Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.27.24

“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 (non-voting), 24 (non-voting), 25 (non-voting), 30

-- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 8:30: Virtual. Penn State Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Conservation Cornerstone Webinar Series For Ag Professionals - ABC’s of Agricultural Conservation.  8:30 a.m.

TODAY 10:00: DEP Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Grant Program Information Session. University of Pittsburgh Titusville, Crawford County.  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

TODAY 2:00: Virtual.  Penn State Extension 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Aug. 27. 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

August 28-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Daniel Snowden 717-783-8846 or dsnowden@pa.gov. 

August 30-- Virtual: DEP Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Grant Program Information Session.  10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

-- DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Tuesday, Aug. 27 In Southeast, Southwest PA 

-- Sept. 19 Webinar: A Year Later: Have Leaders Addressed Health Concerns From Natural Gas Development Raised In University Of Pittsburgh Public Health Studies?  [PaEN]

-- BCTV: Shale Gas Fracking Boom In PA Raises Health, Environmental Concerns

-- State, United Mine Workers Announce First-In-PA Registered Apprenticeship Program To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil And Gas Wells; DEP Issued 711 Violations For Well Abandonment So Far In 2024  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro, Mineworkers Create Apprenticeship To Plug Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: State Announces Apprenticeship Program To Plug Oil, Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro Needs To Step Up His Environmental Game - By Tom Pike, Protect PT 

-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 19,222 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 15,794;  2 Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; No Application Fees Refunded [8.27.24]

-- Washington & Jefferson College To Host Pittsburgh Regional Carbon Capture Conference Oct. 22 In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: New State Grant Program Means Solar Panels Could Bring Deeper Savings To Cash-Strapped Philly Schools

-- PennEnvironment: New US DOE Appliance Efficiency Standards Will Save PA Households $128 Annually [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Heat Prompts Pittsburgh Public Schools To Change Schedule At 37 Facilities Without AC

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Troubling Times Are Ahead For American Energy - By Commonwealth Foundation  [59% Of Energy On PA’s Electric Grid Comes From One Fuel]

-- Bitfarms Cryptocurrency Miner Announces Lease Agreement For Sharon, PA Data Center

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Penn State Gets $1 Million To Dig Into Critical Mineral Research Into Semiconductors

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philly Creating Its Own Environmental Justice Mapping Tool With Input From Residents 

-- Scranton Times: Lawmakers Urge Biden To Approve Federal Disaster Declaration For Tropical Storm Debby Damage

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Urges Insurer Flexibility For People Affected By Remnants Of Debby

-- Citizens Voice: $1.2 Million Brookside Levee Project Starts Today In Wilkes-Barre

-- The Allegheny Front/WESA: 120,000 Pounds Of Debris Pulled From Pittsburgh’s Rivers In Ongoing Cleanup

-- LancasterOnline: Nearly Half Of Lancaster County Residents Have Water With Elevated PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

-- TribLive: Mountain Watershed Assn. Opposes Permit For Rustic Ridge Coal Mine Expansion In Westmoreland

-- Williamsport Sun: Loyalsock Creek Men’s Club Does Work On Little Bear Creek

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Teacher Transforms Into Scientist During Weeklong Mission Aboard Ship On Lake Erie

-- Erie Times: Lake Erie Water Levels To Drop In The Fall

-- Inquirer: City Of Chester Receiver Proposes Selling Water Authorities To Help Rescue City From Bankruptcy

-- PennLive: Fall In Pennsylvania To Be ‘Cooler-Than-Average’ This Year

-- TribLive: Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In 7 More Westmoreland Communities

-- WHYY: Mosquito-borne Illnesses Discovered Throughout Philadelphia Region

-- Central PA Conservancy: Sept. 9 Webinar On Becoming A Volunteer Conservation Easement Monitor  [PaEN]

-- York Daily Record: York County Developer Sacrifices Profit To Save Rare Umbrella Magnolia

-- Inquirer: Quiet Parks In PA - Searching For Peace And Quiet Near And Far

-- Scranton Times: Site Clearing To Make Way For New Park In Scranton Along Lackawanna River

-- LancasterOnline: Survey Open On Redesign Of Southeast Lancaster City Parks

-- DCNR Names Sara Jade Woodsmith Assistant Manager For Promised Land State Park Complex In Pike, Wayne Counties

-- Altoona Mirror: Poet Todd Davis Draws Inspiration From The Environment

-- Williamsport Sun: Birding For Beginners: A Gateway To Both Nature And Adventure

-- Eastern PA Consulting & Industrial Forester Conference Set For Sept. 26 At Dauphin County Conservation District  [PaEN] 

-- NSF Grant To Fund Penn State, Universities Partnership Study Of How Quickly eDNA Degrades In Streams To Better Understand How It Can Be Used To Identify Aquatic Life  [PaEN]

-- PAEE Professional Development Courses: Design For Learning In Environmental Education; Introduction To Community Engagement  [PaEN] 

-- Volunteers Record Bee Biodiversity And Discover New Species In PA During Penn State Research Project  [PaEN] 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- The Dispatch: Josh Shapiro Plots A Course For His Political Future

-- AP: Court: Washington County Broke The Law By Refusing To Tell Voters If It Rejected Their Ballot And Wouldn’t Be Counted

-- Inquirer: The Law Finally Caught Up With Notorious Philadelphia Landlord-- But For Voting Fraud

-- TribLive Editorial: Butler County Shootings Cannot Stop Political Process

-- Inquirer: Bucks County Will Determine Control Of Senate, House Josh Shapiro Says Stumping For Bob Casey

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon Restricts Protests, Demonstrations In Updated Policy

-- The Center Square: University Of Pennsylvania Temporarily Bans Protest Encampments

-- Erie Times: As PA Eyes More Money For Private School Vouchers, Other States Offer Sobering Lessons

-- City & State PA: Special Report - Gaming In Pennsylvania

-- Spotlight PA: Public Voices Often Ignored In States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions

-- ABC6: Ready-To-Drink Cocktails To Be Made Available At Gas Stations, Grocery Stores In PA

-- AP: Allentown Museum To Sell Painting In Settlement With Heirs Of Jewish Family That Fled The Nazis

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[Posted: August 27, 2024]  PA Environment Digest