Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.27.24

“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 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 10:30: 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.


-- Republican Rep. Causer Blames DEP Database For Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Abandoning, Not Plugging Their Wells; Industry Wants To Redefine Operator Responsibility For Abandoned Wells  [PaEN] 


-- Times Leader: Ohio Attorney General Charges PA Company Austin Master Services With Storing Excessive Quantities Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater, Threatening Ohio River 


-- The Energy Age Blog: Fracking Cecil Township In Washington County 


-- CFA Awards Over $1 Million In Grants To Extend Natural Gas Service In Susquehanna, Warren Counties [PaEN]


-- Solar United Neighbors Celebrate House Passage Of Community Solar Energy Bill; Senate Urged To Pass The Bill  [PaEN]


-- Federal Judge Approves Proposed Consent Agreement Between PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council, and U.S. Steel For Air Pollution Violations At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works, 2 Other Facilities  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Feds Approve US Steel Agreement With Allegheny County, Environmentalists Over 2018 Plant Fire


-- AP: Bucks County Joins Other Local Governments In Suing Oil Industry Over Climate Change


-- Center For Climate Integrity: What Is Climate Change Costing Communities In Allegheny County And Who Should Pay?  April 10, Allegheny Courthouse, 4:00 p.m.


-- TribLive Guest Essay: LIHEAP Energy Assistance Available Year-Round - By Energy Assn. Of PA


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Consol Is Handling The Closure Of Baltimore’s Port And Flow Of Coal Overseas


-- The Allegheny Front: Storing Carbon Dioxide Underground In Western PA, Neighboring States, Raises Questions


-- DEP Took Action On 745 permits, 89% Within Decision Guarantee Deadlines; Conducted 1,633 Inspections; Responded To 6 Environmental Emergencies In Week Ending March 24 


-- LancasterOnline: Mira Lloyd Dock Award Recognizes Marlisa Yoder-Bontrager For Tree Planting Efforts 


-- EPA Regional Administrator Ortiz Visits Halfmoon Creek Watershed In Centre County To Learn More About Local Conservation Efforts  [PaEN] 


-- Chestnut Hill Local: Northwest Philly Residents Seek Solutions To Sewer Floods


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Tree Planting At Van Scott Nature Reserve May 11 & 18 In Wayne County  [PaEN]


-- EPA Kicks Off Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference In State College  [PaEN] 


-- May 16 Empowering Communities For Environmental Equity Virtual Summit Hosted By EPA Region 3  [PaEN] 


-- Warren Times Editorial: Building Economic Momentum With Outdoor Recreation


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Last Private Mountain In PA Now Public Land, Open To Hiking, Biking, Bird Watching In Wyoming County


-- Reading Eagle: Forested Land In Robeson Twp. Preserved, Transferred To William Penn State Forest


-- Penn State Extension: Pennsylvania’s Forest Steward Volunteers  [Video] 


-- Latest Woods & Wildlife News And Notes: Penn State Extension 


-- Natural Lands Announces Beth Albright Joins Board Of Trustees 


Train Derailments


-- AP: PA Train Derailment Highlights Shortcomings Of Automated Railroad Braking System


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: Europe’s Gas Stocks Point To Healthy Supply Next Winter


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Federal Court Tosses PA Republican Lawmakers’ Challenge Of State, Federal Actions To Boost Voter Registration

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Have Big Impact In Pittsburg, Elsewhere

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[Posted: March 27, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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