Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.17.24

“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 


DCNR Advisory: DCNR Will Launch Its New Website Dec. 17  


TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  9:00 a.m.  Visit the Committee webpage for instructions for joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Lindsay Byron   lbyron@pa.gov


December 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting.  DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for instructions for joining the meeting remotely.  Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov


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


-- Save The Date: Feb. 27 - Shale Gas And Public Health Conference, Duquesne University  [PaEN]  


-- Dept. Of Education Now Accepting Applications for Pennsylvania’s Green Ribbon Schools  [PaEN] 


-- US Fish And Wildlife & Service Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Eastern Hellbender As Endangered  [PaEN] 


-- Williamsport Sun: Fish & Wildlife Service Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Listing Of Hellbender As Endangered


-- Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Now Accepting Proposals For Brook Trout Conservation Projects  [PaEN]  


-- WVIA: There Can Only Be One: Delaware River Among 3 PA Waterways Up For State River Of The Year


-- Now On Demand: Penn State Extension Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Land-Applied Biosolids - Research Update  [PaEN] 


-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Reflection On A Remarkable 2024 


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Young Mom Writes Children’s Book Inspired By Adventures With Daughter Along The River  [Donation From Sales Helps RiverKeeper] 


-- PennLive: PA American Water Issues Boil Water Advisory In Cumberland County


-- CBS21: Future Of Student Farming Program Uncertain After Harrisburg City Schools Terminates Contract


-- KDKA: Attempt To Cut Down On Energy Bills Turns Into Financial Nightmare For Beaver Falls Man


-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Lowering Barriers To Residential Solar Is Good For Pittsburgh


-- WNEP: Massive Mine Subsidence Swallows Schuylkill County Family’s Backyard Swimming Pool


-- Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program Awards $40,000 To Recreation, Signage, & Education Projects [PaEN] 


-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Bridges Help Build Connections Across Susquehanna Greenway


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: 600+ Fish, 6 Eels, Nearly 200 Bass Discovered In Small Pools Left In Fish Passage Near Sunbury Dam During Rescue, Study 


The Feds - New Administration


-- Reuters: Exclusive: Republican Administration Transition Team To Roll Back Electric Vehicle, Emissions Policies

 

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart


-- Bloomberg: Can US Power Industry Meet AI’s  Steep Energy Demands?


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

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


-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp Adopts Standards To Boost Extreme Weather Reliability   [Follow Up To Report Raising Alarm Over Winter Natural Gas Supplies


-- Bloomberg: LNG Gas Export Study To Stop Short Of Halting New Facilities; Will Warn About Potential To Increase Prices


-- Reuters: US Study Likely To Stop Short Of Saying LNG Gas Export Facilities Not In Public Interest; Expected To Warn About Potential Price Increases On US Gas Users, Environmental Impacts, Sources Say


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Should Better Regulate The Liquor, Medical Marijuana Before Legalizing More

-- LancasterOnline: Republican Lancaster County Commissioner To Run For Sen. Aument’s Seat

-- Post-Gazette: Muslim Nominee For Federal Appeals Court By 3 Western PA Republican Members Of Congress

-- PennLive: US Marshals Release New Details In Federal Courthouse Shooting In Harrisburg

-- The Center Square: Man Shot At Federal Courthouse In Harrisburg

-- The Center Square: Report: Conservative College Faculty Hide Political Views More Often

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[Posted: December 17, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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