Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.6.23

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Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4  [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled]

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 7:30: Virtual. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community - Eyes On Shell  monthly meeting.  7:30 p.m.


-- KDKA: Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Crashes Into, Thru Westmoreland County Home And A Loophole In State Law That Doesn’t Regulate Gathering Pipelines For Safety  [PaEN]


-- DEP Provides Oil & Gas Advisory Board With Updates On Well Plugging Financial Assurance; Pitt Health Studies; Funding Options For Program; Civil Penalty Policy  [PaEN]


-- Republican Rep. Krupa Introduces HB 1656 To Ban Oil, Gas Wastewater Injection Wells To Protect The Public From Radioactive, Toxic Materials  [PaEN]


-- Inside Climate News: New PA Legislation Aims To Classify Oil & Gas Wastewater As Hazardous Waste


-- State Dept. Of Health Invites Citizens To File Environmental Health Complaints Related To Natural Gas Development; Health Will Also Review Environmental Test Results  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Leaders Aren’t Helpless And Must Take Action To Protect Constituents From Natural Gas Development Health Impacts - By Tom Pike, Penn Twp., Westmoreland County


-- WHYY: PA’s Expanded Environmental Justice Policy Goes Into Effect This Month: ‘We Should Be Doing More’


-- PUC: No Evidence Public Utility Natural Gas Equipment Caused 2022 Hialeah Dr. Home Explosion In Plum Boro, Allegheny County  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: PUC Rules Public Utility Equipment Not At Fault In 2022 Plum Boro Home Explosion


-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Moving Electric Transmission Towers Off Landslide-prone Hillside In Pittsburgh’s Hays Woods


-- Utility Dive: PJM, Natural Gas, Other Electric Generators Reach Agreement To Resolve $1.8 Billion In Winter Storm Elliot Nonperformance Penalties; Details Confidential Now But Will Be Made Public Later In September


-- PA Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists Oppose State Budget Bill Transfer Of $150 Million From Game Commission Fund To Clean Streams Fund


-- DEP Hosts Sept. 29 Online Training On New Chapter 105 Environmental Assessment Alternatives Guidance  [PaEN] 


-- GreenGov Council, Penn State Sustainability Hosts 2023 Commonwealth Sustainability Week Oct. 2-6  [PaEN]


-- NextPittsburgh: Study Of Health Benefits Of Neville Island Coke [Coal] Plant Closure Raises Questions About Clairton Coke Plant


-- WESA: New Documentary Buries Appalachia’s ‘King Coal’


-- TribLive: Dozens Of Pittsburgh Public Schools Move To Remote Learning Because Of Heat Wave


-- Inquirer: 74 Philly Schools Closing Early This Week Due To Extreme Heat


-- MCall: Allentown School District Plans Early Dismissals All Week Because Of Extreme Heat


-- Penn State Extension: Sept. 27 Water Cooler Talk Webinar: Private Wells And Enteric Disease  [PaEN]


-- Richard Roush To Step Down As Dean Of Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences


-- Tribune-Democrat: Woodland Wanderings: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Boosts Businesses At Both Ends


-- WESA: Pittsburgh Rolls Out Major Bike Infrastructure Improvements, Including Upgraded Mon Wharf Trail


-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Outdoor Recreation Office Is Government Done Right


-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August Now Available  [PaEN]


-- WITF/LehighValleyNews.com: Environmental Survey Finds Shrinking Open Space A Dominant Concern In Lehigh, Northampton Counties


-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Centennial Celebration Sept. 24 Features Headliner Bands 


-- Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council Hosts Sept. 27 Field Day At The Bower Native Plant Landscape &  Sculpture Park In Perry County  [PaEN] 


-- KDKA: Interactive Map Predicts Peak Fall Foliage Times For Western PA Region


-- Update On PA Firefly Festival And 2023 Firefly Season! Luminaries In Firefly World  [PaEN]


-- Penn State: New Updates Come To 'Beescape,' An Online Tool For Supporting Pollinators


-- KDKA: Smashing Spotted Lanternfly Myths: Study Finds They May Not Be As Harmful To Vegetation As Once Thought


-- TribLive Editorial: Do We Need More Gator Laws?


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

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


-- Washington Examiner: Fragile LNG Natural Gas Market Vulnerable To Major Price Swings, Supply Shortages


-- Wall Street Journal: Saudi Oil Production Cuts Send World Diesel Prices Soaring


-- AP: Oil Prices Spike As Saudi Arabia, Russia Extend 1.3 Million Barrel A Day Oil Cut Thru December


Other States/National/International


-- AP: EPA Delays New Ozone Pollution Standards Until After 2024 Election


-- AP: This Summer Was Global Record Breaker For Highest Heat Ever Measured Meteorologists Say


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: November Election: A Complete Guide To Candidates For State Supreme Court

-- PA Capital-Star: Everything You Need To Know To Vote In Nov. 7 General Election

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: ERIC Interstate Voter Verification Service Is Partisan, Expensive And Ineffective, PA Should Leave It - By Sen. Chis Dush (R- Jefferson)

-- Inquirer: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Gets Democratic Challenger With ‘Top Gun’ Resume

-- The Center Square: Taxpayers Sidelined Amidst School Funding Tit-For-Tat In State Budget Discussions

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Sees ‘Dramatic Increase’ In Reports Of Child Labor Law Violations

-- Scranton Times Editorial: As Gambling Expands In PA, So Do Problems

-- Post-Gazette: Most Western PA Colleges Seeing Boosts In Application Numbers, What’s Causing The Surge?

-- Post-Gazette: Geneva College Offers Free Tuition For PA Students Whose Families Earn Under $70,000

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[Posted: September 6, 2023]  PA Environment Digest

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