-- 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
House Fall Voting Schedule
-- September 23, 24, 25, 30
-- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23
-- November 12, 13
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 6:30: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Aug. 1 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests For Amazon Data Center, Luzerne County; 8 Shale Gas Development, Gas Power Plant Withdrawals. 6:30 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. Stroud Water Research Center Special Lecture By Dr. Bern Sweeney Celebrating Dr. Ruth Patrick And Her Conestoga River Study. Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology, Lancaster. 6:00 p.m.
TODAY 7:00: Protect PT Hosts Training Session On Using Its App To Report Problems At Oil & Gas Infrastructure Sites. Protect PT Community Environmental Education Center, 3344 Route 130 Ste B, Harrison City. 7:00 p.m.
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.
DEP Advisory: Thursday, Aug. 1 Code Orange Air Quality Action Day In Southeast PA: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia
-- US Dept. Of Energy Awards Western PA/WV/OH ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub $30 Million [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: The Cost Of Slow-Walking Clean Energy Can Be Seen In Latest PJM Electricity Prices [PaEN]
-- Renewable Energy World: Energy Prices At PJM Capacity Auction Skyrocket 9x: Oh, That’s Not Good
-- Utility Dive: PJM Electric Capacity Prices Hit Record Highs, Sending Build Signal To Generators-- $14.7 Billion Up From $2.2 Billion In Last Auction
-- Power Magazine: PJM Capacity Auction Prices Surge Over Nine-Fold, Signal Urgent Need For New Power Generation
-- RTO Insider: PJM Capacity Prices Spike 10-Fold In 2025/26 Auction
-- Meadville Tribune: National Fuel Natural Gas Rates Rising More Than 11% Aug. 1
-- The Energy Age Blog: Delaware County Employees Retirement System, Other Plaintiffs Secure $40 Million Recovery In Cabot Oil & Gas [Now Coterra Energy] Securities Fraud Lawsuit
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Solar Developer Aspen Power Completes PA Projects
-- The Intelligencer - Wheeling: $25,000 Bond Keeps PA Oil & Gas Waste Company CEO Out Of Jail For Now Related To Martins Ferry, OH Waste Facility
-- Environmental Defense Fund: New Data Show US Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Over 4 Times Higher Than EPA Estimates; 8 Times Greater Than Industry Target
-- The Energy Age Blog: Acrylonitrile: From Fracking To Train Wrecks
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas Drilling Falls Sharply In Marcellus Shale As Prices Stay Stagnant And Drillers Cut Production
-- US Senate Committee Clears Manchin-Barrasso Bill To Change Federal Energy Facility Permitting Process
-- Washington Examiner: Major Bipartisan Federal Permitting Overhaul Bill Clears Senate Committee
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: DEP Sends Out $2.3 Million For Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Chargers
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Legislators Passed A Lot Of New Laws With The Budget, Here’s What’s Happening With Environmental Policy
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Excessive Levels Of Chromium, A Toxin, Were Found Along Now-Closed Part Of Bartram’s Mile Trail, Tests Show
-- MCall: DEP: Spray Drying Facility Responsible For Smell In Bethlehem
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Rebound For Third Year
-- LancasterOnline: Caernarvon Twp. Farmers Model Watershed Restoration At Hammertown Run
-- RiverStewards: Hughesville H.S. Students Learn Fly Fishing, Connecting With Nature At A Deeper Level In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: High School Students Learn About Tree Care - Online Arborist Short Course Series
-- Penn State City Semester Pittsburgh Students Learn Urban Sustainability, Community Engagement [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Environmental Activist Maren Cooke’s ‘Sustainability Salons’ Foster Community
-- PA Wilds Center: 2024 PA Wilds Champion Award Winners Receive Recognition At July 25 Dinner
-- TribLive: Allegheny Land Trust Seeks Public’s Help To Buy, Preserve 280 Acres In Indiana Township, Allegheny County
-- Aug. 23 In-Person Managing Invasive Plants Full-Day Penn State Extension Workshop In State College [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 24 Webinar On Community Forestry - TreeKeeper - A Tool For Tree Canopy Management [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Shade Tree Commission Spotlight - Lewisburg Borough
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Trail Extension Will Be Shorter Than First Planned
-- TribLive - Patrick Varine: Find A ‘Cooler Weather’ Road Trip In Western PA
-- KDKA: Spillway Swim Beach At Youghiogheny River Lake Closed Due To Algae Blooms
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Hello, August, So Long Bats
Train Derailments
-- Centre Daily Times: Train Derailment In Philipsburg Leads To Road Closures
Other States/National/International
-- US Dept. Of Energy Accepting Applications For Grants To Expand Innovative Weatherization Assistance Programs
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: What’s Working For And Against Shapiro In The Veepstakes
-- AP: What Polling Shows About The Top VP Contenders For Harris
-- Post-Gazette: Recent Polls Show Harris Doing Better Than Biden Against Ex-President In PA
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol
-- Inquirer: More Than 100 PA Schools With Kids Of Moms For Liberty Will Not Be Able To Enforce Federal Anti-Discrimination Rules
-- AP: By The Dozen, Accusers Tell Of Rampant Sexual Abuse At PA Juvenile Detention Facilities
-- TribLive Editorial: Prison Phone Calls Shouldn’t Be Source Of Revenue For Counties
-- AG Henry Announces New Complaint Form For Consumers’ Airline Issues
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[Posted: August 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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