House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22
Senate holds Regular Session May 8, 9, 10, June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 188 (DiSanto-R- Dauphin) authorizing the General Assembly to kill regulations by doing nothing [Read more here]; Senate Bill 190 (Brooks-R-Crawford) requiring an automatic three-year review of economically significant regulations in a process similar to what was called “sunset reviews” decades ago. That process was abandoned by the General Assembly because it became a costly, time-consuming exercise with little benefit [Read more here]. Rules Room. Off the Floor. No video coverage. Read more here.
TODAY 12:30: Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 350 (Phillips-Hill-R-York) requires all state agencies to establish a program to require the review of permit applications by private contractors for applications that have been “delayed,” eliminating agency review of permit applications on behalf of the public and adding more state bureaucracy and cost on taxpayers Read more here; Senate Bill 633 (Coleman-R-Bucks) establishing a Regulatory Relief Office in the Governor’s Office with the authority to waive or replace any regulatory requirements proposed by permit applicants with minimal public review. Read more here about similar legislation last session. Room 8E-A East Wing. 12:30 p.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.
-- May 8 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Canon-McMillian H.S. Team Wins Washington County Envirothon
-- LebTown.com: Quittapahilla Watershed Group Spotlights Quittie Creek Stream Restoration Project
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers, Partners Host May 17 Webinar - Putting Water Quality Data To Work Locally, A Conversation Cafe [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly’s Tap Water Has A Trust Problem, Did The Recent Contamination Scare Make It Worse?
-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Urgent Issue Water Trail Mini-Grant Applications [PaEN]
-- StateImpactPA: In PA, Climate Change Threatens The State Tree, Bird And Fish; Work Is Under Way To Help The Native Species
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Students Craft Metal Selfie Frames At County Parks To Mark County’s 250th Anniversary
-- TribLive: Blaze A Trail With Family-Focused Fun Near Clear Creek State Park
-- PennLive: Construction To Curtail Access To PA Grand Canyon From Leonard Harrison State Park
Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvania Has Real Role In Regulating Rail
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Bloomberg Guest Essay: ‘We Just Want Someone Sane:’ What Happens When A Small Town Goes MAGA - Washington, PA ‘In Pennsylvania, The Big Lie Is Spreading Its Roots’
-- Wall Street Journal: Big Oil/Natural Gas Has $150 Billion In Cash, Investors Want A Share; New Drilling Isn’t Near The Top Of The List
-- Bloomberg: Europe’s Natural Gas Buying Slows On Expectations Of Further Price Crash
-- Financial Times: Falling Crude Prices And Recession Fears Bring U.S. Oil, Natural Gas Rally To A Halt
Other States/National/International
-- Wall Street Journal: Backlash Builds Against $3 Trillion Clean Energy Wind, Solar Projects
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: A Governor Who Governs - Shapiro Looks Back, And Forward, After 100 Days In Office
-- Erie Times: Why Is America Obsessed With The Politics Of PA? Breaking Down This U.S. Battleground
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Could Get An Earlier Presidential Primary, If Harrisburg’s Other Election Fights Don’t Get In The Way
-- Bloomberg Guest Essay: ‘We Just Want Someone Sane:’ What Happens When A Small Town Goes MAGA - Washington, PA ‘In Pennsylvania, The Big Lie Is Spreading Its Roots’
-- WESA: The End Of COVID Health Emergency In Allegheny County: Less Deadly, But Still A Threat
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[Posted: May 8, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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