Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.13.22

Are You Telling Your Story?

Senate returns to voting session January 3, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to voting session January 3 [Democrats, Republicans Fighting Over Schedule]

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

 

TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00 a.m. See webpage for remote options to join the meeting. Contact: Lyndsay Byron at lbyron@pa.gov or 717-772-8951.


THURSDAY 10:00: New In-Person Location. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. PA Western University (Clarion University) Room 248 (2nd Fl) at the Gemmell Student Center, Clarion. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for instructions on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Adam Walters, adwalters@pa.gov or call 717-214-6548.   Read more here on the agenda.


THURSDAY 1:00: DCNR: Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Recreation meeting.  1:00 p.m.  Click Here for instructions on how to join the meeting via WebEx.  Contact: Derek Eberly (717) 317-0028 or deeberly@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

 

-- Better Path Coalition: 65 Organizations, Businesses, 2,700+ Individuals Petition Gov.-Elect Shapiro To Ban Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater  [PaEN]

 

-- Bloomberg: A Massive Natural Gas Leak In Pennsylvania Is Adding To Climate Scrutiny

 

-- Associated Press: DEP Lifts Ban On Shale Gas Drilling Under Dimock, Susquehanna County, The Same Day Coterra Energy Pleaded No Contest To Criminal Charges For Polluting Water Supplies; Resident -- ‘We Got Played’  [PaEN]

 

-- AP: Pennsylvania Lifts Ban On Shale Gas Drilling In Polluted Dimock, Susquehanna County

 

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Decarbonization Pathway Relies On Zero Emissions Resources, Energy Efficiency, Increased Electrification Is Less Costly Than Natural Gas, Carbon Capture Options  [PaEN]

 

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Decarbonization Program Would Eliminate Most Emissions In SW PA By 2050, New Study Finds

 

-- Environmental Health News: Western PA Can Meet Its Climate Goals, If The Region Stops Subsidizing Natural Gas

 

-- CNX Unveils Appalachia-Focused Vision For The Future, Promoting New Natural Gas Development, Use - ‘Produce It Here. Use  It Here - First’  [PaEN]

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources Lays Out Appalachia First Vision For Economic Growth

 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Prices Rise [94.7%] As Production Falls, Report Says 

 

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: Spying & Psychological Operations On PA Citizens 2010-14

 

-- Bob Donnan Blog: Real Shale Gas History: 12 Articles On Shale Gas Development In PA As Told By The Families and Communities That Experienced It

 

-- Inside Climate News: Q/A With Eliza Griswold Pulitzer Winning Author Of Deep Dive Into Fracking In PA, How Extractive Industries ‘Gut’ Communities 

 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Petrochemical Plants Are An Environmental And Economic Dead End For Southwestern PA - By Breathe Collaborative

 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Shell Petrochemical Plant Represents Western PA’s Economic Future - By Pittsburgh Works Together 

 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Wabtec’s Battery-Powered Locomotive Wins S&P Global Commodity Insights Award

 

-- DCED: Counties Can Now Apply For Whole-Home Repairs Program Funding, Including Energy Efficiency Improvements

 

-- Planet Philadelphia Dec. 16 Radio Program Highlights Non-Greenhouse Gas Emitting Uses Of Coal. 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

 

-- Altoona Mirror: Dennis Youchinson From Blair County Recipient Of 2022 Fusion Technology Award 

 

-- PA Capital-Star: Philly Seeks To Curb Catalytic Converter Thefts Amid Nationwide Spike

 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Make Lead Testing For Children Mandatory

 

-- The Holcad: Westminster College Students Present Project To Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition 

 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grants To Improve PA’s Water Quality  [Original Grant Announcement]

 

-- WESA: Family Farm Inspires Healthy Eating In Pittsburgh Neighborhood

 

-- Inquirer: Big, Commercial Farms Taking Notes On How PA’s Family Farms Have Diversified

 

-- DCNR Celebrates Completion Of Projects At Washington Crossing Historic Park In Bucks County

 

-- Natural Lands Preserves 278 Acres Of Former Pocono Drag Lodge In Luzerne County  [PaEN]

 

-- West Penn Power Green Team Joins Ohiopyle State Park To Create Wildlife Habitat In Somerset County  [PaEN]

 

-- Register Now! Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Starting Jan. 11  [PaEN]

 

-- WeConservePA: Apply Now To Host 2025 PA Greenways & Trails Summit

 

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Deer Season First Day Start Shift A Tradeoff In Boosting Licenses And Preserving Tradition

 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Game Commission Decisions On First Day Start Leave Hunters At The Gate

 

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Game Commission Reports Deer Hunter Rescued After Hanging Upside Down From Tree For An Hour

 

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - December Wasn’t Always Our 12th Month

 

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: Gasoline Prices Falling Across Nation, But PA Drivers Still Paying More Than Others

 

National/International

 

-- Reuters: U.S. Shale Oil Production To Keep Growing, At Snail’s Pace - U.S. EIA

 

-- Reuters: Keystone Oil Pipeline Restart Timetable Unclear After 558,000 Gallon Leak, Traders Worry About Supply

 

-- KCUR: 250 Workers Deployed In Keystone Pipeline Spill Cleanup In Kansas But Cleanup’s End Isn’t In Sight

 

-- Bloomberg: Keystone Pipeline Has Leaked More Oil Than Any Other Pipeline In U.S. Since 2010

 

Other States/National/International


-- NYT:  The Climate Impact Of Your Neighborhood, Mapped


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- The Center Square: Now Both Parties Claim The House Majority And Authority To Set Special Election Dates

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Cutler Says ‘The Math’ Makes Him Majority Leader

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Leader Cutler Sworn In Days After Dems Declare Control Of Special House Elections

-- PA Capital-Star: Fight Over Control Of PA House Is Harrisburg High-Stakes Lunacy At Its Worst

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Squabbling In State House Shows Pennsylvanians How Dysfunctional The Legislature Is

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Parties Choose Candidates To Compete For Open State Senate Seat

-- WHYY: Chester County Judge Dismisses Election Recount Petitions: ‘Courts Are Not Places Where One Comes To Hedge Their Bets’

-- MCall Guest Essay: Midterm Elections Show Voters Want Governance Not Gridlock - Rep.-Elect Josh Siegel

-- TribLive Guest Essay: In PA, Independent Voters Take Center Stage - David Thornburgh

-- Inquirer Editorial: Philadelphia’s Voter Turnout Is Down, That’s Bad For Democracy

-- AG Shapiro: Additional Opioid-Related Drug Settlements Bring PA More Than $450 Million Over Next 10 Years

-- AG Shapiro: Announces $38 Million Settlement With JUUL For Targeting PA Youth, Deceiving Consumers About E-Cig Safety

-- Warren Times Editorial: Illness Surrounds Us At Holidays - COVID, Flu, RSV-- Wearing Masks In Public Protects You, Loved Ones

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[Posted: December 13, 2022]  PA Environment Digest

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