Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.11.24

“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

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

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

DEP Advisory: DEP is migrating its website to a new platform to launch in mid-December. Updates to the current site will be limited until then.

December 12-- Agenda Posted. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams: Meeting ID: 274 896 265 706 Passcode: GfvsJL or by telephone 1 267-332-8737 Conference ID: 377 402 179#   Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.   Read more about agenda.

January 4-11-- Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.

-- Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, Including Gov. Shapiro Announce Plans To Revise Watershed Agreement, Form New Agricultural Advisory Committee  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Joins Governors In Renewed Commitment To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

-- Lancaster Farming: New Ag Committee To Advise Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Conservation District Receives $5.9 Million For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Pollution Reduction

-- Altoona Mirror: Mid-State Counties Receive Funds To Fight Pollution Of Chesapeake Bay

-- WHYY: Conservationists Celebrate More Than 200 Federally Funded Projects To Restore Waterways In Delaware Watershed

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Study Points To Farmland Treated With Biosolids As Possible Source Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fish

-- PA Sea Grant Now Accepting Research Proposals To Enhance Use, Conservation Of PA's Coastal, Watershed And Great Lakes Resources; Jan. 15 Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Recognized By US Forest Service 

-- EPA, Justice Dept., DEP Settlement With PennEnergy Resources LLC Requires Payment Of $2 Million Penalty, $3.6 Million Investment In Reducing Oil & Gas Facility Air Pollution Emissions  [PaEN] 

-- WTAE: PennEnergy Resources Agrees To Settlement After Alleged Environmental Law Violations

-- The Guardian: Locals In Beaver County Pennsylvania Feel ‘Sacrificed’ For Shell Petrochemical Plastics Plant 

-- Mountain State Spotlight: WV Landowners Lawsuit Settlement With Diversified Energy Company, EQT Corporation Will Result In Plugging 2,600 Wells In WV, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania Over 10 Years

-- Penn State Extension: How Local Ordinances Can Address Concerns About Physical Impacts Of Grid-Scale Solar Development  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: Renewables Can Help Stop Winter, Summer Power Outages, Avoid Energy Price Spikes - By Matt Walker, Clean Air Council and Julia Kortrey, Evergreen Action  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials Newsletter: Grid-Scale Solar Technologies; Home Heating Assistance; Biomass Heating; Education Opportunities

-- WITF/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: How To Save Energy And Make Your Home More Comfortable This Winter

-- Rep. Martin Causer Returns As Republican Chair Of House Environmental Committee; Priority- Getting Government 'Out Of The Way' Of Energy Production  [PaEN] 

-- PA Environmental Professionals Hosting Jan. 14 Webinar On PA Policies & Plans For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: PJM Expects Summer Peak Load To Grow 2% A Year On Average Driven By Data Centers

-- Center For Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Launched To Cleanup Coal Ash Storage Pond At Talen Energy Brunner Island Power Plant Along The Susquehanna River In York County 

-- USDA Invests $9.1 Million In Sewage Facility Upgrades In Dauphin, Westmoreland Counties 

-- USGS PA Water Science Center Fall Newsletter: Pesticide Sampling; Philadelphia Water Resources Tool; Sampling For PFAS Contamination; Addressing Microplastics Science Gaps  [PaEN]

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: Gardening For Clean Water Newsletter For Habitat Owners, Caretakers 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes, Pittsburgh’s Rivers Need The Coast Guard

-- DCNR Releases Results Of PA Recreation Needs, Value Survey Leading To Public Release Of Draft PA Outdoor Recreation Plan In February For Public Review  [PaEN] 

-- PittsburgUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Events Aim To Ensure All Ages Can Enjoy Winter Activities In Pittsburgh’s Parks

The Feds - New Administration

-- Reuters: Republican Administration Says Anyone Investing $1 Billion In US Will Receive Expedited Permits 

-- Politics PA: Republican Cong. Meuser Joins Dept. Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus

Gas Explosions

-- AP: Fatal Natural Gas Explosion At Reading Chocolate Factory Caused By Faulty Gas Pipeline Fitting, Federal Safety Board Finds 

  

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart

-- Reuters: US Power Use To Reach Record Highs In 2024, 2025 Fueled By Data Centers, EIA Forecast Says

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

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

-- Reuters: US DOE Says 2 LNG Gas Export Facilities Must Wait For FERC Environmental Reviews

-- Bloomberg: LNG Gas Exports Seek A Future Under Mounting Climate Pressure 

-- Bloomberg: Exxon Raises Capital Spending As Worldwide Oil Glut Looms 

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: Monarch Butterflies To Be Added To Threatened Species List In US 

-- NYTimes: As Teenagers, They Protested The President-Elect’s Climate Policy; They’re Taking A Different Approach Now

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Twist In NYC Murder Of Health Care CEO Puts Shapiro On National Stage - Again

-- AP: Suspect In Killing Of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Struggles, Shouts While Entering Blair County Courthouse

-- Tribune-Democrat: Altoona McDonald’s Slammed Online After Arrest Of Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder

-- Altoona Mirror: Health Officials Condemn Lionization Of Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter

-- WSJ: Death Threats For Health Insurers Highlight Long-Simmering Anger Against Industry

-- City & State PA: Sen. Augment Exit Will Trigger Special Election

-- TribLive: Biden Set To Block US Steel-Nippon Sale, Say Reports

-- Post-Gazette: Nippon Steel Promises $5,000 Individual Payouts To Steelworkers As Biden Signals He Will Block The Sale

-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Worst State For Litigation Bloat

-- PA Capital-Star: Philadelphia Now Spending Over $100 Million On Its Curriculum Overhaul

-- PennLive: Embattled Ex-Dauphin County Commission Had Secret Business With County’s Lobbyist

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[Posted: December 11, 2024]  PA Environment Digest