Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.26.23

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania!

“Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania”


Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4  [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 10:00: DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Rachel Carson State Office Building, Room 105, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg.  10:00 a.m.  Join the meeting virtually via Microsoft Teams by clicking here to register(formal notice)  Read more here.


-- Pennsylvania Environmental Council President Davitt Woodwell To Retire  [PaEN]


-- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day For WEDNESDAY, July 26 In Southeast PA


-- EPA Directs $14 Million In Grants To PA For Farmers’ Conservation Efforts, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Goals  [PaEN]


-- PA-Based Evangelical Environmental Network Joins Businesses, Communities, Nonprofit Groups In The Trillion Trees Community  [PaEN]


-- Harrisburg Tree Of Life Lutheran Church Meets 103% Of Their Energy Needs, And Offers A Sign Of Creation Care, With New Solar Panels  [PaEN]


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Proposed Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Riles Community In Fayette County


-- DEP Environmental Justice Newsletter: Latest On EJ Staff Additions; Available Grants; EJ Webinars; And Much More!  [PaEN]


-- Environmental Health News: Pittsburgh-Area Hospitals Tackling Climate Emissions, Pollution And Waste


-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: What Is A Shunt Reactor, The Cause Of Brunot Island Electrical Station Fire In Pittsburgh?


-- TribLive: Fire At Electrical Station On Brunot Island Reignites Interest In Historic Pittsburgh Island


-- York Dispatch: Local Groups Mobilize Opposition To $2.1 Billion Hydroelectric Dam Proposal


-- Scranton Times Editorial: Overdue Action On Coal Mine Safety


-- ReImagine Appalachia: New Report Finds Targeted Employment Program Could Boost Income, Improve Quality Of Life In Appalachia


-- PA Capital-Star: Wabtec Strike Passes 30-Day Mark As Workers Push For Greener Locomotives


-- KYW: Flooding Tuesday Prompts 16 Water Rescues In Chester County


-- KYW: Boil Water Advisory Issued For Parts Of Chester County


-- Republican Herald: Frustrated Property Owners Want End To Flooding In Downtown Pottsville


-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Pushes Back On Potential Bethlehem Landfill Expansion


-- KDKA: Sen. Cappelletti Introduces ‘Right To Dry’ Bill To Allow People Living In Condos To Use A Clothesline To Dry Clothes


-- DEP Reports 19 Counties Have Mosquitoes Testing Positive For West Nile Virus


-- PennLive: 2 More Samples Of Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In Cumberland County


-- Scranton Times: First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Found In Lackawanna County


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Mosquito Samples In Luzerne County Test Positive For West Nile Virus


-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: West Nile Virus Is Still With Us, But Risks Can Be Mitigated


-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Reports 106 Cases Of Rabies In Animals So Far In 2023


-- PA Capital-Star: Looking To Harness ‘Great Potential,’ PA Banks On The Future Of Organic Agriculture


-- Penn State Extension: Ag Conservation Currents Newsletter: Integrating Grazing Into Cropping Systems; Farm Stress; Learning Opportunities; More!


-- Centre Daily Times: PA Could Be Seeing An Explosion In Slow Motion Of Poison Hemlock


-- American Rivers, Partners Begin Removal Of Oakland Dam, Largest Dam Removal In PA, On North Branch Susquehanna River In Susquehanna County  [PaEN] 


-- Natural Lands Partners With Martin Aguilar To Permanently Preserve 44-Acre Farm In Chester County  [PaEN]


-- Amber Wiewel Selected As 3rd Pennsylvania Bird Atlas Coordinator  [PaEN]


-- Reading Eagle: Blue Marsh Lake Aquatic Habitat Installation To Help Boost Fish Population


-- Center For Biological Diversity Proposes Green Floater Freshwater Mussel For Federal Endangered Species Protection From New York To North Carolina


-- Help Wanted: Penn State Center For Agriculture Conservation Assistance Seeks Engineer For Ag Conservation Contract


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

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


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: With Natural Gas Prices Down, Range Resources Will Continue Steady Drilling Pace


-- Reuters: Natural Gas Producer EQT Posts 2nd Quarter Loss On Lower Sales, Natural Gas Prices


-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Erase Gains As High Storage Offsets Risks  [Just 3 Hours Ago Prices Were Rising]


-- Reuters: TC Energy’s 26-Inch Columbia Gas Natural Gas Pipeline Exploded In Western Virginia Near I-81, No Injuries Reported, Declares Force Majeure 


-- WSET: Video: Fire Erupts After Explosion At TC Energy Natural Gas Pipeline In Virginia


Other States/National/International


-- Bloomberg: Wildfires Are Set To Double Canada’s Climate Emissions This Year


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: How PA’s Budget Impasse Has Affected Tuition Rates At State-Related Universities

-- Politics PA: Republican House Member Calls For Pay Suspension During Budget Impasse

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Senators Spar Over Private School Choice At Hearing

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Wisely Let School Funding Court Ruling Stand

-- WITF: Bipartisan Legislation Sets Path For Recreational Marijuana In PA

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[Posted: July 26, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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