Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.8.22

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House returns to session [Budget Hearings]  March 21, 22, 23

     -- Committee Schedule

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

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 6:00 p.m. Virtual: DEP Virtual Hearing On Sunoco Pipeline Mariner East II Pipeline Erosion & Sedimentation Permit For Marsh Creek Lake Remediation, Chester County.

TODAY 11:00 a.m.: DEP, Other Agencies To Encourage Pennsylvanians To Protect Themselves From Ticks. Boyd Big Tree Preserve, Fishing Creek Valley Road, Harrisburg.

-- PUC Highlights 4 Electric Utilities In PA Decreasing The Cost of Their Electricity [PaEN]

-- WHYY/AP - Susan Phillips: As Gasoline Prices Rise, Philadelphia Area Residents Rethink How They Work

-- MCall: Convenience Chain Sheetz Making Big Investment In Renewable Energy

-- Southwestern PA Water Resource Center Hosting Webinars On Solar Development, Green Infrastructure, Water Quality Impacts Starting March 16  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: PJM Rejects Generator Trade Group Request To Bar Some Renewables From Capacity Auction

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Best Response To Russian Invasion, Not Fossil Fuels

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Caring For Earth, Caring For You, Catholic Sisters Week - Sister Pat Lupo, OSB & Sister Dorothy Stoner, OSB

-- Senate Committees To Hold March 21 Hearing On Economic Impacts Of DEP Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Allegheny County Issues $1.8 Million Fine Against U.S. Steel Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant For Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Steel Fined $1.8 Million For Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions Near Pittsburgh

-- TribLive: U.S. Steel Slapped With $1.8 Million Fine For Alleged Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions From Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant

-- Dept. Of General Services Issues ITQ Seeking Small Businesses Interested In Conducting Commercial Building Energy Audits 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Environment For Change On Climate

-- Compilation Of Stories, Photos, Poems, Songs Pennsylvanians Created To Celebrate The 50th Anniversary Of The PA Environmental Rights Amendment  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Sen. Corman, Candidate For Governor, Talks Oil & Gas During Warren County Campaign Stops - “I believe the energy economy is the way… to rebuild our population.” “Given what’s happening in Ukraine and our skyrocketing fuel prices, it’s important to call attention to our domestic oil producers here in Pennsylvania, like Cameron Energy.”  [Most PA oil is used for lubricating purposes.]

-- WHYY: Taking The First Steps Toward Firm PFAS Limits For Drinking Water In PA, Delaware

-- WHYY: Besides Water, How Else Am I Exposed To PFAS?

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Now Accepting Entries To Save The Bay Photo Contest  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Highlights Economic Importance Of Outdoor Recreation At TCOFly Shop In Cumberland County

-- Living Landscape Observer Hosts Webinar On Pennsylvania Conservation Landscapes - A Story Of Success At Scale On April 1  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Webinar April 21 - Creating Landscape Connectivity - PA Land Trusts And The Eastern Wildway  [PaEN]

-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation Newsletter: April 2 Spring Growers Meeting With Dr. Doug Tallamy On Nature’s Best Hope 

-- DCNR Bureau Of State Parks Offers Environmental Education Activities In March; PA Outdoor Corp Hiring Young Adults  [PaEN]

-- Save The Date: 10th Annual PA Firefly Festival June 24-25 Forest County; 3 Glow & Know Campouts

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: More Stocking Planned After Opening Day Of PA Trout Season

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Growing Its Pheasant Program As Interest Rebounds

-- Help Wanted: Environmental Educator & Nature Center Director, Park At Governor Dick Forest  [PaEN]

True Energy Independence - The Big Picture

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

 

-- PUC Highlights 4 Electric Utilities In PA Decreasing The Cost of Their Electricity [PaEN]

-- MCall: Convenience Chain Sheetz Making Big Investment In Renewable Energy

-- Utility Dive: PJM Rejects Generator Trade Group Request To Bar Some Renewables From Capacity Auction

 

-- LehighValleyLive: German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck - "The only forms of energy that don’t belong to anyone, where nobody can say, ‘It’s all mine and I’m going to blackmail you with,’ are wind and solar." 

 

-- The Hill Guest Essay: Russia’s Attack On Ukraine A Clear Warning To U.S. To Become Energy Independent With Renewables - Admiral Dennis V. McGinn

 

-- Warren Times: Sen. Corman, Candidate For Governor, Talks Oil & Gas During Warren County Campaign Stops - “I believe the energy economy is the way… to rebuild our population.” “Given what’s happening in Ukraine and our skyrocketing fuel prices, it’s important to call attention to our domestic oil producers here in Pennsylvania, like Cameron Energy.”

