Friday, October 4, 2024

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.4.24

“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 Voting Schedule

-- October 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

-- October 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


NOTICE: PA Environment Digest, Daily Blog Will Not Publish Oct. 9 to 16 - You’re On Your Own 


October 8--  Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  12:30 p.m. Visit Council webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.  Read more here on agenda.


October 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Joseph Martini martjos@pa.gov. [Note: New Federal Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule On Agenda]  Read more here on agenda.


-- PA Recreation & Parks Society CEO Tim Herd Announces His Retirement  [PaEN]


-- DCNR: Second Fall Foliage Report: Best Viewing In Northeast, Southwest PA  [PaEN]


-- Watershed Success Spotlight: Allegheny Land Trust + Chalfant Run-Thompson Run Watershed Assn., Allegheny County  [PaEN] 


-- Stroud Water Research Center Highlights Streamside Forests & Climate Resilience; How Many Trees To Protect A Stream?; Herbicides & Buffers; Honoring Paul Greenberg  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Westmoreland Conservation District Honors Unity Family’s Organic Dairy Farm As Conservation Farmer Of The Year 


-- USDA NRCS-PA: Farm Conservation Funding Opportunities For FY 2025 


-- PennLive: Cumberland County Township Stops Farm From Joining Farmland Protection Program Over Use Of Food Processing Waste


-- Post-Gazette: USDA Announces Major Investments In Rural Communities: Somerset Farmer’s Solar Energy Project Highlighted  


-- Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 4 RiverWatch Video Report


-- Olean Times Herald (NY): Marine Vet In McKean County Deals With Fracking Wastewater Injection Well Next Door: ‘I Regret Purchasing This Home’ 


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Work On Shale Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County Progresses  [PDF of Article]


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Federal Court Certifies Class Action Lawsuit Against Range Resources For Potentially 204 Landowners Over Lease/Royalty Issues  [PDF of Article ]


-- DEP Permitting Efficiency: 22,411 Permits Since 11/2023; Decisions On 18,655;  Three  Currently Eligible For PAyback Did Not Meet Decision Deadlines; ZERO Application Fees Refunded [10.4.24]  


-- DEP Formal Notice: Accepting Grant Applications For Plugging Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners


-- DEP Notice: Final ESCGP-4 General Permit Covering Erosion & Sedimentation Control Permit For Oil & Gas Operations Now Available


-- DEP Notice: Final Technical Guidance Available ON Closure Requirements For Underground Storage Tank Systems


-- DEP Accepting Applications For Mosquitoborne Disease Control County Grants


-- October 5 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In September Now Available  [PaEN]


Hurricane Helene Impacts


-- WHYY: PA Task Force 1 Search & Rescue Leader Describes Challenges Faced During Hurricane Helene Deployment 


Oil & Gas - National Debate


-- The Guardian: Fracking Explained: Why The Fossil Fuel Extraction Process Is So Controversial  [Fracking In Pennsylvania]


Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart


-- PUC Notice Of Dec. 10 Telephonic Prehearing Conference On PPL Proposal To Construct New Three Mile Island - Chanceford 500kV Transmission Line and Chanceford - Peach Bottom 500kV Transmission and Other Related Transmission Lines


-- Washington Post: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Owner Seeks $1.6 Billion In Federal Loan Guarantees To Back Restart Deal With Microsoft AI Project 


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

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


-- Bloomberg: European Industry To Cut Natural Gas Use For Years With Costs Soaring


-- Bloomberg: World Natural Gas Use To Hit Record In 2025 Amid Fight For LNG Gas, IEA Says


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: Pennsylvanians Have The Most Trust In Local Election Results, Poll Shows

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[Posted: October 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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