Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.8.23

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House holds Regular Session June 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22

-- Committee Schedule

Senate holds Regular Session June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 9:00: Eyes On Shell Petrochemical Plant Accountability Campaign To Hold In-Person Rally.  Beaver, Beaver County.  9:00 a.m. 

-- DEP Declares Statewide Code RED Air Quality Action Alert Due To Wildfire Smoke; Current Weather Patterns Likely To Continue Until Friday 

-- Scranton Times: ‘You Can Feel The Smoke Right In Your Throat’

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Air Quality Reaches Hazardous Levels, How Long Will It Last?

-- TribLive: Western PA Air Quality Worsens As Canadian Wildfires Continue To Burn

-- Post-Gazette: What Are Local Health Implications Of Canadian Wildfires?

-- Erie Times: Erie’s Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’ Due To Canadian Wildfires

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Likely Contributing To Delays, Cancellations Of Flights Out Of Pittsburgh

-- WHYY: Wildfires: Philadelphians Urged To Stay Indoors, Phillies Game Rescheduled

-- Inquirer: Bad Air Quality Poses A Particular Risk To Children With Asthma, In Philly That Means Mostly Black And Hispanic Kids

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Residents Express Concern As Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Envelops Region

-- Altoona Mirror: Air Quality Not Up To Par - Smoke Raises Concerns

-- Williamsport Sun: Hazardous Air Quality Brings Harmful Impact To Williamsport Area

-- Warren Times: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Warren County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Wildfire Smoke A Reminder Of Our Shared Vulnerability

-- PennLive: Even With Long, Rainless Stretch, Central PA Remains Well Short Of Drought Status

-- Warren Times: Outdoor Burning Discouraged As Hot, Dry Stretch Takes Its Toll

-- Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As Secretary of the Department Of Conservation & Natural Resources  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Senate Confirms Cindy Adams Dunn As DCNR Secretary

-- Senate Environmental Committee Info Session On Carbon Capture Discusses Job Potential; Reaching Net-Zero Carbon Goal; Impacts/Risks Of The Technology; PA’s Poor Track Record In Regulating Pipelines, Oil & Gas Industry  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Carbon Capture Success Hinges On Taxpayer Subsidies, For Now

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Justice Permitting Bill Moves Through PA House Committee

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Facility To Convert Plastic Waste Into Hydrogen Other Fuels Coming To Charleston, WV

-- Senate Republicans Pass Bill Taking ‘Protection’ Out Of The Name Of Department Of Environmental Protection; But DEP Doesn’t Have To Change Its Signs Until They Wear Out  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens, Other Harmful Pollutants, Study Says

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Lebanon County Residents LuAnn Horn & Kathy Redinger Recognized With Community Pride Award  [PaEN]

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Seeking Volunteers For 3 Riparian Buffer Tree Maintenance/ Education Days In PA; Woodland Stewardship Network Conference July 13  [PaEN] 

-- Warren Times: Middle Schoolers Work In Watershed

-- DEP Hosts June 21 Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Response For The Boyertown Landfill PFAS Contamination Site, Montgomery County  [PaEN]

-- Reminder: DEP Hosts June 21 Hearing On Proposed Municipal Waste Transfer Station In Hazleton, Luzerne County.  

-- Pittsburgh 2030 District Announces Significant Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions -  44.8% From Baseline; Savings Of $59.7 Million In Utility Costs  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PECO Provides Customers With Energy-Saving Tips As Philly Enters Summer Months

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Committee Advances Bill Eliminating Alternative Fuels Tax For Electric Vehicles Creating New Fee

-- TribLive/PennLive: PA Looking To Charge Electric Vehicle Owners A $290 Annual Fee

-- Utility Dive: FERC To Oversee Settlement Talks To Resolve Complaints About $1.8 Billion In PJM Interconnection Winter Storm Elliot Nonperformance Penalties  [Primarily Natural Gas-Fired Generation]

-- TribLive: Claims For Property Damage Caused By Cheswick Coal-Fired Power Plant Smokestack Implosion Due Friday Evening

-- WKBN: PA U.S. Senator Fetterman, Other Members Introduce Bill To Create Spotted Lanternfly Research & Development Program

-- DCNR Blog: How To Forage For Edible Plants, Fungi, Fruits, Nuts Responsibly

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA Newsletter: New Native Planting In Lackawanna County; Holmesburg Baptist Church Stormwater Pioneer; And More

-- Jennings Environmental Ed Center Celebrates The Bloom! July 29 In Butler County, PA’s Only Prairie With Native Blazing Star, 224 Other Species  [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program Newsletter Spotlights Ecological Value Of Floodplains; Other Updates On PA’s Rarest Species  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Efforts Underway To Help Free Deer In Fox Chapel Area From Plastic Bucket Stuck Around Its Neck 

Other States/National/International

-- Inside Climate News: Mining Critical To Renewable Energy Tied To Hundreds Of Alleged Human Rights Abuses 

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Residential Heat Pump Sales Pass Natural Gas Furnaces For First Time As Interest In Efficiency Tech Surges: IEA

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Ex-Federal Prosecutor To Run For Democratic Nomination For PA Attorney General

-- PennLive - John Baer: Republican Presidential Candidates Don’t Make Anti-Ex-President Politicians Sing, But They’ll Put On A Good Show

-- PA Capital-Star: Hate Groups’ Political Influence In PA And Beyond Growing, Watchdog Says

-- LancasterOnline: Moms For Liberty FreePA Flagged As ‘Antigovernment’ Groups By Watchdog

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[Posted: June 8, 2023]  PA Environment Digest