Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.9.24

“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 

ADVISORY: No Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips [Attending Funeral]

August 15-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov. 

-- Trout Unlimited Releases 'Angling For Hope - A Vision For PA's Beech Creek' A Short Film On Efforts To Treat Abandoned Mine Drainage, Bring Back Aquatic Life In This Centre, Clinton County Watershed  [PaEN] 

-- Residents, Environmental Groups, Advocates To Hold A Stand With Dimock Day On Aug. 16 In Montrose, Susquehanna County [PaEN]

-- Temple University Press To Release Cradle Of Conservation - An Environmental History Of Pennsylvania By Allen Dieterich-Ward Sept. 20  [PaEN]

-- We’ve Heard This Before: ‘We’re Providing Jobs - Stopping Pollution Threatens Jobs’ - A Brief Review Of Pennsylvania’s Conservation History [PaEN] 

-- Shapiro Administration Reminds Pennsylvanians To Exercise Caution During Tropical Storm Debby

-- WNEP: Bracing For Debby

-- PennLive: See Where Flooding Is Most Likely In PA As Debby Approaches

-- Fox43: Kayakers Clear Flood-Prone Swatara Creek As Remnants Of Hurricane Debby Expected To Dump More Rain On Lebanon County 

-- Partnership For Resilient Schools Receives $15.3 Million US DOE Grant To Support Energy Efficient, Safe Learning Environments In Pittsburgh Public Schools, Wilkinsburg School District  [PaEN] 

-- WESA: Pittsburgh School Leaders Say $15 Million Grant Will Help Make Buildings Energy Efficient

-- Politico: Can Climate Cash Help Harris Hold Onto Pennsylvania?  

-- Citizens Voice: Lehman Twp. Solar Energy Facility Meeting Now Set For Next Week At Misericordia University

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: New Gas, Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Rules Must Be Enacted For The Health Of Current And Future Generations - By State Sen. Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) and Pete Gosar, Wyoming, Western Leaders & Appalachian Leaders Voices

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: DEP Won’t Use Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners To Plug Abandoned Wells - By Commonwealth Foundation [Factually Wrong On Plugging Contracts + Conventional Well Owners Own Tens Of Thousands Of Abandoned Wells + They Got 687 Violations For Abandoning Wells So Far In 2024, One Well Owner Abandoned 120 Last Week Alone]

-- WFMZ: Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations, Road Closure In Palmer Twp., Northampton County  

-- Utility Dive: Constellation Energy Raises 2024 Profit Guidance Amid PJM Load Growth, Tighter Power Supplies 

-- State Health Dept: Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Be Distributed To Those Living, Working Near State’s 4 Active Nuclear Power Plants Aug. 22, 23, 24  [PaEN]

-- BisNow.com: Wave Of Nuclear-Powered Data Centers Faces Opposition From Utilities

-- Penn State, Carnegie Mellon Students, Staff Work With Pittsburgh Municipalities To Predict Geohazards  [PaEN] 

-- August 10 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 9 RiverWatch Video Report

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Offer Native Trees, Shrubs In Annual Fundraiser

-- WITF: What Researchers Have Learned About The Spotted Lanternfly

-- Save The Date!  WeConservePA Environmental Advisory Council Fall Gathering Oct. 5 Temple University, Ambler

-- DCNR Blog: Organizations Making The Outdoors More Inclusive In Pennsylvania

-- Warren Times: National Canoe, Kayak Races Open Thursday At Chapman State Park

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Approves Funding For Mountain Bike Skills Park In Williamsport

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Land Trust Unveils Preliminary Plan For Trails, Parking At Unity Preserve 

-- US DOT Now Accepting Grant Applications For Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset Twp. Board Split On Whether To Allow ATV Traffic On Its Roads

-- AP: Sighting Of Alligator Swimming In Lake Erie Prompts PA Search 

-- Erie Times: Penalties For Abandoning An Alligator In Lake Erie Could Be Stiff

-- Erie Times: Name The Lake Erie Alligator - Bayfront Beast, Perry, Misfit, Gem City Monster? 

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: Petrochemical Makers Battle Global Glut

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Hints That Decision Was Mutual On His VP Bid

-- The Center Square: Complaint - Union Dues Illegally Funded Shapiro Campaign In 2022

-- AP: Legal Challenge Seeks To Prevent RFK, Jr. From Appearing On PA Ballot

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Guaranteed Loser - RFK Jr.

-- TribLive: ‘Cheap Fake’ Video Clip Posted Online Misstates Fetterman’s Pick To Win PA

-- Observer-Reporter: State Says Washington County’s Handling Of Provisional Ballots ‘Inconsistent’ With Guidelines

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[Posted: August 9, 2024]  PA Environment Digest