House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22
Senate holds Regular Session May 8, 9, 10, June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Joseph Martini martjos@pa.gov or (717) 772-5619. (formal notice) [Note: Update on federal Conventional Well Plugging Program]
May 25-- NEW. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council [conventional oil/gas well operators] meeting. Desert Room Plaza Level, Keystone Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Adam Walters, 717-214-6548, adwalters@pa.gov. [Note: Contact DCED to speak during public comment time.]
-- House Committee Moves First PA Bill Setting New Rail Safety Requirements In Response To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA House Committee Approves Bill Tightening Railroad Regulations After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com-Robert Swift: PA House Panel Approves First Rail Safety Bill After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- PennLive: PA House Committee Approves Bill Tightening Railroad Regulations After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- PA Business Report: American Petroleum Institute Issues Report On Oil/Natural Gas Pipeline Safety [Natural Gas Pipelines In PA Have The Worst Environmental Record Of Any Industry. Read more here.]
-- Senate Committee Meets May 8 On Regulatory “Reforms”: https://tinyurl.com/mv64bdf4 Issue: SB 633 https://tinyurl.com/thnvdzbv Issue: SB 350 https://tinyurl.com/ycyrz69k
-- PA Capital-Star: Clean Water Advocates Call On General Assembly To Build On Success Of Clean Streams Fund Last Year And Expand Efforts This Year
-- Bay Journal: Kandis Boyd Leaves As Head Of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Office
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro’s Nominees For Transportation, DCED, Aging Win PA Senate Confirmation
-- Question: When Will Senate Take Action On Shapiro's Nominees For DEP, DCNR, Agriculture?
-- Capital RC&D Council Hosts June 9 Bison Pasture Roam In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Yahoo! News/Reading Eagle: Reading Environmental Advisory Council Reports Focus On Green Infrastructure And Climate Resiliency
-- Observer-Reporter: Biology Professor To Present Buffalo Creek Watershed Study May 11 Buffalo Twp. Municipal Building
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Announces Trout In The Classroom Grant Awards For 2023-24 School Year [PaEN]
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Seeking Volunteers For 3 Rivers Watch, Training Starts May 6 For Pollution Patrols; Other Upcoming Events [PaEN]
-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Seeking Volunteer Riparian Rangers; Training May 6, 10 [PaEN]
-- Deadline Extended! Delaware River Watershed Forum Accepting Presentation Proposals Thru May 12
-- Republican Herald: Students Compete In Schuylkill County Envirothon; Winner Moving On To State Competition
-- Help Wanted: York Conservation District - Engineering Technicians, Watershed Restoration Specialist [PaEN]
-- EPA Region 3 Hosts 2023 Virtual Summit May 17 - Investing For A Healthy, Sustainable Future [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Energy Company Aims To Build $2.1 Billion, 858 MW Pumped Storage Project Along Susquehanna River In York County
-- Utility Dive: State Regulators, Others Urge FERC To Reject PJM Plan To Delay June 14 Capacity Auctions
-- Sheetz Surpasses 2 Million Electric Vehicle Charging Sessions
-- MCall: Many Homes In Lehigh Valley Have High Levels Of Radon, Here’s Why You Should Care
-- DEP Blog: Air Pollution - Learn What DEP Is Doing To Help You Breathe Easier
-- Scranton Times Blog: After Losing 200 Pounds, Hiker Takes On 2,200-Mile Appalachian Trail
-- Centre Daily Times: The Bike Roost, A New Bike Sales, Repair Shop In Boalsburg Is ‘All About Community’
-- Join Temple University Harrisburg & Let’s Go Outdoors May 13 For A Mini-BioBlitz During Our Big Adventure Day At Reservoir Park [PaEN]
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Update: Improving Wildlife Habitat; Birding In The Watershed; And More!
-- The Nature Conservancy PA Newsletter: Tannersville Cranberry Bog Restoration Recap; Volunteers Needed For Workdays; More!
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Schools A Logical Ally In Fight Against Tick-Borne Diseases
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Each Dead Bird In Academy Of Natural Sciences Collection Of 250,000 Still Has A Tale To Tell
Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Leadership Needed On Air, Water Quality In Norfolk Southern Train Derailment - By Environmental Medicine Education International
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 Extend Slide As LNG Imports Swell To Record
-- Reuters: IEA- Global Natural Gas Markets Rebalancing, To Remain Tight In 2023; European Gas Storage 60% Full
-- Reuters: Shell Posts $10 Billion Quarterly Profit As Trading Offset Lower Energy Prices
-- Bloomberg: Shell Maintains Pace Of $4 Billion Stock Buybacks As Profit Beats Estimates
Other States/National/International
-- Reuters: New York State Bans Natural Gas In Some New Construction
-- Yahoo! News: Biden Proposes 30% Climate Change Tax On Cryptocurrency Mining
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro’s Nominees For Transportation, DCED, Aging Win PA Senate Confirmation
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Lawmakers Show Bipartisan Support For Republican Gun Safety Bill Amendments
-- AP: Democrats Move Pro-Union Constitutional Amendment Out Of Divided PA House
-- PennLive: More Convictions Could Be Sealed After ‘Clean Slate’ Expansion Passes PA House Committee
-- AP: PA Senate Backs Bill To Narrow Philadelphia Commuter Tax
-- PennLive - John Baer: Hey, It’s May And PA Legislature Is Working! Will It Produce?
-- Scranton Times Editorial: End Partisan Gerrymanders
-- Independent Fiscal Office Research Brief: PA Taxpayers Continue To Migrate South
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[Posted: May 4, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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