Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.27.25

“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 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 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 

TODAY 9:00: In-Person, Virtual.  League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility Shale Gas And Public Health Conference, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.  9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Click Here to register.

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

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

TODAY 1:00: Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 660 (O’Mara-D- Delaware) setting energy efficiency and water conservation standards for certain commercial and residential appliances. Room 515 Irvis Building. 1:00 p.m.  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 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.

-- PennLive: Fmr State Senator Mary Jo White, Chair Of Environmental Committee, Dies 

-- DEP Now Accepting Industrial Decarbonization Grant Applications For $396 Million In Federal Funds Under RISE PA To Create Jobs, Cut Energy Costs For Medium, Large Industries [PaEN] 

-- Evangelical Environmental Network: US House Repeals Cost-Effective Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Program Safeguarding Children's Health  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Announces The Opening Of 3 Federally-Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In Cumberland, Franklin, Susquehanna Counties

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Archaea Energy Explores Underground Carbon Storage In Lackawanna County

-- Beaver Times: Climate Change Could Cost PA Billions; Lawmaker Says; It’s Time To Get Ready

-- The Slate: Shippensburg Residents Discuss PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Water Contamination Concerns 

-- DCNR Upgrades Nolde Forest Environmental Center To Enhance Student, Visitor Experience In Berks County  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Highlights Winter Teaching Ideas; Educator Workshops; Black History Month Guides  [PaEN] 

-- WeConservePA: Call For Presentations - PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 21-23  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Franklin Square In Philly Getting $7.8 Million Upgrade With New Playground, Zip Line, Restrooms, Bike Lanes

-- National Park Service To Hold Public Meetings For Start Of White-Tailed Deer Management Planning For Select National Parks In Western PA

-- WJAC: Game Commission: PA Wildlife Thrived, Despite Harsh Winter, Due To Ample Food Sources

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Grist: Exporting Natural Gas Raises Your Power Bills; The President Is Doing It Anyway

New Federal Administration

-- Reuters: EPA Administrator Planning To Cut 65% Of Agency’s Workforce

-- Politico.com: White House Now Says President Meant He Will Cut 65% Of EPA’s Budget, Not Staff 

-- AP: President Sets Stage For Large-Scale Federal Worker Layoffs In New Memo Covering Career Officials With Civil Service Protection 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Not A Big Fan Of Celebrating President’s Cuts: People Receiving Pink Slips In Our Region Work Each Day To Earn A Paycheck To Support Their Families, It’s Just Adding To The Unemployment Rolls

-- PA Capital-Star: Uncertainty Remains For Programs In PA Impacted By Federal Funding Freeze, Despite Reversal

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: $2.1 Billion In Federal Funding Restored In PA After State’s Lawsuit, But Other Funding For State-Administered Programs May Be At Risk  

-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture: Taking Action On Federal Funding Freeze 

-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Tell Your Members Of Congress To Unfreeze Agriculture Funds Now 

-- Bloomberg: US House Votes To Repeal Methane Fee On Oil, Gas Producers, Ends Incentive To Control Leaks 

-- Bloomberg: President’s EPA Plts Single Strike Against US Climate Rules By Rewriting 2009 Finding Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- The Center Square: Dept. Of State Says New Voter Registration System Needed Before 2028

-- The Center Square: PA Earned Income Tax Credit Gets Another Look

-- TribLive: PA Republican Member Of Congress Says He’ll Look For Budget Savings While Protecting Medicaid’s ‘Core Mission’

-- Warren Times Editorial: Not A Big Fan Of Celebrating President’s Cuts: People Receiving Pink Slips In Our Region Work Each Day To Earn A Paycheck To Support Their Families, It’s Just Adding To The Unemployment Rolls

-- PennLive - John Baer: Hey, Harrisburg, It’s Time To Be A Better Capital City!

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[Posted: February 27, 2025]  PA Environment Digest