Thursday, December 14, 2023

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.14.23


House next voting day January 2, February 6

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day January 2, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates 2023 Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Will Drop By Nearly $105 Million, While Almost 400 New Wells Were Drilled So Far In 2023  [PaEN]


-- Final State Budget Bills Passed, Go To The Governor  [PaEN]


-- House Passes Bill Requiring Registration Of Cryptocurrency Mining Operations, Impact Study  [PaEN] 


-- NorthcentralPA.com: Former Eureka Resources Employees Ask Lycoming County DA Gardner For Criminal Investigation Of Workplace At Oil/Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant


-- Citizens Voice: Former Eureka Employees Ask Lycoming County DA For Criminal Investigation Of Workplace At Oil/Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant


-- Williamsport Sun: Fracking Water Spills At Eureka Resources Oil/Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant In Williamsport


-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shale Gas Exports Get A Seat At The Global Table: ‘That’s Our Business’  [EQT]


-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Producer EQT Explores Sale Of Production Assets Worth $3 Billion In NE PA


-- Offshore Technology: US Gas Producer EQT Explores Sale Of Production Assets Worth $3 Billion In NE PA


-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp Board Risks Missing Deadline For Adopting New Generator Winterization Standards To Ensure Grid Reliability  [Response To Winter Storm Elliot Problems] 


-- TribLive: Neighbor Describes ‘War-Like’ Natural Gas Explosion That Destroyed Sewickley Heights Cottage 


-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Regulatory Reform Needed To Advance Critical Natural Gas Projects In PA - By American Petroleum Institute PA


-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Prison Considering Solar Power


-- PUC To Hold Stakeholder Meeting Feb. 7-8 On Act 129 Statewide Evaluator Energy Efficiency Baseline Studies And The 2026 Reference Manual  [PaEN] 


-- Broad+Liberty: PA Manufacturers Say Extreme Solar Power Mandate Would Mean Higher Rates, Potential Blackouts


-- Inquirer Guest Essay: RGGI Will Supercharge PA’s Economy, Especially For Small Businesses - By Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia


-- PA Capital-Star: Black Lung Benefits Should Be Easier For Coal Miners To Access, Lawmakers, Advocates Say


-- Post-Gazette: Clairton Grandmother Crusades For Better Air: ‘We Have To Raise Our Voice And Tell Our Story’


-- Reading Eagle: Local Hearing Delayed For Proposed Hazardous Materials Storage Site In Limerick


-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Newest Local Affiliate- Keep Delaware County Beautiful  [PaEN]


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Protecting Our Firefighters From PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ And Other Dangerous Chemicals


-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Large Underground Limestone Mine Proposed In Washington County Getting Its First Public Airing


-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For Wildlife Leadership Academy Student Conservation Ambassadors Program  [PaEN]


-- PA Farm Show Set For Jan. 6 to 13 In Harrisburg: ‘Connecting Our Communities’


-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Groups Gain Nearly $65,000 For Clean Water Projects


-- Potter Leader-Enterprise: PA Wilds Master Watershed Steward - Several Programs Available For Greener Spaces


-- PA Lake Management Society, Wilkes College Host Jan. 6 Lake Management Workshop In Wilkes-Barre, 9:00 a.m. to Noon.


-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: New Director Of  Ag Conservation Training; Funding For Farm Conservation Practices Available; Ag Conservation Assistance Program; More!


-- Altoona Mirror: DCNR Ranger At Blue Knob State Parks Alleges Harassment In Civil Lawsuit


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: 35,000 Snowmobilers Can’t Wait For Snow To Blanket PA Again


-- TribLive: Sensory Classroom At Frick Environmental Center To Create Therapeutic Space 


-- TribLive: Pittsburgh To Use Money From Anti-Violence Trust Fund On Parks, Recreation


-- The Derrick: Brookville Trail Hub Seeks Board Members


-- WNEP: Pocket Park Opens In Scranton


-- LancasterOnline: Christmas Bird Count Welcomes Veteran Birders, New Volunteers For Annual Census


-- TribLive: 3rd Person Accused Of Failing To Keep Alligators From Escaping In Kiski Twp.


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

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


-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Up 1% On Higher Demand, Record LNG Exports 


-- Financial Times: Oil Demand Slowing ‘Drastically,’ Says IEA 


Other States/National/International


-- Financial Times: Big Oil Welcomes COP28 Call To Move Away From Fossil Fuels In ‘Orderly’ Way


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: Legislature Finalizes, Shapiro Signs Deal On Remaining PA Budget Issues

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Signs Final Budget bill After Late Night Votes In Legislature

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Wrap Up 2023-24 State Budget

-- PennLive: Lawmakers Defeat Funding For Penn Veterinary School Over Stance On Antisemitism

-- PA Capital-Star: Legislature Passes Education Bills Without Level Up Funding

-- PennLove - Jan Murphy: Senate Passes Bill Mandating Armed School Security Officers In PA Schools

-- TribLive Editorial: Addressing Discrimination In PA Taxpayer Funded Private Schools Program Is Necessary

-- City & State PA: A Q/A With PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton On Her First Year As Speaker

-- City & State PA: Who’s Running For PA Attorney General?

-- PennLive - John Baer: Given Our Legislature, Maybe PA Needs Direct Democracy

-- Williamsport Sun: Statute Of Limitations For Child Abuse Cases Is On The Periphery Of State Legislative Agenda

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Resolution Calling 2023 The ‘Taylor Swift Era’ Squeaks Thru PA House 103 to 100

-- Erie Times: Death Rates At PA Hospitals On Rise For These Health Conditions

-- PennLive: Flu Cases Rising, RSV Still Soaring In PA

-- WPXI: Washington County School District To Go Remote Due To Surge In Flu Cases

-- Scranton Times: Learning From Each Other: 62 Different Languages Spoken In Scranton Public Schools

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[Posted: December 14, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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