-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
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 9-- In-Person. Protect PT Hosts In-Person Living Near Shale Gas Workshop In Westmoreland County.
March 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171. Read more here.
March 11-- In-Person. PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. 3:00 p.m. ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem
March 11-- Virtual. Western PA Conservancy Webinar Featuring 5 Women Talking About Careers In Conservation & Preservation. Noon.
March 12-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on flood mitigation strategies, state programs to repair streams and stream cleaning. Penn College Professional Development Center, 1067 Hagan Way in Williamsport. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 12-- Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan.
March 12-- In-Person. PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. 3:00 p.m. Columbia Market House , 15 S 3rd St, Columbia, Lancaster County
March 13-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. Read more here.
March 13-- In-Person. PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. 3:00 p.m. Discover NEPA/Mericle Commercial RE, 100 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes-Barre
March 13-- DCNR, Penn State Extension Forest Health, Insect, Disease Update Webinar, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
March 14-- In-Person. Grassroots Conservation Fair, Wellsboro, Tioga County. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
March 17-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 362 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) making changes to the powers and duties of the PA Energy Development Authority to allow for disbursement of federal Solar for All Program funding (sponsor summary); House Bill 660 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
-- The Derrick: State Attorney General Launches Criminal Investigation Into Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill That Contaminated Venango Water Company Spring [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Attorney General Launches Probe Of Reno Spill [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: Chester, Delaware County Leads The Fight For Environmental Justice [LNG Gas Export Facility]
-- Observer-Reporter: EQT Production Co., EQM Gathering OPCO LLC Sue Union Twp., Washington County Over Permitting Fees For Pipelines [PDF of Article]
-- Courier Times: PA DEP Says Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Products Pipeline Leak In Bucks County Violated State Law
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 8 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 92 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Life Depends On Protecting The Natural World, Federal Rollbacks Are Threatening Our Future - By Michael Kensinger, Juniata Valley Audubon Society [PaEN]
-- Stronghold Digital Mining, DEP, Environmental Groups Settle Appeal, Require Removal Of Unpermitted Scrubgrass Power Plant's Coal Ash Pile 14 Months Faster In Venango County [PaEN]
-- House Energy Committee Meets March 17 To Consider Legislation Freeing $156.1 Million In Solar For All Funding From Self-Imposed Freeze [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: Solar Power Supporters In PA Say Outlook Is Positive, Even As Policies Could Change Under President
-- DEP: Check Your Eligibility Now! Penn Energy Savers Rebates Are Coming Soon To Help Eligible Households Upgrade To Energy Efficient Appliances, Do Building Retrofits [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Proposed 116-Acre Quarry Expansion Hits Snag After Union Twp. Officials Recommend Denial
-- Lancaster Farming: Research Aims To Solve Riparian Buffer’s Fatal Flaw
-- The Allegheny Front/The Ohio NewsRoom: Scientists Want To Monitor Microplastics In The Great Lakes, Here’s Why It Matters
-- Warren Times: New Attempt At Plastic Grocery Bag Ban Coming In Legislature
-- WGAL: Sara Mueller Has A Passion For Outdoors, Educating Next Generation At Wildlife Leadership Academy
-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Scientific Illustrations Always Worth A 2nd Look
-- Courier Times: Cicadas Set To Hit PA This Year: When And Where Brood XIV Is Emerging
-- March 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Outdoor Rec Stakeholders Meet For Informal Talks On Trail Development In Northern Cambria County
-- DCNR Names Dan Clark Assistant Park Manager For Codorus State Park In York County
-- TribLive: Giant Goldfish At Presque Isle State Park Serves As Reminder For Invasive Species Week
-- Game Commission Lifts Bird Flu Access Restrictions To Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area In Lancaster County
-- WPXI: Baby Great Horned Owl Rescued After Falling 100 Feet From Nest On Pittsburgh Bridge
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.09 Ohio- $2.80 PA- $3.27
-- Baker Hughes: 15 PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - Same For 12 Weeks
-- Bloomberg: Oil Posts 7th Weekly Loss On Easing War Risk, Tariff Chaos
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Pare Gain On Russia-Ukraine Truce Hopes
New Federal Administration
-- Republican Herald: DOGE May Close Frackville Mine Safety Office
-- WITF/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Farmers Lose Climate Assistance As President Freezes, Cuts Funding
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Advocates Urge Congress To Keep Funding Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
-- Inside Climate News: EPA Reinstates Environmental Justice Staff Amid Workforce Turmoil
-- AP: New EPA Guidance Says Spending On Items Greater Than $50,000 Must Get DOGE Approval
-- Bloomberg: US DOE Crafting Plan To Stem Coal Power Plant Closures
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Budget To Be Forged During Apparent ‘Historic’ Shift In Federal-State Relationship
-- TribLive: PA Democrat Cong. Deluzio Urges Fellow Democrats To Support ‘Smart Tariffs’
-- PA Capital-Star: Tobyhanna Army Depot Employees Worried About DOGE Cuts At The Biggest Employer In NE PA
-- TribLive/AP: Lawsuit Aims To Strike Down LGBTQ Antidiscrimination Protections In PA
-- Post-Gazette: Citing Federal Cuts, Pitt And CMU Pull Out Of Hosting Scientific Writers Conference
-- TribLive Editorial: Safe2Say School Safety Tip Line A Valuable Tool, But False Reports Can’t Be Dismissed
-- WESA: Officials Urge Pennsylvanians To Obtain REAL ID By May Deadline
-- Post-Gazette: Long COVID Has Impact About 1 Million In PA, But What Do We Know About It?
-- Post-Gazette: COVID Timeline: Notable Moments In PA In The Initial Months Of The Pandemic
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[Posted: March 8, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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