Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.29.23

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Senate next voting day August 30; 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 


WEDNESDAY 12:30: Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee to consider nomination of Kimberly Barrow to Public Utility Commission.  Room 8E-B East Wing.  12:30 p.m.  Click Here to watch live.


-- PJM Interconnection Hears Testimony On Making Electricity Market Reforms To Address Nonperformance Of Natural Gas And Other Generators During Winter Storm Elliot; Transition To Clean Energy  [PaEN] 


-- Delco Times: Chester Bankruptcy Receiver Warns Of Projects That Could Handcuff City Finances And Negatively Impact Residents’ Health On Heels Of  Hearing On Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Project In The City  [PDF of article]


-- PA Capital-Star: PA Residents Call For Action After Health Studies Link Natural Gas Development To Asthma, Lymphoma


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Clean Air And A Healthy Climate Can Be Pennsylvania Future - By Vanessa Lynch, Moms Clean Air Force


-- Inquirer: Philly Changed The Way The World Views Heat Disasters And May Have Saved Thousands Of Lives


-- PennLive: Climate Change Strains PA Farmers With Extreme Heat, Floods, Droughts 


-- PennLive: Some PA Farmers See No Climate Change: ‘Every Year The Weather Impacts Us’


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Report: Natural Gas Production Plateauing In Appalachian Basin


-- Forbes Survey Lists Best Employers By State: No Natural Gas Companies Are On The List Of Top 97 Companies In PA; Sheetz Is #20 


-- Observer-Reporter: Coastal Drilling East LLC, Coastal Well Service LLC Must Pay More Than $80,000 To Former Employee Who Suffered Racial Abuse At Company’s Greene County Site


-- KDKA: 3rd Earthquake Hits Northeast Ohio In Past Week Shaking Traffic Cameras


-- City & State PA: 2023 Energy & Environment Power 100 List


-- PA Solar Center Issues RFP For Solar Developers To Assist 11 Allegheny County Municipalities, Pittsburgh Water Authority Connect To Solar Energy  [PaEN]


-- Scranton Times Editorial: Give Teeth To DEP Environmental Justice Policy  [PaEN]


-- Warren Times: Habitat Improvement Projects Continue By Partners In Brokenstraw Watershed 


-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Promising Feed Supplements Could Squelch The Belch In Cows


-- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician  [PaEN]


-- Inquirer: Towamencin Fight Over Town’s Proposed Sewer System Sale Is Now In Court


-- Centre Daily Times: Boil Water Advisory Issued After 2 Water Main Breaks In Patton Twp


-- Schuylkill River Cleanup Attracts Over 100 Volunteers In Montgomery County  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: Emergency Alerts Are On The Rise In Philly Region, Here’s What You Need To Know


-- TribLive: Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Mild, Snowy Winter For Pennsylvania


-- Ray & Terry Bentley, Dave & Gail Nesspor Partner With French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust To Preserve Over 175 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN]


-- PennLive: Ex-Flight Attendant Pushes Airline Beverage Cart To Shanksville To Honor Flight 93 Crew


-- AP: Biden Will Observe 9/11 In Alaska Instead Of Traditional NYC, Virginia Or Pennsylvania


-- WESA: PA Legislators Work To Make Suicide Awareness Information Available In State Parks, Forests


-- DCNR Blog: Accessible Recreation For All - By Hanna Ryon, DCNR Intern


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Ranks Among 10 Best Small Cities For Outdoor Enthusiasts


-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna River Offers Close-To-Home Outlet For Those Who Want To Enjoy Morning Boat Trip, Exercise


-- TribLive: E-Bike Sales In High Gear, No Signs Of Slowing Down


-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Economic Impact Of Outdoor Recreation Cannot Be Overstated


-- Gov. Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Historic Site Hosting Festival Of Wood Sept. 23 - 24 In Pike County; 60th Anniversary Of Site Dedication  [PaEN]


-- Inquirer Guest Essay: A Pilgrim At Brandywine Creek - To Counter Ecological Grief, I Turn To The Beaver, The Goldfinch, The Pollinator - By Elizabeth Esenstadt Evans


-- Citizens Voice: Annual Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Raptor Count Could Aid Climate Change Research


-- WESA: City Of Pittsburgh Weighs Bowhunting Program To Cull Deer Population


Train Derailments


-- WTAE: 7 Months After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, Neighbors Raise New Contamination Concerns


6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]


-- TribLive: Labor Day Drivers Likely To Find Higher Gasoline Prices, AAA Says


-- Reuters: Price Of Oil Ticks Up As Supply Concerns Outshine Macroeconomic Jitters


Other States/National/International


-- NASA Shares First Images From US Air Pollution Monitoring Satellites


-- NASA Has New Fleet Of Earth Satellites Monitoring Air Pollution Impacts On Health, Agriculture


-- Reuters: US Launches First Offshore Wind Auction In Oil-Rich Gulf Of Mexico


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Courier Times: A Glance At 3 Unfinished Business Items In Harrisburg Explained In 60 Seconds

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro’s Keynote Address In New Hampshire Could Be Preview Of 2028

-- LancasterOnline: All-Expenses-Paid Luxury Trips Perk Of Office For Some PA Legislators, Public Filings Show

-- Spotlight PA: Scandals, Power Struggles, Policy: 3 New State House Members Weather First 9 Months Of Legislative Session

-- Inquirer: PA’s 2024 Presidential Primary Could Move To As Early As March 19

-- City & State PA: Internal Document Sounds The Alarm For Democrats In Bucks County Commissioners Race

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: IFO: Northeast PA Counties Shoulder Highest Tax Burden

-- TribLive Editorial: PA’s Education Funding Should Be Rebuilt

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[Posted: August 29, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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