“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 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 28, 29
February 3, 4, 5
Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, March 4, 5, 6
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 8:30: Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone Webinar On Climate-Smart Ag Project (CARAT). 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY 1:00: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Hosts Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' And Impacts To Local Waterways. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
TODAY 1:30: Independent Fiscal Office Hosts Mid-Year Revenue Update, 1:30 pm.
February 4-- Governor’s Budget Address
-- Republicans On PA Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills To Eliminate Carbon Pollution Reduction Program Covering Power Plants, Establish Independent Energy Office [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Beech Hollow 215 MW Solar, 100MW Battery Energy Project On Waste Coal Pile In Washington County Has Been Abandoned Due To Uncertainties Over Reclamation Of Waste Pile
-- UGI Gas Division Filed A Request With PUC To Increase Residential Gas Rates By 10.8%
-- Scranton Times: UGI Seeking To Raise Natural Gas Rates 10.8% For Residential Customers
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Nearly 16,700 BMPs In 2024; Grant Opportunities; County Clean Water Projects [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: New Federal Administration Memo Orders Agencies To Broadly Pause All Federal Grants, Loans, Financial Assistance Programs Pending Review [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Federal Funding Comes Through To Replace Roughly 1,000 Lead Water Service Lines In Alle-Kiski Valley
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Water Authority Calls For Reduction In Use As Winter Freeze, Thaw Impacts Supply [No Mention Of Shale Gas Drilling Water Use]
-- TribLive: Allegheny River Ice Raises Safety, Flooding Concerns
-- Post-Gazette: 2 Pittsburghers Pitched In To Help People Impacted By California Wildfires
-- WHYY: PA Counties With Their Own Health Departments See Benefits, New Research Shows
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Confirms First 2025 Case Of Bird Flu In Domestic Poultry In Pennsylvania
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: PA Confirms First 2025 Bird Flu Case In Commercial Chicken Flock
-- Williamsport Sun: It’s The Perfect Time Of Year For Some Winter Birding
-- Fish & Boat Commission Recruiting New Class Of Waterways Conservation Officer Trainees
-- Apply Now! PA Master Naturalist Volunteer Spring Training Offered In Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Dauphin, Indiana, Montour, Philadelphia, Somerset Counties [PaEN]
-- Bristol Twp. Environmental Advisory Committee Bird Town Spotlight: The American Bittern [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: PA Master Naturalist - Communications/Development Coordinator [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature - Princess Pine Lives Stand Out Among Freshly Fallen Snow
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Unanimously Backs Bike Lane Legislation
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PennEnvironment Warns Of Environmental, Cost Impact Of A.I. Buildout
-- Reuters: Tech Selloff Deepens As China’s DeepSeek Upsets Global A.I. Race
-- Reuters: US Power Stocks Plummet As China’s DeepSeek A.I. Raises Data Center Demand Doubts
-- Bloomberg: A.I. Fueled Stock Rally Dealt $1 Trillion Blow By Chinese A.I. DeepSeek
-- The Guardian: ‘Sputnik Moment’: $1 Trillion Wiped Off US Stocks After Chinese Firm Unveils A.I. Chatbot, Raises Doubts About Sustainability Of Western A.I Boom
-- NYT: Stocks Fall Sharply As Investors Worry About China’s A.I. Advances [Investors Rethinking Enormous Investments To Build A.I. Businesses]
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- NYT: Oil, Gas Companies Embrace New President, But Not ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ [No Plans To Increase Production Unless Prices Rise Significantly]
-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Doubles-Down On Support For Exporting PA Natural Gas To China, Our Economic, Military Competitor [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: US Natural Gas Producers Likely To Gain Asian Market Share [China Buying 50% More US LNG, Cap Price At $10 - Currently $3.89]
-- UGI Gas Division Filed A Request With PUC To Increase Residential Gas Rates By 10.8%
-- Scranton Times: UGI Seeking To Raise Natural Gas Rates 10.8% For Residential Customers
-- Reuters: US EIA Sees 7% Higher US Wholesale Power Prices In 2025; Residential Increase Of 2%
-- Reuters: FERC Reinstates Certificate For Williams NE US Transco Gas Pipeline Expansion Project
New Federal Administration
-- Wall Street Journal: New Federal Administration Memo Orders Agencies To Broadly Pause All Federal Grants, Loans, Financial Assistance Programs Pending Review [PDF of Article]
-- Washington & Jefferson College: Sweeping Changes Being Made In US Energy Policy By New Federal Administration
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Will A Tied PA House Halt Harrisburg Again? Democrats Won’t Say
-- Post-Gazette: Some PA Lawmakers Seek To Shield Federal Health Insurance Benefits From Cuts
-- Inquirer: Commonwealth Charter School Spent Nearly $600,000 On Cars, Car Washes In One Year
-- PennLive: Central Dauphin School District Teacher Accused Of Racist Remark Resigns
-- PennLive: Racism In PA Schools Is All Too Common, PA Human Relations Commission Leader Says
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County’s Largest, Most Diverse District Mum On Executive Order Letting ICE Into Schools
-- Centre Daily Times: State College Officials Discuss District Policies Amid Concerns Of ICE Raids In Schools
-- Post-Gazette: Fear, Anxiety Ripple Through Western PA Communities Amid Immigration Crackdown
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Rejects Cooperation With ICE Amid Immigration Crackdown
-- The Guardian: Proud Boys Leader Thanks President For Pardon And Vows Revenge
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[Posted: January 28, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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