Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.3.23

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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 

-- Courier Times: Why Josh Shapiro’s DEP Nominee May Be Grilled By PA Senate

-- Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue Shell Chemical For Air Pollution Violations At Its Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Activists: Shell Petrochemical Plant Not Living Up To ‘Good Neighbor’ Promises

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Plant’s Neighbors, Environmental Advocates Set Up Low-Cost Monitors To Test Nearby Air

-- Climate Power: Shell Announces $40 Billion Profit; State Of Pennsylvania Provides Company $1.65 Billion Tax Break

-- Public Source: When An Air Inversion Rolls In, Do Efforts To Curb Industrial Pollution Work In Allegheny County?  Just Starting To Review Its Effectiveness

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Form Energy’s Newest Battery Contract Will Be Built At New Weirton Plant In WV

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov. Shapiro Orders 2,300 State Employees To End Hybrid Remote/In-Office Working And Return To The Office

-- The Center Square: PA Picked By EPA For Federal Lead Pipe Replacement Program

-- Register Now: PA Chapter American Water Works Assn. Conference May 9-11

-- Register Now For 2023 Watershed Congress - March 25 In-Person, March 27-31 Online  [PaEN]

-- Save The Date: Choose Clean Water Conference May 23-24 In Harrisburg  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter: Upcoming Educational Opportunities, Water Education Summit, PA PFAS Drinking Water Rule; Watershed Stewards; Much More!

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 3 RiverWatch Video Report

-- DEP Posts Bid Opportunity For Mine Reclamation Project In Clearfield County

-- Erie Times: Erie Had Questions About Cosmed And Ethylene Oxide, Find Answers From EPA, DEP, More

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Emergency Planning Committee Sending Letters To Local Companies Not Complying With  Requirement To Report Hazardous Chemicals

-- DEP Accepting Applications For Host Municipality Waste Facility Inspectors Reimbursement For Calendar 2022

-- February 4 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In January Now Available [PaEN]

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Adds 7 Plants To List

-- TribLive: DCNR Grant Could Help Create Large, Uninterrupted Recreation Space In Monroeville, Allegheny County

-- WHYY: Philly Council Passes Erosion Control Exemption For Cobbs Creek Golf Course Project Despite Community Concerns

-- Warren Times: Test Your Skills At Audubon Community Nature Center’s February Winter Treasure Hunt

-- Altoona Mirror: Old Crow Wetland Focus Of Art Exhibit At Huntingdon County Arts Center

-- Western PA Conservancy Water - Land - Life Newsletter: Summer Internships; Invasive Species Challenge; Upcoming Webinars; Protecting Land; More!

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: 4 Million Trout Will Be Released Into PA Waterways

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

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

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices At 21-Month Low With Warmer Weather Coming Next Week

-- Bloomberg: Germany Falling Short Of Natural Gas Saving Goal, Regulatory Warns

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Texas Power Woes Linger As Arctic Air Heads For Northeast U.S.

-- AP: Frustrated Texans Endure Winter Storm With No Power, Heat [Again]

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov. Shapiro Orders 2,300 State Employees To End Hybrid Remote/In-Office Working And Return To The Office

-- TribLive/PennLive: Shapiro Administration Orders 2,300 State Employees To Return To The Office

-- Courier Times: Why Josh Shapiro’s DEP Nominee May Be Grilled By PA Senate

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA State Treasurer Warns - Fiscal Cliff Ahead [FY 2025-26]

-- WESA: Public Has Message For House Speaker’s Listening Group: ‘Let Us Be Heard’

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leader Irate After Staffer Locked Out Of His Office, Speaker Says Office Space Was Occupied Without His Permission

-- Inquirer: PA House Speaker Changes Locks On Room With Sensitive House Republican Materials

-- Inquirer: PA Republicans Sticking With Current Leadership Despite Suffering Big 2022 Losses

-- PennLive: PA Republican Groups Holding Events With Right-Wing Fringe Group Organizer Over Next Week

-- MCall: Monroe County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- York Dispatch: PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Is In A Position To Investigate Himself

-- Inquirer: Summer Lee’s Journey To Becoming PA’s First Black Congresswoman

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[Posted: February 3, 2023]  PA Environment Digest