Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.8.25

“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

April 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

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 9:00:  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.

TODAY 12:30: 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 9-- House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 50 (Borowski-D-Delaware) requires a third-class city with a population less than 30,000 to see approval of 75% of municipalities they service with a water or wastewater system to approve a sale of that system.  Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. 

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 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.   

-- House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill To Require DEP To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Certain New Sources Of Pollution On Already Impacted Communities  [PaEN] 

-- The Center Square: Environmental Justice Bill Moves Forward From PA House Committee

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Hosts May 8 In-Person Oil & Gas Industry Waste Worker Safety Workshop, Webinar In Scranton  [PaEN] 

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Touts Carbon Capture Bill To Boost Electric Grid Reliability

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Rep. Pugh Introduces Bill To Study PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Effects

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announces Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Winners  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: From Louisiana To Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back To Its Source 

-- Penn State College Of Ag Sciences Course Helps Students Plan, Design Conservation Structures On Farms 

-- Vote Now! For Chesapeake Bay Foundation Photo Contest Viewers’ Choice Award - Look For Photos From Pennsylvania! [PaEN] 

-- Help Wanted: Allegheny County Sustainability Specialist  [PaEN] 

-- MCall: Northampton County Will Preserve 43 Acres Of Open Space In Stockertown 

-- NextPittsburgh: Unraveling Bird Mysteries At The Avian Research Center At Powdermill Nature Reserve In Westmoreland County  

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature - Birds Recognize Their Own Species By Colors

-- TribLive: Seton Hill, Westmoreland Land Trust Host April 13 Outdoor Family Event

-- Willistown Conservation Trust Hosts May 15 Exploring Otter Populations, Conservation And Their Vital Role In Nature, Rushton Conservation Center, Delaware County, 6:00 p.m.

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart

-- Bloomberg: President’s Tariffs Herald Higher Costs For A.I. Boom; New Measure Hit Power Industry Already Struggling To Procure Vital Equipment 

-- Bloomberg: President’s New ‘Order’ Seeks To Tap Coal Power In Quest To Dominate A.I. 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President To Sign Executive ‘Orders’ Aimed At Reviving Coal To Keep Plants Running

  

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

-- Reuters: President Says EU Has To Buy LNG Gas From US; ‘We Can Knock Off $350 Billion In One Week’ From Trade Deficit 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President’s Bid To Spur LNG Gas Export Projects Hits Harsh Economic Realities Of Rising Costs, Labor Issues, Difficulty Locking In Customers  

-- Utility Dive: US Electricity Demand Will Grow By 50% (2% a Year) By 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

New Federal Administration

-- Warren Times Editorial: Wrong Way To Balance Federal Budget - Cutting Farmer, Food Bank Funding 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: Emails Between PA Lawmakers, Lobbyists Will Remain Hidden From The Public After Court Ruling 

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House, Senate Members Reintroduce Legislator Gift Ban Bill Despite Decades Of Inaction

-- Tribune-Democrat: Ban On Gifts To Legislators Reintroduced In PA House, Senate 

-- The Center Square: Weekend Reveals High Contrast In Pennsylvania Politics - Republicans Celebrated While Stocks Were Pummeled By President’s Tariffs

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cons.  Scott Perry, Rob Bresnahan Support President’s Tariffs, Economic Priorities At Conservative Conference

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Legalize Recreational Marijuana, ‘Skill’ Gambling Games And Invest Tax Revenue In PA’s Future - By Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie)

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Debuts Disease-Testing Lab Even As President Seeks $20 Million In Cuts

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court Blocks Lawsuit Against Gunmaker By Parents Of Slain Westmoreland County Teen

-- PennLive Guest Essay: York is Winning The Fight Against Gun Violence, So Can The Rest Of Pennsylvania - By CeaseFirePA

-- Post-Gazette: New PA Bill Looks To Ban Cashless Bail For Defendants Deemed ‘A Threat To Public Safety’

-- Inquirer: From Infrastructure To Playgrounds, $263 Million In Federal Funding For PA Projects Vanished In Congress’ Budget Battle

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Orders New Review Of Nippon Steel’s $14.9 Billion Acquisition Of US Steel  

-- Wall Street Journal: President Orders New Review Of Nippon-US Steel Merger

-- TribLive: PA Republican US Senator McCormick On President’s Tariffs: ‘Let’s Give It A Little Time’

-- Triblive: Pittsburgh Aerospace Company Considers Pausing Orders As Tariff Threats Rise

-- WPost: President Threatens Additional 50% Tariffs On China If Their 34% Tariffs On US Goods Are Not Rescinded As Markets Slump  

-- TribLive/AP: China Says It Will ‘Fight To The End’ After President Threatens To Impose Still More Tariffs

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: How Tariff Damage Spreads, Auto Edition

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[Posted: April 8, 2025]  PA Environment Digest