Senate returns to session June 8 [Budget Time!]
House returns to session June 8, 9 [Budget Time!]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:30: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 692 (Bartolotta-R-Washington) would establish erosion and sedimentation permit requirements in law under the mistaken notion DEP’s existing permit is not based on existing statutory authority which it is-- the Oil and Gas Act, the Clean Streams Law and other provisions of law; Senate Bill 1255 (Pittman-R-Indiana) would change Pennsylvania’s Deep Mine Safety Program to replace the oil and filter on all diesel-powered equipment used in underground coal mining every 100 hours at the request of the mine operator; Senate Resolution 285 (Gordner-R-Columbia) would direct the Joint State Government Commission to conduct an assessment and analysis of public and private recycling infrastructure and operations across the state (sponsor summary); House Bill 2075 (Knowles-R-Schuylkill) would suspend DEP’s regulations setting heavy-duty diesel emissions standards based on California standards. A companion bill-- Senate Bill 1030 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) was passed by the Senate in April. Room 461 Main Capitol. Click Here to watch online. Click Here for more on the agenda.
-- House Republicans Side With Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers, Against Taxpayers, To Continue Pre-1985 Exemption From Well Bonding, Prevent Any Increase In Plugging Bond Amounts [PaEN]
-- At The Request Of Natural Gas Industry, Senate Republicans Reported Out Bill To Prohibit Communities From Moving To Clean, Cheaper Energy Sources To Address Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: House Hearing Focuses On Links Between Oil, Natural Gas And Health Care
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Cost Of Gasoline, Energy Utility Bills Up 33% From Last Year [Driven By Spike In Oil, Natural Gas Prices On Foreign Energy Markets] [PaEN]
-- StateImpact PA - Reid Frazier: Ask Us Your Questions About Shell’s New Ethane Plant In PA, We’ll Get Answers
-- Cumberland County's Cover Crop Program A Model For Others Working To Improve Soil Health, Reduce Polluted Farm Runoff - By Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA
-- Certification Training Opportunities Coming Up From Chesapeake Bay Conservation Landscaping Council Professionals [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Results Earn Another C Grade In Latest Report Card
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Response To Latest Report Card On Bay Cleanup
-- EPA Joins Partners To Introduce Innovative Trash Capture Devices To Delaware River Watershed
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Community College To Host Free Summer STEM Program For Middle School Students
-- York Daily Record: Digging For Fossils In A York Churchyard, He Found A Brand New Species
-- AP: Publicly Owned Water Utilities Say Bill Passed By Senate Will Force Up Rates
-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Businesses Affected By Hurricane Ida To Apply For Federal Disaster Relief
-- WLVR: PA’s 30 Year-Old Recycling Policy Needs To Be Updated, Experts Say
-- WESA: New Rule Requires Mon Valley Polluters To Ease Up On Dirty Air Pollution Days, Will It Work?
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Westinghouse Electric, Bloom Energy Partner On Production Of Hydrogen Based In Nuclear Power Market
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County’s Electric Bill Could Double After Talen Energy Files For Bankruptcy
-- York Daily Record: Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County Grew Like Crazy During Pandemic Shift To Remote Work, Where’d The People Come From?
-- Post-Gazette: North Side Development Using Cutting-Edge Building Material Dating Back Eons - Wood
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Here’s Where To See Mountain Laurel At Its Best
-- Scranton Times: NE PA Is High-Risk For Tick-Borne Diseases
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Ohio Basin Canoe, Kayak Access Mini Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR To Hold Career Fair At Nockamixon State Park June 11 In Bucks County [PaEN]
-- MCall: Bill Would Allow Cities To Seize Illegally Operated ATVS, Dirt Bikes As Contraband
-- LancasterOnline: Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehab Center To Host 4 Educational Events For Kids This Summer
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Remaining PA Rattlesnake Hunts Set To Begin This Weekend
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Hunters Donate Almost 200,000 Pounds Of venison To PA Anti-Hunger Programs
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: IEA, Europe At Risk Of Winter Energy Rationing, Energy Watchdog Warns
-- Bloomberg: Early Winter Natural Gas Rush In Asia Signals Further Price Pain Ahead
-- Axios: Heat Wave Pushes Natural Gas Prices To 14-Year High
-- U.S. EIA: U.S. Exported 74% Of LNG Natural Gas To Europe During First 4 Months Of 2022; Total Exports Increased 18%
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Advance Despite U.S. Inventory Rise
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
-- NPR: Biden Allows Solar Panel Imports While Also Moving To Boost Domestic Production
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Good Save For Solar Industry
-- WPost: An Alcoa Intalco Wants To Reopen Making ‘Green’ Aluminum, Now It Just Needs Clean Energy
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Erie Times: Republicans, Democrats Say PA’s Voting Laws Are Broken, Here Are Some Changes Both Sides Can Agree On
-- WESA: PA Republicans No Closer To Re-Inspecting Fulton County’s 2020 Voting Machines
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: U.S. House Hearing On Attack At U.S. Capitol Should Be Must-See TV
-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Successful Write-In Candidates To Challenge For 6 Western PA State House Seats In November
-- Spotlight PA: Candidates Of Color Say They Need More Party Support, Financial Backing To Be Successful In PA
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Lawmakers, Advocates Call For U.S. Constitutional Amendment That Could Ban Dark PAC Money In Campaigns
-- AP: Republicans Face Decision On Which Constitutional Amendments Will Move Forward
-- TribLive: Fayette County Rep. Matthew Dowling Could Face DUI Charges
-- PennLive: Gisele Fetterman - Husband May Not Return To Campaign Trail Until July
-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Senate Passes Bill To Ban Transgender Athletes From Girls’ School Sports
-- LancasterOnline: Activists Rally Outside Sen. Martin’s Office Demanding Fair Funding For PA Schools
-- AP: State Capitol Rally Urges Action To Fight Crime, Aid Victims
-- Erie Times: Fairview High School Students Protest Gun Violence
-- TribLive: Penn Hills School District To Have Increased Police Presence Due To Threat
-- WESA: Allegheny County Council Asks General Assembly For More Power To Make Local Gun Regulations
-- WHYY: Philly Major Says Removing Guns Only Way To Stop Increased Street Violence
-- City & State PA: In Wake Of Philly Mass Shooting, An Existential Threat To Businesses
-- AP: U.S. Sees Heightened Domestic, Violence Extremists Heading Into Midterm Elections
-- Inquirer Editorial: Weekend Mass Shooting A Stark Reminder Of Philly’s Thwarted Efforts To Tighten Gun Laws
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Gun Owners’ Rights Are Not A Municipal Matter
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Ghost Guns From Ghost Leadership
-- TribLive Editorial: Violence Curbs Business Success
-- WESA: State Drops Controversial Pro-Union Language In Medicaid Contracts
-- WESA: Advocates Call For Statewide Support For Needle Exchange Programs In PA
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Should Adopt Federal Broadband Definition
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[Posted: June 8, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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