House holds Regular Session May 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, 24
Senate holds Regular Session May 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Heads Up - Busy Legislative Week Coming!
May 1-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds a hearing on cryptocurrency and climate change. Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
May 1-- House Transportation Committee holds a hearing on electric vehicle fees. Room 140 Main Capitol. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
May 1-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee informational briefing from energy industry operators to discuss grid reliability as well as PJM policies and procedures. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
May 1-- Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee hearing on reauthorization of Chapter 14 related to termination of utility customers. Room 8E-A East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
May 2-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 962 (Vitali-D-Delaware), legislation that would restore DEP’s authority to review conventional oil and gas well plugging bonding amounts every two years. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.
May 2-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1032 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) establishing a grant program to support solar energy installations in schools. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
May 3-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1028 (Matzie-D-Beaver) setting certain rail safety and oversight requirements, reporting system for hazardous materials and waste, restrict unsafe train length, prompted by Norfolk Southern train derailment.. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
May 3-- House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 246 (T.Davis-D- Bucks) requiring municipalities to notify property owners of changes to FEMA special flood hazard area maps. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
May 3-- House Tourism & Economic & Recreational Development Committee meets to consider House Bill 33 (Struzzi-R-Indiana) encouraging landowners to open their property to recreation. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
-- Senate Environmental Committee Holds May 1 Hearing On Electric Grid Reliability Looking At Natural Gas, Other Generation Failures During Winter Storm Elliot In December [PaEN]
-- Bradford Era/The Center Square: Committee Warned Of Lurking Taxpayer Cost For Plugging Conventional Oil/Gas Wells
-- Guest Essay: DCNR’s Conservation And Stewardship Of State’s Natural Resources Is Vital To Pennsylvania's Booming Outdoor Recreation Industry - By Cindy Adams Dunn, Acting Secretary of DCNR, and John Norbeck Deputy Secretary for Parks & Forestry [PaEN]
-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Remove ‘Protection’ From The Name Of The Department Of Environmental Protection [PaEN]
-- County Conservation District Week Observed April 23-29 [PaEN]
-- Coldwater Heritage Partnership Awards 11 Grants Totaling $120,000 [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Organizers Of Little Conestoga Creek Blue/Green Corridor Restoration Envision It As Model For Clean Water Projects
-- CBF Blog: Student In CBF's Student Leadership Program Worked To Rename Stream After Kitty Payne, An Emancipated Slave Who Lived Near Biglerville, Adams County - By B.J. Small, Chesapeake Bay Foundation [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6 Million+ In Consumptive Water Use Mitigation Projects [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds May 3 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests, June 15 Business Meeting
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Completes Water Storage Study To Support Resilience Planning; 12 Of 14 Final Projects In PA [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Holds May 10 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests, June 7 Business Meeting
-- WHYY: Philly’s Commercial Corridors Are Blooming With Greenery Thanks To 117 New Trees
-- CleanScapes: Volunteers Needed For Cleanups In Clinton County, Northcentral PA Starting April 29
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Waste Authority CEO To Retire Next Year
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Who Pays For Air Quality Regulatory Program In Allegheny County? Health Dept. Proposes Changes In Funding
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Prices Are Down, But The Industry’s Spirits Are High
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Natural Gas Calls Shareholder Climate Proposal ‘Spamlike In Nature’
-- Scranton Times: Summit Focuses On Natural Gas Opportunities, Challenges [Marcellus Shale Coalition]
-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Join The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - By Rev. Michell C. Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review & Advisory Council Seeking Public Comment On 2021 International Code.
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Uniform Construction Code Review & Advisory Council Seeking Individuals To Review On 2021 International Code.
-- WTAJ: Pennsylvania Creates More Trash Per Person Than 47 Other States
-- Republican Herald: 685 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Collected During Take Back Day In Schuylkill County
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly’s Ban Has Prevented 200 Million Plastic Bags From Being Used
-- WHYY: Study Finds Philly’s Plastic Bag Ban Is Working
-- WHYY: Cheltenham Twp. Passes Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags; 16th Municipality In PA To Pass A Ban
-- April 29 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Land Health Institute Accepting Applications For Philadelphia Program For Future Environmental Scientists And Stewards (ProFESS), May 15 Deadline
-- TribLive: New Trail To Blaze, Wynn & Clara Tredway River Trail In Of Allegheny Twp. Nears Completion
-- Williamsport Sun: Work Underway At Williamsport Parks
-- Republican Herald: Christmas Tree Farm In Schuylkill County Taking part In International Research
-- Scranton Times: What To Know About Tick, Lyme Disease Season Following A Mild Winter
Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- AP: Railroads Warned About Problems Long Trains Can Cause
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: Renewable Energy’s Share Of German Power Use Tops 50% In Q1
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Rebounds As Traders Weigh Elusive Demand Pickup
-- WSJ: Exxon, Chevron Report $18 Billion In Profits Even As Oil, Natural Gas Prices Drop
-- Bloomberg Guest Essay: Exxon Has Way Too Much Cash Laying Around
Other States/National/International
-- Washington Examiner Guest Essay: EPA Slowing Down Process For Approving Waste Injection Wells
-- Bloomberg: Orbiting Methane Cameras Are Catching Polluters In The Act
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 100 Days In Office, Gov. Shapiro Describes The Experience As ‘Humbling’
-- Spotlight PA: House Democrats Moving Long-Stalled Priority Bills
-- PA Capital-Star: House Passes 8 Bipartisan Bills In Productive Return To Session
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Manufacturer Of Skill Games In Favor Of Lycoming County Sen. Yaw’s Skill Gambling Games Bill
-- Post-Gazette/The Center Square: Gambling Expansion: Skill Games Supporters Tout Tax Revenue, Veteran Support
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Guide To Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
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[Posted: April 28, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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