Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.28.23

Are You Telling Your Story?

Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget Address

House returns to voting session Feb. 27

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Releases Bid Solicitation To Plug 19 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Forest County All At Taxpayer Expense  [PaEN]

-- DEP Blog: Plugging PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells

-- Bradford Era: Rep. Causer To Chair House Energy, Environmental Resource Committee

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Coal Falls, Natural Gas Climbs In PA, But Not Without Tradeoffs

-- Citizens Voice: PPL Customers Suspect They Were Overbilled

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Consumers Ripped Off By PPL, Abandoned By PUC

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: U.S. Steel Appeals Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Title V Air Quality Permit Issued By Allegheny County

-- DEP Releases Final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan, Digital Atlas Of Water Resources And Use  [PaEN]

-- EPA: Pennsylvania One Of 4 States Participating In Accelerated Lead Water Service Pipe Replacement Project In Underserved Communities

-- Registration Now Open For Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference With Events On March 12, 13, Main Conference March 14 At Lehigh University  [PaEN]

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Now Accepting Applications For 2023 Coldwater Conservation Grants  [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front: National Weather Service In Pittsburgh: River Ice Spotters Needed To Keep Eye On Potential Flooding

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Feb. 8 Hearing, March 8 Business Meeting  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EV Battery Component Sales Drive Matthews International Growth

-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfills Cited For Smell After 230 Complaints

-- DEP Bans Sale Of Electronic Devices Made By AWOW Tech For Not Complying With PA’s Electronic Waste Recycling Law; E-Waste Recycling Program Broken  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Reminder: Grant Application Period Now Open For Recreation, Conservation, Watershed Projects Until April 5

-- Reminder: PA Master Naturalist Spring Training Sign Ups Happening Now  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times Editorial: A Reminder Of NE PA’s Natural Assets

-- Jan. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [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]

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Settle Lower On Stronger Supply Outlook

Other States/National/International

-- NYT: In Texas Oil/Natural Gas Country, A Pair Of Strong Earthquakes Were Part Of A Surge In Seismic Activity Related To Oil And Natural Gas Production

-- The Economist: How Much Innovation Is Necessary To See Off Fossil Fuels?  ‘No Miracles Needed’ [50th Anniversary Of First Oil Shock In 1973, There Have Been At Least 6 Major Shocks]

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Stalemate Stops Constitutional Amendments From Appearing On May Ballot

-- AP: Proposed State Constitutional Amendments Stalled With PA House Stalemate

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Lobbyist Says She Was Harassed By Lawmaker, Wants Legislature To Change Misconduct Rules

-- Post-Gazette/WPost: State College Man Sentenced To Nearly 7 Years In Jail For Attacking Police Officer During Assault On U.S. Capitol

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[Posted: January 28, 2023]  PA Environment Digest