-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20
-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.
-- DEP Posted FY 2024-25 Budget Hearing Materials
House next voting day March 18, 19, 20
-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 1:00: House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Dept. Of Agriculture. Room 140 Main Capitol. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 3:00: Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar Announcing A Roadmap For Industrial Decarbonization In Pennsylvania. 3:00 p.m.
-- Keep PA Beautiful: Sheila Shea, Fayette County Recycling Coordinator Recognized With Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- DEP: No Applicants Have Asked For Their Money Back Yet Under The PAyback Permit Review Money Back Guarantee Program [PaEN]
-- DEP Set To Receive $2 Billion+ In Federal Funds Over Next Decade+ For Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Clean Energy, Climate Resiliency, Clean Water [PaEN]
-- American Lung Association: New Report Reveals Transition To Electric Vehicles, Clean Power Would Prevent 148,000 Asthma Attacks In PA Kids
-- Master Watershed Steward Cindy Rogers Strengthens Partnerships In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake: Lancaster Congregations For Clean Water
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Webinars On Managing Natural Resources On Farms; Nutrient Retention On Pasture Lands; Art Gover Recognized; Other Educational Opportunities [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: Gas Drives Energy, Environmental And Economic Progress - By Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition
-- PennLive Letter: Gas Can Help Address Global Warming - By PA National Federation Of Independent Business
-- Courier Times Guest Essay: In Pennsylvania, I See Hope For Our Environmental Future - By Hilary Harp Falk, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- New DEP Tools: Energy Funding, Assistance Finder Tool Available For Environmental Justice Communities, Organizations; Equitable Climate Action Program Development Tool [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Selected As 1 Of 10 Nationally To Advance To Phase 2 Of Quality Green Jobs Training Regional Challenge [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Says DOE Transformer Rule Could Force Butler County Plant To Close
-- Beaver County Times: FERC Approves Vistra’s Acquisition Of Energy Harbor’s Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: East Dunkard Water Woes Highlight Differences Between Public And Private Water Supply Systems - By John Brutz
-- Observer-Reporter: Testimony Heard In Effort To Resolve High-Hazard Cokeburg Dam Safety Issues
-- PennLive: Developer Behind Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Project Responds To Politicians’ Criticism
-- DCNR Blog: Untold Stories Of People Of Color, Women, Other Minority Groups
-- DCNR Grants Newsletter Features Project Stories; Tips On Filling Out Grant Applications; Dates To Remember
-- Republican Herald: Shenandoah Considering Trail Cameras To Thwart Illegal Dumping
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: The Third PA Bird Atlas Has Officially Fledged; Volunteers Needed [PaEN]
-- Penn Veterinary Medicine’s Wildlife Futures Program: How Deer Poop Holds The Key To Tackling Chronic Wasting Disease
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Researchers Describe 7 New Species Of African Skinks
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Reuters: US Gas Prices Soar 13% As Chesapeake Energy Cuts Output
-- Reuters: Chesapeake Energy Says Gas Market Oversupplied, Plans To Cut Output, Spending
Other States/National/International
-- Utility Dive: Solar, Battery Storage Will Be 81% Of New Electricity Generation Capacity This Year: EIA
-- Financial Times: The Uninsurable World: What Climate Change Is Costing Homeowners In Rising Premiums
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: Independent Fiscal Office Projects Bigger Budget Gap, Prompting Diverging Views From Lawmakers
-- TribLive: State-Owned University Chancellor Faces Tough Questions On Budget
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State-Owned University System Still In The Dark About Proposed Higher Ed Reform Plan
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Frustrated By Lack Of Details And A Lot Of ‘I Don’t Know’s’ On Higher Education Budget Proposal
-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Have A Duty To Keep PA On A Solid Financial Path - Keep Rainy Day Fund Healthy - By State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Scott Martin, Rep. Set Grove
-- AP: PA Supreme Court Throws Out Republican Lawmakers’ Subpoena In 2020 Presidential Election Case
-- Warren Times: Republican Rep. Rapp, Zimmerman Take County, State Election Officials To Court Claiming Absentee Ballots Have To Be Returned To Individual Precincts
-- PennLive - John Baer: If Biden And Ex-President Love America, They Should End Their Presidential Campaigns
-- Dept. Of Health: $1 Million In Tuition Assistance For EMS Professionals Now Available
-- TribLive: PA Senate Taking Comments On 10-Year Plan To Help State’s Seniors
-- WESA/WPSU: Pharmacy Closures In Rural Communities Lead To Unique Workarounds, Says Penn State Research
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: TV Show Production Gets $27 Million State Tax Credit
-- PennLive: PA Supreme Court - PIAA Is A Public Agency, Subject To Right To Know Law
-- AP: PA Supreme Court Sides With Township Over Its Ban Of A Backyard Gun Range
-- The Derrick: Venango County Residents Concerned ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Were Renting Local Hotel Rooms
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Racists Aren’t Born, They’re Taught; Our Schools, Unfortunately, Are Helping Teach Them
-- TribLive: Butler County Officials Announce Breach Of County Computer Network Involving Public’s Personal Data
-- MCall: Flu Cases Rebounding Across Pennsylvania
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[Posted: February 22, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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