Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.14.23

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- The Derrick: Permanent Alternate Water Supply Being Considered For Village Of Reno, Venango County After Contamination By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments At Nov. 14 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Marcus Hook Terminal In An EJ Area, Delaware County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - October 14 [PaEN]

-- DOE Awards Natural Gas-Based Hydrogen Hub In Western PA, Renewable/Nuclear Power-Based Hydrogen Hub In Eastern PA; Reactions  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-Based Hydrogen Hub Plan Passed Over, As Hubs Selected Draw Statewide Praise

-- Post-Gazette - Jonathan Salant, Anya Litvak: Southwest PA Part Of ‘Transformational’ Investment In Natural Gas-Based Hydrogen, Biden Says, As He Seeks To Wean Country Off Fossil Fuels

-- The Allegheny Front - Susan Phillips: In Philadelphia, Biden Promotes Federally-Funded Hydrogen Hubs As A Clean Energy Source And Job-Creator

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘So Many Ways Hydrogen Can Go Wrong:’  Hydrogen Hub Announcements Viewed With Caution

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lagged I Renewable Energy Growth In Past Decade, But Trend May Be Reversing

-- WESA: Appalachian Regional Commission Awards $10 Million Grant To Pittsburgh Group To Support Green Manufacturing Efforts

-- DEP Collects $500,000 In Penalties From DC Ambler Properties In Montgomery County For Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Violations  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection Files Changes To Capacity Market To Promote Reliability

-- PJM Interconnection Prepares For Grid Operations Through Oct. 14 Solar Eclipse

-- PUC Holds ‘Be Use’ And ‘Be Utility Wise’ Events In Berks [Oct. 24] And Dauphin [Nov. 17] Counties On Consumer Utility Education

-- AP: Refrigeration Chemicals Are A Nightmare For The Climate, Experts Say Alternatives Must Spread Fast

-- Warren Times: Exposed Veterans Can Benefit From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Act

-- Erie Times: Make Your Voice Heard About Future Of Former Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Property

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Goodbye To Plastic Bags In Pittsburgh

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Manufacturing Starts With Chemistry, Sustainability - By PA Chemical Industry Council

-- DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 14 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- The Daily Review: Conservation Corner: ‘We All Float Down Here;’ Pollution And The Chesapeake Bay - By Bradford Conservation District

-- 2024 River Of The Year Nominations Now Being Accepted Through Nov. 10  [PaEN]

-- Beaver County Times: Beaver, Lawrence, Butler Parks Receive DCNR Grants For Improvements

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 13 RiverWatch Video Report

-- AP: PA Seeks To Expand Public Awareness Of Its Indigenous Culture And History

-- WESA: Upgraded, Wider Mon Wharf Trail Reopens, Critical Part Of Great Allegheny Passage

-- Warren Times: Johnny Appleseed Fest Kicks Off In Sheffield

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Ancient And Disappearing Hobby Of Raising Pigeons Hangs On In Local Clubs

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Highlighting October Upcoming Events

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

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

-- WNEP: Higher Heating Oil Prices Make For Chilly Consumers

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  PA- $3.77; National- $3.60; Ohio- $3.18

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up One From Last Week To 21

-- Financial Times: Oil Jumps Above $90 On Concerns Over Escalation In Israel-Hamas War  [‘Prices Could Easily Get A Lot Worse’]

Other States/National/International

-- Financial Times: Global Water Cycles Are ‘Spinning Out Of Balance,’ Weather Agency Reports

-- Financial Times: Behind ExxonMobil’s Contrarian $60 Billion Shale Oil Bet

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: PA Supreme Court Candidates McCaffery, Carluccio Lament Outside Groups’ Spending, Attack Ads

-- WITF: PA’s 2024 Presidential Primary Date Unlikely To Change Due To Legislative Impasse

-- TribLive Editorial: Not Time To Move 2024 Primary, What About 2028?

-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro’s Office Quietly Settled Sexual Harassment Allegation Against Former Legislative Secretary

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lake Lehman School District Evacuates All Schools Following Threat

-- WITF: PA’s Latino Economy Is Growing At A Fast Pace, New Report Shows

-- The Center Square: Report On State Fiscal Health Calls Pennsylvania Taxpayer ‘Sinkhole’

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[Posted: October 14, 2023]  PA Environment Digest