Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.15.24

“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

-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- January 7  New Session

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

-- [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- January 7  New Session

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .

November 20-- Agenda Posted.  DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Nicole Faraguna 717-346-7636 or nfaraguna@pa.gov.   (formal notice)  Read more on agenda.

-- WeConservePA: PA Voters Approved All 5 Local Referendums On The November Ballot Making $96 Million Available For Open Space Conservation  [PaEN]  

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Project Plants Its 1,000th Acre Of Forest Buffer!   [PaEN] 

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay Video: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Projects Plants Its 1,000th Acre!

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Trusted Partner For Community Scientists; Conserving National Park Streams; Support Clean Water  [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Clean Water Efforts In Lancaster County Could Get A Boost Through Lancaster ExtraGive On Nov. 22

-- MorningAgClips: Franklin/Cumberland County Master Watershed Stewards Seeking Volunteers, Info Sessions Dec. 12 (In-Person), Dec. 16 (Virtual) 

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 15 RiverWatch Video Report  

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal Forum: Bringing Communities To The Conversation, Roundtable Style - By Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

-- DEP Awards $288,000 In Grants To Support Local Projects In Lake Erie Coastal Zone  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Three Rivers WaterKeeper Wants Stricter Water Permit For US Steel Irvin Plant To Stop Oily Releases Into Monongahela River In Allegheny County

-- MCall: Receive A Notice That Your Water Pipes May Contain Lead?  Here’s What You Need To Know

-- Courier Times: Here Are Latest Water Restrictions In Doylestown, Bucks County Amid Drought Conditions

-- DEP Notice Extending Oil & Gas General Permit For Erosion & Sedimentation [ESCGP-3] For 2 Months

-- DEP Notice Extending General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Biosolids By Land Application [PAG-08] Until New General Permit Is Finalized

-- DEP Notice Extending General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Exceptional Quality Biosolids By Land Application [PAG-07] Until New General Permit Is Finalized

-- DEP Notice Extending General Permit For Beneficial Use Of Residential Septage By Land Application [PAG-09] Until New General Permit Is Finalized

-- November 16 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available 

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports FY 2024-25 Deficit Of $3.4 Billion, Grows To $4.4 Billion In FY 25-26 

-- FracTracker, Clean Air Council, Earthworks: New StoryMap On Expanding Shale Gas Safety Zones

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Plan For Massive 3,5 GW Gas-Fired Power Plant, Data Center In Virginia Slashed 91% In Face Of Local Opposition  [PDF of Article]

-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: What To Know About Climate Change And Drought In The Philly Region

-- Keep PA Beautiful Update: Litter Hawk Award Nominations; Join Pick Up PA; America Recycles Day; Community Stewardship Summit; Schuylkill Keep It Pretty; Power Of Beauty 

-- The Allegheny Front: New Plan Aims To Improve River Access In Allegheny County 

-- North Branch Land Trust: Dec. 7 Forage For Your Own Native Wreath Hike/Craft Event In Luzerne County

-- USDA NRCS/NFWF: $1 Million In Funding Available For Community-Based Gardens

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: New State Bird Fund Proposed To Create More Habitat For Birds Like Ruffed Grouse 

The Feds

-- Inside Climate News: EPA Nominee Lee Zeldin Brings Moderate Face To A Radical Game Plan

-- NPR: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum To Lead US Dept. Of The Interior

-- WPost: North Dakota Gov. Burgum To Lead Interior Department

Other States/National/International

-- WBOY: EPA Officials Share Findings After Radiation Found At Fairmont, WV Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing Site

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Dept. Of State: Unofficial Results In US Senate Race Trigger Legally Required Automatic State Recount

-- AP: PA Courts Get Lawsuits Over Ballot-Counting In US Senate Contest Headed Toward A Recount

-- MCall/AP: Republicans Sue Bucks County For Counting Undated Mail Ballots In PA US Senate Race

-- TribLive/Inquirer: PA House Democrats Spent More Than $18 Million To Hold On To Their One Vote  Majority, As Legislative Races Get More Expensive 

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Sen. Kim Ward Says Election Results May Sway Moderate Democrats Against Left-Leaning Leaders

-- The Center Square: Latino Faith Leader Reacts To Republican Win In Pennsylvania

-- PennLive: Centre County Man Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- Erie Times: Pennsylvania Society To Honor Tom Hagen, Fmr CEO Of Erie Insurance

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports FY 2024-25 Deficit Of $3.4 Billion, Grows To $4.4 Billion In FY 25-26 

-- LancasterOnline: House Republican To Pitch Bill That Would Invest State Funds In Volatile Bitcoin 

-- Spotlight PA: New Database Tracks How Millions In Opioid Settlement Dollars Are Being Spent In Pennsylvania

-- MCall: PA Has Rescinded Its ‘Culturally Relevant’ Teaching Guidelines After A Lawsuit By A Conservative Group

-- TribLive: Federal Judge Will Not Stop Closure Of Pyrex Plant In Charleroi

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[Posted:  November 15, 2024]  PA Environment Digest