Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.15.24

“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 Thru August 15-- Penn State Ag Progress Days To Feature 400+ Commercial & Educational Exhibits; Field Demos; Forest Management; Stream Buffers Tour In Centre County 

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Available.  DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.   Read more here on the agenda.

-- CNX: 'Natural Gas Development Is Safe And Poses No Public Health Risks,' Based On CNX Air Quality Monitoring From 14 Sites, Most For Just 4 To 24 Weeks  [PaEN]

-- Attorney General Henry Announces Greylock Shale Gas Driller Will Pay $140,000, Plead No Contest To Multiple Criminal Charges For Environmental Violations In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- WPXI: Western PA Natural Gas Driller Convicted In Water Contamination Case

-- US Dept. Of The Interior Announces Pennsylvania Eligible For Up To $152.6 Million In Funding To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells  [PaEN]  

-- New EPA Evaluation Shows Pennsylvania Made New Funding Commitments To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed, But Did Not Meet 2023 Cleanup Targets  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: A New Feeling For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup - Optimism

-- Penn State Extension: Stream Buffers Need Maintenance After Flooding

-- BucksCoToday: Morrisville Farm Receives Grant For Tree Planting From GIANT Company

-- Penn State Extension: Upcoming Training And Events For Agriculture Conservationists

-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents Newsletter: Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series; What Cover Crop Should I Plant; Tree Planting For Youth

-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Host Sept. 5 Webinar On Watching Out For Winter Road Salt  [PaEN] 

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Newsletter: Tree Talk - Black Locust; Autumn Means Tree Seeds; Upcoming Events 

-- TribLive: Plunge, Scoop, Repeat: ‘Industrial-Strength’ Cleanup Of Pittsburgh’s Rivers Yields Stinky, Silty Treasurer 

-- PUC Vice Chair Barrow Appointed To FERC-NARUC Current Issues Collaborative

-- Inside Climate News: How The Wharton School At The University Of Pennsylvania, Other Top Business Schools Are Training MBAs For The Climate Economy 

-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy Agrees To Pay $19.5 Million In Pending Settlement Of Ohio’s Bribery Charges

-- Inquirer: Canadian Wildfire Smoke Returns To Philadelphia Skies  

-- DEP To Conduct Mosquito Control In 2 More Lycoming County Municipalities

-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Begins Project To Clear Channel Debris In Southeastern Berks

-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Update On 49 PA Trout Streams Worthy Of A Conservation Status Upgrade

-- TribLive: Harmar Man Uses Nature, Film To Promote Waterway Conservation

-- York Daily Record: Body Of Missing 10-Year-Old Kayaker Found In Yellow Breeches

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Rare Butterfly Only Found On PA Military Base Should Be Listed As Endangered, Feds Say

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 8 Music On The Mountain With the Gabriel Chamber ensemble

-- TribLive: Irwin Man Continues Family Legacy Of Catching Turtles With Bare Hands 

Train Derailments

-- AP: Hidden Report Reveals How Workers Got Sick While Cleaning Up Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Site

Other States/National/International

-- NPR: Rooftop Solar Has A Fraud Problem, The Industry Is Working To Build Back Trust

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Is Still Pennsylvania’s Most Popular Politician, Following The Veepstakes

-- New Franklin & Marshall Poll: Harris Leads Ex-President; Casey Leads McCormick

-- AP:  These 6 Congressional House Races Are Ones To Watch This Year [Cartwright Included]

-- Observer-Reporter: Washington County Paying Special Legal Counsel $475 Per Hour To Defend Ballot-Curing Lawsuit

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: PA Small Businesses Getting Record Amount Of Work From State Government

-- AP: PA State Police Stop Drivers At Similar Rates No Matter Their Race Or Ethnicity, Study Finds

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Supreme Court Sets Oct. 8 Argument On Claim That Life Without Parole For Felony Murder Is Cruel

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Kids-For-Cash Figure Powell Pleads Guilty In Tax Evasion Scheme Involving Millions

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[Posted: August 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest