PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TUESDAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. Read more here on agenda.

TUESDAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council 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, iirvin@pa.gov. Read more here on agenda.

FRIDAY Noon: Virtual. PA Utility Law Project Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families. Noon to 1:00 p.m. Background

-- March 11 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 2 to 8 - 119 Conventional Well Abandonment Violations; Pipeline Land Slips; Ignored Orders [PaEN]

-- DEP Declares 101 Medina Res Dev Co. LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Crawford, Erie Counties On March 5 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Gas Driller To Acquire Equitrans Midstream [Mountain Valley Pipeline; Cambria County 1.1 Billion Cubic Foot Gas Leak; Abandoned Wells; PA Criminal Charges]

-- EQT Gas Company Announcement Of Equitrans Midstream

-- PennLive Guest Essay: There’s No Excuse For Inaction On Climate Change In Pennsylvania - By Carolyn Comitta (D-Chester), Minority Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A Grid For All: Assembling An Army Of Energy Soldiers Through Virtual PowerPlants

-- The Energy Age: Solar Energy News - 7 Tips On Buying Solar Panels; US Installs More Solar In 2023 Than Ever Before; Solar Panel Recycling; Community Solar

-- Scranton Times: Anthracite Coal Mining Industry Going Strong As Demand Rises

-- Post-Gazette: New Federal Spending Law Includes $105 Million For Western PA; $3.66 Million To Connect Residents To Public Water Due To Concerns Over Contamination By Norfolk Southern Derailment

-- Observer-Reporter: Canton Twp., Washington County Joins Other Municipalities In NWS StormReady Program

-- Williamsport Sun: Living Out The ‘Wilds’ In Williamsports - PA Wilds Remote Working Initiative

-- MCall: Breeding Amphibians To Close Northampton County Road For Several Weeks

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: How Will Birds, Other Animals Respond To April 8 Total Solar Eclipse?

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: To Save The Allegheny Woodrat, Researchers Schlep Pounds Of Nuts

Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: New Federal Spending Law Includes $105 Million For Western PA; $3.66 Million To Connect Residents To Public Water Due To Concerns Over Contamination By Norfolk Southern Derailment

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