-- 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 Noon: Gov. Shapiro, DEP To Mark Plugging 300th Conventional Abandoned Well In North Franklin Twp., Washington County. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 9:00: Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan.
TODAY 1:00: 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.
TODAY 3:00: 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-- 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 18-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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-- NEW. 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.
-- Gov. Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for 'Lightning Plan’ To Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, Create Jobs For Pennsylvanians [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov. Shapiro Calls For PA Lawmakers To Act On His Energy Proposals
-- Washington County Resident To DEP: Harmon Creek Natural Gas Plant Expansion Will Result In A Huge Increase In Air Pollution, It Should Be Required To Have A Major Air Quality Permit, It Is Not A ‘Minor’ Source [PaEN]
-- Moms Clean Air Force To DEP: Families In Washington County Are Already Living In The Middle Of Major Natural Gas Industrial Sites - Do Not Expand The Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant And Make It Worse [PaEN]
-- 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]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX Resources [Again] Pauses Involvement In Remaining Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Projects Amid Federal Policy Uncertainty
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Anti-Drilling Trout Unlimited Crying Over $180 Million In Frozen Federal Funds [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: America Needs The Energy Pennsylvania Can Supply - By American Petroleum Institute
-- House Environmental Committee Meets March 18 On Bills To Regulate Food Processing Waste; Notice Of Oil & Gas Permits; Expanding C-PACE Financing For EV Charging, More [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Poll - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Faces Unprecedented Federal Upheaval; Restoring The Bay Is Now MORE Of A Priority [PaEN]
-- Penn State Agriculture & Environment Center’s Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program Hosts April 5 In-Person Riparian Buffer Maintenance Workshop In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Stormwater Fee Tabled, But Stark Fiscal Challenges Stand For Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland County
-- DEP To Hold March 19 Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS Investigation Site In Columbia County
-- NBC10: Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In 4 Schools In Southeast PA Violate DEP Drinking Water Standard
-- One United Lancaster To Canvas Lancaster Neighborhoods For Lead Water Service Line Inventory
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $502,140 To Support Urban Farmers, Increase Availability Of Fresh Food In Cities Across PA
-- WNEP: Cyclists Gear Up For Spring On D&L Trail
-- WNEP: Boy, 13, Dies In Lackawanna County ATV Wreck
-- WESA: Pittsburgh Gives Final Approval To Downtown Arts Landing Park
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Being Outside In Nature Can Relieve Stress, Improve Mood, Lowers Your Blood Pressure
-- WESA: Stressed By Current Events? Instead Of Unplugging, A Pittsburgh Psychology Researcher Says-- Lean In
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: NYMEX Natural Gas Price Hits 2-Year High Of $4.491/MMBtu [PDF of Article]
-- Reuters: President’s Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum To Raise Costs For US Oil, Gas Firms, Experts Say
New Federal Administration
-- Inquirer: EPA Pulls Back $700,000 Grant To Overbrook Environmental Education Center As Part Of Federal Cuts
-- Washington Times: New EPA Chief Sets Out To Slash The Agency’s Budget By 65%: ‘We Don’t Want The Extra Money And We Don’t Need It’
-- NYT: EPA Plans To Close All Environmental Justice Offices
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Responds To Termination Of Critical USDA Local Farm To School, Child Care Food Purchase Program [PaEN]
-- Reuters: USDA Cancels $1 Billion In Food Purchases From Local Farms By Schools, Food Banks
-- Frederick News-Post: FEMA Cancels In-Person, Most Virtual National Fire Academy Training For First Responders In Emmitsburg, MD, Disrupting Training
-- EPA Terminates $20 Billion In National Clean Investment Fund And Clean Communities Investment Accelerator Grants [National Clean Fund + Clean Communities Hubs]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: Shapiro’s Office Deleted Emails Relevant To Sexual Misconduct Complaint
-- PennLive: Independent Fiscal Office In Crosshairs Amid Debate Over Accuracy Of Shapiro’s Budget Numbers
-- Spotlight PA: Extra State Funding For 100s Of PA School Districts In Question
-- PennLive: Some PA Schools Rush To Comply With President’s DEI Ban; Others Take A Wait-And-See Approach
-- LancasterOnline: Elizabethtown, F&M College Association Petitions Against Cuts To Federal Research Funds
-- TribLive/AP: US Dept. Of Education Lays Off 1,315 Staff, Nearly Half Of Its Workforce
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Waiting For News Of Republican Medicaid Cuts Is Like ‘Staring Down The Barrel Of A Shotgun’
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Health Insurers Deny Too Many Claims, The State Should Step In
-- Politics PA: US Agency Has Stopped Supporting States On Election Security, Official Confirms
-- KDKA: Pittsburgh-Area Breweries Brace For Financial Pinch Of Tariffs On Metal Cans
-- Erie Times: Republican Con. Mike Kelly Hasn’t Held An In-Person Town Hall In Erie In Years; Citizens Seek Answers To DOGE Cuts
-- Citizens Voice: Geisinger Nurses Authorize 2nd Strike ‘If Needed’
-- WHYY: How Much Will Philly’s Federal Footprint Shrink Under President? Here’s What We Know
-- Reading Eagle: ‘Chaos’ In Federal Government Threatening Programs That Help The Homeless In Berks
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Aluminum Plant Keenly Watching Tariffs, Imports A Majority Of Its Raw Material From Canada
-- TribLive/AP: President Doubles Tariffs On Canadian Steel, Aluminum To 50% As Trade War Intensifies
-- AP: Presidents Halts Doubling Of Tariffs On Canadian Metals, After Ontario Suspends Electricity Price Hikes [Still 25%]
-- The Guardian: EU Retaliates Against President’s Tariffs On Metals With $28.3 Billion In ‘Countermeasures’
-- AP: Incoming Canadian PM Says He’ll Keep Tariffs In Place Until US Shows Respect, Commits To Free Trade
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: ‘This North American Trade War Is The Dumbest In History, And We Were Being Kind’ [PDF of Article]
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[Posted: March 12, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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