Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.10.24

“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]

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--No Agenda Posted Yet.  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. 

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 10 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 10 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- Erie Times: How PA's Oil & Gas Industry Continues To Illegally Dump Wastewater On Roads Across The State  [PaEN] 

-- Environmental Health Project Contributes To New Book On Sustainable Development & Rural Public Health - From Fossil Fuels To Greener Futures  [PaEN] 

-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network Invite Nominations For 2024 Community Sentinel Awards  [PaEN]  

-- WTAE: Washington County Man Wins Battle To Question Chevron Shale Gas Company Over Alleged Contamination, Health Impacts [Brian Latkanich lawsuit]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Fracking And Harris - How Close Is Too Close? - By Terrie Baumgardner, Clean Air Council’s Beaver County Outreach Coordinator

-- Lancaster Farming: Game Commission Working To Quiet Noise Concerns From Cryptocurrency Mining Operation On State Game Lands In Elk County  

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Mountain Valley Pipeline Shuts Down Section Of Pipeline For Maintenance After Opening Brand New Pipeline 2 Months Ago  [PDF of Article] 

-- HartEnergy.com: Williams Opened Regional Energy Access Project Gas Pipeline Despite Federal Court Vacating Its FERC Permit, Will Seek Temporary Permit To Keep It Open 

-- US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Streamlines Environmental Review For Project That Fix Leak-Prone Natural Gas Pipelines

-- Marcellus Shale [Gas] Coalition Blog: How Natural Gas In Pennsylvania Shapes The Presidential Race

-- Franklin County Free Press: Chambersburg Boro Breaks Ground On Natural Gas, Stormwater, Transportation Infrastructure Projects Supported By Federal, State Funding

-- Scranton Times: Proposed Newton Twp. Solar Energy Facility Draws Resident Opposition

-- Scranton Times: Mayfield Twp. To Vote On Legislation Addressing Large Solar Energy Facilities

-- Warren Times: County Planners Look To Other Wind Energy Ordinances For Guidance

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Supreme Court Collecting Briefs In Challenge To RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Proclamation For 21 Counties Following Severe Storms Across Commonwealth

-- AP: Flooding From Debby Leads To High Water Rescues In NY, Pennsylvania

-- Williamsport Sun: Destroyed Homes, Infrastructure Throughout Lycoming County And Beyond  

-- TribLive: Creek Inundates Northern Indiana County Town As Debby Pours On Rain 

-- York Daily Record: Debby Deluges York County [Photos]

-- PennLive: Boil Water Advisory Issued For Over 40,000 In Cumberland, York Counties

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Harrisburg Cleanup From Debby Could Take Weeks 

-- PennLive: NWS Confirms EF1 Tornado Touched Down In Dauphin County 

--  Tribune-Democrat: USDA Issues Drought Disaster Declaration For Somerset, Bedford Counties 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: City Of Harrisburg’s Sewage Is Still Flowing Into The Susquehanna River, And Residents Of The Entire Region Should Be Alarmed - By Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper 

-- Observer-Reporter: Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Elizabeth Locks And Dam Water Levels

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Army Corps Speeds Up Work To Clear Mon River Channel

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Farmland Trust Tops State In Conservation Easements

-- The Reporter: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Gets $25,000 Grant For Floating Classroom 

-- StateImpactPA: Nine Wells Tested By Letterkenny Army Depot In Franklin County Found With High PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Levels

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Yellowish Liquid Contamination Was Present For Years On Property That Forced Closure Of Bartram’s Mile Trail 

-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Pittsburgh-Area Teacher Finds Plastic And Inspiration On A Lake Erie Research Expedition

-- The Allegheny Front: Kayak Tour Allows Pittsburghers To Transform Trash Into Art 

-- The Allegheny Front: PA Mom Starts Nonprofit To Help Everyone Get Healing Power Of Nature 

-- KDKA: How Do Coaches, Student Athletes Adjust To A Changing Climate? 

-- Registration Now Open For Stewardship Projects To Be Held During PA Healthy Lands Week Sept. 28 To Oct. 6  [PaEN]

-- Reading Eagle: French Creek State Park Connects Kids With Nature 

-- The Allegheny Front: Fishing, Boating Projects In Allegheny County Win Fish & Boat Commission Grants

-- PPL Electric Keeps Pollinators Buzzing At Lancaster Conservancy’s Kellys Run Preserve

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 10 Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success  [PaEN] 

-- Patch.com: Ross Twp., Allegheny Land Trust Team On 30 Acre Woodland Conservation  Effort In Allegheny County 

-- Aug. 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Myths And Facts About Tick Bites, Lyme Disease

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

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

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  National- $3.45   Ohio- $3.42    PA- $3.60

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Increased 1 To 21 This Week

-- Bloomberg: It Will Take More Than Record Payouts From PJM’s One Auction To Spur New Power Plants; Takes At Least 3 Years To Building A Gas-Fired Power Plant

-- Reuters: New Fortress Energy Stock Tumbles As It Misses Earnings Estimates Due To Delay In Opening LNG Gas Export Facility In Mexico  [New Fortress Proposed PA LNG Export Facility]

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- MCall: Shapiro Highlights Future Priorities For PA In Allentown Visit

-- TribLive Editorial: Cheap Video Fakes Are Dangerous Knockoff Of AI Deep-Fake Threats

-- Courier Times: Montgomery County Man Accused Of Voter Fraud After Casting 5 Ballots In Different Locations In 2020, 2022 Races

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: State Leaders Think ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Tax Could Help Boost Transit, Road, Bridge Spending

-- PA Capital-Star: Focusing On ‘Joy’ In Philly Schools Will Reduce Discipline Disparities, Group Says

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