Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.20.24

“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 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m.  Check the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Lindsay Byron lbyron@pa.gov


TODAY Noon: Penn State Extension Hosts Online Solar Law Symposium.  Noon to 4:30 p.m.


TODAY 6:30: In-Person. Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts Program On Investigations Into Rare Childhood Cancers In Washington County. California United Methodist Church, 227 3rd Street in Washington County.  6:30 p.m.


August 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg.  9:00 a.m. Check the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov



-- The Energy Age Blog: CNX ‘Glowing’ Analysis Of Natural Gas Development Safety Based On Very Limited Air Quality Monitoring


-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: After Partnering With PA To Monitor Itself, CNX Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’


-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: CNX Data Confirms Natural Gas Development Not Public Health Risk


-- TribLive: Buffalo Twp. Hearings Set On Ordinances For Solar Energy Facilities In Butler County


-- Citizens Voice: Lehman Twp. Zoning Board Rejects Request For Exemption For Proposed Solar Energy Facility


-- LehighValleyNews: Bethlehem Landfill Gets Landfill Gas Plant


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Firepoint Energy CEO Wary Of Critical Mineral Subsidies That Could Disappear


-- Williamsport Sun: Water Testing Begins In Lewis Township As Part Of Flood Response


-- Attorney General Henry Reminds Homeowners Of Predatory Scammers During Hurricane Season


-- Scranton Times: Areas Of Susquehanna, Lackawanna Counties Hit Hard By Rainstorm


-- PennLive: PennDOT Secretary Promises Quick Fix For Flood-Damaged Northcentral PA Highway


-- WESA: Allegheny County Health Gets $930,000 Grant To Grow Climate Resilience


-- Courier Times: Developer Proposes 104 New Homes Along Quakertown Area Superfund Site


-- Daily Local News: Litter Lifters Stoop To Pick Up Trash All Over Chester County; ‘Litter Queen’ Strives To Keep The County Beautiful


-- Volunteers Needed For Sept. 21 Litter Cleanup, Beautification Events In Coatesville, Chester County  [PaEN] 


-- Erie County, DEP, Partners To Hold 2024 International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 21


-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Offering Tire Recycling For Residents Next Month


-- Scranton Times: Fall Electronics Recycling Event Planned For Tunkhannock Sept. 14 In Wyoming County


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Avoca Residents Mobilizing Against Proposed Solid Waste Transfer Station


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Lower Merion School District Plans To Sell Oakwell Estate It Took By Eminent Domain To Natural Lands For Preservation


-- LancasterOnline: 7 Lancaster County Farms Preserved With $2 Million In State Funds


-- PennDOT Invests Over $51 Million In Multimodal Transportation Projects, Including 3 Trails; New Grant Round Opens Sept. 23  [PaEN] 


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Composite Mountain Bike Team Hosting Statewide Race Sept. 7-8


-- WESA: Philadelphia Area Sees Uptick In Dengue Fever Cases From Travelers


-- Republican Herald: Local Scouts Gain Leadership Skills At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Training Course


-- Celebrate The World Of Insects At Penn State's Annual Great Insect Fair Sept. 14 In State College  [PaEN] 


-- Lancaster Farming: Programs Available To Help Landowners Manage Deer


-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - A Closer Look At The Fox


Train Derailments


-- Post-Gazette: Ohio Residents Want More Time, Information Before Accepting $600 Million Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement


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

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


-- WSJ: A Natural Gas Glut Is Forcing Drillers To Dial Back - Again; Oversupply Persists Despite Hot Weather


-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Swings As Futures Remain Near Overbought Levels 


Other States/National/International


-- Bloomberg: Virtual Power Plants To Limit Electric Consumption, Ward Off Outages During Peak Periods


-- US EIA: 20.2 GW Of New Electric Generating Capacity Added In First Half Of 2024; 62.6 GW Expected To Be Added In 2024, Led By Solar, Energy Storage


-- Utility Dive: US EIA Expects 62.8 GW Of New Electric Generation To Come Online In 2024, Led By Solar, Energy Storage


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Editorial: Time For Campaigns To Really Speak To Pennsylvanians

-- PennLive: Montgomery County Republican Leader’s Home ‘Swatted’ After Saying On CNN He’s Voting For Harris 

-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman Shipping Democratic Convention In Chicago

-- PennLive: Harley-Davidson ‘Saddened By Negativity,’ Decides To Drop Diversity Efforts

-- WESA: COVID Cases Up In Pittsburgh, But Experts Suggest Most Should Hold Out For Updated Vaccines

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: SBA Approved Millions Of Loans During COVID; It Now Sits At The Center Of A Bankruptcy Wave 

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[Posted: August 20, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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