House returns to session September 12, 13, 14
Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: DCNR Joins Lancaster Conservancy to announce an historic investment in projects across Pennsylvania to create more new regional opportunities. Click Here to watch live.
WEDNESDAY 9:30: Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider sending a letter to the Independent Regulatory Review Commission disapproving of the final EQB regulation setting a toxic water quality standard for manganese. Room 461. Read more here. [The IRRC is due to consider the regulation September 15.]
-- Conventional Oil & Natural Gas Companies Accelerating Pace Of Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them Threatening To Put PA’s Taxpayer-Funded Well Plugging Program Even Further Behind [PaEN]
-- Lewistown Sentinel: Lower Air Pollution Limits Ordered For Renovo Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: U.S. Natural Gas Key To Helping Families - American Petroleum Institute [Cost Of Natural Gas In PA Increased Up To 154% Over Last Year.]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Changes The Game For Blue Hydrogen
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: New ‘Landmark’ Federal Climate, Energy Law Turns Up The Power On PA Solar, Wind, Hydropower Energy Projects
-- Altoona Mirror: 100-MW CPV Maple Hill Solar Energy Project Under Construction In Portage, Cambria County
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Provides Permanent Funding For Coal Miners’ Black Lung Health Care
-- Reuters: EQT Natural Gas Producer Nears $4 Billion Deal To Buy THQ Appalachia, Sources [Click Here to check DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Reports.]
-- Bay Journal: States/EPA Agree To New Plan For More Nutrient, Sediment Reductions In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Make Up For Conowingo Dam - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal [PaEN]
-- Daily American: Oven Run Mine Drainage Treatment Project Will Boost Water Quality Of Stonycreek River
-- TribLive: Penn-Trafford Graduate Heads Up Sustainability Programs In Turtle Creek Watershed
-- Lancaster Farming Guest Essay: Agriculture Must Return To Eco-Friendly Roots - Family Farm Defenders
-- Southwestern PA Water Summit To Be Held Oct. 20 & 27 By The Southwestern PA Water Network [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Southwestern PA Water Network Strategic Network Coordinator [PaEN]
-- WHYY: East Falls Post Office To Reopen More Than A Year After Hurricane Ida Flooding
-- Scranton Times: Scranton, Dunmore Officials Ask Gov. Wolf To Review Keystone Landfill Proposal
-- Scranton Times: Keep PA Beautiful, Fishing App Ask Anglers To Report Trash In PA Waterways
-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Announces Plans For Electronics Recycling Oct. 17 & 20
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Woman Talks About Using TikTok To Educate Her Followers About Spotted Lanternflies
-- Altoona Mirror: DCNR Releases Ginseng Harvesting Guide
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Autumn Is Now Here Upon Us
-- Courier Times/Daily American: 21 Years After Flight 93 Crashed, Shanksville Borough Remains Part Of Rural America
-- TribLive: Family Fun Ride Added To Yough-N-Roll Event Sept. 17 Along The Great Allegheny Passage Trail
-- Republican Herald: Williams Valley Trap Shooting Team Wins National Title
-- Williamsport Sun: Joint Meeting Of Susquehanna Chapter Trout Unlimited, Loyalsock Creek Watershed Assn. Sept. 14
New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Changes The Game For Blue Hydrogen
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: New ‘Landmark’ Federal Climate, Energy Law Turns Up The Power On PA Solar, Wind, Hydropower Energy Projects
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New Federal Climate, Energy Law Provides Permanent Funding For Coal Miners’ Black Lung Health Care
-- E&E News: What To Expect On Permitting Reform As Congress Returns
Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
-- Conventional Oil & Natural Gas Companies Accelerating Pace Of Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them Threatening To Put PA’s Taxpayer-Funded Well Plugging Program Even Further Behind [PaEN]
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- Reuters: Wide Demand Reduction Only Feasible Solution To European Energy Crisis, Equinor
-- Financial Times: Brussels Pushes For EU-Wide Caps On Natural Gas Price
-- Post-Gazette/Bloomberg: Storage Of Frack Gear Is Helping To Hold Back U.S. Oil Production
-- Financial Times: Europe’s New Dirty Energy: The ‘Unavoidable Evil’ Of Wartime Fossil Fuels [Natural Gas, Coal]
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: California Avoids Blackouts With Bigger Test Ahead As Heat Looms
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Erie Times: 5 Developments Have Reshaped The PA Governor’s Race This Summer
-- Erie Times: Catch Up On Fetterman, Dr. Oz U.S. Senate Race, Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Brush With FBI, More
-- PennLive: Will The Ugly PA U.S. Senate Race Get Worse Over Next 2 Months? Well….
-- Courier Times: Biden Was In PA 3 Times In A Week, Why State Is Key To Midterms And Beyond
-- Inquirer: Philly’s Black Republican Ward Leaders: ‘I Know It’s An Uphill Battle, But My Role Is To Engage’
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: MAGA Threat Isn’t Just In Washington, We’re Facing It In PA Too - Defend Democracy Project
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Beneath Campaign Nastiness, Legitimate Concerns About Fetterman’s Health
-- PA Capital-Star: What To Know So You’re Registered Ready To Vote Nov. 8 Election
-- WHYY: Center City Shooting Incident Highlights Philly Violence Over The Weekend
-- Post-Gazette - Robert Swift: House Panel Examines Bill To Expand Clean Slate Law
-- WHYY: Philly Resumes Gun Violence Listening Tours, But What Impact Have They Had?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Pot Pardons Right Policy At Right Time
-- PennLive: Striking PA Nursing Home Workers Enter 4th Day On Picket Line: ‘We’re Worth More Than That’
-- WESA: Fewer School Children Getting Vaccines In Allegheny County, But Rate Remains Above Average
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Colleges, Universities Look To Keep Student body Healthy, Monkeypox-Free
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Helps Those Who Need It Least
-- Post-Gazette: Stimulus Package Billions Short Of Fixing All Poor PA Budges, Study Finds
-- WITF/WHYY: PA Workers, Businesses Grapple With Tight Job Market This Labor Day
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[Posted: September 6, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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