Friday, November 8, 2024

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.8.24

“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

-- November 12, 13 [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

-- November 13, 14 [End Of Session, All Bills Die]

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .


November 12-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00. Visit Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Laura Griffin  laurgriffi@pa.gov or  (717) 772-3277.  Read more here on agenda.


November 12-- Agenda Posted. Joint Meeting Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council & DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board.  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.


November 20-- 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)


-- PA Audubon Recognizes Muhlenberg Professor Daniel Klem With Walt Pomeroy Conservation Award For Research On Bird Deaths Caused By Window Strikes  [PaEN]


-- 66 Water Withdrawals Now Restricted In Susquehanna River Basin Due To Low-Flow Water Conditions, Most Shale Gas-related  [PaEN]  


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Pushes Back Against Cecil Township’s 2,500 Foot Setback From Well Pads  [PDF of Article]


-- Marcellus Drilling News: EQT CEO Says Shale Gas Needs To Get Back To Building Pipelines To Export Gas, For AI Boom  [PDF of Article]


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Appalachian Natural Gas Execs Say Demand Likely To Grow In Next Decade Thanks To Rise In LNG Gas Exports, Demand For Data Center Power


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Consol Energy Sees Robust Coal Market For 2025


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Tech Council Discusses How Regulations Are Impacting Supply Chain Sustainability


-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Partnership Update Highlights Grant Opportunities; Local Projects; Progress Reducing Pollution Loads  [PaEN]


-- One United Lancaster: Project By Project, Lancaster Clean Water Partners Targets ‘Clean & Clear By 2040’ (Video)


-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Announces Photo Contest Winners 


-- WESA: Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority Rebrands Itself As Pittsburgh Water


-- Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 8 RiverWatch Video Report 


-- TribLive: Cleanup Of Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Dump To Begin Next Summer In Armstrong County; US Army Corps Details The Plan 


-- PUC Approves 3.99% Duquesne Light Rate Increase, Half What Utility Requested


-- PUC Audit Identifies $3.1 Million In Potential Savings In National Fuel Gas Operations


-- PA Municipal League, Sustainable Pittsburgh Host Sustainable PA Conference In State College Nov. 20-22  [PaEN] 


-- Keep PA Beautiful Welcomes Schuylkill Keep It Pretty As New Local Affiliate  [PaEN]


-- Discover NE PA: Help Keep Northeast PA Beautiful On America Recycles Day Nov. 15 


-- November 9 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed Newsletter Autumn Edition Now Available  [PaEN]


-- WHYY: Love Your Park Returns To Philadelphia This Weekend To Beautify City Parks, Green Spaces 


-- ClearWater Conservancy Recognizes Volunteers, Supporters; Announces Campaign To Connect At Annual Meeting In Centre County  [PaEN] 


-- Luzerne County-based North Branch Land Trust Welcomes New Environmental Ed Coordinator, Office Administrator [PaEN]


Election Fallout - PA


-- The Allegheny Front: Reporters Weigh In On What We Can Expect From The New Republican Administration


Election Fallout - National


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Radicalized Big Green Groups Pledge Lawfare Against New Republican Administration; ‘Bring It On! We’re Ready For You This Time’  [PDF of Article]


-- Utility Dive: Analysts See ‘A Real Fear In The Market’ As Renewable Energy Stocks Plummet On Elections Results; Republican Tariffs, Policies Could Drive Energy Prices Higher


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: Republican David McCormick Declared Winner Of PA US Senate Race Unseating Democrat Bob Casey

-- AP: Republicans Flip 2 US House Seats In PA, As Incumbent Republican Scott Perry Declares Victory

-- AP: Racist Text Message Referencing Slavery In PA, Other States, Raise Alarms, Prompt Investigations

-- TribLive: Penn State OKs $96 Million Classroom Project At Main Campus As First Year Students Set To Spike

-- AP: Union Official Says Philadelphia Mass Transit Strike Could Be Imminent Without New Contract

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Nippon Steel Confident It Can Finish US Steel Acquisition By End Of Year

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[Posted:  November 8, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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