Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.7.24

“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 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, June 3, 4, 5

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 10:00: 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.

-- Moody & Associates Study Finds Discharge Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater To The Ground Surface ‘Not A Viable Management Practice'; Supports Ban On Road Dumping; Onsite Disposal  [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Senate Passes Bill To Change Permit Review For Energy Projects

-- WHYY: Plan To Move LNG Gas By Tanker Truck From PA To Proposed NJ Export Facility Moving Forward

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline Ruptures In Water Pressure Test Near Roanoke, Virginia 

-- KDKA: $3 Billion Will Be Spent To Clean Up Rivers, Streams In Pittsburgh Area; How Will It Impact Your Sewer Bill?

-- York Dispatch: PA On Track To Meet 2025 Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Targets 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship/Jeremy Cox: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Leaders, Advocates Divided On Best Path Forward

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update: Multiple Grant Programs Now Open; Updates From County Partners; Union County Cleanup Success; Much More! 

-- SRBC: Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Meeting May 16 In Harrisburg  [PaEN]

-- Berks Nature Awarded American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water & Environment Grant  [PaEN] 

-- Master Watershed Steward Volunteer Rich Troscianecki 'Rain Barrel Guy' Engages Youth To Protect Watersheds In Lackawanna, Luzerne Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Master Watershed Steward Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale Thru June 18  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Want Your Opinion!  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Holds In-Person Private Water Supply Education, Water Testing Workshops In Waynesburg, Lancaster, Punxsutawney  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public School Officials Unveil New Initiatives To Limit Lead In Drinking Water

-- KDKA: Duquesne Light Finds Leak In Underground Transmission Line In Pittsburgh

-- Williamsport Sun: Author Tim Palmer To Speak At Williamsport Events On His New Book About Flooding - Seek Higher Ground - May 16-17

-- Keep PA Beautiful’s Young Ambassador Program Recognized With Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence; Students Can Apply Now [PaEN] 

-- ClearWater Conservancy: Volunteers Made A Difference On Watershed Cleanup Day  [PaEN]

-- PUC Hearings On June 5 & 6 For Proposed 15.9% Duquesne Light Rate Increase

-- PUC Vice Chair Barrow Joins National Assn. Of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Executive Leadership Board

-- Inquirer: The CO2 Coalition, A Source Of Climate Change Misinformation In PA, Wants Us To Love Carbon Dioxide

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Why Gov. Shapiro’s Energy/Climate Plan Is A Boon For PA’s Energy Sector - By Sustainability Business Network

-- PA Integrated Pest Management Program Announces New Staffer To Help Schools Implement IPM Plans  [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Plans Dropped For Low-Flying Fighter Jet Training In Pennsylvania Wilds

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County’s VISION Announces Yearlong ‘Get Outdoors’ Challenge

-- Courier Times: Check Out Plans For New Levittown Trail

-- WeConservePA Launches Conservation Law Assistance Program With Guidance, Direct Representation  [PaEN]

-- Firefly Populations At Risk Due To Climate Change, Urban Development  [PaEN]

-- Penn State: Bee Body Mass, Pathogens And Local Climate Influence Heat Tolerance

-- Penn State: Surviving Ash Trees May Hold Genetic Key To Saving Multiple Tree Species From Emerald Ash Borer In The Nature Conservancy, US Forest Service Project 

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower On Nature - It’s The Time Of Year To Protect Trees

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Researchers Test New Strategies To Fight Deadly Bat Disease

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

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

-- WHYY: Plan To Move LNG Gas By Tanker Truck From PA To Proposed NJ Export Facility Moving Forward

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline Ruptures In Water Pressure Test Near Roanoke, Virginia

-- Bloomberg: Europe Braces For Billions In Writedowns In Stranded Gas Assets As Fossil Fuels Are Phased Out 

Other States/National/International

-- EPA Issues Final Rule Strengthening Oil & Gas Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive/PennLive: PA Senate Republicans Propose ‘Historic’ Personal Tax Cut, Eliminate Tax On Electric Bills To Counter Democrats’ Desire To Spend More

-- The Center Square: Equal Pay Refresh Passes PA House

-- AP: Money Isn’t Enough To Smooth Path For Republican Candidates Hoping To Retake The US Senate [PA Included]

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[Posted: May 7, 2024]  PA Environment Digest