Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.14.24

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

Governor’s Budget Address:  February 6

Senate next voting day February 5, 6, 7, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

House next voting day February 6, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP & DCNR Advisory: DEP and DCNR continue to experience problems with their websites and problems with distributing press releases.

-- 92 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 4 to 12 - 9 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Leaking Wastewater Tanks; Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area Cleanup Continues; Pipeline Land Slips  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection: Winter Weather Forces Natural Gas Pipeline Fuel Restrictions, ‘Conservative Operations’ Declared To Assure Electric Grid Reliability Through Jan. 17  [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA: EPA Accepting Applications For Environmental & Climate Justice Community Change Grants  [PaEN]

-- Centre Daily Times - Climate Watch: Local Sources Of Climate Inspiration For A New Year

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Heavy Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targeted In EPA $3 Million Grant To DEP

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Network Is Vital To Fighting Climate Change

-- Public News Service: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Has Tracked The Planting Of More Than 5.9 Million Trees In PA To Improve Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Delmont Starts Calculating How To Implement Stormwater Authority Fees In Westmoreland County

-- Post-Gazette: New Study Finds Nanoplastics In Water From 3 Common Bottled Water Brands

-- WTAE/CNN: Plastic Chemicals Linked To $249 Billion In US Health Care Costs In 2018 Alone, Study Says

-- Post-Gazette: Review Of Nippon Steel’s Purchase Of US Steel Expected To Last A Year Or More

-- Scranton Times: ShiverFest 2024 Runs High And Fast On Swollen Lackawanna River In Scranton

-- WNEP: Hundreds Shiver By The Lackawanna River In Scranton

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: When Is A Little PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Too Much To Eat In Fish?

-- Help Wanted: Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center Agricultural Outreach Specialist  [PaEN] 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA Democrats kick Off PA Primary Hoping To Defeat Republican Con. Scott Perry

-- PennLive Guest Essay: There’s Hope For The Coming Election Season - By Mark Singel

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[Posted: January 14, 2024]  PA Environment Digest