House next voting day Nov. 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
Senate next voting day Nov. 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: PA League Of Women Voters, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School Of Public Health Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council / Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, by sending email to iirvin@pa.gov or call 717-787-8771. Read more here. [Note: University of Pittsburgh shale gas health studies on the joint meeting agenda.]
TODAY 10:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds hearing on appliance energy efficiency legislation - House Bill 1615 (O’Mara-D-Delaware). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.
WEDNESDAY 10:00: House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 223 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) increasing the recycling fee on municipal waste disposed in the state to $5/ton from $2/ton (sponsor summary); House Resolution 224 (Rabb-D-Philadelphia) directing the Joint State Government commission to do a study and establish an advisory committee to analyze opportunities for solar energy facilities on farms (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.
-- DEP Issued At Least 435 Violations To 87 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators; 20 NOVs To 10 Shale Gas Operators For Abandoning Their Wells Without Plugging Them So Far In 2023 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Record 5,653 Notices Of Violation To Conventional Oil & Gas Operators So Far In 2023; ‘Culture Of Non-Compliance’ Continues [PaEN]
-- DEP Releases 2022 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report
-- Williamsport Sun Letter: Fracking Falsehood Spread By Sen. Yaw, Others - By Dean Marshall, Lock Haven
-- PUC Winter Natural Gas Reliability Overview Reports Now Available; But Do Not Address Winter Storm Elliot Issues [PaEN]
-- TribLive: International Natural Gas Commodities Market, Milder Weather Predictions Could Ease Winter Heating Costs
-- Inquirer: Philadelphia Natural Gas Bills Going Up, But Lower Than PGW Wanted
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: After 8-Year Effort, Another Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant In Allegheny County Is Nixed; Due To ‘Current Market Conditions’
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Invenergy Drops Plans To Build Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Panel Considers How Hydrogen Hubs Can Help Meet Climate Goals
-- Coalition Applauds Introduction Of Bipartisan Community Solar Energy Legislation [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Hearing On Solar Energy Facilities Draws Out Concerns In Clinton Twp.
-- TribLive Guest Essay: RGGI Court Decision And Executive Overreach - By Rep. Bryan Cutler, PA House Republican Leader
-- DEP Collects $62,475 Penalty From Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill Under Agreement To Correct Violations, Improve Environmental Protections At The Facility [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Landfill Fined More Than $62,000 For Violations
-- State Fire Commissioner: Improper Disposal Of Rechargeable Batteries Is Leading To More, And More Dangerous Fires [PaEN]
-- DEP: Penalties Collected From Air Pollution Violations At Webco's Oil City Facility Funds Local Park Projects In Venango County [PaEN]
-- MCall: Residents urge DEP To Deny Environmental Permits For Massive Lehigh Valley Industrial Warehouse Site
-- Warren Times: Minister Creek In Sheffield Twp. Deemed Water Quality Impaired
-- US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Award $7.4 Million In Grants To Restore Chesapeake Bay Watershed Habitats; $1.8 Million+ To Benefit PA [PaEN]
-- Call For Proposals, Student Posters By 2024 Keystone Coldwater Conference On Feb. 23-24 In State College [PaEN]
-- WGAL: Liz Winand From Shank’s Mare Outfitters Introduced Thousands Of Young People To The Great Outdoors
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Reviews Environmental Progress In 15th State Of Environment Report
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: There Are Only A Few Native Maples Trees Here In PA
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Video Update On Osprey Populations Along The Delaware River & Bay
Other States/National/International
-- US Global Change Research Program Releases 5th National Climate Assessment
-- White House: Fact Sheet On 4th National Climate Assessment, Announces $6 Billion To Strengthen Climate Resilience Across The Country
-- WSJ: Climate Change’s $150 Billion Hit To US Economy
-- Reuters: US Climate Assessment Lays Out Growing Threats, Opportunities As Temperatures Rise
-- Bloomberg: Five Takeaways From Sweeping Report On Climate Change In US
-- Bloomberg: Nowhere Is Safe From Worsening Climate Change, New US Report Warns
-- NPR: Climate Change Affects Your Life In 3 Big Ways, New Report Warns
-- USA Today: ‘Every Sector Of Human And Natural Society’: Federal Report Details Climate Change’s Impact
-- Inside Climate News: Report Charts Climate Change’s Growing Impact In US, While Stressing Benefits Of Action
-- The Guardian: US Warming Faster Than Global Average, New Report Says: ‘The Science Is Irrefutable’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: WV’s Manchin’s Decision Not To Run Could Mean More Political Ads In PA
-- WITF: CeaseFirePA, Democrat Lawmakers Call For Gun Safety Legislation
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Advances Bill Changing How State Handles Pardons
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Democrats Win Control Of Dauphin County Commissioners Board For First Time In 100 Years
-- WITF: Latino Entrepreneurship On Rise In PA For Many Reasons
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[Posted: November 14, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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