-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
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
April 7-- 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; House Bill 969 (Pielli-D-Chester) requires outdoor night lighting practices that reduce light pollution from public facilities; House Bill 1089 (Steele (D-Allegheny) prohibits the supply, sale or application of sealants containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on driveways or parking lots. Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
April 8-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277. [Note: Will consider accepting for study rulemaking petition increasing setbacks from shale gas wells.] Read more here.
April 8-- 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.
April 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron at lbyron@pa.gov or calling 717-772-8951. Read more here.
-- Environmental Hearing Board Denies EQT Shale Gas Motion To Exclude Evidence Of Medical Conditions, Toxicology Reports Related To A Landowner Appeal Of A DEP Water Supply Contamination Determination [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Health Advocates Say Gov. Shapiro Has Let Residents Down On Shale Gas Fracking Protections
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets April 8 On Climate Action Plan, Solar Panel Recycling, Chesapeake Bay Updates [PaEN]
-- DEP Climate Change Committee Meets April 22 On Microgrids, Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Update On Federal Clean Energy, Climate Funding Programs [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh: April 10 Webinar On Tracking Federal Policy Shifts & Funding Opportunities For Sustainability Initiatives [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Zoners Approve City’s First Solar Energy Facility
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Sen. Yaw’s Bill To Prohibit Bans Of Any Energy Sources Correct
-- York Daily Record: Environmental Group Suit Alleges Brunner Island Power Plant Failed To Adhere To Coal Ash Regulations
-- PennLive: Environmental Group Sues Brunner Island Power Plant Owner Over ‘Toxic Waste’ Pollution
-- York Daily Record: Federal Judge Finds Modern Landfill Violated Clean Water Act 419 Times In York County
-- WITF/StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: York County Landfill Found Liable For 419 Water Pollution Violations Over 4 Years
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: All Those Plastics You Thought You Couldn't Recycle? Now You Can In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Household Chemical Collections Start April 12 In Butler County
-- WNEP: Environmental Hearing Board: DEP Erred Approving Keystone Landfill Expansion In Lackawanna County
-- WHYY: EPA Announces Commitment To Finalize Delaware River Water Quality Standard To Protect Fish [Consistent With President’s Executive Orders]
-- Lancaster Farming: PA Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Is Helping Ag Conservation Projects Get Done
-- PEMA, Delaware River Basin Commission Hosting 3 Middle Delaware Flood Hazard Mitigation Webinars Starting April 9 [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Guest Essay: Earth Action Day - Unleashing Our Power For Our Planet - By Susan Bass, EarthDay.org
-- WHYY: Want To Help Make Philly Greener? Big Spring Tree Planting Is Coming Up April 11-14
-- PublicNewsService.org: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership To Plant 90,000 Trees This Spring Toward Its Goal
-- Volunteers Needed! PA Forestry Assn. Sproul State Forest Tree Planting Ramble April 12 In Centre County [PaEN]
-- DCNR Resource Highlights New Forests For All Plan; Explore PA State Parks, Forests Recreation Options; Expanding PA Outdoor Corps; Tips-Trout Season Opens April 5 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants Update: Fmr Golf Course Remade Into Public Park; Kids Introduced To Mountain Biking; Route 6 Advances To Final 4 Scenic Byways Contest; Grant Opportunities
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Parks Contribute To Economy, Enhance Property Values, Support Jobs, New Study Shows
-- WNEP: Gearing Up For Whitewater Rafting Season In The Poconos
-- The Nature Conservancy PA: Celebrate Earth Month With A Trash-Tastice Cleanup! Meet Nature Renaissance Man George Gress; Celebrate Migratory Bird Day May 10 With TNC
Train Derailments
-- WTAE: CSX Train Engines Derail In Braddock, Allegheny County
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Homer City Reinventing Itself As Datacenter Campus With Lots Of Natural Gas Power To Supply It
-- TribLive: Homer City Site: Large Gas-Fired Power Plant To Support Data Center
-- The Center Square: New Natural Gas-Powered A.I. Data Center Coming To Homer City, Indiana County
-- Pittsburgh Works Statement On Homer City Data Center, Gas Power Plant Redevelopment Project
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
-- Reuters: Oil, Gas, Refined Product Imports Exempt From President’s Tariffs [The Things They Buy Are Not]
New Federal Administration
-- KYW: EPA Grant Cuts Leave Philadelphia Community Projects At Bartram’s Garden, Elsewhere In Limbo
-- Post-Gazette: State Officials Visit Pittsburgh Food Bank To Push Back Against Cuts To Anti-Hunger Programs, Harm To Farmers
-- Lancaster Farming: Gov. Shapiro Slams Tariffs’ Possible Harm To Wood Industry
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Republican Herald Editorial: New Ballot Drop Boxes Should Provide Necessary Peace Of Mind
-- PennLive - John Baer: After Failing In Wisconsin, Will Musk Bring Big Money To PA Elections?
