Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.11.22

 

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

-- DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Tried 813 Times To Abandon Wells Without Plugging Them; Failed To Report Waste Generated 836 Times Over 2 Years[PaEN]

 

-- American Communities Project: How Fracking Collides With Civics In Rural PA

 

-- The Giant Company Donates $1 Million To Harrisburg University To Support New Center For Advanced Agriculture and Sustainability  [PaEN]

 

-- Fish & Boat Commission Accepting Applications For Watershed Improvement Grants In Lancaster, York Counties  [PaEN]

 

-- Inquirer: Thomas Dolan IV, Celebrated Philadelphia Conservationist, Dies At 98 

 

-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Options For Energy Conservation, Savings As Colder Weather Arrives 

 

-- Gov. Wolf Vetoes Resolution That Would Kill Carbon Pollution Reduction Program For Power Plants; General Assembly Failed To Act Within Statutory Deadlines  [PaEN]

 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Wolf Vetoes Measure To Block RGGI Entrance

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: With Veto, Wolf Keeps Key Climate Change Initiative Breathing, Why Should You Care?

-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Vetoes Republican Effort To Block Carbon Fee On PA Power Plants

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Final Year Will Focus On Issues That Matter Most - Gov. Wolf  [Nothing About The Environment] 

 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Natural Gas To Gasoline: A $6 Billion Proposal In PA

 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Bellwether District Will Transform Former Philadelphia Refinery Into Environmentally Sustainable, Economic Engine - Hilco Redevelopment Partners

 

-- WHYY: Phoenixville’s Wastewater Treatment Plant To Get First Hydrothermal Carbonization Upgrade In North America 

 

-- AP: Wabtec Sells 4 More Battery-Electric Locomotives To Mining Company In Australia

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: 3 More Popular Landscaping Plants Under Consideration As PA Noxious Weeds

 

-- ScrantonT: Heritage Trail Crossing To Receive $120,000+ Grant In Lackawanna County

 

-- ReadingE: Wyomissing Explores Bike-Share Network With Reading, West Reading

 

-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeking Teachers, Adults To Serve As Mentors For Summer Field Schools  [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Where Were Top Spots For PA Anglers In 2021?

 

-- Help Wanted: Washington County Conservation District - 2 Positions  [PaEN]

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: U.S. Hit By 20 Separate Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters In 2021, NOAA Report Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Republicans Seek Sole Control Over Drawing Senate, House Voting District Maps  

-- PA Cap-Star: Harrisburg Republicans Advance Redistricting ‘Reform’ Amid Voting Districts Map Fight

-- WITF: House Republicans Want To Change How Elections, Redistricting Happen

-- ScrantonT: Gerrymandering Truest Form Of Election Fraud

-- AP: Commonwealth Court Won’t Block Entire Senate Republican Voter Information Subpoena

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Court Declines To Quash Senate Republican Election ‘Investigation’ Subpoena, Needs More Time For Review

-- ErieT: House Speaker Cutler, Fmr PA Secretary Of State Boockvar Questioned By U.S. House Committee Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: The ‘Sore Loser Effect’: Rejecting Election results Can Destabilize Democracy And Driver Terrorism

-- PA Cap-Star: Conservative Groups Target State, Local Voter Registration Rolls In PA With Lawsuits

-- Spotlight PA: Legislature’s Redacted Legal Bills Flout Court Ruling, Leave Taxpayers Guessing On Expenses

-- PG: Special Election April 5 Will Decide Gainey’s Replacement In House

-- House Speaker: Special Election April 5 To Replace Rep. Toohil In Luzerne County

-- AP: Philly Lawyer George Bochetto Joins Republican Field For U.S. Senate Seat

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Supports Efforts To Host National Political Convention Regardless Of Party

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Final Year Will Focus On Issues That Matter Most - Gov. Wolf 

-- MCall: COVID Patients Ending Up In ICU Putting Strain On Overworked Health Care Workers

-- Inquirer: Delaware County Hospitals Are Full, An ER Is Closing As COVID Surge Intensifies In Philly Area

-- CourierT: Bucks County COVID Cases And Deaths Tracker

-- PG: Pittsburgh Public Schools Facing Larger COVID Problem Than What’s Show On Dashboard

-- PG: COVID Surge Prompts Suspension Of Federal Grand Juries In Pittsburgh, Erie

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Transit To Require COVID Vaccinations For All Employees By Mid-March

-- WilliamsportS: Home COVID Tests To Be Covered By Insurers Starting Saturday

-- PG: Pitt Says It “Disenrolled’ Students For Failing To Get COVID Vaccinations

-- Inquirer: Penn Among Colleges Sued For Colluding To Hold Down Financial Aid Packages

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Kids On Supposed ‘McDonald’s Track Are Living In A Rigged System [School Funding Inequities]

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Strong Support In Harrisburg For Letting Drug Users Test For Fentanyl

-- WITF: Opioid Addiction, Sobriety Highlighted In Social Media Campaign Across PA

-- TribLive Editorial: Allegheny County Jail Should Follow The Law

-- WHYY: Eight Facing Charges In Alleged Philly Home Stealing Ring

-- PG Editorial: Why Is Pennsylvania Shrinking?

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[Posted: January 11, 2022]  PA Environment Digest