Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 5.2.25

“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

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 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.

May 7-- House Finance Committee meets to consider 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.  10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

May 7-- House Energy Committee informational meeting on geothermal energy development [Read more here].  Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- Environmental Defense Fund To Receive Dickinson College Rose-Walters Prize For Environmental Activism  [PaEN] 

-- Amazon Web Services Partners With Stroud Water Research Center To Achieve Shared Water Stewardship Goals [PaEN] 

-- Gov. Shapiro, CNX Resources Announce New Shale Gas Well Pad Air Monitoring Initiative  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro, CNX Expand Air Quality Monitoring At A Shale Gas Drilling Site In Washington County

-- PUC: PAOneCall Underground Utility Damage Prevention Committee Announces $357,250 In Penalties Against 275 Companies

-- Pike & Wayne Conservation Districts, Trout Unlimited Chapter Host May 31 Stream Keepers Program For Youth Ages 11-14  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Area Students Learn About Nature At Annual Envirothon 

-- Warren Times: Warren County Students Compete In Envirothon Competition

-- Clean Philadelphia NOW Coalition Releases First In A 10-Part Series Of Videos On Illegal Dumping In Philadelphia Neighborhoods  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT Focus On Innovations, Including Using Environment-Friendly Products, EV Charging Build Out

-- May 3 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- PennWatch: DCNR Reports 100% Containment Of Hammonds Rocks Wildfire; 80% Containment Of Thompson Hollow Wildfire In Michaux State Forest, Cumberland County 

-- Centre Daily Times: Wildfire Near Snow Shoe Engulfs At Least 50 Acres In Centre County

-- Chesapeake Conservancy, Bucknell University Students Partner On New Web Tool To  Help Chose Native Trees, Scrubs To Plant  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale Schedule, By County 

-- Asbury Woods Environmental Center Names Sarah Bennett Executive Director  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: 100 Million Hummingbirds, Other Migrating Birds Winging It Through PA This Spring

-- WNEP: Pocono Wildlife Center Handling Busy Baby Animal Season

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights May Education Programs, Events 

Storm Damage/Power Outages

-- TribLive: More Storms Possible Friday In Western PA As Crews Continue Restoring Power

-- Tribune-Democrat: More Power Outages Reported After Another Round Of Storms Hit Area

-- TribLive: About 150,000 Remain Without Power

-- WESA: A Perfect Storm Of Storms Behind Widespread Damage Across Pittsburgh Region

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers

 

-- EPA Issues Clarification Of Hazardous Air Pollutant Rules On Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines To Help A.I. Data Centers 

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- S&P Global: Reality Will Force President To Moderate US Energy ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Policies: Fmr FERC Chair 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Helped Elect President, He’s Delivering Prosperity Back - By PA Republican Con. Guy Reschenthaler 

New Federal Administration

-- EPA Now Accepting Nominations For Science Advisory Board And Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

-- The Guardian: Federal Justice Department Sues Michigan And Hawaii Over Climate Suits Against Big Oil

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Helped Elect President, He’s Delivering Prosperity Back - By PA Republican Con. Guy Reschenthaler

-- S&P Global: Reality Will Force President To Moderate US Energy ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Policies: Fmr FERC Chair 

-- MCall: Fmr PPL Executive 2nd Democrat To Launch Bid For Lehigh Valley’s Congressional Seat

-- Spotlight PA: 15 Years After Citizens United Court Decision, Big Money Dominates Politics In PA And Beyond

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports April Tax Revenue $362.2 Million (6.2%) Higher Than Estimates; Year-To-Date $328.8 Million (0.8%) Higher Than Estimates

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports April State Revenue $420 Million (7.3%) Higher Than IFO Estimates; Year-To-Date $951 million (2.5%) Higher Than IFO Estimates

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