Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.18.24

“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 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 

TODAY 9:30: CANCELED. Agenda Posted. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on waste to fuels.  Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch live.

TODAY 5:00: Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force To Hold Public Meeting On A Project To Test New Methods Of Locating Abandoned Conventional Oil, Gas Wells. Allegheny Grille, 40 Main Street, Foxburg, Clarion County, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 19-- Virtual. Ohio River Valley Institute, Black Appalachian Coalition Host Webinar On Environmental Justice & Building A Clean Energy Economy. Noon.

September 19-- Environmental Defense Fund, Moms Clean Air Force To Hold Public Meeting On A Project To Test New Methods Of Locating Abandoned Conventional Oil, Gas Wells. Smethport Fire Hall, 109 S. Nelson Street, Smethport, McKean County,  5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 19-- NEW. Virtual. Southwestern PA Community, Health Organizations Hold Webinar - One Year After Pitt Shale Gas Health Impacts Studies And The Failure To Fulfill Essential Promises Made To Residents.  6:00 p.m.

-- Cecil Township, Washington County Posts Proposed Ordinance Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Well Pads Of 2,500 Feet From Homes, Businesses; 5,000 Feet From Schools, Hospitals; Nov. 4 Hearing, Meeting Set  [PaEN]

-- Environmental Health Project: State Dept. Of Health Progress On Implementing Recommendations After Pitt Health Studies Show Impacts From Shale Gas Development ‘Extremely Limited’  [PaEN]

-- Southwestern PA Community, Health Organizations To Hold Sept. 19 Webinar - One Year After Pitt Shale Gas Health Impacts Studies And The Failure To Fulfill Essential Promises Made To Residents  [PaEN] 

-- The Energy Age Blog: North Fayette Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed Range Resources Fracking Site In Allegheny County 

-- Reuters: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Continues To Burn Into Wednesday In Houston

-- ABC27/AP: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Fire Subsides, But Still Burns In Houston; Fire Severed Power Lines, Melted Nearby Playground Equipment 

-- Bloomberg: Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Fire Caused By An SUV Crashing Through A Fence And Knocking Off Aboveground Valve To Pipeline

-- Sierra Club Magazine: Plants & Goodwin Racing To Fix Pennsylvania’s Leaking Conventional Oil & Gas Wells 

-- Warren Times Editorial: There Isn’t Enough Money To Plug All Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners, Must Use Funds In A Cost-Effective Way 

-- Sen. Yaw: In Party-Line Vote, Republicans Supporting, Senate Passes Bill To Repeal Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants [RGGI] 

-- WITF StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Senate Votes To Repeal Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants [RGGI]

-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Carbon ‘Tax’ Repeal Rises Again [RGGI]

-- PA Turnpike Releases Request For Proposals To Construct Solar Energy Facilities In Its Rights-of-Way; 7,900 Acres Have Solar Potential  [PaEN]

-- EPA Names Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens In Pittsburgh One Of 4 Leading National Green Power Partners In 2024  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County To Receive $750,000 US DOE Grant To Cut Back On Energy Consumption 

-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 21,483 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 17,625;  4 Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; ZERO Application Fees Refunded [9.17.24] 

-- TribLive: Prep Work For Parks Twp., Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Cleanup About Halfway Done, Officials Say 

-- Southwestern PA Water Network Hosts Sept. 28 Confluence At Mingo Creek - A Celebration Of Watersheds In PA's Ohio River Watershed  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Host Oct. 21 MS4 Stormwater Forum In Manheim  [PaEN]

-- Kleinfelder: Morris Run Active Abandoned Mine Drainage Treatment Facility To Benefit Water Quality In Tioga River 

-- Positive Energy Hub: CNX Resources & EIP Offer Environmental Credits Through Blacksville Stream And Wetland Mitigation Bank

-- Save The Date!  Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance, Bucknell University To Host Abandoned Mine Pools As Beneficial Resource Conference June 4 - 5, 2025 

-- PEMA: Survivors Of Flooding From Tropical Storm Debby Encouraged To Apply For Federal Aid In Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Union Counties  

 

-- Williamsport Sun: Tropical Storm Debby Flood Victims In Lycoming, Potter, Tioga, Union Counties Can Apply For FEMA Assistance

-- Scranton Times: Wilkes-Barre Officials Move To Rehab, Replace Wells Protecting Integrity Of Wyoming Valley Flood Levee

-- National Museum Of Industrial History Hosts Immersive VR Experiences On Industrial History For Lehigh Watershed Explorers Starting Sept. 21  [PaEN]

-- Schuylkill Action Network Newsletter Highlights Work Group Updates; Upcoming Events; Partner Resources; Healthy Lands Week; Grant Opportunities

-- Keep PA Beautiful, Erie-Western PA Port Authority, Partners Collaborate To Keep Litter, Debris From Going Into Presque Isle Bay, Lake Erie; Cleanup Events Set For Sept. 21  [PaEN]

-- Patch.com: Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect In Newtown Borough, Bucks County

-- LancasterOnline: 6 Hiking Trails Where You Can See Peak Fall Color In Lancaster, York Counties

-- NextPittsburgh: Get To Know The 9 Allegheny County Parks 

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission To Vote On Buying More Property For State Game Lands,  Now Owns 1.5 Million+ Acres 

Oil & Gas - National Debate

-- Reuters: Natural Gas Execs Say They Believe Harris Is Indeed Open To Fracking

-- MarketWatch.com: Chevron CEO Says Only Politics Can ‘Get In The Way’ Of Natural Gas

Train Derailments

-- AP: Railroads, Regulators Must Address The Dangers Of Long Trains, Report Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: Democrats In PA Approach 2024 Election With Slimmest Voter Registration Advantage In Decades

-- City & State PA: Forward Party’s Eric Settle Makes The Case For An ‘Independent’ Attorney General

-- Politics PA: US Senate Ad Watch: $130 Million In Campaign Ads Reserved In PA

-- AP: Election Officials Prepare For Threats With Panic Buttons, Bulletproof Glass [PA Included]

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Expects Mail-In Ballots To Start Reaching Voters In 2 Weeks

-- TribLive Editorial: Election Officials Focused n System Integrity

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: No Silver Bullet To Fund PA’s Transportation Network

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Politicians Rip Mayor’s Pledge To Spend $1 Million On 2026 NFL Draft

-- WHYY: Immigrants Fueling Philadelphia’s Labor Force Growth, According To Pew Charitable Trusts Report

-- Post-Gazette: Charleroi Thrust Into National Spotlight After Ex-President Makes Baseless Claims About Haitian Population In Washington County

-- WNEP: Local Officials Push Back In Tunkhannock, Wyoming County After Social Media Rumors Spread Claiming  Thousands Of Immigrants Being Dropped Off In Town

-- Post-Gazette: US Senate Committee Probing Butler County Shooting To Release Interim Report This Month

-- Inquirer: Medical Malpractice Filings Are Spiking As Lawyers Target Philly Juries As A ‘Slot Machine’

-- Spotlight PA: Hospital Mergers Are Giving Rise To Opaque ‘Facility Fees’ That Add Costs To Medical Bills

-- The Center Square: Report: Tax Credits For Private School Tuition Pays Off

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[Posted: September 18, 2024]  PA Environment Digest