Friday, September 9, 2022

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.9.22

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House returns to session September 12, 13, 14. [They're Back....]

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events


-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Sept. 20 To Hear Waste Program Overview, State Water Plan Update And Discuss A Transition Paper For Incoming Governor  [PaEN]


-- New Book Edited By Researchers From 3 Pittsburgh Universities Now Available On The Environmental Impacts From The Development Of Unconventional Oil & Gas Reserves  [PaEN]

 

-- WPSU: Centre County School District, Governments, Utilities Hope To Go Solar In A Group Buy


-- DEP Announces Larger Rebates For Electric Vehicles; $3.4 Million For Installation Of 54 Fast Vehicle Chargers  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: Higher Electric Vehicle Rebates Available In Pennsylvania


-- DEP Blog: Electric Vehicles - Learn What PA Is Doing To Help Drive A Cleaner Future


-- Guest Essay: Why Are We Still Using Dirty Energy To Charge My Clean Vehicle?  EV Charging 2.0  - By Eric Lowitt, Charge-Zero  [PaEN]


-- Warren Times Editorial: Losing A Charge With California Electric Car Mandate


-- Environmental Quality Board Final Coal Refuse Disposal Regulation Changes Published


-- September 10 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August  [PaEN]


-- Lancaster Farming: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay To Plant 90 Acres Of Trees In PA This Fall For Cleaner Streams


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: ALCOSAN Previews 16 Miles Of Tunnels To Be Built  Along Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers To Control Stormwater Sewer Overflows 


-- ALCOSAN: Proposed Regional Tunnel System To Help Control Stormwater Sewer Overflows


-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Watershed Improvement Grants In 2 Berks, Lebanon County Watersheds  [PaEN]


-- Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 9 RiverWatch Video Report


-- Post-Gazette: Second Ex-Pittsburgh Water Authority Official Sentenced To Probation In Sludge-Dumping Scandal


-- MCall: Wegmans Pulls Plug On Plastic Bags, Months After Announcing Its Plans


-- Republican Herald: Large Rockslide On Reading Anthracite Property At Coal Creek Commerce Center


-- Scranton Times: Anthracite To See: Brooks Mine At Nay Aug Park In Scranton To Reopen


-- TribLive: Help Pull Plastics, Mattresses, Toys And More From Allegheny River In Harrison, Tarentum Sept. 10


-- TribLive: Learn About Fly Fishing, Spineless Creatures At Buffalo Creek Watershed Festival Sept. 10 At Audubon Nature Park


-- DCNR Hosts Nov. 3 Statewide Grant Workshop For Recreation & Conservation Projects; Special Fall Grant Round  [PaEN]


-- WeConservePA Hosts 2-Part Grant Writing Workshop Nov. 9 & 16  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Allegheny River Communities Receive $805,000 For Trail Expansion, Maintenance


-- Warren Times: DCNR Recreation Funds To Improve Brokenstraw Creek


-- TribLive: Westmoreland Heritage Trail Officials Make Minor Revisions As Extension Gets Underway


-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust Purchases 127-Acre Property In Monroe County  [PaEN]


-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Funds Project To Restore Bartram’s Mile Fishing Pier On The Schuylkill River To Provide Recreation, Fishing Access  [PaEN]


-- Penn State James C. Finley Center for Private Forests 5th Biennial Forest Landowners Conference March 24-25, State College  [PaEN]


-- Rodale Institute Now Accepting Registrations For 2023 Regenerative Farming Training 


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Nov. 5 Environmental Sustainability And The Delaware Highlands Conservancy Program With Dr. Michael Cann  [PaEN]


-- Game Commission: New Members Of Commission Board Welcomed


-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Elk Hunting Seasons Start Saturday As Their Numbers Grow


-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary To Hold Native Plant Sale Sept. 17

 

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

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

 

-- Reuters: Russia Warns The West - Energy Price Cap On Oil, Natural Gas Will Be Your Undoing 

 

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Buyers Hoarding Fuel At Sea To Prepare For Winter As Market Faces Severe Shortage 

 

-- Reuters: U.S. Coast Guard Probes Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion In Louisiana 

 

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


-- Utility Dive: U.S. DOE Issues Road Map On Decarbonizing Industry Focused On Efficiency, Electrification And Low-Carbon Fuels


-- WSJ: Companies Are Buying Large Numbers Of Carbon Offsets That Don’t Cut Emissions


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: How General Assembly Works: The Rules For PA Lawmaker Per Diems, Speake v. Leader, And Other Q&As

-- PA Capital-Star: These Are The Election-Deniers On The PA Ballot In 2022

-- WITF: Police, Constables In PA Joined ‘Anti-Government’ Oath Keepers

-- Inquirer: What You Need To Know About The Report On The Anti-Government Oath Keepers Members

-- Scranton Times: Federal Magistrate To Handle Lackawanna County Woman’s Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Scranton Times: Anti-Terrorism Exercise Planned At Scranton Army Ammunition Plant

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Security Bubble Insulates Him From Prying Eyes And Dissenting Views

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA School Directors Speak Out Against Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Education Funding Plan

-- Centre Daily Times: As PA Governor’s Race Kicks Into High Gear, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Is Dark On TV

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Confederate Uniform At Odds With PA Values - Rep. Austin Davis (Democratic Lt. Gov. Candidate)

-- York Daily Record: 4 PA House Seats Democrats Believe They Can Flip In November

-- Inquirer: Dr. Oz Pivoting Toward Suburbs That Have Abandoned Republicans

-- LancasterOnline: Republican Cong. Smucker Declines Debates With Lancaster Paper, In Part Due To ‘Bias’

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick Has Enabled Republican Lies

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Democrats Say Concerns Abound As November Election Nears

-- WITF: A Chambersburg Church Wants Members To Bring Their Political Differences To The Service

-- PennLive: Ex-President Posted Private Photo With State Troopers Without Authorization, Police

-- PennLive: Ex-President Takes Down Unauthorized Photo With PA State Police

-- AP: PA Turnpike Audit Finds Uncollected Toll Problem Grows To $155 Million

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislature Drives Turnpike Into Ditch

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Closed Thursday After Threat To Middle School Students, Staff

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Remains Closed Friday After Threat To Students, Staff

-- KDKA: 14-Year-Old Student Found With Knives At Westmoreland County School

-- Williamsport Sun: Bail Denied For Williamsport Man After Alleged threats To Central Elementary School

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Bipartisan Education Reforms Set Up Students For Success - Sen. Martin

-- MCall: State Police Shoot, Kill Monroe County Man During A Wellness Check At His Home Thursday

-- TribLive: Twitter Removes CMU Professor’s Tweet Wishing ‘Excruciating Pain’ For Queen Elizabeth II

-- AP: Deal Reached With Strikers At 4 PA Nursing Homes

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[Posted: September 9, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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