-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
Senate Voting Schedule
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: 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 the agenda.
TODAY 10:30: Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission business meeting. 10:30 p.m. [Note: Drought on the agenda.] (formal notice)
December 12-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
January 4-11-- Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.
-- PA Senate Republicans To Reintroduce Bills Limiting Citizen Rights To Appeal DEP Permit Decisions, Punish Communities That Take Steps To Protect Themselves Against Shale Gas Development Impacts [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Fracking, Clean Air Permits Dominate Allegheny County Board Of Health Meeting
-- WESA: New Allegheny Health Director Turns To Air Quality, Black Infant Mortality
-- Inquirer Column: Gov. Shapiro Fast-Tracks Oil Refinery Redevelopment, Impacted Residents Call For Philadelphia City Council Hearings
-- CNX Resources Announces Acquisition Of Apex Energy Upstream, Midstream Business
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Sinkhole Rescue Effort Turns Into Recovery Mission
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Residents Concerned About Abandoned Mines As Recovery Search For Woman Continues
-- Tribune-Democrat/AP: Underground Voids From Abandoned Mines Pose Danger To People, Property When Land Collapses
-- DEP: Find Out If Your Home Is Over An Abandoned Coal Mine
-- DEP Awards $600,000 To 12 Community Organizations For Environmental Justice Outreach [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Tim Matthews Aims To Make Conservation Family-Friendly In Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: How Farmers Are Navigating The Challenges Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' - The Growing Problem Of PFAS Contamination In Agriculture - By Ken Sansone and Valentina Marastoni-Bieser, SL Environmental Law Firm [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 9 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Land-Applied Biosolids - Research Update And Discussion
-- The Heinz Endowments: Nonprofits, Philanthropy Create Infrastructure To Help Bring Nearly $1 Billion In Regional, Statewide Clean Energy Funding To Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Allegheny Conference On Community Development: Statement On Eos Energy Storage $303.5 Million US DOE Loan Guarantee, Project AMAZE
-- Green Building Alliance, 2030 District Host Dec. 10 Webinar On PJM Electricity Price Increases - Why And What To Do? [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Some Renewable Energy Developers Urge PJM To Drop Fast-Track Interconnection Plan Saying It Is A Blatant Attempt To Favor Data Center Power Developers
-- Guest Essay: When It Comes To Energy Policy, Pennsylvania Needs A Reset - By Sen. Lisa Boscola (D-Lehigh) [PJM Electricity Cost Issues]
-- The Allegheny Front: That Huge Snowstorm? Welcome To A Warming Future
-- WVIA: Schuylkill County Residents Demand End To ‘Urine Smell’ From Surrounding Biosolids Facilities
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: US House Votes Overwhelmingly To Extend Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs
-- DCNR Awards More Than $372,000 In Wild Resource Conservation Program Grants To Help Protect Pennsylvania’s Native Biodiversity [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy PA News: Landmark Year For Conservation In PA; Protecting PA Forests; Plan Your Adventure At Hauser Nature Center
New Administration - PA
-- Bloomberg: Energy CEO Who Drank Fracking Fluid Is Now Republican Administration’s Oil Evangelist
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Delaware Valley Journal: Asian Demand For PA’s Natural Gas Rising, Despite Export Pause [PA Gas Industry Wants To Sell Gas To Support China]
-- Post-Gazette: Federal Study On Impact Of LNG Gas Exports Expected By End Of The Year
-- Bloomberg: Winter Weather Puzzle Is Raising Risk Of Meteoric Energy [Natural Gas] Inflation
-- Bloomberg: Energy CEO Who Drank Fracking Fluid Is Now Republican Administration’s Oil Evangelist
Other States/National/International
-- The Guardian: How Climate Risks Are Driving Up Insurance Premiums Around The US - Visualized
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - John Baer: Josh Shapiro For President? Don’t Forget Pennsylvania’s Political Curse
-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Certifies Results Of 2024 Election
-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania Society Meets In Same Hotel Where UnitedHealthCare CEO Killed In New York City
-- WESA: Democratic Rep. Dan Miller Announces Bid For Allegheny County Judge [Puts House Majority In Jeopardy]
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Incoming PA Attorney General Says He Wants To ‘Make Pittsburgh Safer’
-- PennLive: PA Lawmakers Say It’s High Time To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Changes Culturally Responsive Teaching Guidelines, Raising Concerns
-- City & State PA: PA Politicos Are Flocking To Bluesky Social Media Platform - Here’s Who To Follow
-- TribLive Editorial: Why Is Republican Administration’s Opposition To US Steel Sale A ‘Gut Punch?’
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Council Approves 2025 Budget With 36% Tax Hike After Weekslong Battle
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[Posted: December 5, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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