Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.26.24

“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.

-- WSJ: America’s Big Natural Gas Footprint Is About To Get Even Bigger: ‘Build Baby Build’  [PDF of Article]

-- ChesterCounty.com: Environmental Group Partners With Penn State On Kennet Township’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Report 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Starts 2025 With More Utility-Scale Zinc-Battery Orders 

-- Post-Gazette: Congress Passes Water Resources Bill That Could Mean Millions For Western PA: Abandoned Mine Cleanup, Environmental Infrastructure 

-- LancasterOnline: Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Lancaster County

-- MCall: How Allentown Is Looking To Revamp, Transform Its Well-Regarded Parks System 

Other States/National/International

-- AP: Hurricane-Force Winds Bear Down On California, Latest In Stretch Of Extreme Weather

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: PA Lawmakers Passed Fewer Laws Than In Other Recent Sessions, But Leaders Say Quality Is Better Than Quantity

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: There Are Some Things Only Government Can Do Right: USPS, NOAA

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[Posted: December 26, 2024]  PA Environment Digest