PA Environment Digest Blog: Tuesday 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]

House Voting Schedule

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

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 10:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on flood risk and mitigation. Muhlenberg Township Building, 210 George Street, Reading. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m.

April 30-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Public Input Session On Climate Resilience Plan. Liberty, New York.

May 1-- House Finance Committee hearing on House Bill 500 (Inglis-D-Allegheny) part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan to repurpose the EDGE Tax Credit Program to support adding reliable energy generation to the grid tax credit, a regional clean hydrogen tax credit and a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit [Read more here]. Room 523 Irvis Building. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online.

May 1-- House Republican Policy Committee hearing on exploring Pennsylvania’s energy potential. Outdoor Insiders, 310 Outdoor Drive, New Milford, Susquehanna County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here for online availability.

May 1-- Virtual. DEP Virtual Update On State Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Twin Oaks Pipeline Leak In Bucks County. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

May 1-2-- Agenda Posted. Interstate Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting. Washington, D.C.

May 5-- [Tentative Agenda] House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 1233 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) establishes a stewardship program for safe disposal of portable and medium format batteries up to 25 pounds; House Resolution 192 (Hill-Evans-D-York) designating June 8-14 as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week. Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

May 6-- Virtual. EPA Virtual Hearing On Proposed Permit For A Sandstone Development Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Lafayette Twp., McKean County. 6:00 p.m.

-- DCNR: Combined Efforts Of 150 Firefighters Have Stopped The Michaux State Forest Wildfires In Cumberland County From Growing [PaEN]

-- PennLive: Michaux Forest Fires Getting Under Control, But You May See More Smoke

-- Williamsport Sun: Wildfires Affect Wildlife In A Number Of Different Ways

-- EPA Will Hold May 6 Virtual Hearing On Proposed Permit For A Sandstone Development Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Lafayette Twp., McKean County [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Drug Take Back Day Collects 825 Pounds

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership: Trees Across PA Will Thrive With Grants To Nine Partner Groups [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation District Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting

-- DCNR Celebrates Induction Of PA Wilds Forest Areas In Lycoming, Tioga Counties Into The National Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]

-- ClearWater Conservancy Kicks Off 9th Season Of Centred Outdoors Adventures The Week Of May 4 [PaEN]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Local Use Of eBikes Soars In Luzerne County

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Acorns Provide Wildlife With Best, Most Reliable Food