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 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 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.

-- 166 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]

-- Maryland National Guard Abandons Proposal To Do Very Low-Level Aircraft Combat Training Over The Pennsylvania Wilds [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Team From Blue Mountain School District Takes Top Prize In 49th Schuylkill Conservation District Envirothon

-- The Allegheny Front: New Book Takes On Radiation Dangers In Oil & Gas Industry [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]

-- The Energy Age Blog: In 2016 Game Commission Employee Fined $75,000 By Ethics Commission For Having A Side Business Helping Landowners Negotiate Gas Leases While Negotiating Game Commission Gas Leases

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Pennsylvania Gets $156 Million To Boost Solar Projects In Low Income, Polluted Communities

-- Inquirer: Dairy Cows Turned Into Major League Baseballs At Bradford County Meat Processing Plant

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: New, Improved Seven Tubs Recreation Area Back To Being A Hotspot