PA Environment Digest Blog: Tuesday 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]

Senate Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule

House Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 23, 24, 25, 30

-- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 10:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on clean energy manufacturing. Vitro Architectural Glass, 400 Guys Run Road, Cheswick, Allegheny County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

TODAY 5:30: Protect PT To Host Community Meeting For Residents Near Westmoreland Landfill, Monessen Coke Works In Monessen, Westmoreland County On Air Monitoring. Monessen Public Library, 329 Donner Avenue in Monessen. 5:30 p.m.

August 15-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.

-- Appalachian Voices Urges Congress To Reject Proposed Changes To Federal Energy Permitting That Reduces Opportunities For Communities To Challenge Projects; US Senate Committee Considers Bill July 31 [PaEN]

-- Earthworks Blog: Proposed Federal Energy Permitting Reform Act - Bill Prioritizing Polluters Over Communities

-- Allegheny County Health Dept. Accepting Applications For $5 Million In Local Climate Resiliency And Adaptation Project Grants [PaEN]

-- WHYY: So Many Electric Vehicles In Philly, But So Few Chargers

-- Broad + Liberty Guest Essay: PA’s Energy Future Is Alarming And The Governor’s Energy Proposal Isn’t Helping - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- DEP Permit Modernization: Since 11/2023 DEP Received 17,867 Permit Applications - 10 Missed Review Deadlines And Eligible For PAyback Fee Return, No One Requested Fee Back

-- Warren Times Editorial: Cutting DEP Permit Backlog Only The First Step

-- Williamsport Sun: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Report Card Should Spark Us

-- PA Resources Council: Traveling Glass Recycling Bins Will Be In Allegheny, Delaware, Lawrence, Mercer County Communities During August [PaEN]

-- AP: Wildfire Smoke May Be Worse For Your Brain Than Other Air Pollution, Study Says

-- WHYY: In PA, Spotted Lanternflies’ Knack For Hitchhiking Proving Crucial To Their Staying Power

-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Reports More West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes