Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.29.24

“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.

-- 130 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN] 

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week:  PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic  [PaEN] 

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [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] 

-- The Energy Age Blog: Range Resources Applies For More Shale Gas Wells In Cecil Twp., Washington County - Drilling Close To Home-- Literally!

-- PA Bipartisan Climate Initiative Hosts Oct. 1 Briefing On State Of Climate Efforts In Pennsylvania At College Of Physicians Of Philadelphia  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive Editorial: Extreme Weather Shows Need To Work Together

-- TribLive: Sewickley Twp Considers Solar Energy Facility Regulations In Westmoreland 

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Our Mountain:’  Crowd Opposes Turnpike Plan To Bypass Allegheny Tunnel In Somerset County 

-- TribLive: Farms Sprout In Pittsburgh’s Food Deserts

-- TribLive: Tarentum Urban Farm Provides More Than Food To Borough Residents

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Losing The Potomac River Water Supply Could Cost The Region Billions [Headwaters Of Potomac Is In PA]

-- The BURG: Rain Gardens Foster Health For Waterways, Beauty For Yards [Dauphin County] 

-- MCall: Sinkhole Opens In Catasauqua Area, Prompting Street Closure, Disruption To Gas, Water Service

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Cleanways, Unity Pledge Their Help In Effort To Gather 25 Billion Pieces Of Litter 

-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Lancaster County’s Outdoor Recreation Has Become One Of Its Biggest Draws  [PDF of Article] 

-- WPXI: Game Commission Outbreak Of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease In Deer That Can Lead To Significant Number Of Deer Deaths

Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement Finalized, But Some Residents Don’t Feel Like Winners

Other States/National/International

-- Bloomberg: Hurricane Helene Dumps Rain On Millions Of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: PA’s Richest Person Is Pumping Millions Into Race For Attorney General

-- WHYY: This Chester/Delaware County Race May Determine Who Controls The PA House

-- TribLive Editorial: Is PA Board Of Higher Education A Solution To Post-Secondary Problems?

-- Scranton Times: Scranton School District Paid $25,000 Ransom To Cyber Attackers

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[Posted: September 29, 2024]  PA Environment Digest