PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday 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 15, 16, 17, 39, 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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

April 16-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 1615 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting energy efficiency standards for certain commercial and residential appliances. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 17-- Virtual. Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on the environmental and public health impacts associated with the practice of spreading oil and gas drilling waste, known as brine, on Pennsylvania's roads for dust control and ice management. 1:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here about the issue.

April 25-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State Technology Center Room 243 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for options to attend remotely. Contact: Adam Walters adwalters@pa.gov or 717-214-6548.

-- 66 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 6 to 12 - Rain Causes Multiple Landslides; Ignored Request To Clean Up Spill; Venting Gas [PaEN]

-- LehighValleyLive: Lehigh Valley Lawmaker Wants More Fracking Chemical Information

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Area Activists Ask For Voice In US Steel Sale Talks

-- Penn State Honors 2024 Student Sustainability Award Winners

-- Republican Herald: ‘Porcupine Pat’ Reflects On Decades Of Environmental Education At Schuylkill Conservation District

-- WNEP: Volunteers Planted Trees In Montage Mountain For ‘Grow’ Event

-- Scranton Times: Pedestrian Bridge Planned On Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

-- Game Commission: Highlights From April 13 Board Of Commissioners Meeting