Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.27.24

“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 June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- May 27 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 18 to 24 - 3 Abandoned, Plugged Shale Gas Wells Still Leaking Gas; 480 Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 25 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 25 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- The Energy Age Blog: Preliminary Hearing On Attorney General’s Criminal Charges Against Shell Falcon Ethane Pipeline Set For May 30 In Washington County  

-- The Energy Age Blog: Cecil Twp., Washington County Latest Township To Realize Current Gas Well Regulations Aren’t Enough To Protect People 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Subsidiary Of PA Oil & Gas Waste Treatment Company Faces Mounting Pressure Over Radioactive Waste 

We’ve Heard This Before

-- Sen. Yaw, Republican Chair Of Senate Environmental Committee, Calls Bill To Reduce Shale Gas Industry Impacts On Health, Environment ‘Stupid’  [PaEN] 

-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: House Bill Increasing Setbacks To Better Protect Public Health Is ‘Backdoor Ban On Natural Gas Development’ - Natural Gas Employs Over 123,000 In PA

-- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History 

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: EU Approves Law To Hit Gas Imports With Methane Emissions Limits To Cut Leaks In Gas Infrastructure 

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: Millions In US Face Extreme Heat Threat As Experts Urge Better Protections

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: PA Election ‘Have Never Been More Safe And Secure’ Top PA Election Official Says

--  WHYY/NPR: Ad Spending For 2024 Presidential Election Goes Mostly To Swing States, Especially PA

-- Inquirer Column: Can The Keystone Kid Unite Pennsylvanians And Ignite PA Pride?

-- Post-Gazette: A Degree In eSports?  Yes, It’s A Thing And It’s Becoming More Popular At Colleges In Pennsylvania And Beyond

-- Inquirer: Former Rep. James Roebuck Dies At 79

-- MCall: Former Rep. Frank Yandrisevits Dies At 69

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[Posted: May 27, 2024]  PA Environment Digest