-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
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 4:00: In-Person. Grassroots Conservation Fair, Wellsboro, Tioga County. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
March 17-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 362 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) making changes to the powers and duties of the PA Energy Development Authority to allow for disbursement of federal Solar for All Program funding (sponsor summary); House Bill 660 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 17-- Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board hearing continues on challenge to ordinance setting 2,500 foot setback for shale gas operations. Municipal Building, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil, Washington County. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 18-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 43 (Conklin-D-Centre) require publication of newspaper notice of oil and gas well permits; House Bill 441 (Pielli-D-Chester) amends the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982, addresses a gap in biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania by assigning native terrestrial invertebrates to DCNR [Read more here];.House Bill 448 (Diamond-R-Lebanon) authorizes DEP to release radon test results to previous property owners in certain circumstances; House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) requires a DEP permit to spread food processing residuals; House Bill 789 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) expands C-PACE property-based energy financing program to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure; House Resolution 53 (Merski-D-Erie) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the feasibility and potential benefits of offshore hydropower, solar and wind renewable energy on Lake Erie. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 18-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 19-- NEW. House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 620 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) would increase the state recycling fee from $2 to $5 per ton to support local recycling and waste disposal planning programs. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission Annual Report. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd M. Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda items.
-- WeConservePA Honors Cynthia Carrow With 2025 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Named Delaware River Watershed Champion [PaEN]
-- From Classrooms To Communities: Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors Are Making a Difference [PaEN]
-- PA Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Attended By Nearly 480 People Featured Health Experts, Scientists, Advocacy Groups On Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Potential Environmental Crimes Amid Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Bucks County
-- WHYY- Susan Phillips: Former Regulators Say EPA’s Planned Rollbacks Would Reverse 50 Years Of Environmental Progress
-- Pocono Record - Brian Whipkey: Trout Unlimited Officials Worry Over Potential Impacts From Reduced Federal Funding In PA [PDF of Article]
-- WESA: PA Says Hundreds Of Fired Federal Workers Have Applied For State Jobs
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Cryptocurrency Data Mining Company Agrees To Speed Cleanup Of Coal Ash Pile At Scrubgrass Waste Coal-Fired Power Plant In Venango County
-- ClearWater Conservancy: Stream Of Volunteers Needed For 29th Watershed Cleanup Day April 12 In Centre County [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Open Your Eyes To Litter In A Watershed Activity Books Now Available In English, Spanish [PaEN]
-- Penn State Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts April 29 Webinar On Effective Outreach Engagement On Adopting Farm Conservation Practices [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: PUC Approves Troubled East Dunkard Authority Sale To PA American Water [PDF of Article]
-- AP: Study Shows Rain-Soaking Atmospheric Rivers Are Getting Bigger, Wetter, More Frequent
-- March 15 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro Touts Capping Of 300th Conventional Oil & Gas Well At North Franklin Twp., Washington County Site [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: Watch: Former DEP Leader Stumps For Shapiro Energy Plan
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Future Of National Energy Technology Lab In Pittsburgh’s Backyard In Doubt
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Software Firm Acquired By Texas Company To Help Solve Electric Grid Demand Issues
-- PUC Enhances Energy-Savings Program For Low-Income Households
-- Washington & Jefferson College: Pennsylvania Is An Energy Powerhouse In Region And Beyond
-- Washington & Jefferson College: US Energy Sector Has Undergone A Transformation In Last 50 Years
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy 2024 Annual Report Now Available
-- WPXI: Beaver County Man Killed In Brush Fire
-- York Dispatch: Dry Conditions Prompt York County Drought Watch, Burn Ban In One Township
-- Williamsport Sun: Firefighters Urge Residents Of Lycoming, Surrounding Counties Not To Burn
-- Inquirer: Brush Fire Closes Part Of Route 422 In Montgomery County
-- MCall: Frog Crossing: Northampton County Road To Close For Weeks To Protect Breeding Amphibians [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Want To Attract Some Of The 100 Bird Species Spotted In Lancaster County This Year? Here’s How
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: European Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Putin Says US Deal May Revive Russian Gas Flows
New Federal Administration
-- Clean Air Council: EPA To Reverse Life-Saving Finding Carbon Pollution Is Endangering Public Health By Driving Climate Change [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: EPA Deregulation Bombshell A Blow To The Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA Announces Plan To Put Pollution Before Our Health [PaEN]
-- Erie Times/Reuters: EPA To Roll Back Regulations On Power Plant Emissions, Tailpipe Pollution
-- Utility Dive: EPA Aims To Roll Back Power Sector Regulations In Broad Deregulatory Push
-- Bloomberg Opinion Editor: EPA Decided Protecting The Environment Is Just Too Much
-- The Hill: Farmers Sue USDA Over President’s Freeze Of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Funding [They Already Made Purchases]
-- The Guardian: Federal Judge Demands ‘Some Kind Of Evidence’ Of Wrongdoing From EPA To Halt Climate Grants; Issues Restraining Order Pending New Filings
-- Beaver Times: USDA To Cut $36.7 Million From Local Food Purchase Assistance In PA
-- PennLive: Federal Cuts Force Shutdown Of Campgrounds, Beaches, Recreation Areas At Popular Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County), Tioga-Hammond, Cowanesque Lakes (Tioga County) [Local Recreation Economy To Take A Hit]
-- AP: Hundreds Of Federal Offices Could Begin Closing This Summer At DOGE’s Behest, Internal Records Show
-- Financial Times: Insurers Warn That US Weather Agency Mass Firings Will Hit Climate Risk Data
-- The Guardian: Environmental Groups Sound New Alarm As Fossil Fuel Lobby Pushes For Immunity From Climate Damage Lawsuits
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: In Town Hall Gathering, Democrat Cong. Deluzio Warns Of ‘Great Risk’ To Country
-- PA Capital-Star: Democrats Launch National Town Hall Series Targeting Competitive Republican-Held Congressional Districts, Including In PA
-- PennLive: Bill To Repeal Death Penalty In PA Gets Bipartisan Support In Legislature
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican PA Cong. Glenn Thompson Talks About Helping US Agriculture Weathering $28 Billion In Retaliatory Tariffs
-- Beaver Times: USDA To Cut $36.7 Million From Local Food Purchase Assistance In PA
-- Observer-Reporter: 100+ Labor Council Hosts Rally Opposing Federal Cuts In Downtown Washington, PA
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Area Schools Bracing For Possibility Of ICE Raids
-- Beaver Times: PA LGBTQ Protections Challenged In Court; Why Schools, Parents, Politicians Are Suing
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[Posted: March 14, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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