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 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Senate next voting day June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
June 24-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2277 (Otten-D-Chester) Governor’s PA Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more about agenda here.
June 25-- NEW. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 589 (Kinkead-D-Allegheny) establishing a state landslide insurance program; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a permit program for food waste disposal. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair. Click Here to watch live.
June 25-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 831 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) geologic carbon sequestration primacy bill. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
June 25-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Lindsay Bryon lbyron@pa.gov.
June 26-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Henry, at lahenry@pa.gov or (717) 772-5713.
-- Observer-Reporter: Shale Gas Impact Fee Funds Plummet Due To Low Natural Gas Prices
-- The Energy Age Blog: Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee Drops $100 Million From Last Year’s Record, Even Though Gas Production Increased In 2023
-- Gov. Shapiro Visits Dickinson College Farm To Highlight Energy Plan, Proposed Investments In Agriculture
-- PennFuture Report Recommends Changes To State Policies To Support Clean Energy, Environmental Justice Communities, Labor, Tackle Climate Crisis And Lead Clean Industry Revolution [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania’s Economic Focus Must Shift Away From Fossil Fuels, Environmental Nonprofit Says
-- WESA: From France To Pittsburgh, City Sustainability Leader Flore Marion On Climate Change Preparations
-- Tribune-Democrat: Twin Ridges Project To Boost Existing Windmill Farm, Add Jobs
-- Tribune-Democrat/CNHInews: Solar Energy Ordinances, Regulations Vary Across Pennsylvania
-- WESA/WPSU: Federal Funding Targets PA’s Abandoned Coal Mines, Economic Development
-- Circle Of Blue - Kyle Bagenstose: Billions Over Budget, Questions Swirl Over Philly’s ‘Green Fix’ For Sewers
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Conodoguinet Creek In Cumberland County Focus Of New Citizen Science Water Quality Project
-- TribLive: Chalfant Run Remediation Set As Transformation Of Former Churchill Country Club Continues
-- Public Source: When It Rains, Fear Still Reigns In Pittsburgh’s Flood-Prone Four Mile Run Watershed
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Wilkes-Barre To Conduct Flood Wall Drill
-- Post-Gazette: Transition To Electric Vehicles Highlighted And Promoted At Pittsburgh Event
-- June 22 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- LancasterOnline: Spotted Lanternflies Arrived In PA 10 Years Ago, Here’s What Experts Have Learned
-- Reading Eagle: Paddlers Partake In 26th Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn
-- DCNR Showcases Improvements At Leonard Harrison State Park - PA’s Grand Canyon - In Pennsylvania Wilds
-- NextPittsburgh: Scenic Pittsburgh Opens City’s Newest Greenspace In The Hill District
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Receives Grant To Helps Restore Historic Cemetery Fence In Van Scott Nature Reserve In Wayne County
-- Delco.Today: Community Support Could Secure $200 Million For Trail Development In Greater Philadelphia
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Offer Free Orienteering Program
-- Lehigh Valley-based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights July Programs, Appalachian Bat Count; Firefly Fiesta; Bird Walk; Volunteer For Stream Team
Other States/National/International
-- Reuters: Hawaii Agrees To ‘Groundbreaking’ Settlement Of Youth Climate Change Case
-- The Guardian: Youth Activists Win ‘Unprecedented’ Climate Settlement In Hawaii
-- Reuters: Fossil Fuel Use, Emissions Hit Records In 2023, Report Says
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WHYY: Democratic Rep. Bullock To Resign To Head Project HOME
-- WESA: Will Young Pittsburgh-Area Democrats Rally Behind Biden’s Reelection?
-- AP: RFK Jr.’s Campaign Files Petitions To Get On Presidential Ballot In Swing-State Pennsylvania
-- AP: PA Supreme Court Will Decide Whether ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Are Gambling Machines
-- Post-Gazette: Which Movies, Shows Got PA Taxpayer Funding For Filming In Pennsylvania, Was It Worth It? [Spoiler- No]
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Two-Thirds Of Opioid Trust Fund Unspent
-- Spotlight PA: Colleges Would Face Financial Punishments For Boycotting Or Divesting From Israel Under New PA Bill
-- MCall: Lafayette College Settles US Dept. Of Education Investigation Into Alleged Antisemitism
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[Posted: June 21, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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