Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.19.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

Senate returns to session October 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 


-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes DEP Anthracite Outdoor Adventure - Bear Valley Mine Reclamation Project In Northumberland County With National Award  [PaEN]


-- National Wildlife Federal Blog: Mine-Scarred Land And Orange Rivers - A Story Of Land Degradation And Reclamation In Pennsylvania


-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2023 Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence  [PaEN]

 

-- TribLive Editorial: State Fines Should Be Higher Than Tax Cuts To Penalize Environmental Leaks [PaEN]

 

-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Adopt Rules That Preclude State Taxpayers From Subsidizing Pollution From Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]

 

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Dangerous Course For Oil & Gas Well Emissions, Obstructionists Should Get Out Of The Way  [PaEN]


-- Senate Committee Reported Out Bill To Deny Counties Drilling Impact Fee Revenue If Only 99% Of The Land In Their County Available For Shale Gas Leasing; Other Bills  [PaEN]


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA May Limit Impact Fees For Counties That Ban Natural Gas Development


-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race


-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues


-- 175 Organizations, 6,751 Individuals Send Letter Urging Full Oil & Gas Fracking Wastewater Ban In Delaware River Basin 

 

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Environmentalists Fear A Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution, Stimulate Natural Gas Fracking

 

-- DailyVoice.com: Natural Gas Leak In ‘High Pressure’ PECO Pipeline In Bucks County Clears Homes, Closes Roads

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Jersey Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over Climate Change, Citing 10th Anniversary Of Superstorm Sandy

 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: New Jersey Sues 5 Oil Companies, Trade Group Over Climate Disinformation

 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Hydrogen Sulfide [Rotten Egg Smell] Alerts Bring Good And Bad News

 

-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Amends Ordinance To Make It Easier To Use Solar Panels

 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Electric Vehicle Chargers Need To Be Piece Of County Plan

 

-- WHYY: How The Federal Clean Water Act Fixed The Delaware River’s Pollution Problem

 

-- Bay Journal: On 50th Anniversary Of Federal Clean Water Act, Much Progress, But Big Problems Remain

 

-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited: Adams County TU Chapter Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant 

 

-- TribLive: Students Help With Tree Planting At Miners Memorial Park In Bethel Park 

 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Five Million Trees Planted, Five Million More To Go - Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary Of DCNR

 

-- York Daily Record: Treasure Of The Susquehanna: You Can See And Touch More Than 1,000 Ancient Rock Carvings

 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: October Rains Help Lift Drought Watch For Philly, Nearby Counties

 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Remains Under Drought Watch Despite Recent Rains

 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Needs To Declare A Time Out On Sale Of Municipal Water & Sewer Systems - Keep Water Affordable

 

-- DEP Took Action On 816 permits, 96% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,186 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies Last Week 

 

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Launches New PA Preferred Website To Connect Pennsylvanians With PA Products, Farm Destinations

 

-- Scranton Times: The Next Invasive Threat In PA?  A Slithering, Jumping Worm

 

-- Minnich Family Partners With Lebanon Valley Conservancy To Preserve 16-Acre Farm  [PaEN]

 

-- PA Environmental Council Blog: New Developments For PA Outdoor Recreation & Transportation

 

-- Warren Times: Night Sky Program Offered Oct. 21 In Allegheny National Forest

 

-- Saving PA’s Forests Webinar: Oct. 26 Get To Know The Clear Creek State Forest, Noon

 

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

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

 

-- October 19, 1973: First Of Six Major Fossil Fuel Embargos For Political Gain, This One By OPEC Over U.S. Aid To Israel [How Many More?]

 

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Falls 4% To 3-Month Low On Mild Weather, European Price Drop

 

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s LNG Import Deluge Spurs Spanish Oversupply Warning

 

-- Freeport TX LNG Facility Explosion Recovery Plan Calls For Initial Resumption Of Operations In Mid-November, With 85% Capacity By End Of November

 

-- Reuters: Time For Europe To Tame Its Energy Cravings

 

-- Reuters: Analysis: Global Natural Gas Crisis Dampens Momentum For ‘Cleaner’ LNG

 

-- Reuters: Oil Prices Tick Up In Volatile Trade, U.S. Plans To Release More Oil From Strategic Reserve In Dec.

 

-- Bloomberg: Oil Prices Stay Volatile As Slowdown Risks Rival Signs Of Tight Supply

 

-- AP: Biden To Release 15 Million Barrels From Oil Reserve, More Possible

 

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


-- Utility Dive: Wind Power, Solar Energy PPA’s Increased 11.4% And 7.5% In 3rd Quarter Due To Growing Demand, Supply Chain, Transmission Roadblocks


-- Reuters: Global CO2 Emissions To Grow Less Than 1% This Year Thanks To renewables - IEA


-- AP: Climate Questions: Who Is Most Vulnerable To Climate Change?


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: The Big Lie Will Get Big Event In Lancaster County This Weekend, Shameful

-- Inside Climate News: Sinkholes And Damage Attributed To Mariner East II Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underline The Stakes In PA’s Governor’s Race

-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Sharp Divide Between PA Candidates For Governor On Natural Gas, Other Issues

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Senate Hearing On ‘Parental Rights’ Bill Invigorates Supports, Riles ‘Book Ban’ Foes

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: ReAwaken America Proves Christian Nationalism Isn’t Christian

-- PennLive: Minor-Party Candidates For U.S. Senate, Governor Share Their Ideas With PennLive Editorial Board

-- WHYY: What You Need To Know Ahead Of The 2022 PA General Election

-- LancasterOnline: Republican Candidate For State House Declines Debate Invitation

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Advances Bill Proposing Guidelines For Storing Marked  Election Ballots

-- WLVR: Lehigh County Stops Using Ballot Dropboxes Pending Court Decision

-- MCall: Map - Where PA Voters Requested The Most Mail-In Ballots Ahead Of Election

-- Inquirer Editorial: As Election Day Nears, U.S. House Committee Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol Serves As A Reminder Democracy Is On The Ballot

-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports September Revenue Was $448.4 Million, 7.89% Increase Over 2021

-- Spotlight PA: How Well A Death In PA Will Be Investigated Depends Largely On Where Someone Dies

-- TribLive: Etna Man Gets 6 Years In Federal Prison For Threatening FBI Agents Online

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Pro-Life Activist Could Face 11 Years In Prison After Abortion Clinic Blockade

-- TribLive: TSA Catches 4 Guns At Pittsburgh Airport In 5 Days

-- Inquirer: Philly DA Asked To Address House Republican Impeachment Committee In Public, The Panel Said No

-- MCall: French Owner Of Lehigh Valley Cement Company Pleads Guilty To Paying Millions Of Dollars To Islamic State To Keep Syrian Plant Open

-- WESA: Post-Gazette Journalists Begin Strike, As Contract Impasse Continues

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[Posted: October 19, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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