Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.16.24

"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]

Senate Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 16, 17, 18, 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule

House Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 23, 24, 25, 30

-- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 3:00 LIVE: Stand With Dimock Day - Voices From The Frontline.  YouTube. 3:00 p.m.

-- DEP Issues Violations To 16 Owners Of 5,374 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells For Failing To Submit Annual Production, Waste Generation/Disposal, Well Integrity Reports  [PaEN] 

-- DEP To Hold Information Sessions On New Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Grant Program Aug. 26, 27 & 30  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Indiana Twp. Supervisors Deny Request That Could Have Led To New Gas Wells And Fracking In Allegheny County 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Styropek Plans To Cease Plastics Production At Beaver Valley Plant

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: 75-Year-Old Plastics Plant In Beaver County May Close By End Of Year

-- Beaver County Foam-Packaging Plant Plans To Close

-- The Guardian: Shell Oil Nonprofit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025

-- PennDOT Announces $7.1 Million In Federal Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grants [PaEN]

-- Solar United Neighbors Announces Cumberland Dauphin 2024 Solar Co-op; Info Sessions Start August 21  [PaEN] 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Jewish Earth Alliance Hosts Aug. 21 Webinar On Applying For The New Solar For Schools Grant Program  [PaEN] 

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: Untapped Potential Of Post-Industrial, Brownfield Sites For Wind, Solar Energy Projects - By Alexandra Klass

-- E&E News: Oil & Gas Industry Says Bucks County Climate Damage Responsibility Lawsuit Violates State Sunshine Law 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards More Than $11 Million For Pay-For-Success Nitrogen Reduction Projects  [PaEN] 

-- Franklin County Starting Volunteer Stream Team For Water Quality Monitoring;  Info Session Sept. 10; Training Oct. 5  [PaEN]

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Rain Barrel Discovery - Explore & Learn Webinar Sept. 11  [PaEN] 

-- YaleEnvironment360 - Jon Hurdle: Faced With Heavier Rains, Cities Scramble To Control Polluted Runoff [Philadelphia Green Infrastructure Initiative]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 16 RiverWatch Report

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Environmental Education Grants  [PaEN]

-- Living On A Few Acres - Permaculture & Risk Management Sept. 12 Penn State Extension Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- August 17 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- York Dispatch: Modern Landfill’s Future In York County Tied To 1995 Closure Plan

-- PUC Issues Report On How It Establishes The Fair Market Value In Utility Acquisitions Of Municipal Water, Wastewater Systems  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR Blog: A Promising Future Underway For Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Economy - Next Steps

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Officials Hear Plans For ATV Trail 

-- Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For PECO Green Region Open Space Grants + Bonus Grants Supporting Solar, Energy Efficiency Projects  [PaEN] 

-- PA Wilds Center PA Wilds Conservation Shop In Marienville, Forest County To Host Community Appreciation Day, Ribbon Cutting On Aug. 30 

-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights September Activities, Education Programs; Birds, Butterflies Migrating

-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts Third Annual NEPA Barn Banquet To Celebrate Local Agriculture Sept. 17 In Luzerne County  [PaEN] 

-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Taste Of The Harvest Brunch & Live Jazz Sept. 29 At Cedar Lakes Estate, Port Jervis, NY

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

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

-- Investing.com: CNX Resources Stock Downgraded As Natural Gas Price Outlook Dims 

-- MarketBeat.com: CNX Resources Downgraded By piper Sandler To ‘Underweight’

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Democrats Make Voter Registration Gains After Harris’ Ascension

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[Posted: August 16, 2024]  PA Environment Digest