Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.13.23

Are You Telling Your Story?

House holds Regular Session June 13, 14, 20, 21, 22

-- Committee Schedule

Senate holds Regular Session June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 12:30: In-Person Meeting ONLY: DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting now In Delaware Room 16th Floor.  There will be no telephone or online access to this meeting.  DEP is upgrading tech in 105 Rachel Carson Building. Contact: Glenda Davidson at gldavidson@pa.gov or 717-783-4759.  (formal notice)  Read more here on agenda - Acting DEP Secretary Outlines His Agenda For DEP.

TODAY 10:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology, Utilities Committee informational meeting on the Public Utility Commission.  Room 140 Main Capitol. 10:00 a.m..  Click Here to watch online.


-- Help Wanted: Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds - Executive Director - John Dawes Retiring  [PaEN]


-- Bay Journal: Satellites, Drones, Special Cameras Join The Fight Against Methane/VOC Pollution From Oil/Gas Wells, Petrochemical Plants, Landfills, Coal Mines In Pennsylvania - By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal  [PaEN] 


-- Environmental Health News: Federal Investments Supporting Community-Led Air Monitoring Could Lower Southwest PA Cancer Rates


-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Indiana County Community Wins Reprieve From Oil/Gas Wastewater Injection Well 


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Ohio Northern University Research Reveals Streamflow Impacts From Shale Gas Fracking Water Withdrawals That Could Be Altering Ecosystems 


-- Courier Times: Sunoco Natural Gas Pipeline Project To Wrap Up Soon, Company Tells Township In Bucks County


-- TribLive Editorial: ‘Protection’ Still Core Of DEP’s Job


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Tracker Says Pittsburgh Companies Have More Work To Do To Reduce Emissions


-- PUC Releases Summer Readiness Reports From Electric Utilities - Adequate Capacity And Supply To Meet Summer Energy Needs  [PaEN]


-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM Electricity Capacity Auction Delays To Incorporate Potential Market Reforms


-- PA Business Report: PECO Prepares Electric, Natural Gas Delivery Systems For Year-Round Weather Resiliency


-- PA Capital-Star: As Temps Rise, Advocates Call On PA To Dial Up Aid For Cooling Costs


-- Observer-Reporter Editorial: The Struggle Between [Electric] Power And Money


-- TribLive: Western PA Officials Push For Transition To Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy


-- WESA: Pittsburgh Officials, Advocates Gather To Promote Clean Transportation, Electric Vehicles


-- Inquirer: PA Lawmakers Already Working To Extend Emergency Declaration For I-95 Collapse Or It Will Expire In 21 Days


-- TODAY: Sen. Bob Casey, EPA - Federal Brownfield & Land Revitalization Grants & Technical Assistance Webinar 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.


-- TribLive: Pitt Committee Approves $120 Million In Construction For Biomanufacturing Facility In Hazelwood Land Redevelopment Site


-- Republican Herald: Torrential Rain Traps Motorists, Shuts Down Highway, Causes Flooding Across Schuylkill County


-- TribLive: Farmers Lament Potential Losses As Lack Of Rain Impacts Local Crops


-- Penn State Extension Launches Farm/Vineyard Spotted Lanternfly Survey For 2023 Season


-- Western PA Conservancy: June 27 Webinar - Pollinator Habitat - Build It And They Will Come.  Noon.


-- Scranton Times Blog: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires


-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Turns To Silver Flies To Help Thwart Hemlock Woolly Adelgid


-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: First And Second Generations Of Timber In Allegheny National Forest Bring Drastic Changes 


-- US Army Corps Of Engineers Pittsburgh District Awards Contract For Fish Reefs On Monongahela River


-- Bay Journal: If You Build It (A Birdhouse), The Bluebirds Will Come


-- Warren Times: Audubon Natural Investigators: Binoculars And Birds June 24


Norfolk Southern Train Derailment


-- PennLive: Diesel Storage Tank Leak Reported On Norfolk Southern Property In Harrisburg June 8


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: PA Average Gasoline Price Down 28% From Record High Set 1 Year Ago


-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Extend Tall As Traders Evaluate Supply Strains


Other States/National/International


-- Bloomberg: California Wildfires Are 5 Times Bigger Than They Used To Be


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Senate Republican Leader Shares His Thoughts On Topics On The Budget Table

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Election Audit Proves Security; Expanded Access

-- SpotlightPA - Stephen Caruso: Why Some Lawmakers Think This Will Be The Year PA Raises Its Minimum Wage

-- Dept. Of Revenue Extends Property Tax/Rent Rebate Deadline To Dec. 31

-- PennLive: Gun Owners Defend Their Rights At PA Capitol Rally; ‘Guns Are Not Inherently Violent’

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[Posted: June 13, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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