Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.19.23

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania!

Senate next voting day September 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 


THURSDAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Fish & Boat Commission, 1601 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  9:30 a.m.  Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565 or Jay Braund  jbraund@pa.gov.   Read more here.


-- DEP To Discuss Proposed Reg. On Reporting Spills, Releases; Draft 2024 Integrated Water Quality Report With Water Resources Advisory Committee Sept. 21  [PaEN]


-- PA Business Report: Oil & Natural Gas Industry Environmental Partnership Report Finds Industry Makes Progress In Reducing Methane Emissions


-- TruthDig - Justin Nobel: Abandoned Radioactive Oil, Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility Has Become A Party Spot In Marion County, West Virginia


-- PUC Responds To NTSB Actions Regarding Reading Factory Natural Gas Explosion


-- Reading Eagle: West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion: Feds Demand PUC Hand Over UGI Inspection Reports


-- AP: NTSB Investigators Subpoena PUC Records Related To Reading Factory Natural Gas Explosion


-- PennLive: Lancaster County House Explosion Leaves 1 Man Dead: Police


-- Washington & Jefferson College To Host Sept. 27 Webinar On Hydropower From The Three Rivers  [PaEN]


-- Inquirer: Why Worries About PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ And Injuries Might Push NFL To Ditch Artificial Turf


-- WITF/AP: Firefighters Fear PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Their Gear Could Be Contributing To Rising Cancer Cases


-- EPA Kicks Off 11th Annual SepticSmart Week On How To Maintain Septic Systems


-- PennLive: PA Among States That ‘Need To Improve’ Their Drinking Water Systems, Report


-- DCED: 100% Recycled Corrugated Packaging Company Pratt Industries To Invest $500 Million In PA To Create Hundreds Of Jobs


-- Scranton Times: Counseling, Emergency Housing Resources Available Thru Scranton Storm Recovery Sessions


-- Scranton Times: Mosquito Sample With West Nile Virus Found In Clarks Summit, Lackawanna


-- PennLive: Thousands Of Mink Escape Northumberland County Fur Farm After Fence Is Cut, Pens Opened: State Police


-- PA Natural Heritage Program Spotlights Conservation Genetics; Rare Plant Mysteries; Be A Good Bee Collaborator; Old Growth Forest Field Work; Moth List Updates  [PaEN]


--  PA Parks & Forests Blog: Finding Awe In The Outdoors - By Jessica Aiello


-- Williamsport Sun: Locals Help Give Hellbenders A Voice


-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Announces Schedule Of Events For Sept. 24 Centennial Celebration


-- Centre County-based ClearWater Conservancy Earns Renewal Of National Land Trust Accreditation 


-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: A Ferry, Art-Nature Center, Susquehanna River And Quaint Town - All In A Day’s Visit In Millersburg, Dauphin County


-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Erie Access Improvement Grants  [PaEN] 


-- The Daily Item: State’s Aging Population Means Fewer Hunters


-- WITF: Sen. Casey Urges Federal Money Be Restored To Hunter Safety, Archery Courses


-- Williamsport Sun: Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Animals Have Always Worn Paths To Salt Licks


-- TribLive: Input Sought On How American Marten Will Return To PA Woods


-- LancasterOnline: White Ibis Bird Spotted In Lancaster County, Typically Found In Southern States


-- Scranton Times Editorial: Expedite Wildlife Corridors


Train Derailments


-- AP: Norfolk Southern Announces Details Of Plan To Pay For Lost Home Values In East Palestine Due To 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]


-- Williamsport Sun: Local, State Gasoline Prices Climb Again


-- TribLive: Refinery Issues Could Offset Lower Prices Cheaper Winter Gasoline Typically Brings, Analyst Says


-- Reuters: US Oil Output From Top Shale Areas To Fall For 3rd Straight Month In October, EIA Says [Oil, Natural Gas Firms Still Focused On Returning Money To Investors]


Other States/National/International


-- Bloomberg: Companies Get Renewed Pressure To Disclose Nature-Related Risks


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Special House Election In Allegheny County TODAY

-- PennLive: PA House Republican Leader: ‘No Movement’ On College Funding As Lawmakers Return

-- Inquirer: PA Lawmakers Want To Move Up 2024 Presidential Primary, But Still Can’t Agree On A New Date

-- Warren Times Editorial: Quickly Finalize Primary Election Date

-- PennLive: Five Former PA Governors Call For Open Primaries - Ridge, Schweiker, Rendell Corbett, Wolf

-- York Dispatch: Conservative ‘Dark Money’ Groups Pile Into York County School Board Races With Endorsements

-- PennLive: Fines And Fees Trap People In PA’s Criminal Justice System: ‘The Crime Of Being Poor’

-- York Dispatch: York County Paid $150,000 For A Health Dept. Study That’s Never Seen Daylight

-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Must Preserve A Strong Steel Industry For Pennsylvania - By Earl Baker, Former Republican State Senator

-- Citizens Voice: 5 Luzerne County School Districts Evacuated Monday Due To Bomb Threats

-- TribLive: Bomb Threats Prompt Evacuations At Washington County Schools, Close Beaver Valley Mall Early

-- PennLive: Capital City Mall Bomb Threats In Harrisburg Likely ‘Swatting:’ Police

-- WHYY: Philly Students Taught To ‘Counter’ Shooters In New School Shooting Drills

-- WITF/AP: 9 Teens Who escaped From Berks County Detention Center Now Back In Custody

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[Posted: September 19, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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