Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.12.24

“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 .

TODAY 9:00: 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.

TODAY 12:30: 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 13-- Moms Clean Air Force: Advocates To Call On Gov. Shapiro, DEP To Stop Toxic Facilities Targeting PA.  10:00 a.m.  In-Person State Capitol Rotunda, Online.

November 13-- Virtual. Community Advocates For Clean Energy Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program. Noon to 1:15 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.

-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 20 To Discuss A Draft Environmental Justice Plan, Diversity Initiatives; 2023-24 Annual Report Released  [PaEN]  

-- 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  [PaEN] 

-- ABCNews: Pennsylvania Residents In Cecil Township, Washington County Fight Fracking In Their Backyard  (Video) 

-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Calls For Stronger Environmental Oversight Of U.S. Steel Irvin Plant Discharges Into Monongahela River In Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- The Allegheny Front/Environmental Health News: Hydrogen Hubs Test New Federal Environmental Justice Rules  [2 Parts]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Bay, Rivers See Minor Impacts From Hurricane Helene

-- PA Sea Grant/DEP: Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum Webinar Set For Nov. 19  [PaEN] 

-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy To Host 3 Public Meetings On Perkiomen Mapping &  Flood Mitigation Study Spanning Parts Of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh Counties Starting Nov. 12  [PaEN] 

-- PA Sea Grant Names PA 2025 Knauss Marine Policy Fellows: Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice, Sahara Rios-Bonilla, Chelsea Russ  [PaEN] 

-- PECO Agrees To Purchase 25 MW Of Solar Energy As Part Of Its Default Power Procurement In Settlement With Energy Justice Advocates  [PaEN] 

-- Inquirer: At This Eco-Friendly Apartment In Chester County Renters Won’t Have Electric Bills

-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves 6 Months Delay To PJM’s Next 3 Electric Power Capacity Auctions 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Duquesne Light Customers Will See 3.99% Price Hike Next Month

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA American Water Completes $6 Million Wastewater Project To Fix Longtime Problem In Dravosburg

-- DEP Will No Longer Accept New Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation ePermit Applications During ‘Pause’; Oil & Gas E&S Applications Not Affected  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Research: Public Pressure Influences Whether Companies Reduce Their Environmental Impact  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Delegation In Azerbaijan For UN’s Annual Climate Meeting  

-- Patch.com: Newtown Township Rain Gardens Win Master Gardeners Of Delaware County Garden Contest 

-- PA Society For Ornithology: 2025 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation Seeking Sponsors  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Keeping An Eye On The Sparrow As Winter Months Approach

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - True Beauty Of A Tree Is Seen When It Loses Its Leaves

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Here’s Why PA Deer Hunters Should Feel Optimistic About Rifle Season 

The Feds

-- AP: Fmr NY Congressman Lee Zeldin To Lead EPA ‘To Ensure Fair And Swift Deregulatory Decisions To Unleash The Power Of American Businesses’ 

-- NPR: Fmr NY Congressman Lee Zeldin To Be EPA Administrator

-- The Guardian: Lee Zeldin Picked As EPA Chief, Vows To Roll Back Rules

  

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart

-- Inquirer:  A Visit To Three Mile Island Where Constellation Energy Hopes To Restart A Nuclear Power Plant

-- Post-Gazette/NYT: At Three Mile Island, A Test Of Nuclear Power’s Promise

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

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

-- Financial Times: US LNG Gas Exports Could Prove Crucial Bargaining Chip In US-EU Trade Talks

Other States/National/International

-- Financial Times: How Oil & Gas Companies Disguise Their Methane Emissions

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Editorial: No Place For Hateful Messages As We Move On After Election

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: In Charleroi, A Case Study In Private Equity Strip Mining Communities  

-- WESA: Pennsylvanians Have Until Jan. 15 To Get Health Care Insurance

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[Posted:  November 12, 2024]  PA Environment Digest