-- 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
TODAY 8:30: DCNR, Penn State Extension Forest Health, Insect, Disease Update Webinar, 8:30 to 11:00 a.m.
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. Read more here. 9:00 a.m.
TODAY 3:00: 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 14-- In-Person. Grassroots Conservation Fair, Wellsboro, Tioga County. 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
March 17-- 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.
March 17-- Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board hearing continues on challenge to ordinance setting 2,500 foot setback for shale gas operations. Municipal Building, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil, Washington County. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 18-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 43 (Conklin-D-Centre) require publication of newspaper notice of oil and gas well permits; House Bill 441 (Pielli-D-Chester) amends the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982, addresses a gap in biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania by assigning native terrestrial invertebrates to DCNR [Read more here];.House Bill 448 (Diamond-R-Lebanon) authorizes DEP to release radon test results to previous property owners in certain circumstances; House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) requires a DEP permit to spread food processing residuals; House Bill 789 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) expands C-PACE property-based energy financing program to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure; House Resolution 53 (Merski-D-Erie) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the feasibility and potential benefits of offshore hydropower, solar and wind renewable energy on Lake Erie. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 18-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission Annual Report. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd M. Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda items.
-- PA American Water Identifies Water Source For New Public Water System To Replace Water Wells Contaminated By Shale Gas Fracking 20 Years Ago In Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [PDF of Article]
-- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp. Residents Will Have Drinkable Water By 2026
-- Gov. Shapiro Marks Milestone Of Plugging 300 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Over 2 Years; New Technology Finding More Abandoned Wells [PaEN]
-- EPA Launches Biggest Deregulation Action For Industry In US History, 'Driving A Dagger Straight Into The Heart Of The Climate Change Religion,’ Unleashing The American Energy Industry [PaEN]
-- EPA Pulls Back Regulations Setting Methane Emission Limits, Regulating Wastewater From Oil & Gas Operations, Risk Management Rule At Petrochemical Plants [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials News: Solar Energy Credits In PA; Anaerobic Digestion; Learning Opportunities
-- The Center Square: Demand Booming For Solar Energy At Schools Funding In PA
-- York Dispatch: Gov. Shapiro Touts Plan To Expand Energy Markets In PA While York County Seeks Balance
-- TribLive Guest Essay: You Deserve Affordable Electricity [Not Gov. Shapiro’s Energy Plan] - By Republican Reps Leslie Rossi, Jamie Barton, Martin Causer [No Plan]
-- PA Senate Republican Leader: ‘Every Consumer Of Electricity In This Commonwealth Is Going To Pay More;’ ‘What You’re Going To Face Is Going To Be Really Unpleasant’ [1.29.25]
-- Master Watershed Steward Dean Neely Takes A Hands-On Approach To Conservation In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Volunteers Needed! Alliance For Chesapeake Bay To Hold Back-to-Back TreeLay Planting Events On April 5 At 3 PA Locations [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania Program To Boost Innovation And Conservation On Farms
-- WESA: ALCOSAN Says Pittsburgh Region Should Begin Seeing Fewer Sewer Overflows Later This Year
-- Scranton Times: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Killed Horse In Lackawanna County, No Human Cases Reported Yet
-- York Daily Record: Wildfire Risks Remain High This Week After 3.9 Acre Wildfire Near Popular Trail At Codorus
-- PA Wilds: 2025 North Clarion Art Exhibition Opens April 12 At Marienville PA Wilds Conservation Shop
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Financial Times: Would $50 Oil Really Be Good For The US? Industry Analysts Say It Would Throttle The Oil Industry; During Campaign President Said His Goal Is $1.87 Gasoline [$20 A Barrel]
New Federal Administration
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: As Washington Unwinds Its Commitments, State And Local Governments Will Have To Step Up
-- Republican Herald Editorial: One-Sided Discussions On Issues Don’t Promote True Progress, EPA Visit Was Not A 'Roundtable Discussion,' But A 'Rally' For Natural Gas In Delaware River Basin [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record: DOGE Closure Of National Fire Academy In Emmitsburg, MD Alarms York County Fire Chiefs
-- AP: EPA Head Says He’ll Roll Back Dozens Of Environmental Regulations, Including Rules On Climate Change
-- AP: A Breakdown Of Major EPA Deregulatory Moves Around Water, Air, Climate
-- E&E News/Politico: EPA Launches Assault On Environmental Regulations
-- Environmental Defense Fund: EPA’s Deregulation Plan Will Increase Pollution In Daily Lives
-- NYT: EPA Declares ‘Greatest Day Of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
-- The Guardian: EPA To Reconsider Whether Greenhouse Gases Cause Harm Amid Climate Rollbacks
-- Bloomberg: President Mounts Sweeping Attack On Pollution, Climate Rules
-- Reuters: EPA Moves To Unwind Over Two Dozen US Air, Water Regulations
-- Reuters: EPA Plans To Give Dirty US Coal-Fired Power Plants A Reprieve On Soot
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WITF: Legislators Push For Open Primary Elections
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Democracy Champions List The Commonsense Election Solutions PA Still Needs - By Ed Rendell, Melissa Hart, Jim Gerlach, Keith McCall
-- PennLive: Attorney General Dave Sunday Offers Insights To His First Few Weeks In Office
-- PennLive - John Baer: City Of Harrisburg’s Getting A Wake-Up Call - Who Will Answer?
-- City & State PA: Republican Sen. Mastriano Calls On Congress To Support DOGE As He Backs State-Level DOGE Bill
-- TribLive Editorial: 5 Years After COVID, Scars Linger
-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Warns Federal Education Cuts Could ‘Crush’ PA Schools
-- TribLive: Western PA School Leaders Uncertain How US Education Dept. Cuts Will Affect Them
-- WNEP: FAFSA Student Financial Aid Site Down After US Education Dept. Mass Layoffs
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: As Washington Unwinds Its Commitments, State And Local Governments Will Have To Step Up
-- Spotlight PA: PA Lottery Pushes Lawmakers To End Profit Rules For Bigger Jackpots
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Steelworkers Back New Metals Tariffs, But Seek Exception For Canada
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Federal Science Cuts Will Harm Pennsylvanians And Next Generation - By American Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
-- PennLive: Warrants For Republican Con. Scott Perry’s Cell Phone Show How He Tried To Help President Cling To Power In 2020
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[Posted: March 13, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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