Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.11.24

“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]

Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Database Advisory: On Feb. 14 OnBase Will Be Disabled From 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.

-- 87 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. 27 to Feb. 9 - More Abandoned Conventional, Shale Gas Wells; Spills, Venting Gas, Contaminated Water Supplies  [PaEN]

-- WESA/WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Whole-House Repairs Program Resucitated In Shapiro’s PA Budget Proposal

-- PJM Interconnection: How The Super Bowl Affects Electricity Use 

-- Environment America: Super Bowl LVIII Powered By 100% Renewable Energy

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Let The Sun Shine In - Boost Solar Farms In NE PA

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Hydrogen, Carbon Capture Innovations Will Power PA’s Future - By Consumer Energy Alliance

-- WNEP: Smelly, Muddy Water In Lackawanna County Creek Caused By Dunmore Reservoir Construction, Authorities Say

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Nescopeck State Park Group Looks For, Finds Eagles

-- Meadville Tribune: In Memoriam: Jim Lang, Fmr PA Environmental Council Board Member 

Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: Biden Will Visit Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Site Friday

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Markets Insider: New Study Questions LNG Natural Gas As A ‘Bridge Fuel’ In Decarbonization

Other States/National/International

-- Binghamton Press: NY Lawmakers Aim To Close Loophole In Fracking Ban - Prohibit Use Of Carbon Dioxide To Frack Shale Gas, Oil 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Police Investigating Rep. Boyle’s Drunken Outburst At Montgomery Bard, Including Alleged Threats He Would Hit Female Employees

-- WITF: Voters Explain What Issues Matter To Them At Great American Outdoor Show In Harrisburg

-- Washington Examiner - Salena Zito: Two PA Congressional Races Could Be National Bellwethers

-- PennLive Guest Essay: It’s Been A Bad Week For Political Leaders - By Mark Singel

-- WITF: Hazleton School District Defends Record With Latinos In Wake Of Voting Rights Lawsuit Over How School Directors Are Elected

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[Posted: February 11, 2024]  PA Environment Digest