-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
March 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 9:00: House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 10:00: 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 19-- House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 620 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) would increase the state recycling fee from $2 to $5 per ton to support local recycling and waste disposal planning programs. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 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.
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Attorney General Launches Criminal Investigation Into Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Spill In Bucks County
-- Center For Coalfield Justice To DEP: Harmon Natural Gas Processing Plant Should Be Required To Apply For A Full Title V Air Quality Permit As They Originally Proposed In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer/Kristen Graham: Philadelphia Gas Works Explores Heating, Cooling Philly School And City Rec Center With Geothermal Energy
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Program Healthy Waters Update Highlights Many Partner Accomplishments; Critical Federal Support For Bay Cleanup; 2,100 More Best Management Practices Installed Than In Previous Year [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Buckingham Twp. Water Systems Above Legal Limit For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Bucks County
-- PUC Highlights 2025 Fix A Leak Week Awareness
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Fire Hydrants Should Be Flow Tested Regularly
-- TribLive: Acme Residents Describe Scene As Tornado Tore Through Their Community In Westmoreland County
-- Post-Gazette: Officials Confirm 6 Tornadoes Hit Pittsburgh Region As Severe Storms Left Widespread Damage
-- TribLive: 4 Tornadoes Confirmed In Westmoreland, Indiana Counties, Damage Assessment, Cleanup Continues
-- Tribune-Democrat: Hundreds Without Power As Storm Cleanup Continues In Cambria, Somerset Counties
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Penn State Scientists Found Microplastics In Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania
-- Post-Gazette: Carlow Community Garden Helps Feed Students, Neighbors In Pittsburgh
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Soak Up Science - Be A Stream Doctor Day Camp For Youth 8-12 July 29 To Aug. 1 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County [PaEN]
-- Let’s Go 1-2-3 And Let’s Go Outdoors Offer Free ‘Let’s Go Neighborhoods’ Mobile Activities In Philadelphia On Water, Urban Wildlife, Pollinators, Forests [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly’s Fox Chase Farm Program Aims To Grow Student Entrepreneurs In Agriculture
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Commissioners Thank Schuylkill Haven Teacher, Hydro-Extrusions Are Leaders In Litter Pickup
-- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? - By Richard Martin, PA Forest Coalition
-- Warren Times: PA Wilds Ends Wilds Are Working - A Remote Lifestyle Experience Program Having Introduced 27 Remote Workers To Life In PA Wilds
-- Master Gardeners Of Lancaster County Now Taking Orders Online For Live Native Plants
-- Penn State Research: Natural Insect Predators May Serve As Allies In Spotted Lanternfly Battle
-- MCall/Reading Eagle: Snow Goose Migration Winds Down At Middle Creek Wildlife Area And With It Increased Threat Of Avian Influenza In Eastern PA
-- WESA: Peregrine Falcons Nesting Atop Pitt’s Cathedral Of Learning Lay First Egg [Watch Online]
-- DEP, DCNR, Game Commission: Nesting Season Is Here For Peregrine Falcons On Rachel Caron Building In Harrisburg [Watch Online]
-- WNEP: Pocono Wildlife Gears Up To Care For More Baby Animals
-- Pittsburgh-Based Wild Excellence Films Launches Jackson Hole Birding Festival May 22-25 In Wyoming
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Slide 2% To 2-Week Low On Record Output
-- Reuters: US EIA Reports US Natural Gas Pipeline Completions Boosted LNG Gas Takeaway Capacity For 2 Years In A Row
-- Bloomberg Opinion: Cheaper Power Is Too ‘Woke’ For Texas Republicans; State Debating Bills To Boost Natural Gas, Restrain Renewables
New Federal Administration
-- LancasterOnline: Raystown Lake Federal Recreation Area Campgrounds To Close Due To Federal Hiring Freeze In Huntingdon County
-- Post-Gazette/NYT: Wind And Solar Firms Have New Pitch For President: ‘You’re Going To Need Us’
-- The Hill: Texans Grapple With Rising Toxic Pollution As Oil, Gas Production Booms [Part III]
-- The Hill: Deregulation Push By President, Texas Republicans Sparks Hope And Fear In The Oil & Gas Fields [Part II]
-- The Hill: Texas Workers Face Mounting Dangers In The Heart Of America’s Greatest Oil & Gas Boom [Part I]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WITF: Path Forward For Voter ID In PA, As Long As It ‘Doesn’t Disenfranchise’
-- York Dispatch: Will Republican Con. Scott Perry, Lloyd Smucker Hold Town Halls This Week? Seems Unlikely
-- Post-Gazette: Concern Rises As Nursing Homes, Seniors Wait For Decisions On Potential Medicaid Cuts
-- Republican Herald: Bracing For Impact Of Federal Cuts On Schuylkill County Help For Homeless
-- TribLive: Aspinwall Police Seek Suspect Accused Of Harassing Homes that Display President’s Flag In Allegheny County
-- PennLive: Lebanon County DA Reports Being Target Of Harassment In Dispute Over Handling Of Rape Report
-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Made Deep Cuts To Engineering, Graduate School Amid Budget Woes
-- PennLive: Federal ICE Detains Bhutanese Immigrants In Central PA Who Have Legal Status
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Campaigned On Deporting Gang Members, But He Can’t Defy Federal Court Orders
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Our Ukrainian Friends Need And Deserve Our Support - By Parker Burroughs, Retired Editor Observer-Reporter
-- MCall Guest Essay: Big Tech’s A.I. Pitch Seeks License To Steal - By Tribune Publishing
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[Posted: March 18, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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