Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.11.24

“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 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 10:00: 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. Click Here to watch onlineRead more here.


TODAY 12:30: 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.govRead more here about the agenda.


TODAY 7:00: 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.


-- House Hearing: Shapiro Administration Supports Bill Banning Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater, Prohibiting Its Use As Coproduct Under Residual Waste Regulations  [PaEN]


-- House Hearing: Penn State Expert Says ‘Pennsylvania Should Ban Road Spreading Of Oil & Gas Wastewater;’  Contaminants Exceed Health, Environmental Standards  [PaEN]


-- House Hearing: Penn State Center For Dirt & Gravel Road Studies Says Road Spreading Oil & Gas Wastewater Is Not An Effective Dust Suppressant, Does Not Meet Environmental Testing Standards  [PaEN]


-- House Hearing: A First-Hand Account Of How Repeated, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads And Creating Multiple Environmental Hazards  [PaEN] 


-- House Hearing: Protect PT - Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater ‘Is Disproportionately Responsible For Negative Impacts On Human Health,’ Especially From Radioactive Radium  [PaEN]


-- House Hearing: On Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater - ‘We Studied This For Nearly 30 Years And The Conclusions Are The Same - The Wastewater Contains Harmful Contaminants’  [PaEN] 


-- House Hearing: PA State Assn. Of Township Supervisors Opposes Ban On Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Saying It’s Only Affordable Option For Dust Suppression [Plain Water Works Just As Well]  [PaEN]


-- House Hearing: Conventional Oil & Gas Industry Trade Groups Oppose Bill Banning The Road Dumping Their Wastewater Saying It’s ‘Effective And Safe’  [PaEN] 


-- PA Environmental Council Supports Bill To Ban Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater  [PaEN] 


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater For Dust Suppression Called Into Question


-- Republican Herald: Sen. Argall Highlights Efforts To Reclaim Mine-Scarred Land For Power Generation


-- Registration Open!  PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. 11-13 In State College  [PaEN]


-- Public Source: There Is Something Wrong Under New Freeport, Greene County After EQT Shale Gas Fracking


-- Public Source: DEP Takes Measured Approach To Private Water Supply Complaints Related To Oil & Gas Drilling


-- The Energy Age Blog: EQT Gives Act 14 Notices In Washington County For 8 More Wells In Union Township


-- Beaver County Times: FEMA Plans June 11 Nuclear Power Plant Radiation Preparedness Exercise 


-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Green Building Alliance Project Lauds Forest Hills For Its Progress In Reducing Carbon Emissions And Saving Energy  


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Montgomery County Plans $30 Million Hydropower Station On Schuylkill River


-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Paper Threading Events Collects 13,126 Pounds Of Paper  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: Some Plum Boro Residents Under Boil Water Advisory In Allegheny County


-- TribLive: Lower Burrell Seeks Ways To Mitigate Extensive Algae Bloom At Burrell Lake Park In Westmoreland 


-- WNEP: Fire Causes Delays At East Stroudsburg University’s  Tick Research Lab 


-- Delaware Highlights Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Women And Their Woods Educational Retreat Sept. 15-18  [PaEN]


-- Juniata College Raystown Field Station: Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor Course June 29-30  [PaEN] 


-- Natural Lands Preserves 95 Acres Of Forest, Waterways, Historical Farm In Chester County  [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Wildlife As Pets? It’s Illegal And A Really Bad Idea


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA Senate Passes Bill To Outlaw The Distribution Of Deepfake Material

-- TribLive: Sen. Fetterman And Wife In Maryland Car Crash

-- AP: PA Schools Would Get Billions More Under Democratic Plan Passed By House

-- PA Capital-Star: Education Funding Reform Bill Passes PA House As Senate Private School Voucher Plan Waits In The Wings

-- PennLive: Protesters Entered Capitol Offices Of School Voucher-Supporting PA Senators

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Advances Key Parks Of Republican Plan To Make State Colleges More Affordable

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Technical College Announces Closure

-- Post-Gazette: More Working PA Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet, Report Finds

-- TribLive Editorial: Paid Parental Leave Could Make PA Competitive

-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Says Ex-President Should ‘Quit Whining’

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[Posted: June 11, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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