Senate next voting day October 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
House next voting day October 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY Noon & 7:00: Better Path Coalition: Webinar Launching 9th Compendium Of Scientific, Medical Findings Demonstrating Risks, Harms Of Natural Gas Development, Infrastructure. Noon & 7:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. Erie Center for Arts and Technology, Lawrence Community Room, 650 East Avenue, Erie, Erie County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Read more here.
TODAY 6:00: DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. North Side Institution GOGIC, Banquet Hall, 302 West North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Read more here.
TODAY 7:00: PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Host Webinar On Democracy, Voting & Climate Solutions. 7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY 6:00: DEP Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy. YMCA Camp Curtin, 2135 North Sixth Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Persons wishing to reserve time to present testimony at a meeting must contact Jennifer McLuckie at (717) 772-5633 or RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Read more here.
-- Senate Committee Briefing Finds No Definition Or Standard For ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Natural Gas; PA Producers Already Below One RS Threshold [PaEN]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Methane Emissions Monitoring Grabs Senate Committee’s Attention
-- PA Physicians For Social Responsibility: Methane Leaks From SEPTA Gas Generation Plant, Philadelphia [Video]
-- PUC Safety Division Investigating Columbia Gas Service Disruptions To 4,000+ Customers In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Times: PUC Investigating Ongoing Columbia Gas Service Outage In Beaver County
-- WTAE: Columbia Gas Starts To Restore Service For Thousands Of Beaver County Customers
-- KDKA: Columbia Gas Service Restoration For 4,000 Beaver County Residents Expected To Take Days
-- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Asks FERC To Approve Capacity Market Reforms In Push To Bolster Grid Reliability After Winter Storm Elliot
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: DEP Secretary: Hydrogen Hub Announcement ‘Dawn Of Clean Energy Economy;’ DEP Overseeing Projects With Eye Toward Environmental Justice
-- Observer-Reporter: Southwest PA Poised To Play Large Role In Hydrogen Energy
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Southeast PA Hydrogen Hub Will Create 20,000 Jobs, May Power SEPTA Buses And Trash Trucks
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 16 Webinar On Agrivoltaics And Large-Scale Solar Facilities [PaEN]
-- Dickinson College Farm Anaerobic Digester Project Wins National Recognition [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly Climate Activists Rally For Investments In Public Spaces: ‘We Can Have Nice Things’
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Seeks To Ramp Up Renewable Energy Amid Slow State Progress
-- PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $177,875 In Penalties Against 120 Violators
-- DEP Responds To Oil Spill In Conodoguinet Creek; PA American Water Company Shuts Water Intake, Customers Asked To Conserve Water In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- ABC27: Oil Spills Into Cumberland County Creek; Prompts Water Conservation Order
-- DEP Blog: Attention Home Heating Oil Users - Check Your Tanks To Prevent Costly Leaks, Spills
-- WHYY: Some Philadelphians Want Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers To Disappear Due To Unhealthy Emissions
-- WHYY/BillyPenn: What To Know About The Bellwether District, The Giant Complex Now Rising On The Site Of The Former Philadelphia Refinery
-- Lancaster Farming: PA House Halts $150 Million Transfer From Game Fund To Clean Streams Fund To Finance Ag Program
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Begins Accepting MD Conowingo Pay For Success Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Project Proposals Oct. 24 [PaEN]
-- MCall: DEP To Take Public Comment On Controversial Warehouse Proposal For Lowhill Twp.
-- Erie Times: Erie Council OKs Lease With Gannon University To Build Great Lakes Water Research And Education Center Inside Library
-- PA Resources Council, Partners Expand Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Program To Pilot In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DCNR Accepting Nominations For 2024 Pennsylvania Trail Of The Year; Trail Committee Members Needed [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Fall Foliage Steals Spotlight On Westmoreland Heritage Trail
-- Scranton Times Blog: Yes, You Should Hike In The Rain
-- Citizens Voice: Strong Opposition To Potential e-Bike Ban On Wyoming Valley Levee Path
-- Warren Times Editorial: Savoring Sights Of The Season
-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: Endangered Mussels Could Impact Warren Riverfront Boat Launch Project
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: 21 Species Declared Extinct, But Not The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
Train Derailments
-- WTAE: EPA Facing Criticism For Response To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- FX Street: Natural Gas Price Increases Triggered By Middle East Tensions Despite Steady Flows, Lower Demand
-- WPost - Timothy Puko: The Next Front In The Climate Fight: US Exports Of Natural Gas
-- Reuters: Natural Gas Producer Chesapeake Explores Buying Southwestern Energy
Other States/National/International
-- Inside Climate News: Federal Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Begins Regulating 400,000 Miles Of Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines, Industry Isn’t Happy [8.6 to 16 inches]
-- Bloomberg: Climate Change Driving A Global Water Trade You Can’t See
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Proposals Would End Pennsylvania’s Closed Primary Election
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Primary Scheduling Saga Lands On April 16 Proposal
-- WITF: So Far, Republicans Gain Most From PennDOT Automatic Voter Registration
-- WITF: In Change Of Course, National And State Republican Leaders Promote Mail-In Ballots
-- Post-Gazette: PA Member Of Congress Summer Lee Calls Jim Jordann A “White Supremacist Antisemite’ As Republicans Fall Short In First Speaker Vote
-- AP: Mercer County Woman Sentenced To 4 Years, 9 Months In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol [1,100+ Charged, 800+ Have Pleaded Guilty Or Been Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol]
-- TribLive: Mercer County Woman Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol
-- Post-Gazette: Mercer County Woman Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol
-- Spotlight PA: Which PA Counties Are Receiving The Most Opioid Settlement Money And Why
-- PennLive Recognizes Those Who Promote Peace And Justice Across PA Communities
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[Posted: October 18, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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