Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.7.24

“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 7:30:  Beaver County Eyes On Shell: Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Application 7:30 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


-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Receives Additional Funding For Quick Response Mine Drainage Treatment Project Emergency Repairs  [PaEN]


-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Now Accepting Applications For Fall Grant Round  [PaEN] 


-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Aug. 21 Online Community Engagement And Climate Resilience Planning Workshop  [PaEN] 


-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Be Able To Keep All The Lights On In Four Years -  By Terry Fitzpatrick, Energy [Utilities] Association Of PA  [PaEN] 


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Drilling Becomes Leaner & Meaner, Lowering Costs  [PDF of article]


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Diversified Energy Grows Via Culling, Harvesting Mature Conventional Gas Wells  [PDF of article]


-- Beaver County Eyes On Shell: Aug. 7 Webinar On Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Application, 7:30 p.m. 


-- Standard-Speaker: Hazleton Coal Operation Under Review After Worker’s Death


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Public Schools, Wilkinsburg School District To Get Federal Funds To Make Schools More Energy Efficient


-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Aug. 28 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Environmental Behavior, Transport, Remedies  [PaEN] 


-- Observer-Reporter: Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Davistown Water Customers


-- DEP Permit Modernization: 18,387 Permits Since 11/2023; 8 Failed To Be Reviewed Within Deadlines, Eligible For PAyback; No Application Fees Refunded


-- WESA: PA Resources Council Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event Saturday In Pittsburgh


-- DEP West Nile, Jamestown Canyon Virus Control Program To Conduct Mosquito Spraying In Lycoming County 


-- Spotlight PA: What PA’s $47.6 Billion Budget Does For State’s Rural Communities


-- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: If You Like Waterfalls, Here Are The Top 5  State Parks To Visit


-- American Chestnut Foundation Hosts Aug. 16 Webinar On Adaptive Silviculture For Climate Change: Exploring Options For Sustaining Eastern Forests  [PaEN]


-- Observer-Reporter: Rare Albino Deer Spotted In North Strabane Twp., Washington County 


6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]


-- Reuters: US EIA Forecasts Larger Decline In US Natural Gas Output For 2024, Citing Record Low Prices That Prompted Producers To Curtail Gas Production


-- Reuters: US EIA Sees Tighter US Oil Market For 2024, Lowers Price Outlook


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: Shapiro Dellivers Rousing Speech At Harris-Walz Philadelphia Rally

-- Inquirer: PA Republicans Want To Send A ‘Thank You’ Card To Harris After She Passes On Shapiro

-- WITF: Shapiro Won’t Be VP But Is Now A National Figure, Can He Maintain Momentum?

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Ripple Effects Of Shapiro’s Time In National Spotlight Spread In Several Directions

-- TribLive Editorial: Shapiro Won’t Be VP, What Now For Pennsylvania

-- Insurance Dept. Announces Proposed 2025 Health Insurance Rate Increases, Encourages Public Comment

-- Post-Gazette: Health Insurers Seek Almost 8% Average Hike For Plans On PA’s Online Marketplace

-- The Center Square: Casino Lawsuit Seeks ‘Skill’ Gambling Game Tax Parity

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pennsylvanians Can Now Pay Their Taxes Free, Online

-- Spotlight PA: What PA’s $47.6 Billion Budget Does For State’s Rural Communities

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[Posted:  August 7, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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