Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.26.24

“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, 27, 28, 29

February 3, 4, 5

March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

April 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 24

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

September 22(NV*), 23(NV), 24(NV), 29, 30

October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8(NV), 9(NV), 10(NV, 15, 16, 17

*non-voting

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

[End Of Session, All Bills Die]

January 7, 27, 28, 29

Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, March 4, 5,  6.

February 3, 4, 5

March 24, 25, 26, 31

April 1, 2

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .


House/Senate: The General Assembly’s Website Will Change To New Members Dec. 1


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


December 5--  Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Check the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or by telephone at 717-783-6395.  Read more here about agenda.


-- Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties  [PaEN]


-- Observer-Reporter: Shell Pipeline Company Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Discharges During Falcon Pipeline Construction  [PDF of Article]


-- WTAE: Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Convicted Of Criminal Charges After Violating PA Clean Streams Law


-- DEP Determines Rulemaking Petition Submitted By Environmental, Health Groups To Adopt More Protective Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells Is An Action The Environmental Quality Board Has Statutory Authority To Take  [PaEN] 


-- Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs [PaEN] 


-- PUC Encourages Consumers To Prepare For Dec. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Decrease To 31.2% Increase [PaEN] 


-- WNEP: Residents Brace For Thanksgiving Amid Power Outages In Luzerne County


-- Utility Dive: EPA Proposes Tightening NOx Limits For New Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EPA Plans To Approve West Virginia Underground Injection Control Program, Here’s What That Means For PA  [PDF of Article


-- WHYY: Recent Rainfall Not Enough To Pull Philly Region Out Of Drought, Climatologists Say


--  TribLive: Drought To Blame For Murky Latrobe Water, Authority Says; It Remains Safe To Drink


-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Burn Ban Remains In Effect Despite Recent Snow


-- Erie Times: Erie Might Consider Lead Paint Testing As Part Of Rental Program


-- WESA: Pittsburgh-Area Water Systems Have No Plans To Remove Fluoride


-- Guest Essay: Turning The Tide On The Chesapeake Bay - Giving Thanks For Pennsylvania's Progress And A New Opportunity For Leadership - By Marel King, PA Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission & Julia Krall, PA Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation  [PaEN]


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Science Is Important, But People Must Be At The Center Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort - By Lawrence Sanford, Chair Bay Program Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee


-- Capital Resource, Conservation & Development Area Council Host Dec. 11 Pasture Walk In Franklin County  [PaEN]


-- Brodhead Watershed Association Protecting Clean Water Together: Who's In Charge Of Your Water?  [PaEN]


-- Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk: What's Behind Backyard Trash Burning Bans?  [PaEN] 


-- PennEnvironment Releases New Guide To Buying Refurbished Electronics During Holiday Season  [PaEN] 


-- Eckley Miners' Village Receives American Eagle Outfitters Foundation Grant  [PaEN]


-- WNEP: Those Who Called Centralia Home Is Now A Ghost Town Because Of A Continuing Mine Fire


-- Natural Lands, ClearWater Conservancy Announce The Preservation Of 667 Acres In Huntingdon County  [PaEN]


-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Dec. 10 - Invasive Toolkit For Landowners  [PaEN]


-- Penn State Extension Dec. 12 Webinar - Cost-Benefit of Voluntary Carbon Projects: Online Tool Demo  [PaEN] 


-- Pennsylvania Forest Seminar Webinar Jan. 14 - Brook Trout In Our Native Waters  [PaEN] 


-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: New Friends Of Promised Land State Park Group Formed In Pike County  [PaEN] 


-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh To Remove Homeless Encampment Off Three Rivers Heritage Trail For Health, Safety Issues


-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Has Updated List Of Professional Development Workshops, Training On Climate Awareness; Empowering Youth & Activate Change


-- TribLive: Trib Total Media Accepting Applications For Scholarship Opportunities To Learn Journalism, Marketing, Business, Jan. 10 Deadline


-- NorthcentralPA.com: Tiadaghton Audubon Society Announces Dates For Christmas Bird Counts In Tioga County


-- Williamsport Sun: Good Samaritan Wildlife Gives Area A Resource For Injured Animals


Election Fallout - PA


-- Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs [PaEN] 


-- AP: Republican Administration Threatens To Impose New 25% Tariffs On All Canadian Imports To US  [United Refining Refinery In Warren Uses Oil From Canada As Feedstock]


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

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


-- Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs [PaEN] 

-- AP: Republican Administration Threatens To Impose New 25% Tariffs On All Canadian Imports To US  [United Refining Refinery In Warren Uses Oil From Canada As Feedstock]

-- Reuters: Republican Nod To LNG Gas Export Facility Project Could Boost Supply Starting In 2027, Goldman Says

-- Reuters: Exxon: US Oil/Gas Firms Unlikely To Go ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Under Republican Administration  


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Should Honor The Hard Work And Dedication Of Election Workers - By Gov. Mark Schweiker & Fmr Cong. Lou Barletta

-- TribLive: After Recent Threats, Chartiers Valley School District To Have Increased Security

-- AP: Republican Administration Threatens To Impose New Tariffs On All Canadian  (25%), Mexican (25%), Chinese (10%) Imports To US 

-- York Dispatch: York County Manufacturer Says Republican Tariff Proposal Could Have ‘Devastating Impact’ On His Business  [York County Voted Overwhelmingly Republican]

-- AP: Republican Administration Threatens To Impose New 25% Tariffs On All Canadian Imports To US  [United Refining Refinery In Warren Uses Oil From Canada As Feedstock]

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[Posted:  November 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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