Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.12.23

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House next voting session day September 26 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

Senate adjourned until September 18, 19, 20, Oct. 2, 3, 4  [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 7:30:  Virtual. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell Monthly Meeting. 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 6:00: In-Person, Virtual. DEP Shell Petrochemical Plant Community Fund Advisory Committee meeting. Community College of Beaver County’s Learning Resources Center (Room 9103) at 1 Campus Drive, Monaca, Beaver County. 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  Livestream on  RiverWise and Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Facebook pages.  Read more here.

-- DEP Secretary Negrin To Citizen Activists: ‘We Don’t Represent Chevron, We Don’t Represent Shell And I’ve Made That Absolutely Clear-- We’re Holding Those Leaders Accountable’  [PaEN] 

-- EQB No Longer Has Statutory Authority To Change Conventional Oil & Gas Well Bonding Amounts To Help Prevent 400 to 600 New Well Abandonments A Year; Adopts Proposed Changes To Water Quality Standards For Comment  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posts Draft Final Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Analysis; Will Discuss At Agricultural Advisory Board Meeting July 18  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Susan Phillips: New Sinkhole Forms [Again] Along Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline In Chester County

-- DEP Secretary Introduces Bevin Ann Buchheister As New Acting Deputy Secretary For Water Programs  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day WEDNESDAY, July 12 In Philadelphia Area 

-- Watershed Alliance Of York Accepting Applications For Riparian Forest Buffer Grants [PaEN]

-- PennFuture Releases Model Municipal Warehouse Facility Zoning Ordinance To Help Manage Impacts  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Abandoned Malls Are Monuments To Blight

-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For July 12 & 13 For Its Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Local Experts Advise Against Cranking Down The Thermostat During High Heat

-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Issued $301,725 In Stipulated Penalties To U.S. Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Air Pollution Violations

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host July 19 Webinar On EPA's Proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Rule Covering Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- PPL Electric Utilities’ First-Of-Its-Kind Dynamic Line Rating Technology Improves Reliability, Reduces Costs

-- PA Capital-Star: Casey, PA Members Of Congress Introduce Bill To Lower Renewable Energy Compliance Costs For Refineries

-- Post-Gazette: CMU Advances Plans For Cutting-Edge Robotics Center At Hazelwood Green Brownfield Redevelopment Site

-- University Of Pittsburgh Names 5 Finalists In Pitt Sustainability Challenge [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: University Of Pittsburgh Names Finalists Advancing In Pitt Sustainability Challenge

-- DEP Took Action On 429 Permits, 94% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,012 Inspections; Responded To 4 Environmental Emergencies Last Week 

-- MCall: Lower Saucon Twp. Council Votes To Readvertise Hearing On 275-Acre Expansion On Bethlehem Landfill

-- MCall: Large Sinkhole Opens Behind Homes In Macungie; One Property Condemned

-- Inquirer: Route 202 Near King Of Prussia Mall Remains Closed Due To Sinkhole, But Could Reopen Wednesday Evening

-- Erie Times: Mother Earth Fair In Erie To Offer Workshops On Organic Gardening, Sustainable Living, More July 15-16

-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Awarded $225,000 Grant From Mellon Foundation To Lead Campaign Against Spread Of Invasive Plant Species  [PaEN] 

-- Manada Conservancy Aug. 17 Summer Native Plant Sale In Dauphin County

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Campers Clamor For Spots In PA State Parks, Breaking Memorial Day Weekend Record

-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiking At 75 - Pioneer Earl Shaffer Had Deep York County Roots

-- Erie Times: PennEnvironment Shares Erie County Beach Results From National Water Quality Study

-- Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Equitable Trail Network Grants, Deadline July 31

-- DelcoTimes: New Delaware County Park In Marple Township Will Weave Conservation With Recreation 

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: 1880s Barn In Butler County Park Has Modern Solar Energy Profile

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Game Commission: Man Admits To Killing Bald Eagle In Washington County

-- Scranton Times Blog: Bats Need Good PR Agents

Other States/National/International

-- Farm and Dairy: More Than 450 People Evacuated After Natural Gas Leak At Shale Gas Well Pad In Columbiana County, Ohio

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Equitrans Considers Legal Options After Federal Court Halts Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Construction

-- AP: Federal Appeals Court Orders Temporary Halt To Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline In Jefferson National Forest

-- EPA/HUD: Seeking Presenters For Virtual Workshop On Revisiting Definition Of Lead-Based Paint

-- EPA Takes Step In Phasedown Of Climate Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

-- AP: European Union Lawmakers Back Major Plan To Protect Nature, Fight Climate Change

-- AP: Humans’ Impact On The Earth Began A New Epoch In The 1950s Called The Anthropocene, Scientists Say

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: 10 Things To Know About Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Budget Standoff Deepened As Senate Republicans Signaled No Intent To Return To Harrisburg

-- City & State PA: Senate Republican Leader - Hundreds Of Millions In State Funding Could Be At Risk Without Moving More Budget Bills; House Democrats Urge Senate To Advance Already-Passed Spending Plan

-- Senate Republican Majority Leader’s Letter To House Democratic Leader On Budget

-- AP/WITF: Impasse On Funding For Pennsylvania Universities Could Mean Higher Tuition

-- Inquirer: Temple Raises Tuition More Than 4% For Pennsylvania Students

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young People Need Opportunity, Not Student Loan Forgiveness - By Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster)

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Senate, House Lawmakers’ Expenses Paid Without Receipts

-- The Center Square: Commonwealth Foundation Poll Finds Many PA Residents Never Heard Of State Elected Officials Like Lt. Gov. Davis, House Speaker McClinton, Senate President Ward, But Did Hear Of Gov. Shapiro

-- PennLive: Feds Seek Nearly 4 Years In Jail For Clinton County Man Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

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[Posted: July 12, 2023]  PA Environment Digest