Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8
-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget Address
House returns to voting session Feb. 27
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting
THURSDAY 6:30: 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 in the agenda.
-- Gov. Shapiro Issues Order Directing Agencies To Set Deadlines For Permit Reviews, Requires Money-Back Guarantee If Deadlines Not Met; A Similar Program Started At DEP In 1995 [PaEN]
-- DCNR: Mount Jewett To Kinzua Bridge Trail, McKean County Selected As PA’s 2023 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Former Rail Line Named PA Trail Of The Year
-- Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Agency Budget Hearing Schedule [PaEN]
-- City & State PA: Westmoreland County Residents Trying To Stop Proposal By MAX Environmental Technology For Treated Hazardous Waste Landfill
-- Waste-To-Energy Assn. Advocates For Benefits Of Sustainable Materials Management [Covanta, Lancaster Waste Authority]
-- DEP/PROP: Study Shows Growth in K-12 Students' Recycling Knowledge; 1988 Recycling Law Updates Needed [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Attorney General Files Charges Against Dallas Area Authority In Luzerne County For Dumping Millions Of Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Toby Creek Via Secretly Installed Pipes
-- Citizens Voice: Dallas Area Authority Faces Criminal Charges Over Illegal Sewage Dumping Through Secretly Constructed Pipes
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Update: Starting 2023 At A Pace For Success; Watershed Leadership Academy Begins; Much More!
-- Bay Journal Forum: Rewilding Wetlands - The Clear Path To Clearer Water - By Joseph Sweeney, Water Science Institute & Drew Altland, Ecotone, LLC
-- WESA/Lehigh Valley News: Sen. Casey Visits Lehigh Valley Crayola Factory, Highlights Use Of Renewable Energy
-- PA Solar Center Webinar: Feb. 17 - Apply For USDA Rural Energy For America Program, G.E.T. Solar Programs To Reduce Your Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- PUC Launches Comprehensive Investigation Into Billing Issues Impacting PPL Electric Customers
-- PennLive: PUC Launches Investigation Into PPL’s Unusually High Electric Bills
-- Inquirer: Hefty Heating Bills Leave Some Philadelphians Aghast [Global Energy Markets For Natural Gas Driving Up Costs]
-- National Fuel Gas Reduces Cost For Natural Gas It Supplies To Customers [Due To Easing Of Price Spike Caused By Russia’s War Against Ukraine, LNG Exports]
-- PennFuture Blog: Lessons From December Deep Freeze - Don’t Put All Our Energy Generation Eggs In One Basket - By Rob Altenburg
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Building On Our Energy Foundation - By Jeff Kotula, Washington County Chamber of Commerce [Here’s the “big picture” they didn’t talk about]
-- AP: Difficulty Measuring Methane/Natural Gas Emissions Slows Plan To Slash Pollution [PA Example Looking For Leaking Wells]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Addressing The Complicated Volunteer Firefighting Crisis
-- TribLive: Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Get Early, Informative Start To Season At Monroeville Seed Swap
-- Penn State Extension: Home Garden News, Online Learning Opportunities, Master Gardener Calendar
-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: A Cautionary Tale In Land Conservation - Why A Handshake Is No Longer Enough - By Carol Hillestad [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Snow Kayak Test Run Results In Wild Ride
-- TribLive: Groundhog Day In Punxsutawney: What To Know Before You Go
-- Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Seasonal Fisheries Biologist Aides
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- National Fuel Gas Reduces Cost For Natural Gas It Supplies To Customers [Due To Easing Of Price Spike Caused By Russia’s War Against Ukraine, LNG Exports]
-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Posts 2nd Biggest Monthly Drop Ever, Holds Near 21-Month Low
-- Reuters: Fire-Idled Texas LNG Natural Gas Plant Seeks U.S. Approval To Start One Unit
Other States/National/International
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Hypocrisy Flows Like Oil
-- The Guardian: These Homes Replaced Their Natural Gas Stoves And Saw A Huge Drop In Indoor Pollution
-- Bloomberg: Shell Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Natural Gas Again Using Offsets
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Offers A Money-Back Guarantee On PA’s Licensing And Permitting Process
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Launches Review To Mitigate Red Tape In PA Professional Licensure Process
-- Inquirer: How Josh Shapiro Is Starting His Administration With A Pro-Business Focus, And A ‘Money-Back’ Guarantee
-- AP: Shapiro Order Aims To Reduce Wait Times For Professional Licensing
-- The Center Square: Shapiro Executive Order Refunds Licensing, Permitting Fees For Slow State Processing
-- AP: Unexpected PA House Speaker Hopes To Retain The Job
-- Politics PA: PA House Speakers Expects To Keep His Job After Special Elections
-- The Center Square: Policy Hearings Fill PA House’s Legislative Void
-- PennLive: Republican Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver Wins State Senate Special Election
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Democrats Shake The Money Tree Ahead Of Feb. 7 Special House Elections
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Sen. Regan Forcibly Removed, Stepped Over Protester Blocking Access To Fundraiser
-- Reading Eagle: Commonwealth Court Dismisses Berks Republicans’ Election Recount Petitions
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Fight Fraud With False Claims Law
-- Post-Gazette/WPost: Court Blocks DOJ Review Of PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Phone In Probe Of Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- AP: Democrats Endorse McCaffery For Open Seat On PA Supreme Court
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA State Revenue Estimate Revised Upward $1.5 Billion For FY 2022-23
-- Courier Times: New Financial Report Could Complicate PA’s Budget And Tax Scenario, Here’s How
-- Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Agency Budget Hearing Schedule [PaEN]
-- TribLive/AP: Father Of Marshmallow Peeps Bob Born Dies At 98
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[Posted: February 1, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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