Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.26.24

“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 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.]

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.

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA’s Dr. Ned Ketyer Shares Summary Of Studies Of Shale Gas Development Impacts On Human Health  [PaEN] 

-- US DOE: China Is Biggest Destination For US LNG Gas Exports; PA Shale Gas Industry Says We Have ‘Duty’ To Export Gas To China, Our Military, Economic Competitor  [PaEN]

-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Recognizes PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program With Appalachian States Regional Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award  [PaEN]

-- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Fear, Hope Among Mixed Reactions As Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Plans To Restart

-- Energy Connects/Bloomberg: Microsoft To Pay Hefty Price For Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant ‘Clean’ Power 

-- Politico: AI Revives ‘Zombie’ Nuclear Power Plants [Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources Tells Gas Industry - Public Health Issues Won’t Just Go Away Without Transparency

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Coterra Energy CEO - Use AI To Better Guide Energy Policy

-- The Allegheny Front: Study: Colleges With Fossil Fuel Funding Can Become ‘Vehicle Of Climate Obstruction’ 

-- PennLive: Dauphin County Agency’s Plan To Sell Failed Solar Energy Facility Raises Questions On Connection To County Coroner 

-- PA AG One Newsletter: USDA Encourages Ag Producers, Small Businesses, Residents To Prepare For Hurricane Helene  [PaEN] 

-- Capital RC&D Hosts Oct. 18 Winter Feeding Pasture Walk In Newville, Cumberland County  [PaEN]

-- Spotlight PA: Troubled Rural Water Company Could Be Forced To Sell Pending PUC Investigation

-- WHYY: Did Legislature Undermine Chester’s Influence Over Its Water Authority?

-- The Corry Journal: Erie County Volunteers Come Together For Annual International Coastal Cleanup 

-- York Daily Record: Handy Guidebook To Petroglyphs In Susquehanna River Now Available

-- DCNR, DDAP Join Recovery Hike And Butterfly Release To Celebrate Recovery Month At Colonel Denning State Park In Perry County 

-- TribLive: 2 Lost Hikers Found Safe In Westmoreland County

-- LancasterOnline: American Chestnuts In East Hempfield Twp. Provide Hope For Nearly Extinct Tree

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife News: September Forest Snapshot; Non-Lead Ammo For Deer Hunting; The Forestry Musician; Multiple Educational Opportunities 

-- Take The 2024 Penn State Extension Beekeepers Survey 

Oil & Gas - National Debate

-- PublicSource.org: Contenders In PA US Senate Race Shy From Risky Climate, Energy Stances While Courting Voters

Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Judge Gives Final Approval To $600 Million Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement

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

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

-- US DOE: China Is Biggest Destination For US LNG Gas Exports; PA Shale Gas Industry Says We Have ‘Duty’ To Export Gas To China, Our Military, Economic Competitor  [PaEN]

Other States/National/International

-- TribLive/AP: Federal Judge: Fluoride In Drinking Water Poses Enough Risk To Merit New EPA Action

-- EPA/AmeriCorps Launch Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: Mail-In Ballot Error Date Case Filed With PA Supreme Court

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Elections - No Consistency For 67 Counties

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Says No Ballot Curing Allowed For November Election

-- PennLive: Campaign Fundraising Tops $4 Million In PA Attorney General Race

-- PennLive - John Baer: Don’t Forget The State Races That Campaign 2024 Seems To Be Forgetting

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: The Obscure Health Care Middlemen At The Center Of An Election Year Policy Fight

-- State Treasurer Transfers $737 Million To State Rainy Day Fund, Balance Now Totals $7.04 Billion

-- Independent Fiscal Office: Who Pays Pennsylvania Gambling Taxes?

-- WESA: PA’s Minimum Wage Likely To Remain Frozen For Yet Another Year

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[Posted: September 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest