Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.30.24

“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

[Nov. 30 - End Of Session]

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

[Nov. 30 - End Of Session]

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

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.

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 Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 87 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- CNX Gas Company Reports It Did Not Stop Pumping Shale Gas Wastewater Through A Punctured Pipeline For 24+ Hours During An Incident In Morris Township, Greene County In May  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How EQT Gas Company Is Tackling Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals 

-- Scranton Times: Jermyn Nearly Finished Securing Easements For Rushbrook Creek Flood Protection Project

-- Reading Eagle: Sinkholes Nearly Close Berkshire Mall For The Holiday Shopping Season

-- Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: When Should PA Deer Season Start?

The Feds - New Administration

-- Wilkes-Barre Times/AP: Republican Call For ‘Energy Dominance’ Is Likely To Run Into Real-World Limits

  

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: AI And Data Centers Need Massive Amounts Of Electricity; That’s Good News For Natural Gas

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 Oil Output Fell In September By The Most Since January, EIA Says

-- Reuters: US LNG Natural Gas Demand Nears Record Level

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette/AP: 3.5% Pay Raise For PA Governor, Lawmakers, Judges, Cabinet Secretaries

-- Post-Gazette: Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Will Have Big Say Over Future Republican Agenda

-- Inquirer: No, Amish Voters In PA Did Not Carry The Election For Republicans

-- Republican Herald: Tim Holden Retires As Head Of PA Liquor Control Board

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Nov. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

The November 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring--

-- Thank You! To Everyone Who Took Park In The Extra Give. Donations Still Welcome.

-- The Foundation’s Online Store is open and ready for shopping!

-- People’s Choice Photo Contest Voting Open Until Dec. 1

-- Foundation Virtual Book Club Dec. 18 - My Side Of The Mountain

Read the entire Take Five.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Foundation,  Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter or tune in to their YouTube Channel.  Click Here to become a member of the Foundation.

The Foundation mobilizes 65,000 volunteers annually to steward YOUR state parks and forests.

(Photo By Linda Stager, Leonard Harrison State Park, Tioga County.

Related Articles This Week:

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

-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Firefighters Rise To The Challenge As Wildfires Spark Across Pennsylvania - By Seth Cassell, PA State Forester & Thomas Cook, State Fire Commissioner  [PaEN]

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

-- DEP Invites Comments On Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determination For FDR Park Environmental Restoration Project In Philadelphia  [PaEN]  

-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: William C. Forrey - A Career In State Parks, Recreation Doing It Right, And Protecting The Environment - By Wayne W. Kober  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants Newsletter: Brady Trail Tunnel Opens; Help With Watershed Forestry Projects; Cumberland County Project Leverages Multiple Benefits

-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Civilian Conservation Corps Pavilion At Mont Alto State Park Restored In Franklin County 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: 'Get Real' When Considering A Christmas Tree  [PaEN]

-- Reforest Our Future Patch Project Creates Mini-Forests In Beaver County Community  [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] 

NewsClips: 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Parks Get $600,000 Boost With DCNR Grants

-- Centre County Gazette: Centre County Receives Nearly $400,000 In DCNR Grants To Fund Conservation Projects

-- PA Recreation & Park Society Ambassadors: Opening A New Recreation Facility In West Goshen Township, Chester County - By Ken Lehr, Recreation Director

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Region’s Driest Year Since 2002 Has Led To  An Increase In Wildfires

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Dried Waterways Stun Residents, Leave Fish Stranded, Hurt Outdoor Tourism From Lehigh Valley, To Philly, New Jersey’s Pinelands 

-- Arboretum At Penn State To Plant ‘Moon Tree’ In Children's Garden 

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

-- PA Capital-Star: How Social Media Is Influencing Our Interactions With Public Lands

[Posted: November 30, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.29.24

“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

-- 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 .

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.

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.

-- CNX Gas Company Reports It Did Not Stop Pumping Shale Gas Wastewater Through A Punctured Pipeline For 24+ Hours During An Incident In Morris Township, Greene County In May  [PaEN] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 30 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 87 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- Altoona Mirror: Council Of Governments Begins Planning For Solar Energy Facility In Blair County 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Study: Climate Change Boosted Wind Speeds In 2024 Atlantic Hurricanes

-- Spotlight PA: On The Range With Pennsylvania’s Professional Farm Sitters 

-- The Guardian: Young Country Diary Competition:  Nature Boys And Girls - Here’s Your Chance To Get Published In The Guardian 

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

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

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.06   Ohio- $3.03   PA- $3.24 

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week At 15; Aug. 23 Was 21 

Other States/National/International

-- PA Capital-Star: How Social Media Is Influencing Our Interactions With Public Lands

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Younger Kids Had Educational Setbacks From The Pandemic, School Districts Now Working To Reverse Those Trends 

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