-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]
-- January 7 New Session
Senate Voting Schedule
-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]
-- January 7 New Session
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Nicole Faraguna 717-346-7636 or nfaraguna@pa.gov. (formal notice) Read more on agenda.
-- Oil & Gas Wastewater Release At Bear Lake Properties Injection Well In Warren County Went Unreported For 109 Days; More Contamination Discovered Along Related Wastewater Pipeline Route [PaEN]
-- National Review: Northeast Pennsylvania Needs Natural Gas - New Congress, New Federal Administration Should Overturn Delaware River Basin Commission Moratorium On Shale Gas Fracking - By Jason Adams [PDF of Article]
-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: David Callahan To Retire At End Of Year; Jim Welty To Take Over As President
-- DEP Reduces Permit Backlog By 75%, Completely Eliminates Backlog For Oil & Gas Permits; You Can’t Blame DEP Anymore For Permit Delays [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order Creating PA Permit Fast Track Program; Can't Blame DEP Anymore For Delaying Projects [PaEN]
-- PA Sen. Joe Pittman: Senate Republicans Spearheading PA Permitting Reforms
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Signs Executive Order Aimed At Streamlining Permitting Process For Infrastructure Projects
-- PA Solar Center, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services Release New Guidebook For PA Municipalities On Development Of Large-Scale Solar Facilities; Nov. 22 Webinar [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: State Ratepayer Advocates Press FERC For PJM Capacity Market Changes, Citing ‘Crushing’ Prices [Not PA’s Consumer Advocate]
-- Pittsburgh Works Together: Pittsburgh And Most Of US Experiencing Rising Levels Of Microscopic Soot Pollution
-- TribLive: State Superior Court: Coal-fired Power Plant Boiler House At Former Springdale Power Plant Can Be Imploded
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Climate Activists Criticize Exclusion From Philadelphia Gas Works Budget Process, Propose New Rules
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Eyeing Changes To Land Development, Stormwater Regulations
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Delaware River Water Levels At 60% As Salt Front Increases Amid Drought
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Delaware River Basin Managers Could Take Conservation Efforts If Drought Worsens
-- MCall: Plans For Route 512 Warehouses, Landfill Expansion Raise Traffic, Environmental Concerns
-- Inquirer: What Organizers Say They Learned From A Campaign To Create A Statewide Home Repair, Weatherization Program In PA
-- DCNR’s Square Timber Wild Area In Cameron County Inducted Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]
-- Rothrock Trail Alliance Awarded $500,000 Grant To Improved Recreation Access To Rothrock State Forest In Centre County [PaEN]
-- Berks Nature: New Data On The Annual Economic Value Of Nature Documents $853 Million In Savings, $938 Million In Outdoor Recreation Benefits To Citizens of Berks County [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Berks Nature Hoping For Positive After Effects Of Neversink Mountain Wildfire
-- The Allegheny Front: New ClearWater Conservancy Conservation Education Center In Centre County Lands Federal, State Funding
-- Republican Herald: New StoryWalk Promotes Fitness, Literacy At Pine Grove
-- Republican Herald: New Schuylkill Conservation District Educator Aims To Get People Outdoors
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Chesapeake National Recreation Area Takes Critical Step Forward
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For Wildlife Leadership Academy Student Conservation Ambassadors Program [PaEN]
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For Rivers Conservation Fly Fishing Youth Camp June 15-20, Messiah University, Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Nominations For Litter Hawk Youth Award Thru January 31 [PaEN]
-- Volunteers Invited To Be Part Of Pennsylvania Bird Atlas First Ever Winter Bird Survey Starting Dec. 1 [PaEN]
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Bloomberg: China’s Surging LNG Gas Imports From US Threatened By Next Trade War
-- Financial Times: Canada Imports US Electricity As Droughts Curb Hydropower
Other States/National/International
-- Reuters: OPEC Secretary General Tells UN Climate Conference Oil Is A Gift From God
-- AP: Deadline Looms For Negotiators Seeking A Deal For Cash To Curb Global Warming At UN Conference
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: Casey And McCormick Are Fighting Over Provisional Ballots In A Dozen PA Counties
-- TribLive Editorial: Courts Need To Decide Election Question On More Than A Race-By-Race Basis
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: The People Have The Power To Enforce Campaign Finance Laws
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: State Reps. Abney, Mihalek Picked To Lead PA House Regional Delegations
-- Erie Times: After Nov. 5 Election Win, Sen. Laughlin Pushes On With Libel Suit vs. Erie Reader Newspaper
-- The Center Square: PA Senate Republicans Double Down On Fiscal Restraint Post Election [Video]
-- The Center Square: PA House Republicans - Taxpayers Want More Divided Government
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Democrats Have No Mandate Except To Compromise - By Andrew Lewis
-- The Center Square: Dr. Oz Picked To Lead Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
-- TribLive: Need For English As 2nd Language Education Growing In Westmoreland Schools
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Police Investigating Reports Of Antisemitic Stickers
-- PennLive: How Some Areas Get Sex Crime Prosecutions Right
-- PennLive: Lehigh County DA Promises Change In County With PA’s Lowest Rate Of Prosecuting Sex Offenses
-- Post-Gazette: Japanese Steelmaker Nippon Says It Will Not Accept Presidential Block Of US Steel Deal
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[Posted: November 20, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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