Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.13.22

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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: Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation’s River Street Facility, 29 North River St., Plains, Luzerne County. Contact Daniel Snowden dsnowden@pa.gov or 717-783-8846.  (formal notice)

 

-- EQB Adopts Final-Omitted Reg. Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas Facilities; And A First-Ever State MCL For PFOS/PFOA  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: DEP Races To Finish Regulations To Limit Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities With $450 Million In Federal Highway Funds At Stake

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: DEP Moves Reg. Forward To Limit Methane Emissions From Conventional Gas Wells, Seeks To Beat Federal Deadline 

-- PA Capital-Star: The Spread Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Is Even Worse Than You Thought

 

-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For $103.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Starting Oct. 24  [PaEN]

 

-- Guest Essay: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Celebrates 5 Million Trees Planted -  By Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary of DCNR  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Capital-Star: Chesapeake Bay Leaders Resolute Even As Cleanup Targets Become More Elusive

-- Lancaster Farming: Parting Words From Retiring Ann Swanson: Focus Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts On Farming 

-- ​​NRCS-PA Awards Nearly $300,000 To Four Conservation Innovation Grant Projects In PA [PaEN]

-- The Burg: Trees For Free: PASA Sustainable Agriculture Group To Hand Out Vouchers For 10,000 Trees In Harrisburg Thru Oct. 21 

-- PennDOT Invites Businesses To Learn About New National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program In Nov. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct. 13  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Charging An Electric Vehicle In Philly Is A Challenge

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter  [PaEN]

 

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: EIA - Appalachia Produces Third Of U.S. Natural Gas

 

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Weather Led To Record Number Of PA Power Outages In 2021

-- Capital & Main - Audry Carleton: How The Promise Of A Clean Energy Future In PA Could Be Undone By Powerful Oil & Gas Industry  [Part III]

-- WSJ: Westinghouse Deal Latest Signal Of Nuclear Power Revival

-- PennEnvironment: Speeding Up Solutions To Sewage Overflows, Runoff Pollution In Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers

-- WESA: Report Finds ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Sewage Cleanup Plan Isn’t Enough To Eliminate Sewage Overflows

-- TribLive: Environmentalists, Elected Officials Want More Done To Keep Sewage Out Of Pittsburgh Rivers

-- Penn State Oct. 17 EarthTalk Webinar To Discuss Large-Scale Solar Trends, Impacts And Implications  [PaEN]

-- Still Time To Register For 2022 Statewide Litter Summit In Lancaster Nov. 1-2  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Middle School Students Learn During Conewango Creek Cleanup

-- Register Now For Oct. 29 Pike County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ At 60 - Four Essential Reads

-- Gov. Wolf Welcomes Home PA Task Force 1 From Deployment To Hurricane Ravaged Florida

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Work On Flood Prevention Important

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: PREPARE Act Good First Step Toward Extreme Weather Readiness

-- York Daily Record: Kiwanis Lake Now A ‘Smart Lake’ Teaching Students How To Keep Their Aquatic Neighborhood Healthy

-- MCall: Fall Foliage Has Arrived In The Poconos, When Will Lehigh Valley See Its Peak?

-- DailyLocal.com: Delaware County-based Brandywine Conservancy’s Efforts To Preserve Land From Development Nears 70,000 Acre Mark

-- WeConservePA: New Trail Maintenance Data Highlights A Range Of PA Trails

-- Warren Times Editorial: Is Now The Time To Add New State Parks, High Cost For Natural Gems

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Update: Fall Meeting Nov. 12; Upcoming Events; Seeking Volunteer Historians; iNaturalist App Observations

-- AP: Prosecutor: Fisherman Caught Cheating At Fishing Tournament Charged [Including PA Angler]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Official-Looking Bigfoot Warnings Dot PA’s State Parks, Who Put them There?

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Last Mountain Lions In PA Revealed In History, Folklore And Newspapers

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Top Game Commission Official Shares Insights On Losing 110 Pounds Before Hunting Season

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: State Game Lands Grow By 158 Acres In Lebanon, Lancaster Counties

 

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

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

 

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter  [PaEN]

 

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

 

-- WSJ: OPEC+ Oil Supply Cut Could Tip Global Economy Into Recession, International Energy Agency Says

 

-- Reuters: European Natural Gas Prices Whipsaw As Infrastructure Risks Rattle Nerves

 

-- AP: Report: Bomb Threat Led To Evacuation Of Norway Natural Gas Processing Plant

 

-- Financial Times: Chevron Oil Chief Blames Western Governments For Energy Crunch; Climate Policies Make Energy Markets More Volatile

 

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?

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Sen. Haywood Proposes Legislation To Disqualify Insurrectionists From PA Ballots

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Judge Rejects Change In Venue For Trial Of Fayette County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- WHYY: Penn State Is About To Host The ‘Proud Boys’ Founder, And Its Students Are Protesting  

-- AP: Supporters Of Ex-President Get Split Verdict In Philadelphia Weapons, Election Case

-- Erie Times: Shapiro Calls On Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano To Rescind Invitation To Alt-Right Operative Jack Posobiec

-- Erie Times: Shapiro Campaigns In Erie, Explains His Vision For PA Education

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: AirTag Leads To Discovery Of Dumpster Filled With Stolen Shapiro, Fetterman Campaign Signs In Chester County 

-- TribLive: Fetterman Addresses Criticism Over Need For Closed Captioning During His Stroke Recovery

-- AP: NBC Reporter’s Comment About Fetterman Having Difficulty Following Their Conversation Draws Criticism

-- PennLive - John Baer: Voters Need To Use Some Basics To Decide Fetterman v. Dr. Oz For U.S. Senate

-- Post-Gazette: A Mike Doyle Dilemma: Voter Confusion Between Retiring Democrat And Republican Newcomer Sends Summer Lee Team Scrambling

-- Politics PA: PA Senate Preview - Philadelphia Region

-- WHYY: Latino Voters Across PA Are Ignored Until Right Before An Election, How Are Philly-Area Agencies Filling The Gap?

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Will Count Any Undated Mail-In Ballots, But Keep Them Separate

-- Reading Eagle: PA Official, Voter Advocacy Groups Criticize Ballot Drop Box Policy In Berks

-- Inquirer Editorial: From The Courts, New Threats To Voting Access And Police Accountability

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Caution On Term Limits For Lawmakers

-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Wavers On Funding For Center For Racial Justice, A Key Commitment Following 2020 Protests

-- Inquirer: Study: PA Students Have More K-12 Educational Opportunities Than National Average, But Racial Disparities Are Among The Worst

-- TribLive Editorial: Book Bans Can Threaten Local Control

-- WITF: Nearly $1 Million Awarded To PA Groups Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Carbon Monoxide Scare At Allentown Daycare Could Have Possibly Been Prevented If PA Lawmakers Did Their Jobs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Negligence On Carbon Monoxide Nearly Deadly At Allentown Daycare Center

-- PennLive: How Does PA Crime Compare To U.S. Trends? Nobody Knows

-- Inquirer: PA Now Officially Agrees - Deaths From 1985 MOVE Bombing In Philadelphia Were Murder, Not Accidential

-- Inquirer: Man Arrested In Philly H.S. Shooting Was Sold Ammo Despite Felon Status, Police Say

-- City & State PA: Push To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted Gets A Bipartisan Backing In Harrisburg

-- Post-Gazette: Steelers Legend Art Rooney Sr.’s Secret Life In The Rackets

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[Posted: October 13, 2022]  PA Environment Digest