Sunday, September 8, 2024

Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.8.24

"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 (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 10-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely.   Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.  (formal notice)   Read more here on the agenda.


September 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Visit the Council webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.govRead more here on the agenda.


September 11-- NEW.  Agenda Posted. Independent Regulatory Review Commission meeting.  Item: Draft Report Regarding Legislative Requests to Review Existing Regulations.  14the Floor Conference Room 333 Market Street, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


September 12-- NEW. Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells.  David Lawrence Convention Center, Room 405, Pittsburgh.   9:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live.


September 17-- NEW. House Republican Policy Committee hearing on “Opportunity Lost - Bureaucracy’s Battle Against Fracking.”  Hempfield Township Building, 1132 Woodward Dr., Greensburg.  2:00 p.m.


 -- 120 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 - Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 - Mystery Oil Leak Into Allegheny River; Holes In Shale Gas Casing; 65 Days Late In Plugging Conventional Well  [PaEN]


-- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy  [PaEN]


-- The Daily Item: Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance Showcases Buffalo Creek Acid Rain Mitigation Sites In Union County


-- PA Senate Democratic Policy Hearing Held On Proposals To Ban PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In PA


-- Post-Gazette: Green Building Alliance, Catalyst Connection Receive Multi-Million Dollar Grants To Connect Rural Areas With Job Opportunities


-- Virginia Mercury: Report Attributes Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Test Failure To Manufacturer Defect


-- Inquirer: Fall Foliage Forecasts Are Bullish, Despite Summer’s Heat


-- DCNR Fall Foliage Reports Start Later In September


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette -Ford Turner: PA Election Observers See Reasons For Optimism, Concern On Vote Counting In November Election

-- PA Capital-Star: In Majority Latino Allentown, 2nd Gentleman Doug Emhoff Courts Voters For Harris-Walz Ticket

-- PennLive: Shapiro Campaigns For Janelle Stelson Against Republican Scott Perry

-- TribLive Editorial: Gun Crimes Can Be Lightning Fast Or Take Years To Claim A Life

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[Posted: September 8, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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