-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings February 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
Senate Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings February 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 9:30: Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30: Department of Environmental Protection. Click Here to watch live.
February 26-- House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider House Bill 430 (Mako-R-Northampton) prohibiting the construction of wind turbines negatively affecting military installations. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 26-- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Health Committees joint informational meeting on spread of bird flu from birds to cattle to people. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 26-- House Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 1:00- Department of Agriculture. House Floor. Click Here to watch online.
February 27-- 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.
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.
February 27-- 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.
February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee Budget Hearing: 9:30 - Department of Agriculture. Click Here to watch live.
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.
-- Gov. Shapiro Announced Federal Funds Identified In State Lawsuit Are No Longer Frozen - Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Water Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- WESA: Amid Frozen Forestry Funds, Pittsburgh’s Faith Leaders Called To Become Environmental Shepherds
-- Inquirer: President Freezes National Park Money For Valley Forge Forest Management
-- Warren Times: USDA Confirms Layoffs Coming To Allegheny National Forest
-- Observer-Reporter: Former National Park Employees Weigh In On Firings
-- Sen. Culver Commends Progress Extinguishing Wilburton Coal Bank Fire In Columbia County [PaEN]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: Significant Electricity Load Growth Can Be Accommodated Without A Stampede To New Natural Gas Generation Just By Increasing Efficiency At Existing Power Plants - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center
-- MCall Guest Essay: PA Will Benefit From Tighter Methane Emissions Standards For Oil & Gas Industry - By John Walliser, PA Environmental Council
-- PA Master Well Owner Network, Penn State Extension Updates Online Drinking Water Results Interpretation Tool [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium May 6-7 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, PA Sea Grant, Partners Host April 28, April 29 In-Person Educator Workshops On Watershed Literacy & Tree Plantings In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Stewards Take Part In Winter Salt Stream Snapshot [PaEN]
-- Rain Barrel Kits Now Available At Select Master Watershed Steward Program Offices [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Private Well Owners Needed For Dept. Of Health Focus Group
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Nominations Open For ACAP Ag Conservation Conference Awards; Ag Water Webinar Series; Winter Manure Spreading
-- WESA/WVIA: Officials Take Precautions In PA As Bird Flu Spreads To Humans In Other States
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Profile Of Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations In PA
-- City Of Philadelphia Announces Schedule Of Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events Starting April 5
-- Centre Daily Times: 10 Poorest Counties In PA: Cameron, Forest, Cambria, Northumberland, Fayette, McKean, Clearfield, Potter, Jefferson, Lawrence
-- Williamsport Sun: Being Present With Nature In New Ways To Support Mental Health, Decrease Stress
-- Warren Times: Registration Open For Allegheny 100 Hiking Challenge
-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy Partners With Brett & Janice Balmer To Preserve 34 Acres Of Forest Habitat In Lebanon County [PaEN]
-- DCNR Encourages Forest Landowners To Plan Now For Spring Spongy Moth Treatment; Populations Have Reached Outbreak Levels [PaEN]
-- WHYY: More Bicycle Lanes Could Come To Philly Connecting To Schuylkill River Trail And Temple
-- Republican Herald - Doyle Dietz: After 5 Years, Saturday Deer Opener Proving To Be The Right Choice
-- LancasterOnline: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center Rehabilitating Beaver Wounded By Birdshot In Marietta
-- Williamsport Sun: Make Sure To Watch For Short-Eared Owls This Winter
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Spiders And Webs, A Closer Look
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- UGI Natural Gas Costs Will Increase 7% On March 1
-- MCall: UGI Gas Customers To See 7% Increase In Natural Gas Costs Starting March 1
-- The Guardian: Natural Gas Industry Campaigns To Kill Policies That Ban Gas In New Buildings
-- Reuters: Shell Expects 60% Rise In Global LNG Gas Demand By 2040 As Asia-- China, India Leads Growth
-- Bloomberg: President Wants Canada’s Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Built ‘Now;’ Pipeline Developer Says It Has ‘Moved On’
New Federal Administration
-- WESA: Amid Frozen Forestry Funds, Pittsburgh’s Faith Leaders Called To Become Environmental Shepherds
-- Inquirer: President Freezes National Park Money For Valley Forge Forest Management
-- Observer-Reporter: Former National Park Employees Weigh In On Firings
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: Gov. Shapiro Says Billions In Federal Funding Now Unfrozen
-- WESA: PA Education Dept. Considering Options ‘None Of Them Pretty’ If Federal Agency Axed
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Black Men Poised To Shake Up PA Political Landscape; 24% Voted For President - By Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist Lobbying Firm
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: President Is Winning Pennsylvania - By Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist Lobbying Firm
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Make Congress Great Again By Limiting Their Terms - By former state senators Andy Dinniman (D) and John Eichelberger (R)
-- Spotlight PA: The Children Left Behind By Free Lunch Programs And The Proposed $250 Million Solution
-- WESA/WVIA: Officials Take Precautions In PA As Bird Flu Spreads To Humans In Other States
-- PennLive: UPMC Physician Assistant Said He Had To Tell Hospital Shooter About Loved One’s Death, And ‘Healthcare Is Broken’
-- TribLive: PA Hostage-Taking And Shootout Highlight Rising Violence Against US Hospital Workers
-- Post-Gazette: Acting Education Secretary ‘Exceptionally Concerned’ After Report On Taxpayer-Funded Private Cyber Charter Schools
-- TribLive: Ending Diversity Push Or Fueling Student Anxiety? President’s Anti-DEI Stance Sparks Debate
-- AP: PIAA Changes Policy To Follow President’s Order On Transgender Athletes In High School Sports
-- Post-Gazette/NYT: Venango County Woman Came Home After Being Pardoned By President For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol
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[Posted: February 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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