Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.21.23

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance So Far In 2023 - It Isn’t Pretty

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Southwest PA Families Call On Gov. Shapiro To Fulfill Recommendations Of Natural Gas Grant Jury

-- TribLive: Plans For New Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Yukon, Westmoreland County Suspended After EPA Report  [75% Of Waste Comes From Shale Gas Operations  http://bit.ly/3yvXCb5  ]

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: EPA Finds Spills, Leaks, Heavy Metals At Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Yukon, Westmoreland County

-- TribLive Letter: Stronger Methane Controls For Oil & Gas Infrastructure A Win For PA - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council

-- Penn State Extension In-Person Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Workshop Jan. 30 In Dauphin County  [PaEN]

-- Bay Journal: PA Residents Rally Again To Save Beloved Montour Preserve In Montour County - By Ad Crable,  Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee Shrinks Floodplain Restoration Project on Beaverdam Branch, Juniata River

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne County Heating, Utility Aid Will Be Available To Many Shut Out Of Other Programs

-- WNEP: Work Underway To Preserve Historic Coal Mine Ventilation Fans In Carbon County  

-- Citizens Voice: Historic Mining Fans From Wilkes-Barre Find Home At No. 9 Coal Mine In Carbon County

-- PA Wilds Center: Miles Welby Candle Co. Creates Line Of PA Wilds Inspired Candles  

-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: How A Rare Bog In PA Formed 13,000 Years Ago [Tannersville Cranberry Bog, Monroe County

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: States Give Pollinators Pit Stops In Rights-Of-Way, No-Mow Zones Create Habitat, Save Time And Money

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Healthy Brook Trout Population Equals A Healthy Stream 

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: Drivers Warned About Dangers As One PA Hospital Sees ‘Huge Spike’ In Deer-Related Crashes

-- WITF/AP: Wildlife Officials Work To Stop Invasive Carp Cross The Great Lakes

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Get Your Tickets Now For January, February  Eagle Watch Bus Tours 

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Nature Puts On Many Different Spectacular Shows This Time Of Year

-- Williamsport Sun: One Way To Help Birds This Winter?  Clean The Feeders

-- Williamsport Sun: Study: Temperature Variability Reduces Nesting Success

Other States/National/International

-- Reuters: Utility-Scale Batteries Becoming Cheap Enough To Make Developers Abandon Scores Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants

-- Bloomberg: Battle Brewing Over Plans For US Natural Gas LNG Export Boom

-- Financial Times: Global Warming On Track For 2.9C As Greenhouse Gases Keep Rising, UN Says

-- Bloomberg: World Has 14% Chance Of Keeping Warming Below 1.5C In Best Case

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive/PennLive: Lawmakers Get Holiday Gift-- 3.5% Pay Raise; Bumps Base Salary To $106,000

-- TribLive/AP: Shapiro Says Unfinished Business Includes Private School Vouchers, More Public School Funding, Higher Minimum Wage

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov. Shapiro Claims He ‘Got Stuff Done’ In Year One, But His Critics Want More

-- City & State PA: Shapiro’s First Press Club Luncheon Address: Working With A Divided Legislature, RGGI, School Funding, More

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Shapiro Says He’s Putting ‘Points On The Board’ After 10 Months In Office

-- Inquirer: Sen. Casey Talking Turkey Prices As Democrats Struggle With Messaging On The Economy

-- WITF: Groups Seek To Replace Scholastic Book Fairs With Books Written By Rightwing Pundits, Election Deniers In Lancaster County

-- Inquirer Editorial: Voters Sent A Clear Message - Extremists Don’t Belong On School Boards

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Has One Of Most Successful Casino Industries In The Nation; We Should Protect It - By Parx Casino

-- TribLive: Another Round Of Free COVID Tests Available In Time For Holiday Travel

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Council To Weigh Creating City-Sanctioned Homeless Camps

-- Warren Times Editorial: We Can’t Agree Entirely With Rep. Rapp On Closing Loopholes In Indoor Smoking Law

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[Posted: November 21, 2023]  PA Environment Digest