Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.21.24

“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 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, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

September 27--  Agenda Posted. DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Rich Janati at rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2480 or Molly Adams, at moadams@pa.gov  or (717) 787-2480.  (formal notice) [Note: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning on the agenda.]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 21 [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 21 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- Stroud Center Honors Bestselling Author Of Four Fish, Paul Greenberg., With Freshwater Excellence Award  [PaEN] 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved, Renewed 24 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In August; 212 General Permits So Far In 2024  [PaEN] 

-- October Is Riparian Buffer Month! Celebrate Trees And Streams!  [PaEN]

-- PA Dept. Of Health Seeks Participants In Oct. 16 Online Focus Group Sessions On How Private Water Well Owners Prepare, Respond To Emergencies Impacting Their Wells  [PaEN]

-- Master Watershed Stewards Continue Great Partnership With Dickinson’s ALLARM Stream Team Water Monitoring Program  [PaEN] 

-- VistaToday: Hankin Group Begins Floodplain Restoration Project With Expansion Of Keva Flats In Exton, Chester County

-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Regulations Subvert ‘Environmental Justice’ Cleanup Of Waste Coal Piles - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: In Chesapeake Bay Region, Indigenous Peoples Council Sees Conservation, Sovereignty As One

-- LehighValleyLive: NY City, DRBC, Federal Partners Renew Study Of Broader Uses For Francis E. Walter Dam On Lehigh River

-- Utility Dive: Constellation Plans 2028 Restart Of Three Mile Island Unit 1, Spurred By Microsoft AI Project

-- AP: A New Life Is Proposed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 Supplying Power To Microsoft Data Centers

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Lawmakers React To Three Mile Island Restart Plan: ‘It’s A Great Day For Central PA’

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Many Of TMI’s Neighbors Want The Nuclear Plant Turned Back On, But…

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Residents Who Remember TMI Nuclear Plant Meltdown See Positives In Reopening

-- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Pieces Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Meltdown History To Be Preserved

-- Herald Standard: ‘Shale Revolution:’ A Look Back At 20 Years Of Gas Drilling In Southwest PA  [Part I]  [PDF of Article]

-- The Energy Age Blog: Peoples Natural Gas Customers Will See 12% Rate Increase This Month - More Increases On The Way!

-- Beaver Times: RiverWise Receives More Federal Funding To Support Solar Energy Facility In Beaver County

-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania’s Plans To Spend Federal Funds On Climate Initiatives Could Be Upended If Ex-President Wins 

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Fair Labor Standards For Clean Energy Projects Are Good For Workers, Good For The Climate, Good For Appalachia - By Ohio River Valley Institute, Keystone Research Center

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Dry Weather Bringing Vibrant, Early Fall Color To Pittsburgh Area 

-- Sept. 20 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage: Trail’s Outdoor ‘Adventures’ Provide Substantial And Growing Economic Impact Across Region 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage: A ‘Hidden Gem:’ Trail Acts As A Community Hub, Source Of Prime Outdoor Experiences 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Great Allegheny Passage: ‘Investment’ In Recreation: Abandoned Railroad Beds Now Utilized As Popular Hiking, Biking Trails 

-- VistaToday: Phoenixville Becomes A Designated Audubon ‘Bird Town’

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philadelphia High School Becomes Birder Attraction As Chimney Swifts Fly In By The Thousands 

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center To Host Night Hike Sept. 28

-- University Of Penn Today: How Is The World Working To Save Biodiversity?  Panel Discussed Local, Global Initiatives

-- TribLive: Are Spotted Lanternflies On The Decline In Western PA?

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

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

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  National- $3.22   Ohio-  $3.11   PA- $3.35 

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug. 23 [Industry Efforts To Increase Natural Gas Prices Continue] 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA Supreme Court Takes ‘Naked Ballots’ Case Over PA Mail-In Voting

-- Spotlight PA: Democrats Lead Republicans In New Spotlight PA Poll

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry: PA Unemployment Remains At 3.4% In August 

-- TribLive: Penn State Removes Student Newspapers, Sparking Free Speech Debate

-- TribLive: Labor Board Rules Against Post-Gazette In Nearly 2-Year Employee Strike

-- TribLive Editorial: Penn State Stages Another Strike At Student Journalism

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[Posted: September 21, 2024]  PA Environment Digest