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]

House next voting day April 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

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Senate next voting day April 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, June 3, 4, 5

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

April 29-- NEW. House Tourism, Economic & Recreational Development Committee meets to consider House Resolution 359 (Barton-R-Schuylkill) designating October Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Bird Migration Month (sponsor summary), House Resolution 363 (Mihalek-R- Allegheny) Designating April Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 30-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1803 (Pielli-D-Chester) management of responsible outdoor night lighting (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 30-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1615 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting energy efficiency standards for appliances. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:45 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 30-- NEW. House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Resolution 400 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of June 17-23 Pollinator Week in Pennsylvania (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:15 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 20 to 26 - 2 Venting Shale Gas Wells; 16 More Conventional Abandoned Well Violations, 1 Shale Gas Well Abandonment [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 27 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 93 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Stands To Lose With New EPA Tailpipe Rule - By PA Motor Truck Association

-- Beaver County Times: Upgrades In Beaver, Lawrence Will Improve Drinking Water Quality

-- LancasterOnline: Sierra Club - Lancaster Announces 2024 Green Project Grant Recipients

-- Inquirer: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Is A PA Tourist Attraction; But You Can Spend The Night At His Lynn Hall In McKean County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Officials, Advocates Team Up, Fight PA Turnpike Plan To Cut ‘Permanent Scar’ Through Allegheny Mountain

-- WESA: Riverview Park Is Pittsburgh’s Latest Accredited Tree Haven

-- Warren Times: Arbor Day Celebration Held At DeFrees Park: Planting The Future

-- TribLive: Ligonier Valley Students Test Waters Of Fly Fishing In Trout Unlimited Program