-- Spotlight PA: Foster Care Agencies In PA Took Millions Owed To Kids In Their Care, Often Keeping Them In The Dark
-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania Divided Over Transgender Policies
-- PennLive: Federal ICE Details Charges It Says Got Harrisburg-Area Bhutanese Men Deported
-- PennLive: Dauphin County Official Calls On Federal ICE, President To Halt Bhutanese Deportations
-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Slams President’s Tariffs As 'Disastrous, Reckless Policy’ That Will Drive Up Costs On Consumers, Businesses In Pennsylvania
-- MCall: Gov. Shapiro Blasts President’s Tariffs During Lehigh Valley Visit: ‘Disastrous, Reckless Policy’
-- Inquirer: Shapiro Says ‘People Will Suffer,’ PA Republicans Have Mixed Views On President’s New Tariff Plan
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Says President’s Tariffs Are ‘Just A Tax On Consumers’
-- The Center Square: Shapiro Hears Craft Brewers’ Concerns About President’s Tariffs
-- Lancaster Farming: Gov. Shapiro Slams Tariffs’ Possible Harm To Wood Industry
-- PA Capital-Star: Hundreds Of Laid-Off Federal Workers Seeking State Jobs, PA House Committee Hears
-- Post-Gazette: Anchor Hocking Glass Plant In Franklin County To Shut Down, Joining Sister Plant In Washington County
-- Inquirer: QVC Group Lays Off 900 Workers As The West Chester-Based Shopping Network Restructures
-- Inquirer: PA Will Need To Fill In Gaps From Federal Cuts Or Be Left Without Services, Says Union Rep
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: For Some Who Voted For President, A Realization Dawns: We’ve Had Our Pockets Picked - By Rann Miller, For The Inquirer
-- Post-Gazette: Federal Cuts To Health Programs Put Western PA Clinics On Alert
-- Post-Gazette: State Officials Visit Pittsburgh Food Bank To Push Back Against Cuts To Anti-Hunger Programs, Harm To Farmers
-- Republican Herald: Federal DOGE Cuts Will Hurt Hungry Families In Schuylkill County, Officials Say
-- PA Capital-Star: How 3 Pittsburgh Congregations Serving Latino Populations Are Weathering The Immigration Crackdown
-- MCall Guest Essay: How To Fight For What Truly Makes America Great - By Rep. Michale Schlossberg (D-Lehigh)
-- PennLive: Republican Con. Scott Perry Faces Angry Voters In Comments Section Of Tele-Town Hall Meeting
-- The Economist: Ruination Day: President’s Mindless Tariffs Will Cause Economic Havoc [PDF of Article]
“If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the President of the United States.
“It’s hard to know which is more unsettling: that the leader of the free world could spout complete drivel about its most successful and admired economy.
“Or the fact that on April 2nd, spurred on by his delusions, Donald Trump announced the biggest break in America’s trade policy in over a century—and committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era.”
-- The Guardian: Australia Puzzled On Why President Imposed Tariffs On Uninhabited Islands Near Antarctica - Well, There Are Penguins
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[Posted: April 3, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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