Thursday, February 2, 2023

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.2.23

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 


TODAY 6:30 p.m.: Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests, including oil and gas development. SRBC Office at 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  6:30 to 9:00 p.m.   (formal notice Click Here for more on the agenda.


-- PJM Interconnection Electric Grid Operator Issues Cold Weather Alert, Conservative Operations For Feb. 3–4  [PaEN]


-- Punxsutawney Phil: Six More Weeks Of Winter


-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: In Pennsylvania, New Governor Fuels Hopes For Tougher Rules On Energy, Environment


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Business Groups Optimistic About Shapiro’s Efforts To Cut Red Tape


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant Watchdog Marks Progress In Its First Year As Organized Group


-- Marcellus Drilling News: 5 Reasons Why The Price Of Natural Gas May Be Ready To Bounce Higher  


-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PUC Investigating Incorrect PPL Electric Bills


-- MCall: Car Hits Natural Gas Meter In Easton, Forcing Evacuations


-- PennLive Guest Essay: Higher Education Has A Critical Role To Play In Tackling The Energy Crisis - By Lee Kump, Penn State College Of Earth & Mineral Sciences


-- LehighValleyLive Guest Essay: Why Easton Would Miss Great Opportunity If It Passes On Lehigh Canal Hydropower Plan - By Lamont McClure, Northampton County Executive


-- Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Dallas Area Authority, Luzerne County For Dumping Millions Of Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Toby Creek  [PaEN]


-- NOAA Grant To Chesapeake Bay Foundation Will Boost Environmental Education In Harrisburg Region Intermediate Unit  [PaEN]


-- Bay Journal Forum: For A Resilient Chesapeake Bay, We Need An Even More Resilient Effort - By Kate Fritz, Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay


-- Pike Conservation District: Link Between Forests & Healthy Watersheds; Environmental Ed Grant Application Period Open  [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming College Receives $10,000 Grant To Support Environmental Education


-- Game Commission, Ducks Unlimited Partner To Improve 1,600 Acres Of Wetland Habitats On 61 State Game Lands  [PaEN]


-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Now Accepting Proposals For Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund Grants  [PaEN]


-- Erie Times: Lake Erie Water Levels Continue Falling From Record Highs, What’s Ahead?


-- WHYY/PlanPhilly: Groups Challenge Philly’s Next Mayor - End Illegal Dumping By 2028


-- WHYY: Advocacy Coalition Challenges Philly Mayoral Candidates To Commit To Zero Waste Platform


-- The Nature Conservancy Permanently Preserves 1,071 Acres In Pike County To Create A 43-Mile Corridor Of Protected State Game Lands  [PaEN]


-- U.S. Forest Service Accepting Applications For Wood Innovations Project, Community Wood Energy Facility Grants, Deadline March 23 


-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Snowmobile, ATV Project Grants, Deadline March 31 


-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Accepting Applications For River Sojourn Grants  [PaEN]


-- POWR: Ohio Basin Access For Canoes, Kayaks Mini Grants Program Now Accepting Applications  [PaEN]


-- NextPittsburgh: Warren Is Home To Stunning Views Near The Allegheny National Forest


-- WHYY: Philly Parks & Recs Offering Bonuses Up To $1,000 In Lifeguard Recruitment Effort


-- Scranton Times: Residents Provide Input On Vision For Nay Aug Park


-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Native Plant Sale Now Thru May 6 In Dauphin County


-- Natural Lands Names Gary M. Gimbert, Vice President Of Stewardship


-- PA Capital-Star: Resolution To Study Wildlife Conservation Corridors To Be Reintroduced In House


-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Upcoming Events In February - Winter Ecology Course, Owl Prowl, Farmland Raptors, Sensory Safari, More!


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

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


-- Marcellus Drilling News: 5 Reasons Why The Price Of Natural Gas May Be Ready To Bounce Higher  


-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Fall 5% As Shipments To Europe Slip


-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Price Falls Again With Focus On Demand, LNG Shipments


-- Bloomberg: EU Must Extend Natural Gas Demand Cuts Before Next Winter


-- Reuters: EU Launches Global LNG Reference Price As Natural Gas Price Cap Looms


-- Bloomberg: Shell CEO Sees Opportunities In A World ‘Desperately In Need’ Of Gas, Volatile Markets


-- Bloomberg: Shell Posts Record 2022 Profit As Natural Gas Unit Thrives; Big Oil Had A Blowout 2022 Performance On High Energy Prices


-- AP: Shell Profit Doubles To Record As War Drives Up Energy Costs


Other States/National/International


-- Utility Dive: First Solar In Ohio Brings U.S. Investment To $4 Billion After Selling Out Of Solar Panels Thru 2025 


-- Reuters: Hydrogen As A Backup For Renewables Remains A Distant Proposition


-- Bloomberg: DOE Proposes Energy Consumption Standards For Natural Gas, Electric Cook Tops, Ovens


-- EPA Opens Comment Period For Indoor airPLUS Program Update To Improve Indoor Air Quality In Homes


-- EPA Announces Financial Capability Guidance To Support Communities, Ensure Clean, Affordable Water


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Gov. Shapiro Nominates DGS Secretary, Appoints Inspector General

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Republicans Must Solve The Suburban Puzzle - By Chester County Republican Running For Congress

-- TribLive Editorial: Does Pennsylvania Have A Real-Life ‘Groundhog Day’ Problem?

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Business Groups Optimistic About Shapiro’s Efforts To Cut Red Tape

-- PennLive - John Baer: Auditor General’s Look At School Surpluses - Groundhog Day All Over Again

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports January State Tax Collections Were 5.5%, $205.6 Million Less Than Anticipated, Fiscal Year-To-Date Up $297.5 Million

-- Independent Fiscal Office: January State Revenue 0.9%, $32.8 Million Above IFO Estimates, Up $1.19 Billion For Fiscal Year

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[Posted: February 2, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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