PA Environment Digest Blog: Thursday 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 12, 13, 14

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

May 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 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m.

TODAY 10:00: Senate Communications & Technology Committee hearing on powering artificial intelligence’s future in our economy. Ben Franklin Technology, Partners, 116 Research Dr., Bethlehem. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

TODAY Noon: Virtual. DEP Hosts Virtual Climate Action Plan Workshop. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

TODAY 1:30: Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing. 1:30 p.m.

TODAY 5:30: Virtual/In-Person. Physicians for Social Responsibility PA Webinar: Oil & Gas Worker Safety: Unseen Hazards And Unintended Consequences. University of Scranton. 5:30 p.m.

May 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Read more here on agenda.

May 13- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m

May 14-- Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee informational meeting on electric transmission. Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

-- PA Senate Republicans Vote To Punish Communities Taking Steps To Protect Their Residents From Health, Environmental Impacts Of Shale Gas Drilling [PaEN]

-- House Energy Committee Hears Testimony On How PA Has Enough Geothermal Energy To Meet 100% Of Pennsylvania’s Electricity, Heating Energy Needs [PaEN]

-- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN]

-- PA Ranks 49th In US For Renewable Energy Growth; Delays In Adding Clean Energy To The Grid Will Cost Electric Ratepayers Billions [PaEN]

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Allegheny Health Dept. Imposes $238,675 Penalty Against US Steel For 2023 Air Pollution Violations At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution: Companies Requesting Exemptions From Hazardous Air Pollution Standards In Western PA, Including Clairton Coke [Coal] Works

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel Requests 2 Year Exemption From Hazardous Air Pollution Limits At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works

-- DEP: Power When It Matters Most: How Microgrids Are Making Pennsylvania More Resilient [PDF of Article]

-- MCall: Bangor Tornado Was An F1 With 80-90 MPH Winds, Traveled 1.5 Miles In Northampton County

-- Save The Date: Penn State Mining PA Conference, Aug. 11-13 In State College

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Greater Nanticoke HS Students Took First Place In 46th Annual Luzerne County Envirothon

-- Beaver Times: RiverWise Hosting Summer Program For HS Students On Sustainability, Community Improvement