Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.2.22

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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

-- DEP: Wastes Generated By The New Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program Will NOT Be Exempt From Hazardous Waste Regulations, Unlike Wastes From Active Wells  [PaEN]

-- Senate Committee Meets Sept. 7 On Letter To IRRC Disapproving A Final Manganese Water Quality Standard Protecting Public Health  [PaEN]

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Company Wants To Build 2nd Fracking Waste Injection Well In Pittsburgh Suburb

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Explains Orange Glow, White Foam On River That Concerned Neighbors As Beaver County Ethane Plant Gets Ready For Showtime 

-- Argus Media: PA Supreme Court Maintains Stay On Implementing RGGI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Limits On Power Plants

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Calls Carbon Capture, Blue Hydrogen Projects A ‘Pipe Dream’ 

-- Brodhead Watershed Association Honors Volunteer Wendy Lichty, Dr. Matt Connell For Conservation Efforts At Sept. 23 Celebration  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Stakeholders Celebrate ‘Vitally Important’ Somerset County Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems

-- DCNR, Crawford & Warren Conservation Districts Host Field To Forest Workshops On Sept. 24, Oct. 1  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Gets Grant To Help Sustain State’s Agriculture Industry

-- Western PA Conservancy Webinar: Benefits Of Water-Thirsty Trees Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Learn More About Pond Management At Twilight Pond Walks At 6 Locations Around PA

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 2 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Republican Herald: Water Authorities Advise Users To Cut Back On Water Use In Schuylkill County Due To Drought Watch

-- Centre Daily Times: More Than Half Of PA Facing ‘Abnormally Dry’ Conditions, Here’s What That Means

-- Inquirer: Flooded By Hurricane Ida, Montgomery County Family Lift House 8 Feet Higher Than Future Floodwaters Would Likely Rise

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Among Leading PA Counties In Non-Coal Mining Output

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Could Philly’s Steam System Provide A Climate Solution?  Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Says No

-- Courier Times: Waste Management Wants To Build $90 Million Renewable Natural Gas Facilities Near Falls Twp. Landfills

-- Pittsburgh Homebuilding Startup - Module - Selected As One Of 6 New Ventures For The Housing Lab, Prioritizing Housing Equity, Sustainability  [PaEN]

-- New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Provides Overview Of Efforts Since 2009  [PaEN]

-- NextPittsburgh: The New Allegheny County Sustainability Report Is Out, How Did Our Region Do?

-- DEP Accepting Applications For Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates

-- EPA Imposes $2.5 Million Penalty On PA Company For Selling Auto Parts That Avoid Vehicle Pollution Controls  [PaEN]

-- SEEDS: Free Book Swap Returns To Wayne County Fairgrounds October 8-9  [PaEN

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: How New Reverse Vending Machines And Prizes For Students Are Helping The Environment At Lafayette College

-- DEP Notice Renewing Municipal Waste General Permit WMGM042 For Anaerobic Digestion

-- September 3 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Clean Air Council Now Accepting Applications For Feet First Philly Mini Grants; Sept. 7 Webinar For Potential Applicants  [PaEN]

-- Pike County Conservation District: Climate Change Update For Trails Month

-- DCNR Reminds Public Of Wild Ginseng Harvesting Guidance As Season Begins  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Free Paint-By-Number Projects Based On PA State Parks, Forests

-- TribLive: Keystone State Park Trail, Spillway Spotlighted Over Labor Day Weekend

-- Courier Times: Is There Really A Village Under Lake Nockamixon?  The Truth About The Creation Of Nockamixon State Park

-- Altoona Mirror: Tyrone Man Killed In ATV Crash

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Invites You To Fall In Love With Nature Autumn Special Events

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Wild Bees Declined By One-Third In Central PA Orchards, Penn State Study

-- Penn State: Boy’s Discovery Reveals Wasps Highly Complex Interaction With Ants, Oak Tree Galls 

-- Penn State Sustainability Educator Serves On Game Commission Board Of Directors

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights September Educational Events, Activities 

