Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 4.12.22

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Senate returns to session April 12, 13, May 23, 24, 25

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session April 12, 13, 25, 26, 27

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY 11:00: Advisory: Ohio River Valley Institute Releases New Report - Diversified Energy (Conventional Oil & Gas Driller): A Business Model Built To Fail Appalachia.  Click Here to register.

 

-- 66% Of Pennsylvanians Support Increased Funding For PA State Parks, Forests  [PaEN]

-- Dog Whistles: House Republicans Pass Bills Adding More Bureaucracy To DEP Permits Reviews; Pretending To Increase Natural Gas Production In PA  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Has Spill Reporting, Funding For Well Plugging; Permit Fees; Carbon Capture; New Regs On April 25 Agenda  [PaEN]

 

-- FracTracker Alliance: Dimock Residents Working To Protect Water From New Threat: Fracking Waste

 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling  [That’s exactly where natural gas companies want to be ]

-- TribLive: National Average Gasoline Price May Fall Under $4; PA May Take Longer

-- Reuters: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Fuel Sales In Summer To Check Gasoline Prices

"They also said the EPA would work with states to ensure there would be no "significant" negative impact on summer air quality due to the extended sale of E15, whose use in the hottest months is restricted due to smog-related concerns."

 

-- Penn State Environmental Resource Management Students Tour NE PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Treatment Sites [PaEN]

 

-- Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Resources Council Spring Newsletter Update On Activities, Partnerships

 

-- Vote Today! Chesapeake Bay Foundation Viewers' Choice Photo Award - One Finalist From PA  [PaEN]

 

-- Interns Wanted: Pennsylvania Sea Grant 2022 Summer Student Internship Program  [PaEN]

 

-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting 2022 Photo Contest Entries  [PaEN]

 

-- Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Adult Mentors [PaEN]

 

-- Post-Gazette: Closed Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Has New Owner; Will Tear It Down 

 

-- DEP Promotes Agricultural Energy Efficiency Rebate Program At Dries Orchards, Northumberland County  [PaEN]

 

-- Register Now For Bucknell University 9th Annual Sustainability Symposium April 22-23  [PaEN]

 

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Statement On Wind Energy Company's Violation Of Federal Law Involving The Deaths Of Over 150 Eagles  [PaEN]

 

-- Delaware Valley Ramps To Host U-Pick Fundraiser In Wayne County For Northeast Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Group  [PaEN]

 

-- LancasterOnline: Storm-Chasing Millersville University Students, Faculty Hope To Improve Tornado Warnings

 

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Case For Renewing The Solar Tax Credit - Orbit Energy & Power

 

-- Warren Time Editorial: Taking Time On Solar Farm Regulations

 

-- BillyPenn: When Are Spotted Lanternflies Coming, Should I Still Rush Them?

 

-- DCNR Announces $1.2 Million Grant For Clinton County ATV Trail Connector [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Swatara Sojourn Returns After 2-Year Pandemic Hiatus

 

-- Pennypack Ecological Trust Receives Donation Of 10.3 Acres In Montgomery County  [PaEN]

 

-- Game Commission: New Chronic Wasting Disease Positives Lead To Expansion Of Management Areas  [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Common PA Salamander Might Be Losing Ground To Climate Change

True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[We’re Not Independent If Foreign Markets, Despots Set The Prices We Pay For Energy]

-- TribLive: National Average Gasoline Price May Fall Under $4; PA May Take Longer 

-- Reuters: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Fuel Sales In Summer To Check Gasoline Prices

"They also said the EPA would work with states to ensure there would be no "significant" negative impact on summer air quality due to the extended sale of E15, whose use in the hottest months is restricted due to smog-related concerns."

-- AP: Biden To Allow Higher Ethanol Blend Gasoline This Summer To Lower Gasoline Prices

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Closes At 13-Year High With Inventories Falling  [That’s exactly where natural gas companies want to be, and more. ]

-- The Hill: Here’s How The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Is Driving Up Prices

-- Reuters: Russian Oil Embargo Could Be Part Of Next EU Sanctions Package, Ministers Say

-- Reuters: Shell, Uniper Partner On UK Low-Carbon Hydrogen Facility

-- Reuters: Japan Backs $11 Billion Green Hydrogen Project In Australia

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

-- WPost: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Sewage Sludge Contaminated Maine Farm

-- Financial Times: The Oil Giants Drilling Among The Giraffes In Uganda

-- Bloomberg Green: Stripe, Alphabet, Others To Spend Nearly $1 Billion On Carbon Removal

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Senate Committee Moves Bills To Eliminate Ballot Drop Boxes, Outside Election Funding To Full Senate

-- PA Capital-Star: Legislation Eliminating Ballot Drop Boxes Advanced By Republicans In Senate 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Here Are Constitutional Amendments Republicans Should Try

-- TODAY 9:30 a.m. WITF Smart Talk: #FixHarrisburg Aims To Change How PA Legislature Works (Or Doesn’t)

-- PA Capital-Star: These PA Lawmakers Have Primary Challengers

-- Post-Gazette: Western PA Candidates Removed From Primary Ballot After Challenges

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gubernatorial Candidates Offer Their Take On Career Politicians, Term Limits

-- Post-Gazette: Democrat Steve Irwin Raises $600,000 In Congressional Race

-- Erie Times: Lamb Says Legislative Accomplishments Separate Him From Democratic Primary Crowd

-- Inquirer: Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Came To Philly To Talk About Gun Violence, 3 Takeaways

-- Inquirer: What Ex-President’s Endorsement Means For Dr. Oz And PA U.S. Senate Race

-- TribLive Editorial: Elected Officials Need To Work Civilly

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Advance Bills Banning Transgender Athletes From Playing Women’s Sports

-- WHYY: Philly Man Accused Of Using 3D Printer To Make ‘Ghost Guns’ Faces Charges

-- AP: Feds: Hundreds Of Guns Illegally Trafficked To Philadelphia

-- AG Shapiro On Biden Announcement To Close Ghost Gun Loophole

-- Inquirer: COVID Cases Rising Across Northeast, Mid-Atlantic As Philly Brings Back Masks

-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Again Imposes Mask Mandate Starting April 18 As COVID Cases Rise

-- Inquirer: Radnor Schools Go Virtual Amid Rise In COVID Cases

-- WESA: Pennsylvanians Will Now Get A Full Year Of Medicaid Coverage After Giving Birth

-- Inquirer: Oversight Of PA Addiction Recovery Homes Will Begin Soon, But Operators Slow To Opt-In

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: ESPN Report Shines Light On Little-Known Story Of Serial Rapist At Penn State

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Use Slot Machine Revenue For College Scholarships, Not To Prop Up Horse Racing Industry

-- The Center Square: Marijuana Legalization Bills Make Progress In General Assembly

-- PA Capital-Star: AFL-CIO Requests Investigation Into Workplace Harassment Allegations

-- PA Capital-Star: Wolf Administration To Study Public Sector Workplace Protections

-- MCall: Hellertown Restaurant Closes Indefinitely Due To ‘Extreme Understaffing’

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[Posted: April 12, 2022]  PA Environment Digest