Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.3.22

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Senate returns to session October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 15 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session October 24, 25, 26, November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

 

MONDAY 9:00: Virtual. PA GreenGov Council Hosts PA Sustainability Summit.

 

MONDAY 1:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on stormwater management, infrastructure impact.  Upper Providence Twp. Building, 1286 Black Rock Road, Phoenixville, Chester County.

MONDAY 4:00: In-Person, Virtual.  Penn State EarthTalks Presentation: Solar Energy Policy And Politics In Pennsylvania.

WEDNESDAY 7:00: Virtual. DEP Virtual Hearing On Proposed Transco Natural Gas Pipeline Regional Energy Access Expansion Project In Eastern PA.  7:00 p.m.

 

-- October 3 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

 

-- Pocono Record: DEP Taking Comments On Permits For Natural Gas Pipeline In Luzerne, Monroe Counties

 

-- The Allegheny Front: New Film Connects Plight Of Hellbenders With Concerns Over Natural Gas Development  

 

-- Rare Eastern Hellbender Habitat In Loyalsock Creek, Lycoming County Harmed By Sediment Plumes From Pipeline Crossings, Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawal Construction Projects  [PaEN]

 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: NE PA Stands To Benefit From Land Recycling

 

-- Natural Areas Assn. To Host A Virtual Symposium Oct. 28 On The Role of Natural Areas in Climate Resilience in Central Appalachian Forests  [PaEN]

 

-- Warren Times: Lake Fish Survey Brings Encouraging Results At Chapman State Park

 

-- Inquirer: Plan To Create Horse Stables In Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Could Provide Base For City’s Iconic Urban Cowboys

 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Carrie Furnace On Cusp Of Long-Awaited Breakthrough

 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: North Branch Land Trust Welcomes Howland Preserve As New State Park

 

-- TribLive Editorial: How Many State Parks Is Enough?

-- WESA/Allegheny Front: How The Fungi Beneath Our Feet Help Decide The Trees Overhead

 

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

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

 

-- Bloomberg: Europe Natural Gas Prices Slide As Storage, EU Steps Cut Risks For This Winter

 

-- AP: Europe Faces ‘Unprecedented Risk’ Of Natural Gas Shortage, IEA Says

 

-- Bloomberg: Floating LNG Terminal Rates Spike In Europe On Ship Shortage 

 

-- Reuters: Global Natural Gas Markets To Remain Tight Next Year Amid Supply Squeeze, IEA  

 

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Jump 4% On News OPEC+ May Reduce Output

 

-- Reuters: OPEC+ To Consider Crude Oil Production Cut Of Over 1 Million Barrels/Per Day, Biggest Since Pandemic To Address Market Weakness

 

-- Financial Times: OPEC+ Plans Substantial Oil Production Cut To Prop Up Prices 

 

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

-- CNN: This 100% Solar Community In Florida Hit Head-On By Hurricane Ian Had No Loss Of Power, Minimal Damage

-- The Guardian: The American Electric Vehicle Boom Is About To Begin, Does The U.S. Have The Power To Charge It?

-- Bloomberg: Will The U.S. Supreme Court Restrict The Scope Of The Federal Clean Water Act?

-- Financial Times: Ex-Fed Official: Blacklisting Companies Over Their Policies To Deal With Climate Issues Encourages Risky Investment

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: The Lands Of Dr. Oz; Do Voters Care If He’s From New Jersey?

-- Inquirer: In The Midst Of A Tight Race For U.S. Senate, Dr. Oz Visits Philly Black Clergy Members

-- PA Capital-Star: Allies Of Ex-President Interviewed Nearly 200 Election Officials In PA, Elsewhere To Probe For Weaknesses

-- TribLive/AP: Ex-President Is ‘King’ To Some In Pennsylvania, But Will It Help Republicans?

-- PennLive: ‘Don’t Be Caught Naked’ PA Democrats Warn Mail-In Voters

-- TribLive: Some Western PA Students Grapple With Post-COVID Learning Loss

-- Courier Times: Bucks County School Book Ban Group Sets Sights On Sex, Sexuality And Mein Kampf?

-- Spotlight PA: Chronically Ill Patients Could Get Easier Access To New Treatments If PA Lawmakers Act Soon

-- TribLive: Legislation To Set State Standards For Public Defenders, Fill Gaps In County Funding Passes First Hurdle In State Senate

-- Post-Gazette: Feds Want Jail Time For Islamic Extremist Who Named Pittsburgh FBI Agents In Online Threats

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: The Uncounted Dead in Allegheny And Other County Jails

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[Posted: October 3, 2022]  PA Environment Digest