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.
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to attend the meeting remotely. Contact John Chippo, jchippo@pa.gov or 717-783-9730.
-- DEP, DCNR, Guests Honored Franklin Kury, Author Of PA Environmental Rights Amendment, With Dedication In Rachel Carson Building [PaEN]
-- Dickinson College To Recognize Environmental & Indigenous Rights Advocate Tara Houska With Rose-Walters Prize For Environmental Activism [PaEN]
-- House Committee Meets May 2 On Bill To Restore Authority To Review Conventional Oil/Gas Well Plugging Bonding Amounts; Help Prevent Routine Abandonment Of An Average Of 561 Wells A Year [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Times: Questions Remain After Shell Air Monitors Detect Benzene At Petrochemical Plant
-- TribLive: Operations On Hold At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County
-- Register Now! 9th Annual Renewables Summit Set For May 22-23 Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- PUC Hosts April 28 Meeting Of PA Sustainable Energy Board
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Shapiro’s PUC Nominee Kimberly Barrow Is Right Pick, But Faces Challenges
-- Post-Gazette: WV Electricity Customers Would See Their Bills Increase $36 Million To Keep Coal-Fired Power Plant Open
-- WHYY: My Climate Story: Philadelphia Students Present Environmental Problems And Solutions At WHYY
-- EPA Names 2023 Top Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings, Including Philadelphia
-- Erie Times: Feds Charge 6 NY Residents With Stealing Thousands Of Pounds Of Cooking Oil To Go To Make Biodiesel Fuel In Erie Refinery
-- WSJ: US Wants A Rare Earths Supply Chain, Why It Won’t Come Easily [PA Cong. Reschenthaler Bill]
-- York Dispatch: York County Gets Mixed Results In New Air Quality Report
-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plans To Plant 500,000 More Trees Across PA During 2023 [PaEN]
-- Public Opinion: Goats Will Do Yardwork In Chambersburg
-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event April 28-29 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Hershey’s Chocolate Comes Full Circle On PA Dairy Farm, The Cows Love It
-- KYW: Spotted Lanternflies Return To Delaware Valley
-- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Resource Conservationist [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: Altoona Is Boosting Its Economy With Outdoor Recreation
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Trail To Connect Saint Clair With Frackville
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Registration Open For Unique Appalachian Ecology Course For Teens - June 16-26, Deadline May 14
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Haven Area Students Release Fingerling Trout, Enjoy Outdoor Fun At County Fairgrounds [Trout In The Classroom]
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center First Sunday Story Time May 7
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Bill Establishes Protocol For Removal Of Ticks From Students In School
Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Incinerated Waste From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Raises Concerns In Ohio Town
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: EU Lawmakers Seek Methane Reductions On Europe’s Fossil Fuel Imports
-- Bloomberg: Greenpeace Warns Europe’s LNG Natural Gas Hunt Risks Locking In Pollution
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: New Legislative Push To Make PA’s Primary Elections Open To Independents
-- WESA: Bill Allowing Counties To Process Mail Ballots Early Clears First Hurdle In PA House
-- AP: Gun Control Measures Advance In PA House
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA 6th-Friendliest For Gambling, But Not Without Costs- Addiction Problems, Demands For Subsidies
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Should Deliver On Most Popular, Bipartisan Campaign Promise - School Choice - By Rep. D’Orsie
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Rep. Mehaffie Tossed From Capitol Office By Republicans Gets New Space, But Worries It May Be Temporary
-- PennLive - John Baer: If Americans Don’t Want Biden vs Ex-President, Why Are We Heading Toward Biden vs Ex-President?
-- LancasterOnline: Pennsylvania Society To Give S. Dale High Distinguished City Of Commonwealth Award
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[Posted: April 27, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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