Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.12.24

“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]

Governor’s Budget Address:  February 6

Senate next voting day February 5, 6, 7, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

House next voting day February 6, March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- DEP Advisory: DEP is still experiencing problems with its website and problems with distributing press releases.   Click Here for updates.

-- Public News Service: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Has Planted More Than 5.9 Million Trees In PA To Improve Water Quality

-- The Allegheny Front: Meet The Nominees For PA’s 2024 River Of The Year

-- WESA: Wilkinsburg Group Lands Over $575,000 For Local Watershed Restoration In Allegheny County

-- Gettysburg Times: What’s Next For The Watershed Alliance Of Adams County?

-- Observer-Reporter: Receivership For East Dunkard Water Authority Nearing Potential Settlement Following Mediation

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 12 RiverWatch Video Report

-- MCall: Flood Watch Issued Friday, Saturday For Lehigh Valley As Next Storm Looms

-- Courier Times: Storm This Weekend May Bring Fresh Round of Flooding In SE PA

-- TribLive: Olympus Energy Contends Natural Gas Compressor Station For Penn Twp. Not Harmful To Environment In Westmoreland County 

-- Warren Times - Josh Cotton: 2,195 Acre Land-For-Oil Deal Between Game Commission, PA General Energy Oil & Gas Company Draws Ire From Some In Community 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Chesapeake Energy Buys Southwestern Leapfrogging EQT As Biggest Gas Producer In US 

-- Inside Climate News: Plan For Shale Gas Drilling Spree Using Fluid Carbon Dioxide Instead Of Water In New York’s Southern Tier Draws Muted Response From Regulators, But Outrage From Green Groups

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Are Better Off For Having More Electricity Options - By John Hanger, Former DEP Secretary, PUC Commissioner

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: Electricity Deregulation Yields Few Benefits To Consumers - By Howard Lurie, Villanova School Of Law

-- Sustainable Community Development Network Of SW PA: Feb. 6 Online Workshop Exploring Sustainable Transportation Options And Opportunities 

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Funds $40 Million To Replace Diesel Trucks With Electric Vehicles

-- The Allegheny Front: Allegheny County Fines US Steel Another $2 Million For Rotten Egg Smell Releases

-- Observer-Reporter: DEP Approves Air Quality Plan For Westmoreland Landfill

-- PUC Accepting Nominations For PA One-Call Damage Prevention Committee

-- January 13 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center To Host Day Camp Jan. 15

-- Warren Times: Eagle Watch At Allegheny Reservoir To Be Held Feb. 3

Gas Explosions

-- Beaver County Times: Potential Gas Line Explosion In Monaca Home Injures Two People 

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: Wave Of New LNG Natural Gas Plants Will Keep World Hooked On Fossil Fuel

-- WSJ: America’s Gas Bonanza Brings Biden New Political Dilemmas

Other States/National/International

-- Financial Times: Resurgent US Electricity Demand Sparks Power Grid Warnings

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA Democrats’ Education Funding Report Says PA Owes $5 Billion More To School Districts

--  Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: PA Needs To Spend $5.4 Billion To Close Gap Between Rich And Poor Schools, Report Advanced By Dems Says

-- WESA: State Commission Recommends Lawmakers Adopt A $5.4 Billion To Revamp PA’s Education System

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Commission On Education Funding Ends With Split Vote, Call For Spending $5.4 Billion More

-- TribLive/PennLive: Head Of PA House Freedom Caucus View For Open State Senate Seat In Central PA

-- PA Capital-Star: 2 Democrats Seeking PA Senate Seat After Brewster Announces Retirement

-- TribLive: Democratic Rep. Pisciottano Announces Run To Replace Brewster In PA Senate

-- PA Capital-Star: Casey Campaign Announces $3.6 Million Haul In 4th Quarter Fundraising

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Why Republicans Lose In Pennsylvania: They Make Bad Choices

-- Inquirer: Chester County Man Arrested For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republicans Should Thank Shapiro For Voter Registration Expansion

-- Inquirer: Progressives Say Fetterman Has Abandoned Them, But He Says He Hasn’t Changed

-- PA Attorney General Launches Statewide Human Trafficking Section

-- AP: Philly DA Sues To Stop Law Designed To Limit Authority On Transit System Crimes

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[Posted: January 12, 2024]  PA Environment Digest