Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.11.23

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House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- House Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22

Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule - March 20, 21, 22

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Posts Documents On Proposed FY 2023-24 Agency Budget Request

-- DEP Reports No Signs Of Groundwater Contamination With First Results From Water Sampling Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment Site  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive: Was PA Ground Water Contaminated By Ohio/PA Train Derailment? First Test Results Are Negative

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Afraid To Drink Our Water’: Beaver County Families Want Assurances After Train Derailment 

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Dioxin Concerns From Ohio/PA Train Derailment Persist As People Wait On Test Results 

-- WESA/WCPN: No Evidence Ohio Agriculture System Was Impacted By Train Derailment, Officials Say

-- Dept. Of Health Extends Operation Of Health Resource Center In Beaver County For PA Residents Impacted By Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN] 

-- House Democratic & Republican Policy Committees Hold March 14 Joint Hearing On Impact Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment In Beaver County [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Final Piece Of Shell Petrochemical Plant Fence Line Air Monitoring System Now Online, But Don’t Expect Instant Data

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 4 to 10; Big Week For Spills  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - March 11 [PaEN]

-- Delaware Currents: Future Of Rail Shipment Of PA LNG-Natural Gas To Gibbstown LNG  Export Project Remains Far From Certain In Philadelphia Area 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Energy Efficient Appliances Can Help The Environment, Save Pennsylvanians Money - Reps. Jennifer O’Mara (D-Delaware), Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin), Sen. Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny), Flora Cardoni (PennEnvironment)

-- Better Path Coalition Hosts March 24 Program: ‘In the Footsteps of Rachel Carson: Lessons for Our Time’ Discussion With Author Patricia DeMarco, Ph.D  [PaEN]

-- DEP Posts 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 11 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- PUC’s #CallUtilitiesNow Campaign Receives International, PA Recognition 

-- Citizens Voice: Dallas Municipal Authority Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges Of Illegally Dumping Sewage 

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners March 20 Workshop: Prepare And Connect On National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Funding Applications, Farm & Home Center, Lancaster 

-- TribLive: Permanent Glass Recycling To Open Soon In Oakmont Area Of Pittsburgh

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Rage Is Not Part Of Life In Rural Pennsylvania - By Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Workshop: March 28 - Urban Growers Leasing Land For Growing Projects, Garden Dreams Nursery, Pittsburgh.

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Spring Growers Meeting Agenda April 1; Upcoming Native Plant, Forest Events 

-- March 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: 9-Year Old Lobbies Vandergrift Elected Officials To Open Playgrounds Early, Council Put Off A Decision

-- Scranton Times Editorial: State Outdoor Recreation Industry Green, Growing

-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: An Ode To Mud

Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- House Democratic & Republican Policy Committees Hold March 14 Joint Hearing On Impact Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment In Beaver County [PaEN]

-- DEP Reports No Signs Of Groundwater Contamination With First Results From Water Sampling Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment Site  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Afraid To Drink Our Water’: Beaver County Families Want Assurances After Train Derailment

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Dioxin Concerns From Ohio/PA Train Derailment Persist As People Wait On Test Results 

-- Dept. Of Health Extends Operation Of Health Resource Center In Beaver County For PA Residents Impacted By Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN] 

-- WESA/WCPN: No Evidence Ohio Agriculture System Was Impacted By Train Derailment, Officials Say

-- The Guardian: Experts Warn Home, Water, Air Testing Checks Need To Look For Wider Range Of Chemicals Near Train Derailment Site

-- KYW: Train Derailments Are Common, But Few Reach The Level Of Ohio/PA Crisis

-- WESA/AP: Railroads Warned About Railcar Flaw That Could Cause Train Derailments

-- The Center Square: Norfolk Southern Budges On Safety Reform Amid Derailment Recovery

Federal FY 2024 Budget Proposal

-- Utility Dive: Proposed Federal Budget Boosts Funding For Clean Energy, Permitting, Energy Efficiency Programs

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Legislatures Financial Surplus Sets Record High At $261 Million

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Tax Incentives Won’t Solve Crises In Teaching, Nursing And Policing

-- PennLive: Republican Sen. Mastriano Falls For Fake Poll Showing He’d Lead Bob Casey In U.S. Senate Race

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Democratic Endorsements Show Leftward Shift On Committee

-- TribLive: Fmr PA Elections Secretary Kathy Boockvar To Join Pitt As Visiting Scholar

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry: PA January Unemployment Rate 4.3%, Up 0.4% From December

-- PA Capital-Star: PA January Unemployment Rate 4.3%, Up 0.4% From December

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Hospital Will Not Deport Comatose Mother

-- Centre County Times: Cameron, Crawford Counties Have High Risk Of COVID Spread; PA Had 117 Deaths; Nearly 7,000 New Cases Last Week

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[Posted: March 11, 2023]  PA Environment Digest