PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday 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 .

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)

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-- 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]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: With Such Extreme Weather, Our Nation Needs Natural Gas Now More Than Ever - By Natural Gas Assn. Of America [Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Were Over Half Power Plant Failures During Last Winter Storm In PJM]

-- The News-Item: Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Welcomes Tour Of Experts On Bucknell River Symposium Field Trip

-- WTAE: Public Access To Bridge At Youghiogheny River Lake Uncovered By Low Water Levels Restricted Due To Stability Concerns

-- WTAE: Dry Conditions Cause Counties To Issue Burn Bans: Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Lawrence, Fulton

-- Republican Herald: Wildfire Burns Almost 50 Acres In Schuylkill County

-- WJAC: Over A Dozen Fire Departments Battling Large Wildfire Near Canoe Creek State Park In Blair County