PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday 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

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

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events .

Take Time Today And Every Day To Honor Our Veterans!

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)

-- November 11 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 2 to 8 - 8,800 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; Failure To Comply With Plugging Order; Spills, Releases, Gas Leaks [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 9 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Environmental Groups Appeal CNX Slickville Pipelines Permits

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Our Children’s Health Isn’t Partisan, Pennsylvania Needs Strong Pollution Protections From Fracking Now - By Rachel Sica Meyer, Beaver County Resident, Moms Clean Air Force [PDF of Article]

-- WTAE: Massive Water Main Break In Pittsburgh’s East Hills Floods Homes, Park

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Success Presents Climate Change Challenges We Will Meet Head-On - By Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

-- WTAE: Firefighter Stable After Being Struck By Tree Fighting Wildfire In Amwell Twp., Washington County

-- WTAE: Firefighters Begging People To Comply With Burn Bans After Multiple Wildfires

-- KDKA: Sunday’s Rain Not A Sign To Start Burning Again, Firefighters Say