Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.26.24

“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 March 26, 27, April 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 9:30: House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1732 (Webster-D-Montgomery) requiring testing of landfill leachate for hazardous waste and radioactivity (sponsor memo);  House Bill 1943 (McNeill-D-Lehigh) require disclosure of all chemicals used in fracking oil and gas wells (sponsor memo); House Bill 919 (Rabb-D-Philadelphia) establishing natural organic reduction as an option for human interment (sponsor memo).  Room 60 East Wing.  9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online


March 27-- Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing on Norfolk Southern train derailment one year later.   Darlington Township Volunteer Fire Company, 3590 Darlington Road, Darlington, PA Beaver County. 10:30 a.m.  Click Here to check availability of live stream.


-- LancasterOnline: Outside Education, Experiences: Scovens Sisters Spark Students’ Stewardship Of Nature


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Scrutinized For Cost Inflation, Bad Data


-- DEP Issued Conventional Oil & Gas Operators 663 Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In Last 15 Months; 392 In 2024 Alone  [PaEN]


-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Takes Legal Action To Stop Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Facility In York County  [PaEN] 


-- Mountain Watershed Assn. Files Appeal Of DEP Decision Not To Accept Unsuitable For Mining Petition Covering 11,000 Acres In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 


-- Stroud Water Research Center Celebrates World Water Day To Support Healthier Delaware River Watershed  [PaEN] 


-- Scranton Times: PA American Water Responds To DEP Violation Over Roaring Brook, Lackawanna River Pollution


-- Scranton Times: Clinton Twp. Signs Off On Solar Energy Facility


-- Appalachian Sustainable Products Network Launches, Issues Call For Manufacturers In PA, West Virginia, Ohio To Participate In No-Cost Product Life Cycle Assessment; March 26 Webinar  [PaEN] 


-- US DOE Awards $6 Billion To Transform Industrial Sector, Slash Planet-Warming Emissions


-- Cleveland.com: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Plans To Decarbonize Ohio, PA Plants With $575 Million In Federal Funding 


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Butler Manufacturer Receives $75 Million For Green-Steel Project


-- Post-Gazette/AP: Federal Energy Agency Announces $6 Billion To Slash Climate Emissions In Industrial Facilities


-- Inquirer: Bucks County Sues Big Oil Companies For Severe Weather Blamed On Climate Change


-- Center For Climate Integrity: PA Municipalities Face $15 Billion In Costs By 2040 To Protect Infrastructure From Climate Change


-- PA Capital-Star: Right To Repair Would Save PA Residents Hundreds Of Dollars A Year, House Panel Hears


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy 2023 Annual Report


-- Williamsport Sun: A Novel Way To Protect Birds Is Through Renewable Energy 


-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Natural Indicators Have Always Aided About When To Plant 


-- Reading Eagle: Mosquitoes Can Carry Deadly Viruses, But Residents Can Reduce Risks By Controlling The Insect’s Habitat 


Train Derailments


-- Beaver County Times: Pitt Scientists To Test For Long-Term Health Effects Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: House Republicans Seek To Move Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Forward

-- Inquirer: Primary Election In NE Philly Will Decide Who Controls PA House

-- Warren Times Editorial: Keep PA National Guard In State

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[Posted: March 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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