Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.13.23

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

CANCELED: TODAY 9:30: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1215 (Vitali-D- Delaware) the state Act 108 tax credit for hydrogen production would be limited to hydrogen produced for hard-to-electrify sectors, expanded to include a larger incentive to companies using hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources and requires hydrogen producing companies to sequester a larger proportion of carbon emissions to receive the tax credit (sponsor summary); House Bill 1275 (Webster-D-Montgomery) authorizes municipalities to protect water quality and reduce flooding by protecting streams with forested buffers; House Bill 1803 (Pielli-D-Chester) requiring the use of light fixtures that reduce light pollution in state-owned or leased buildings (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here.

TODAY 10:00: House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 31 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) authorize boroughs and cities to adopt stormwater management fees; House Bill 32 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) authorize Townships of the First Class adopt stormwater management fees. Room 60 East Wing.  10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. 

-- Williamsport Sun: Ex-Employees Seek Criminal Probe Against Eureka Resources Oil/Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant In Williamsport 

-- Senate Environmental Committee Reports Independent Energy Information Office Bill; Democrats Attempt To Table Environmental Hearing Board Nominee  [PaEN] 

-- PUC, DEP: PA Reached 1 Gigawatt Of Installed Solar Generation, Enough To Power A City The Size Of Pittsburgh With In-State Solar  [PaEN] 

-- Beaver County Times: New Beaver County Solar Energy Facility To Fund Utility Assistance

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Analysis Says Federal Clean Energy Dollars Are Flowing Into PA, But Results Remain To Be Seen

-- HEI Energy Hosts Dec. 18 Webinar On New Research On Community Exposures To Oil & Gas Development & Groundwater Contamination In Beaver, Greene & Washington Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Lock Haven Express Letter: Who Does Senator Yaw Represent? - By Karen Elias

-- The Daily Item Letter: We Deserve A Refund, Too, From The Legislature [Pitt Shale Gas Health Studies]  - By Trey Casimir

-- TribLive: Cottage Explosion On Property Of Sewickley Heights Mansion Sends 1 To Hospital 

-- WESA: Allegheny County Aims To Bring Cleaner Indoor Air To Communities Disproportionately Harmed By Pollution And Industry

-- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Board Approves $5 Billion In Electric Transmission Projects To Be Built By Dominion, FirstEnergy, Others

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro Wants Unilateral Power To Commit State To Climate Agreements - By Commonwealth Foundation  [RGGI]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Climate Litigation Campaign Is The Product Of A Broken Civil Justice System - By PA Coalition For Civil Justice Reform

-- TribLive: Company Proposes Underground Limestone Mine In Washington County

-- Observer-Reporter: Company Proposing Underground Limestone Mine In Washington County

-- DEP Took Action On 966 Permits, 94% Within Permit Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,445 Inspections; Responded To 6 Emergencies During The Week Ending Dec. 10 

-- York Dispatch: What York County Water Quality Projects Will Receive $1.8 Million In Grants?

-- PA Capital-Star: House Committee Revisits Water Utility Privatization Law As Consumers Face Soaring Water, Sewer Bills

-- Inquirer: How PA Became A Dumping Ground For Discarded Artificial Turf Containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ On Dauphin And Wyoming County Farms 

-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: Western PA Photographers Take Top Honors For Shooting Trash In Statewide Contest

-- Pennsylvania Environmental Council Names Thomas Gilbert New President  [PaEN]

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests - Loving The Land: Ray Blystone & Chris Peters Of Cambridge Springs, Crawford County - By Annie Maloney, Foundation for Sustainable Forests 

-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Fall/Winter Newsletter - Community Forest Grant; Conserving 851 Acres; Much More!

-- In Memoriam: PA/NJ Chapter Of The American Chestnut Foundation Announces Passing Of Founder Dr. Bob Leffel  [PEN] 

-- Warren Times: Council Of Governments Talks Wildfire Response Planning After Sugar Bay Wildfire In Allegheny National Forest

-- McCall: Whitehall Twp. Voters To Be Asked To Approve Open Space Tax; South Whitehall Twp. Considering Similar Proposal

-- PA Trout Unlimited: Partnerships Pave Way For Success At Muddy Paws Enviro Center In Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Chosen For Park Outdoor Equity Program By Trust For Public Lands

-- Reading Eagle: Reading’s Newest All-Abilities Playground Officially Opened 

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: A Christmas Tradition: Counting The Birds With Audubon Society

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Hunters Shot Fewer Black Bears In 2023 Than Any Year Since 2007

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: National Average Gasoline Cost Falls For 3 Months Straight, At Lowest Level This Year

Other States/National/International

-- Bloomberg: COP28 Deal Signals Role For Natural Gas In Clean Energy Transition

-- AP: Delegates At UN COP28 Climate Talks  Agree To ‘Transition Away’ From Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels 

-- The Guardian: COP28 Landmark Deal Agreed To ‘Transition Away’ From Fossil Fuels

-- NPR: Climate Talks End On A First-Ever Call For World To Move Away From Fossil Fuels

-- WSJ: COP28 Nations Agree For First Time To Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

-- Bloomberg: The World Takes A Turn Away From Fossil Fuels

 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso, Katie Meyer: Shapiro Rebuilt A Bridge, Weathered A Messy Budget, Walked Fine Partisan Lines In 2023

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro’s Condemnation Of Fmr Penn President Raised His National Profile (Again)

-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Grapple With Hate Speech In Education

-- WHYY: Fliers Promoting White Nationalism Distributed Across Neighborhood In Montgomery County

-- Inquirer: Penn Faculty Fear The Donor Who Started Effort To Oust University President Is Attempting To Set The Agenda For Trustees

-- MCall Guest Essay: PA Legislators Hurt Students By Delaying Funds For Community Colleges - By Lehigh Carbon Community College

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Loss Of County Election Officials Raises Concerns About Errors

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Voter Registration Up 65% Since Automatic Registration At PennDOT Centers Began

-- City & State PA: Candidates Running For PA Auditor General In 2024

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: For Candidates Running For 2 Offices, The Cure May Be Worse Than The Disease

-- Play PA: Attorney General Plans To Appeal ‘Skill Games’ Gambling Court Decision

-- AP: PA Program To Fund Private Schools Criticized As ‘Discriminatory’

-- TribLive: Study Identifies Glaring Racial Disparities, Recommends Changes In, Allegheny County’s Justice System

-- Erie Times: PA School Districts Can Lock Out Homeless Students, A New Bill Would Change That

-- PennLive: Indiana University Of PA Takes Big Step Toward Opening State-Owned System’s First Medical School

-- TribLive: Expansion Of PA Permits To Grow, Sell Medical Marijuana Headed To Governor’s Desk

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[Posted: December 13, 2023]  PA Environment Digest