Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.13.24

“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 10:30: 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] 


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog - John Zaktansky: 50+ Learn About Hellbender Research And Awareness On Hiawatha’s Floating Classroom In Williamsport


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: TikTok Offers Valuable Platform For Engaging Wider Audience About Waterway Education - By Sarah Joy, Summer Intern


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Pollinator Trends Can Be Indicators For Water Quality If We Are Paying Attention - By Theadora Duane, Summer Intern


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Internship Offered A Fresh Perspective On Environmentalism Through Outdoor Exploration - By Theadora Duane, Summer Intern


-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lead Paint Causes Closure Of Luzerne County School Football Stadium


-- TribLive: 50,000 Pounds Of Car Parts, 1 VW Beetle Later, Dredging Improves Allegheny River


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Officials Seeking State Aid For Flood-Ravaged Communities 


-- Altoona Mirror: Valley View Residents Disappointed In Efforts To Control Flooding


-- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can Only Manage Climate Change If We Acknowledge Its Devastating Impact On Poor People - By Raiyan Bakshi, Intern, World Affairs Council Of Harrisburg and PennLive


-- Erie Times: Spotted Lanternflies Seen In Erie County, Are They A Problem Yet?


-- Observer-Reporter: New Park Manager Looks To Bring Fresh Perspective To Ohiopyle State Park  


-- Pike County Seeking Feedback On Recreation Opportunities In The County To Update Recreation Plan  [PaEN] 


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper To Offer Riverwalk Hikes A Sunbury Riverfest Aug. 17, Register Now


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Bucknell Campus Theatre Hosts Sept. 28 Film, Panel Discussion Of Michael Kenney’s West Branch Susquehanna Paddle Trip


-- Erie Times: No-Swimming Advisory Remains In Place Where Alleged Alligator Sighted In Lake Erie 


-- DCNR: Permits On Sale For DMAP Deer Hunting In State Forests, Parks


-- Williamsport Sun: Game Commission Bird Banding Provides Valuable Data To Study


-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Birds & Brews Event Saturday


-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - August Is A Month Of Change With Plenty Of Wildflowers


Gas Explosions


-- TribLive: Plum Boro Pauses To Remember Those Who Died In Fatal Home Natural Gas Explosion 1 Year Ago


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Without Cuts Or New Revenue, PA’s Budget Surplus Is On Track To Run Dry

-- PennLive: Democratic Rep. Mike Sturla Withdraws Candidacy For Reelection

-- Inquirer: The Five Kinds Of Places That Win You Pennsylvania

-- TribLive Editorial: Hard To Run As 3rd Party Candidate, But Easy To Challenge Them

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[Posted: August 13, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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