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 June 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on Road Dumping Oil & Gas Waste and House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) banning road dumping oil and gas wastewater. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

June 11-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds voting meeting on House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) banning road dumping oil and gas wastewater; House Bill 2238 (Scott-D-Montgomery) banning certain common consumer products from containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

June 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov. Read more here about the agenda.

June 11-- Protect PT Hosts 4 Workshops On How To Protect Yourself If You Live Near Shale Gas Facilities. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

June 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Check the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or by telephone at 717-783-6395. Read more here about the agenda.

-- June 10 Weekly PA Environment Digest Newsletter [PaEN]

TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Committee Hearing On Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater Set For June 10; A Voting Meeting On Bill To Ban Road Dumping June 11 [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 1 to 7 - 38 Conventional Wells Evaluated For Plugging; Spills; Failure To Comply With Cleanup Order; Failure To Notify DEP Of 121 Conventional Well Owner Transfers [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 8 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 85 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: With ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Planned For Western PA, Some Decisions Are Malleable, Others Are Already Made

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Faces Headwinds In Reducing Nutrient Pollution

-- Lancaster Farming: Union County Takes Detailed Look At Farms’ Soil Health

-- WHYY: Nearly 19% Of Drinking Water Systems Tested In PA Contain PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Levels Above New EPA Standards

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne County Unveils Operations Building Largely Remodeled With Recycled Materials

-- WHYY: Some PA Goodwill Stores Will Now Recycle Electronic Waste For Free

-- WHYY: Free Air Conditioners Available Again In PA Through Utility Assistance Program