House holds Regular Session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8
-- House Budget Hearing Schedule
Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8
-- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
MONDAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. Senate Environmental Resources & Consumer Protection Committees hold joint hearing on Electric Grid Reliability And Winter Storm Elliot. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. Click Here to watch the hearing live. (Click Here for more on the agenda.)
MONDAY 11:00: Agenda Posted. Senate Transportation Committee holds hearing on hazardous materials moved by rail in PA. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch the hearing online. (Click Here for more on the agenda.)
MONDAY Off The Floor: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 144 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) would restrict the use of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foams, which is only a very small use for the chemicals that can be found in thousands of products; Senate Bill 211 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) the bill-- the former Senate Bill 284-- sets decommissioning rules for utility-scale solar energy facilities, including preempting local ordinances and regulations on decommissioning; and requiring compliance with the federal Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act; Senate Bill 254 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) would suspend DEP’s regulations setting heavy-duty diesel emissions standards based on California standards. DEP already did this in November 2021 allowing federal standards to remain in place; Senate Resolution 9 (Langerholc-R-Cambria) urging President Biden to restart construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, which is not in Pennsylvania. TC Energy abandoned its plans for the Keystone XL Pipeline for good in June 2021 to carry Canadian oil to Steele City, Kansas. Senate Rules Room. Off The Floor. No video coverage. Click Here for more on the agenda.)
DEP Advisory: DEP Forms Application Will Be Unavailable March 3-4 Due To Maintenance
-- 48 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students And Adults [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- In Memoriam: Walter N. Heine, PA Deputy For Mines, First Director Of Federal Office Of Surface Mining [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 18 to 24; First Violations Noted At New Well Plugging Sites [PaEN]
-- Feb. 25: DEP Has Collected Water Samples From Nearly Every Private Well In PA Within One Mile Of Norfolk Southern Derailment Site; Results Expected Next Week [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: PA Officials Insist Pollution From Ohio/PA Trail Derailment Not Harming Animals In PA
-- Pennsylvania State Actions Last Week On Ohio/PA Train Derailment [PaEN]
-- Patch.com: PA Lawmakers Call For Suspension Of Federal Regulations Allowing Rail Transport Of LNG Natural Gas In Wake Of Train Derailment
-- York Dispatch: Is York County Ready For An Ohio/PA-Type Train Derailment Disaster?
-- The Guardian: U.S. Averaging One Chemical Accident Every 2 Days From Train Derailments, Pipeline Ruptures, Truck Crashes, Industrial Spills
-- TribLive: Forbes Trail Chapter Trout Unlimited To Unveil New Linn Run Watershed Conservation Plan In Westmoreland County
-- Interns Wanted: Trout Unlimited Seeking Summer Interns Based In Lock Haven
-- PennLive: Federal Stormwater Regulations Apply To One Town In Perry County
-- Scranton Times: Stay The Course On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- PennDOT Will Begin Accepting National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Applications March 27 [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: PPL CEO: ‘We Should Have And Could Have Done Better’ With Incorrect Customer Bills, Utility Still Working To Correct Customer Problems
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Electric Deregulation Law Has Again Let Down Consumers, PPL’s Billing Problem Proves It
-- PA Capital-Star: After A Series Of Winter Storms, FERC Approves New Standards For Power Plants To Prevent Power Failures During Extreme Weather [PJM’s December Freeze Included]
-- WHYY: Philly Bike Share Program To Expand In Historically-Marginalized Communities
-- Republican Herald - J.J. Faux: Woodcock Habitat Work During Winter Also Benefits Variety Of Other Wildlife Species
Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- Pennsylvania State Actions Last Week On Ohio/PA Train Derailment [PaEN]
-- Feb. 25: DEP Has Collected Water Samples From Nearly Every Private Well In PA Within One Mile Of Norfolk Southern Derailment Site; Results Expected Next Week [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - John Hayes: PA Officials Insist Pollution From Ohio/PA Trail Derailment Not Harming Animals In PA
-- York Dispatch: Is York County Ready For An Ohio/PA-Type Train Derailment Disaster?
-- The Guardian: U.S. Averaging One Chemical Accident Every 2 Days From Train Derailments, Pipeline Ruptures, Truck Crashes, Industrial Spills
-- Patch.com: PA Lawmakers Call For Suspension Of Federal Regulations Allowing Rail Transport Of LNG Natural Gas In Wake Of Train Derailment
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
Other States/National/International
-- Financial Times: U.S. Makes ‘No Apologies’ For Prioritising American Jobs, Clean Energy Tsar Tells EU
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[Posted: February 26, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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