Saturday, August 12, 2023

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.12.23

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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 


-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 5 to 11; Routine Venting Of Conventional Wells, Shale Gas Wells; Major Conventional Spills; Pipeline Subsidence  [PaEN] 


-- Mayor Of Sugarcreek Asks For Donations To Refill Village Of Reno Water Tank After Contamination In Venango County; Emergency Water Distribution Resumes; Contamination From Conventional Oil Wastewater Tanks Suspected  [PaEN]


-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - August 12  [PaEN]


-- DEP Accepting Comments On 2 Major Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream Natural Gas, Water Pipeline Projects Impacting EV, HQ Streams, Wetlands In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]


-- DEP Extends Current ESCGP-3 Oil & Gas Erosion Control General Permit Without Changes Thru Jan. 2025  [PaEN]


-- DEP Starts Taxpayer-Funded Hazardous Sites Cleanup Process For American Biodiesel Site In Erie County; Hearing Sept. 21  [PaEN] 


-- PA Capital-Star: After Pittsburgh Coke [Coal] Plant Closed, ER Visits Plummeted


-- Chesapeake Bay Program Blog: Family Farm In Lancaster County Does All It Can To Help Local Streams Recover


-- DEP Invites Comments On Stream Evaluation Reports For 3 Streams In Monroe/Carbon; Susquehanna; Berks/Lehigh/Montgomery Counties  [PaEN]


-- DEP Extends Water Quality Data Submission Deadline For Brodhead Creek, Monroe County   [PaEN]


-- DEP Invites Comments On Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan For Alder Run Headwaters, Erie County  [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette: Federal, Local Officials, Industry Laud Montgomery Locks Expansion Project On Ohio River


-- DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 12 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun: Improper Disposal Increases Risks Of Fires At Lycoming  County Landfill


-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Dispose Of Household Chemicals Safely In Allegheny County Aug. 19  [PA Resources Council]


-- PEMA: PA Task Force 1 Team Deploy To Hawaii To Support Federal Search And Rescue Efforts


-- WHYY: Delaware County Still Cleaning Up From Storm That Brought Wind Gusts Of Up To 95 Miles Per Hour


-- PA Solar Center Hosts Aug. 18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action  [PaEN]


-- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug. 17


-- WeConservePA: North Branch Land Trust, Earth Conservancy Highlight Major Conservation Projects In Luzerne County During Site Visit


-- Mountain Watershed Assn.  Hosts 3 Public Meetings To Gather Input On Youghiogheny River Conservation Plan Part I - Dunbar Creek To Headwaters Aug. 16, 17, 18  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: K&T Trail Along Delaware River In Northeast Philly Has Been Expanded


-- Centre Daily Times: Explore Bald Eagle State Park’s Forest, Fields, Wetlands, Streams and Lake


-- Aug. 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]


-- PennLive: Pigs Gathering Sticks?  Woodpeckers Sharing A Tree?  Signs Of A Harsh Winter - Farmers’ Almanac


Train Derailments


-- AP: EPA Weighs Formal Review Of Vinyl Chloride, The Toxic Chemical That Burned In Norfolk Southern Train Derailment


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

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


-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Down 3 From Last Week To 19


Other States/National/International


-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Motion Challenging Permits For The Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Cheap Budget Stunt Carries, High, Rising Price

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Commonwealth Foundation Says Shapiro’s Budget ‘Already In The Red’

-- PennLive: Former PA First Lady Ellen Casey Dies At 91

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[Posted: August 12, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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