Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.14.24

“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 .

DEP Advisory: DEP is migrating its website to a new platform to launch in mid-December. Updates to the current site will be limited until then.

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.

-- Moms Clean Air Force: Pennsylvanians Call On State Leaders For Protection From Fossil Fuel And Plastic Industry Expansion  [PaEN] 

-- JD Supra: Federal District Court Sends PA Oil & Gas Royalty Dispute To Trial 

-- PA Solar Center Hosts Nov. 22 Webinar On New Guidebook For Municipalities On Large-Scale Solar Development  [PaEN] 

-- MCall: New Plan For Lehigh Valley Hydroelectric Power - Chain Dam

-- WPSU: When Will Greenhouse Gas Emissions Finally Peak?  Could Be Soon

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Democrats’ Disregard For Americans’ Fears Of Inflation Caused By Unaffordable Energy Policies Frustrating [International Oil, Natural Gas Prices Propelled Inflation In US]

-- Gov. Shapiro Secures Additional Federal Aid To Help 12 Counties Recover From Tropical Storm Debby  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Calls For Voluntary Conservation In Response To Drought Conditions 

-- Reading Eagle: Neversink Mountain Fire 100% Contained; PA Forestry Crew Heading Home

-- Governor Of New Jersey Declares Statewide Drought Warning  

-- WHYY: New Jersey Declares Drought Warning As Reservoir, Groundwater Levels Decline

-- EPA Names PUC Commissioner Kathryn Zerfuss, David Graybill, Juniata County, To Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee  [PaEN]  

-- Registration Open! Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 11-12  [PaEN] 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Hosts Nov. 19 Watersheds And Their Problems Webinar  [PaEN]

-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Host Dec. 10 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Management - Philadelphia Water Department Approach  [PaEN] 

-- Nov. 18 EarthTalk Features Penn State Sustainability Director Lara Fowler On Decarbonizing The University  [PaEN] 

-- 30 Volunteers At 2nd Century Alliance, Litter Lifters Of West Vincent Litter Cleanup Collect 168 Bags Of Litter, TVs, Lawnmower, 300 Political Yard Signs In Chester County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants Update: Grant Application Workshops Available; Conservation Easement Assistance Grants; Other Funding Opportunities 

-- Erie Times: DCNR Grants To Asbury Woods, Erie County Parks Will Fund Pickleball Courts, Playgrounds, More

-- Altoona Mirror: Youngs Woods Park, Susquehanna River Walk Extension Projects Get DCNR Grants

-- The Allegheny Front: Removing A Beloved Dam On Little Sewickley Creek In Northern Allegheny County 

Election Fallout - PA

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Fact-Free Climate And Energy Policy In 2025 And Beyond?  - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center

The Feds

-- Reuters: US Energy Draws Up Wish List For Incoming Republican Administration

 

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart

-- US DOE Sets Target To Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity By 2050

-- E&E News/Politico: White House Proposes Tripling US Nuclear Power By 2050

Other States/National/International

-- Reuters: US Power Use To Reach Record Highs In 2024, 2024, EIA Forecast Says

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- House, Senate Democrats, Republicans Elect Leadership Teams For New Legislative Session  [PaEN]

-- City & State PA: Automatic Recount Ordered In PA US Senate Race As McCormick Lead Shrinks 

-- AP: PA US Senate Contest Headed To Recount, Possibly Litigation

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Razor-Thin US Senate Race Shows Weakness In PA Election Law

-- TribLive/PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Gives ‘Wait and See’ Response To Republican Pledge To Begin Mass Deportations

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: ‘The Day Character Died’ Reflections On American Voters’ Telling Choice - By Most Rev. Dwane Brook, Bishop Of Victory Christian Center Cathedral In Erie

-- PennLive - John Baer: The Shapeshifting Media, Republican Victory And What Might Lie Ahead

-- KYW: Court: Philly DA Failed To Show Musk’s $1 Million Sweepstakes Was An Illegal Lottery

-- Spotlight PA: Pennsylvania, Most Municipalities On Track To Decide How To Spend Pandemic Relief Funding As Deadline Nears

-- PennLive Guest Essay: ‘Skill’ Games Gambling vs. Pennsylvania’s Gambling Industry - By Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming)

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[Posted:  November 14, 2024]  PA Environment Digest