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 May 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

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Senate next voting day May 6, 7, 8, June 3, 4, 5

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

May 6-- NEW. House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider House Bill 1571 (Scott-D-Montgomery) require a warning label for firefighting equipment containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals (sponsor summary); Senate Bill 144 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) require warning labels on firefighting foams that contain PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ but not restricting their sale. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

May 7-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit Board webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov.

May 21-- NEW. House Tourism, Economic And Recreational Development Committee holds an informational meeting to introduce Nathan Reigner, Director Of The Office Of Outdoor Recreation updating the Committee on the work done over the last year. Room 140. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- DEP Advisory: DEP’s OnBase Database Manager Will Not Be Available On Wednesday, May 8 From 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

-- May 6 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 27 to May 3 - Hunting Abandoned Quaker State Wells; Conventional Well Dumpster Fire; Multiple Water Withdrawal Violations [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 4 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Are Everywhere In PA; An Influx Of Funding Gives DEP New Urgency To Find, Plug Them

-- PA Capital-Star/Capital & Main: Oil/Gas Companies Must Set Aside More Money To Plug Wells On Federal Land Rule Says, But It Won’t Be Enough

-- Politico: Inside The Nation’s Failure To Safeguard Toxic Pipelines: ‘Everything’s On Fire’ [Explosion Of The Brand New Revolution Gas Pipeline In PA]

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Regional Transit Climate Plan Aims To Increase Ridership, Reduce Emissions

-- Reading Eagle: Envirothon Gives Schuylkill County Students Chance To Share Their Conservation Knowledge

-- WHYY: Villanova University Rain Garden Shows 20-Year Success At Soaking Up Stormwater Runoff

-- Lancaster Farming: Nitrogen Management At Center Of Climate Conversation