Thursday, March 6, 2025

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.6.25

“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 March 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 March 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 3:00: In-Person. PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop.  3:00 p.m.  Bike Co, 1536 N American St, Philadelphia.


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-- NEWAgenda 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.


-- Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Lois Bower-Bjornson - What It's Like Living In Frackland - Residents Talk About Dealing With The Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas  [PaEN] 


-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership, 320 Partners, Thousands Of Volunteers To Plant Nearly 200,000 Trees In PA This Year; Over 8.2 Million Planted Since 2018  [PaEN]


-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order To Recruit Federal Employees To Continue Their Public Service With PA State Government  [PaEN]  


-- TribLive: Employees Cut By Feds Could Get PA, Allegheny County Jobs


-- Post-Gazette: How Cryptocurrency Is Mined And Why Canadian Bitcoin Mining Co. Wants To Do It In Pennsylvania


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Battery Storage Company Touts American-Made Tech Amd Federal Funding Uncertainty 


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Western PA’s Energy And Tech Leadership Fuels Economic Growth, Panel Says


-- WHYY: Montgomery County Residents Protest DOGE Cuts In Aftermath Of SPS Industrial Fire, Environmental Oversight Is Crucial: “Who’s Going To Be Keeping An Eye Out For Us?’


-- Penn State Extension Hosts April 1 Private Water Supply Education & Water Testing Webinar; A Free Water Test Included  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Murrysville Mobile Home Park Residents Left Without Consistent Water Since January


-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: If A Catastrophic Flood Hits Pittsburgh, FEMA Won’t Help Enough - Kelly McKinney, NYU Langone Health


-- PASA Sustainable Agriculture Starting Employee Furlough Due To Continuing Federal Funding Freeze  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: 2.3 Million Birds Killed In PA This Year As Bird Flu Spreads In Commercial, Backyard Flocks; Game Commission Reports More Bird Flu 


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: President Freezes $12 Million Meant To Help Philly Plant Thousands Of Trees


-- WHYY: Philadelphians Push City To Do More To Plant, Protect Trees; $12 Million Federal Grant Frozen


-- Keep PA Beautiful Celebrating 35 Years Of Supporting Community Improvement Across Pennsylvania  [PaEN]


-- DCNR Resource News: Outdoor Recreation Means Business, Jobs; Delaware River Of The Year; 40 Answered The Call To Battle Wildfires In California  [PaEN] 


-- DCNR Grants News: Paddling Itineraries On The Susquehanna; Oil Region Diversity Stories; WalkWorks Grants; DCNR Grant Tips 


-- PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation Spring Growers Meeting March 29, Annville, Lebanon County


-- PA Environmental Council Accepting Applications For Artist-In-Residency Program Focused On Susquehanna River Water Trails; March 11 Online Q/A  [PaEN]


-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In February Now Available  [PaEN]


-- The Nature Conservancy-PA News: Stream Restoration Aids PA Farmers; Bog Restoration Workdays; Underground Bat Survey 


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Foods Of The Delaware Highlands Dinner, June 8, Wayne County


Gas Explosions




Train Derailments



Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart




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

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


-- Post-Gazette: Uncertainty Rises Around Pittsburgh As President’s Tariffs Spark Fears Of Global Trade War; Eos Battery Plant; Consol Energy; Gasoline Prices


-- Reuters: US DOE Approves LNG Gas Export Facility Extension For Golden Pass Plant In Texas


-- S&P Global: US LNG Gas Export Facility Additions Would Significantly Lower Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Compared To Alternatives


New Federal Administration


 -- TribLive Editorial: President’s Decisions Have Real Impacts On Real People  


-- WHYY: Montgomery County Residents Protest DOGE Cuts In Aftermath Of SPS Industrial Fire, Environmental Oversight Is Crucial: “Who’s Going To Be Keeping An Eye Out For Us?’


-- Lancaster Farming: Farmers Feel Loss Of Climate Project Funding After Freezes 


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: President Freezes $12 Million Meant To Help Philly Plant Thousands Of Trees


-- WHYY: Philadelphians Push City To Do More To Plant, Protect Trees; $12 Million Federal Grant Frozen


-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy, Other Utilities Warn They Could Be Hurt By Tariffs: Negatively Impacts Finance Condition, Supply Chain Disruption Delay Building, Maintaining Infrastructure 


-- WNEP/AP: President Now Deletes List Of Hundreds Of Federal Buildings Targeted For Potential Sale


-- S&P Global: US LNG Gas Export Facility Additions Would Significantly Lower Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Compared To Alternatives


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Executive Order To Fill Critical Public Service Vacancies In PA By Recruiting Talented, Experienced Federal Employees, Streamlining Hiring Process

-- TribLive: Employees Cut By Feds Could Get PA, Allegheny County Jobs

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Signs Executive Order Aimed At Attracting Federal Employees

-- Dept. Of State Beings Implementing Modern, Streamlined Elections Management System To Keep PA Elections Safe, Secure; Joining Bipartisan Group Of States

-- TribLive/AP: PA To Spend $10 Million On New Voter Registration System

-- Spotlight PA: More Elder Abuse Transparency, Accountability Coming As Shapiro Administration Denies ‘Crisis’

-- The Center Square: State Treasurer Talks Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

-- TribLive: Fetterman Calls Out Democrats For ‘Unhinged Petulance’ During President’s Address

-- PennLive - John Baer: What To Make Of President’s ‘Rally’ To Congress; A Divisive Speech To A Divided Country

-- TribLive Editorial: President’s Decisions Have Real Impacts On Real People 

-- Post-Gazette -Ford Turner: PA Republicans Want President To Cut PA Medicaid Coverage That Is Costing The State Billions

-- WESA: PA Officials, Medical Providers Sound Alarm Over Medicaid Cuts

-- PennLive: With Billions In Medicaid Cuts Looming, PA Health Providers Sound The Alarm 

-- AP: President Plans To Cut 80,000 Employees From Veterans Affairs, According To Internal Memo [VA has 19,389 Employees In PA]

-- Inquirer: In Philly, Across The Country, Educators Sound The Alarm About How Possible Federal Cuts Would Hurt Kids

-- Post-Gazette: Uncertainty Rises Around Pittsburgh As President’s Tariffs Spark Fears Of Global Trade War; Eos Battery Plant; Consol Energy; Gasoline Prices

-- Inquirer: Newtown Square Grandfather Takes Out Full Page Ad In New York Times Pleading With President To Resign For The Sake Of His 2 Granddaughters

-- Inquirer: With Canada And Mexico As PA’s Top Trade Partners, Gov. Shapiro Says President’s Tariff Plan ‘Makes No Sense;’ Only Means Higher Prices For Pennsylvanians; Why Did He Do It?

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Company Sanctioned By China In Retaliation For Tariffs

-- Erie Times: Ontario Premier Retaliates For President’s Tariffs By Imposing 25% Surcharge On Electricity Supplied To New York, Michigan, Minnesota And Is Prepared To Shut Off Electricity Completely 

-- TribLive: 3 Western PA Federal Building Listed, Then Removed, To Be Closed Or Sold

-- Citizens Voice: Feds ID Local Social Security Buildings For Sale, Then List Disappears

-- WNEP/AP: List Of Hundreds Of Federal Buildings Targeted For Potential Sale Deleted  

-- WESA/AP: Federal Judge Blocks Drastic Funding Cuts To NIH Research

-- TribLive: 2.3 Million Birds Killed In PA This Year As Bird Flu Spreads In Commercial, Backyard Flocks; Game Commission Reports More Bird Flu

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[Posted: March 6, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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