Senate returns to voting session January 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
House returns to voting session ??????
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
DEP Advisory: DEP’s Cambria District Office still closed due to waterline break.
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. Visit the Board webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846, dsnowden@pa.gov.
TODAY 10:30: Senate Appropriations, Agriculture, Environmental Committees hold informational meeting on Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program at PA Farm Show. [Posted 1.11.23] Click Here to watch live.
-- Bloomberg: PJM Electric Grid Operator Had 23% Power Plant Failure In December Storm [Natural Gas Plants Accounted For 70% Of Almost 46 GW Of Outages]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Coterra Energy Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charge In PA Fracking Pollution Case, But Fracking Allowed To Resume In Susquehanna County
-- Senate Republicans Pass Proposed Constitutional Amendment Giving General Assembly Unilateral Power To Veto Regulations, With No Oversight [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: PA’s ‘Divisive’ Proposed Constitutional Amendments Inch Closer To Ballot Box
-- Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm In York County Winner Of 2022 Leopold Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- DCNR Outlines Accomplishments During Wolf Administration [PaEN]
-- DCNR Announces $3.2 Million Investment For Trail Gaps, ATV/Snowmobile Projects; New Grant Rounds Opening Jan. 17 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Five Star Trail To Get Improved Access In Greensburg
-- DCNR Honors Passerby Who Saved Man From Drowning At Codorus State Park In York County [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces First Ever Sustainable Pittsburgh Workplaces [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro To Nominate Dr. Debra Bogen, Allegheny County Health Dept., As Next Secretary Of Health
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Bogen Nominated For PA Health Secretary
-- EDF Experts Testify At EPA Hearing Urging Swift Finalization Of Strong Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities
-- EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Shale Gas Companies Establish Appalachian Methane Reduction Initiative
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT, Equitrans, Chesapeake Appalachia Shale Gas Companies Start Local Methane-Reduction Initiative
-- American Petroleum Institute Unveils Plan To Prioritize U.S. Natural Gas And Oil; Target Northeast U.S. For Pipeline Development [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PNC Increases Environmental Finance Commitment For Transition To Low-Carbon Economy 50% To $30 Billion
-- Republican Herald: Pottsville City Council Approves Purchase Of 4 More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Clean Energy Permitting Reform Needed For PA To Boost Economy, Protect Climate And Burn Less Coal - By Citizens Climate Lobby
-- Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Worth Celebrating
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro, Reading Discuss Future Of PA Agriculture; Groups Weigh In On New Governor’s Cabinet Picks
-- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Files Citizen Suit Against York County Landfill For Federal Clean Water Act Violations, Including PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: Lawsuit Filed Alleging ‘Dangerous’ Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In York County Creek
-- Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper: Challenge For New Year - Curiosity, Questions Offer Key To Improve Drinking Water Quality At Home & Across Area - By John Zaktansky
-- WHYY: Delaware River Basin Has Enough Groundwater To Last Decades
-- Rodale Institute Releases 2023 Webinar Schedule Providing Educational Opportunities On Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Forests & Climate Change; Woods In Your Backyard; Livestaking; Much More!
-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Spring Meeting April 1; Spring/Summer Internships; Forest Landowners Conference March 24 & 25; More!
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: January Paint/Color-By-Number Picture Of PA State Parks, Forests Now Available
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: The Bird Count Is In From Hawk Mountain, Here Are The Big Migration Numbers
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- AP: PA Senate Bill Aims To Undo 2023 Gasoline Tax Increase
-- Reuters: Texas Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Outage May Extend Into February
-- Reuters: Global LNG Natural Gas Volumes Hit Record High As Europe Crowds Out Poorer Asia
Other States/National/International
-- AP: U.S. Safety Official Warns Of Risks Posed By Heavy Electric Vehicles
-- Financial Times: Saudi Aramco Bets On Being The Last Oil Major Standing
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Senate Passes Proposed Constitutional Amendments; Poses Test To New PA Governor
-- PA Capital-Star: Relief For Child Sex Abuse Survivors Passes Senate As Part Of Constitutional Amendment Package
-- The Center Square: PA’s ‘Divisive’ Proposed Constitutional Amendments Inch Closer To Ballot Box
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Cynicism Dominates PA Senate Republican Agenda
-- TribLive/AP: Judges Weigh Republican Bid To Delay 2 House Special Elections
-- PennLive: PA Lawmakers Renew Effort To Move Up Presidential Primary Date
-- TribLive Editorial: A Legislature That Does Nothing Can Do Damage
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Continues To Fill Out Cabinet With 5 More Nominees - Health, Human Services, Drug & Alcohol, Aging, Insurance
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Hits The Farm Show, And The Honeymoon Is On
-- PennLive - John Baer: Can Josh Shapiro Govern In The Great Mess That Is PA Politics?
-- AP: PA Senate Delays Philly DA’s Impeachment Trial Amid Court Challenge
-- AP: PA Senate Bill Aims To Undo 2023 Gasoline Tax Increase
-- York Daily Record: From Pandemic To Partisanship, Gov. Wolf Had A Hard 8 Years In Office, He Loved It All
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[Posted: January 12, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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