Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.22.24

“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

January 7, 27, 28, 29

February 3, 4, 5

March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

April 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 24

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

January 7, 27, 28, 29

Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, March 4, 5, 6

February 3, 4, 5

March 24, 25, 26, 31

April 1, 2

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

January 4-11-- Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.

February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture.  House Floor.

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  House Floor.

March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission.  House Floor.

DEP Advisory: DEP’s New Website Is Online [Not All Webpages Updated Yet]

DCNR Advisory: DCNR’s New Website Is Online

-- 125 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week:  PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic  [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]  

-- LancasterOnline: Ad Crable Signs Off After More Than 37 Years Of Outdoors Columns  [PDF of Article] 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 14 to 20 -- Shale Gas Wells Abandoned For 42 Months; Failure To Cleanup Conventional Well Spill For 19 Months; Gas Pipeline Land Slump  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Apollo Resources, LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Cleanup Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill 19 Months After It Was Discovered In Fayette County  [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Cartwright Calls For Investigation Into 'Strikingly High’ Cancer Cases Among Former Employees Of Several Companies In Lackawanna County

-- LancasterOnline: Your Guide To Outdoor Safety During Hunting Seasons In PA Woods

-- Republican Herald: It’s Time For Annual Christmas Bird Count

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- MCall: PA Secretary Of State Defended PA’s 2020 Election As Free, Fair And Secure; He Believes The Same About 2024

-- TribLive: Push For Election Transparency Plays Out In PA Courts

-- MCall: Susan Wild Reflects On 3 Terms In Congress: ‘A Privilege To Be In Public Service’

-- The PA Capital-Star: Bob Casey’s US Senate Career Defined By Deep Compassion For PA’s Most Vulnerable

-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: Our Politics As Christians Should Better Reflect The Teachings Of Jesus - By Alana Stoltzfus, Franklin & Marshall College Student

-- Citizens Voice: Kids For Cash Juvenile Justice Reforms Abandoned, Former Public Defender Says 

-- The Center Square: No More ‘Biden’ Expressway In Scranton After Commuting Kids For Cash Judge

-- WNEP: Mother Of Son Lost To ‘Kids For Cash’ Scandal Fights For Change After Biden Commutes Judge’s Sentence 

-- Observer-Reporter: Burgettstown Man Sentenced To Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- MCall: Wayne Memorial Settles Malpractice Case In Death Of 16-Year Old Student For $16 Million, Acknowledging Failures

-- WHYY: Independence Blue Cross To Restrict Coverage For Weight Loss Medications, Citing ‘Exorbitant Costs’

-- The Center Square: Free Speech Debate Ignited After UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder

-- The Center Square: First Lady Shapiro Celebrates Strides Against ‘Period Poverty’ In Schools

-- MCall: Have Lehigh Valley Schools Rebounded From Pandemic?  What The Latest PSSA Scores Reveal

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Keystone College Challenges Appeal To Withdraw Accreditation

-- The Center Square: Grants Coming For Historically Disadvantaged Business Owners

-- TribLive Editorial: Self-Exclusion Is A Cry For Gambling Help

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[Posted: December 22, 2024]  PA Environment Digest