PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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

Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 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

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

February 17-- Agenda Posted. Cecil Township, Washington County Zoning Hearing Board hearing on Range Resources challenge to shale gas setback ordinance. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.

February 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Caron Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options on attending the meeting remotely. Contact: Lindsay Byron, lbyron@pa.gov or (717) 772-8951. [Update on federal climate, energy grant programs]

February 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Caron Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit Board webpage for options on attending the meeting remotely. Contact: Daniel Snowden, dsnowden@pa.gov or (717) 783-8846.

February 20-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Get The Lead Out. Room G50 Irvis Building. Noon. Click Here to watch live.

February 25-- Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30: Department of Environmental Protection. Click Here to watch live.

February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture. Click Here to watch live.

February 27-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 10:00- Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.

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 Just 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.

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-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Data Centers Driver Higher Forecasts For Electric Demand In PA, Sparking Climate Worries

-- LancasterOnline: Solar Energy Projects On Manheim Twp. School Campus Could Save $10 Million

-- TribLive: From Brownfield To Crown Jewel: Piatt’s $740 Million Esplanade Project Aims To Spur Ohio River Revival

-- MCall: Damaging Wind Gusts, Widespread Power Outages Possible Sunday-Monday

-- MCall: Another Lehigh Valley Farm Saved From Development