Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.4.24

“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 

TODAY 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15 a.m.  Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Joseph Martini martjos@pa.gov or 717-772-5619.

-- Spotlight PA: Little Information Made Public About Free Water Testing Ordered As Part Of Mariner East Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Settlement To Criminal Charges By Attorney General [PaEN]

-- City & State PA: Q/A With Sen. Carolyn Comitta, Minority Chair Senate Environmental Resources And Energy Committee

-- The Energy Age Blog: Cecil Township, Washington County, Hears From Citizens On Proposed Oil & Gas Land Use Ordinance

-- US Dept. Of Interior Announces $244 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funding For Pennsylvania; Local Grants Available  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Work Begins To Stabilize Abandoned Mine Subsidence-Prone Portion Of Westmoreland Village

-- WESA: PA Leads Nation In Abandoned Coal Mines, But Feds See Light At End Of The Tunnel

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Show Government Is Again Too Quick To Spend Money [Impact Of Prevailing Wage On Costs]

-- TribLive: Widespread Flooding In Westmoreland, Homes Flooded, Roads Closed

-- Post-Gazette: Days Of Heavy Rain Leads To Major Flooding Around Western PA

-- WTAE: Etna Borough Benefiting From Millions Invested To Control Flooding

-- Altoona Mirror: Floodwaters Swamp Blair County Region

-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Boro Officials Considering Federal Buyouts For Flood-Prone Properties

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

-- PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Program To Hold Month-Long Collection Engagement In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Announces Mimi Joy Cooper As Recycling Coordinator  [PaEN] 

-- LancasterOnline: $1 Million In Federal Solar Grants For Lancaster County Farms, Businesses

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: FirstEnergy Seeking 10.6% Increase For Residential Electric Customers Across Its PA Utilities

-- TribLive: FirstEnergy/West Penn Power Seeks Rate Hike To Fund Improvements

-- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Will File Rate Increase To Provide Reliability Enhancements For Customers

-- Keystone Trails Association To Host Trail Love Maintenance Event in Michaux State Forest On National Trails Day June 1 In Adams County  [PaEN]

-- WITF/WPSU: Work To Begin In Rothrock State Forest On New Trails In Central PA Thanks To Local Efforts

-- DCNR Grants Update: Project Spotlight; Heritage Area Video Playlist; Grant Tips; More! 

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Takes Next Steps To Construct Frick Park Outdoor Sensory Classroom

-- PennLive: This 4-Point Plan Could Beat The Spotted Lanternflies In 2024

-- Warren Times: Prescribed Fire Planned For Spring In Allegheny National Forest

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA April Nature News: Controlled Burn Season; National Go Birding Day April 27; Eel Research In PA; More 

-- DCNR Blog: Pollinator Gardens For Balconies And Doorsteps

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- CNBC: Global Gas Glut Could Reach Multi-Decade Highs In Coming Years, Morgan Stanley Says

-- Reuters: US Oil & Gas Production Severely Hit By Winter Storm For 10 Days In January  

-- Bloomberg: OPEC+ Turns The Screws On Production As Oil Market Tightens   

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Franklin & Marshall Poll Release - April 2024

-- Politics PA: New F&M Poll Says Pennsylvania Moving In A More Positive Direction

-- PennLive: F&M Poll: Biden’s 10-Point Lead In New PA Poll Nearly Disappears When Other Candidates Are Included

-- PennLive - John Baer: Media And Politics, Then To Now, Have Changed For The Worse

-- PA Capital-Star: These PA House Primaries Will Decide Who Goes To Harrisburg 

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Lawmakers Stew As Shapiro Administration Prolongs Wait For Higher Ed Plan Details

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: New Estimates Finds Legalizing ‘Skill’ Gambling Machines Would Generate $420 Million

-- Inquirer: Cong. Summer Lee Is PA’s Most Progressive Member In Congress And The Only Democrat Facing Primary Opposition

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[Posted: April 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest