Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.2.23

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House holds Regular Session March 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- House Budget Hearing Schedule

     -- March 7 Governor’s Budget Address

Senate returns to voting session March 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

DEP Advisory: DEP Forms Application Will Be Unavailable March 3-4 Due To Maintenance

-- Senate Committee Votes 9-1 To Issue A Subpoena To Compel CEO Of Norfolk Southern To Appear At March 8 Hearing On Train Derailment; 2nd Subpoena Expected Next Week For Documents  [PaEN]  

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Votes To Subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO To March 8 Hearing

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Senate Committee Subpoenaed Norfolk Southern CEO In Ohio/PA Derailment Probe

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Well At Least The Ohio/PA Train Derailment Wasn’t LNG Natural Gas 

-- AP: Norfolk Southern CEO To Testify In U.S. Senate March 9 About Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- Senate Committee Meets March 8 To Consider Bill Allowing General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing [PaEN]

-- PA Senate Republican Caucus Lays Out Priorities & Principles: Protect PA Jobs (Energy Independence & Affordability), Empower PA Families, Defend PA Freedoms

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Natural Gas Pipelines Can Secure Our Energy And Economic Future - By Republican Sen. Bartolotta  [DEP hasn’t denied any pipeline permits in PA, But they are the most heavily penalized for violations of any industry in PA history]

-- DEP Took Action On 571 Permits, 81% Within Permit Decision Guarantee; Conducted 1,075 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- Courier Times: Researchers: Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Tornadoes To Increase 87% In Bucks County

-- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 8 Webinar On Renewable Natural Gas  [PaEN]

-- PA Wilds Climate Network Hosts March 28 Climate Workshop In Elk County  [PaEN]

-- York Dispatch: York County Joins Lawsuit Against Manufacturers Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

-- PA Sea Grant: Online Great Lakes Literacy Education Exploration Opportunities For Educators (GLLee) Now Available  [PaEN]

-- Pike Conservation District: PennDOT, Winter Weather Management, Salt Watch By Izaak Walton League And You - By Rachael Marques, Pike County Watershed Specialist  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy/Grow Pittsburgh Providing Material Technical Support To Community Vegetable Gardens In Pittsburgh 

-- Penn State Extension: Latest Home Garden News 

-- EPA: Over $250 Million Now Available To Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution

-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Celebrating 50th Anniversary With Special Events

-- Pittsburgh-Based Landforce Accepting Crew Member Applications Until March 5 

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Spotted Lanternflies Found In More PA Counties, Businesses Traveling Thru These Areas Need Permits

-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Gives Preliminary Approval To Fee Adjustments

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Fish Commission Gives Preliminary Approval To Fishing License Increases For 2nd Year In A Row

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Irvin Works Bald Eagle Pair Lay An Egg In Pittsburgh

Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Votes To Subpoena Norfolk Southern CEO To March 8 Hearing

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Senate Committee Subpoenaed Norfolk Southern CEO In Ohio/PA Derailment Probe

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Well At Least The Ohio/PA Train Derailment Wasn’t LNG Natural Gas

-- AP: Norfolk Southern CEO To Testify In U.S. Senate March 9 About Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- AP: Ohio U.S. Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash

-- EnergyWire: Is Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail Safe?

-- Grist: In A Growing Petrochemical Hub, The Ohio/PA Train Derailment Triggers ‘An Uneasy Feeling’; Upper Ohio River Valley Has Been Layered In Industrial Pollution For Centuries, And Residents Are Fed Up

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

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

-- Scranton Times: UGI Natural Gas Adds New ‘Weather Normalization Adjustment’ Distribution Charge To Bills

-- Reading Eagle: PECO Program Assists Small Business Customers With Past Due Natural Gas Bills

-- Utility Dive: In A Mild Winter, High Natural Gas Prices Plunge, But The Cost Of Electricity That Include The Cost Of Gas Could Fall More Slowly  

-- Financial Times: Relentless Rise In Carbon Dioxide Emissions Tempered By Renewable Energy Surge, Power-Saving Measures To Decrease Use Of Natural Gas

Other States/National/International

-- Fox News: U.S. Dept. Of The Interior Reports 6,700 Unused Permits To Drill For Oil & Gas On Public Lands 

-- Financial Times: Relentless Rise In Carbon Dioxide Emissions Tempered By Renewable Energy Surge, Power-Saving Measures To Decrease Use Of Natural Gas

-- AP: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reached Record High In 2022

-- Bloomberg: Global Carbon Dioxide Emission Hit Record Even As Europe’s Decline

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: Shapiro Hints At Budget Priorities For Pittsburgh Region In Visit

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Outlines His Vision For Economic Growth

-- PennLive - John Baer: How Gov. Shapiro Is (So Far) Showing Harrisburg Some Love

-- PA Senate Republican Caucus Lays Out Priorities & Principles: Protect PA Jobs (Energy Independence & Affordability), Empower PA Families, Defend PA Freedoms

-- AP: Lobbyist Names Democratic Rep. Zabel As Lawmaker She Says Sexually Harassed Her

-- PA Capital-Star: Women Accuses Rep. Zabel Of Misconduct As House Adopts New Rules On Sexual Harassment

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: State Loses Bid To Force Repayment From Republican Ex-House Speaker Perzel For Computergate Crimes

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Senate-House Standoff Continues Over Child Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitations

-- AP: With State Court Win, PA Schools Want Plan, Down Payment On Public School Funding Reform

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports February State Revenues $351.8 Million Above Estimates, $649.3 Million Over For Fiscal Year 

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports February State Revenues $407 Million Above IFO’s Estimates; Up $1.6 Billion For Fiscal Year 

-- Inquirer: Winners Of Local Races Will Run PA’s 2024 Election, And Stakes Are High

-- UnionProgress.com: Butler County Man Set To Admit Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- WITF: Unsealed Court Records Show Republican PA Cong. Perry’s Fight To Keep His Phone Messages From U.S. DOJ

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Reflections And Regrets 20 Years After I Opened Federal Dept. Of Homeland Security - By Gov. Tom Ridge

-- AP: Fmr PA U.S. Senator Santorum Joins North Carolina House Republicans To Push For U.S. Constitutional Convention

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[Posted: March 2, 2023]  PA Environment Digest