PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day June 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

June 10-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee hearing on Road Dumping Oil & Gas Waste and House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) banning road dumping oil and gas wastewater. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

June 11-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds voting meeting on House Bill 2384 (Vitali-D-Delaware) banning road dumping oil and gas wastewater; House Bill 2238 (Scott-D-Montgomery) banning certain common consumer products from containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.

June 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov. Read more here about the agenda.

June 11-- Protect PT Hosts 4 Workshops On How To Protect Yourself If You Live Near Shale Gas Facilities. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

June 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Check the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or by telephone at 717-783-6395. Read more here about the agenda.

-- 100 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 1 to 7 - 38 Conventional Wells Evaluated For Plugging; Spills; Failure To Comply With Cleanup Order; Failure To Notify DEP Of 121 Conventional Well Owner Transfers [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Governor’s Energy Plan Could Force Closure Of Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants, Lawmakers, Trade Group Say [Have $20 Million Taxpayer Subsidy A Year]

-- Republican Herald Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Energy Leadership Jeopardized By Gov. Shapiro’s Energy/Climate Plan - By Sen. David Argall (R-Schuylkill) [No Proposals, Just ‘No’]

-- Republican Herald: Spotted Lanternflies Returning With Much Of PA Under Quarantine

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Investing In Our Trails Is A Winning Formula For Pennsylvania - By Brook Lenker, Keystone Trails Association

-- Republican Herald: ‘The Living River’ Is Theme Of This Year’s Schuylkill River Sojourn

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Pittston Area School Students Conduct Trout In The Classroom Trout Release

-- Citizens Voice: Coming Together To Clean Up Wildlife Habitat On State Game Lands In Luzerne County

-- Citizens Voice: Look To Susquehanna River For World-Class Bass Fishery