Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.4.24

“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--

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: No State Budget Deal Yet As PA Lawmakers Break For July 4 Holiday

-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Budget Negotiations Take A Holiday

-- On July 3, House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D-Erie) protecting free speech from frivolous SLAPP lawsuits was amended on Third Consideration and remains on the Senate Calendar for final action.   Read more here on SLAPP suits.

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Here’s what Pennsylvania’s natural gas companies are thinking about on this July 4th--  How To Get More PA Gas To China--

-- Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits; EQT, PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Plan To Ship PA Gas To China To Support Its Economy  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA/WITF: Per Well Impact Fees Paid By Shale Gas Drillers In PA Drop By More Than $100 Million In 2023 [IFO Predicts Another $114 Million Drop In 2024 ]

-- PublicSource.org: July 9 Learn The Story Behind The Story - EQT's Gas Play In Pennsylvania, West Virginia  [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Education Launch PA's 2024 Summer Learning And Literacy Road Trip Featuring State Parks, Libraries  [PaEN]

-- Forest Park Water Treatment Plant Recognized With Area-Wide Optimization Program Award For Drinking Water For 17th Year In A Row  [PaEN] 

-- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grants For Projects In PA Come At An Opportune Time, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Says

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Hosts July 18 Maximizing Your Farm Operation With Silvopasture Pasture Walk In Lancaster County  [PaEN]

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Blog: Conservation Funding Assists In Restoration At Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge In Monroe County - By Su Fanok, Director Of Freshwater Conservation, The Nature Conservancy-PA

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Invites Applications To Working Lands Climate Corps, AmeriCorps Program  [PaEN]

-- WTAE: Can You Drink Water From Roadside Springs?  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper July 5 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools Adopt Climate Change Resolution

-- Keep PA Beautiful Update: Oct. 16-17 Summit For Community Stewardship; Scranton Tomorrow Projects; Land & Water Stewards; Thank You For Picking Up Pennsylvania! 

-- PA Resources Council Invites Entries Into Lens On Litter Photo Contest By Oct. 31

-- TribLive: Oakmont’s Vegetation-Control Goats Back To Work After Escape

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Bill Requiring PennDOT To Plant Native Plants Along State Highways Into Law  [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Applauds New PA Law Requiring Native Vegetation Along State Highways

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Native Plants And Insects Getting Legislative Attention - By Nate Reagle, Certified Pollinator Steward  [PaEN]

-- Westmoreland Pollinator Partners, Penguin Court Invite Entries To 4th Annual Pennsylvania Pollinator Photo Challenge  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: These Big Bugs + Pollinators Are Here To Help At Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Summer Exhibit

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA July News: Philadelphia Heat Map; Freshwater Restoration; Black Bear Sightings In Long Pond Barrens Preserve

-- American Chestnut Foundation Invites Entries Into Annual Photo Contest By Sept. 1 

-- Help Wanted: Berks Nature - Nature Preschool Assistant Teacher  [PaEN]

-- Senate Bill Ending Sunday Hunting Prohibition Approved By Senate  [House Passed Their Own Bill In June]

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Federal Judge Halts Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Facility Permits; EQT, PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Plan To Ship PA Gas To China To Support Its Economy  [PaEN]

-- The Hill: LNG Gas Export Projects Likely To Remain In Limbo Despite US Supreme Court Ruling 

Other States/National/International

-- TribLive/AP: Thousands Evacuate As Northern California Wildfire Spreads, With More Hot Weather Expected

-- Reuters: US Peak Power Generation Pollution Season Gets Underway

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: No State Budget Deal Yet As PA Lawmakers Break For July 4 Holiday

-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Budget Negotiations Take A Holiday

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Budget Talks Continue With Positive Tone But More Money For Pitt Appears Unlikely

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Time Running Out To Get Amendment On November Ballot Allowing Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse To Sue The Perpetrators

-- AP: PA Senate Passes Bill Encouraging School Districts To Ban Student Cell Phone Use During Day

-- WITF: PA Restarts Plan To Upgrade Voter Registration, Election Management Systems

-- Inquirer: Could Josh Shapiro Replace Joe Biden?  Unlikely But Here’s What All The Buzz Is About

-- PA Capital-Star: California Governor To Campaign For Biden In Pittsburgh, Bucks County

-- TribLive: PA Cong. Summer Lee Says VP Harris Is ‘Obvious Choice’ If Biden Steps Down

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[Posted: July 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest