Thursday, November 21, 2024

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.21.24

“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 Voting Schedule

-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- January 7  New Session

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- January 7  New Session

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .


TODAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov.   [Note: Emerging Contaminants Presentation.]


-- Dickinson College To Host Atmospheric Scientist Katharine Hayhoe To Discuss Finding Hope In The Face Of Climate Change During Public Talk Dec. 4  [PaEN]


-- Post-Gazette/AP: Climate Change Increased Hurricane Wind Strength By 18 MPH Since 2019, Study Says 


-- TribLive: Storm Blows Through Western PA Knocking Out Power To Thousands; Possible Tornado Being Investigated  


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Winter Storm Watch Issued For Luzerne, Neighboring NE Counties


-- PA Emergency Management Agency, Delaware River Basin Commission: Nov. 26 Hazard Mitigation Grant Funding Webinar, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. 


-- Green Building Alliance Invites New Kensington Commercial Property, Business Owners To 2030 District Launch and Energy Efficiency Info Session Dec. 4 In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 


-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Solar Energy Facility Takes Big Step Forward As State College Area School District Commits To Project 


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Court Rules Virginia’s Removal From Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Was ‘Unlawful’


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Bear Lake Shale Gas Wastewater Injection Well Leak Went Undiscovered For 109 Days [PDF of article]  


-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: David Callahan To Retire At End Of Year; Jim Welty To Take Over As President 


-- Erie Times Letter: A Boon? Consider The Price Pennsylvania Pays For Fracking - By Katie Jones, FracTracker Alliance, Johnstown


-- Guest Essay: Protecting Public Health Means Enforcing Environmental Regulations While Helping Businesses Thrive - By Jessica Shirley, Acting DEP Secretary  [PaEN]


-- WNEP: Gov. Shapiro Highlights PA Permit Fast Track Program In Luzerne County


-- Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Seeks Input On Shaping Agenda For ACAP Ag Conservation Con 2025 In April  [PaEN] 


-- ClearWater Conservancy Receives $99,000 Grant To Install Forested Riparian Stream Buffers In Centre County; Next DCNR Grant Round Opens Jan. 21  [PaEN]  


-- WTAJ: ClearWater Conservancy Receives $99,000 Grant To Install Forested Riparian Stream Buffers In Centre County


-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone ‘Near Average’ In 2024


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Improved In Latest Assessment


-- PennLive: Susquehanna River Level Drops Due To ‘Very Bad’ Drought Across Much Of Central PA 


-- Republican Herald: Why Are Some Water Bills So Excessive?  Plum Creek Plans A Discovery Audit


-- WESA: Carnegie Mellon University Announces Free Tuition For All Students Of Families Earning $75,000 Or Less


-- PA Resources Council Blog: PRC Spearheading Effort To Establish Permanent Recycling Center In Allegheny County  


-- LancasterOnline: Financially Struggling Florida Plastic Recyclers Signs $52 Million, 15-Year Lease For Mega Warehouse In Lancaster County


-- PA Recycling Markets Center Hosts Dec. 17 Webinar On Glass For A Sustainable Future  [PaEN] 


-- DCNR Blog: Pennsylvania Is Investing In Recreation And Nature For All


-- Susquehanna Greenway, Susquehanna River Trail Assn.: New Middle Susquehanna Paddling Resource To Be Available Next Spring For Snyder, Northumberland, Juniata, Perry, & Dauphin Counties  [PaEN] 


The Feds - New Administration


-- Financial Times: How Oil ‘Wildcatters’ Ended Up In Charge Of Republican Administration’s Energy Policy


Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart


-- Reuters: Data-Center Reliance On Fossil Fuels May Delay Clean Energy Transition


-- WPost: AI’s Hunger For Electric Power Is Threatening US Climate Goals


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

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


-- AP: Ukraine Has Seen Success In Building Clean Energy, Which Is Harder For Russia To Destroy 


-- Reuters: US LNG Gas Exports Primed To Jump As Price In Europe Hits One-Year High 


-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Drillers To Lift 2025 Output, Reversing Year Of Cuts- US EIA


Other States/National/International


-- EPA Launches New Initiative To Tackle PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Identify Emerging Contaminants In Water


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: Fmr Gov. Corbett, Bob Asher Will Lead Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday’s Transition Team

-- PennLive: Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday Announces Transition Team, Adds Tom Corbett

-- Inquirer: Bucks County Officials Face Calls To Resign For Violating Court Order At Rowdy Commissioners Meeting

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: What Green Party And Third-Party Voters In PA Might Tell Us About The Future Of Close Elections

-- Post-Gazette: PA Senate Republican Leader Exhorts Shapiro To Publicly Engage In US Steel Sale Drama

-- The Center Square: Shapiro’s ‘Critical’ Engagement In US Steel Sale Questioned

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Says He’s Working As Honest Broker On Nippon Steel-US Steel Deal

-- The Center Square: Shapiro, Senate Republicans Trade Blame On SEPTA Funding Standoff

-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports October Revenue Increased 2.81% Over October 2023

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Blocking Local Gun Control

-- Post-Gazette: Mother Of Murdered Transgender Teen From Mercer County Calls For LGBTQ Hate Crimes Legislation

-- PennLive: PA Capitol Gathering Commemorates Transgenender Lives Lost Amid Growing Political Hostility

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Officials Mark Transgender Day Of Remembrance In Increasingly Hostile Political Environment

-- PA Capital-Star: US House Speaker Bans Trans Women From Women’s Bathrooms At The US Capitol

-- TribLive Editorial: Teaching English As 2nd Language Turns Immigrants Into Community

-- WESA: Carnegie Mellon University Announces Free Tuition For All Students Of Families Earning $75,000 Or Less

-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Trustees Rarely Discuss Key Issues Before Voting-- Unless They’re Related To Athletics Or Rules For Members

-- Inquirer: Philly’s Soda Tax Had An Impact On Health In The City, New Research Finds

-- PennLive: Dauphin County Commissioner Criticizes Contracts With Political Consultant Worth $870,000

-- PennLive - John Baer: Can Republicans, Musk Really Gut Big Government?

-- City & State PA: Tracking New Republican Administration’s Nominees With PA Ties

-- PennLive: Walmart Reveals Impact Of Republican Tariff Plan-- Prices Will Go Up; Social Media-- Why Didn’t The Company Say That Before Election?

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[Posted:  November 21, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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