PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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

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

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TUESDAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov. Read more here.

TUESDAY 3:30: Virtual/In-Person: Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Town Hall Discussion On State Of Pennsylvania Agriculture. PA Farm Show Building, Susquehanna Room, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 9:00: House - Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committees joint informational meeting on 5 years of PA Farm Bill. PA Farm Show Building, Monongahela Room, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- January 8 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 30 to Jan. 3 - Saga Of Plugging Nancy 13; Conventional Well Emission Offsets; Venting Since June; Still No Well Integrity Reports [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - January 6 [PaEN]

-- TribLive Editorial: Hydrogen Isn’t Clean If It Adds To Climate Pollution; Biden’s Rules Are A Good Start

-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Watershed Sediment Reduction Project Lands Grant

-- Warren Times: Nature Knows Best - DCNR Grant Program Aims To Convert Lawns To Native Meadows, Aid Pollinators

-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Hosting Art Contest For Students In Grades K to 12 - Theme ‘May The Forest Be With You’

-- Scranton Times: Potential Property Tax Relief For Scranton Flood Victims Still A Priority, Officials Say

-- The Allegheny Front - Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News: Pittsburgh Lauded For Its ‘Innovative’ Rules To Curb Climate-Fueled Flooding

-- WNEP: Acid Leak At Luzerne County Industrial Park Prompted Evacuation

-- WESA: PA Outdoor Corps Seeking Young Adult Crew Members

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