Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.30.24

“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]

House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 30 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- USDA Funds 31 Local Projects Totaling $5.69 Million To Lower Energy Costs, Generate New Income For PA Farmers, Rural Small Businesses  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: USDA Sends $6 Million To PA For Solar Energy Projects

-- The Center Square: PA’s Renter-Friendly Solar Energy Plan Moves Forward

-- MCall: Old Homes, Many Rentals Put Solar Energy Out Of Reach, Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Has A Plan To Change That

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Senators Should Pass Solar For School Bill - By Members IBEW Union Local 98, Local 5 

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permits For Keystone, Conemaugh, Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plants Including Previously Announced Shutdown Dates  [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: Cumberland Coal Mine Idled Due To High Methane Gas Levels In Greene County; Mine Workers Say The Company Plans To Close The Mine

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants  [PaEN] 

-- Inquirer: PECO Electricity Includes Reduced CO2 Emissions, But High Costs For Residents [Due To Over-Dependence On Natural Gas, Lack Of Diverse Fuel Mix]

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Expansion Of Alternative Energy Senseless - By Conservative Commonwealth Foundation

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: A Conservative Argument For Clean Energy -- Follow The Market, Fossil Fuels Are No Bargain  [Visit: PA Conservative Energy Forum]

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host April 4 Caring For Our Local Waterways Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: Inspecting Damage Caused By Sediment From PA American Water Dam Project In Roaring Brook

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Get Your Wading Boots Ready As Trout Season Set To Begin In PA 

-- Interns/Help Wanted: Allegheny Land Trust - VP For Development & Marketing  [PaEN]

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

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

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.63  National- $3.53  Ohio- $3.36

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 21; Dropped 3 Since Beginning of March

-- Reuters: US Crude Oil Production Falls 6% In January Due To Severe Cold, EIA Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: PA Republican Con.  Dan Meuser Opposes Use Of Federal Funds To Fix Collapsed Baltimore Bridge: ‘The Only Reaction Tends To Be To Spend’  [Google-- Meuser Announces Federal Funding-- To See What He Spends Your Money On]

-- LancasterOnline: Bomb Threats Related To Drag Queen Story Hour At Lancaster Library Part Of Familiar Extremist Pattern

-- Williamsport Sun: Bucknell University Active Shooter Reports A Hoax

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[Posted: March 30, 2024]  PA Environment Digest