Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.12.23

Are You Telling Your Story?

House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

-- Committee Schedule

-- Updated: House Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13, 14

Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

-- Committee Schedule

-- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - April 12, 13

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


-- Environmental Quality Board Approves Radiological Health Fee Increases, Final Stream Redesignations, Noncoal Mining Regs  [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette: Report: Allegheny County’s Air Quality Is The Worst In Pennsylvania


-- MCall: EPA To Limit Use Of Ethylene Oxide Used At Lehigh Valley Plant After Finding Higher Cancer Risk


-- EPA Proposes New Standards To Reduce Exposure To Ethylene Oxide Pollution


-- PennEnvironment Releases Online Map Highlighting Renewable Energy Projects In Every County Across PA  [PaEN]


-- ReImagine Appalachia Faith In Action Webinar April 13 - Solar-Powered Faith Community & Houses Of Worship  [PaEN]


-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host April 19 Webinar On How To Choose A Renewable Energy Electricity Supplier  [PaEN] 


-- AP: Lawsuit: Reading Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Of Natural Gas Leak Before Deadly Blast


-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: What We Know About The Appalachian Regional Hydrogen Hub Applications


-- WHYY: Environmental Groups Say EPA Failed To Meet Federal Clean Water Act Requirements For Refineries, Chemical Plants


-- DEP Took Action On 833 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,596 Inspections; Responded To 7 Environmental Emergencies Last Week


-- NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Grants From Producers Transitioning To Organic Agriculture


-- NRCS-PA: PA Grazing/Forage Lands Conservation Coalition Receives Conservation Grazing Grant


-- South Mountain Partnership Now Accepting Application For 2023 Mini-Grants, Flex Grants  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Allegheny Police Seek Information On Suspicious Series Of Wildfires In Baldwin


-- PennLive: Homeless Advocates Defend Capital Area Greenbelt Encampments: ‘Differently Sheltered Friends’


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Pymatuning, Moshannon Creek, Callen Run Receive Federal Funding Boost


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Wild Brown Trout May Get Additional Protection In Certain PA Waterways


-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Local To Global Research On Raptors


Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- WESA: After New Pittsburgh Derailment, Lawmakers Call Again To Pass Federal Train Safety Regulations


-- PA Capital-Star: After Latest Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, Western PA Lawmakers Call For Accountability


-- UnionProgress.com: ‘Bomb Trains’ Are A Threat Lawmakers Must Deal With, Say Western PA Political, Environmental Leaders


-- Post-Gazette: Local Officials, Environmentalists Say It’s Time To Get Rid Of ‘Bomb Trains’


-- UnionProgress.com: 2nd Beaver County School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment


-- Post-Gazette: Railcars From Norfolk Southern Derailment Relocated To Beaver County Railyard, Shapiro Says NS Will Remove Them


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: U.S. Dept. HHS Awards PA $50,000 Grant For Community Wellness, Resilience Related to Norfolk Southern Trail Derailment


-- USA Today: Truck Hauling 40,000 Pounds Of Contaminated Soil From Norfolk Southern Derailment Overturns On Ohio Highway [74-Year Old PA Driver]


-- TribLive/AP: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Highlights Contaminated Waste Disposal Predicament


Other States/National/International


-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables


-- EPA Proposes Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards For Cars, Trucks To Accelerate Transition To A Clean Transportation Future


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Politics PA: Mixed Signals For PA Politics In F&M Poll

-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To May 16 Primary

-- The Hill: PA Republicans Brace For Primary Brawl In Bid To Out Casey For U.S. Senate

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Count Votes Efficiently - Precanvass Mail-In Ballots

-- WITF/AP: Delaware County Man Gets 4+ Years Prison Time For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- TribLive: Former Fayette County Woman Gets 2 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Looks To Bring Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Under Gambling Regulation

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[Posted: April 12, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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