Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.29.24

“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 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 30-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Landowner Role In Conventional Orphaned, Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

June 3-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Consumer Products and House Bill 2238 (Scott-D-Montgomery) prohibiting the use of PFAS chemicals in certain products (sponsor summary).  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

June 3-- NEW. House Game & Fisheries Committee holds informational meeting on Game Commission 2019 Performance Audit and recommendations by State Auditor General.  Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

June 4-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2241 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing for the recycling of lithium batteries (sponsor summary).  Room 205 Ryan Building.  9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

-- Team From North East High School In Erie County Wins 2024 PA Envirothon, Now Goes To International Competition In July  [PaEN] 

-- Erie Times: North East High School Team Wins State Envirothon, Heads To International Competition 

-- Post-Gazette: West Jefferson, Carmichaels, Upper St. Clair Students Recognized In Allegheny Conservation District,  State Envirothon Competitions 

-- Adult Mentors Needed!  Wildlife Leadership Academy Summer Student Field Programs  [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Know A Teen Interested In Journalism Or Climate Work?  June 3 Solving The Climate Crisis Program

-- Delaware Currents: Gibbstown, NJ LNG Gas, Wyalusing LNG Gas Projects Show A Flicker Of Life

-- Natural Resources Defense Council Releases Recommendations To US DOE On LNG Gas Export Facility Impact Analysis  [PaEN] 

-- Center For Coalfield Justice June 13 In-Person Program On Air Pollution Hazards From Oil & Gas Sites, South Franklin Township Park, Washington County

-- PUC: Prepare For June 1 Electric Price Changes, UGI Electric Only Utility Increasing Rates;  Explore Possible Summer Savings  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Joins Federal-State Initiative To Make America’s Power Grid More Reliable, Able To Deliver Clean Power At Reduced Cost  [PaEN]

-- 50+ Appalachian Groups Call On US DOE To Suspend ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Project  [PaEN]

-- E&E News: Casey Pushes Natural Gas, Nuclear For Hydrogen Hub Tax Credit

-- 3DPrint.com: WATT Fuel Cell Mount Pleasant Plant Expanding Operations To Produce Fuel Cells In Westmoreland County 

-- Post-Gazette: New Clean Energy School Buses Coming To Pittsburgh-Area School Districts 

-- MCall Guest Essay: Shapiro Energy/Climate Plan Would Move PA Economy Into The Future, Protect The Environment - By Carbon Off

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Feds Offer $90 Million For Vast Solar Energy Array On PA Mine Land In Clearfield County 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes, Solar Energy Can Work In Cloudy Pittsburgh

-- Inquirer Editorial: Philadelphia’s Black Communities Would Suffer Most From Weakened Air Pollution Rules

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: June 6 Webinar On The Story Of Plastic, 7:00 p.m.

-- PA Resources Council Hosts Household Chemical Collections In Cambria, Fayette, Washington Counties  [PaEN] 

-- YourErie.com: Volunteers Remove Over 500 Tires From Allegheny Watershed During Annual Cleanup 

-- WTAE: Pittsburgh Recycling Drop-Off Site In Beltzhoover To Close Due To Illegal Dumping

-- LancasterOnline: Conowingo Creek Restoration Serves As Model For Conservation  

-- Horn Farm Center For Agricultural Education Hosts 3-Part, In-Person Workshops On Mycology [Fungi & Mushrooms] In York Starting June 8

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: 100 Hikers Getting Ready For 25 to 100 Mile Challenges On North Country Trail

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: What Could Completing The Erie To Pittsburgh Trail Do For Our Economy - By Seth Trott, Impact Corry 

-- Warren Times: Shapiro Hikes Rimrock As Part Of ‘Great American Getaway’ RV Tour

-- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: Fall Cankerworms Drop From Leaves Onto Homes, Cars, People In Southwest PA

-- KDKA: Young Peregrine Falcons In Pitt’s Cathedral Of Learning Nest Learning To Fly

-- Williamsport Sun: You Can Help Birds, Just By Looking Around [Breeding Birds Of PA Project]

-- TribLive: Game Commission Partners With Maryland Zoo To Boost Allegheny Wood Rat Population

-- Game Commission Updates Public On Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance, Research

-- Game Commission: Submissions For Black Bear Art Contest Due July 22

Gas Explosions

-- TribLive: Rustic Ridge Family That Lost Home To Natural Gas Explosion Awaits Completion Of New House In Plum, Allegheny County

-- TribLive/AP: 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Natural Gas Explosion In Youngstown, OH

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

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

-- Delaware Currents: Gibbstown, NJ LNG Gas, Wyalusing LNG Gas Projects Show A Flicker Of Life

-- Natural Resources Defense Council Releases Recommendations To US DOE On LNG Gas Export Facility Impact Analysis  [PaEN] 

Other States/National/International

-- US DOE, US Treasury, USDA Release Joint Policy Statement And Principles On Voluntary Carbon Credit Markets

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: New Court Challenge Filed In PA To Prevent Some Mail-In Ballots From Getting Thrown Out

-- PA Capital-Star: Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Challenge PA Mail-In Ballot Date Requirement

-- Spotlight PA: Attorney General Candidates Rebuild Campaign Coffers After Pricey Primaries

-- PennLive: PA Democrats Counting On Abortion Rights, Healthcare To Win Presidential Race

-- Inquirer: Fetterman’s Fight With The Left Is No Longer Just About Israel

-- PennLive: PA State House Republican Candidate’s Parenting Causes Uproar After Report Of Husband Slapping Toddler 

-- CNHInews: PA Pols Seek Tax Code Change To Recruit Startups, Help Industry

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Harrisburg Should Prioritize Our Needs, Not Billionaires, With Pennsylvania’s Surplus - By One Pennsylvania

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Gambling In Pennsylvania Keeps Growing

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[Posted: May 29, 2024]  PA Environment Digest