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 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30

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

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

-- TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 831 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) would direct the state to apply for primary authority to regulate Class VI carbon dioxide underground injection wells from the US Environmental Protection Agency and establish a legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization and sequestration in Pennsylvania [Read more here about the bill]; Senate Bill 819 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) increasing penalties for individuals that damage “critical infrastructure” being constructed or built, including electric utility, natural gas pipelines and compressor stations, gas processing plants, natural gas storage facilities [Note: This legislation was originally developed after the public protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline [Read more here]. Rules Committee Room. Off the Floor - Sometime After Session Begins. [No Video Coverage]

-- TODAY 10:30: House Transportation Committee meets to consider House Bill 2184 (Neilson-D-Philadelphia) setting annual fees on electric vehicles (sponsor summary). Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

-- TODAY 10:30: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on “Fueling Pennsylvania’s Future - Liquid Natural Gas” Exports. Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. [Read more here about how PA’s largest gas producer thinks it’s our “duty” to send LNG Gas to support our major competitor China.]

-- April 9-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1943 (McNeill-D-Lehigh) requires disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas well fracking (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- April 9-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider a package of bills related to acquisition of water and sewer systems - House Bill 1862 (Matzie-D-Beaver), House Bill 1863 (Matzie-D-Beaver) and House Bill 1864 (Matzie-D- Beaver), House Bill 1865 (Matzie-D-Beaver) (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- April 9-- House State Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1169 (Warren-D- Bucks) requiring the installation of water bottle refilling stations in state buildings (sponsor summary). Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- April 8 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- DEP Advisory: DEP’s Northwest Regional Office in Meadville Closed Monday, April 8

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 30 to April 5 - 19 Abandoned Well Violations; Venting Gas; Spills; No Containment; Erosion BMP Failures [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - April 6 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Carbon Credits Are A Promising Option To Fund Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: House Committee To Consider Bill Setting Electric Vehicle Fee To Start At $125

-- TribLive Editorial: What Will You Learn From The Eclipse?

-- Observer-Reporter: PA American Water Touts Progress At East Dunkard Water Treatment Plant In Greene County

-- Tribune-Democrat: EPA Gas Meters, Testing Finds No Air, Water Issues At North Star High School After Students Fall Ill, Superintendent Says

-- Scranton Times: College Students Pitch In To Beautify Pocket Park In Scranton

-- TribLive: East Deer Twp. Schedules First Cleanup Day April 21: ‘Make The Town A Little Bit Nicer’