Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.15.23

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Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4  [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 1:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Delaware Room, 16th Floor Rachel Carson Building.  1:00 p.m.. Visit the Board webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.   Contact: Jennifer McLuckie, RA-EPEJ@pa.gov.   (formal notice)

TODAY 6:00: In-Person, Virtual. University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health public meeting to announce the results of its shale gas development health impact study.  Performance Center on the second floor of the Natali Student Center on the PennWest California University campus, 250 University Ave, California, Washington County.  6:00 to 7:30 p.m.  Click Here to join online.  Read more here.

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Is There Something Rotten [With Gas] In Plum?  PUC, DEP Must Investigate  

[ Home Explosion: DEP Interactive Oil/Gas Well Map: Search for 141 Rustic Ridge Drive, Plum, Allegheny County: Blue Dots Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Red Dots Shale Gas Wells, Light Blue Dots Abandoned Wells, Green Dots Plugged Wells]

-- TribLive: 2 Plum Borough Officials Among House Explosion Deaths; All 5 Now Identified

-- KDKA: Cause Of Deadly Home Explosion That Killed 5, Including Child, Unknown

-- WTAE: Allegheny County Says House That Exploded In Plum Was Having Hot Water Tank Issues

-- TribLive Editorial: Plum House Explosion Response Shows Value Of Good Neighbors

-- PennDOT Announces $33.8 Million Investment In 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 35 Counties Funded By The Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law  [PaEN] 

-- PA Capital-Star: Millions Of Federal Dollars Slated For 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects Across PA

-- Post-Gazette: 11 Locations In SW PA Receive Federal Electric Vehicle Charging Funding

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: ‘Electric Revolution’ Begins As PA Awards Grants For 54 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

-- WHYY: Solarize Philly Plans To Help Put Solar Panels On Hundreds More Philly Roofs By 2026

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Pollution Up Chimney, Cash Down Drain [RGGI]

-- Courier Times: A Month Since The Skies Opened Up And Tragedy Rained Down In Bucks County

-- WHYY: Aqua, East Whiteland, PUC Asks Commonwealth Court For Rehearing Of Water System Privatization Decision

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Painterland Sisters Are Farming With The Future In Mind In Tioga County; Quest To Provide Sustainability For Their Farm

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Announce 2023 Scholarship Winners  [PaEN]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: STEM Campers Go On Otters RiverWalk To Explore Ecosystem Along Susquehanna River Banks

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Floating Classroom On Hiawatha In Williamsport Covers Native American Artifacts & Region’s Logging History

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Twp. Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags

-- The Allegheny Front: PA’s Portion Of Lake Erie On Track To Become A National Marine Sanctuary

-- York Dispatch: York County Plans Mosquito Spraying Amid West Nile Virus Concerns

-- DCNR Updates Availability Of Swimming In State Parks As Labor Day Approaches

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Wildlife Conservation Is Always Changing Over The Years 

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Increase In-Lieu Of Tax Payments On State Land

-- Help Wanted: Pittsburgh-Based Landforce - Communications Manager  [PaEN]

Train Derailments

-- WTAE: Darlington Twp., Beaver County Residents Express Concerns 6 Months After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Montana Judge Sides With Young Environmental Activists Saying State Agencies Violating Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment By Permitting Fossil Fuel Development Without Considering Its Effect On Climate

-- The Guardian: ‘Game-Changer:’ Montana Judge Rules In Favor Of Young Activists In US Climate Trial And Fossil Fuel Development

-- Bloomberg: Montana Youth Climate Activists Get Historic Win In State Case Over Constitutional Environmental Rights, Fossil Fuel Development

-- WPost: Judge Rules In Favor Of Montana Youths In Landmark Climate Decision

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: IFO Says PA’s New Labor Contracts To Cost Taxpayers $3.2 Billion Over 4 Years

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million

-- The Center Square: In-State Tuition At Penn State, University Of Pittsburgh Among Costliest Nationwide

-- York Dispatch: Dr. Oz Repaid Himself $1.2 Million From Failed PA US Senate Bid, And He’s Still Raising Money

-- AP: Privately Held Esmark Makes Offer For US Steel, Sets Up Bidding Contest For Iconic Steelmaker

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[Posted: August 15, 2023]  PA Environment Digest