Saturday, August 13, 2022

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.13.22

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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

 

-- PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 18 On Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater; Methane Regs, Conventional Regs, Well Plugging, More  [PaEN]

 

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: PA Legislators Stall Oil & Gas Facility Emission Regulation

 

-- Sharon Herald Editorial: House Committee Irresponsible By Opposing Drilling Regulations [Regulations To Reduce VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities]  

 

-- StateImpact PA - Adriana Delagarza: PA Environmental Group Pushing For Air Quality Monitors In Delaware County To Protect Hispanic, Latino Communities 

 

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden  [PaEN]

 

-- USDA Awards Regional Conservation Partnership Program Grants To 2 Projects In PA Totaling $17.8 Million [PaEN]


-- PA Groups Urge Individuals & Organizations To Participate In, Host Volunteer Events To Celebrate First-Ever Healthy Lands Week Sept. 24 to Oct. 2  [PaEN]


-- DCNR Acquires 5,600-Acre Property in Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties For Motorized Recreation Area  [PaEN]


-- Republican Herald: DCNR Announces Plans For Motorized Recreational Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties


-- MCall: New State Catawissa Recreation Area Near Lehigh Valley First Dedicated To ATVs, Motorized Recreation


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Public Motorized Vehicle Recreation Area In Schuylkill, Luzerne Counties Expected To Be Economic Boon In PA


-- GridPhilly.com: Abandoned Mines Spewing Toxic Water Is Unwanted Legacy Of Coal 


-- DEP Sets Virtual Hearings On Consol Harvey Mine, Enlow Fork Underground Coal Mine Expansions In Greene County  [PaEN]


-- Utility Dive: FERC Presses Financial Giant Vanguard Over Possible Efforts To Influence Power Generation Mix Based On Its Stock Ownership 


-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 13 PA Bulletin; Cleanup Report From Callon (Marcellus) LLC, Wyoming County  [PaEN]


-- Sen. Yaw: DEP’s Onerous Manganese Regulation Plays Favorites  [Click Here for whole story]


-- Aqua Pennsylvania Acquires Municipal Wastewater Assets Of East Whiteland Twp., Chester County For $55 Million


-- August 19 Planet Philadelphia Radio Show:  Flooding - Climate Change & Dangers To Infrastructure And Health


-- Scranton Times: Abnormally Dry Conditions Impact Local Agriculture In NE PA


-- York Dispatch: Residents Mobilize Against Reopening Of Hopewell Landfill Superfund Site


-- PA Resources Council Erie ReuseFest Set For Sept. 10, Donate Used Items To Local Nonprofit Groups [PaEN]


-- LancasterOnline: Low-Flying Aircraft Will Update Geologic Maps In Lancaster, 20 Other Counties 


-- Scranton Times: West Nile Virus Detected Again


-- Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting  [PaEN]


-- August 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]


-- WESA: Pittsburgh Bike Race Documentary About Female Adventure Athletes


-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Offering Wilderness First Responder Certification, Recertification Courses In January


-- TribLive Editorial: Brackenridge Proposal To Kids: Take Your Basketball And Go Home


-- TribLive: Friends Of Boyce Park Committee Accepting Member Applications


-- WHYY: Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide For All Four Seasons


-- Game Commission Celebrates Another Successful Piping Plover Nesting Season In Erie  [PaEN]


-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: National Aviary Researchers Submit Drone Footage To Make Case For Ivory-Billed Woodpecker’s Existence


-- NPR: Photos Shed New Light On How Fireflies Interact With The World


-- Warren Times - Katie Finch, Audubon Community Nature Center: Nature Inspires With Both Diversity And Unity


U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

 

-- Congress Gives Final Approval To Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill Sending It To President Biden  [PaEN]

 

-- AP: Congress OKs Democrats’ Climate, Energy, Health Bill Sending It To Biden

 

-- AP: Sweeping Climate Bill Pushes American Energy To Go Green

 

-- Bloomberg: The Climate Future Just Changed: 8 Predictions For 2030

 

-- The Hill: What’s In The U.S. Senate Climate, Energy, Healthcare Bill

 

-- Financial Times: A Guide To The U.S. Climate, Energy, Health, Tax Package

 

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

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

 

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Down 2 From Last Week - 23

 

-- Bloomberg: Europe Prepares For Winter Natural Gas Shortage

 

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


-- Erie Times: Wind Turbines Could Come To Lake Erie, Ohio Supreme Court Rules


-- Financial Times: Why The U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Wants To Get In On Hydrogen


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Takes Campaign To Westmoreland County; Stage Flanked By American And Christian Flags [His Opponent Josh Shapiro Is Jewish]

-- PA Capital-Star: Gunman Who Tried to Breach Cincinnati FBI Office Raised In Perry County 

-- NPR: This Conservative Group Helped Push Disputed Election Theory In PA, NC

-- AP: Commonwealth Court Judge Vows To Move Quickly On Dispute Between State, 3 Counties Over Mail-In Ballots

-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Fetterman ‘Grateful To Be Here’ At Erie Campaign Rally For U.S. Senate

-- Erie Times: Fetterman Revives U.S. Senate Campaign In Erie, 3 Months After Stroke

-- PennLive: Fetterman Returns To Campaign Trail: ‘He’s Still The Same Fighter’

-- Inquirer: ‘I Will Deliver Pennsylvania For Us’: Fetterman Returns To U.S. Senate Campaign

-- Politics PA: Dr. Oz Challenges Fetterman To 5 Debates In U.S. Senate Race

-- MCall: PA COVID Update: Less Than Half School-Age Children Fully Vaccinated; 20,626 Cases Reported This Week

-- Centre Daily Times: 10 PA Counties At High COVID Community Spread Levels

-- Inquirer: Philly Schools Must Wear Masks For First 10 Days Of Class, Optional After That

-- WITF Smart Talk: COVID Caused Students To Struggle, Here’s How They Can Get Back On Track

-- WHYY: Central Bucks School District Passes Policy Censoring Class Materials With ‘Sexualized Content’:  ‘It’s just Getting Worse’

-- TribLive: No Cellphones When Penn Hills School District Students Return Aug. 29

-- Inquirer: Philly Gun Buyback Events Yield 1,000 Guns, None Had Been Used In Crimes

-- Inquirer: Philly Community Festival Goes On Amid Historic Gun Violence

-- WITF Smart Talk: Philly Students Talk About Ending Gun Violence

-- Inquirer: 2 Dead, 9 Wounded In Philadelphia Shootings Friday

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Lawmakers Need To Address The Growing Threat Posed By Illegal Skill Games Gambling

-- WHYY: New Grant Adds $375 Million In State Funds To Target Repair Of Crumbling Homes

-- PennLive: In Memoriam: Peter Thornburgh, Son Of Fmr PA Gov. Thornburgh

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[Posted: August 13, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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