-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
May 13, 14
June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
Senate Voting Schedule
May 13
June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:30: Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 311 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) prohibiting local governments from banning any source of energy [like natural gas]. Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. [Environmental Justice Policy]
TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Read more here on agenda.
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.
May 19-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on House Bill 501 (Otten-D-Chester) establishes the PA Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard to modernize Pennsylvania’s outdated energy standards, incentivizing innovation in nuclear and renewable energy, including battery storage, to remain competitive with other states, part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.
-- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Regional Power Grid Operator Sees Manageable Summer Peak Load, But A Slight Risk Of ‘Running Short’
-- PennLive: PPL Customers Will See Another Rate Increase June 1 - 16% [Due To Regional Electric Market Issues]
-- DEP Issues RFP For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well Plugging Services On Time & Materials Basis As Needed [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Hydrogen Future Begins In Western PA - If We Seize It - By ConservAmerica
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Supreme Court To Hear Arguments Tuesday Over RGGI
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Photos Win First And Second Place In Save The Bay Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Should Pittsburgh’s Water Company Stay Public? Residents Will Get To Vote On It
-- TribLive: Tarentum Working To Resolve DEP Drinking Water Plan Violations In Allegheny County
-- Penn State Extension Backyard Stream Repair Series Now Available On Demand [PaEN]
-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: 2024 Annual Report
-- Centre County Residents Safely Dispose Of 39,700 Pounds Of Hazardous Waste, Recycled 4,020 Pounds Of Tires At Annual Collection Events [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County West Nile Virus Prevention Program Begins Mosquito Monitoring
-- Scranton Times: City Pride Volunteer Projects To Beautify Scranton
-- MCall: Tom Tatum Outdoors: Birds Not Of A Feather Nesting Together
-- The Derrick: Seneca Rocks Audubon Relaunching Backyard Bird Habitat Program
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Welcomes Dan Jenkins As New Educator & Raptor Care Specialist
-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bowers: Reflections In Nature - Plenty Of Medical Use For Various Plants
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers
-- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [PaEN]
New Federal Administration
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: How Proposed EPA Changes Could Reshape US Clean Energy Markets
-- Reuters: US House Republicans Target Big Climate, Clean Energy Rollbacks In Budget Proposal
-- US Dept. Of Energy Slashes 47 Burdensome, Costly Regulations Setting Appliance Standards, Limiting New Energy Production, DEI Requirements For Grant Recipients
-- Reuters: US DOE Unveils Broad Rule Changes Aimed At Cutting Red Tape
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA House Advances Sweeping Election Reform Bill
-- TribLive/PennLive: Republican Rep. Keefer Ignites Budget Talk, Backlash With Flamethrower Video Against Governor’s Budget Proposal
-- TribLive Editorial: Divided Legislature Means Pointless Bills
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Powerful Health Systems Oppose A Growing Effort To Prevent Hospital Closures Through More Oversight
-- WESA: State Sen. Pisciottano Wants To Incentivize Investment In PA Steel With Reduced State Taxes
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: President’s Tariffs Are Killing Pittsburgh’s Small Businesses - By BEAM Collaborative
-- City & State PA: Immigration Crackdown Spreads Fear, Uncertainty Across PA Communities
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[Posted: May 13, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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