Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.8.24

“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]


House Voting Schedule

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

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

-- October 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 


TODAY 12:30:  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 9--  Agenda Posted. DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee + DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely.  Contact: Laura Henry, at lahenry@pa.gov  or (717) 772-5713.


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.


-- Pennsylvania Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stricter Regulations On Fracking, New Poll Finds  [PaEN] 


-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: PA Voters Split On Fracking Ban Show Widespread Support For Stronger Regulations


-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Fracking Poll: More, But Not Too Many, Regulations Supported By PA Voters


-- Observer-Reporter: Chevron Executive Questioned By Attorneys For Washington County Family Suing Driller For Health Impacts Of Fracking [PDF of Article]


-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2025 Pennsylvania River Of The Year [PaEN]


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: Bright Side Baptist Church In Lancaster, Youth Help Solve Stormwater Challenges On Church Grounds And In The Community  


-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Oct. 29 Introduction To Watershed Stewardship, A New Wandering Waters Webinar Series  [PaEN] 


-- PA Resources Council What’s Up, Watershed: Trees Big And Small To Plant This Fall 


-- The Daily Item Editorial: Susquehanna University Freshwater Institute Making A Difference 


-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting Oct. 22, 1:00 p.m. In-Person, Online 


-- WHYY/AP: American Water, Largest Water Utility In US, Dealing With Cyberattack [Includes PA American Water]


-- Shapiro Administration Kicks Off Sustainability Week, Signs Energy Savings Act Contract To Reduce Energy Costs For Taxpayers


-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov. 13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program  [PaEN]


-- Reminder: Washington & Jefferson College To Host Pittsburgh Regional Carbon Capture Conference Oct. 22 In Washington County 


-- FirstEnergy, Dominion Energy, American Electric Power Reach Joint Planning Agreement To Propose Regional Electric Transmission Projects Across PJM Footprint


-- KDKA: Only 17% Of Pittsburgh’s Garbage Gets Recycled, Here’s Why


-- Courier Times: Farm v. Bucks County Township Multi-Year Dispute Over Commercial Mulch Making Operation


-- PA Recycling Markets Center Oct. 29 Webinar On Impact Of AI On Recycling Industry, Securing Information, 1:30 p.m.


-- Reminder: DCNR Nov. 7 Online Workshop On How To Apply For Recreation, Conservation Grants, 9:00 a.m.


-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partners With Raymond & Kathleen Nester To Permanently Preserve 24-Acre Farm In Chester County  [PaEN]


-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - It’s Hard To Predict When Leaves Will Change Their Colors


-- Williamsport Sun: Oct. 17 National Hiking Day At Rider Park Will Offer Beautiful Views


-- Altoona Mirror: Trail Link To Canoe Creek State Park In The Works


-- PennLive: Elk County Lets You See Its Majestic Elk Up Close  [Game Commission Elk Cam Also Available  


-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: 10 Die In Boating Mishaps Across PA So Far In 2024, Here’s Where, What Happened


Oil & Gas - National Debate


-- Post-Gazette: Politics Of Fracking Involve More Than Fossil Fuels 


Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart


-- PennLive: US DOE Secretary Says Feds Are ‘Bullish’ On Nuclear Power At PA Chamber Event


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

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


-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Drop 4% Ahead Of Hurricane Milton


-- Bloomberg: LNG Gas Ships Now Diverting To Europe, Away From Asia, To Tap Price Increases Driven By Mideast War Fears  [This Week]


-- Bloomberg: LNG Gas Traders Choose To Pay Penalties For Not Shipping Gas To Germany To Chase Higher Profits In Asia  [Last Week]


-- Financial Times: Brent Crude Oil Rises Above $80 As Hedge Funds Reverse Bets Over Fears Of Escalating Conflict In Middle East


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: PA Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Appeal Of Two 2020 Election Litigation Rulings

-- PA Capital-Star: US Supreme Court Won’t Take PA Freedom Caucus Suit Over Shapiro Voter Registration Order

-- Post-Gazette -Ford Turner: PA Senate Republicans Threaten Secretary Of Revenue-- And Fmr Republican State Senator-- With Prison In Dispute Over Release Of Personal Tax Data

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: As PA Democrats Fight To Keep Control Of PA House, Poll Shows Their Agenda Is Popular

-- WESA: Control Of PA Legislature Could Reshape Law, And The Constitution Itself

-- LancasterOnline: PA House Republicans Claim ‘Double Voting’ A Risk, But Won’t Share Details 

-- PennLive: Number Of Motorcyclists Killed On PA Roads Hits 20-Year High, Why?

-- NextPittsburgh: The Tech Industry Now More Than 23% Of Overall Workforce In Southwest PA

-- City & State PA: Mascot Manor: Meet The State’s Most Unusual Sidekicks

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[Posted: October 8, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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