“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
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
January 4-11-- Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.
January 14-- NO MEETING. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
January 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171
January 14-- DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 14th Floor Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Check the Board webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Daniel E. Snowden at dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846. (formal notice)
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.
State Agency Closure Notice: State Government Offices Under Governor’s Jurisdiction Closed Monday, January 6 In These Locations - Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 14 On Data Centers, Three Mile Island Unit 2 Nuclear Plant Decommissioning, Abandoned Mine Land Reforestation [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Fate Of Butterflies And More Depends On Us - ‘We Are The Stewards And Caretakers Of This World, The Only World That We Have, It’s Time We Started Acting Like It’ [PaEN]
-- Warren Times Editorial: Finding Savings For Energy Costs [Shapiro PJM Complaint, RGGI]
-- TribLive Letter: Natural Gas Drives Benefits Across PA - By Moody & Associates, Largest Shale Gas Drilling Consultant
-- Philadelphia Tribune Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is Dirty, LNG Gas Proponents Don’t Just Ignore The Facts, They Ignore The Human Toll - By Ben Jealous, Executive Director Sierra Club, University of Pennsylvania Professor
-- ABCNews: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Bring Fears Of Leak Dangers, ABC News Investigation Finds
-- Mountain State Spotlight: Residents Near Proposed Appalachian Hydrogen Hub In WV Can Voice Their Concerns About The Project Thru March 3
-- PUC Urges Pennsylvanians To Prepare Now For Winter Storms [PaEN]
-- Gettysburg Connection: Watershed Alliance Of Adams County Seeking Citizen Scientists To Test For Salt In Waterways As Part Of SALT WATCH
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Highlights Accomplishments In 2024 Annual Report
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Conservancy Leader Steps Down After 14 Years
-- Scranton Times: Taylor Borough To Hold Hearing, Consider Ordinance Regulating Solar Energy Facilities In Lackawanna County
-- TribLive: Pittsburgers Reflect On Region’s Industrial Arc In Wake Of Blocked US Steel Deal
-- Citizens Voice: Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Events: Digging Up The Past
-- Republican Herald: Christmas Trees Go From Holiday To Habitat
-- Citizen Voice: Countryside Conservancy Announces 37-Acre Lake Carey Easement To Forever Preserve Forested, Natural Land
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Inside Climate News: Why The Argument LNG Gas Exports Are Essential To Energy Transition Is ‘Nonsense’
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Storage Sites Deplete At Fastest Pace Since 2018
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Hold At 3-Month High On Stronger Demand
Other States/National/International
-- AP: Finalized Tax Credit For Cleaner Hydrogen Gets A Cautious OK From Some Environmental Groups
-- CNX Resources: Final Cleaner Hydrogen Rule ‘Overly Restrictive’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette- Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Ready For Jan. 7 Swearing-In- Day: ‘Compromise Or We Get Nothing Done’
-- Inquirer: Shapiro Ready To Work With New Republican Administration As Long As It Doesn’t Compromise ‘Fundamental Freedoms’
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: Republican Administration Weighs Clemency For Those Charged With Crimes For Assaulting US Capitol
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Democratic DA Switches Party
-- TribLive: Homicides, Shootings Down In 2024 In Pittsburgh, Reflecting Nationwide Trends
-- WESA: Allegheny County Executive Reflects On First Year, Maps Out Year Ahead
-- WSJ: Nippon Steel, US Steel Say They Are Suing US Government
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[Posted: January 6, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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