-- Schuylkill Banks: Philly Fun Fishing Fest Sept. 10

 

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: Decline In Gasoline Prices Continuing Into Labor Day Weekend

 

-- WSJ: Status Of U.S. Natural Gas Storage Levels A Chilling Reminder Of Price Spikes That Could Surface This Winter 

 

-- WSJ: Crude Oil Prices Up 2.9%

 

-- Financial Times: G7 Countries Set To Back Price Cap On Russian Crude Oil

 

-- Reuters: Chancellor: Germany Will Get Through Winter, Even Without Russian Natural Gas

 

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

-- Financial Times: Oil & Gas Industry Condemns First U.S. Fee On Greenhouse Gases

-- WPost: Cost Of Climate Change Impacts Far Surpass Government Estimates, Study Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Sues U.S. House Committee Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol Challenging Its Authority To Make Him Answer Questions About His Role 

-- WHYY: Self-Proclaimed Prophets And QAnon Conspiracy Theorists: What We Know About Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Campaign

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Touts Endorsement From Rabbi Who Promoted QAnon Conspiracy, ‘Reptilian’ Hitler Theory  

-- WHYY/Billy Penn: How Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Won The Hearts Of Confederate Sympathizers 

-- WITF: PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Calls Justice Dept. Corrupt But Provides No Evidence

-- Inquirer: Former State College Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Police Officer During Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- WITF: These Republicans Did A Deep Dive Into 2020 Election Lawsuits, Including In PA; Woefully Deficient Filings Caused Most Of Them To Fail

-- Post-Gazette: Ex-President Said He Would Pardon And Issue A Government Apology To Those Who Assaulted U.S. Capitol, Attacked Police Officers To Prevent The Democratic Transfer Of Power

-- AP: Biden Sounds Strong Alarm: Ex-President’s Hold On Republican Party Is Trying To Subvert Democracy

-- PA Capital-Star: Biden’s Speech A Challenge To All Of Use, We Have To Step Up

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: Fetterman Moves To Deflate Questions About His Health As Republicans Spend Big For Dr. Oz

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Launches New Election Website Ahead Of November Midterms

-- PA Capital-Star: Wolf Concedes On Legislatively Opening Child Sex Abuse Window, Agrees To Constitutional Amendment

-- Gov. Wolf Announces Launch Of Two New, $185 Million Programs To Support Local Law Enforcement, Improve Community Safety

-- Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman Announce Effort To Quickly Pardon Thousands Of Pennsylvanians From Marijuana-Related Convictions

-- AP: Wolf Starts Process To Pardon Lower Level Pot Convictions

-- PennLive: Millions Of PA Criminal Records Wrongly Kept From The Public, But There’s No Legislative Fix Coming

-- TribLive: Defense In Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre Case Wants To Know Jurors’ Religious Affiliation

-- Scranton Times Editorial: ‘Clean Slate’ Law Works; Expand It

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports August State Tax Collections 1.1% Above Revenue Estimates

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Monthly State Revenue Report For August

-- Independent Fiscal Office Official Quarterly And Monthly Revenue Estimates FY 2022-23

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Calling For Proposals To Expand Monkeypox Vaccine Outreach

-- Erie Times: Erie County Could See A Return To Severe Flu Seasons

-- WPost: Republicans Are Readying Lawsuits To Block Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan  

-- PA Capital-Star: Philly Elementary School Renamed For LGBTQ Activist Gloria Casarez

-- WITF: PA Labor Advocates Push For Changes Aimed At Bolstering Working Conditions Ahead Of Labor Day

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Judge’s Ruling Could Bring Tax Relief For Property Owners Hit With Assessment Appeals

-- WPSU: College Twp. Lawyer Says No Dice On Getting Out Of Hosting A Casino

-- NACD, Carnegie Mellon University, Ridge Global Unveil Updated Cyber Certificate Program For Board Directors

-- Courier Times: Jobs Remain Unfilled Across Bucks, Despite Recruitment Efforts

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[Posted: September 2, 2022]  PA Environment Digest