Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.17.23

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House returns to voting session Feb. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, March 1

     -- Committee Schedule

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

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania Will Conduct Independent Water Sampling Following Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officials Vow To ‘Hold This Railroad Accountable,’ Announce Monthly Water Testing

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Air Quality Remains Unaffected By Train Derailment, Officials Say

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT - Sharp Drop In Price Of Natural Gas Could Lead To Industry Cutting Back On Drilling  

-- Wellsboro Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Energy Industry Needs Protection - By Doug McLinko, Bradford County Commissioner

-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Make No Mistake: Current ‘Regulatory Reform’ Efforts In Pennsylvania Could Threaten Vital Environmental Protections

-- Sen. Casey: Federal Tax Credits Go Into Effect For Coal Community Clean Energy Manufacturing Projects

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Convert Abandoned Mine Lands Into Solar Farms

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Make Federal Farm Bill Climate Bill

-- House Budget Hearing Schedule: March 22- Agriculture, March 23- DCNR/DEP

-- PennLive: These Black Leaders Focus On Inspiration, Fulfillment And Environmental Justice

-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Awards Over $65,000 To Support 37 Water Pollution Reduction Projects By Districts [PaEN]

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Accepting Proposals For PA Most Effective Basins In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Grants [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Plan Proposed To End Harrisburg’s Sewage-Related Water Pollution

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Blog: New Conowingo Dam License Critical To Chesapeake Bay Restoration

-- EPA Region III Sets March 2 Virtual Listening Session On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Strategic Roadmap  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Quality Board Notice: Correction To PFAS MCL Rule

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 17 RiverWatch Video Report

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Commissions Asked To Oppose Underground Coal Mine. Yukon Industrial Waste Facility Expansions

-- Acting AG Henry Obtains Settlement With Eagle Disposal For Thousands Of Missed Trash, Recycling Collections In Lancaster County; Customers Must Apply For Restitution  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Approves Land Purchase For Future Landfill Expansion

-- Post-Gazette: Penn State Weighs Formalizing Environmental Factors In Managing Its $4.6 Billion Endowment

-- New Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Feb. 17: Imhotep Institute Charter High School STEM Program 

-- February 18 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Land Trust Acquires 120+ Acres As Protected Green Space In 2022

-- Reading Eagle: Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Celebrating 50th Anniversary In 2023

-- WHYY/Plan Philly: ‘Lights Out’ Initiative Appears To Be Saving Birds From Crashing Into Philly Buildings

Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Pennsylvania Will Conduct Independent Water Sampling Following Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officials Vow To ‘Hold This Railroad Accountable,’ Announce Monthly Water Testing

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Air Quality Remains Unaffected By Train Derailment, Officials Say

-- USA Today: Ohio/PA Train Derailment Fact Check: What’s True And What’s False?

-- AP: EPA Head Sees Ohio/PA Train Derailment Site As Residents Demand Info

-- AP: EPA Chief At Ohio/PA Train Derailment Site: ‘Trust The Government’

-- USA Today: EPA Will ‘Hold Norfolk Southern Responsible’ For Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Cleanup

-- AP:  Jeers, Boos From Ohio Villagers Enraged By Toxic Ohio/PA Train Spill

-- AP: West Virginia Drinking Water Still Clear Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment Toxin

-- Bloomberg: Norfolk Southern CEO Pledges To Ensure Safety Of Ohio Town After Train Derailment

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

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

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based EQT - Sharp Drop In Price Of Natural Gas Could Lead To Industry Cutting Back On Drilling  

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall As Historic Energy Crisis Recedes; Prices Are Still Double Usual Levels For Time Of Year

-- Financial Times: European Natural Gas Prices Fall To 18-Month Low As Energy Crisis Ebbs

-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Producers Poised To Leapfrog Rivals With 3 New Export Terminal Projects 

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Colorado Ponders Storing Carbon In The Form Of Biochar In Defunct Oil And Gas Wells [PA Included]

-- Bloomberg: IEA: Governments Spent Record $1 Trillion Last Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: State Revenues At Inflection Point - Will ‘Temper Substantially’ In 2023

-- AP: Gov. Shapiro Will Not Execute Any Inmates While He Is In Office, Calls For Repeal

-- TribLive: Sen. Fetterman Checks Himself Into Hospital For Clinical Depression

-- PennLive: PA Republicans, Stung By Election Losses, Find New Love For Mail-In Voting

-- Erie Times: PA Lawmakers Are Pushing Voter ID Again, What Happened In Other States May Surprise You

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[Posted: February 17, 2023]  PA Environment Digest