Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.27.23

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Senate next voting day Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13

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House next voting day October 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Effective Dec. 8, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Named Interim Acting Secretary  [PaEN]

-- ABC27: DEP Secretary Richard Negrin Resigns, On Medical Leave; Jessica Shirley Appointed Interim Acting Secretary

-- PennLive: DEP Secretary Negrin To Resign Following 6-Week Medical Leave

-- Inquirer: PA’s Environmental Protection Secretary Resigns From Shapiro Administration

-- StateImpactPA: Rich Negrin, DEP Secretary, Has Resigned

-- We Have Constitutionally Guaranteed Environmental Rights - But What Are We Leaving Our Kids? - By Carol Hillestad, Pocono Heritage Land Trust   [PaEN] 

-- Inside Climate News - Jake Bolster: Should Wastewater From Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Be Spread On Pennsylvania Roads? 

-- DEP Notice Of Additional Public Hearings On Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Companies And Projects Finally Revealed: ‘The Cloak Has Been Removed’ [ ARCH2 Presentation ]  [ ARCH2 website ]

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: RGGI Is About Climate Change, But Also About Environmental Justice - By Clean Air Council

-- DEP 2024 Water Quality Report Shows 28,820 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (34%) - An Increase From 27,886 In 2022  [PaEN]  Formal Notice Published

-- Large Heating Oil Spill In Cumberland County Highlights A Hole In Storage Tank Act, Availability Of Voluntary Underground Tank Leak Cleanup Insurance  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Water Service Disruptions Affecting East Dunkard Customers

-- DEP Notice: Deadline To Submit Next Round Of Applications For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants Nov. 8

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Share Wetland Restoration, Streamside Forest Buffer Success Stories  [PaEN] 

-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Terry Cosby Visits 2 Farms In Pittsburgh As Part Of PA Visit 

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Report: PA’s Oil & Gas Industry Used 160 Million Pounds Of ‘Secret’ Chemicals From 2012 to 2022

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Drilling For Natural Gas Under Pittsburgh Airport Runways

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural Gas Reaches Long-Term Agreements For Mountain Valley Pipeline Gas

-- Williamsport Sun: Reps. Hamm, Flick Address Concerns In Legislature, Including Extending Safety Zones Around Natural Gas Infrastructure 

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Focuses On Lycoming County’s Population Loss At Legislative Breakfast

-- Bipartisan Climate Initiative Officially Launches Education Effort To Use PA Environmental Rights Amendment To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Adapt To Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Federal Money Coming To Philly For Tree Planting, Lead Paint Awareness, A/C Units

-- The Center Square: Crematories Want To ‘Cool The Degrees Down’ In PA

-- October 28 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- DEP Notice: Mosquitoborne Disease Control County Grants Now Available

-- Spotlight PA: Rural Towns Hope To Entice Remote Workers To Move To PA Wilds With A ‘Free’ Summer, Here’s How It’s Going  

-- WeConservePA Now Accepting Regional Trail Workshop Grant Applications  [PaEN]

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Gardens For Clean Water Habitat Caretakers Newsletter 

-- South Mountain Partnership: Report Card, Grant Recipients, Much More! 

-- Inquirer: PA Invasive Species: You’ve Heard Of Spotted Lanternfly, But How About Wild Boar, Whopping Catfish? 

Train Derailments

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Soil, Water Cleanup After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Almost Finished, EPA Says

-- AP: Soil Removal From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Site Is Nearly Done, But Cleanup Isn’t Over

-- AP: Norfolk Southern Investing In More Automated Inspection Systems On Its Railroad To Improve Safety

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: Spending By Jeff Yass-Backed Conservative PAC Tops $4 Million In PA Supreme Court Race

-- Inquirer: Fmr Philadelphia City Controller To Announce Bid For State Treasurer

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: The Tree Of Life Synagogue Massacre Led To Little Action By PA Legislature

-- WITF: PA Looks To Add Extensive Dental Care To Medicaid, Again

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[Posted: October 27, 2023]  PA Environment Digest