House holds Regular Session March 7, 8
-- House Budget Hearing Schedule
Senate returns to voting session March 7, 8
-- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 11:30: Governor’s Budget Address. Click Here to watch online.
WEDNESDAY 9:00: Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing to question Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern on the Ohio/PA train derailment [subpoena issued for his appearance]. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Click Here to read more on agenda.
WEDNESDAY 10:00: Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 188 (DiSanto-R-Dauphin) amending the Regulatory Review Act to authorize the General Assembly to kill “economically significant” regulations by doing nothing; Senate Bill 190 (Brooks-R- Crawford) requiring an automatic three-year review of economically significant regulations. Room 461. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Click Here to read more on agenda.)
THURSDAY 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Joseph Martini martjos@pa.gov or (717) 772-5619. [Presentation on methane emissions monitoring overflight study of 91 oil & gas, coal mine landfill sources.] (Click Here to read more about agenda.)
THURSDAY 1:00: Senate Transportation Committee hearing on charging electric vehicles. University of Pittsburgh, Alumni Hall, Room 121, Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch live.
-- The Guardian: One Of The Worst Global Methane Leaks In 2022 Was In PA - Equitrans In Cambria County; Routine Abandonment, Non-Compliance Of Conventional Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Republicans On Senate Committee Report Out Bill Blocking Local Elected Officials From Moving To Cleaner Energy Sources To Combat Climate Change [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light/Jewish Earth Alliance March 15 Webinar On Why PA Needs Both RGGI And Expanded Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
-- TribLive: Fmr Cheswick Coal-fired Power Plant Property Could Be Rezoned Residential In Allegheny County
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Agreement With Norfolk Southern To Pay $7.38 Million In Initial Response Costs, Costs To Businesses, Residents From Train Derailment [PaEN]
-- AP: Gov. Shapiro: Norfolk Southern To Pay Millions For Train Derailment
-- The Center Square: Shapiro, Norfolk Southern Broker $7.4 Million Aid Deal
-- WESA: Norfolk Southern Agrees To Pay For East Palestine, OH Residents To Relocate During Cleanup
-- Lehigh Valley Live: Months After Tanker Crash In Bethlehem, Cleanup Continues Of 8,500 Gallons Of Spilled Gasoline, Diesel Fuel
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2023 Save The Bay Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- The Water Center At University Of Pennsylvania Hosts March 17 In-Person Panel Discussion Of Delaware Basin-Wide Cooperation For Drought Resilience In Philadelphia
-- PennLive: Cumberland County Secures Nearly $4 Million For Farmland Preservation
-- PA Director Of Outdoor Recreation Announces Statewide Stakeholder Meetings Starting March 29 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Guide To 29 Best Nature Hikes In And Around Philly
-- 2023 PA Firefly Festival, Glow & Know Campout Details Now Available, Registration Deadline March 31
-- TribLive: Wildlife Livestream Helps ‘Bring The Outdoors In’ For Saint Vincent Students
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - March Brings Mud
-- TribLive: Game Commission Seeking Genetic Info On ‘Tame’ Ruffed Grouses
Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Agreement With Norfolk Southern To Pay $7.38 Million In Initial Response Costs, Costs To Businesses, Residents From Train Derailment [PaEN]
-- AP: Gov. Shapiro: Norfolk Southern To Pay Millions For Train Derailment
-- The Center Square: Shapiro, Norfolk Southern Broker $7.4 Million Aid Deal
-- WESA: Norfolk Southern Agrees To Pay For East Palestine, OH Residents To Relocate During Cleanup
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: New Norfolk Southern Safety Plan Would Add More ‘Hotbox’ Sensors To Its Tracks
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Norfolk Southern’s Safety Plan Seeks To Improve Track-side Heat Sensors
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: Gasoline Prices Trending Upward As Annual Change To Summer Blends Is Underway
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average- $3.61, National Average- $3.40
-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Strikes 15-Year U.S. LNG Natural Gas Supply Deal With Swiss Commodity Trader Gunvor
Other States/National/International
-- Financial Times: Oil Companies Line Up For Billions In Subsidies Under U.S. Climate Law
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Shapiro’s 1st PA Budget To Focus On Schools, Business Taxes
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: What One Top Republican Is Looking For In Gov. Shapiro’s First Budget
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 16 Republican Lawmakers Call On Democratic House Member Accused Of Sexual Harassment To Resign
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire: Senate Judiciary Committee Unanimously Forwards Nomination Of Acting State Attorney General To Full Senate
-- WITF: New House Speaker Responds To Harassment Allegations Against Fellow Democrat Mike Zabel
-- PennLive: Sen. Fetterman Will ‘Be Back Soon,’ Says His Chief Of Staff
-- MCall: Former Rep. Don Snyder Passes
-- PennLive: Faith Group Asks Legislators To Take Up Gun Reform Measures
-- AP: Biden Will Buck Tradition And Unveil Budget In PA Thursday
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[Posted: March 7, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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