“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 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
Senate Voting Schedule
June 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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
June 6-14-- Lancaster County Water Week
TODAY 10:00: House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on the abandonment and plugging of oil and gas wells and House Bill 364 (Vitali-D-Delaware) restoring the authority of the Environmental Quality Board to increase plugging bonds for all oil and gas wells to what it costs taxpayers to plug them. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
June 16-- House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Resolution 221 (Shusterman-D-Chester) designating June 16 to 22 Pollinator Week in Pennsylvania. Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
-- DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Thursday, June 12 In Southeast And Southwest PA
-- Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition Launch Initiative To Defend The Delaware River Watershed From Oil & Gas Fracking [PaEN]
-- MCall: Is Ban On Fracking In Delaware Watershed At Risk? Advocates Put Out A Call To Action
-- Lead Counsel On Court Cases Striking Down Provisions In Act 13 To Preempt Local Regulation Of Oil & Gas Operations Raises Concerns About Proposed Legislation Establishing A RESET Board To Site Large Energy Projects [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Talen Energy To Sell Amazon 1.9 GW From Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In PA In ‘Front Of The Meter Deal’ To Supply Data Centers In PA
-- Pittsburgh Business Leaders Deliver Letter Urging PA’s US Senators To Preserve Federal Energy Tax Credits And 100,000 Jobs In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WESA: PA Clean Energy Businesses Call On McCormick, Fetterman To Preserve Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
-- Republican Sen. Hutchinson Introduces Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Solar Energy Projects Take Shape In Venango County [PDF of Article]
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh 2030 District Buildings Reduce Carbon Emissions By 50%
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Technology Requires Time That Oil, Gas Provides [Ship Full Of Burning Electric Vehicles]
-- WHYY: Chester Retirees Sue Receiver Over Chester Water Authority Sale Process
-- PA Sea Grant: Virginia Friedman From Abington Friends School In Montgomery County Will Be Part Of A Shipboard Science Program On Lake Michigan This Summer [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Chesapeake Bay Report Deserves Our Attention
-- Forests For Chesapeake Bay: Buffer Maintenance Season Is Here; American Basswood; Upcoming Events
-- DCNR Celebrates Naturalistic Fish Passage On The Susquehanna River At Shikellamy State Park In Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- WNEP: New Fish Passage Dedicated At Sunbury On The Susquehanna River
-- DCNR Grants: Dam Removals Improve Habitat, Outdoor Recreation; Why Mow?; Regional Trail Workshop Mini-Grants
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $60 Million In Trail Projects In Manayunk, Chester, Camden In Limbo Under Federal Scrutiny
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Summer Fun For All Ages Continues At Pittsburgh Parks
-- WITF: House Passes Bill To Lift Near-Total Ban On Sunday Hunting
New Federal Administration
-- EPA To Repeal All Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, 2024 Mercury & Air Toxics Standards For Fossil Fuel Power Plants [PaEN]
-- TribLive/AP: EPA Moves To Repeal Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas, Mercury, Toxics Emissions From US Power Plants
-- WCCS: PA Coal Alliance Statement On EPA Roll Back
-- Bloomberg: President’s Repeal Of Pollution Rules Paves Way For New Dirty Power Plants
-- WESA: Some Pittsburgh-Area Members Of Congress Seek Restoration Of EPA, Cultural Funds
-- Bloomberg: President Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid To States
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WPost: Gov. Shapiro Says He’s ‘Prepared’ If President Sends Military To Pennsylvania: It’s Not The President’s Job To Police American Cities [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive: Josh Shapiro ‘Won’t Be Afraid To Stand Up’ To President If He Tries To Send Troops Into PA
-- Post-Gazette: PA Leaders Push To Tackle Election Threats, Disinformation
-- WESA/WITF: PA Improves Election Data Transparency, With More Upgrades To Come
-- TribLive Editorial: PA Senate Should Pass Childhood Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Bills
-- The Center Square: Another Minimum Wage Bill Passes The PA House
-- Spotlight PA: Low-Income Pennsylvanians Could Lose Access To Weight-Loss Drugs As Harrisburg Searches For Savings
-- AG Sunday Joins Multi-State Lawsuit To Block 23andMe’s Sale Of Consumer Data
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Law Enforcement Seeking Partnerships With Feds To Assist In Deportation Efforts; 11 Agencies In PA Have Agreements
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Immigration Advocacy Groups Caution About Federal ICE ‘Wellness Checks’
-- Post-Gazette: Western PA Food Banks Face Crisis As USDA Pulls Funding And Food Stamps Overhaul Looms
-- Bloomberg: President Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid To States
-- Post-Gazette: Pitt Throws Support Behind Harvard Research Funding In Amicus Court Brief
-- TribLive: Where And When Saturday’s No Kings Protests Will Happen In Western PA
-- PennLive: Groups Protest President On I-83 Overpasses From Harrisburg To Maryland
-- Erie Times: Erie Insurance Works With Law Enforcement, Cyber Experts As Computer Problems Persist
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[Posted: June 12, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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