PA Environment Digest Blog: Tuesday Evening - PA Environment & Energy NewsClips

“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]

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

April 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.

April 17-- DEP Climate Action Plan Community Climate Conversations Webinar. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Read more here.

April 17-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community, Penn State Beaver In-Person Beaver County - Our Future, Our Environment, Penn State Beaver, 5:30 -8:30 p.m.

April 21-- Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board 2nd hearing on Range Resources Appalachia, LLC Substantive Validity Challenge to 2,500 foot setback ordinance. Municipal Building, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil, Washington County. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. 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.

April 23-- [Tentative Agenda] House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) amending the Solid Waste Management Act to further regulation food processing residuals; House Bill 1210 (Vitali-D-Delaware) establishing energy consumption reporting requirements for large-scale cryptocurrency data centers; House Resolution 167 (Sappey-D-Chester) recognizes the week of May 9-18 as Go Public Gardens Days; House Resolution 177 (Mihaleck-R-Allegheny) recognizes April as Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 24-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams: ID: 274 896 265 706 Passcode: GfvsJL or telephone +1 267 332 8737 ID: 377 402 179# Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.

April 24-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.

April 24-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests, including renewal of two shale gas water projects in Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg. 6:00 p.m. Join by telephone by calling (877) 304-9269, passcode 2619070#. Read more here.

-- PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 14-16 In State College; Sponsorships, Exhibit Space Available [PaEN]

-- Communities Celebrate Earth Day By Joining Keep PA Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania; How To Join Or Host Events [PaEN]

-- New Report: Fixing PJM’s Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Ratepayer Advocates: FERC Should Order PJM To Rerun Last Electricity Capacity Auction; Could Lead To $5 Billion In Consumer Savings

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Austin Master Services-PA Fracking Wastewater Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Almost Complete At Taxpayer Expense [PDF of Article]

-- WTRF: Austin Master Services-PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Plant In Ohio Undergoing Power Washing To Remove Radioactivity, Waste

-- Utility Dive: Ratepayer Advocates: FERC Should Order PJM To Rerun Last Electricity Capacity Auction; Could Lead To $5 Billion In Consumer Savings

-- Western PA Environmental Education Summit June 10; Next Meeting Of Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition April 24 [PaEN]

-- Delaware Currents: Four Experts Weigh In About Possible White House Impacts On The Delaware River Watershed

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Updated Water Quality Maps; Natural Gas Water Use Report; Impact Of Federal Cuts [PaEN]

-- USGS PA Water Science Center Highlights New Interactive Water Quality Dashboards; Drought Monitoring Network; PFAS Aquatic Exposure Effects [PaEN]

-- Help Wanted: PA Resources Council Zero Waste Events Coordinator [PaEN]