Friday, June 27, 2025

Friday PA Environment & Energy Articles/NewsClips - 6.27.25

“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

June  27, 28, 29, 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 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 


WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!


July 2-- DCNR Webinar To Review Findings, Recommendations For Establishing An Outdoor Recreation Statewide Industry Organization. Noon to 1:00  p.m.  


July 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting August 12.  Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov  or (717) 772-3277. 


July 8-- 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



-- Range Resources Proposes To Drill 2 New Shale Gas Wells In Cecil Township, Challenging Its 2,500 Foot Setback Ordinance In Washington County  [PaEN]


-- DEP Sets 8th Hearing July 22 On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities  [PaEN]


-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 23 Webinar On Understanding Pennsylvania's Legacy Conventional Oil & Gas Well Problem  [PaEN]


-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: A State Grand Jury Report On Fracking Had 8 Recommendations, 5 Years Later, Few Have Been Implemented


-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: 5 Years After Landmark PA Grand Jury Report On Fracking, Public Health Goals Remain Largely Unmet, Groups Say  


-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Boots And Drones Deployed In Hunt For Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Southwest PA 


-- Range Resources Reports It Achieved Net Zero In Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions In 2024  


-- PennTAP Hosts July 17 Webinar On Funding & Incentives To Support Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Projects  [PaEN] 


-- PA Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Promote Solar Energy On Warehouses To Lower Energy Costs, Expand Renewable Energy  [PaEN]


-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: How Philly Communities And City Government Are Tackling Climate-Driven Flooding


-- WHYY: Philadelphia Water Dept. Celebrates Improved Waterways In Manayunk


-- Susquehanna University Awarded $200,000 NSF Grant To Evaluate The Efficacy Of Beaver Dam Analogs In Improving Health Of Urban Streams Overwhelmed By Stormwater


-- Scranton Times: Scranton Firefighters Rescue Motorists From Flooded Streets


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Officials Hear Update On Greater Williamsport Levee Project


-- Reminder: The Giant Company, Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Healing The Planet Tree Planting Grant Applications Until July 1  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Accepting Applications For Recycling Performance Grants Until Dec. 31


-- Register Now! PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Sept. 10-12 In State College  [PaEN] 


-- Environmental Quality Board Invites Comments On Proposed Land Recycling Standard For chromium


-- June 28 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available


-- DCNR Park Manager’s Off-Duty Service Earns Governor’s Award For Excellence After He Gave Lifesaving Aid To A Swimmer


-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Communities Win When We Invest In Outdoor Recreation - By Tom Gilbert, PA Environmental Council


-- Williamsport Sun: Mayor, Administrators Talk Major Improvements To Williamsport’s Recreational Areas


-- WITF: PA Supreme Court Says Cyclists Belong On The Road, But Must Be ‘Reasonable’ In Fast-Moving Traffic


-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Activities; Meet Grant Andreus; Recap The 29th Lehigh River Sojourn


-- TribLive: PA Senate Approves Bill To Repeal Sunday Hunting Ban\


-- LancasterOnline - Erin Negley: How Well Do You Know Fireflies?  Test Your Lightning Bug Knowledge With This Quiz 


Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers


-- City & State PA: With Amazon Data Centers Moving In, PA Lawmakers Weigh Innovation vs. Oversight In A.I. Policy


New Federal Administration


-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Guest Essay: PA Tradesmen and Builders Rely On Federal Energy Tax Incentives - By  Robert Blair, PA State Building & Construction Trades Council and  Jon O’Brien, Keystone Contractors Association


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: Fights Over Transit, ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, Overall Spending Mean PA State Budget Will Be Late Again

-- AP: Democrats Are Trying To Figure Out What To Do About Fetterman; Conor Lamb Has Stepped Up

-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Guest Essay: PA Tradesmen and Builders Rely On Federal Energy Tax Incentives - By  Robert Blair, PA State Building & Construction Trades Council and  Jon O’Brien, Keystone Contractors Association

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[Posted: June 27, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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