Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.22.23 - Earth Day!

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House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

-- Committee Schedule

Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- 3 Pennsylvania Schools Achieve Green Ribbon Schools Recognition From U.S. Dept. of Education  [PaEN] 

-- Observer-Reporter: California Area School District In Washington County Recognized As Top Sustainability School 

-- Reading Eagle: Retired High School Biology Teacher Reflects On 53 Years Of Earth Days 

-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Envirothon Held At Chapman State Park

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 15 to 21; 10 Abandoned Well NOVs; New Crude Oil Leak; Defective Casing/Cementing  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 22  [PaEN]

-- American Journal Of Transportation: PA LNG Task Force Takes Testimony On Expanding Natural Gas To PA Ports

-- WFMJ: New Study On Eastern Ohio Gas/Oil Wells Links Fracking To Earthquakes

-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com: IRRC Approves New Air Pollution Standards For Conventional Oil/Gas Industry

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 39 Water Use Permits For Shale Gas Well Drilling Pads In Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Significantly Lower Water Flow May Have Long-Ranging Ripple Effect For Aquatic Resources, Recreational Use - By John Zaktansky, Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper [PaEN] 

-- Clean Water For A Healthy & Thriving Economy: Community Partners Join Together To Restore Lancaster's Green Spaces - By Elvira Felix, Lancaster Clean Water Partners & Lydia Martin, Donegal Chapter Trout Unlimited  [PaEN] 

-- Indiana Gazette: Blackleggs Creek Mine Drainage Cleanup, Trout Nursery Initiative

-- USDA Announces $18.3 Million In Funding For Clean Water Infrastructure To Protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Delaware River Basin

-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. StreamWatch Volunteer Training May 20 In Monroe County  [PaEN]

-- Landscape Architecture Students Help Pittsburgh Communities Reimagine What's Possible Using Green Infrastructure  [PaEN] 

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: This Earth Day, Let’s All Really Commit To Lowering The Global Temperature - Richard Whiteford

-- UnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Launches Initiative To Reduce Food Waste

-- Sen. Yaw Encourages Participation In National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 22

-- MCall: Earth Day: Your Guide To Events And Cleanups Around Lehigh Valley

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Cleanways Accepting Many Types Of Plastics For Those Lacking Curbside Recycling

-- TribLive: Etna Borough Council To Consider Plastic Bag Ban

-- TribLive: Paper Not Plastic - Students Decorate Earth Day Bags For Monroevill, Pitcairn Stores

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Industrial Disasters Raise Questions About Erie Plastics Recycling Plant

-- Scranton Times: Area Businesses Follow Earth-Friendly Practices

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Progress For Earth Day

-- DEP Posts 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 22 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Save The Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant - Commonwealth Foundation

-- Spotlight PA: Erie’s View Of 2024 Solar Eclipse Will Be Exceptional, But It’s Going To Cost You

-- DCNR Receives Two Successful Independent Audits For State Forest Management [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Teen Volunteer Firefighter Accused Of Setting Wildfires

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Looking Back To See The Way Forward 

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Cherry Springs State Park And The Wonder Of Dark Skies 

-- April 21 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Blog: Bat Conservation In Pennsylvania 

Ohio/PA Train Derailment

-- Beaver County Times: Casey Champions Rail Safety Bills During Beaver County Visit

-- Post-Gazette: East Palestine Ohio 17-Year-Old Advocates For Herself, Other Teens After Train Derailment

Other States/National/International

-- Reuters: How Federal Clean Air Act Lets Closed Coal-fired Power Plants Keep Polluting For Years

-- AP: Biden Signs Order Prioritizing Environmental Justice

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: New Report: 36 Officials In 22 PA Counties Could Pose Election Threat

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports March Unemployment Rate At 4.2%, Down From February

-- The Center Square: State-Owned University System Defers Tuition Freeze Decision Until Summer

-- Inquirer:  PA DHS Wants 189 Long-Term Care,  Community Service Companies To Return $7.3 Million In COVID Funding, They Failed To Report How It Was Spent

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[Posted: April 22, 2023]  PA Environment Digest