Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsCips - 3.5.24

“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]

Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY Noon:  House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee hearing on House Bill 491 (Young-D-Philadelphia) expanding the use of mechanical insulation in PUC Act 129 energy efficiency and conservation programs (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building.  Noon.  Click Here to watch online.

WEDNESDAY Noon: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee informational meeting on electric vehicle infrastructure.  Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon.  Click Here to watch online.

-- WVIA: Bernie McGurl, Lackawanna River Conservation Assn. - A Life Dedicated To The River's Flow  [PaEN] 

-- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Marshall Middle School Wins Western PA Science Bowl, Moves On To Nationals In April 

-- MCall: Judge Upholds Lehigh Valley Township’s Ruling Against Building Warehouses On Golf Course

-- Spotlight PA: PA Pays Property Owners For Land Lost To Eminent Domain, But Farmers Want More For Their Loss

-- PUC Urges Congressional Delegation To Ensure Remaining LIHEAP Funding Is Available For Low-Income Pennsylvanians  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Professionals Host April 24 Webinar On Protecting PA’s Aquatic Ecosystems from Thermal Discharges In An Era of Climate Change  [PaEN]

-- Community, Climate Advocates Petition To Intervene In PECO Rate Case Saying It Falls Short In Providing Renewable Energy And Addressing Environmental Justice Needs Of Residents  [PaEN] 

-- WNEP: Amazon Spending $650 Million For Data Center At Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County

-- Beaver County Times: Vistra Buys Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station

-- WITF: PA’s Manufacturers Could Make A Dent In Carbon Emissions- If They’re Convinced It’s Good For Business

-- The Allegheny Front/PublicSource: Pittsburgh-Based EQT Gas Drilling Expansion In WV Sent 4 Families Reeling, While State Regulators Trusted The Company To Answer Their Complaints 

-- LancasterOnline: Why UGI Gas Rates Going Down - Glut Of Gas, Mild Winter Lowering International Gas Prices

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Is Powered By Natural Gas, And It’s Better For Our Planet Than You Think - By American Conservation Coalition  [Young Conservatives Group]

-- LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Cutler Looks To Reduce Drug Prices By Expanding Prescription Recycling Program 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Long-Banished Use Of Controlled Burns Is Returning To Pennsylvania

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Our Streams In Winter - A Look Into The Challenges And Resilience Of Our Waterways Through The Season 

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership:  Susquehanna River Water Trails Launches Logos & Branding With 2024 Programming  [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA Photographers Invited to Enter Save The Bay Photo Contest   [PaEN]

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Winter 2023-24 Is One Of Central PA’s Warmest, Wettest

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Investing In Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Economy - By Thomas Gilbert, PA Environmental Council

-- BNN: Revitalizing PA’s Economy Through Outdoor Recreation - Plans And Prospects

-- PA Center For Dairy Excellence: Creameries Encourage Pennsylvanians To Hit The 2024 PA Ice Cream Trail

-- WNEP: ADA Improvements Coming To Kirby Park In Wilkes-Barre

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Holds 30th Anniversary Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Event May 4  [PaEN] 

-- PennEnvironment: House Bipartisan Resolution Helps Secure  $840,000 Federal Funding For Wildlife Corridor Study To Reconnect Habitats

-- PA Firefly Festival: Ticket Lottery Applications Now Available For 2024 PA Firefly Events In June  [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Frog’s Loud Call Lets World Know He’s Ready For Love [Vernal Pools]

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Just How Do Animals Sleep If They’re Prey?

Train Derailments

-- AP: Train Crews Working On Cleanup, Track Repair After Train Derailment In Northampton County

--MCall: Lehigh Valley Officials To Update Hazard Plan After Train Derailment

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: Natural Gas Prices Jump As EQT Slashes Output To Fight Glut 

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: Fury After Exxon Chief Says Public To Blame For Climate Failures

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- WHYY: PA Court Rules Electronic Voting Data Not Subject To Release Under Public Records Law

-- TribLive: Voting Is Power Pittsburgh Coalition Launches In City’s Hill District

-- Post-Gazette: MacDonald Withdraws As Democratic Cong. Summer Lee Opponent, Launches Republican Write-In

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Highlights PA Budget Priorities During County Commissioners Gathering

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports February Tax Collections 2.6% More Than Anticipated: Up $76.1 Million For Fiscal Year

-- LancasterOnline: PA Republican Lawmaker Hear From ChatGTP As They Consider Laws Addressing Artificial Intelligence

-- PA Capital-Star: PA State Police Expedite Body Camera Rollout After Philly Officials Excessive Force Claim

-- AP: Mental Health Concerns Prompt Lawsuit To End Indefinite Solitary Confinement In PA Prisons

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PennDOT Supports Licenses For Undocumented Immigrants

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Immigrants Make Pittsburgh Stronger

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[Posted: March 5, 2024]  PA Environment Digest