Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 8.2.22

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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

 

TODAY 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.

TODAY 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.

TODAY 11:00: 30 PA Advocacy Groups To Unveil A Shared Vision For Pennsylvania’s Environment & Communities Spelling Out Priorities To Ensure Clean Air And Water, Housing And Land Use.  Capitol Rotunda.  Click Here for Facebook live stream.

-- Pennsylvania's Penncrest High School Team Places 10th In International Envirothon Competition!  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: New PA Law Aims To Address Old Oil & Gas Well Cleanup, But It Could Make The Problem Worse, Critics Say; Wolf Launching Review Of Conventional Drilling Industry

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

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Time For Pennsylvania’s Real Energy Freedom - Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

 

-- Evangelical Environmental Network Opposes House Resolution Disapproving Of Final Reg. Reducing VOC/Methane Emissions From Unconventional Oil & Gas Facilities  [PaEN]

 

-- Bay Journal: EPA To Review Pennsylvania's Latest Cleanup Plan For The Chesapeake Bay - By Karl Blankenship, Chesapeake Bay Journal

 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Federal Bipartisan STREAM Act Supports Ongoing Cost Of Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup

 

-- PennDOT, DEP, State Police, DCED, Keep PA Beautiful Call On Pennsylvanians To ‘Fight Dirty’ In New Anti-Litter Campaign; Litter Summit Nov. 1-2  [PaEN]

 

-- Sustainable Communities Network SW PA: PA Solar Center G.E.T. Solar Program; Community Energy Webinars; Sustainable PA Website  [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive Letter: PA Needs To Invest In Renewable Energy Sources Now More Than Ever - Kathy Cook, PA League Of Women Voters

 

-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $72,125 In Penalties For Violations

 

-- PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

 

-- Dept. Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills

 

-- Inquirer: Philly Gets $25 Million For Sewer System As White House Announces New Flood Prevention Funding

 

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Area Red Cross Sending Help To Flood-Ravaged Kentucky

 

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: Recycling In Philly: Everything You Need To Know About Recycling

 

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land: Craig & Monica Schwegman Tell Their Story From Erie County [PaEN]

 

-- Williamsport Sun: Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Waterway Exploration Training For Kids, Families

 

-- Pike Conservation District Newsletter: Riparian Buffer Basics; Climate Change And Forests  [PaEN]

 

-- In Memoriam: Tom Erdman: A Life In Penn’s Woods  [PaEN]

 

-- Audubon Society Of Western PA Offering Pollinator Seed Mix At 50-70% Savings For Agricultural Properties In PA  [PaEN]

 

-- DEP Blog: How We Killed Our Yard And Replaced It With A Native Habitat  [PaEN]

 

-- NextPittsburgh: The Secret Life Of Bees At The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

 

-- Western PA Conservancy/Grow Pittsburgh: Now Accepting Applications For Allegheny County Community Gardens Grants, Deadline Sept. 1

 

-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature: During WW II, Chicory Was Used As Coffee Substitute

 

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeking Input On Invasive, Interfering Plants

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Mosquitoes On The Move, Here’s How To ‘Fight The Bite’ And Protect Yourself

 

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries, Deadline Aug. 31

 

-- Western PA Conservancy Latest Water Land Life Newsletter: Discover French Creek; Volunteer Help Needed, Much More

 

-- Erie Times: Traces Of Invasive Silver Carp Found In Presque Isle Bay, What’s The Next Step?

 

-- Republican Herald: Donaldson Man Recounts Finding Runaway Tortoise Mortimer In Schuylkill County

 

U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Bill

 

-- WPost: U.S. Senate Democrats’ Side Deal With Manchin Would Speed Up Energy Infrastructure Projects, WV Natural Gas Pipeline

 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Senate Climate Bill Would Put U.S. Back In Global Race For EV Leadership

 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Senate Climate, Energy Deal Includes Billions In Oil Import Taxes 

 

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: More States See Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4; PA Not Among Them

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Industry’s Suppliers - Big And Small - Also Reap Benefits

 

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: Chances Of Climate Catastrophe Are Ignored, Scientists Say

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Nearly All PA Republican Members Of Congress Endorse Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- WHYY: All Of PA’s Republican Congressmen Endorse Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Except Fitzpatrick

-- CNHI News: 8 PA Republican Members Of Congress, All Opposed To 2020 Election Certification, Endorse Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Outspends Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano 10 to 1 In Governor’s Race

-- National Review: Dr. Oz Losing Ground Since Winning PA Republican U.S. Senate Primary

-- Post-Gazette: Toomey Defends His Effort To Remove Aid For Veterans Affected By Burn Pits, Other Toxins From Health Bill, Says It’s A ‘Gimmick’

-- AP: Third-Party Candidates File To Run For PA Governor, U.S. Senate

-- WHYY: Joe Sestak, Christine Todd Whitman Join Forward Party, A New Third Political Party

-- WESA: Republican Leadership Fight In Allegheny County Prompts Legal Action From County Communications Director

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports July State Revenue Slightly Below July 2021

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports State Collected $2.7 Billion In General Fund Revenue During July

-- Post-Gazette: PA’s Health Insurers Seek Average 7.1% Premium Hike For 2023

-- WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery, Chester Counties Confirm First Cases Of Monkeypox In Suburbs

-- The Guardian: California Declares State Of Emergency Over Monkeypox

-- Post-Gazette: Western PA Advocates Optimistic About Impact Of New Funding For Gun Violence Prevention

-- Erie Times: Erie Police Seek Suspects In Series Of Shootouts That Littered City With 100 Shell Casings

-- WITF/AP: Findings On PA Police Killing Of 8-Year-Old In Delaware County Withheld

-- WPSU: Penn State Institutes Hiring Freeze Until At Least Summer 2023

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Time For State-Owned Universities To Deliver

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Liquor Control Board Officials Got Dibs On high-End Bourbon Lottery Leftovers

-- TribLive Editorial: Good Government Needs To Engage The Public

-- WESA: PA Marks 13th Anniversary Of Workers Making $7.25 Minimum Wage

-- Inquirer: Ex-President Could Get Tax Break For Burying His Ex-Wife At His NJ Golf Club

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[Posted: August 2, 2022]  PA Environment Digest