Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.17.24

 
"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 17, 29, 30, May 1, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 11:00: 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. 11:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch onlineRead more here about the issue.


TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Harrisburg,  9:00 a.m.  Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov.  [Chesapeake Bay Implementation Progress Report on agenda.]


TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 14th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson State Office Building.  10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: John Chippo, at jchippo@pa.gov  or (717) 783-9730.


TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00 a.m.  Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Lucas Hershey 717-787-7019 or luchershey@pa.gov 


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.


-- Senate Committee Hearing April 17 On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater [PaEN]


-- CFA Accepting Applications For Act 13 Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants  [PaEN]


-- DEP: Next Round Of Growing Greener Plus Grants Will Open April 22  [PaEN]


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: EPA Provides $206 Million In Cleanup Grants For Chesapeake Bay Region


-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Awards PA $21.4 Million In Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Economic Revitalization Grant  [PaEN]


-- WNEP: Day 3 Of Work Fixing Abandoned Mine Subsidence Damage In Luzerne County


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Issues Abandoned Mine Subsidence Repair Updates In Luzerne County 


-- Natural Areas Assn. Hosts 2-Part Webinar Series - Embracing The Power Of Nature For Watershed Recovery  [PaEN] 


-- Post-Gazette: Federal Regulators Combat Rise In Deadly Black Lung Disease Among Coal Miners  


-- AP: Coal Miners Are Getting New Protections From Silica Dust Linked To Black Lung Disease


-- PennLive Guest Essay: President Fulfilling Promise To Our Nation’s Coal Miners To Protect Their Health And Save Lives - By US Secretary of Labor


-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Blue-Green Alliance Debuts Legislative Agenda; Labor And Environmentalists Are Talking


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Blue-Green Caucus Chases Job Growth And Climate Protection


-- Yuengling Brewery, Keep PA Beautiful Celebrate Partnership With Cleanup In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]


-- WTAE: Landslide Closes Part Of Route 51 In Beaver County


-- PA Chapter American Planning Assn. Accepting Nominations For Great Places In Pennsylvania [PaEN] 


-- The Conservation Fund Transfers Conservation Easement For 19,800 Acres In Elk, McKean Counties To Western PA Conservancy  [PaEN]


-- Heritage Conservancy, Warrington Township Conserve Nearly 175 Acres Of Open Space In Bucks County 


-- Berks Nature Protects 131 Acres In Schuylkill County


-- Allegheny Land Trust Completes 3 Land Conservation Projects Bringing Close-To-Home Green Space To Communities


-- DCNR Announces Improvements Planned For Kinzua Bridge State Park Skywalk In PA Wilds  [McKean County]


-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Trail From Saint Clair To Frackville To Spark An Economic Boon, Officials Predict


-- Post-Gazette: Fly Fishing Helps Breast Cancer Survivors Cast Out Fear


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

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


-- Delaware County Times Guest Essay: Biden’s Pause On New LNG Gas Export Terminals Bad For PA - By Former Republican Sen. Earl Baker


-- Bloomberg: Asian LNG Gas Prices Rise Near Highest In 2024 Amid Conflict Risk


-- Bloomberg: European LNG Gas Erases Year-To-Date Losses As Israel Vows Response


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Shapiro Administration Makes Record Amount Of State Gambling Revenue Available For Property Tax Relief

-- Spotlight PA: Gov. Shapiro’s Economic Development Proposals In The Budget Draws On Lessons From Curdled Fairlife Mike Deal

-- WHYY: Race To Watch: PA’s Crowded Primary Election For Attorney General

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: What The Latest Fundraising Reports Tell Us About The Race For Attorney General

-- WITF: House Republican Leader’s Primary Race Approaching $500,000 In Spending

-- Inquirer: Warrant Issued For Arrest Of Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle For PFA Violation

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Why Are 2 Staffers Still Being Paid After 2021 PA Legislative Reapportionment Commission Disbanded?

-- AP: Biden Visits PA Hometown To Call For More Taxes On Rich, Cast Ex-President As Elitist

-- TribLive: Biden To Discuss Steel, Manufacturing Jobs, Tariffs During Pittsburgh Visit

-- LancasterOnline: US Supreme Court Upholds $5,000 Fine Against PA Republican Cong. Smucker For Dodging Metal Detectors After Assault On US Capitol

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[Posted: April 17, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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