PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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 - Together

October 7-- NEW. Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 2189 (Matzie-D-Beaver) reauthorizing PA One Call underground utility safety program [still exempts most conventional natural gas, oil pipelines] [House Fiscal Note & Summary]. Rules Room [no video coverage]. Off the Floor.

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.

-- 148 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 - Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 - Five More Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations; Failure To Disclose Fracking Chemicals; Failure To Report Waste Generation & Disposal; Lawnmower Causes Conventional Pipeline Gas Leak [PaEN]

-- No Decision Posted Yet From DEP On Whether Flare Gas Chemical Makeup, Volume At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Is Confidential Business Information [PaEN]

-- Observer-Reporter: New Solar Farms Look To Shine Bright In Southwestern PA [Mitsubishi Solar Energy Facilities] [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette: Massive Solar Farms Are Eating Up Acreage Across Rural PA Triggering Fear, Anger, Heated Disputes [PDF of Article]

-- Susquehanna University: Grant From Richard King Mellon Foundation To Support Freshwater Research Institute

-- The Daily Item: Susquehanna University Receives $600,000 Mellon Foundation Grant To Fund Freshwater Research

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Food Waste Reduction Grants To Help Fight Hunger [PaEN]

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