’ Well Plugging List Includes 7,300 Active Conventional Wells With Identified Owners; DEP Says Cost Recovery A Priority  [PaEN]

 

-- May 23 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

 

-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues  [PaEN]

 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Fund Improvements At Point State Park, PA State Park, Forest System 

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Central PA Couple Hiked All 121 PA State Parks Thru Pandemic  

 

-- TribLive: West Deer Twp. Residents Express Concerns About Proposed Fracking At Sunday Meeting

 

-- Scranton Times: DEP To Hold Hearing May 25 On Air Quality Permit For Lackawanna Energy Natural Gas Power Plant

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Wise Move For State To Back Hydrogen Hub

 

-- WHYY: Get Used To A Philly Summer That’s Expected To Be A Scorcher

 

-- Scranton Times: PennDOT Touts Luzerne County Trail Projects

 

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit On What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]


-- WSJ: Why Shale Drillers Are Pumping Out Dividends Instead Of More Oil And Natural Gas


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


-- Bloomberg: A Hot, Deadly Summer Is Coming With Frequent Blackouts


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: How Republican Mastriano Built A Grassroots Movement In PA On Election Denial, Christianity, And Facebook 

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Suspense, Potential For Legal Conflict Swirl Around Undecided Lehigh Valley State Senate Races After Federal Court Ruling

-- The Real Reason House, Senate Are Back In Session This Week: 15 Campaign Fundraisers

-- AP: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Released From Hospital After Stroke

-- TribLive Editorial: Gambling Money Not Reliable In Economic Down Times

-- Inquirer: Newly Released Emails Show How State Employee Pension Fund Managers Tried To Undercut Whistleblower

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Most Vulnerable Residents Are At Risk, Only Lawmakers Can Fix It

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: I Was A Juvenile Lifer, Here’s How To Help Philly Kids Avoid The Same Fate

-- Erie Times: Large Crowd Turns Out To Honor Fmr PA Gov. Tom Ridge In Washington 

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[Posted: May 23, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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