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]

House next voting day April 15, 16, 17, 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day April 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, June 3, 4, 5

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

April 16-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1615 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting energy efficiency standards for certain commercial and residential appliances. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 17-- Virtual. Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here about the issue.

April 25-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State Technology Center Room 243 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for options to attend remotely. Contact: Adam Walters adwalters@pa.gov or 717-214-6548.

-- April 15 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 6 to 12 - Rain Causes Multiple Landslides; Ignored Request To Clean Up Spill; Venting Gas [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 13 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment/Disposal Company Was Building A Conglomerate; What’s Left Is A Pile Of Waste

-- WNEP: Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Luzerne Borough, Luzerne County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Abandoned Mine Subsidence In Luzerne Closes Main Street, Back Mountain Trail

-- Citizens Voice: Abandoned Mine Subsidence Impacts Toby Creek In Luzerne Sunday, No Injuries Reported

-- Warren Times Editorial: Government Too Quick To Use Taxpayer Money To Plug Abandoned Conventional Wells

-- WTAE Marinas, Dams, A Bridge Hit After 26 Barges Break Loose, Float Uncontrolled Down Ohio River From Pittsburgh

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Williamsport Flood Levee Remains Important Priority