Sunday, June 2, 2024

Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.2.24

“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 


Advisory:  PA Environment Digest Will Be CLOSED on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday


June 3-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Consumer Products and House Bill 2238 (Scott-D-Montgomery) prohibiting the use of PFAS chemicals in certain products (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


June 3-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 2338 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) modernizing the authorities of the PA Energy Development Authority to better distributed federal funding under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and Inflation Reduction Act to jump-start renewable energy production and support climate-resilience projects (sponsor summary).  Room 523 Irvis Building.  11:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


June 3-- NEW. House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General.  Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


June 4-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2241 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing for the recycling of lithium batteries (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


DEP Advisory: OnBase Databases Will Not Be Available June 5 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.


-- 102 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]


-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]


-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]


-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 25 to 31 - Shale Wastewater Pipeline Spill; Drill Cuttings Violations; More Abandoned Conventional Wells  [PaEN] 


-- Scranton Times Editorial: Elected Officials, Regulators Must Protect The Public Interest In Amazon/Talon Energy Data Center Deal In Luzerne County [Energy, Water Consumption, Few Jobs]


-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Gets Grant For Levee Work To Prevent Flood Insurance Hikes


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: State Forester Seth Cassell - Outdoor Recreation Is Booming In Pennsylvania


-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservancy To Maintain 1.5 Mile Section Of Schuylkill River Trail


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Editorial: Does Penn State Worship Too Much At Its Football Altar?

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[Posted: June 2, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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