Saturday, August 31, 2024

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.31.24

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


Senate Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule


House Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 23 (non-voting), 24 (non-voting), 25 (non-voting), 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


September 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Check the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or by telephone at 717-783-6395.

 Read more here on the agenda.

September 10-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely.   Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.  (formal notice)   Read more here on the agenda.


September 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.govRead more here on the agenda.


-- DEP Advisory: Notice Of September 4 OnBase Database Outage


-- DEP Personnel: Jill Whitcomb Serving As Acting DEP Deputy Secretary For Water Programs


-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 31 [PaEN]


-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 31 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]


-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 19,639 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 16,298;  One  Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; No Application Fees Refunded [8.30.24]


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Natural Gas Subsidy Plan Rolled Out To Stabilize Grid [Sen. Yaw’s Energy Development Fund ]


-- Utility Dive: Texas Energy Fund Elects 17 Gas-Fired Power Plant Projects Totaling Almost 10 GW For Possible Loans 


-- The Energy Age Blog: Court Case Sept. 4: ‘Sunoco Deliberately Misrepresented’ Having Eminent Domain Power For Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline 


-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Hosts Sept. 12 In-Person, Online Connecting Communities In The Fight Against Industrial Pollution  [PaEN]


-- Scranton Times: UGI Looks To Store LNG Gas In Dickson City


-- Appalachian Regional Commission Selects Job Training, Revitalization Groups For Communities Impacted By Coal, Power Plant Closures; Underserved, Marginalized Communities; 5 In PA Serving Coal, Oil & Gas Counties  [PaEN] 


-- Post-Gazette: 5 PA Foundations Selected For Job Training And Funding Program In Bradford, Fayette, Monroe, Susquehanna, Venango Counties


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Mawson Infrastructure Group Expands Cryptocurrency Operations Into Ohio


-- Environmental Quality Board Meets Sept. 10 On Proposed Stream Redesignations, Laboratory Fee Review  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Sept. 10 On Hydrogen, Food Processing Residuals  [PaEN] 


-- Reminder: DEP Sept. 3 Hearing On Proposed Change Of Land Use On 2 RES Coal LLC Mining Sites In Clearfield County


-- DEP Publishes Updated PAG-02 NPDES Stormwater General Permit  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: US Fish & Wildlife Service Announces $17 Million For Delaware River Watershed Projects


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: $8.9 Million In Chesapeake WILD Grants Awarded To Improve Wildlife Habitat


-- The Daily Item Guest Essay: Continued Investment In Conservation - By Gary Truckenmiller, Dry Run Dairy, Watsontown, Northumberland County 


-- Penn State Study Examines Perceptions Of Flood Insurance - Clients Often Underestimate Their Flood Risk, Lack Knowledge About Flood Insurance  [PaEN] 


-- WNEP: Businesses In Susquehanna County Prepare For Possible 3rd Week Of Flooding 


-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Appreciating Subtle Changes As Autumn Approaches In Lancaster County  [PDF of Article]


-- Warren Times - PA Master Gardeners: Plants Facing Transition As Signs Of Fall Appear


-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Journey To Begin For Marvelous Monarchs  


-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Promotes State Parks For Helping Addiction Recovery


-- August 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN] 


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

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


-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.35  Ohio- $3.29  PA- $3.49


-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Drop Dramatically By 3 To 18 [Drillers Trying To Raise Gas Price]


-- MarineLink.com: Texas Freeport LNG Gas Plant Shuts Down Again, Due To Return To Service 


Other States/National/International


-- Financial Times: Coalition Cuts Overseas Fossil Fuel Funding, But Does Not Deliver For Clean Energy Projects

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Commonwealth Court Stops PA Counties From Throwing Out Mail-In Votes Over Incorrect Envelope Dates 

-- Spotlight PA: A Court Just Told PA Not To Reject Mail Ballots Missing Handwritten Dates, The Case Isn’t Over

-- Post-Gazette - Brandon McGinley: Harris-Walz Campaign Barring PG Reporters Due To Reporter Strike

-- Inquirer: About 3% Of PA Voters Undecided, Here’s What We Know About Them

-- Scranton Times: Sen. Flynn Hopes To Allow Flying Cars In Pennsylvania

-- Spotlight PA/WESA: Rising Vaccine Exemptions In PA Schools Up Chance Of Measles Outbreaks

-- TribLive: Jewish Students At Pitt Attacked, Suspect Arrested

-- WHYY: Lt. Gov. Davis Touts 30% Jump In State Contracting With Black-Owned Businesses

-- TribLive Editorial: The Promise And Threat Of Nippon Steel’s Investment Announced

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[Posted: August 31, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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