Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.14.22

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Senate returns to session June 14, 15 [Budget Time!]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session June 14, 15  [Budget Time!]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY 9:00: Environmental Quality Board meeting on revised final regulation limiting VOC/methane emissions from unconventional shale gas operations. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m.  See webpage for remote options to join the meeting.  Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator,  laurgriffi@pa.gov, 717-772-3277. (formal notice)  Click Here for background on agenda.

 

TODAY 10:00: CANCELED. House Commerce Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 635 (Yudichak-I- Luzerne) which expands the C-PACE energy conservation, water reduction funding program tied to property taxes.  Room 515 Irvis Building.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.

 

WEDNESDAY 9:15: House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 302 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) providing for limits on use and warning labels for PFOS/PFOA firefighting foams.  Room B-31 Main Capitol.  Click Here to watch online.

 

WEDNESDAY 9:30: House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 64 (Martin-R-Lancaster) setting aside a portion of farmland preservation funds for use by land trusts.    Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

 

WEDNESDAY 9:30: CANCELED. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meeting. Agenda TBA.  Room 461 Main Capitol. 9:30.  Click Here to watch online.

 

WEDNESDAY 10:00: House Consumer Affairs Committee hearing on House Bill 1789 (Sankey-R- Clearfield) further providing for price and other disclosures related to competitive electric and natural gas shopping. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m.   Click Here to watch online.

 

-- Bay Journal: EPA And Farm Bureau Find Common Ground In Pennsylvania - Urge State Lawmakers To Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Farm Bureau, Sand County Foundation, Partners Now Accepting Nominations For PA Leopold Conservation Award  [PaEN]

 

-- Preparations Underway For Penn State’s 2022 Ag Progress Days August 9-11  [PaEN]

 

-- LancasterOnline: Sen. Martin Elected Chair Of Chesapeake Bay Commission’s PA Delegation

 

-- PennLive: 50 Years Later, Central PA Residents Remember Tropical Storm Agnes

 

-- PennLive: 1972 Tropical Storm Agnes Smashed Records As It Saturated Central PA

 

-- PennLive: 1972 Tropical Storm Agnes: An Interactive Timeline

 

-- York Daily Record: Tropical Storm Agnes: A Look Back At The Devastating Storm By The Numbers

 

-- Altoona Mirror: House Sends Series Of Flooding Bills To Senate [Temporary Solutions At Best]

 

-- WHYY: Could Delaware County Get A Major LNG Natural Gas Plant, How Will It Clash With Environmental Justice Goals In Chester  

 

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Executive Defends Record On Fracking Amid Calls For Drilling Ban In County Parks 

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Process LNG Natural Gas Where It’s Shipped Not Where It’s Taken Out Of The Ground 

 

-- 13th Global Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting In Pittsburgh Sept. 21-23

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Global Clean Energy Forum To Be Held In Pittsburgh Sept. 21-23

 

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley College Students Leave Piles Of Stuff Behind At End Of School Year; Schools Making Sure It Doesn’t Go To Waste

 

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: 4 Tips For Improving Recycling In Pennsylvania - PA Resources Council, PennEnvironment

 

-- Fast Company: Should We Protect Nature For Its Own Sake?  For Its Economic Value?  Because It Makes Us Happy?  Yes - By Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State Ecosystem Science & Management

 

-- Courier Times: College Settlement Camp In Horsham Celebrates 100 Years Of Giving Kids Outdoor Experiences

 

-- AP: Sanctions Sought Against FBI Over Videos Of Civil War Gold Dig On DCNR State Forest Land

 

-- Bike The Brandywine Returns For Its 5th Year On Sept. 17 In Chester County [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: Brandywine Conservancy - Easement Steward  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Names Justin Waid Sinnemahoning State Park Manager

-- York Dispatch: Wildlife Along York County Heritage Rail Trail NE Extension [Photos]

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- TribLive: Gasoline Demand Remains Strong Despite Record-High Prices, Analysts Say

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Natural Gas Will Save Our European Allies - Fmr Republican State Sen. Earl Baker

 

-- Financial Times: Record Cost Of Diesel Fuel Courses Through U.S. Economy

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 Announces $6.5 Billion In New Funding Available Under Water Infrastructure Loan Program

-- NPR: Federal Forest Service Firefighters Waiting For Pay Raises They Hope Will Help Fill Their Ranks

-- U.S. DOE: Proposes New Cost-Saving Energy Efficiency Standards For Home Furnaces

-- Financial Times: Pentagon Bankrolls Rare Earths Plant As U.S. Plays Catch-Up To China

-- Reuters: UN Chief Says The Dash For New Fossil Fuels Is ‘Delusional’

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Wolf, Lawmakers Launch Budget Season With Billions To Spend

-- AP: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Brings Election Denier Into His Campaign  

-- Politics PA: Pennsylvania Takes Center Stage On Day 2 Of U.S. House Hearings Into Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Step Forward Or Step Down

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Judge Again Refuses To Release Pittsburgh-Area Man From Jail Charged With Assaulting Police During Assault On U.S. Capitol 

-- AP: Philly DA Seeks Contempt Charge Against Virginia Man On Weapons Charges Outside Where Philadelphia Votes Were Being Counted

-- Post-Gazette: Fmr Republican Philadelphia Elections Commissioner Testifies ‘No Matter How absurd,’ Claims Of City Voter Fraud Were Investigated In Nov. 2020

-- Inquirer: Fmr Republican Philadelphia Elections Commissioner Testifies Ex-President Unleashed Barrage Of Death Threats Against Him And His Family

-- LancasterOnline: Commonwealth Court Upholds Lancaster County Court Ruling On House District Recount

-- TribLive: Dr. Oz ‘All-In’ For U.S. Senate Run As He Courts Support In Suburban Pittsburgh

-- Inquirer: Fetterman Says He’s Not A Typical Politician, Is That Enough In A Brutal Climate For Democrats?

-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman Selects Veteran Campaign Manager For His PA U.S. Senate Run

-- Scranton Times: Gun Rights And Control Groups Spend On Elections In NE PA

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Facing Pressure From Democrats, House Panel Avoids Considering Gun Bills In Wake Of Mass Shootings

-- AP: House Republicans Move To Bottle Up 4 Gun Safety Proposals

-- Gov. Wolf Condemns Republicans For Refusing To Move Bill Package On Gun Violence

-- WHYY: PA Republicans Respond To Gun Violence By Trying To Impeach Philly DA

-- Daily Item: House Republicans Seek Philadelphia DA’s Impeachment 

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House Republicans Initiate Impeachment Proceedings Against Philly DA For Gun Violence

-- Scranton Times: Gun Sales Strong In Area Shops Following Mass Shootings

-- The Center Square: PA Tackling 30,000 Case Backlog Of Unemployment Fraud

-- Spotlight PA: Experts: Proposed PA Ban On Trans Athletes Is Discriminatory And ‘Anti-Evidence’

-- MCall: Rep. Schlossberg Pitches $100 Million In New Spending That Includes For Social Workers For Police Departments Citing Pandemic-Fueled Mental Health Crisis

-- PennLive: Disabled Pennsylvanians Fear State Plan For Home Health Aides Will Backfire

-- MCall: How Lehigh Valley Drug Task Force Hopes To Get Fentanyl Off The Streets Amig Surge Overdose Deaths

-- Dept. Of Revenue Extends Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Deadline To Dec. 31

-- The Center Square: PA’s Difficult Shift For Funding Roads

-- Independent Fiscal Office Research Brief On PA’s Gasoline Tax

-- WLVR: Supply Chain Issues Slowing The Flow Of Beer In PA

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[Posted: June 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest