-- 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
Senate Fall Voting Schedule
-- September 30
-- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23
-- November 13, 14
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
September 30-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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.
-- 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]
-- DEP Issues Violations To 3 Shale Gas Drillers For Failing To Report Fracking Chemicals, Including At EQT’s Lumber Well Pad In Greene County [PaEN]
-- The Energy Age Blog: Doctor Summarizes Health Studies On Shale Gas Development Health Impacts
-- Inquirer/Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: CNX Resources: Our Operations Pose No Health Risk; You Can’t Be Serious, Activists Respond
-- Observer-Reporter: Local Officials Have Had To Grapple With Fracking Since It’s Arrival - Cecil Township, Washington County [Part II] [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter: ‘Shale Revolution:’ A Look Back At 20 Years Of Gas Drilling In Southwest PA [Part I] [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Stop Polluting Sewickley Creek, EPA Tells Max Environmental Yukon Landfill Operator
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Bhopal Survivors Bring Message About Chemical Exposures To Western PA, Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Victims
-- DEP Sets Oct. 28 Hearing On Renewal Of Hazardous Waste Permit For Keystone Cement In Northampton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments At Oct. 30 Hearing On Harrisburg/York Air Quality Maintenance Plan For Fine Particulate [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Nov. 13 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For American Craft Brewery Facility In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 13 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Martins Creek Gas/Oil-Fired Power Plant In Northampton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 21,964 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 18,123; One Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; ZERO Application Fees Refunded [9.28.24]
-- Centre Daily Times: Solar Power Purchase Agreement Grows Controversial As Centre County Local Government Leaders Clash Over Legal Fees
-- Tribune-Democrat: Safety Focus Of Conemaugh River Project To Clean Out River Channel In Johnstown’s West End
-- The Daily Item: Clear Shade Creek Large Wood Trout Habitat Project Underway In Somerset
-- DCNR: Ridley Creek State Park Inducted Into National Old-Growth Forest Network In Delaware County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Ghost Town Trail Fans Celebrate 30th Anniversary
-- WITF/WPSU: Clearfield County Municipalities Move Closer To Creating Whitewater Recreation Parks
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Hurricane Helene Spawns Mass Migration Of 500 Million Birds
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- $3.20 PA- $3.33
-- 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]
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Jump 5% to 14-Week High As Hurricane Batters US Southeast
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Edge Higher As Traders Assess Winter Supply Outlook
-- Reuters: About 24% Of Oil Production Shut In US Gulf Of Mexico Due To Hurricane [Again]
Other States/National/International
-- Bloomberg: Biggest LNG Gas Exporter In The US Wants To Define Methane Emission Rules
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: Kenyatta Massively Outraises DeFoor In Race For Auditor General
-- Post-Gazette - Brandon McGinley: In Charleroi, Haitian Immigrants Are Succeeding Where America Has Failed
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[Posted: September 28, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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