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 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

May 21-- 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.

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

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

-- We’re Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN]

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

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 4 to 10 - 32 More Abandoned Conventional Wells Violation; Failure To Cleanup Spills; Failure To Get Permits [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Water Used For Fracking On The Rise But Remains Small Slice Of Westmoreland Water Authority Sale

-- Inside Climate News: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya van Rossum Wants To Save The World

-- Post--Gazette: After April Flooding Around Pittsburgh, Some Say Disaster Loans Are Part Of The Problem, Not The Solution

-- Post-Gazette: Tornado Confirmed In Finleyville; Damage Reported In Other Areas Of Washington County

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Wildfire In Canada’s British Columbia Forces Thousands To Evacuate; Winds Push Smoke Into Alberta

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