Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.8.23


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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


-- American Farmland Trust Seeking PA Corn, Soybean Farmers To Join Soil Health Practices Study, $1,000 Stipend Offered For Qualified Farmers  [PaEN]


-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture 2024 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 8-10 In Lancaster 


-- Penn State: Novel 3D Agro-Hydrologic Model Informs Land Use And Nutrient Control In Troubled Waters


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Public Scrutiny Will Benefit Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers - By Robert Powelson, Former PUC Commissioner


-- Delaware River Basin Commission: Recap Of Dec. 6 Business Meeting


-- Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 8 RiverWatch Video Report 


-- Scranton Times: Federal Lawmakers Urge Biden To Approve NE PA Disaster Declaration For September Flooding


-- Citizens Voice: Utility Assistance Program Will Open For Applications Funded By American Rescue Plan Money


-- Scranton Times: Landfill Gas Processing Plant Holds Public Information Session In Throop About Storing Carbon Dioxide Deep Underground


-- PUC Approves Settlement On Consolidation Of FirstEnergy Utilities In Pennsylvania


-- FirstEnergy: WestPenn Power, PennPower, Penelec, Met-Ed Receive Approval To Consolidate Into Single Operating Company


-- PUC Approves Duquesne Light Settlement Regarding Termination Of Customer Service Without Required Notification


-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Printer Error: Duquesne Light Found Itself In A Jam Over Service Disconnections


-- PUC Appoints Kimberly Hafner Director Of Office Of Special Assistants


-- December 9 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- Inquirer: A Christmas Tree Shortage Means Farms Could Run Out Of Trees Early


-- WITF: DCNR Wants You To Pick Pennsylvania’s River Of The Year


-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Nominated For River Of The Year


-- Reminder: Nominations Due For 2024 Parks & Forests Foundation Awards Dec. 15  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: Neighbors Fighting A Proposed Campsite On Landenberg’s Big Elk Creek State Park In Chester County


-- Natural Lands Announced Acquisition Of 46 Acres For Use As A Park In Aston Township, Delaware County  [PaEN]


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Roman Catholic Nuns’ Convent Land Is Becoming Delaware County’s Newest Park


-- DCNR Awards Grant To French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust For Lawn Conversion, Streamside Tree Planting In Chester County  [PaEN]


-- Citizens Voice Blog: Forest Stewardship Is Critical In State Parks


-- TribLive: Friends Of Norwin Trails Seek Volunteers For North Huntingdon Trail Work In Westmoreland


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Remembering Mike Burke, The Bard Of The On The Wing Column, Born And Raised In Loretto, Cambria County


Other States/National/International


-- Inside Climate News: Massachusetts Public Utilities Agency Sets Framework For Reducing Natural Gas Use For Heating


-- AP: Climate Talks Shift Into High Gear, Now Words and Definitions Matter At COP28


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Politics PA: Republican Party Appeals Federal Court Decision On PA Mail-In Ballots

-- Post-Gazette: PA Community Colleges Still Waiting For State Funding

-- KDKA: Shapiro Calls His First Year A Success Despite Some Disappointments

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: A Water Leak And Light Schedule Are Latest Sources Of Harrisburg Bickering

-- PA Capital-Star: Repairs To PA House Chamber Prompt 3 Month Hiatus For Lawmakers

-- Dept. of Revenue: 2024 Oil Franchise Decreases From 61.1 Cents/Gallon Of Gasoline To 57.6 Cents/Gallon; Diesel Fuel Decreases From 78.5 Cents/Gallon To 74.1 Cents/Gallon [2024 Rate2023 Rate]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Opioid Trust Transparency Questioned After Accounting Firm Choice

-- Spotlight PA: PA Local Government - A Key Factor In Determining Property Taxes Varies Wildly Across State

-- WESA: ACLU-PA Sues McKeesport, Allegheny County For Overly Aggressive Manhunt In 2020

-- York Dispatch Editorial: In Wake Of 11-Year-Old’s Suicide, We Must Do More To Address Mental Health Crisis Among Youth  [62 Suicide Deaths, Includes 3 Minors This Year In York County]

-- Post-Gazette: Why Democratic Cong. Summer Lee Vote Against Latest Antisemitism Resolution [Makes Any Criticism Of Israel Antisemitic]

-- City & State PA: Penn President Liz Magill Facing Growing Calls To Resign Over Remarks On Antisemitism

-- AP: Ex-President’s Vow To Only Be A Dictator On ‘Day One’ Follows Growing Worry Over His Rhetoric

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[Posted: December 8, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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