Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.24.24

“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 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 25--  Agenda Posted. 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.  Read more here on the agenda.

April 25-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Daniel E. Snowden, at dsnowden@pa.gov  or (717) 783-8846.

-- PA Unofficial Primary Election Results: PA Dept. Of State Webpage

-- DEP Awards $2.9 Million For Clean Diesel Transportation To Improve Air Quality  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Pennsylvania To Receive Over $156 Million For Solar For All Initiative

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Addressing Climate Crisis Head On Through Good Transportation Policy - By Pittsburghers For Public Transit

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Plans To Roll Out Solar Access Plan With New $156 Million Federal Grant 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coherent Announces 70% Of Its Electric Needs From Renewables

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Utility-Scale Battery Storage Company Sees Manufacturing Line Ready By This Quarter

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: You Don’t Need To ‘Sacrifice’ Chester For Europe’s LNG Gas Security - By Lisa Badum, Member Of German Bundestag Since 2017 

-- TribLive: KRUNK Movement Students Release Original Album With Earth Day Theme

-- Beaver County Times: American Lung Assn. State Of The Air Report Indicates Air Quality Is Lightly Improving In Pittsburgh Region

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: American Lung Assn. Improves Western PA Region’s Air Ratings, But Says More Needs To Be Done

-- PennLive: American Lung Assn. Report  Harrisburg Area’s Air Quality Is Among Worst On East Coast

-- PennLive: PA’s Summer 2024 Forecast Is Sultry And Soggy

-- American Lung Assn. 2024 State Of Air Report Reveals Most Hazardous Air Quality Days In 25 Years

-- Pittsburgh Works Industry Group: Upcoming American Lung Assn. Air Quality Report Long On Hot Air, Short On Cold Facts

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition Official: ‘Despite their seemingly unbiased, innocent name, the ALA [American Lung Assn.] has been skewering data for years to advance a radical agenda under the guise of just caring about the kids.'

-- The Allegheny Front: US Energy Secretary Visits Pittsburgh Steel Plant To Tout New Energy Efficiency Rule, Union Jobs

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Saving Butler Steel Mill From New Federal Rules Was Inspired Policymaking

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PJM Electric Grid Has Significant Decline In Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Since 2005 

-- NextPittsburgh: Wightman Park’s Green Stormwater System Passes First Major Test

-- TribLive: Murrysville Homeowners’ Association Wanted Dredged Sediment Removed

-- Inquirer: Your Philadelphia  Utility Bills May Be $12 More Per Month By End Of 2025

-- WESA: US Forest Service Chief Visits Pittsburgh To Celebrate Urban Forestry Efforts

-- Scranton Times: Firefighters Battle Large Brush Fire In Taylor

-- Game Commission Announces Spongy Moth Spraying Plans

-- PennLive: Game Commission To Spray 123,000 Acres To Stop Spongy Moth

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Many Birds Have Begun Building Their Nests

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: EQT Extends Output Curbs As Natural Gas Prices Stay Low

Other States/National/International

-- Reuters: New ‘Simul-Frac’ Technology Helps US Shale Oil/Gas Industry Start To Rebuild Well Productivity; Needs Lots Of Wells Drilled

-- The Guardian: US Seeing Surge Of Climate-Related Power Outages, Report Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Unofficial Primary Election Results: PA Dept. Of State Webpage

-- Post-Gazette: How Pennsylvanians Voted, What They Thought During Primary

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Few Surprises In ‘Relatively Calm And Successful’ PA Primary

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Voters Had ‘Improved Voting Experience’ In Primary Election, Top State Voting Official Says

-- WHYY: York County DA Dave Sunday To Face Eugene DePasquale In Attorney General Race

-- WHYY: McClelland Wins Democratic Nomination For State Treasurer

-- WHYY: Kenyatta Wins Democratic Primary For Auditor General

-- PennLive: Janelle Stelson Wins Democratic Race To Challenge Republican Con. Scott Perry

-- KYW: Sean Dougherty Unseats Rep. Kevin Boyle For House

-- WITF: House Republican Leader Cutler Beats Primary Opponent

-- PennLive/TNS: PA Primary Voters Send Warning Signals To Biden, Ex-President

-- PA Capital-Star: Analysis: PA Republicans Enjoy Clean Sweep Of Voter Registration Gains Ahead Of Primary Election

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Saving Butler Steel Mill From New Federal Rules Was Inspired Policymaking

-- Beaver County Times: Beaver County Residents Could Get Medical Debt Relief Under Shapiro Plan

-- TribLive: Communities Embrace Use Of License Plate Readers

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[Posted: April 24, 2024]  PA Environment Digest