-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings March 3, 4, 5, 6
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
Budget Hearings 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
March 3-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Public Utility Commission. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.
March 4-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on House Bill 109 (Vitali-D-Delaware) establishing a DEP Environmental Justice Permit Review Program. Lathem Hall, Widener University, 1 University Place, Chester. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here on legislation.
March 4-- Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Geoff Bristow, gbristow@pa.gov or (717) 783-8411. (formal notice)
March 4-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Black Appalachian Coalition, PennFuture, Partners Webinar -- Why Is My Electricity Bill So High? And Going Higher? 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
March 6-- In-Person. PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. 3:00 p.m. Bike Co, 1536 N American St, Philadelphia.
-- Bradford Era: Former PA Senate, Chair Of Environmental Resources And Energy Committee Dies
-- DEP House Budget Hearing: Democrat Rep. Vitali Raises Concerns About Whether DEP Has The Resources To Fulfill Its Mission When Workloads Have Increased Dramatically [PaEN]
-- House DEP Budget Hearing: Republican Rep. Kail Says It Is ‘Outrageous’ DEP Has A Process Where Citizens Can Petition Their Government For Changes To Regulations [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: PA Ag Secretary ‘Nervous’ Over Federal Funds For Food Access, Animal Health, Environmental Conservation
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: President's Proposed 65% Cut In EPA Budget, Coming Mass Layoffs Spell Disaster For Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- What The Shale Gas Industry Is Leaving Behind: DEP Issues Violations To 2 More Shale Gas Companies For Abandoning, Not Plugging 6 Shale Gas Wells In Butler, Greene Counties [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: PA Study Promotes Geothermal With Aim To Kill Off Shale Energy [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Could Geothermal Be The Next Pennsylvania Energy Boom? [An Energy Source Not Subject To Volatile Markets And Dictators, True Energy Independence]
-- Washington & Jefferson College Contributes To Penn State, Project Innerspace Geothermal In PA Report
-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Launches Eyes On Air Webpage To Provide Real-Time Air Quality For Beaver County [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Ruptured Gas Line Prompts Evacuations Near Philly’s Central High School
-- The Center Square: Gov. Shapiro Floats Leaving PJM Electric Grid Opeerator As Power Demand Spike Looms
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations From PA Solar Center, DCED On Housing Action Plan March 11 [PaEN]
-- WITF: Federally-Funded Solar For All Program Needs General Assembly Approval To Get Started
-- Altoona Mirror: Antis Twp. Solar Energy Facility Proposal Raises Some Concerns Among Planners
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Focus On Rain Gardens; March 4 Stormwater Listening Session; Learning Series Opportunities; Upcoming Events; Internship Opportunity
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 28 RiverWatch Video Report
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Continues Zoning Fee Waivers For Homes Damaged By Tropical Storm Debby
-- AP: Hiker Rescues Dog From Abandoned Coal Pit After Frigid Weeklong Search In Schuylkill County
-- March 1 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Post-Gazette: Fayette County Woman Arrested For Refusing To Surrender Pet Deer
-- Warren Times: Republican Rep. Steele Wants To Make It Easier For Game Commission To Purchase Land
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: First Pittsburgh Cases Of Avian Flu In Years Detected In American Crows
-- MCall: Sick Bald Eagle That Died After Rescue In Bethlehem Tested Positive For Bird Flu
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Educational Events In March
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- AP: President’s Tariffs On Mexico, Canada To Start March 4 [Will Impact United Refining In Warren That Uses Canadian Oil ]
-- AP: In A Reversal, Plans For US Natural Gas Power Grow, Complicating Progress On Climate
New Federal Administration
-- AP: Federal Judge Finds Mass Firing Of Federal Probationary Workers Were Likely Unlawful
-- AP: Hundreds Of NOAA Weather Forecasters Fired In Latest Wave Of DOGE Cuts
-- Bloomberg: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency’s Senior Leaders Exit Amid Presidential Push [PHMSA]
-- Reuters: Congress Kills Biden Era Methane Fee On Oil, Gas Producers
-- E&ENews/Politico: President Darkens Financial Outlook For Clean Tech Companies - Solar, Wind, Battery
-- Financial Times: Why Is America Still Building Houses In Climate Danger Zones?
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Public Will No Longer Be In The Dark About Shapiro Flights On State Police Planes
-- WITF: President’s Shifting Federal Education Policies Steal Focus Of PA Senate Budget Hearing
-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Republican Leaders Signal Openness To Changing PA’s Public School Adequacy Funding Formula
-- Inquirer: Should PA Have Its Own DOGE? These Republicans Senators Think So - With A Twist
-- PennLive: PA Republican Members Of Congress Vote For Measure That Could Cut Medicaid, Threaten Care For Constituents
-- York Daily Record: No Longer Off-Limits To Immigration Arrests, PA Schools Look To Law Shielding Students
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[Posted: February 28, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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