PA Environment Digest Blog: Wednesday 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

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

September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30

October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

September 8, 9, 10

October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here. (formal notice)

May 29-- Virtual. Webinar: Introduction To Community Benefit Agreements For Energy, Other Industrial Projects, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

June 4-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting. 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg. 2:30 p.m. (formal notice)

June 10-- 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 on agenda.

-- Courier Times: How To Help Family Of DCNR Ranger Alec Campbell Who Died On Duty At Tyler State Park In Bucks County

-- Gov. Shapiro Makes State Disaster Funding Available, Secures Federal SBA Low-Interest Loans To Support Flood Victims In Somerset, Bedford, Cambria, Fayette And Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]

-- Daily American: Gov. Shapiro Visits Flood Sites In Somerset County: ‘We Can’t Keep Going Through This’ [Text Version]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Gov. Shapiro Says Help For Flood Victims Available; State Will Help Region Rebuild: ‘As Long As It Takes’

-- WJAC-TV: Gov. Shapiro Tours Flood Areas; Pledges Aid To Somerset County Flood Victims

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets June 10 To Hear Presentations From The Evangelical Environmental Network, Susquehanna River Basin Commission [PaEN]

-- DEP Seeking Qualified Contractors To Deliver Energy-Saving Upgrades Across PA As Part Of Penn Energy Savers Program [PaEN]

-- Courier Times: How Are Bucks County Water Systems Dealing With PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals?’ It Depends

-- Gov. Shapiro Highlights Proposed $50 Million Investment In Science To Speed Up PA’s Innovation Economy, Connect Researchers With The Private Sector

-- TribLive: As President Cuts Research Money, Gov. Shapiro Pitches $50 Million For Science, Innovation

-- WHYY Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Reporting On Shale Gas Drilling In PA - Fracking In Pennsylvania Hasn’t Gone As Well As Some May Think

-- WITF Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Reporting On Looming Closure Of A Coal-Fired Power Plant In Washington State

-- Lancaster Farming: Stroud Water Research Center Floats New Restoration Approaches To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Sustainability Helps Institutions Get Ahead Of Their Peers - By Ron Cole, President, Allegheny College

-- Erie Times: Nearly 15,000 Penelec Customers In Erie, Millcreek Without Power For A Time

-- Inquirer: SEPTA’s Planned Cuts Could Add 70,000 Hours To The Region’s Morning Commute

-- KDKA: Legislation To Be Introduced Aimed At Banning Single-Use Plastic Bags In PA

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Parks Improve Access, Creep Higher In National Ranking

-- WNEP: Staying Safe On Area Waterways

-- The Citizens Voice: May 30-31 BioBlitz In Nesbitt Park, Kirby Park Natural Area In Wilkes-Barre

-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife Notes - June Forest Snapshot, Timber Market Report, Forest Birds, Education Programs

-- LehighValleyNews: Allentown, Bethlehem Achieve Gold Status From Audubon Bird Town Pennsylvania

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Spring Migration Wrap Up

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers

-- TribLive: Prospect Of Springdale Data Center On Old Cheswick Power Plant Site Meets Mixed Reactions Among Neighbors In Allegheny County

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Potential Data Center Mirage And Your Electric Bill - By Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist And Associates [Lobbying Firm]

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- Warren Times: Instead Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ US Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing [Due To Falling Oil/Gas Prices]

-- Reuters: US Electricity Generation Capacity Additions To Slow Sharply If Federal Clean Energy Tax Incentives Repealed

Other States/Nations

-- Reuters: EU Almost On Track To Reach 2030 Climate Goal

New Federal Administration

-- Reuters: US Electricity Generation Capacity Additions To Slow Sharply If Federal Clean Energy Tax Incentives Repealed

-- YaleEnvironment360: The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions

-- AP: Lawsuits Aim To Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible For Climate Change, Here’s A Look At Some

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Michigan Coal-Fired Power Plant To Stay Operating Without A Request From The Plant Owner, Or Grid Operator Which Both Said They Have Sufficient Capacity To Meet Demand

-- E&ENews/Politico: What Exactly Is President’s Energy Council Doing?