Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.18.25

"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 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 

TODAY 9:00: 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-- 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.

-- DEP Soliciting Proposals For 6 Professional Services Related To Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Federal Funding At Risk  [PaEN]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Stay The Course On Federal, State Rules To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Operations - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council  

-- The Center Square: PA Shale Gas Wastewater Could Be A Significant Source Of Lithium, A Key Component In Making Electronic Devices

-- Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority To Begin Project To Connect Properties Impacted By Navy PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination To Public Water  [PaEN]

-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Black Appalachian Coalition, PennFuture, Partners Host March 4 Webinar -- Why Is My Electricity Bill So High?  And Going Higher?  [PaEN]

-- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role  [PaEN] 

-- Washington & Jefferson College: Form Energy Speaker Discusses Long-Duration Battery Storage

-- DailyEnergyInsider.com: Let PA Regulated Utilities Invest In And Own Electric Generation Resources, Says PPL Electric President

-- LehighValleyNews.com: Ex-PUC Chairmen Say The ‘New PPL’ Wants PA To Go Backward And Own Electric Generation

-- TribLive: Dangerous Cold In The Forecast, Blizzard Warning For Parts Of Western PA

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How An Apple, CMU Research Partnership Led To A New Company Tackling Electronic Waste [eLoop] 

-- Franklin County Free Press: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health - By Natalie Marioni, Master Watershed Steward Coordinator 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: March 20 Public Meeting On D&L Black Diamond Trail Improvements 

-- WNEP: Gov. Shapiro Proposes Reopening Glen Onoko Falls Trail

-- Williamsport Sun: Non-native vs. Invasive: How Each Impacts Our Environment

-- Williamsport Sun: Gardening As A Revolutionary Act: Transforming Yards With Foodscaping

-- Williamsport - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Birds Take Advantage Of Opportunities Provided By Other Species

New Federal Administration

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: President’s Attack On Environment, Climate Policy Having Immediate Impacts 

-- Scranton Times: President’s Federal Firings Reach Steamtown National Historic Site

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Capital-Star: Budget Hearings Begin This Week: Here’s Who’s Up First

-- The Center Square: Republican Senate Leader Says Proposed Budget Leaves Kids Trapped In Failing Public Schools; More Funding Needed For Private Schools

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Opaque Opioid Settlement Board Decisions Are Hurting Effectiveness Of Funds

-- WNEP: Healthcare Workers Walk Out: Geisinger Nurses Strike For Better Pay And Safety

-- TribLive: Proposed PA Minimum Wage Hike Is Bitter Pill For Many Business Owners

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[Posted: February 18, 2025]  PA Environment Digest