Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.1.22

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House returns to session September 12, 13, 14

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

MONDAY 1:00: PennDOT, DEP, DCED, State Police, Keep PA Beautiful Kick Off Anti-Litter Campaign. City Island Boat Launch, Harrisburg

 

TUESDAY 9:00: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider a concurrent resolution disapproving of Part I of a final Environmental Quality Board regulation reducing VOC/methane emissions from unconventional (shale) oil and gas facilities.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Click Here to watch it online.  Read more here on the agenda.

TUESDAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee informational meeting on Senate Bill 597 (Stefano-R-Fayette) imposing additional requirements on publicly-owned water and wastewater systems and the status of water and wastewater infrastructure.  Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Click Here to watch live.

 

-- August 1 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

 

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Evaluation Of How DEP Regulates Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling & The Industry’s Compliance With Environmental Safeguards  [PaEN]

 

-- Citizens Voice: Conventional Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment

 

-- 16 Oil & Gas Facility Spill, Soil, Water Contamination Cleanups Under Act 2 Land Recycling Program During July [PaEN]

 

-- TribLive: Newly Installed Solar Panels In West Leechburg Help Save Money For Borough, Taxpayers 

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 50 Philly Residents Blitzing The City Saturday To Record Heat And Pollution 

 

-- Gov. Wolf: PA Task Force 1 Member Deployed To Kentucky After Devastating Floods

 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Ask Me About… Dumpster Diving In A Luxury Car

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Assess State Recycling Program Performance

 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bring A Bicycle Or Paddle To Experience The Wilderness Of Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon

 

-- Warren Times: DCNR E-bike Proposal Would Expand Use On Some Chapman State Park Trails

 

-- PA Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau Hiking Trails Photo Contest Accepting Entries

 

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Ospreys Raising Young Atop Crane Along Monongahela River Near Charleroi 

 

-- PennLive: Rivendale Wildlife Sanctuary In Washington County To Receive 2 Montana Bear Cubs

 

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Countdown To Beginning Of Autumn Raptor Migration - Aug. 15 to Dec. 15

 

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Photo Contest Deadline Aug. 28

 

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights August Educational Events & Programs

 

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

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

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Nuclear Power Revival Part Of European Energy Solution

 

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Climb As Strong Exports To Europe Keep Inventories Below Pre-Pandemic Average

 

-- Bloomberg: Top LNG Exporter In Australia Told To Keep More Fuel At Home To Avoid Domestic Fuel Crunch

 

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

-- AP: VP Harris To Announce $1 Billion To States To Address Floods, Extreme Heat Exacerbated By Climate Change 

-- USA Today: California’s Largest Wildfire Of The Year Rages Out Of Control Near Oregon Border

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Thousands Of PA Democrats Leaving For Republican Party, Neither Side Agrees Why [8,100 Democrats Switched In Western PA, 2,500 Republicans Became Democrats - 8.7 Million Registered Voters In PA]

-- TribLive Editorial: State-Related Universities Need To Stop Tuition Increases

-- PennLive: Racehorse Deaths Drop Sharply In PA Following New Rules To Protect Horses

-- LancasterOnline: Thousands May Have Been Improperly Charged Fees On Civil Warrants In Lancaster County Over 6 Years

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: New Baby Formula Factory Breaks Up A Consolidated Industry

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[Posted: August 1, 2022]  PA Environment Digest