House returns to session March 28 (NV), 29. 30
Senate returns to session March 28, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
-- March 21 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues [PaEN]
-- WHYY: How The Way We Eliminate Toxic PFAS Chemicals From Water Also Takes An Environmental Toll
-- Delco Daily Times: Protesters Stage ‘Die-In’ As Delaware County Mulls Over New Contract With Covanta Waste-to-Energy Facility In Chester
-- Republican Herald: Kline Twp., Schuylkill County Expected To Hear About At Least 2 More Proposed Solar Energy Farms
-- Delaware County Hosting First Sustainability Conference April 21 In Chester [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Much Worse Is Coming With Climate Change if We Don’t Act Now - Dr. Doug Morris
-- The Guardian: 500 Academics Liken Fossil-Energy Funding Of Climate Solutions To Tobacco Industry Disinformation [Penn State’s Prof. Michael Mann]
-- WESA: Democratic Candidates For U.S. Senate Spar Over Climate Crisis, U.S. Supreme Court In Debate
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Six Months After A Tornado, This Montgomery County Community Shouldn’t Look This Bad
-- The Sentinel: Snyder Conservation District Sets April 18 Soil Health Field Day In Selinsgrove
-- PennLive: Karns Grocery Chain’s Homegrown Beef Could ‘Position PA As Leading Cattle State’
-- Financial Times: EU Reviews Sustainable Food Plans As Ukraine War Disrupts Imports
-- SEEDS & Nature’s Grace Deli To Host Hempcrete Workshop May 12-16 In Wayne County
-- Warren Times: Chapman State Park Visitors Learn All About Making Maple Syrup
True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[Energy Independence Is NOT Letting Wars/Despots Continue To Set The Price For U.S. Oil/Natural Gas - No Matter How Much We Drill]
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Don’t Prolong Dependency On Fossil Fuels
-- NPR: Three Reasons Why Big Oil Can’t Just Drill More To Ease The Pain At The Gasoline Pump
-- WSJ: U.S. Shale Oil Companies Drilling More, But Don’t Expect A Sizable Increase In Production
“American [oil] frackers are raising the number of drilling rigs in oil fields by more than 20%, but don’t expect a similarly sized increase in production.” Companies opening previously drilled wells to production.
-- The Economist: Three Big Uncertainties Cloud The Oil Market - OPEC’s Output; U.S. Shale Oil Production; New COVID Shutdowns In China Reducing Demand
“... analysts and industry insiders doubtful that [U.S.] shale [oil producers] can rise to the challenge.”
-- Reuters: Germany Clinches Natural Gas Deal With Qatar To Reduce Dependence On Russia
-- Reuters: Shell Cleared To Restart Prelude LNG Facility Off Australia
-- Reuters: Oil Price Jumps As EU Weighs Russian Oil/Gas Ban, Saudi Refinery Output Hit In Attack [Yes, the other war]
-- Bloomberg: Coal Buyers In India Are Paying 300% Premiums To Secure Fuel
-- Financial Times: Can Europe Wean Itself Off Its Dependence On Russian Fossil Fuels?
-- The Guardian: Ukraine War Threatens Global Heating Goals, Warns UN Chief
-- Bloomberg: UN Says Ukraine War Risks Climate Doom If Fossil Fuels Revived
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?
Other States/National/International
-- Inquirer: An Appalachian Town Was Told A Bitcoin Mine Would Bring An Economic Boom, It Got Noise Pollution And An Eyesore
-- NPR: The U.S. SEC May Force Companies To Disclose Climate Risks, Marking A Historic Change
-- USA Today: How Will Climate Change Impact American Companies? The SEC Thinks You Have A Right To Know
-- The Guardian: Ukraine War Threatens Global Heating Goals, Warns UN Chief
-- WPost: U.N. Secretary General Says Global Climate Target ‘Is On Life Support’
-- Bloomberg: UN Says Ukraine War Risks Climate Doom If Fossil Fuels Revived
-- Bloomberg: Coal Buyers In India Are Paying 300% Premiums To Secure Fuel
-- Financial Times: Saharan Dust Storm Swirls Across Europe
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Square Off In Forum At Carnegie Mellon
-- PG: Democratic Contenders For U.S. Senate Split On Key Issues During Forum At Carnegie Mellon
-- WESA: Democratic Candidates For U.S. Senate Spar Over Climate Crisis, U.S. Supreme Court In Debate
-- Spotlight PA: Judge Admonishes PA State Police For Response To Right-To-Know Request Seeking Email, Phone Records
-- The Guardian: U.S. Likely To See COVID Cases Rise From Omicron Subvariant, Dr. Fauci Says
-- AP: Two PA State Troopers, Civilian Killed In Crash On I-95
-- ErieT: ‘Thwarted’ Erie Lawyer Sues 2 District Magistrates, Claims Racial Bias
-- ScrantonT Editorial: End Wait For Juvenile Justice Reform
-- TribLive Editorial: Is Probation Enough For Westmoreland Sheriff’s Dept. Guilty Pleas?
-- WHYY: Why Aren’t People Applying For Thousands Of Open Manufacturing Jobs In Delaware Valley?
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[Posted: March 21, 2022] PA Environment Digest
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