Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.31.23

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Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

-- March 7-- Governor’s Budget Address

House returns to voting session Feb. 27

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

WEDNESDAY  7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting

THURSDAY 6:30: Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests, including oil and gas development. SRBC Office at 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg.  6:30 to 9:00 p.m.   (formal notice)   Click Here for more in the agenda.

-- EDF: Conventional Gas Wells In Allegheny National Forest Leaked Over 6 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas In 2019; Conventional Operators Seek To Block Methane Limits  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Methane Pollution, Pennsylvania’s Clean Air Unfinished Business - By Environmental Defense Fund, PA Environmental Council

-- Master Watershed Steward Program Statewide Accomplishments In 2022  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension: Climate Risk And Private Water Wells  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: How Did Renewables Fare During Winter Storm Elliott In December?  [Fossil Fuel Failures, Natural Gas Shortages, Wind & Solar Performed As Forecasts Projected] 

-- PennTAP: Apply Now For USDA Rural Energy For America Renewable Energy, Efficiency Improvement Loans, Grants  [PaEN]

-- Apply For West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Funding Opportunities  [PaEN]

-- WCCSradio: Indiana Borough G.E.T. Solar Program Extended; Feb. 17 Webinar Set

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources Strategy: Buying Back Stock In A Big Way

-- Observer-Reporter: Suspicious Device Found Inside Gated Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Natural Gas Facility In Fallowfield Twp., Washington County

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Opportunities On The Horizon For PA’s Natural Gas - By Fmr Republican State Sen. Earl Baker

-- Altoona Mirror: DEP Stops Altoona Water Authority Dumping Silt From Reservoir On State Game Lands Until Authority Documents It Won’t Harm Township’s Water Wells

-- AP: Reliance Laboratories In WV Admits To Lying About Public Water Testing 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Commissioners Award $255,000 To Preserve County Farmland

-- Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar Series Continues: Feb. 15 - Using Community Schoolyards To Increase Park Access

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Emphasis On City Parks Well-Placed

-- Penn State Extension: Forest Landowners Conference Slated For State College March 24-25

-- Penn State Extension To Offer 6-Part Webinar Series In March On Homesteading - Living On A Few Acres

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Oases Amid Development, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. Preserves Land

-- Penn State Extension Feb. 25 Webinar: Fall In Love With Your Garden Again With Nationally Recognized Gardening Experts, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: As Spring Slowly Approaches, Buds Start Appearing

-- TribLive: Kayak Pittsburgh To Open Kayak Rentals In Sharpsburg For A 2nd Season

-- Pittsburgh-based Landforce: Apply To Become A Landforce Crew Member Today!  Deadline Feb. 27

-- Save Pennsylvania's Forests: Feb. 8 Webinar - Protect Our Forests From ATVs + Panel Discussion. Noon.

-- Penn State: Spotted Lanternfly Experts Share What Research Has Uncovered About The Pest

-- Penn State: Deer Browsing Just One Of Many Factors Shaping North American Forests  

-- Game Commission: Highlights From Jan. 28 Board Of Commissioners Meeting

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 Heading Back Toward $4 After 5 Weeks Of Increases 

-- TribLive: Sticker Shock: High Natural Gas, Electric Bills From December Have More Seeking Help With Heating Bills 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Some PPL Customers Receiving Unexpectedly High Estimated Bills

-- The Guardian: U.S. Utilities Shut Off Power To Millions Amid Record Corporate Profits, Report

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s Fossil Fuel Use Set To Plummet In 2023 As Renewables Grow, Report Says; Expensive Natural Gas Use Falling The Fastest 

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s Growing Dependence On Costly LNG Natural Gas Isn’t Inevitable Says New Report From BP [Energy Efficiency, Growth Of Wind, Solar, Increasing Electrification Could Reduce Gas Demand By 50% In 2030] 

-- Financial Times: BP Cuts Long-Term Forecast For Oil And Natural Gas Demand

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Politics PA: The Rise Of Women In PA Politics

-- MCall: Sen. Boscola Proposes Funding For Election Drop Boxers, Letting Family Members Drop Off Ballots

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Lawmakers Need Grip, Not Grope, Lawmakers Have History Of Failing To Take Claims Of Sexual Harassment Seriously

-- Reading Eagle: Clash Among Berks County Republicans Still Unresolved

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[Posted: January 31, 2023]  PA Environment Digest