-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
April 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
TODAY 10:00: 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.
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Quality Board Tables Petition To Increase Natural Gas Well Setbacks In Pennsylvania
-- Conventional/Shale Oil & Gas Industry Association Acknowledges 1.4 Million People ‘Are Impacted By General Oil & Gas Operations’ In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Liberty Energy, Range Resources Announce Support For Developing A Natural Gas Data Center Power Plant In Robinson Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Liberty Energy, Range Resources Partner On Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Washington County
-- President Signs Executive Orders Directing US Attorney General To Take Action Against States Impeding Domestic Energy Production; Rescinds Policies Transition Away From Coal; Lifts Toxics Standards For Coal Power Plants [PaEN]
-- Reuters: President Issues Order To Block State Climate, Clean Energy Policies
-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety, Research Offices In PA Targeted For Closure As President Touts Coal
-- PJM Interconnection Supports Presidential Exemptions From Clean Air Act Standards Requested By 13,900 MW Of Electric Generation In PJM Region, Including Keystone And Conemaugh Power Plants In PA [PaEN]
-- Center For Coalfield Justice, MIT Researchers Host April 17 Public Meeting In Washington County On An Upcoming Seismic Study In Southwestern PA [PaEN]
-- PUC: NTSB Releases Report, Recommendations From Investigation Of West Reading Chocolate Plant Natural Gas Explosion [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: NTSB Issues Final Report On Natural Gas Explosion At West Reading Chocolate Factory that Killed 7 Workers
-- PA House Bill Introduced Authorizing Community Solar Energy Programs [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Repealing Federal Inflation Reduction Act Climate, Clean Energy Programs Would Hurt Pennsylvania, Fuel Inflation - By Greg Alvarez, Energy Innovation
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: The Electric Grid Needs More Attention, A Westmoreland County High-Voltage Equipment Maker Is Expanding To Meet That Demand
-- DEP Updates PA Drought Conditions: Berks County Remains In Drought Warning; Drought Watch Lifted In 6 Counties; 27 Counties Remain In Drought Watch [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: FEMA Funding Cut Erases $2.5 Million For 21 Flood Buyouts In City
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Council Member Warns Skeptics Trash Dumping Emergency Is Not Rubbish
-- WESA: Trash Talk Leads To Discussion At Pittsburgh City Council On Illegal Dumping, Litter
-- The Allegheny Front: Plans For Erie Plastics Chemical Recycling Plant Scrapped, Company Blames President’s Tariffs, Federal Cutbacks
-- Fish & Boat Commission Funds 5 Watershed Restoration Projects In Lancaster, York Counties Totaling $150,000 [PaEN]
-- WHYY: New Book By Doug Tallamy Urges Everyone To Put Native Plants In Their Yards
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Inspections Resume April 1; Natural Predators; Management Guide; What To Look For
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Spring Has Sprung! Cue The Vernal Pools And Amphibians
-- The Center Square: All Eyes On Pennsylvania For America250 Celebration
-- NextPittsburgh: New Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Plan Focuses On Access, Wellness And Community
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Migration Hawk Watch Update
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: At First Graders’ Behest, PA May Soon Have An Official State Reptile
-- Rep. Stambaugh: Eastern Box Turtle On Path To Becoming PA’s Official State Reptile
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 17 Cents In PA, But Don’t Expect Them To Stay There, Experts Say
-- Bloomberg: Oil Price Collapse Deepens Below $60, Natural Gas Drops Again As China Again Hikes Tariffs On US Goods
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Sinks As Deepening Trade War Weakens Demand Outlook
-- Reuters: Constellation Energy Defends Calpine Deal After PA, MD Consumer Groups File FERC Objections
New Federal Administration
-- Reuters: President Issues Order To Block State Climate, Clean Energy Policies
-- Scranton Times: FEMA Funding Cut Erases $2.5 Million For 21 Flood Buyouts In City
-- Erie Times: Federal Budget Cuts Could Find Second Harvest Looking For New Sources Of Food
-- Post-Gazette: US Supreme Court Halts Order To Rehire Probationary Federal Workers Fired By President
-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety, Research Offices In PA Targeted For Closure As President Touts Coal
-- AP: President Signs Executive Orders To Boost Coal, A Reliable But Polluting Energy Source
-- Reuters: President Signs Executive Orders To Boost US Coal As Power Demand Rises
-- Forbes: President Signs Executive Orders Aimed At Resurrecting Coal
-- E&ENews/Politico: President Inks Orders To Resurrect US Coal
-- The Hill: Despite The President’s Embrace Of The Fossil Fuels, Some Moves Rankle Industry
-- WPXI: Keystone Oil Pipeline Ruptures Again, Portion Shut Down
-- The Center Square: $748 Million Chevron Verdict In Louisiana Could Mark Turning Point In Litigation Against Oil/Gas Industry For Climate Impacts [Bucks County Lawsuit Noted]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Gov. Shapiro Warns President’s Tariffs ‘Roiled Our Domestic Markets,’ May Spark Trade War
-- PA Capital-Star: Amid President’s Tariff Uncertainty, Shapiro Tells Farmers ‘We Have Their Backs’
-- PennLive: PA Farmers Await Impact Of Tariffs As Shapiro Slams President’s Trade Policy At Lobbying Event
-- Inquirer: State Treasurer Garrity Seriously Eyeing Run For Governor As Republican Race For 2026 Heats Up
-- Spotlight PA: What Democrat’s Surprize Win Of State Senate Seat Means For 2026 Midterms
-- WHYY: Pennsylvania Is Recruiting Bilingual Workers With A Pay Incentive Pilot Program
-- WESA: Gun Reformers, Lawmakers, Students Call For Gun Safety Laws, Increased Community Investment
-- The Center Square: Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Gives PA State Universities Big Boost For Work-Based Learning
-- The Guardian: President Says Tariffs On Pharmaceuticals Coming ‘Shortly;’ EU Drug Firms Warn Of Exodus To US
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Republican Lawmakers Should Not Let Medicaid Become Their Waterloo - By Fmr. Republican Governor Tom Corbett
-- TribLive: Federal Crackdown On Foreign Students Hits CMU, Pitt, Penn State
-- Erie Times: Federal Budget Cuts Could Find Second Harvest Looking For New Sources Of Food
-- Reuters: President Forges Ahead With 104% Tariffs On China, Says Willing To Talk To Other Countries
-- AP: China Retaliates With 84% Tariffs On US Goods After President Imposes 104% Tariff On Chinese Goods
-- Reuters: President Says US Taking In $2 Billion A Day From Tariffs [Treasury Says Average Is $200 Million A Day] [While Losing Trillions In US Stock Markets]
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[Posted: April 9, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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