Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.15.24

“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 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

June 17-- NEW. Hearing Agenda. House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on Hydrogen Hubs and Climate Change.  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live.

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 15 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 15 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette: Carmichaels, Lakeview High Schools Finish In Top 10 In State Envirothon

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Proposed Study Would Review DEP Permit Programs To ‘Get Government Out Of The Way’

-- DEP To Hold July 15 & 16 Hearings On Phasing Out Stage II Gasoline Vapor Recovery Systems  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed 41 Acre Expansion Of Pioneer Crossing Landfill In Berks County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Waste Permit Renewal For Kelly Run Landfill In Allegheny County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On An Application For Air Quality Plan Approval For IRG Erie Plastics Recycling Facility  [PaEN] 

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Nation’s Power Grid Must Be Top Priority, Boosting Protection And Grid Capacity

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Electrical Supply Issues Require Realistic Approach - PA Needs More Energy Production, Including Natural Gas 

-- Scranton Times: NRCS To Provide $900,000 For Flood Repairs In Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming Counties

-- State Farmland Preservation Program Invests $9.8 Million To Protect 2,629 Acres On 28 Farms In 19 Counties From Future Development  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Forests For All Strategic Plan Online Town Hall Meeting Available On Demand; Take Survey To Provide Feedback  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Names Mathias Weinzen Manager For Black Moshannon State Park, Centre County

-- WTAE: Tips For Staying Safe On The Water This Summer 

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

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

-- TribLive: Rare Drop In Summer Gasoline Prices Doesn’t Eliminate Pain At The Pump [In Pennsylvania]

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  PA- $3.66  National- $3.46   Ohio- $3.48

-- DEP’s June 7 Weekly Workload Report: Zero Shale Gas Wells Drilled In PA, 2 New Permits Issued, Only 1 New Shale Gas Application Received, Only 1 Under Review 

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - No Change From Last Week: 21

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Partisan Gridlock Prevents Fixes To PA’s Voting Laws As Presidential Election Looms

-- Post-Gazette: State Sen. Robinson, Neighbor Help Save Collapsed FedEx Delivery Man

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Law Plays Catch-Up To Keep Gambling Addicts Away From Direct Advertising

-- Post-Gazette: Democratic Cong. Deluzio’s 2020 Podcast Comments Unearthed Calling Some Backers Of Ex-President ‘Blood And Soil Fascists’ Sparks Controversy

-- AP: Republican National Committee Launching Massive Effort To Monitor Voting; Critics Say It Threatens To Undermine Trust

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[Posted: June 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest