PA Environment Digest Blog: Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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 10:30: House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Subcommittee on Security and Emergency Response Readiness informational meeting on House Bill 1541 (Harkins-D-Erie) banning PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ from firefighter personal protective equipment; House Bill 1571 (Scott-D-Montgomery) banning PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ from firefighter personal protective equipment; Senate Bill 144 ( Yaw-R-Lycoming) regulating firefighting foams containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ PA Fire Academy, Lewistown. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

August 14-- House/Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting on Partnerships in Agriculture - A Sweet Investment In On-Farm Conservation. Ag Progress Days - Red Barn Annex, Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre County.. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

August 15-- 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.

-- DCED Conventional Oil & Gas Advisory Council Meeting Aug. 15 Agenda Includes Road Dumping Wastewater; Updates On Abandoned Well Plugging; Changing Definition Of Abandoned Wells [PaEN]

-- DEP To Introduce SPEED Permit Review, Joint Chapter 105 Permit Pilot Programs [PaEN]

-- Penn State, Shell Petrochemicals, Shell Pipeline Company Announce Collaboration Focused On Energy And Sustainability [PaEN]

-- New Partnership Launches Initiative To Help 60 Low-And-Middle Income Families In Southeast PA Lease Solar Energy Systems To Reduce Their Energy Costs [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: The Philly Region Is Claiming Millions In Home Energy Tax Credits, Here’s How Taxpayers Saved

-- Public News Service: 2 Years Of Federal Inflation Reduction Act In PA - Carbon Reduction, Job Creation, Support For Disadvantaged Communities

-- ABC27: Controversy Growing As Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Revival Talks Gain Traction

-- PennLive: Possible Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart Draws Protest

-- CBS21: Damaged Three Mile Island Unit 2 Decommissioning To Have ‘Small’ Impact On Environment, Regulators Say

-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host Sept. 4 Webinar On Watershed Friendly Lawn Care To Protect Drinking Water [PaEN]

-- Heritage Conservancy, Partners Host Aug. 20 Educator Workshop To Become A Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Program Ambassador [PaEN]