Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.14.22

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House returns to session March 21, 22, 23

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session [Budget Hearings] March 28, 29, 30

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 9:30: Virtual. DCNR Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing Conservation meeting. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting.  Contact: Derek Eberly at (717) 317-0028 or deeberly@pa.gov.

TUESDAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  See webpage for remote options to join the meeting.  Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator,  laurgriffi@pa.gov, 717-772-3277.   Click Here to read more on agenda: Final Regulation setting VOC/methane emission limits for oil and gas operations.

THURSDAY 2:30: Senate Appropriations Committee budget wrap-up with Governor’s Budget Secretary. 2:30 p.m.  Click Here to watch live.

-- March 14 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues  [PaEN]

 

-- PG - Laura Legere: Awash In New Funds To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, DEP Short On Staff To Handle The Workload

 

-- Guest Essay: PA Republican Suggestions To Make Us More Dependent On Fossil Fuels Will Not Secure Our Energy Future - By  Rep. Nancy Guenst (D-Montgomery), U.S. Army Veteran & Rep. Joseph G. Webster (D-Montgomery), U.S. Air Force Colonel, Retired  [PaEN]

 

-- CentreDT: Climate Watch: Clean Energy Transition Would Break Russia’s Geopolitical Hold - Citizens Climate Lobby

 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Driving An EV In PA: Range Anxiety, Charging And Maintenance 

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Not A State Gasoline Tax Holiday, Gov. Wolf?  [Think About It - There are no limits on what oil companies can charge you.] 

-- PG Editorial: Gasoline Tax Holiday A Vacation From Common Sense

-- LandHealth Institute Invites High School Students To Be Watershed Stewards In Philadelphia  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Mariner East Pipeline Opponent Running For Governor On The Green Party To Advocate For Residents Affected By Industrial Pollution

-- PG: Under New Lead Hazard Level, Number Of PA Children With High Lead Levels Expected To Almost Double  

-- WBTimes: PA American Water Issues Boil Water Advisory For Customers In Part Of Kinston Twp.

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: PA Designates 9/11 National Memorial Trail A Major State Greenway

-- PA Cap-Star: State Park Entrance Fees Across The Nation, How Does PA Stack Up?

-- PG: Flagstaff Hill In Schenley Park Set For $900,000 Restoration

-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: $150,000 Public Archery Range Opens At Middle Creek Wildlife Area

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[Our Dependence On Oil/Natural Gas Is Being Used As A Weapon Against Us - Again]

-- Reuters: Oil Falls On Russia/Ukraine Talks And New COVID Lockdowns In China

-- Reuters: U.S. Gasoline Prices Edge Lower After Hitting Record High Last Week  [Think About It - There are no limits on what oil companies can charge you.] 

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: What’s Going On With Oil Prices?  It’s More Complicated Than You Think

-- USA Today: Electric Cars Coming On Fast: Climate Worries, Sinking Prices Put Spotlight On EV Sales [It costs $16 or less to fully charge an electric car at home.]  

-- WSJ: As Gasoline Prices Soar, Buyers Find Fewer Fuel-Efficient Car Options

-- Bloomberg: China’s New Wave Of Electric Car Battery Giants Going Public

-- The Economist: Youngstown, OH Getting Recharged By GM/LG Battery Manufacturing

-- Financial Times: Billionaire Investor Predicts Energy Crisis Will Spur Green Spending Boom

American Rescue Plan Funding

 

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.  What’s Your Community Doing?

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Letter: Religious Organizations Call On Republican Sen. Mastriano To Stop Using Jewish Symbols In His Gubernatorial Campaign

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Budget Proposal Makes Good On Outstanding Commitments and Provides Taxpayers Relief - Gov. Wolf

-- ErieT Guest Essay: How To Make The State Budget Work For PA - Enact A 2-Year Budget - Sen. Augment (R-Lancaster) 

-- PG: Lawmakers Push For $500 Million Trust Fund To Help Fix PA’s Decaying Bridges

-- WHYY: Mariner East Pipeline Opponent Running For Governor On The Green Party To Advocate For Residents Affected By Industrial Pollution

-- TribLive Editorial: Why Not A State Gasoline Tax Holiday, Gov. Wolf?  [Think About It - There are no limits on what oil companies can charge you.] 

-- PG Editorial: Gasoline Tax Holiday A Vacation From Common Sense

-- PG: Congressional Lawmakers From SW PA Bring Home $51.5 Million Under New Earmark Reforms

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Forced To Return $2 Million In Rental Assistance Because It Didn’t Distribute The Money By The Required Deadline

-- Inquirer: Philly’s Rental Assistance Program Marks $250 Million Milestone

-- Spotlight PA: Top PA Drug Official Denies Blame For Botched Medical Marijuana Guidance, But Her Claims Don’t Add Up

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[Posted: March 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest