“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 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
Senate Voting Schedule
January 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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY Noon: DEP Webinar Q&A On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.
January 27-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee organizational meeting. Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
January 27-- NASEO Hosts Webinar On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program, PA Energy Programs For Industry. 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
January 28-- Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee hearing on understanding your electric bill, what are you paying for power? Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
January 28-- Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone Webinar On Climate-Smart Ag Project (CARAT). 8:30 to 9:30.
January 28-- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' And Impacts To Local Waterways. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
February 4-- Governor’s Budget Address
-- DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2025 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Constellation Energy, Electric Generators Oppose Gov. Shapiro’s FERC Complaint To Lower PJM Electricity Capacity Price Cap
-- Observer-Reporter: ARCH2 Hydrogen Hub Discussed At Washington & Jefferson College Public Outreach Session
-- PUC To Investigate Pike County Light & Power Request To Raise Natural Gas Distribution Rates 44.4%
-- Citizens Voice: Hanover Area Schools Seeks $1 Million From State To Fund Solar Panels In Luzerne
-- Energy Assn. Of PA Names Andrew Tubbs New President & CEO
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: A Step Closer To Sound Energy Policy With New Administration
-- Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Feb. 5 Hearing, March 12 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Agricultural Producers: Use CHEMSWEEP To Dispose Of Unwanted Pesticides On Your Farm Until March 31 [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Bethany Canner Leads Community Events In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Ag Conservation Currents: Unlocking Ag Funding Opportunities; Ag Conservation Assistance Program Update; Manure Gas Safety; Upcoming Events; Job Openings
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Testing Wastewater To Monitor Drug Consumption
-- Dept. Of Health Invites Students To Enter Art Contest To Raise Awareness About Ticks And Lyme Disease [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: How Philly-Area Residents Can Financially Prepare For Natural Disasters
-- January 25 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- TribLive: Iron Horse Bridge Rehab Seen As ‘Linchpin’ In Effort To Expand Trails And Connellsville’s Economy
-- WeConservePA Hosts Feb. 27 What Does It Mean To Love A Forest Webinar; More Educational Opportunities [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Why You Should Learn To Love Lichen And Leave It On Trees
-- LancasterOnline: Middle Creek Wildlife Area May Close Areas To Public If Avian Flu Affects Large Numbers Of Migrating Birds
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Scientists And Collaborators Publish Groundbreaking Assessment On Snowy Owl Population Trends
-- Wildlands Conservancy Highlights February Programs: Snowshoe With Your Sweetheart; Flying Squirrels
-- North Branch Land Trust Announces Board Of Director, Staff Changes
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting Jan. 27 In Harrisburg
-- Game Commission Board Of Game Commissioners Meeting Jan. 24-25
-- WGAL: Game Commission Seeks Snowmobilers Who Chased, Ran Over Fox In Lebanon County
-- Erie Times: A History Of Punxsutawney Phil’s Weather Predictions: Early Spring? Continued Winter?
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart
-- The Hill: President Says He Will Use Energy Emergency Declaration To Approve Power Plants For AI Data Centers
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: Wall Street Will Stymie President’s US Oil, Gas Surge Plan, Say Shale Bosses; Lower Prices Will Not Make Companies ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
-- Financial Times: President Calls On OPEC To Push Down Global Oil Prices
New Federal Administration
-- Warren Times/AP: President Pivots To Pro-Oil And Gas Policies, But Likes Renewable Geothermal
-- Washington Post Editorial: What ‘Energy Emergency’? US Is Not Facing An Energy Crisis Today, But President Could Create One [PDF of Article]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: With Budget Shortfall On The Horizon, Shapiro Will Have His Biggest Challenge Yet
-- Attorney General Sunday Announces National Settlement With Purdue Pharma, Sackler Family Will Bring Up To $212 Million To PA For Substance Abuse Treatment, Recovery
-- Post-Gazette: Steelworkers Make Fresh Plea To President To Save US Steel - Nippon Deal
-- Erie Times: PA Cyber Charter School Would Replace Teachers With AI-Based Lessons
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[Posted: January 24, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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