Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 7.10.24

“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 July 10, 11

-- Committee Schedule

Senate next voting day July 10, 11, September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

Legislative Update--

-- Senate Republican Leader: “Good Progress” On Budget, Not Done Yet

-- PennLive: PA House Keeps Budget Committee Meeting Open Until Wee Hours Of Morning, Took No Action [1:00 a.m.]

-- Senate passes anti-SLAPP lawsuit legislation-- House Bill 1466 (Bizzarro-D-Erie)-- which returns to the House for a vote concurring in Senate amendments. Read more here on this issue.

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-- DEP Advisory: OnBase Database Will Be Unavailable July 27 From 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.

-- Federal Court Again Says Groups Have A Right To Appeal Permits For Gas Pipelines To State Environmental Hearing Board, Overruling Transco, DEP Objections  [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: New Book Investigates What Happens To The Mountains Of Waste Generated By Oil & Gas Industry [Including Road Dumping]

-- Clean Air Council: Federal Court Rejects Attempt To Block EPA OIl & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Regulation 

-- Check EPA's Wildfire, Smoke, Fine Particulate Map To See Current Conditions

-- University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay & Watershed Report Card Shows The Same (Watershed) Or Improving (Bay) Water Quality  [PaEN]

-- AP: Overall Health Of Chesapeake Bay Gets Best Grade In More Than 2 Decades, Annual Report Shows

-- PennLive: Blamed For Chesapeake Bay Pollution, PA Took Steps To Clean Up - Here’s How It’s Going

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission June Monthly Video Minute

-- LancasterOnline: Pequea Twp. Gives OK To Wawa Store Well Water Use Despite Residents’ Concerns About Impact On Surrounding Wells

-- WHYY: Publicly Owned Water Companies In Philadelphia’s Suburbs Take Pride In Holding Out Against Privatization, Keeping Water Bills Low

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: PA American Water Proposed Price Hike Would Be Bad For Pittsburgh - By Brewers, NFIB, Kennywood

-- WPXI: Demolition Begins On Monongahela River Dam

-- Scranton Times: Talen Energy Fights Back Against Complaint Against Amazon Data Center Energy Deal At Nuclear Power Plant

-- Inquirer: Could Nuclear Power Restart At Three Mile Island?  Here’s What To Know About The Plant’s History Amid Questions About Its Future

-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Junior Solar Sprint Another Sunny Success  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times Editorial: Wind Project Protections Are Necessary

-- GASP: Environmental Groups Support Plan To Boost Funding For Allegheny County Air Quality Program

-- KDKA: Pungent Odor Has Plagued Pitcairn For Years, Now Community, Environmental Groups Hope Air Sample Canister Will ID Mystery Smell 

-- Post-Gazette: Hazelwood Green Youth Sports Complex Ready To Advance On Brownfield Site

-- Registration Open!  Keep PA Beautiful 2024 Summit For Community Stewardship In Scranton Oct. 16-17  [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: DCNR Seeking Applications For Its NextGen Advisory Council  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: New Big Elk Creek State Park Development Highlights Tension Between State Agency, Local Power

-- Disc Golf Soars To New Heights In The Susquehanna Greenway; Susquehanna Greenway Outdoor Expo Aug. 3 - By Sienna Dunkleberger, Intern, Susquehanna Greenway Partnership   [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Boy Scouts From Across The Area Learn Sailing At Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation

-- Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Executive Assistant

-- Scranton Times: Scranton To Create Urban Trail Linking Clover Field To Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

-- LancasterOnline: Cocalico Towns Map Future Link With Warwick-Ephrata Rail Trail

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Support Sunday Hunting In PA, Improve Wildlife Habitat 

-- TribLive: Dry, Hot Weather Brings Timber Rattlesnakes Out In Westmoreland

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

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

-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Output To Decline In 2024, While Demand Rises To Record High, EIA Says

Other States/National/International

-- US News: Montana Republicans Urge State Supreme Court To Reverse Landmark Youth Climate Ruling

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: PA House Keeps Budget Committee Meeting Open Until Wee Hours Of Morning, Took No Action [1:00 a.m.]

-- Politics PA: Voters Opting To Register As Independents Versus Democrats In PA

-- The Center Square: Squatter Bill Heads To Governor After Brief Stumbling Block

-- AP: Presidential Battle Could Play Role In Control Of State Capitals In Several Swing States [PA Included]

-- AP: In Swing-State Pennsylvania, Latino-Majority City Reading Embraces A Chance To Sway The 2024 Election

-- TribLive: Is There Too Much Philly In PA’s New License Plate Design?

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[Posted: July 10, 2024]  PA Environment Digest