House holds Regular Session May 3, 22, 23, 24
Senate holds Regular Session May 3, 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1028 (Matzie-D-Beaver) setting certain rail safety and oversight requirements, reporting system for hazardous materials and waste, restrict unsafe train length, prompted by Norfolk Southern train derailment.. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 10:00: House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 246 (T.Davis-D- Bucks) requiring municipalities to notify property owners of changes to FEMA special flood hazard area maps. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 7:30: Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Monthly Eyes On Shell Meeting. 7:30 p.m.
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. (formal notice) [Note: Update on federal Conventional Well Plugging Program]
May 25-- NEW. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council [conventional oil/gas well operators] meeting. Desert Room Plaza Level, Keystone Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Adam Walters, 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov. [Note: Contact DCED to speak during public comment time.]
-- Earthworks Submits Video Evidence To DEP Of More Air Pollution Violations By Gas Flares At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Breathe Project Update: EPA Regional Administrator Ortiz Meets With Mon Valley Residents
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Only 2 Of Shapiro’s 20+ Cabinet Nominations Approved By Senate
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com-Robert Swift: Senate Panels Recommend 2 Shapiro Cabinet Nominees For Transportation, DCED
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets May 9 For Updates On Federal Infrastructure Projects; Act 54 Report On Damage From Coal Mining; Carbon Capture; Hydrogen Hub [PaEN]
-- Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Seeks Federal Money For Hydrogen Fuel Production
-- Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Hub Coalition Submit Application To DOE For Funding, Including Part Of PA
-- Conservation Voters Of PA, PennFuture Host May 11 Webinar On Hydrogen & Climate Change - How The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Using H2 As A Front For More Fracking
-- National Review Guest Essay: Will PA’s Governor See The Light On Energy Or Follow Biden’s Lead?
-- AP: Dominion Energy Eyeing More Natural Gas, Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Plants
-- PA Environmental Groups Testify On Cryptocurrency Mining In PA At House Environmental Hearing
-- NY Assembly Member Dr. Anna Kelles Testifies Before House Environmental Committee On NY State Law On Cryptocurrency Mining
-- City & State PA: New York Legislator’s Twitter Account Hacked After Appearance Before PA House Environmental Committee
-- Stronghold Digital Mining Testifies At House Hearing On Cryptocurrency Mining
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Mawson Infrastructure Plans Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Mining Site In Ohio
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Consol Energy Expands Share Repurchasing Program To $1 Billion
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Equitrans Acknowledges ‘Narrower’ Path For Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Completion
-- Reuters: Equitrans May Still Complete Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline By End-2023
-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Profit Beats Estimates On Higher Output Of Natural Gas
-- Altoona Mirror: Plan By RES Coal To Mine Coal Near Drinking Water Reservoir Could Net Hollidaysburg $10 to $12 Million Over 15 Years
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why Coal Exports Rose Sharply For Consol Energy
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Government-Corporate Partnership Improved Life In A Mon Valley Town Around U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant - By Mayor & Council Member of Clairton City
-- DEP Blog: Air Quality Awareness Week: Particulate Matter 101
-- PPL Electricity Price To Compare To Drop June 1 For Customers Who Don’t Shop For Suppliers
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair Conservation District Offering $1.6 Million To Farmers To Help Protect Water Quality
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Three Steps To Protect Philadelphia’s Drinking Water, Ensuring Our Right To Clean Water - By Villanova Professors
-- PA Resources Council Launches Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County June 3 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Shaler Residents Can Now Recycle Glass
-- New Recycling Materials Markets Database Hopes To Connect Recyclers With End Users Of Their Materials [PaEN]
-- PA Recycling Markets Center Hosting June 8 Battery Recycling Markets Summit In Bethlehem [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Penn State Prof Explains How The Northern Lights Put On A Show For Pennsylvanians
-- Spotlight PA: How To Provide Feedback On Plan For Maryland National Guard To Lower Fighter Jet Training Over PA Wilds
-- FirstEnergy Donates, Plants Nearly 700 Trees In Mercer County To Celebrate Earth Day, Arbor Day
-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Explores Urban Forests, Their Impact On Hot Cities
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: 31 PA Lakes To Undergo $88 Million In Major Improvements, Here’s What’s Planned By Fish & Boat Commission
-- The Allegheny Front: Wildlife Biologists Are Studying Why Some Ruffed Grouse Lose Their Fear Of Humans
-- Penn State: Early-Nesting Ducks At Increased Risk Due To Changes In Climate, Land Use
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary May Events: Warbler Weekend; Youth Art Exhibit; World Migratory Bird Day; Native Plant Sale; Mysterious World Of Bats, More!
Other States/National/International
-- The Guardian: New York Adopts Legislation To Scale Up Renewable Energy By Moving Utilities Out Of Private Hands To Become Publicly Owned
-- Bloomberg: Biodiversity Beats Climate When It Comes To Swaying Republicans
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Only 2 Of Shapiro’s 20+ Cabinet Nominations Approved By Senate
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com-Robert Swift: Senate Panels Recommend 2 Shapiro Cabinet Nominees For Transportation, DCED
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Legislators Should Give Counties Authority To Pre-Canvass Mail-In Ballots
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Move Presidential Primary, Retool Election Calendars
-- PA Capital-Star: PA April Tax Collections $51.1 Million Over Estimates
-- AP: Bill To Broaden LGBTQ+ Protections Passes PA House
-- TribLive: PA Cong. Summer Lee One Of 19 To Vote Against Resolution Honoring U.S. 0 Israel Relationship
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Uptick In Online Hate Rhetoric As Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Trial Begins 2nd Week
-- TribLive: Bud Light Sales Fizzle In Western PA Amid Transgender Boycott
-- Courier Times: Inside This Year’s Fight Over PA School Board Seats And What Happens In The Classroom
-- Spotlight PA: Party Affiliation Can Be Misleading In Local PA Elections, Here’s Why
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Racial Discrimination And Hate Are Hurting Students Of Color At Lower Dauphin School - By Mother Of Student
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[Posted: May 3, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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