Saturday, November 9, 2024

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.9.24

“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-canceled] [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 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] 


-- PA Republican Senators Introduce Bill To Punish Local Elected Officials Who Want To Protect Their Constituents From The Documented Adverse Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Development  [PaEN]  


-- Buffalo News: National Fuel Gas Ends PA To NY Northern Access Natural Gas Pipeline Project After NY Opposition


-- Observer-Report: Natural Gas Poised To Be Long-Term Energizer In Washington County [PDF of Article]  [Last Of A Series]


-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 25 Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing, Education; Helpful To Those In Oil & Gas Drilling Areas Which May Impact Water Wells  [PaEN] 


-- PA American Water Issues Mandatory Water Conservation Notice For Customers In Glenn Alsace Service Area In Berks County 


-- WNEP: Drinking Water Wells Drying Up  Amid Moderate Drought Conditions In Poconos


-- WHYY: Salty Water Creeps Toward Philly Drinking Water Intake As Dry Conditions Persist 


-- PennVEST Now Accepting Applications For Chesapeake Bay Watershed Clean Water Procurement Program  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive Guest Essay: Maintaining A Robust Economy Is Also A Public Health Issue -  By Ken Zapinski, Pittsburgh Works Together [Opposes New EPA PM 2.5 Particulate Pollution Standard]


-- Southwest PA Breathe Project: At 7:30 a.m Nov. 8 at the Clairton-Liberty Air Pollution Monitor PM 2.5 Pollution Was 2nd Worst In The US 


-- Penn State Extension: Restarting Old Nuclear Power Plants - Can It Be Done?


-- Williamsport Sun: Lamar Township In Clinton County Passes Solar Energy Facility Ordinance


-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials Update Highlights Grid-Scale Solar Energy; Restarting Nuclear Plants; Ag Innovation Grants; Educational Opportunities


-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM Plan To Omit Energy Efficiency Resources From Capacity Auctions


-- Republican Herald: DEP To Host Public Meeting On Concerns About 5 Schuylkill County Facilities


-- Republican Herald: Artist’s Book-- Reclamation: From Coal Dust To Hope-- An Ode To Irish Grandparents Who Worked In Schuylkill’s Coal Fields 


-- PA Resources Council Hosts Nov. 14 Webinar On Learning To Recycle Right In Celebration Of America Recycles Day  [PaEN]


--  Erie Times Guest Essay: When It Comes To Plastics Pollution, We Need Solutions, Not More Hyperbole - By Steven Kratz, PA Chemical Industry Council 


-- DCNR Wildfire Danger HIGH, VERY HIGH Across PA Saturday, Nov. 9 


-- MCall: Blue Mountain Wildfire 100% Contained In Northampton County After Burning Nearly 600 Acres, DCNR Says 


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Firefighters Join Efforts Against Lehigh Valley Wildfire 


-- Reading Eagle: Wildfire Erupts On Neversink Mountain In Reading


-- WHYY: How To Keep Your Trees Healthy During Ongoing Drought


-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partners With Billingsley Family To Preserve 23 Acres In Chester County  [PaEN] 


-- WESA: Churchill Valley Greenway: Golf Course Without Golfers; Rewilding Exhibit At Pitt Displays Local Golf Courses’ Return To Nature In Allegheny County 


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Anglers Risk Losing Popular Erie Steelhead Spot Access As Low Water Conditions Persist 


Election Fallout - PA


-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Longtime Environmental Official On PA Election Results: People Will Need To Be ‘As Tenacious As The Industry’


-- The Allegheny Front: What Pennsylvania Voters Say About The Environment


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- $3.09   Ohio- $2.90   PA- $3.29


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


-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 1 More This Week To 14; 21 On Aug. 23


-- Reuters: 23% Of Oil, 10% Of Natural Gas Production In Gulf Of Mexico Shut Down Due To Hurricane Rafael


-- Politico: European Union’s Opening Bid To Avoid Republican Tariffs: Buy More American LNG Gas


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA Democrats Retain 1-Seat Majority Control Of State House

-- LancasterOnline: Rep. Bryan Cutler Will Not Run For PA House Republican Leader After Poor Showing In State House Races

-- The Center Square: Shapiro Calls For Unity After Republican Election Sweep

-- City & State PA: Republican State Treasurer Garrity Breaks PA Record For Most Votes In Statewide Election; Shapiro Broke It 2 Years Ago

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Political Leaders Must Step Up To Fight Foreign Election Interference - By Rabbi Michael Pollack

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Among First In State To Study Suicide With Aim Toward Prevention; 60 Suicide Deaths Last Year

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Federal Judge Strikes Down Policy Easing A Path To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants Married To US Citizens

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[Posted:  November 9, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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