Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.21.24

“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 Database Advisory: OnBase Scheduled Maintenance Jan. 27 5:00 p.m. to 28 9:00 a.m. will disable some DEP database functions.  Click Here for more.

-- DEP Website: DEP continues to experience problems with its website and problems with distributing press releases.

-- 101 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. 13 to 19;  9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; 4 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells; Freshwater Pipeline Break; Ice & Snow  [PaEN] 

-- 4 Months Later, XTO Energy, Inc. Said They Will Plug 4 Shale Gas Wells DEP Found To Be Abandoned And Not Plugged In September  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Solar Energy Facility Proposed In Butler Twp., Schuylkill County

-- The Allegheny Front: Silent Spring Institute Study Finds More Than 900 Common Chemicals Linked To Breast Cancer Risk 

-- TribLive: Opportunities Endless At Cheswick’s Rachel Carson Park, Officials Say

-- Warren Times: Windblown - Impact Of High Winds On Trees, Forests -  By Chelsea Jandreau, Audubon Community Nature Center

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Hughesville H.S. Fly Fishing Club Truly An ‘Absolute Joy’ In Offering Teenagers Opportunities To Become Well-Rounded Citizens

-- WESA/WVIA: Pennsylvania’s Third Bird Atlas Takes Flight

-- Centre Daily Times: Proposed Penn State Commonwealth Arboreta Network Would Develop An Arboretum On Every Campus 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: For Republican US Senate Candidate McCormick, It All Began In Humble Bloomsburg

-- Scranton Times Editorial: PA Senate Republicans Should Allow Debate On Statewide Assault Weapons Ban

-- TribLive: Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising; At Western PA Community Colleges, That Could Stave Off Enrollment Downturns

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[Posted: January 21, 2024]  PA Environment Digest