Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.5.24

“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 July 5 [non-voting], 6, 7, 8

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day July 5, 6, 7,  September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

Legislative Update--

-- No State Budget Yet

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-- Which One REALLY Made Our July 4th Celebrations Possible?

-- ProPublica: How America’s ‘Most Powerful Lobby’ Is Stifling Efforts To Reform Oil, Gas Well Cleanup In State After State [PA Included]

-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail To Close 2.5 Mile Section In Fayette County Through Mid-October For Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline Replacement Project

-- WHYY: Bucks County Water Authority Making PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Forever With New Technology

-- Morning AgClips: Monroe Conservation District Protecting Pocono Creek Homes Through Streambank Stabilization

-- Erie Times: EPA Research Vessel To Visit Presque Isle Bay With 3 PA Teachers

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Don’t Be Fooled By These Common Flood Insurance Myths In The Philly Region

-- The Danville News Guest Essay: Susquehanna River Shapes History, Culture Of Danville - By Clare Charlton, Danville Area High School Student 

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Climate Advocates Boost Electric Vehicles As Anti-EV Ads Run In PA

-- July 6 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Post-Gazette: Think You Know Composting? Find Out More In This Penn State Extension, Phipps Conservatory Summer Short Course July 30

-- Rachel Carson Building Falcons Continue Flight And Food Hunting Skills Training, Not Around Nest Much

--Times Online: Visitors Pack Beltzville State Park In Carbon County For July 4; Park Closed Before 9:00 a.m. With 1,000 Cars Waiting To Get In  

 

-- Tribune-Democrat: 60-Year-Old Plans Rediscovered, Reconsidered For The Ridge; Westmont Recreation Commission Exploring Trail Connections

-- Reading Eagle: Explore Local Parks And Trails This Summer

-- Inquirer: Hate Yourself And Want To Suffer?  Hike PA’s ‘1,000 Steps’ Trail In Huntingdon County

-- PennLive: Harmful Algae Bloom Closes Swimming Area At Gifford Pinchot State Park In York County

-- Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Hosts Festival Of Wood & National Public Lands Day Sept. 28; Many Other Upcoming Events In Pike County [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Connective Corridors Renovation Of Point State Park Will Need To Negotiate National Historic Standards

-- Inside Climate News: Eastern Hellbenders Are A Species Of Concern, Threatened By Climate Change In North Carolina 

Other States/National/International

-- Charleston Gazette-Mail Guest Essay: Report Shows Missed Opportunities In West Virginia With New Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funds - By Joey James, Swaniti Global

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Citizens Voice: Commonwealth Court Rejects Republican House Candidate Request To Toss Mail-In Ballots Without Full Year Printed On Return Envelope  

-- Post-Gazette: Advocates Campaigning To Increase Cap On State Film Tax Credit From $100 to $300 Million, What Would It Really Mean?   [Another Zack & Miri Make A Porno?]

-- LancasterOnline: PA Supreme Court Rules Against Liquor Control Board In Shipping Case; Must Refund ‘Special Order’ Fees

-- KYW: Cheyney University Accreditation Reaffirmed, Removed From Probation

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[Posted: July 5, 2024]  PA Environment Digest