Saturday, February 18, 2023

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.18.23

Are You Telling Your Story?

House holds Special Session Voting Days Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24 [Child Sexual Abuse Issue]

     -- Committee Schedule

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

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


-- DEP Approves Permits For Transcontinental Gas Regional Energy Access Expansion Pipeline Project in Luzerne, Northampton, Bucks, Chester, Monroe Counties [PaEN] 


-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 11 to 17  [PaEN]


-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - Feb. 18  [PaEN] 


-- Environmental Health Project Blog: Natural Gas Compressor Stations - A Guide To Protecting Your Health And The Environment [Photo: FracTracker, Clinton County] [PaEN]


-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 38 Water Use Requests For Shale Gas Well Drilling Pads In Bradford, Clearfield, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming Counties  [PaEN] 


-- Better Path Coalition Hosts Feb. 21 Webinar On DEP's Federally-Funded Oil & Gas Well Program [PaEN] 


-- Two PA Senate Committees To Hold Hearings On Ohio/PA Train Derailment: Emergency Preparedness- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 27 - Public Invited To Submit Questions  To Transportation [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Slamming Norfolk Southern As ‘Ignorant’ And Greedy After Ohio/PA Train Derailment  


-- City & State PA: State Officials Ramp Up Scrutiny On Norfolk Southern’s Handling Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- PA Agriculture On Ohio/PA Train Derailment Impacts: 2 Reports Of Horses Affected By Smoke Immediately Following Controlled Burn; No Reports Of Livestock, Domestic Animal Health Symptoms After [PaEN]


-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Ohio/PA Train That Derailed Wasn’t Considered ‘High Hazard,’ Could Stricter Rules Make Hazardous Material Transport Safer?


-- Post-Gazette: Ohio Residents Fear For Their Health And Answers Are Hard To Find - ‘How Long Is This Going To Last?’


-- TribLive: Online Resources For Information On Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- TribLive: PA Cong. Deluzio Calls For Congressional Action After Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- Groups Urge DEP To Temporarily Halt Operations At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; File 2nd Notice Of Intent To Sue For Air Pollution Violations  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: DEP Hit Shell Petrochemical Plant With Another Air Violation Feb. 13


-- WFMZ: Is Underground Coal Mine Fire Spreading Toward Homes, Businesses In Schuylkill County - Part I 


-- WFMZ: What is DEP Saying About Underground Coal Mine Fires In Schuylkill County? - Part II


-- WFMZ: Man Speaks Out Who Lives Less Than 2 Miles From Active Coal Mine Fire In Schuylkill County - Part III 


-- WFMZ: What Can Be Done About Extinguishing Underground Coal Mine Fire In Schuylkill County? - Part IV  


-- Center For Coalfield Justice Feb. 28 Webinar On Protecting Your Health And Property From Damage Caused By Coal Mining  [PaEN] 


-- Evangelical Environmental Network: Pro-Life Christians Applaud Promulgation Of Final EPA Mercury Rule


-- AP: EPA Moves To Restore Rule On Mercury From Power Plants


-- Citizens Voice: Sludge From Luzerne County Wastewater Treatment Plant Tests Positive For Radiation 


-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Members Wants To Incentivize Agroforestry Practices


-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Seeking Trash Pickers, Tree Huggers, Creek Walkers, and Do-Gooders For April 15 Cleanup [PaEN]


-- USDA-NRCS PA Invites Public To Scoping Meeting For Dams In Middle Creek Watersheds March 1 In Snyder County


-- USDA-NRCS PA Invites Public To Scoping Meeting For Dams In Little Schuylkill River Watershed March 2 In Schuylkill County


-- DEP Posts 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 18 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]


-- Feb. 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available [PaEN] 


-- Interns Wanted: PA Sea Grant Program Offers Summer Internship Opportunities


-- TribLive: Westmoreland Conservancy: Learn About Apple Tree Pruning At Free Saturday Event


-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Looks To Create Accessible Areas For People To Connect With Nature At Frick Park 


-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Pittsburgh’s Hays Bald Eagles Deliver First Egg Of 11th Season [Watch Online]


-- Erie Times: Otters Make Presque Isle Their Home, What Other Mammals Can You See In The Park?


Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- Two PA Senate Committees To Hold Hearings On Ohio/PA Train Derailment: Emergency Preparedness- Feb. 23; Transportation- Feb. 27 - Public Invited To Submit Questions  To Transportation [PaEN]


-- PA Agriculture On Ohio/PA Train Derailment Impacts: 2 Reports Of Horses Affected By Smoke Immediately Following Controlled Burn; No Reports Of Livestock, Domestic Animal Health Symptoms After [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Slamming Norfolk Southern As ‘Ignorant’ And Greedy After Ohio/PA Train Derailment  


-- City & State PA: State Officials Ramp Up Scrutiny On Norfolk Southern’s Handling Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- Post-Gazette: Ohio Residents Fear For Their Health And Answers Are Hard To Find - ‘How Long Is This Going To Last?’


-- TribLive: Online Resources For Information On Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- TribLive: PA Cong. Deluzio Calls For Congressional Action After Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- AP: Ohio To Open Medical Clinic Near Ohio/PA Trail Derailment As Health Worries Linger


-- CNN: Ohio Residents Worry Rashes, Headaches, Other Symptoms May Be Tied To Chemicals From Ohio/OA Train Crash


-- Canton Repository: Lawsuit: Fish And Animals Dying As Far As 20 Miles Away From Ohio/PA Train Derailment Site


-- Bloomberg: Ohio/PA Train Crash Unleashes Local Rage, Suspicion Over Toxic Chemicals 


-- Norfolk Southern: Furthers Environmental Efforts In East Palestine, Ohio [Train Derailment Site]


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

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


-- Baker Hughes Natural Gas Rig Count: PA Count Still At 22


New Federal Climate/Energy Law


-- USDA NRCS Announce Availability Of Federal Climate/Energy Act Funding For Climate-Smart Agriculture Nationwide 


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PoliticsPA: Who’s Running For Attorney General?

-- Gaming Control Board Reports January Revenue Up 18.15% Over January 2022

-- WITF: Fetterman’s Decision To Seek Mental Health Treatment Gets Support From Voters, Lawmakers

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[Posted: February 18, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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