Senate returns to voting session January 3, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
House returns to voting session January 3 [Democrats, Republicans Fighting Over Schedule]
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: In-Person, Virtual. Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: John Chippo, jchippo@pa.gov, 717-783-9730. (formal notice) [Note: Update on Three Mile Island decommissioning other issues.]
TODAY 8:30: Women For A Healthy Environment Online PA Healthy School Summit - Recharging For A New Era In Environmental Health. 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-- DCED’s Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Advisory Council Meets Dec. 15 On Radioactive Drilling Waste; Road Dumping Wastewater; Limits On Methane Emissions; More [PaEN]
-- Dec. 10 PA Bulletin: Final-Omitted Regulations Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities
-- Dec. 10 PA Bulletin: Final Regulations Setting VOC/Methane Limits On Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities
-- PUC Approves $48,000 Refund To Sunoco Pipeline On A Penalty It Paid For Mariner East Pipeline Construction Violations [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus/Utica Drillers (All Gas Drillers) Had Fantastic Third Quarter Earnings
-- Williamsport Sun: PA Natural Gas Price Up 95%, New Wells Up 42%
-- PUC Approves 10.6% Increase In Natural Gas Rates By Valley Energy, Bradford County [PA’s #3 County In Natural Gas Production]
-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 9.2% Natural Gas Rate Increase By National Fuel Gas
-- PUC Rejects Proposed Settlement With Columbia Gas Over 2019 House Explosion In Washington County
-- PUC Approves A Partial Settlement To Increase Natural Gas Rates For Columbia Gas 4.6%
-- PUC Approves 6.8% Increase In Electric Rates For Citizens’ Electric Company Of Lewisburg
-- PUC Modifies Settlement With PECO Energy Regarding Improper Electric Service Terminations
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Electric Utilities In PA Monitoring Grid Infrastructure In Wake Of North Carolina Attacks
-- PA Environmental Council Podcast: Counties Can Apply For Whole Home Repair Funding, Including Energy Efficiency Upgrades
-- Green Rock Energy Partners Acquires PA South Hills Renewable Gas Production Facility
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Proposals For Hydrogen Hub In Appalachia Have Great Potential, But Challenges Ahead
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Hydrogen Hubs May Point Way To Clean Energy Transition
-- Erie Times: Erie Coke (Coal) Fails To Show Up In Court On Environmental Charges, What’s Next?
-- WHYY: Hazardous Waste Storage Areas At Former Philadelphia Refinery Site Could Close Within A Year
-- DEP: Drought Watch Remains In Effect For Carbon, Luzerne, Northampton, Potter, Schuylkill Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA American Water Customers Will See Higher Water (14.5%) , Sewer (39.1%) Bills Starting In January [Rate Increases Outpace Inflation]
-- Perkiomen Creek Finalist For Pennsylvania’s 2023 River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Farmers Face New Realities In Stormwater Management
-- DEP Notice Extending NPDES General Permit For Aquatic Animal Production Facilities To March 2, 2024
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 9 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Warren Times: Warren County Conservation District Accepting Applications For College Scholarships
-- December 10 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- DCNR: Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Recreation Meets Dec. 15
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members
-- Post-Gazette: Some Pittsburgh Council Members Question Plans For Parks Tax
-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wildflowers Starved For Sunlight By Tree Reaction To Climate Change: New Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Study
-- WESA: Climate Change Is Threatening North America’s Wildflowers, Carnegie Museum Research Shows
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Power For Tomorrow: The Impact Of Natural Gas Price Spikes On Electricity Prices
Other States/National/International
-- AP: New Abnormal: Climate Disaster Damage ‘Down’ To $268 Billion
-- RMI: The Business Case For New Fossil Gas Power Plants Is Shrinking
-- Reuters: Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After 588,000 Gallon Oil Spill In Kansas
-- WPost: Big Oil Talks Clean Energy Transition, But Perpetuates Petroleum U.S. House Documents Say
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Legislative Reference Bureau Opinion Says Neither Party Has A PA House Majority [May Only Count Living Members]
-- City & State PA: Legislative Agency Says Democrats Lack A Majority In The PA House
-- Erie Times: House Leadership War Sets Ugly Tone For PA’s Next Legislative Session
-- WESA: Slugfest In Harrisburg As Democrats, Republicans Fight Over Control Of PA House
-- TribLive: Democrats, Republicans To Nominate Candidates For 3 Special Election Races For House Seats
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: PA Lawmakers Cash In On Inflation While Ignoring Plight Of Retirees
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Put Hold On State Constitutional Amendments
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA’s Delayed $100 Million System For Handling State Taxes Finally Goes Live
-- Inquirer: COVID Cases Climb In PA, NJ In Wake Of Thanksgiving
-- WESA: IFO: Young Workers Left PA’s Labor Force At Highest Rate After The Pandemic Began
-- AP: PA Panel Updates Anti-Discrimination Regulations
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[Posted: December 9, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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