Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.4.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

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 


WEDNESDAY 5:30: In-Person, Virtual. Center for Coalfield Justice Public Meeting On PA Health Studies Of Natural Gas Development In Southwest PA.  5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  Updated - Read more here.


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.


-- WSJ: Nationwide Work Starts To Plug Abandoned Conventional Gas & Oil Wells [In PA Newly Abandoned Wells Outnumber Wells The State Plans To Plug]


-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Needs To Finish Conventional Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Regulations By Dec. 16 Or Face Highway Funds Sanctions, EPA Says 


-- Spotlight PA: Where Candidates For Governor Stand On Energy, Environment


-- DCNR Announces Guidance For Planners Seeking To Generate Clean Renewable Energy Through Grid-Scale Solar Installations  [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun: Interest In Solar Power Projects Growing Statewide, Including Lycoming County


-- Bay Journal: Community Solar Energy Projects Slowly Expand In The Chesapeake Bay Region [Except In Pennsylvania Where Legislation Is Needed] - By Ad Crable


-- PUC Highlights Efforts To Safeguard Critical Utility Systems During Cybersecurity Awareness Month


-- Sen. Yaw Announces Legislation To Ban Food Packaging Containing PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals


-- Scranton Times: Environmental Groups Tour Acid Mine Drainage Sites And Revitalized Stream in Luzerne County 


-- PaHomePage.com: Combating Climate By Restoring  Abandoned Mine Drainage Degraded Streams


-- Schuylkill Action Network Oct. 11 Abandoned Mine Drainage Workgroup Meeting 10:00 a.m.


-- Erie Times: Erie City Council Set To Once Again Address Stormwater Fee


-- Registration Now Open For Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Jan. 30-Feb. 1  [PaEN]


-- Register Now For Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Nov. 17-18 At Marshall University, WV  [PaEN]


-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Boil-Water Advisory Lifted In Parts Of Montgomery County


-- WESA: Pittsburgh Sewer Authorities Say A $5 Million Improvement Will Decrease Basement Backups


-- Inquirer Editorial: Climate Change And Foolhardy Plan For New Apartments On Flood-Prone Venice Island


-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Looking For Artist-In-Residence


-- Earth Science Week Oct. 9-15: Educators, Order Your Free Earth Science For A Sustainable World K -12 Toolkit


-- Penn State Extension: Latest Spotted Lanternfly News


-- WeConservePA: DCNR Forest Fridays - Using Native Plants To Create An Impressive Fall Display


-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Your Guide To Fall Colors On The Susquehanna Greenway - By Andrew Bechdel, AmeriCorps Susquehanna Greenway & Trails Assistant  [PaEN]


-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility And Erie Access Improvement Grants  [PaEN]


-- Natural Lands Joins Art-Reach’s ACCESS Program To Let More People Enjoy Popular Paid Events  [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette: Riverlife Gets $2 Million Allegheny County Grant To Begin Buying Property For New Parks Around West End Bridge


-- NextPittsburgh: Find Out What Upgrades, Restorations Are Coming To Mellon Park


-- PennLive: Harrisburg Receives DCNR Grants For Greenbelt Restoration, Playground Development, More


-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Fall Penn's Stewards Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]


-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: New, Collaborative Raptor Popular Index Website Features Migration Count Trends, Raptors At Risk Analyses


-- Help Wanted: North Branch Land Trust Land Protection & Stewardship Coordinator  [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]

 

-- TribLive: AAA Says Tight Supply, Increased Demand Main Reasons For Rising Gasoline Prices

 

-- Bloomberg: Solar Energy Now 33% Cheaper Than Natural Gas Power In U.S.


-- Bloomberg: Shell CEO Says Governments Need To Tax Energy Firms To Help Poor


-- Reuters: White House Rules Out Ban On Natural Gas Exports This Winter [Even With Natural Gas Price Spikes]


-- Reuters: Oil Jumps About $4 As OPEC+ Weighs Biggest Output Cut Since 2020


-- Bloomberg: U.S. Coal Prices Climb Past $200 As Global Energy Crunch Boosts Demand

 

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

-- Post-Gazette: Washington County Couple To Plead Guilty To Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol 

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro, Dr. Oz  Stake Out Political Middle At PA Chamber forum

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano To Launch TV Ad Campaign

-- PA Capital-Star: Crime, Community Safety Become Focal Points In PA U.S. Senate Race

-- Erie Times: 2020 Election Denial Is On The Ballot In PA This Year, These Are The Candidates

-- Politics PA: PA House Preview - Philly West ‘Burbs

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Wolf Should Let Next Governor Fill Now Vacant PA Supreme Court Seat

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports September Revenues $135.8 Million Above Estimates, $196.2 Million Above Estimates FYTD

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports September State Revenues $422.2 Million Over IFO Estimates, $583.9 Million Over FYTD 

-- Gov. Wolf Announced The Availability of $5 Million In Security Enhancement Grants For Groups Targeted By Hate Crimes

-- PA Capital-Star: Protesters At PA House Panel’s Hearing On Philly Crime Were ‘Circus Animals,’ Its Republican Chair Says

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bill That Could Have Kept Prisoners Behind Bars Longer

-- WHYY: Philly Carjackings Way Up, Homicides Down Slightly

-- WHYY: Judge Bars Philadelphia From Enforcing Ban On Guns At Rec Centers, Playgrounds

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: State-Owned Universities See 12-Year Enrollment Decline Begin To Reverse Course

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[Posted: October 4, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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