Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.11.23

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Senate next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day October 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 5:00:  Virtual. First DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy.  5:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing.  Read more here.

THURSDAY 10:00:  Agenda Posted. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center Room 243.  10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click Here for options for joining the meeting remotely.   Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov.   Read more here

THURSDAY 6:00: DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. Brady Fire Company (Banquet Hall), 700 Maple Street, Ranshaw, Northumberland County.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing.   Read more here.

-- House Committee Meets Oct. 16 On Cryptocurrency Mining Moratorium Bill; Resolution To Study Potential Of Geothermal Energy From Abandoned Mine Pools  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front: After Fayette County’s First Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit Was Withdrawn From EPA; Residents Worry There May Be More To Come

-- TribLive: Some Plum Boro, Allegheny County Residents, Activists Push Back Against 2nd Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Plum Boro, Allegheny County Residents Battle Penneco, Zoning Board Over Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Well

-- Better Path Coalition: Oct. 18 Webinar Launching 9th Compendium Of Scientific, Medical Findings Demonstrating Risks, Harms Of Natural Gas Development, Infrastructure  [PaEN]

-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility: MarkWest Carpenter Natural Gas Compressor Station Natural Gas Leaks In Washington County [Video]

-- Beaver County Times: Columbia Gas Testing Hydrogen-Blended Natural Gas In Center Twp.

-- Williamsport Sun: State Competing For Billions To Build Hydrogen Hubs - Will They Really Be Green?

-- Bloomberg: Biden Will Award $7 Billion For Hydrogen Hubs Across US Friday

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Catalyst Connection Wins $10 Million In Federal Funding To Help Smaller Manufacturers With Clean Energy

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Converting To Clean Energy Depends On Electric Transmission Line Buildout 

-- Scranton Times Column: DEP To Get Earful At University Of Scranton Oct. 16 Environmental Justice Policy Hearing

-- WHYY/Plan Philly: Philadelphians Envision Black Green Futures At Inaugural ecoFEST

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Nov. 2 In-Person Presentation On A Path Forward - Local Climate Action In Hershey  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: State Officials Tour Communities Ravaged By July Flooding In Berks

-- LancasterOnline: Constellation Energy Muddy Run Pump-Storage Hydro Facility To Test Warning Sirens Thursday

-- The Center Square: State Spending On Alternative Fuel Rebates Hists $15.7 Million

-- Citizens Voice: Local Domino’s Deploying 10 Electric Vehicles To Deliver Pizzas

-- The Intelligencer: Motorists On I-70 Warned Of Lane Closures Due To Longwall Underground Coal Mining Under I-70 Between The WV and PA State Lines Thru Dec. 9

-- TribLive: Environmental Groups Claim Victory In EPA Ruling On US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Plant Air Permit

-- Franklin County Free Press: F&M Trust Employees Plant 500+ Trees And Shrubs, Create Riparian Buffer On Shippensburg Farm

-- Gettysburg Times: Gettysburg H.S. Class Of 1978 Gives Back By Planting Trees 

-- Morning Ag Clips: York County 4-H Member Suggests Idea For EPA Youth Advisory Council

-- Registration Open For Virtual Sessions! 18th Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 3-5  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Students Age 9-14 To Submit Entries In Student Radon Poster Contest  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: More Than 3,000 Illegally Dumped Tires Pulled From Schuylkill River During Dredging

-- Warren Times: 15th Allegheny River Cleanup A Success 

-- TribLive: Giant Eagle To Donate Money From Paper Bag Sales To Charities As Plastic Ban Takes Effect In Pittsburgh

-- MCall: Agreement Halts Bethlehem Landfill Expansion Until All Legal Issues Are Resolved

-- Penn State Extension: Ag Conservation Currents - News That Infiltrates & Transpires: Applications For Climate-Smart Ag Practices Now Open

-- ABC27: What Is The Worst Natural Disaster To Hit Pennsylvania?

-- DCNR Celebrates Keystone State Park’s Selection As Nation’s Top Fall Foliage Destination 

-- Observer-Reporter: DCNR Invests In Local Recreation And Conservation Efforts

-- The Daily Item: New Playground At White Deer Commons Funding By American Rescue Plan Funding

Train Derailments

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Policy Group Says PA’s $200 Million Rail Service Deal With Norfolk Southern Picks Taxpayers’ Pockets 

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

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

-- Warren Times: Gasoline Prices Fall In Region, But Not In Warren County  [In Middle Of Conventional Oil Drilling Country]

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Pause Increases As Traders Monitor Australia LNG Talks

-- Bloomberg: Exxon To Buy Pioneer Shale Oil For $60 Billion

Other States/National/International

-- Bloomberg: Fear And Anger Follow Path Of US Sen. Joe Manchin’s Mountain Valley Naturall Gas Pipeline

-- Bloomberg: Immediate Oil/Gas Industry Methane Cuts Can Prevent Nearly A Million Premature Deaths, IEA Says

-- NYT: Vermont’s Green Mountain Power Plans To End Electric Outages By Giving Customers Batteries

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Top PA Senate Republican Will Seek Hearing On Shapiro’s Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Fmr Legislative Secretary

-- City & State PA: Republican House Member Proposes Rule Change To Limit Late-Night Committee Votes

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Feds Must Enhance Transparency Of Corporate Campaign Funding

-- PA Capital-Star: Fetterman To Headline Iowa Democratic Party Dinner In Nov.

-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: Casino Slots Revenue Factor In PA ‘Skilled’ Gambling Games Debate

-- AP: PA Universities Still Waiting For State Subsidies, It Won’t Make Them More Affordable

-- Spotlight PA: Penn State’s New Top Lawyer Will Also Lead Ethics Office Temporarily, Creating Potential Conflict Of Interest

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools Consider Closing Schools Amid Budget Deficit, Declining Enrollments [19,000 Students In Buildings To House 40,000]

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[Posted: October 11, 2023]  PA Environment Digest