Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.16.24

“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 19--  Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00 a.m.  Check the Committee webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Annmarie Beach at anbeach@pa.gov or (717) 346-8212.  (formal notice)  [Note: Testing biosolids, drinking water, clean water for PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ on the agenda.]

November 19-- Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing On Declaring A Water Supply Emergency.  1:30 p.m.

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.

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 16  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 16 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp: Natural Gas Electric Generation Is Threatened This Winter By Ongoing Concerns About Gas Production, Delivery In Extreme Weather Conditions  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: The Nesquehoning Solar Energy Facility Next Door In Carbon County 

-- LancasterOnline - Rachel McDevitt: Controversial Susquehanna River Hydro Energy Storage Project Still Waiting On Word From Regulator

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Will Not Be Happy About Double-Digit Hikes In Their Electricity Bills Next Year - By Scott Bomboy, Bucks County Township Supervisor   

-- Altoona Mirror: Growers Say Drought Shouldn’t Affect This Year’s Christmas Tree Crop

-- WHYY: Burn Bans In Effect Throughout Philadelphia Region Amid Drought Conditions 

-- Reading Eagle: Public Urged To Keep Off Trails In Fire Damaged Areas Of Neversink Mountain

-- $402,021 Awarded By DEP To Support Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Projects  [PaEN]

-- DEP Extends General Permits: Oil & Gas Erosion & Sedimentation [ESCGP-3]; Beneficial Use Of Biosolids By Land Application [PAG-07 + PAG-08]; Beneficial Use Of Residential Septage [PAG-09]  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Restoration Of Pursley Creek Damaged By Underground Longwall Coal Mining In Center Twp., Greene County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Hearing On Chapter 105 Permit For Pocono Mountains Corporate Center North Warehouse In Monroe County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Consol Bailey Coal Prep Plant In Greene/Washington Counties  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette: Center Of Life Unveils Plans For Community Hub, Education Center At Hazelwood Green Brownfield Redevelopment Site

-- EPA Highlights Recycling Progress, Resources Available For America Recycles Day 

-- PA Sea Grant: Choose Native Guide Promotes Using Native Species In Landscaping & Water Gardening  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Master Gardeners Host Nov. 23 Workshop On Holiday Greens Creations - Bring Home The Cheer In Wayne County

-- York Daily Record: Hanover Reservoirs, York Area Parks Recipients Of DCNR Outdoor Recreation Grants

-- Nov. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation  [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation - Office And Online Retail Facilitator  [PaEN]

-- WESA/WPSU: Game Commission Temporarily Expands Sunday Hunting, Hopes For Permanent Change Next Year 

The Feds

-- AP: Interior-Designee Doug Burgum To Head New White House Council On Energy

Train Derailments

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Norfolk Southern Railcar Inspection Rule Problematic

  

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

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

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.08   Ohio-  $2.86   PA- $3.26 

-- WPost: Republicans Set $1.87 Gasoline Price Goal During Campaign

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 1 From Last Week To 15; Aug. 23 Was 21

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Jump As Russia Halts Supplies To Austria

-- Bloomberg: Biden To Stand Fast On Not Issuing Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities; New Leadership Will Reverse That In January

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- The Center Square: Election Fatigue Leaves PA Legislative Priorities Vague, For Now

-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Judge Tosses Republican Challenge To Ballot Counting

-- Citizens Voice: PA Election Laws Must Change, Luzerne County Officials Say

-- Erie Times: Republican Erie Resident Reacts To Death Threats Texted To Her After Facebook Post In September

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Shapiro’s Path To National Office Runs Through A Still-Divided PA Legislature

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports October Unemployment Rate Remains At 3.4%

-- DCED Invests $9.2 Million In Tax Credits For One-Time TV, Film Projects

-- AP: Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Rule To Expand Overtime Pay For Millions

-- TribLive: COVID Outbreak Hits Allegheny County Senior Center In McKeesport

-- WHYY: Violence Interrupters Move To Break The Cycle Of Gun Violence In Philly

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[Posted:  November 16, 2024]  PA Environment Digest