Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.1.23

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House holds Regular Session March 1, 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- House Budget Hearing Schedule

     -- March 7 Governor’s Budget Address

Senate returns to voting session March 1, 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 9:30: Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider subpoena to Norfolk Southern on train derailment.  Room 8-EA East Wing.  Click Here to watch online.

DEP Advisory: DEP Forms Application Will Be Unavailable March 3-4 Due To Maintenance

-- Better Path Coalition, FracTracker Alliance Release Pennsylvania Is Worth Protecting, A Visual Reminder Of The People, Places & Natural Resources Worth Protecting From Environmental Devastation, Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Senate Republicans, 4 Democrats Pass Resolution Urging Restart Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Abandoned By Company [BTW Not In PA]   [PaEN]

-- DEP Awards $1.5 Million To Help Municipalities, Schools, Businesses Switch To Clean Transportation  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: PA Senate Committee To Vote Wednesday On Subpoena To Compel Norfolk Southern To Appear To Be Questioned About Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [Meeting March 1 - 9:30]

-- Beaver Times: Beaver Countians Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment Rush To Confirm Safe Water

-- Beaver Times: Resources Listed For Beaver Countians Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- WESA: PA Cong. Deluzio Helped Introduce New Bill In Congress To Lower Threshold For Labeling Trains ‘High Hazard’

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Cong. Deluzio, California’s Khanna Look To Beef Up Regs For Toxic Trains

-- NRCS-PA Seeking Applications To Expand Conservation Assistance To Underserved Agricultural Producers, Students To Pursue Careers In Agriculture [PaEN]

-- PennVEST Inviting Comments On Clean Water Procurement Program Guidelines  [PaEN]

-- DEP Clean Water Academy Releases New Course On Evaluating Legacy Sediments & Stream Restoration Using Oil Creek, York County As Case Study  [PaEN]

-- DEP’s Healthy Waters PA Partnership Progress Update: Funding Opportunities, Actions, County Clean Water Plan Implementation  [PaEN] 

-- PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts: Highlights Of County Conservation District Activities In 2022  

-- EPA Awards $91.9 Million To Pennsylvania For Water Infrastructure Upgrades Funded By Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA/The Burg: Climate Change In PA: The Flood-prone Susquehanna River Watershed Poses A Widespread Challenge

--Pottstown Mercury: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Adds Largest Rooftop Solar Energy Array At Convention Venue  

-- Scranton Times: Greenfield Twp. Zoning Board Denies Solar Energy Facility

-- Republican Herald: Butler Twp., Schuylkill County Approves Solar Ordinance

-- York Daily Record: New Version Of Controversial Cuffs Run Pumped Storage Hydro Power Plant Proposed Along Susquehanna River

-- Erie Times: Polling Exclusive: Vast Majority Of PA Clueless About RGGI Climate, Energy Initiative; Want To See Expansion Of Solar (62%), Wind (55%), Natural Gas (54%)

-- York Dispatch: York County May Join PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Lawsuit Against Manufacturers

-- TribLive Editorial: PennDOT Roadside Sign Cleanup Shows Slow Response Time

-- Observer-Reporter: From Litter To Lounge Decor, Fern Sibert Leads Local Recycling Project In Washington County

-- Scranton Times: Scranton May Establish Environmental Advisory Council

-- Penn State Students: Apply Now For City Semester In Pittsburgh To Learn About Urban Sustainability [PaEN]

-- WTAJ: Northern Lights Caught In The Sky In Cameron, Elk Counties

-- Erie Times: Maple Magic: 18 Places To Try Pure Maple Syrup Around Erie

-- TribLive: Proposed Cheswick Trail Taking Steps Toward Reality In Allegheny County

-- Erie Times: Turtles, Herons, Dragonflies: A Walk Along Presque Isle’s Lagoons

-- Pocono Heritage Land Trust: Vernal Pools Hike March 25 In Monroe County  [More Information On Vernal Pools ]

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Biologist Optimistic About Reintroducing American Martens In PA

Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- Beaver Times: Beaver Countians Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment Rush To Confirm Safe Water

-- Beaver Times: Resources Listed For Beaver Countians Near Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: EPA Asks For Quicker Disposal Of Hazardous Waste From Ohio/PA Train Derailment, While Some Voice Concerns

-- WESA: PA Cong. Deluzio Helped Introduce New Bill In Congress To Lower Threshold For Labeling Trains ‘High Hazard’

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Cong. Deluzio, California’s Khanna Look To Beef Up Regs For Toxic Trains

-- AP/TribLive: Federal Railroad Administration Urges Railroads To Reexamine Track Detectors After Ohio/PA Trail Derailment

-- AP/TribLive: EPA Opens Office Near Site Of Ohio Toxic Train Derailment

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

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

-- MCall: A Winter Surprise: UGI Cutting Natural Gas Prices 8%, First Time Since December 2020  [After Natural Gas Price Spikes Due To International Markets]

-- Reuters: U.S. Crude Oil Output Fell In December To Lowest Since August 2022, EIA

-- Bloomberg: Kansas Attorney Says Natural Gas Market Manipulation In 2021 Winter Storm Drove Energy Prices To Record Highs

Other States/National/International

-- WSJ: America Is Trying To Electrify, But There Aren’t Enough Electricians 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: McClinton Voted PA Speaker, First Black Woman To Win Post [All Republicans Voted No]

-- Spotlight PA- Stephen Caruso: Joanna McClinton Elected First Female Speaker Of PA House

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: It’s A ‘New Day’ In Harrisburg As Joanna McClinton Becomes First Woman Elected Speaker Of PA House

-- New PA House Democratic Leadership Team

Speaker: Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia)

Leader: Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery)

Whip: Dan Miller (D-Allegheny)

Caucus Chair: Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh)

Caucus Secretary: Tina Davis (D-Bucks)

Appropriation Committee Chair: Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia)

Caucus Administrator: Leanne Krueger (D-Delaware)

Policy Committee Chair: Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie)

-- TribLive Editorial: The Lessons Of Mark Rozzi’s Short-Lived Speakership

-- Spotlight PA: PA State Court Judges Offer Conflicting Opinions On Whether Voter Fraud Evidence Needed For Vote Recount Requests

-- York Daily Record: After Midterm Losses, PA Republicans Warm Up To ‘Ballot Harvesting,’ Mail-In Voting

-- UnionProgress.com: Allegheny County Man Sentenced To 32 Months In Federal Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- York Dispatch: PA Republican Cong. Perry Ordered To Hand Over 2,000 Records To Federal Investigators Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- WESA/AP: Republican Leaders Signal Support For McCormick In PA’s 2024 U.S. Senate Race

-- CitizensVoice: Monroe County Judge Rules Electronic Skill Gambling Game Machines Are Legal

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[Posted: March 1, 2023]  PA Environment Digest