Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.8.23

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- PA Dept. Of State Election Results Website

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Unplugged, Hazardous Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Have Been The Norm For Generations In PA; We Can’t Afford To Kick This Can Down The Road To The Next Generation - Zefiro Methane Corp

-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Receives DCNR Funding For 2024 Mini Grant Program; Applications To Be Accepted Starting In January  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA: USDA Increasing Annual Conservation Stewardship Payment For Ag Producers From $1,500 to $4,000 In 2024 

-- US, PA Dept. Of Education Now Accepting Applications For Green Ribbon Schools Recognition  [PaEN]

-- WPXI: 1 Hospitalized, 15 Evacuated After Strong Natural Gas Odor At McCandless Retirement Community

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: An Innovative Way To Protect Pennsylvanians - A Western PA Search And Rescue Unit - By Gov. Mark Schweiker

-- Scranton Times: Judge To Hear Arguments In Greenfield Twp. Solar Panel Project Appeal

-- DEP Took Action On 670 Permits, 92% Within Permit Decision Guarantee; Conducted 991 Inspections; Responded To 4 Emergencies During Week Ending Nov. 5 

-- Warren Times: 62-Acre Wildfire In Allegheny National Forest 40% Contained

-- The Guardian: Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency As Crews Battle Wildfires

-- Delaware RiverKeeper: 2023 Tohickon Whitewater Releases Benefit Hundreds Of Boaters In Bucks County [Video] 

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: A Fungus And Higher Temps Are Affecting PA’s Fall Foliage Timeline 

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

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

-- Reuters: US Power Use To Slide In 2023 On Milder Weather Forecasts

-- Reuters: FERC Calls For Natural Gas Supply Protections After 2022 Winter Power Outages

-- Reuters: EIA: US Natural Gas Output And Demand To High Records Highs In 2023

-- Reuters: How Shipping More US Natural Gas LNG To Europe Helped Fuel Carbon Pollution 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Democrat McCaffery Wins Open Seat On PA Supreme Court; Democrats Hold 5 of 7 Seats

-- TribLive: Innamorato Claims Historic Win In Race For Allegheny County Executive

-- TribLive: Western PA Election Results Roundup

-- WHYY: After 100 Election Cycles, Philadelphia Puts A Woman In The Mayor’s Office

-- AP: Clerical Error Appears To Flip Votes For Statewide Judges Race In Northampton County; County Promises Accurate Talley

-- PA Dept. Of State Will ‘Follow Up’ With Northampton County Following Voting Machine Issue

-- Erie Times: A Peek At What’s At Stake In Critical 2024 Elections

-- TribLive Editorial: Fetterman, Summer Lee And Israel-Hamas War

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Skill Gambling Games Split Lawmakers

-- Post-Gazette: New Report Highlights Challenges Of PA’s School Funding System: ‘Ridiculously Inequitable’

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Getting More Business-Friendly, But Remains Below Average

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[Posted: November 8, 2023]  PA Environment Digest