Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.5.24

“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]

House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 39, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- April 8-- House Republican Policy Committee hearing on “Fueling Pennsylvania’s Future - Liquid Natural Gas” Exports.  Room 418 Main Capitol. 10:30 a.m.  Click Here to check online availability.  [Read more here about how PA’s largest gas producer thinks it’s our “duty” to send LNG Gas to support our major competitor China.]

-- April 9-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1943 (McNeill-D-Lehigh) requires disclosure of all chemicals used in oil and gas well fracking (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

-- April 9-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider a package of bills related to acquisition of water and sewer systems - House Bill 1862 (Matzie-D-Beaver), House Bill 1863 (Matzie-D-Beaver) and House Bill 1864 (Matzie-D- Beaver), House Bill 1865 (Matzie-D-Beaver)  (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- April 9-- House State Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 1169 (Warren-D- Bucks) requiring the installation of water bottle refilling stations in state buildings (sponsor summary). Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- Road Dumping Continues At Will As Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Get Rid Of Their Wastewater  [PaEN]

-- ReImagine Appalachia Applauds EPA’s $500 Million Grant To Appalachian Community Capital To Stimulate Green Energy Investments In Low-Income Rural Communities Affected By Fossil Fuel Industry’s Decline  [PaEN]

-- PUC Finalizes Policy Statement On Use Of Electric Storage To Enhance Grid Reliability And Resilience  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: April 8 Solar Eclipse Could Cut US Solar Energy Output By 40 GWh, Here’s How Grid Operators Are Preparing 

-- PennDOT Announces $20 Million In Federal Funding For 29 Electric Vehicle Charging Projects In 19 Counties  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Firefighters See What’s Ahead With Electric Semi-Trucks

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Feds Give PA $244 Million For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Problems

-- Spotlight PA: Some PA Municipalities Turning To Fees To Cover Stormwater Management Costs, But Pushback, A Lawsuit Threaten That Revenue 

-- WHYY: PA Flood Insurance Premium Task Force Meets In Bucks County Amid Severe Rainstorms

-- WPXI: Flood Waters, Landslides Damage Communities In Washington, Greene Counties  

-- Observer-Reporter: Muddy Mess: Damage Assessment Begins In Wake Of Record Rainfall

-- Triblive: Too Familiar: Residents Near Creeks, Streams Begin Flood Cleanup 

-- WTAE: Roads Closed Due To Flooding, Landslides After Heavy Rain In Western PA

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Authority Says Rains Pump 2 Billion Gallons Into Beaver Run Reservoir

-- TribLive: High Waters Cast Doubt On Trout Season Opener Saturday

-- Penn State Extension - Special Flooding Resources Watershed Winds Newsletter 

-- Penn State Extension Webinar: April 19 Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels, 7:00 p.m. 

-- Penn State Extension: May 4 Rain Barrel Discovery Workshop, Lancaster; Registration Fee Includes Rain Barrel  

-- PUC Launches Review Of Application Processing Times, Procedures To Improve Efficiency

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed  Columbia Gas Rate Increase Of 15.79% For Gas, Including A ‘Mechanism To Stabilize Utility Revenue’ Regardless Of Customer Use

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed Duquesne Light Rate Increase In Distribution Rates Of 6.52%

-- PUC Urges Safe Digging Practices In Recognition Of Safe Digging Month

-- PUC To Publish Report Of Annual Diversity Data Submitted By Major Utilities In PA

-- US DOE Releases Revised Rule Allowing Pittsburgh’s Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works To Keep Producing Critical Electric Grid Components

-- Post-Gazette: US DOE Releases Final Rule That Protects Butler Steel Jobs

-- PA Resources Council Launches New What's Up Watershed?  Educational Series  [PaEN]

-- Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 26-27 In Bethlehem, PA  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper April 5 RiverWatch Video Report

-- York Dispatch: Susquehanna River Hydroelectric Dam Operators Speak Out Against New Pump-Storage Hydro Proposal

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Newsletter Highlights Proposed York County Hydroelectric Project; Filling Water Use Data Gaps; 2023 Annual Report  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Technical Guidance For Aboveground, Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements

-- April 6 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Two BioBlitz Events, Earth Day Events In Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster Counties Coming Up!

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Check Here For Upcoming Earth Day Activities

-- National Science Foundation Grant Awards Penn State, SRBC, DRBC, Potomac River Basin, Chesapeake Bay Program, Other Partners To Study Managing Salt Contamination Of Tidal River Water Supplies

-- Penn State Extension Seeking Information On AgroTourism Through New Survey  

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne Conservation District: Holdings Farm In Black Creek Twp. Preserved

-- The Allegheny Front: A School Day Built Around Birds Gives Students Many Ways Into Their World At Pittsburgh Pre-K to 8 School

-- PA Horticultural Society Announces 2024 Gold Medal Plant Award Winners 

Gas Explosion

-- TribLive Editorial: Lance: Questionable Choice By Allegheny County Dept. Of Emergency Services In Plum Boro’s Natural Gas Home Explosion

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: Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Gas Producers Delay Merger Closing After FTC Seeks More Information

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: F&M Poll Has Casey Maintaining Lead Over Republican Opponent; Shaprio Has Best Approval Rating Since Ridge’s First Term

-- PennLive: Balance Of Power In State Senate could Ride On Crowded 15th Senate District Race

-- MCall: F&M Poll: Pennsylvanians Want Voting, Election Rule Changes

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Republican Con. Reschenthaler Raises Bar On Sycophants For Ex-President

-- Inquirer: Misinformation Sites Masquerade As Real News, 95 In Pennsylvania Alone

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[Posted: April 5, 2024]  PA Environment Digest