PA Environment Digest Blog: Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

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“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 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 12, 13

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

-- October 9, 21, 22, 23

-- November 13, 14

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 10:00: 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. [Note: Proposed Changes to Co-Product Waste Approval Process is Not on the published 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.

October 23-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on waste to fuels. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here for available online video.

-- EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: EPA Reaches $4.2 Million Settlement, Largest Of Its Kind, Over 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion [Includes Copy Of Proposed Settlement]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: EPA Reaches Historic $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire

-- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 Explosion, Fire At Philadelphia Refinery

-- ExploreClarion: Mill Creek Coalition Documentary Looks At Watershed Restoration, 40 Projects Investing $12 Million

-- Mill Creek Coalition: Mill Creek - A Watershed Restoration Story In Clarion County [Documentary Link]

-- ABC27: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, Partners To Plant 12,000 Trees In Lancaster County

-- TribLive: Tree Grown From A Seed That Orbited The Moon Taking Root In Pittsburgh

-- Allegheny County Conservation District Receives State, Federal Funding To Address Urban Soil Contaminants, Support Farm & Garden Projects [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: American Water Has Paused Billing For Customers Amid A Cyberattack Investigation [PA American Water]

-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary Extends Deadline For Presentation Proposals To Oct. 15 For 2025 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit