Monday, June 6, 2022

Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.6.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

Senate returns to session June 6, 7, 8 [Budget Time!]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session June 7, 8, 9 [Budget Time!]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 522 (Baker-R-Luzerne) providing for universal lead testing for children; Senate Bill 597 (Stefano-R-Fayette) imposing additional requirements on publicly-owned water and wastewater systems to make it easier to be taken over by private companies [Read more here]. Senate Chamber.  Click Here to watch live online.


TODAY 1:00:  House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on electric vehicle charging stations.  Room 418 Main Capitol.  Click Here for online availability.

 

-- June 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

 

-- On-Site Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Waste Disposal Plans Making Hundreds Of Drilling Sites Waste Dumps  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Capital-Star: Western PA Residents, Advocates Urge State Lawmakers To Take Action Against Fracking

 

-- Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania, States Challenge Findings Of Chesapeake Bay Computer Modeling On Pollution Reduction From Farms

 

-- MCall: Bowery Indoor Farm Built On Former Bethlehem Steel Site In Allentown


-- LancasterOnline - Sean Sauro: High Price Of Lancaster County’s Farmland Shapes How Farmers Start Up, Expand


-- Citizens Voice: Students Compete In Rain Gutter Regatta, Other STEM Contests


-- PPL Electric Utilities: Student Art Shines A Bright Light On Energy Efficiency


-- TODAY 9:30/7:30: WITF Smart Talk: Huge Climate Change Rally/Event In Harrisburg June 11-13


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Plymouth Fire Co. To Hold Free Electronics Recycling Event June 18


-- Post-Gazette: Left-Behind Dorm Junk Finds New Life At Pitt, Other Environmentally Conscious Campuses


-- Scranton Times: Countryside Conservancy Receives Key 18 Acre Property For Trolley Trail


-- Scranton Times: Gun Violence Awareness Group Sponsors Trail Cleanup


-- PennLive: Capital Area Greenbelt Assn. 22nd Annual Tour de Belt Ride Takes Place In Harrisburg


-- Reading Eagle: Learn About The Benefits Of Native Plants At Library Program

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Fireflies Soon To Light Up Some, But Not All, Of Our Yards


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

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


-- Financial Times: LNG Revolution: Germany’s Plan To Wean Itself Off Russian Natural Gas Takes Shape


-- The Economist: Europe’s Economy Grapples With An Acute Energy Shock [Driven By Spiking Prices For Fossil Fuels, Even Before War]


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: Biden Plans Solar Manufacturing Push To End Project Slowdown


-- Reuters: Biden To Waive Tariffs For 24 Months On Solar Panels Hit By Probe


-- AP: First Named Storm Of Atlantic Hurricane Season-- Alex-- Heads Toward Bermuda With High Winds  [National Hurricane Center]


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- USA Today: Republican Cong. Liz Cheney Calls Jan. 6 Capitol Attack A ‘Conspiracy’ And Says Threat Is ‘Ongoing’ 

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Unleash PA Growth By Cutting Corporate Taxes And Regulatory Red Tape - PA Chamber Of Commerce  [In addition to the $30.7 Billion in federal aid PA businesses received]

-- Inquirer: Chaos, Terror On South Street: Multiple Gunmen Fired Into Crowds On ‘A Dark Day For Philadelphia’

-- Post-Gazette: 2 People Shot In Drive-By Attack Outside Pittsburgh Banquet Hall

-- Erie Times: Erie ‘Juvenile Lifer’ To Be Sentenced Again For Murder Of 5-Year-Old

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: A Real Hope For Changing The Extremists

-- PennLive Guest Essay: To Protect Older Adults From Abuse, We Must Update Protection Law - Secretary Of Aging

-- LancasterOnline: Elizabethtown School District Denies Request To Remove ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ From Library

-- TribLive Editorial: Rep. Nelson’s College Voucher Bill Leaves Many Questions

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Transforming The State’s Hiring Process To Make State A ‘Premier Employer’

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Sovereign Incompetence - Liquor Control Board

-- Spotlight PA: PA’s Definition Of Broadband Hasn’t Changed In Nearly 20 Years

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Members Of Congress Request $108 Million In Projects In 2023

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[Posted: June 6, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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