Thursday, August 4, 2022

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.4.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

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


-- Gettysburg Times: Study: Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads Dangerous To Human Health, Environment


-- FracTracker Alliance: New Film Tells Story Of Grant Twp., Indiana County's Fight Against Fracking Waste & The Survival Of The Hellbender -- By Ted Auch, PhD 


-- Pennsylvania Eligible To Apply For Its 2nd $244.9 Million Federal Grant To Clean Up Abandoned Mines Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  [PaEN]


-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

 

-- Post-Gazette: Fayette County Coal Patch Draws A Line In The Sand Against Blight And Decline


-- DEP Declares Air Quality Action Day Thursday, Aug. 4 In Susquehanna Valley, Southeast PA


-- WHYY: Philly Citizen Scientists Gather Heat, Air Quality Data In Hopes Of A ‘More Livable’ City


-- Evangelical Environmental Network Urges Communities To Educate Themselves On Dangers Of Ethylene Oxide Emissions; 2 PA Communities Affected; Aug. 10 EPA Webinar  [PaEN]


-- AP: EPA: Chemical In Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk To Residents Living Near Plants In 13 States, Including 2 In PA - Erie, Zelienople, Butler County


-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Green City, Clean Waters Video - Urban Conservation In PA


-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: How Trees On Farms Can Boost Biodiversity, Productivity, Climate Resilience


-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Save The Date - Delaware River Watershed Forum Nov. 3-4 In-Person Logan Hotel, Philadelphia


-- FracTracker Alliance: Aug. 24 Webinar: Oil & Gas Pipeline Right-Of-Ways - Forest Fragmentation And Spread Of Lyme Disease. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 


-- PennLive/TNS: Western U.S. Wildfire Smoke To Make PA Skies ‘Milky’ Today Into Thursday, Weather Service Says 


-- TribLive: National Weather Service Confirms 2 Tornadoes Touched Down During SW PA Storms


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Aug. 2 Floating Classroom Focused On Bat Species, The Threats They Face And Their Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts


-- Academy Of Natural Sciences Of Drexel University Hosts Bug Fest! Aug. 27-28  [PaEN]


-- Erie Times: Presque Isle’s Dragonflies, They Can Fly 40 MPH Or Hover Like A Helicopter


-- PA Environmental Educators: Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities  [PaEN]


-- DEP Has Nearly $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants


-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Native Tree & Shrub Sale Now Taking Orders For Pickup At 22 Locations  [PaEN]


-- Manada Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Events: Native Plant Sales, Education Programs In Dauphin County  [PaEN]


-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Farmers’ Almanac Sees Plenty Of ‘Shaking, Shivering And Shoveling’ For This Winter


-- KDKA: PA Boy Recovering From Rare Tick-Borne Powassan Virus


-- WESA: Local Teens Are Learning How To Sail On Pittsburgh’s Rivers


-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Insider’s List Of Things To See In PA State Parks - House-Sized Glacial Boulders, Island Campsites, More 


-- Erie Times: New Fish & Boat Commission Board President Looks Forward To More Fishing Opportunities, Fee Increase


-- York Dispatch: ATV Pursuit On State Route 30 Leads To Rider’s Arrest

 

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 Guest Essay: America’s Oil And Natural Gas Industry Unpatriotic - By Claudine Schneider, Fmr Republican Member Of Congress from Clairton

 

-- Reuters: Energy Transfer Expanding Ethane Export Facilities In Marcus Hook, PA

 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart  [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

 

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Storage On Track To Meet Target But At A Cost

 

-- Reuters: Saudi, UAE Save Oil Production In Case Of Winter Supply Crisis

 

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?

 

Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

 

-- Pennsylvania Eligible To Apply For Its 2nd $244.9 Million Federal Grant To Clean Up Abandoned Mines Under Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  [PaEN]


-- PA Capital-Star: PA Eligible For More Than $244 Million In U.S. Interior Dept. Mine Cleanup Funds

 

Other States/National/International


-- NPR: Tonga’s Volcano Eruption Sent Thousands Of Tons Of Water Into The Stratosphere That Could Warm The Earth


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Erie Times: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Calls Shapiro The ‘Extreme’ Candidate

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Jewish Group Condemns Gab Far-Right Social Media Platform Founder And Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Ties To Site

-- Centre Daily Times: State College Jewish, Faith Leaders Blast Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano For Ties To Right-Wing Social Media Site

-- PA Capital-Star: What Is Gab?  A Look At The Far-Right Social Media Platform Backing Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- PennLive - John Baer: Can Fetterman And Shapiro Win PA In A ‘Republican Year’?

-- PennLive: PA Democrats Want Feds To Investigate Dr. Oz’s Financial Disclosure Report

-- LancasterOnline: Federal Judge Dismisses Republican Cong. Smucker’s Lawsuit Challenging Fines Imposed By U.S. House For Not Being Screened For Weapons

-- Post-Gazette: Butler County Reviewing 2020 Mail-In Ballots; State Says It’s A ‘Waste Of Time’

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: The Wolf Administration’s Jaw-Dropping PA Supreme Court Filing Against Republican Constitutional Amendments - A Belief In Natural Law - Benjamin Pontz 

-- Gov. Wolf Announces $384 Million In Grants For Early Childhood Education

-- Gov. Wolf Announces $190 Million Available For Schools to Promote Healthier, Safer Environments

-- TribLive Editorial: Stop Raising Turnpike Tolls

-- Scranton Times: New COVID Cases Still Rising Statewide, But NE PA Sees A Dip

-- WHYY: Philly Major Says The City Will ‘Plug Along’ On Prevention As Shootings Spike

-- WHYY: As Shootings Persist, Philly Officials Weigh Stop-And-Frisk

-- MCall: Constable In Lehigh County Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charges In NJ; DA Trying To Remove Him As Constable

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[Posted: August 4, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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