Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.14.22

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House returns to session September 14, 19, 20, 21 

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY 9:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on hydrogen’s potential as an energy source.  Room 523 Irvis Building.  Click Here to watch online.

 

TODAY 10:00: DCNR’s Inaugural Meeting Of Recreation Engagement Council whose mission is to grow outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania.  DCNR, Health, DCED and PA’s Director Of Outdoor Recreation will provide opening remarks.  Click Here to watch online.

 

THURSDAY 10:00: Independent Regulatory Review Commission meeting on Final EQB Manganese Regulation.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.

 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP: Marcellus Shale Company Polluted Loyalsock Creek

 

-- Bobscaping Blog: What Would Rachel Carson Say About Fracking?  Video Of Aerial Photos Of The Oil & Gas Industrial Landscape In SW PA, Eastern OH And Northern WV

 

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Natural Gas, New Shell Ethane Plant Could Fuel Erie Industrial Renaissance - Marcellus Shale Coalition

 

-- American Lung Association Report Details Health And Environmental Impacts Of Fuel-Burning Appliances At Home [Natural Gas, Wood, Propane, Heating Oil]

 

-- DEP Celebrates 60 Years Of Scientist, Writer, Pennsylvania Native Rachel Carson’s Literary Work 'Silent Spring'  [PaEN]

 

-- Drought Watch Remains In Place For 36 Counties, DEP Asks For Continued Voluntary Water Conservation  [PaEN]

 

-- StateImplementPA - Rachel McDevitt: In PA, Climate Change Can Increase Flooding Risk In Places That Rarely Worried About It, Middletown Is Seeking Solutions 

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Bill Gates To Join World Leaders For Global Climate Summit In Pittsburgh

 

-- PA Business Report: Mawson Infrastructure Group To Focus On Bitcoin Mining Facilities In PA

 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Former DEP Secretary McDonnell To Lead PennFuture Green Lobbying Group

 

-- Chester Water Authority Petitions DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board To Hold Hearings On Water Affordability  [PaEN]

 

-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Recognize PA Pollinator Photo Challenge Winners  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Took Action On 565 Permits, 95% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,119 Inspections; Responded To 8 Environmental Emergencies In Last Week

 

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Final Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event Of Season Oct. 1 In Allegheny County  [PaEN]

 

-- DCNR Announced $762,414 In Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants To 122 Local Departments For Wildfire Suppression  [PaEN]

 

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Fall Workshops, Events Line-Up - Pasture Walks To Potlucks  

 

-- Three Rivers WaterKeeper: Oct. 15 Celebrating 50 Years Of The Federal Clean Water Act, Pittsburgh

 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Oct. 15 Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Lewisburg 

 

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Updated West Branch Susquehanna River Map & Guide Released  [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Updated Maps, Guide Released For 228-Mile West Branch Susquehanna River Water Trail

 

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Woman Briefly Hospitalized With County’s First Human Case Of West Nile Virus

 

-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Events Coming Up In October 

 

-- Republican Herald: Minersville Borough Approves Ordinance Allowing ATVs On Streets To Promote Tourism

 

-- Game Commission Board Of Directors Meeting Sept. 23-24

 

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission To Consider Outlawing Deer Urine Attractants To Decrease Spread Of Chronic Wasting Disease

 

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Rep. Conklin Challenges Proposed Increase In Fishing License Fee

New Federal Climate, Energy, Healthcare Law

 

-- WSJ: Vehicle Battery Recycling Race Heats Up After New Federal Climate, Energy Law

 

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

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

 

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Seek Report On Inflation: Natural Gas Increased 33% In Last 12 Months

 

-- Observer: Electric Home Heating Costs To Increase This Winter Due To Increase In Natural Gas Costs; National Fuel Gas Raises Rates

 

-- CNN: Americans Should Brace For Higher Natural Gas Prices, Chevron CEO Says 

 

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Jumps As EU Unveils Energy Intervention Plan, Including Price Index For LNG Imports

 

-- Financial Times: EU Targets 140 Billion Euros From Windfall Taxes On Energy Companies

 

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?

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Long Before Run For Governor, Shapiro Seized Political Opportunities

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Ex-President’s Son To Headline Franklin County Rally For Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- WPXI: PA Man Wearing Rainbow Wig ‘Working To Restore Ex-President To King’ Arrested After Carrying Loaded Gun Into Dairy Queen

-- TribLive: Dr. Oz Backs U.S. Senate Bill To Protect Same-Sex Marriage

-- WITF: Senate Republicans’ Election Investigation Gets Hearing In Commonwealth Court, Nearly A Year After It Started

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Voters Deserve All The Facts On Proposed Constitutional Amendments - By Patrick Beaty

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: If Political Candidates Want Votes, They Should Earn them By Participating In Public Debates

-- MCall: Despite Lawsuit, Lehigh County Approves 5 Ballot Drop Boxes For General Election

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Seek Report On Inflation: Natural Gas Increased 33% In Last 12 Months

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Luzerne County Council Obsesses Over Ballot Drop Boxes While Real Issues Pile Up

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Creates, Ignores Gambling Addiction

-- TribLive: Explainer: Is COVID Winding Down? Scientists Say No

-- TribLive: 5 Things To Know About Updated COVID Booster Shots

-- TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland County Should Focus On Doling Out Opioid Settlement Dollars Before Eyeing Next Lawsuit

-- WHYY: PA House Votes To Hold Philly DA In Contempt For Defying Subpoena

-- Inquirer: Federal Judge: Philly DA’s Office Misled Court While Trying To Free A Man From Death Row

-- WITF: Penn State Trustees Committee OKs Alcohol Sales At Beaver Football Stadium, Sends It To Full Board

-- Gov. Wolf: $246 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding Awarded To Support Small Businesses Across PA

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[Posted: September 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest