Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 7.13.22

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House returns to session September 12, 13, 14

     -- Committee Schedule

Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- Gov. Wolf Now Has To Decide To Hold Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Accountable, Or Create A $5.1 Billion Cleanup Liability For Taxpayers  [PaEN]  [Last Day For Action July 18, If Governor Takes No Action It Becomes Law]

-- DEP Issues 20% More NOVs To Oil & Gas Well Drillers For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them In 2nd Quarter

 

-- EQB Approves Municipal Waste Recycling General Permit; DEP Continues Review Of Oil & Gas Well Bonding Petitions; Expects To Bring Methane Control Reg To EQB For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Soon  [PaEN]

-- Petition To Eliminate $5,000 Fee To Access Public Information In DCNR’s ‘EDWIN’ Oil & Gas Well Database

-- UPDATED: Final State Budget Includes Nearly $700 Million In Funding To Support Local And State Environmental, Recreation Infrastructure Projects!  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: State Budget Will Give Environmental Efforts A Funding Boost

-- AP: State Budget Funds 3 New State Parks, Locations To Be Determined

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Could A New State Park Be Coming To The Philly Region?

-- Coalition For The Delaware River Watershed: Nov. 3-4 Delaware River Watershed Forum. The Logan Hotel, Philadelphia.

-- TribLive: Project Mitigates Thunderwood Drive Flooding In Bethel Park

-- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pittsburgh’s Climate Change Achievements Welcome Global Clean Energy Action Forum In September - Green Building Alliance

-- DEP Took Action On 661 Permits, 91% Within Permit Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,054 Inspections; Responded To 5 Environmental Emergencies Last Week

-- Reading Eagle: Rodale Institute Set For PA To Become Silicon Valley Of Organic Farming 

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: PASA Opens New Office In Philadelphia To Serve Urban Ag Network; Other News

-- Inquirer: Community Gardening Boomed During Pandemic, Can Philadelphia Keep Up?

-- 2023 International Conference On Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy June 3-6 At Penn State; Call For Abstracts 

-- Scranton Times: Milkweed - A Delayed Success Story

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardens For Clean Water - Perennial Pages Newsletter

-- PA Environmental Council Awards Pennsylvania Water Trail Mini Grants [PaEN]

 

-- Keystone Trails Association: Take Advantage Of A Variety Of Hiking Experiences And Volunteer For Trail Care Events Across PA  [PaEN]

 

-- TribLive - Mary Ann Thomas: Chattanooga Bakery Donates Moon Pies For ‘Race To The Moon’ On Roaring Run Trail

 

-- Citizens Voice: Endless Mountain Hike Closer To End Than Beginning On Appalachian Trail

 

-- DCNR: PA Outdoor Corps Youth Crew Working At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County

 

-- MCall: Pack Of 40 Dirt Bikes, ATVs Disrupt Traffic On I-78 In Lehigh Valley; State Police Asking For Help To Identify Drivers

 

-- Erie Times: Lady Hawk Was Tamarack Wildlife Center’s Majestic Animal Ambassador

 

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 Guest Essay: Washington’s Corn-Based Ethanol Mandates Are Poorly Timed - Grove City College Professor

-- Bloomberg: The Era Of Expensive Oil Is Here To Stay

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Forward Curve Suggests Prolonged Energy Struggle

-- Bloomberg: EU Lawmakers Ramp Up Push To Cut Energy Demand

American Rescue Plan Funding

 

-- $11 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Funding To PA State Government, Local Governments Has Yet To Be Invested.  What’s Your Community Doing?

 

Other States/National/International

-- Utility Dive: Reliance On China Made Solar PV Affordable But Created ‘Imbalanced’ Supply Chains, IEA Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: State Sues Berks, Fayette, Lancaster Counties To Force Them To Count Undated Mail-In Ballots

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: New PA Election Rules Will Make Things Worse

-- Inquirer: A ‘Blockbuster’ Movie About Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Is Ready To Premiere If A Theater Will Show It

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Keys To Republican Hispanic Outreach In PA, Nationwide

-- AP: Gov. Wolf Says He’ll Protect Abortion Seekers

-- AP: With Lots Of Cash On Hand, PA Wraps Up Budget Deal

-- Spotlight PA: Here’s What You Need To Know About PA’s New Child Care Tax Credit

-- PA Capital-Star: State Budget Added Money For Gun Violence Prevention; Bigger Reforms Left Undone

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Yes, ‘Ghost’ Guns Truly Are Guns

-- TribLive: Western PA U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung Nominated To Federal Court

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA Law Firm Forced To Turn Over Documents In PA ‘Skill Games’ War [Gambling]

-- PennLive: Hershey Co Proposes Building Massive Manufacturing Facility In Dauphin County

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[Posted: July 13, 2022]  PA Environment Digest