Monday, May 22, 2023

Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.22.23

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House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22

-- Committee Schedule

Senate holds Regular Session June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds hearing on hydrogen hubs and climate change.  Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.


TUESDAY 10:00:  House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 962 (Vitali-D-Delaware), legislation that would restore DEP’s authority to review conventional oil and gas well plugging bonding amounts every two years; House Bill 677 (Sturla-D- Lancaster) amending the Clean Streams Law to authorize stream bank fencing as a Best Management Practice to keep livestock out of streams;  House Resolution 104 (Sturla-D- Lancaster/Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) designating June 4 to 10 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week.  Room 205 Ryan Building.  10:00 a.m.   Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.


-- May 22 PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]


-- Bay Journal: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Wastewater Plant Biosolids Used As Fertilizer Raise Concerns


-- WHYY: Philadelphia Energy Coordinating Agency Green Job Training Prepares Future Philly Workers For Climate Transition


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Familiar Skepticism Clouds Outlook For Philadelphia LNG Natural Gas Export Hub


-- DeSmog - Justin Nobel: EPA Weighs Superfund Status For Ohio Facility Handling Radioactive Oilfield Waste


-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Changed How It Regulates Toxic Air Pollution, Here Are 3 Things To Know


-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Mine Safety Improving, Feds Say


-- PennLive: Is It OK To Pick Weeds To Eat?  Foraging In Harrisburg Region Grows As ‘There Is Food All Around Us’


-- TribLive: Invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito Loves The Standing Water Near Your House


-- TribLive: Get Ready To Stomp: Spotted Lanternflies About To Hatch In Western PA


-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Allegheny County Parks Foundation Survey Seeks Input On Trail Link Connecting County Parks


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Should PA’s State Park Serve Alcohol?  By Mark Nicastre  [Spoiler - Yes]


-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center - Night Transforms The Forest


-- Observer-Reporter: Pittsburgh Healing Waters Fly Fishing:  Fly Fishing Program Offers Rehab To Veterans


-- LancasterOnline - P.J. Reilly: Trout-Fishing Paradise Can Be Found At Penns Creek Mifflin County


-- PennLive: Researchers In National Aviary In Pittsburgh Sight Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Thought To Be Extinct In Louisiana


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 - PA Natural Gas Drill Rigs Same As Last Week 24


Other States/National/International


-- AP: Will Biden’s Hard-Hat Environmentalism Bridge The Divide On Clean Energy Future?


-- AP: UN Agency: 2 Million Killed, $4.3 Trillion In Damages From Extreme Weather Over Past 50 Years


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: Inside Shapiro’s 2022 Landslide And What It Means For 2024

-- AP:  Back In Hoodies And Gym Shorts, Fetterman Tackles U.S. Senate Life After Depression Treatment

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: How The Democratic Establishment Gave Way To A New Generation Of Progressives

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Primary Results Suggest Extreme Republican Rhetoric Has Put Democrats On Solid Middle Ground - By Mark Singel

-- PennLive: Primary Results Foreshadow Hyper-Partians, Competitive PA School Board Races In November

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Allegheny Man Asks For 2 Years Or Less In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

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[Posted: May 22, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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