Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.3.23

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Senate next voting day October 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day October 3, 4, NEW- 5, 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 9:30: House Judiciary Committee meets to consider House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D- Erie) to prevent powerful interests from filing SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) lawsuits to silence citizen critics. Room 140. 9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch live online.  Read more here.

WEDNESDAY 7:00: Dickinson College An Evening With Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska On Her Groundbreaking Advocacy Work. Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson’s campus in Carlisle, Cumberland County.  It will also be livestreamed.  7:00 p.m.

-- House Committee Hears Benefits Of Forested Stream Buffers-- Increasing Property Values, Water Quality Improvements, Reduced Impacts From Flooding; Builders, Republican Chair Worried About A ‘Taking’ Of Property  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Hears Testimony On Riparian Stream Buffer Bill

-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council, Partners: October Is Riparian Buffer Month!  Join Special Events Near You! Build Awareness. Share Tips, Facts! 

-- Agencies Celebrate Eastern Hellbender License Plate Recognizing PA’s Clean Water Ambassador; Shale Gas Development On DCNR Land Threatens Habitat  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: ‘What Is That Thing On Your License Plate?’ New Promotion Highlights PA’s State Amphibian - Eastern Hellbender

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA’s ‘Snot Otter’ [Eastern Hellbender] Gets Prime Spot On New State License Plate

-- PA Capital-Star: State Officials Celebrate Launch Of New Eastern Hellbender License Plate

-- Pennsylvania Students Join Others At Chesapeake Bay Foundation Student Leadership Summit To Take Action On Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog - Robert Routh: Gov. Shapiro’s RGGI Energy/Climate Working Group Concludes - Now What? 

-- WTAE: Environmental Groups Praise PA Work Group’s Interest In ‘Cap And Invest’ To Reduce Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

-- Pittsburgh-based Contemporary Craft Oct. 14 Climate Awakening Forum - Crafting A Sustainable Future, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

-- WPXI: Activists, Washington County Residents Concerned After Study Explores Link Between Natural Gas Development, Cancer

-- WOSU: The State Of Natural Gas Development/Fracking In Ohio 

-- PUC: Focus Of Natural Gas Explosion In Port Richmond Section Of Philadelphia Now Inside The Buildings  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: PJM, 80 Parties Agree To Trim Winter Storm Elliott Penalties By 31.7% To $1.2 Billion

-- ReImagine Appalachia Webinar: Oct. 5 - ReImagining Shuttered Coal Plants Summit, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

-- PennLive: Harrisburg Area Community College Finds High Blood Lead Levels In Instructors Using Indoor Firing Range, Will Close Law Enforcement Training Facility

-- York Dispatch: DEP Holds Hearing Oct. 4 On Modern Landfill Wastewater Permit

-- Allegheny County Conservation District, Grow Pittsburgh Offer Gardeners Free Soil Lead Screening  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: Fall Care For Pollinators; Lasagna Gardening Method; Fall Fungus; Allelopathy In Home Gardening; More!

-- Penn State Dept. Of Ecosystem Science & Management: Guide To Seed Selection For Planting Resilient Forests

-- KDKA: Pittsburgh Woman Dies From West Nile Virus

-- WeConservePA: 633 Acres Of Drake's Creek Watershed In Carbon County Preserved By Lehigh Valley's Wildlands Conservancy  [PaEN]

-- 414 Acres Of Forestland Added To Elk State Forest In Cameron County By Western PA Conservancy  [PaEN] 

-- Western PA Conservancy Begins Accepting Canoe Access Development Grants Oct. 16  [PaEN]

--  Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Officials Tout Ghost Town Trail Signs As Safety Boost

-- Courier Times: Our Picks To View Fall Foliage In Bucks County, When It’s Best

-- Courier Times: Best Parks In SE PA To Observe Comets, Meteor Showers

-- WESA: Invasive Species, Deer Grazing Threaten Pittsburgh’s Forest Diversity

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - With Halloween Approaching, A Look At Witch Hazel

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Photo Contest Winners [Facebook]

-- Penn State Extension: Spotted Lanternfly News: Online Permit Training; Removing Eggs; Follow BMPs; More!

-- Governor's Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeks Candidates For Game Commission Board  [PaEN]

National Emergency Alert Test Oct. 4

-- FEMA And FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test For Oct. 4 Sending Test Messages To All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones [Beginning At 2:20 p.m ET]

Train Derailments

-- WFMJ: EPA: Final Analysis Shows Normal Dioxin Levels At Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Area In Ohio

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

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

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Chesapeake Energy Wants To Ship 20% Of Production Overseas

-- Reuters: US LNG Natural Gas Exports Slump In September As Plant Outages Pare Output 

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s November Natural Gas Contract Prices Plummet As Demand Collapses; Egypt To Resume LNG Exports 

-- Financial Times: US Shale Oil Bosses Vow To Hold Back Drilling Despite Rising Oil Price

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: Type Of Storm That Drenched New York Up To 20% Wetter Due To Climate Crisis

-- Wilderness Society: FAQ: What Are The Environmental Impacts Of Renewable Energy?

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: PA House Hasn’t Addressed More Than $1 Billion In Unfinished State Budget Work

-- PA Capital-Star: New Rep. Lindsay Powell Sworn In Giving PA Democrats One-Vote House Majority

-- The Center Square: Math Behind State’s Rainy Day Fund Deposit In Dispute

-- PA Senate Republicans Decry Shapiro’s Attempt To Prevent Full Rainy Day Fund Budget Transfer

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports September Collections Down $140.2 Million, 3.3% Below Their Estimates; Fiscal Year Down 1.7%

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports September State Revenue Collections $163.6 Million, 3.9% Below IFO Estimates; Fiscal Year Down 1% 

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Senate Republican Leader Questions Shapiro Administration’s Handling Of ‘Appalling’ Allegations Against Former Cabinet Member

-- TribLive: Sen. Ward Rips Shapiro Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Former Top Aide

-- Warren Times Editorial: Shapiro’s Surprising Popularity

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Tensions Flare Over “Skill” Gambling Games Regulation

-- AP: Fed’s Powell Gets An Earful About Inflation, Interest Rates From Small Businesses In York

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry Already Drawing Democratic Primary Crowd

-- TribLive: Member Of Congress Summer Lee Attracts Democratic Challenger

-- AP: Federal Prosecutors Reveal A Reason For Secretive Sentencing Of Lancaster County Man For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol - His Government Cooperation

-- Centre Daily Times: Antisemitic Messages Distributed In State College Draw Rebuke From Community Members

-- PA Capital-Star: Biden Campaign Launches New Ad Focused On Scranton Roots

-- AP: Man Arrested In Peru To Face Charges Over Hoax Bomb Threats To US Schools, Synagogues, Airports [Including PA]

-- TribLive: Police: 3 Students Caught Exchanging Handguns, Prompting Lockdown At Westmoreland County High School

-- TribLive: State Court Says State-Owned Universities Violated Faculty Contract By Cutting Positions Without Discussing Beforehand

-- City & State PA: Overdose Deaths Among Black Philadelphians Rose By Nearly 20% In 2022

-- AP: Penn Scientist Part Of Team To Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Work That Enabled mRNA Vaccines Against COVID

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[Posted: October 3, 2023]  PA Environment Digest