Saturday, April 22, 2023

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

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