 

-- Rep. Metcalfe: Wolf Pathetically Weak On Rejecting Russia, Traitorous Sellout Against Expanding Domestic Energy Production

 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: State, National Leaders Need To Get Out Of The Way Of Our Home-Grown Natural Gas Industry To Marginalize Putin’s Global Influence - Rep. Benninghoff, House Republican Leader

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Clean Energy Best Response To Russian Invasion, Not Fossil Fuels

 

-- ScrantonT: Businesses Struggling To Adapt To Soaring Fuel Prices

 

-- MCall: Gasoline Prices Set Records In PA, Lehigh Valley Rising Nearly 20 Cents Over Weekend

 

-- Reuters: OPEC Has No Control Over Events Roiling Global Oil Markets - “There is no capacity in the world that could replace 7 million barrels [of Russian oil] per day.” [Point being no one can influence this volatile energy market now.] 

 

-- Financial Times: Oil Industry Pleads With Wall Street To Stop Holding Back Investment In New Crude Supply As ‘Chaos’ And ‘Bedlam’ Threaten To Overwhelm Energy Markets  

 

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Partisan Policies Didn’t Raise Gasoline Prices, And Partisan Sniping Won’t Lower Them; U.S. Oil Production Still About 12% Less Than Pre-Pandemic  

 

-- WPost: Top Congressional Democrats, Republicans Reach Deal To Ban Russian Energy Imports To U.S., Suspend Normal Trade Relations   [Those without electric or hybrid vehicles get ready.]

 

--The Guardian: Russia Threatens To Cut Natural Gas To Europe Via Nord Stream 1 Pipeline In Response To Oil Ban 

 

-- Financial Times: European Natural Gas Prices Rise As Markets Face Historic ‘Energy Supply Shock’

 

-- Financial Times: Curbs On Russian Exports Raise Risk Of Oil Shock And Recession In Europe  [Those without electric or hybrid vehicles get ready.] 

 

-- The Hill: Banning Russian Oil Would Hit U.S. Prices Hard  

 

-- Reuters: What Would A U.S. Ban On Russian Oil Mean For The World?

 

-- WSJ: Oil Companies Contemplate World Without Russian Crude

 

-- Financial Times: Will The Ukraine War Derail The Green Energy Transition As Europe Scrambles To Find Alternatives To Russian Oil & Gas;  Coal Could Be Winner

 

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Republicans Who Cannot Or Will Not Confront Praise Of A Tyrant Must Be Held Accountable By Their Constituents

 

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

-- EPA Proposes Stronger Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicles To Promote Clean Air, Support Transition To Zero-Emissions Future

-- AP: EPA Rule Would Make Heavy Trucks Cut Smog, Soot Pollution

-- USA Today: 75% Of Amazon Rainforest Shows Signs Of Loss, A ‘Tipping Point’ Of Dieback, Study Shows

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects PA Republican Plea To Overturn Congressional Voting Districts

-- AP: ‘We Want To Win:’ Democrats Face Choice In Key U.S. Senate Race In PA

-- MCall: Muhlenberg College To Host First Debate Among Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates

-- WESA: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate McCormick’s Record On Job Creation May Give False Impression To PA Voters

-- PA Cap-Star: Democratic Cong. Wild’s Redrawn Congressional District A ‘Toss Up’ For 2022

-- PennLive: Federal Judge Seeks To Resolve Charges Against 3 Centre, Lycoming County Residents Charged With Crimes Related To The Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- PA Cap-Star: ‘PA Stands With Ukraine:’ Gov. Wolf Calls On Legislature To Support Refugees, Divest From Russia

-- PG Guest Essay: Liquor Privatization Constitutional Amendment Plan Doesn’t Add Up - Rep. Deasy

-- WLVR: PA Health Officials Say Rural Health Care Can Be Micro Hospitals, Tele-Emergency Departments

-- WHYY: I’m Immunocompromised, How Does A Mask Protect Me If No One Else Wears One?

-- PennLive: Is The End Of The COVID Pandemic Finally Here?  Or Is It Another False Spring?

-- PG Editorial: America’s Brighter Picture On COVID

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County School District ‘Pauses’ Teaching Of Novel About Iranian Revolution In Honors Class After Complaints

-- WPSU: State College Borough’s ‘See Click Fix’ App Allows People To Report Issues, Communicate With Government

-- YorkDR: His Short Stint In Jail Sparked Vision That Now Helps Inmates Succeed When They Get Out

-- PA Cap-Star: Attorneys For Equity Forward, Real Alternative Anti-Abortion Group Make Their Arguments In Court Over Open Records For Spending Taxpayer Money

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[Posted: March 8, 2022]  PA Environment Digest