Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.9.24

“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 May 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day June 3, 4, 5

-- 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.

-- Advisory: DEP’s Oil & Gas, eFACTS And Other Databases Aren’t Yet Back To Normal  After OnBase Database Maintenance Wednesday

-- Hundreds Of Residents Warn Against Impacts Of Shale Gas Development In Cecil Township, Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- WTAE: Concerns Over Fracking In Cecil Township, Washington County

-- KDKA: Cecil Township Residents Raise Concerns About Potential Fracking Plans

-- DEP To Propose Changes To Coproduct Determination Process In Residual Waste Regulations; Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Tried To Use This Process To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater  [PaEN] 

-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Punish Counties That Seek To Protect Their Residents From Impacts Of Natural Gas Thru Lawsuits  [PaEN] 

-- Sen. Comitta, Sen. Santarsiero, Rep. Friel-Otten, Rep. Abney Introduce Gov. Shapiro's Clean Energy/Climate Plan Bills  [PaEN] 

-- USDA Rural Energy For American Success Story: Franklin County Dairy Farmer Harvesting Benefits Of Solar Energy  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Team Awarded US DOE Grant To Develop Extraction & Recovery Technologies For Rare Earth, Other Critical Materials From Coal, Coal Wastes, Acid Mine Drainage  [PaEN]

-- PJM Interconnection: Concerns Remain On Grid Reliability With Final EPA Rule Setting Tougher Air Pollution Standards On New Gas, Existing Coal-fired Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Environmentalists Battle To Get PECO To Increase Use Of Green Energy; But The Oil Industry Calls It A Job Killer

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Schedules Hearings On Proposed Duquesne Light, Columbia Gas Rate Increases

-- Inquirer: Scammers Are ‘Aggressively’ Targeting PECO Utility Customers

-- Penn State Growing Impact Podcast Explores A Thawing Arctic And Its Impacts 

-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Promised Prosperity, Some Residents Say It’s A ‘Shockingly Bad’ Neighbor 

-- Post-Gazette: New EPA PM2.5 Air Quality Rule Goes Into Effect, Here’s What It Means For Allegheny County

-- Keep PA Beautiful: Litter Hawk Winners; Governors Award; Litter Free School Zones; Pick Up Pennsylvania Runs Thru May 31 

-- Susquehanna Greenway Communities Unite To Collect 40,000+ Pounds Of Trash  [PaEN]  

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA House Approves Bill Sets Efficiency Standards For New Water Fixtures, Commercial Appliances

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Applesauce Recall Shows Importance Of Testing All Children For Lead Poisoning - By Dr. Debra Bogen, Acting Secretary Of Health 

-- TribLive: Tornadoes Topple Trees In Ligonier Twp., Tear Off Room In Allegheny County

-- WITF/WVIA: ‘Extreme’ Pollen Counts, Climate Change Fuel PA Allergy Misery

-- DCNR: After Warning Of Significant Environmental Impacts, Defense Officials Cancel Low-Level Military Operations Area Over PA Wilds 

-- PA Wilds Center: Improvements Planned For Kinzua Bridge State Park Skywalk

-- WITF/WPSU: Kinzua Skywalk In McKean County To Close On And Off For 3 Years For Improvements, Local Economies Are Bracing For The Effects 

-- Republican Herald: Construction Closes Over Half The Campsites At Locust Lake State Park

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Heritage Trail Poker Run Set For June 1

-- Tribune-Democrat: Enthusiasts Gearing Up For Stonycreek Rendezvous Whitewater Event May 17 -19

-- WHYY: 48 Heritage Trees Cut Down As Part Of South Philly’s FDR Park Project  

-- Forests For Chesapeake Bay: Forests For The Birds; What’s Poppin?; Upcoming Education Opportunities, Events 

-- PA Forest Seminar Series: June 11 - Pollinators In Pennsylvania Forests Webinar [PaEN]

-- Morning Ag Clips: Penn State Extension Praised For Native Plant Gardens In Philadelphia

-- The Derrick: Seneca Rocks Birdathon Set For May 11 to 18 

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

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

-- Bloomberg: New Wave Of LNG Terminals To Boost Europe’s Lagging Hydrogen Use

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian: Vermont Poised To Become First US State To Charge Big Oil For Climate Damage; Modeled On Federal Superfund Cleanup Program

-- AP: High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Press For Change 

-- AP: More And Faster: Electricity From Clean Sources Reaches 30% Of Global Total

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive - John Baer: Are You Ready For Another Round Of PA Budget Drama? 

-- Gov. Shapiro Announces $10.6 Million To Support New Business Site Development Projects

-- AP: Pennsylvania Sees Fewer Mail Ballots Rejected For Technicalities, A Priority For Election Officials

-- PA Capital-Star: Proposed PA House Rule Change On Incapacitated Lawmakers Moves Out Of Committee Over Republican Protest

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Passes Bill Requiring Parental Consent On Social Media, Despite First Amendment Concerns

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Republican Lawmakers Look To Allow Chaplain s In PA Public Schools

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: To Save Local Pharmacies, State Must Rein In Middlemen

-- WITF: Lebanon County Man Faces 11 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol  

-- Beaver County Times: Why Fetterman’s Support For Israel Shocked His Friends And Foes

-- CNN: PA Republican Con. Scott Perry Claims KKK Is ‘The Military Wing Of The Democratic Party’ In Closed Door Meeting Ahead Of Antisemitism Hearing 

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[Posted: May 9, 2024]  PA Environment Digest