Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.5.23

In Pennsylvania!

House next voting session day July 5

-- Committee Schedule

Senate adjourned until September 18

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


THURSDAY 10:00:  Agenda Posted. DEP PA Energy Development Authority meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Alayna Schmeider at aschmeider@pa.gov or 717-783-0908.  (formal noticeNote: There will be an executive session from 10:00 to about 10:45 and the public meeting will follow.  Click Here to join remotely via Microsoft Teams [Meeting ID: 247 360 255 215 Passcode: a4sqDq] or by telephone: +1 267-332-8737 ID: 255 797 200#.  


-- KDKA Investigations: Environmental Group Says DEP Is Stonewalling It Amid Search For Answers About Energy Transfer Natural Gas Plant Explosion Christmas Day In Washington County - Part II 


-- KDKA Investigations: Washington County Family Says Energy Transfer/MarkWest Natural Gas Processing Plants Turned Peaceful Farm Into Nightmare - Part I  [PaEN]


-- Community Demands Accountability From EQT Natural Gas On 1-Year Anniversary Of Greene County Frack-Out Incident; Families Still Without Clean Water; No DEP Investigation Results  [PaEN] 


-- Scranton Times Editorial: Rally Region, State Against LNG Natural Gas Project In Wyalusing, Bradford County


--  Williamsport Sun Editorial: Projected Drop In Act 13 Impact Fee Revenues In 2023 Reiterates Need For Natural Gas Infrastructure


-- WeConservePA Hosts Oct. 5 Webinar On Establishing Local Environmental Advisory Councils; EAC Network Gathering Oct. 21 [PaEN]


-- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For WEDNESDAY, July 5 In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Areas 


-- WVIA: Company Seeks Former Mine Lands For Reforestation


-- WESA/StateImpactPA: In PA, Renewable Energy Projects Could Come Online Faster With New PJM Interconnection Grid Policy


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Hydrogen Hub Legislation Stuck In House Committee


-- PennLive: Houses Evacuated In Lancaster County Over Building Explosion, Fire From Propane Gas Leak


-- The Guardian: From Coal To Kayaking: West Virginia’s Miners Turn To Tourism To Pay The Bills


-- WKSU: EPA Seeks Public Input On 4th Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan 


-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: ‘Trashflation’: Why Does Trash Removal Cost So Much In Central PA?


-- Land Conservancy Of Adams County Partners With Estella King To Permanently Protect 50-Acres Of Farmland  [PaEN]


-- WeConservePA: Richland Twp., Bucks County Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Earned Income Tax Referendum For Conserving Open Space


-- Courier Times: 4 Must-Try Lunch Spots To Hit On Your Next Kayak Trip In Bucks County


-- Courier Times: How To Protect Against Effects Of Harmful Algal Blooms In Bucks County Lakes, Rivers


-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: ‘Do Not Disturb’ Young Wildlife, Take Precautions Not To Attract Them


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Legislators Ponder Senior Hunter Antler Restrictions, Two Hunting, Fishing Bills


Norfolk Southern Train Derailment


-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: East Palestine Residents Cheer Ohio Governor’s Request For Disaster Declaration Covering Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, But Many Questions Remain


-- WFMJ: Norfolk Southern Lawsuit Against Chemical Shippers Alleges Negligence And Oversight In Ohio/PA Train Derailment


Other States/National/International


-- EPA/DOE To Provide More Than $1 Billion To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Sector


-- WPost Guest Essay: Renewables Are Saving Texas As Coal, Natural Gas Plants Go Offline - Again - So Give Them Their Due


-- Inside Climate News: June Extremes Suggest Parts Of The Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: PA’s Budget Is Late, Here’s What You Need To Know About The Impasse

-- TribLive Editorial: Late Budgets Are The Norm In PA, But 2023 Is A Little Different

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Collected $44.9 Billion In Taxes In 2022-23 Fiscal Year, Edging Projections

-- Post-Gazette: US Senate Candidate David McCormick Got $1 Million From Conservative PA Mega Donor Jeffrey Yass

-- AP: PA US Senator Bob Casey Lands His Best Fundraising Quarter In His Reelection Campaign

-- Politics PA: democracyFIRST Targets Election Denialists

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Put Brake On U.S. Senate Revolving Door

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Holistic Campus Diversity Efforts Must Continue

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Ex-CMU Student Gets Jail Time For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- The Center Square: Poll: Taxes, Cost Of Living Driving Away Young PA Residents

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