Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.26.25

"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

March 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

March 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 11:30: Gov. Shapiro Visits Penn-England Farms, Blair County To Highlight How ‘Lightning’ Energy Plan Will Lower Energy Costs For Rural Communities, Farmers; Watch Online.

TODAY 10:00: Senate Game & Fisheries Committee hearing on annual reports of Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission.  Room 8E-B East Wing. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00 a.m.  Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com.   Read more here.  (formal notice)

March 27-- Agenda Posted. DEP Recycling Fund Advisory Committee + Solid Waste Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here for instructions for joining remotely. Contact Laura Henry at 717-772-5713 or ahenry@pa.gov. 

April 1--  DEP To Host Webinar On New Program To Reduce Methane Pollution From Oil And Gas Operations. Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

April 1-- Environmental Health Project Webinar On What The Shapiro Administration Can Do To Better Protect Public Health From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

April 7-- [Tentative Agenda]  House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 109 (Vitali-D-Delaware) establishing an environmental justice permit review program in DEP to consider cumulative impacts of pollutants on communities [Read more here.]  House Bill 969 (Pielli-D-Chester) requires outdoor night lighting practices that reduce light pollution from public facilities.

-- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Recommend Environmental Quality Board Accept A Petition For Study To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells At April 8 Meeting  [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program To Help Small To Mid-Size Manufacturers Reduce Energy Costs Across The State  [PaEN] 

-- Local Officials Tour Burkholder's Country Market Solar Energy Project In Spring Mills, Centre County  [PaEN] 

-- USDA Gives Rural Energy For America Applicants 30 Days To Remove 'Harmful DEIA And Far-Left Climate Features' From Their Project Proposals [PaEN]

 

-- PublicNewsService.org: Report: Repeal Of Federal Energy, Climate Program Could Raise Pennsylvania Energy Costs, Threaten Jobs

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: More Bad Ideas To Promote Natural Gas, More Clean Energy Solutions For Load Growth - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Fmr DEP Secretary 

-- ​​Physicians For Social Responsibility PA, Climate Action Campaign Webinar On The Impacts Of Climate Change On Women's Health Now Available On Demand  [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Committed To ARCH Hydrogen Hub Aviation Fuels Project Despite Federal Challenges; Other Companies Drop Out

-- Politico: US DOE Considering Cutting Hydrogen Hub Projects In Democratic States

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Bucks County Lawsuit Against Oil/Gas Companies To Pay For Climate Change Impacts ‘Anti-Democratic,’ Threatens Pittsburgh’s Energy Economy - By Greg Teufel, OGC Law Pittsburgh

-- Citizens Voice: Alert Method Changing For Emergencies At Talen Energy Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County From Sirens To Phones

-- DEP Launches Federally-Funded, No-Cost Drinking Water Lead Sampling, Grant Program For Schools, Childcare Facilities  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Hempfield Twp. Couple Say Goodbye To Home Prone To Repeated Flooding, With Help From Township, State And Feds In Westmoreland County 

-- PennDOT, DEP, Keep PA Beautiful Invite Public To Be Part Of Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup By Organizing Or Volunteering For Local Cleanup Events  [PaEN]  

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

-- Reuters: US Army Corps To Narrow List Of Emergency Energy Projects By Next Week

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Slips As Ample LNG Gas Flows Help Ease Storage Worries

-- Reuters Commentary: Welcome To The Age Of Big Oil/Gas Managed Decline; Price Outlook Reducing Capital Investment

New Federal Administration

-- WHYY: EPA Employees, Supporters March In Philly To Protest Cuts: ‘A Reckless Dismantling’

-- EPA Administrator Address Environmental Council Of States, Highlights Commitment To Cooperative Federalism

-- AP:  Democrats Say EPA Illegally Canceled Hundreds Of Grants Aimed At Boosting Environmental Justice

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: Democrat Wins Big In PA House Race Positioning Dems To Reclaim Majority

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Republican Says He Came Up ‘A Little Short’ In PA State Senate Race In Lancaster, Dems Keep PA House Control

-- LancasterOnline: Democrat Narrowly Edges Republican In PA State Senate Race; Some Votes Still To Be Counted

-- PoliticsPA: Stunner In Lancaster As Democrat Defeats Republican In State Senate Race

-- York Dispatch: York County Republican Lawmakers Back Host Of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills In Legislature

-- Politics PA: PA Republican Rep. Mackenzie Proposes Eliminating All Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs At PA Colleges, Universities

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Should Guard Against The Power Of Lobbying Money

-- WESA: Democratic Cong. Deluzio: ‘Era Of The Spineless Democratic Party Must End’ To Take On President, Deliver For Voters

-- TribLive: Fetterman, McCormick To Hold Event In Downtown Pittsburgh, Drawing Criticism From Some On Left

-- WITF: Gov. Shapiro Supports Bhutanese Refugees In Face Of Federal ICE Arrests

-- PennLive: Thousands Of Immigrant Children In PA Abandoned Because Of President’s Policies: Advocates

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Demands President Rescind $13 Million In Funding Cuts Affecting PA Food Banks, Farmers

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Dairy Farmers Need Certainty, Not The Chaos Of President’s Shifting Tariffs Policy

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Are PA’s Supporters Of The President Getting What They Wanted?

-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Calls President’s Tariffs ‘Dumbest Economic Decision’ He’s Ever Seen By A President

-- WHYY: Penn Faculty Ordered To Halt $175 Million In Federal Research Funding As Federal Upheaval Deepens

-- AP: Federal Health Officials Are Pulling Back $11.4 Billion In COVID Funding For State, Local Health Organizations Saying It Will No Longer Respond To A ‘Non-Existent Pandemic’

-- The Economist: President’s Endless Trade Threats Come At Growing Cost; Evidence Of Harm To America’s Economy Builds

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[Posted: March 26, 2025]  PA Environment Digest