Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.14.22

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Senate returns to session October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, November 15 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session October 24, 25, 26, November 14, 15, 16 [Adjourn for year]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

 

TODAY 9:00: Senate Environmental Resources & Energy and Labor & Industry Committees joint hearing on importance of PA’s waterways to energy and economic development.  Allegheny County Courthouse, Gold Room, 4th Floor, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh.  Click Here to watch live and more information

 

TODAY 1:30: DEP And Local Officials Kick Of 2022-23 Local Climate Action Program.  Wormleysburg, Cumberland County.

 

-- DEP: Shell, Pipeline Contractor Assessed $670,000 Penalty For Falcon Ethane Pipeline Construction Violations In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties  [PaEN]

 

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: DEP Fines Shell $670,000 For Spills, Erosion During Falcon Pipeline Construction

 

-- Post-Gazette: Shell Pipeline, Contractor, Agree To $670,000 Penalties In Falcon Pipeline Construction Violations

 

-- Conservation Groups Urge DEP To Deny Transco Permits For Natural Gas Pipeline Thru Exceptional Value, High Quality Watersheds In Luzerne, Monroe Counties  [PaEN]

 

-- Sen. Bartolotta Works To Deny Grieving Parents Information On Shale Gas Drilling Health Studies

 

-- WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

 

-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Pledge To Step Up Progress Toward 2025 Cleanup Goals, But Admit They Won’t Meet Them

 

-- Lake Heritage In Adams County To Become Live Stake Nursery With Support From PA American Water Grant  [PaEN]

 

-- Delaware Currents: Delaware River Conservation Corps Promoting Sustainable Jobs In Climate Resiliency, Green Infrastructure - By Chris Mele For Delaware Currents  [PaEN]

 

-- Reading Eagle: Ontelaunee Wetlands Preserve Part Of Ongoing Effort To Heal The Schuylkill River

 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: How Pittsburgh Went From 3 Large Sewers To Clean Rivers - Tom Batroney, Pittsburgh Section-American Society Of Civil Engineers

 

-- MCall: Some Lehigh Valley Residents Have Been Under A Boil Water Advisory For Months, Here’s When It Could Finally Be Lifted

 

-- MCall: Flood Advisory Expires For Lehigh Valley After Heavy Rain Drenches Region

 

-- Faithful Climate Justice Voter Reflection Guide Now Available From PA Interfaith Power & Light  [PaEN]

 

-- Guest Essay: Why I'm Concerned About Climate Change - By Dr. Phil Covert, Evangelical Environmental Network  [PaEN]

 

-- WHYY: Philly Teens Are Sharing Their Climate Change Stories

 

-- Penn State Electric Vehicle Battery Tech Breakthrough Paves Way For Charging In Just 10 Minutes, Smaller Batteries  [PaEN]

 

-- PennLive: Cleanup Proceeding At 30-Year-Old Avco Lycoming Superfund Site In Williamsport

 

-- TribLive: Girls Get The ‘Green Light’ To Go STEM During Program At Chatham’s Eden Hall Campus 

 

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For County Mosquitoborne Disease Control Grants

 

-- DEP Accepting Bids On Mine Reclamation Projects In Allegheny, Butler, Fayette, McKean (2), Potter Counties [Page 6505]

 

-- October 15 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Protects 2,046 Acres Of Farmland In 10 Counties From Development [PaEN]

 

-- DCNR Issues 3nd Weekly Fall Foliage Report Showing Nearly Half The State At Best Color  [PaEN]

 

-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Projects Faced Challenges In 2022: Sand Work Delayed, Trail Pushed Back

 

-- Post-Gazette: They Picked Milkweed To Help World War II Flyers, Now They Grow It To Help Monarch Butterflies

 

-- Penn State Extension Dec. 3 Webinar On Garden Artistry, Master Gardener Shares The Basics Of Botanical Illustration, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

 

-- Master Gardeners Of Cumberland County Host Wildlife Tree Ornaments Workshop For Youth Nov. 5 In Carlisle.  10:00 a.m. to Noon

 

--  TribLive: Fall Shoe Recycling Program Breaks Fox Chapel Garden Club Record

 

-- In Memoriam: Lance Bowes, Venango County Conservation District Manager - By Andy McAllister, Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation

 

-- Bay Journal: Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd A Testament To Conserving Wide Open Spaces

 

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

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

 

-- MCall: How Much Have Energy Prices Risen Or Fallen? See The Latest Numbers

 

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Households Face Longest Streak Of Double-Digit Increases In Natural Gas, Electricity Bills In Decades [Due To European Energy Crisis, Russia’s War In Ukraine]

 

American Rescue Plan Funding

 

-- LancasterOnline: Here’s How Lancaster County Is Spending Federal 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: Special Report - Women Are On The Front Lines Of Climate Change - So Let Them Steer The Response

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leaders Want Undated Mail-In Ballots Kept Separate In Case Of Litigation

-- WITF: PA Counties Prepare For A Marathon Mail-In Ballot Count To Earn Their Share Of State Election Money

-- WHYY: After 2020 Election Day Threats, Philly DA Calls For Election Security Reform

-- Spotlight PA: Where Candidates For Governor Stand On Opioid Epidemic, Medical Marijuana, Other Health Issues

-- WHYY: Where Gubernatorial Candidates Stand On Raising PA’s Minimum Wage

-- WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

-- PA Capital-Star: Ads Target Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano For Using Social Media Site Where Pittsburgh Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooter Posted Manifesto

-- Inquirer: Why The Nation Should Have Its Eyes On Josh Shapiro’s Wildly Dominant Campaign

-- PA Capital-Star: Democrat Fetterman Wins Republican Support In New Ad Campaign

-- PennLive: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Declines To Participate In Editorial Board Interview

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cong. Scott Perry, In Center Of Assault On U.S. Capitol, Efforts To Overturn Election Results Storm, Insists He’s A Simple Man

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I Can’t Figure Out What Happened To The Republican Party

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Are These Candidates The Best Pennsylvania Can Offer?  [Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

-- Inquirer: Wawa Closing 2 Stores In Center City Philadelphia, Citing Violence, Safety Concerns

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Pilot Program To Plug ‘School-To-Prison’ Pipeline

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Needs To Enact Its Own Gun Law, We Sued Harrisburg To Let That Happen

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied In Jim Rogers Death

-- York Dispatch: York County Reports 7 New COVID Deaths As Experts Warn Of Fall Surge

-- WITF: One Lancaster County Trans Student Finds Space To Be Himself, Despite Backlash Against LGBTQ Issues In Schools

-- PA Capital-Star: Higher Salaries, More Respect: Report Offers Path To Solving Teacher Shortage

-- Inquirer: Temple Canceling Classes Friday For Students To Focus On Their Wellness

-- Inquirer: Penn Students Claim University ‘Campaign Of Intimidation’ As They Face Disciplinary Hearings For Protests

-- TribLive: Striking Post-Gazette Workers Ask People To Cancel Subscriptions, Pull Ads

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[Posted: October 14, 2022]  PA Environment Digest