Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.30.24

“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]

House Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Fall Voting Schedule

-- September 30

-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

September 30-- Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1237 (Baker-R-Luzerne) reauthorizing the PA One Call underground utility safety program [that excludes almost all conventional oil and gas pipelines]. Rules Room [No video coverage].  Off the Floor.

September 30-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Bill 2189 (Matzie-D-Beaver) reauthorizing the PA One Call underground utility safety program [that excludes almost all conventional oil and gas pipelines]; House Resolution 511 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating Sept. 23 to 29 Rail Safety Week.  Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

October 1-- House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2277 (Otten-D-Chester), the PA Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) is the Governor’s Energy Plan that would diversify energy generation, improve grid reliability, lower consumer costs by avoiding energy price spikes and create energy-related jobs; House Bill 2393 (Friel-D-Chester) setting standards for the storage or land application of food processing residual waste on farms; House Bill 2594 (Friel-D-Chester) providing for the certification of food processing residual waste haulers and brokers; Senate Bill 211 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) setting decommissioning requirements for solar energy facilities [Senate Fiscal Note & Summary].. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.  Read more here on agenda.

October 1-- House Republican Policy Committee hearing on PJM’s Electric Capacity Auction, What Needs To Be Done To Prevent Blackouts By 2030.  Room 418 Capitol Building.  9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.  Read hearing announcement.

October 1-- House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider House Bill 1541 (Harkins-D-Erie) banning PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in firefighting equipment; House Bill 1571 (Scott-D-Montgomery) require labeling of firefighting equipment containing PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’  Room 515 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair.  Click Here to watch online.

-- September 30 -  Weekly PA Environment Digest Newsletter Now Available  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - September 21 to 27 - Gas Storage Areas Wells Leaking; Failure To Comply With Orders, Failure To Report Fracking Chemicals; Bubbling Conventional Pipeline Leak  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 28 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 28 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- KDKA: ‘I Don’t Know That Anybody Could Be Fully Prepared For The Amount Of Flooding’ From Hurricane Helene In North Carolina: FEMA  [Warning To One Of The Most Flood-Prone States In US - Pennsylvania]

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Turnpike Hears Strong Opposition To Allegheny Mountain Bypass

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Company Pioneers Heat Pump Technology To Warm, Cool Buildings

-- MCall: 34,000+ Met-Ed Customers Lose Power In Northampton County Due To Substation Problem 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Reopening Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Is A Huge Boost For PA  

-- WESA: Pittsburghers Pledge To Get Out Of The Car For ‘Week Without Driving’

-- Citizens Voice: North Branch Land Trust Receives PPL Foundation Grant To Help Protect Land In Hazleton Area

-- TribLive: St. Xavier In Unity To Host Fall Walk, Road Ramble, Input On Nature Preserve Plans In Westmoreland 

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: Big US Oil/Gas Companies Reveal ‘Massive’ $42 Billion In Payments To Foreign Governments; US Gets Worst Natural Resource Extraction Deals 

Other States/National/International

-- The Guardian/ProPublica: EPA Will Withdraw Approval Of chevron Plastic-Based Fuels Likely To Cause Cancer

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Erie Times: Boomerang Bellwether: Erie County Critical To Both Democrats, Republicans

-- Inquirer: PA House Races To Watch In November That Will Determine Who Takes, Keeps Control

-- Inquirer: PA State Treasurer Race - Here’s What You Need To Know

-- Spotlight PA: The Powerful Interests Bankrolling Critical Statewide Row Office Races

-- TribLive: Mail-In Ballots Mean Many Will Have Voted Long Before Election Day

-- PennLive Guest Essay: A Lot Of Good Republicans Are Disappointed In Their Party, Their Candidate For President - By Mark Singel

-- AP: University Of Pennsylvania Imposes 1-Year Suspension On Professor Over Comments On Race

-- PennLive: Growing Number Of Violent Threats Puts PA School Districts On Edge

-- TribLive: Microschools Growing As Option As More Families Seek School Choice

-- Inquirer: Horse Deaths At Parx Casino, A Racing Association’s Alleged Financial Misconduct Have Industry Alarmed

-- The Center Square: Details Of New $1.3 Billion 76ers Basketball Arena Proposal Announced In Philadelphia

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[Posted: September 30, 2024]  PA Environment Digest