It is likely the House will take a vote at some point this week on a natural gas severance tax proposal at the insistence of 31 Democrats. House Democratic Leadership says they still support the overall budget deal that calls for expanded leasing of State Forest land for natural gas drilling and there is no indication there will be a specific vote on cutting back the leasing proposal.
House Democrats Revive Severance Tax Idea
Blog: House Leaders Set Vote On Natural Gas Severance Tax
Op-Ed: It's Lawmakers' Obligation To Make PA's Environment Better
Environmental Groups Criticize Proposed Drilling In State Forests
Editorial: State Can't See Forest For Trees
31 House Dems Oppose Expanded Gas Drilling
Rep. George Lets His Colleagues Have It Over Budget
Final Budget By Sunday Unlikely
Lehigh Conservation District Presses For Funding
Impact Of Drilling Spill On Watershed Unknown
Gas Drilling Concerns To Be Aired In Tunkhannock
Acid Mine Drainage To Generate Electricity In Derry, Unity
State Taps Tech To Store Carbon Underground
Natural Gas Prices Are Going Down
Environmental Groups Buy Part Of Erie County Creek
Study Shows More Pollution From Livestock Operations In Local Waterways
Fish And Boat Commission Seeks Conservation Officer Applicants
Midstate's Gypsy Moth Population Decreases
Study: Octoraro Farmers Letting Chesapeake Bay Down
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- David E. Hess
- This Blog is a companion to www.PaEnvironmentDigest.com, the weekly online newsletter published by Crisci Associates, Harrisburg, PA. I can be contacted at 717-234-1716 or by sending email to: DHess@CrisciAssociates.com. I served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection from 2001 to 2003, as staff in the Pennsylvania Senate and in the former Department of Environmental Resources for over 30 years.