Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.24.24

“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]

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 11:00:  Agenda Posted. House Republican Policy Committee hearing on the Positive Impact of Coal. [Greene County hosted by Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene).  CONSOL Energy’s Pennsylvania Mining Complex, Greene County.  11:00 a.m.  Contact:  Tom Meinert, 412-427-5762, tom@mm-comm.com.   Click Here to watch online.

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Dietrich Theater, 60 East Tioga Street, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County.  10:00 a.m. To watch online, contact Sara Vins for a link:  avinsh@pa.gov.   Contact: Nicole Faraguna at nfaraguna@pa.gov or (717) 346-7636.  (formal notice)

July 25-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact:  Daniel E. Snowden, D.Ed., dsnowden@pa.gov or by telephone at 717-787-5103.  [Note: Update on investing new federal mine reclamation funds.]

July 25-- Agenda Posted. House Republican Policy Committee hearing on road dumping oil and gas wastewater.  [hosted by Rep. Lee James (R-Venango)] Drake Well Museum & Park, 202 Museum Lane, Titusville.   10:00 a.m.   Click Here to watch online.   [Read the real story here]

-- Grist - Jake Bolster: Road Dumping Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State

July 26-- Virtual.  State Museum Of PA Webinar: Pennsylvania Caves - Time Capsules Of The Past Featuring Rose-Anna Behr, PA Geological Survey.  12:15 p.m.

August 15-- NEW.  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. 

ADVISORY: Breakfast out with our grandkids this morning delayed NewsClips… NOT Sorry!

-- Shell Petrochemical Plant Asks DEP To Classify Chemical Makeup, Flow Rate Of Gases Going To Be Burned Off By Flares, Air Pollution Sources, Control Equipment Operating At The Plant Confidential Business Information  [PaEN]

-- Grist - Jake Bolster: Road Dumping Returns: How Pennsylvania’s Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State

-- Northeast Pennsylvania Environmental Partners Announce Award Recipients; Recognition Dinner Oct. 17 In Luzerne County  [PaEN]

-- Call For Nominations! PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Karl Mason And Walter Lyon Awards  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania’s Budget Pledges Ongoing Support For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

 -- Student Interns Are Learning About The Water Industry With Trade College Summer Experiences At The Chester Water Authority  [PaEN] 

-- With Support from Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund, Green Building Alliance Launches Resilient Communities Initiative In Reading, Meadville  [PaEN] 

-- Spotlight PA: Federal Dollars Driving Energy Policy In Pennsylvania Toward Solar, Hydrogen

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Hopes To Regulate Carbon Storage Wells With New Law 

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Green Energy New Deal May Decide The Election - In The Republicans’ Favor - By Fmr Republican Cong. Don Ritter 

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Will Be Accepting Applications For Recycling Mini Grants Starting Aug. 12 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Farm Manure-like Foul Odor Causes Stink In Johnstown Region

-- Patch.com: New Hope Boro, Bucks County Creates Environmental Advisory Council; Looking For Members

-- Penn State Extension Begins 10-Part Pennsylvania Forests Online Seminar Series Sept. 10  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times Quills Blog: Plant Trees For Free In Pennsylvania

-- The Allegheny Front: Section Of Clear Creek State Forest Recognized By Old-Growth Forest Network In Mercer County

-- Erie Times: Old Farmer’s Almanac Fall Forecast: What It Says For Pennsylvania

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, 50+ Vendors To Host Susquehanna Greenway Expo Aug. 3 At Shikellamy State Park Marina, Sunbury  [PaEN] 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Community Members Hike Flood Path Trail In Cambria County, Bask In Local History

-- TribLive: Goats Get To Work Clearing Natrona Riverfront In Preparation For Work On Three Rivers Heritage Trail Connection

-- TribLive: $1.2 Million Federal Grant To Help PA Expand Eastern Massasauga Rattler’s Habitat

Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: Lawmakers Introduce New Bipartisan Bill In Congress To Push Rail Safety After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Rail Safety Measure Needed To Prevent ‘Ticking Time Bombs’ In Rail Yards, US House Committee Told

-- AP: Rushed Railcar Inspections And ‘Stagnated’ Safety Record Reinforce Concerns After Fiery Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

Other States/National/International

-- Post-Gazette: Wildfires Send 25,000 Fleeing From Canadian Rockies’ Largest National Park And Nearby Town

-- Utility Dive: Bipartisan Energy Facility Permitting Bill Ups FERC Transmission Siting Authority, Requires Interregional Planning

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: PA Democratic Leaders Talk Up Shapiro As VP Pick

-- TribLive: Gamblers Betting On Shapiro For Harris’ VP Pick As Election Predictions Flood Online Markets

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Pivotal 17th Congressional District - By Salena Zito

-- Post-Gazette: $16 Million In Funding Awarded For Sharpsburg Riverfront, New Kensington Plant Redevelopments

-- AP: Chancellor Who Led PA’s State-owned Universities Thru Consolidation To Leave In The Fall

-- AP: Antisemitism Runs Rampant In Philadelphia Schools, Jewish Group Alleges In Civil Rights Complaint

-- Post-Gazette: Lawsuits Allege Widespread Sex Abuse At Juvenile Detention Centers In Western PA

-- Spotlight PA: Why Business Groups Say Tax Credits Aren’t Enough To Solve PA’s Child Care Risis

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court To Decide If Pittsburgh Fee On Out-Of-Town Athletes Is Legal

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[Posted: July 24, 2024]  PA Environment Digest