Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.7.23

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House holds Regular Session June 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22

-- Committee Schedule

Senate holds Regular Session June 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY: House Is Scheduled To Debate HB 962 To Prevent Abandonment Of 400 to 600 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Annually. Read More:  https://tinyurl.com/35jtjj42   Read more here.

TODAY 9:30:  Agenda Posted. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee informational briefing on carbon capture.  Room 8E-B East Wing.  9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

TODAY 9:30: DEP: Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Banding Event. 9:30 a.m. 

TODAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 9:00: Eyes On Shell Petrochemical Plant Accountability Campaign To Hold In-Person Rally.  Beaver, Beaver County.  9:00 a.m. 


-- Senate Environmental Committee Unanimously Reports Nomination Of Cindy Adams Dunn As DCNR Secretary To Full Senate With Favorable Recommendation


-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day For Particulate Wednesday, June 7 In Lehigh Valley, Southeast PA, Susquehanna Valley, Liberty-Clairton, Southwest PA


-- MCall: Allentown IronPigs Baseball Game In Syracuse Postponed Due To Air Quality Concerns


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Wildfires Lead To Unhealthy Air In NE PA Railroads Baseball Game Postponed


-- WITF/AP: Canada Wildfires Leading To Air Quality Alerts Over PA, US And Rest Of Northeast; Here’s How To Stay Safe


-- AP: Quebec Orders More Evacuations As Dozens Of Wildfires In Canada Remain Out Of Control


-- House Committee Reports Out Bill Requiring The Evaluation Of Cumulative Impacts Of Some New Pollution Sources On Communities Already Burdened By Pollution; And Other Bills  [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com- Robert Swift: PA House Panel Approves Environmental Justice Permit Bill


-- Inside Climate News: Abandoned Conventional Oil/Natural Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants In PA, Study Shows  [PaEN]


-- StateImpactPA: Abandoned Conventional Oil/Natural Gas Wells In PA Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants, Groundbreaking Study Shows


-- Federal Court Declines To Prohibit PA Environmental Hearing Board From Hearing Appeals Of DEP Permits Issued For Regional Energy Access Expansion Natural Gas Pipeline Project  [PaEN]


-- PennRecord.com: Judge Partially Sustains Objections In Natural Gas Pipeline Trespass Lawsuit In Allegheny County


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA House Resolution Would Study Impact Of PA Not Having Natural Gas Severance Tax


-- WBOY: WV DEP Testing After Fairmount Brine Plant Fire/Explosion Shows No Signs Of Contamination


-- WTRF: Utica Shale Gas Well Pad Explodes In Ohio, Seen Over 15 Miles Away


-- Rebuild By Design: Atlas Of Disaster Finds Climate-Related Extreme Weather Caused Over $630 Million In Disaster Damage In PA From 2011 to 2021; Doesn’t Include Damage Not Covered By Federal Programs [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun: Climate Disasters Cost Pennsylvania $630 Million Over 10 Years


-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Region In Historic Stretch Of Dry Weather, The Longest Since 1990s


-- Williamsport Sun: Dry Conditions In Lycoming Prompt Drought Watch, Trouble Growers


-- Williamsport Sun: Wildfire Damages 5 Acres In Cascade Twp. Tuesday


-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA House Passes New Train Safety Bill In Split Vote: ‘How Many East Palestines Should We Accept?’


-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com: PA Senate Moves Bill To Require Blood Lead Level Testing For Children


-- University Of Maryland Center For Environmental Science Report Finds Chesapeake Bay Health Showing Significant Improvement, New Environmental Justice Index Shows Strong Disparities


-- AP: Chesapeake Bay Report Cites Environmental Justice Disparities


-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Comments On University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card


-- York County Conservation District 2023 Envirothon Involved Nearly 800 Students Countywide  [PaEN]


-- DEP: Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Banding Event Wednesday, June 7 At 9:30 Available Online 


-- TribLive: PJM Interconnection: Closure Of Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Won’t Impact Electric Grid Reliability


-- TribLive: Part Of Hatfield Ferry Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Razed


-- Centre County Region Announces Pilot Food Scraps Drop Off Sites For Composting  [PaEN]


-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Teams Up With Special Events To Reduce Waste


-- DEP Took Action On 612 Permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,168 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week


-- Beaver County Times: Penn State Master Gardeners Of Beaver County Hosting Field Studies Of Trees In Regional Ecosystem


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Permanently Preserves 63.5 Acres At Confluence Of East, West Branches Of Delaware River  [PaEN]


-- Allegheny Land Trust Launches Land Conservation Project To Preserve Additional 24 Acres In Ross Township, Allegheny County  [PaEN]


-- DCED: PA Ice Cream Trail Sweetens Summer With Record Number Of Stops


-- Scranton Times: Wildlife Experts Banded Together With Alliance Landfill To Study Kestrels


-- Lancaster Farming: What Else Can Game Commission Do To Protect Crops From Deer Damage?


-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Looking For Bass In PA?  Here’s How And Where To Find Them


Other States/National/International


-- Financial Times: UK Watchdog Bans Shell, Repsol And Petronas Greenwashing Ads On Environmental Benefits Of Their Products  [Shell & Repsol Operate In PA]


-- Bloomberg: Chevron Says Natural Gas More Than Just A Transitional Fuel


-- U.S. DOE Releases National Clean Hydrogen strategy And Roadmap To Build A Clean Energy Future, Accelerate Manufacturing Boom


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA House Passes Bill To Require Electronically Filed Campaign Finance Reports

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Orders Establishing New Commission On Next Generation Engagement In State Government

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Signs Executive Order Establishing Commission To Give Next Generation A Voice In State Government

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[Posted:  June 7, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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