Friday, March 3, 2023

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.3.23

Are You Telling Your Story?

House holds Regular Session March 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- House Budget Hearing Schedule

     -- March 7 Governor’s Budget Address

Senate returns to voting session March 6, 7, 8

     -- Committee Schedule

     -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


DEP Advisory: DEP Forms Application Will Be Unavailable March 3-4 Due To Maintenance


DCNR Advisory: DCNR’s document server will be down March 3-4 for upgrade.  Recreation maps and other documents will be unavailable


-- March 2:  200 PA Residents Impacted By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Visit Beaver County Health Resource Center In First Two Days  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Hundreds Of PA Residents Turn To Beaver County Resource Center Near Train Derailment Site For Help


-- Acting Attorney General Henry Opens Complaint Hotline For Reports Related To Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN]


-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Hear Challenges To Electric Grid Reliability; Experts Call For Clear Policy


-- Solar United Neighbors Helping Lancaster Residents Harvest Sunshine With New Solar Co-Op  [PaEN] 


-- First Street Foundation Releases New Tool Showing Mid-Atlantic States Will See Wind Gusts In Storms Increase 37 MPH, Wind Damage To Property Increase Over 50% In Next 30 Years  [PaEN]


-- Inside Climate News: In PA, Home To Nation’s First Oil Well, Environmental Activists Stage A ‘People’s Filibuster’ At State Capitol


-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 4th Quarter 2022 Natural Gas Production Decreased 1.6%; Average Price Increased By 82.5% Compared To Last Year [PaEN] 


-- PUC To Investigation Proposed 8.9% UGI Electric Rate Increase


-- Williamsport Sun: PPL Electric Encourages Customers To Shop For Competing Electricity Suppliers


-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Officials Divided On Investing In Natural Gas Garbage Trucks


-- The Philadelphia Citizen Guest Essay: The Unchecked Threat Of LNG Natural Gas At The Port Of Philadelphia - By Clean Air Council


-- PUC To Seek Comments On Proposed Settlement With Great American Power On Sales, Marketing, Billing Practices


-- PUC Approves Settlement With Duquesne Light On Inadvertent Release Of Customer Information


-- PUC Approves Pittsburgh Water Authority Pilot Program To Help Reduce Water Leaks, Boost Conservation


-- Lancaster Farming: Stream Monitoring: Tracking The Health Of Chesapeake Bay Tributaries


-- Delaware RiverKeeper March 3 RiverWatch Video Report


-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Applications For Healing The Planet Grant Program; Customers Can Help Too  [PaEN] 


-- PA Resources Council: State Of Glass Recycling In Southwestern PA - An Open Letter To Our Local Governments, Communities - By PA Resources Council, Michael Brothers Hauling & Recycling, CAP Glass, Inc. [PaEN]


-- DEP Published Final PA Radon Mitigation Standards Technical Guidance


-- March 4 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- Apply Now From Anywhere In The World!  PA Wilds Accepting Applications From Individuals For The Remote Lifestyle Experience Program  [PaEN]


-- Dept. Of Agriculture Now Accepting Applications From Conservation Districts For Spotted Lanternfly Businesses, Residential Quarantine Compliance Program Grants [PaEN]


-- WHYY: Construction Started On Penn’s Landing Park Over I-95 Highway Trench In Philadelphia 


-- Discover NE PA: Get Your Tail On The Trail Of The Month - The Grand Tour Loop 


-- TribLive: $6 Million Wetlands Initiative Will Improve Habitats On 61 State Game Land Sites 


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy:  Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Dinner Set For April 29 


-- Courier Times: Lost And Found: A Treaty Promised Lenape Indians Statehood For Help In American Revolution


-- Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Has Short, Long Summer Internship Opportunities Available


-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights In-Person, Virtual Events Coming Up In March


-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Protecting Clean Water Together - Good Weeds + Less Mowing = Happier Gardening


-- Brodhead Watershed Assn. Nature At Risk - Practicing ‘Eagle-Eyed Etiquette’


-- Rare Jurassic-Era Insect Found At Arkansas Walmart In 2012 By Director Of Penn State’s Insect Identification Lab


Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- March 2:  200 PA Residents Impacted By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Visit Beaver County Health Resource Center In First Two Days  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Hundreds Of PA Residents Turn To Beaver County Resource Center Near Train Derailment Site For Help


-- Acting Attorney General Henry Opens Complaint Hotline For Reports Related To Ohio/PA Train Derailment  [PaEN]


-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s U.S. Senators Casey, Fetterman Join Bill Aimed At Preventing Future Train Derailments


-- AP: EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Testing For Dioxins From Train Derailment


-- TribLive/AP: Angry Ohio Residents Confront Railroad Over Health Fears


-- TribLive/AP: NTSB: Key Tank Car Part Melted After Ohio/PA Train Derailment


-- WESA: East Palestine, Ohio Real Estate Market Rattled By Train Derailment, As Residents Weigh How To Respond


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

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


-- Reuters: U.S. LNG Natural Gas Exports Flat Despite Partial Restart Of Freeport, TX LNG Plant  


-- WSJ: U.S. LNG Exports: How Natural Gas From Texas Becomes Cooking Fuel In France 


Other States/National/International


-- Reuters: Equitrans Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Gets Key Approval To Restart Construction 


-- AP: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ About To Get Their First EPA Limits


-- EPA Announces March 14, 23 Listening Sessions On Potential Superfund Enforcement Policy On PFAS Contamination 


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Rep. Zabel’s Former Campaign Manager Accuses Him Of Sexual Harassment; House Republicans Call For Him To Resign

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Democrats Must Call For Rep. Zabel’s Resignation [Related To Allegations Of Sexual Harassment Of Lobbyist]

-- PennLive: Lebanon County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA State Treasurer: PA’s ‘Silver Tsunami’ Could Mean $18 Billion State Budget Shortfall

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[Posted: March 3, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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