Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.1.22

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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

-- DEP Declares Drought Watch for 36 Counties, Asks For Voluntary Water Conservation; First Since 2020  [PaEN]

-- MCall: Drought Watch Issued For 36 Counties, Including Entire Lehigh Valley Region

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County, NE PA Under Drought Watch After Hot Dry Summer

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Declares Drought Watch For Philly, Surrounding Counties

-- Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Reported Spreading 977,671 Gallons Of Untreated Drilling Wastewater On PA Roads In 2021  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI To Increase Natural Gas Rates Due To ‘Increased Global Demand’ 

-- Standard Speaker: UGI Natural Gas Rates To Rise 7.6% Sept. 1, The 5th Hike In 15 Months 

-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]

-- Natural Gas Intelligence: Proposed Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal To Pre-File With Federal Regulators By End Of 2022 And Reach Final Investment Decision By 2024

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Fall 5% On Delay On Texas LNG Plant Restart [Showing  Again LNG Exports Mean High U.S. Natural Gas Prices]

-- FracTracker Alliance Takeaways From Webinar On Pipeline Right-Of-Ways And Spread Of Lyme Disease In Southwestern PA

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Explains Sights And Sounds As Beaver County Ethane Plant Gets Ready For Showtime 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Contains, Cleans Foam On Allegheny River From Beaver County Ethane Plant 

-- RealClear Energy Guest Essay: Field Research Confirms Natural Gas Developed Safely - Marcellus Shale Coalition

-- EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Philly Schools Won’t Be Fully Air Conditioned Until 2027

-- Inquirer: Summer 2022 In Philly Is About To Set More High Temperature Records

-- Utility Dive: Plugging $1 Billion For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, EPA Head Test-Drives Electric Garbage Truck [Made By Mack In PA]

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s 3 Sister Bridges To Get Permanent LED Light Installations

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake, Brightside Baptist Church Rain Garden Proves Green Infrastructure Is Beautiful And Functional In Lancaster County - By Sean O'Connor, Communications Intern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Report On Progress, Local Projects To Improve Water Quality In Lancaster County

-- Western PA Conservancy: Rain Garden System Expands Environmental Benefits, Offers Opportunities To Teach Green Infrastructure At Pittsburgh Schools  [PaEN]

-- Meadville Tribune: Western PA Conservancy Watershed Mini Grant Will Aid Allegheny College’s Creek Connections Program

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Awards Research Grants For Soil Health, Farm Conservation, Regenerage Farming, Spotted Lanternfly Mitigation  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: A Year Later, A Look At Hurricane Ida’s Devastation Of The Philly Area: ‘Don’t Let Us Die Down Here’

-- WHYY: One Year Since Hurricane Ida: How Remnants Of A Hurricane Still Leave PA Residents Paying The Price 

-- Courier Times: Bucks County Residents Recall Ida Tornadoes, Damage One Year Later

-- Post-Gazette: PA Receiving $17.5 Million To Cover Cost Of Repairing Storm Damaged Roads, Bridges Over Last 2 Years

-- WHYY: Hurricane Season May Be Off To Slow Start, But Experts Say Major Storms Are Ahead In The Region

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Sept. 15 Program In Hershey On How Citizen Science, Place-Based Learning Are Helping To Address Environmental Challenges  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young Voters Can Save The Planet - NextGen America

-- Reading Eagle: Leesport Being Monitored After Rabid Cat Attack: Berks County 2nd In PA For Rabies Cases

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Accepting Comments On Forest Management Plan Monitoring Program

-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Continues Chronic Wasting Disease-Related Feeding Restrictions

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center Audubon Little Explorers Learn About Mammals Sept. 10

-- Registration Now Open! Laurel Highlands Trail Summit, Sept. 20, In Somerset County 

-- TribLive: Love Frank Lloyd Wright?  Visit PA For A House Tour Or 2

 

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

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

 

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Fall After Record Surge In Prices Eroded Demand

 

-- Reuters: As Natural Gas Prices Jump, Shale Oil Firms Get Gassy

 

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

-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: Radioactive Waste ‘Everywhere’ At Ohio Oilfield Facility, Says Former Worker

-- The Guardian: Brutal Heatwave Scorches U.S. West, Sparking Wildfires, Health Warnings

-- USA Today: 2021’s Climate Extremes Show Global Warming Has ‘No Sign Of Slowing’

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Defends Wearing A Confederate Uniform; Shapiro Calls Him ‘Unfit’ To Be Governor 

-- Courier Times: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Says Dems ‘Meddled’ In Bucks County COVID Guidelines, County Calls Claim ‘Pathetic’

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Endorsements Of Shapiro Could Give Conservatives Cover to Reject Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Analysts Say

-- Post-Gazette: In First National TV Interview Since Stroke, Fetterman Opens Up About Health Issues As Dr. Oz Attacks

-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman - Dr. Oz Sparring Offers Voters Little Substance, Experts Say

-- PennLive - John Baer: Here’s What’s Likely To Decide PA Races For U.S. Senate, Governor

-- TribLive - Joseph Sabino Mistick: Pennsylvania Voters Deserve To See Debates

-- TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvanians Deserve Fetterman, Dr. Oz Debate

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: In Distorting Fetterman’s Record, Dr. Oz Resorts To Fear-Mongering

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘We Need To Work Together’: Lawmakers, Labor Leaders Call For Unity Ahead Of Labor Day

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Group Delivers Petitions Seeking To Remove Electronic Voting Machines From Election Process In County

-- Courier Times: Can 3rd Party Candidates Win Office In Bucks County?  Why It’s An Uphill Fight

-- Gov. Wolf, Legislative Leaders Agree On Constitutional Amendment To Open 2-Year Window For Child Sexual Abuse Civil Lawsuits

-- Dept. Of Corrections Releases Comprehensive Recidivism Report Shows Two-Thirds Of Reentrants Released Are Re-Arrested Or Return To DOC Custody Within 3 Years

-- PA Capital-Star: New Report Paints Mixed Picture Of Recidivism In PA Prisons

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers, Advocates Push For Clean Slate Expansion: ‘This Is A People Issue’

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Thousands Of PA Nursing Home Workers May Strike Despite $600 Million For Care In State Budget

-- TribLive: University Of Pittsburgh Reports First Known Case Of Monkeypox

-- Scranton Times: New COVID Cases Decline Statewide

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh H.S. Student Caught With Gun In Backpack

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Schools Rejected A Plan To Allow A Student To Learn From Home, He Was Shot And Killed At School

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Compensate Those Wrongly Convicted

-- Gov. Wolf Reminds Pennsylvanians Student Loan Forgiveness Will Not Be Taxed In PA  

-- Independent Fiscal Office Report On New Student Loan Debt Forgiveness - $23.7 Billion

-- Post-Gazette: PA Student Borrowers Could Get $24 Billion In Benefits Under Biden Relief Plan, IFO Report Says

-- PA Community Colleges Offer More Than 80 New Programs For 2022-23 Academic Year

-- Erie Times: Erie Residents Are Earning More, But Are We Able To Buy More? A Penn State Behrend Analyst Weighs In

-- PennLive: Central Dauphin School District Bus Contractor Says Pandemic ‘Inflamed’ Driver Shortage

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: New Courtyard At PA Governor’s Residence Makes It Welcoming To All

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[Posted: September 1, 2022]  PA Environment Digest