Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.3.25

“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 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 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 10:30: Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider nominations of Darryl A. Lawrence as PA Consumer Advocate and Stephen M. DeFrank to Public Utility Commission. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

June 4-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 948 (Ciresi-D- Montgomery) prohibiting the blocking of electric vehicle charging stations; House Bill 1239 (Hanbidge-D-Montgomery) preventing owners’ association from blocking installation of solar energy. Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

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

June 6-14-- Lancaster County Water Week

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.

-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Announces $650,000 In Conservation Grants; Next Grant Round Opens In August [PaEN] 

-- DEP Environmental Justice: PennEnviroScreen Now ‘Fully Integrated’ Within DEP Permitting Processes To Provide Enhanced Public Participation  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Host June 10 Informational Meeting On The Air Quality Permit To Expand Western Fumigation At Penn Terminals Facility In Eddystone Boro, Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts June 18 In-Person Environmental Justice Areas - What You Need to Know Workshop In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Hosts June 17 Webinar On Exploring Knowledge Gaps In Environmental And Occupational Health Issues Affecting Communities  [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro’s Renewable Energy Plan Advances In PA House As President Keeps PA Fossil Fuel Plant Online 

-- The Center Square: PA Renewable Energy Proposal Clears PA House Environmental Panel

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA House Committee Advances Bill Promoting Wind, Solar, Other Renewable Energy Sources 

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Constellation To Delay Retiring 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Natural Gas Power Plant In PA To Ease PJM ‘Emergency’ [PJM Had Earlier Approved The Plant Shutdown Saying There Was No Grid Reliability Risk]

-- AP: US DOE Keeps Aging PA Power Plant Online Through Summer

-- WHYY: PA Solar Installers Were Counting On Republican PA Cong. Fitzpatrick To Keep Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits; Some Feel ‘Abandoned’ By Republican Rollbacks

-- Williamsport Sun Letter: Senate Bill Setting Decommissioning Requirements For Solar Energy Facilities Misplaced Compared To Other Energy Sources - By Dan Alters

-- PUC Reminder: June 1 Electric Price Increases Now In Effect - Tips On How To Take Control Of Your Summer Electric Bill 

-- W&J Center For Energy Policy & Management: Electric Bill Price Hikes Ahead In PA

-- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery’s Toxic Air Pollutant Release Continues, But Delaware Says No Threat To Public Health

-- WESA: Pittsburgh May See Poor Air Quality Tuesday Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke

-- TribLive: Canadian Wildfire Smoke To Linger Over Western PA

-- Erie Times: Will Canadian Wildfires Impact Erie Air Pollution?  [Spoiler - Yes]

-- TribLive: Women For A Healthy Environment Works To Educate Public On Cleaning In A Non-Toxic Way

-- Reforest Our Future Launches Native Tree Nursery & Education Center In Beaver County Supported By Shell Petrochemical Plant Mitigation Grant  [PaEN] 

-- Chambersburg Public Opinion: Nature And Education Come Together At Furnace Run Park In Shippensburg Township 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Ripple Effects Environmental Literacy Convening To Offer Hands-On Learning Across Williamsport June 17 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Wildlife Photographer’s Viral Hellbender Photos Offer Learning Opportunity About Species Myths  [No Hellbenders Don’t Eat Fish] 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Registration Opens For West Branch HERYN Kayak And Fish Programs July 1-2 At Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Amidea Daniels Fish & Boat Commission Educator Strives To Connect People To Natural Resources Through Creative Efforts Like Women’s Programming, Trout In Classroom

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: Susquehanna  County Conservation District’s Don Hibbard Urges Observation, Thinking Through Bigger Decisions At Home To Make A Difference For Nature 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - John Zaktansky: New Aquatics & Acoustics Collection Of Songs Focuses On Environmental Education Opportunities 

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper - Emily Shosh: Unassessed Water Program, Public Comment Offer Key Tools For Protecting Wild Trout Populations 

-- MCall: North Whitehall Supervisors Vote Down Plans For Controversial Route 309 Warehouse

-- Pike County Conservation District: Down The Drain - Where Does The Water Go?

-- MCall: These Virtual Reality Games Can Teach You About The Lehigh Valley’s Watershed History

-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 16 Webinar On Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels  [PaEN]

-- EPA Awards $216,000 Grant To Pennsylvania To Protect Beachgoers From Bacteria

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority Announces $75.4 Million Water Main, Lead Service Line Replacement Projects

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Water Authority Launches $75.4 Million Project To Replace 10 Miles Of Mains, 1,000 Service Lines

-- KYW: Sinkhole Opened Up In South Philadelphia Neighborhood More Than 1 Month Ago, Residents Still Waiting On Repairs

-- WHYY: Forecasters Predict Busy Hurricane Season For 2025

-- Sunbury Press Announces Publication Of A New Book: PROUDLY MADE: A Story Of Reinvention In The Big Woods And Small Towns Of The Pennsylvania Wilds  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy: July 17 Webinar On Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, 25 Years Of Conservation In PA, Noon

-- Penn State Forestry Experts Host July 11 Webinar On Habitat Restoration As Part Of A Long-Term Strategy To Control Invasive Species  [PaEN]  

-- Penn State Extension: June 6 Webinar On Impacts Of Non-Native Plants & Bees On Native Pollinators, 1:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension: An Interview With Dr. Harland Patch, Center For Pollinator Research and Pollinator Programming For The Arboretum At Penn State 

-- Penn State Extension: Pollinator Resources For The Home Gardener

-- Penn State Extension: Safe ‘Soft Landings’ Habitats For Beneficial Insects 

-- Penn State Extension Home Garden News: All About Pollinators, Beneficial Insects, Find Events Near You  

-- Williamsport Sun - Bill Bower: Reflections In Nature: Chance To See Few Seldom Seen Plants Was Worth The Trip

-- Erie Times: Time For Mayflies, Midges, They Don’t Live Long But Can Be Mighty Annoying

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Constellation To Delay Retiring 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Natural Gas Power Plant In PA To Ease PJM ‘Emergency’ [PJM Had Earlier Approved The Plant Shutdown Saying There Was No Grid Reliability Risk] 

-- AP: US DOE Keeps Aging PA Power Plant Online Through Summer

-- Bloomberg: Meta To Buy Nuclear Power From Constellation As A.I. Demand Soars [Takes More Power From PJM Grid]

-- Reuters: US LNG Gas Exports Drop In May From April’s Record Due To Facility Outages, Maintenance

Other States/Nations

-- Financial Times: Texas Republicans Fail In Move To Curb Renewable Energy Projects: ‘Good Sense Prevailed’

New Federal Administration

-- TribLive: Federal Mine Safety Offices In PA Pulled From List Of DOGE Closures

-- Wall Street Journal: FEMA Scraps New Hurricane Plan And Reverts To Last Year’s; New FEMA Head Recently Learned There Was An Annual Hurricane Season 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Democrats, Advocates In Harrisburg Urge Republicans To Oppose Federal Medicaid Cuts

-- PA Capital-Star: Community Pharmacists In PA Say They’re Struggling To Absorb Rite Aid’s Customers 

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports May Tax Revenues $66.3 Million (2%) Less Than Anticipated; Fiscal-Year-To-Date $262.5 Million (0.6%) Above Their Estimates

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports May State Revenues $33 Million (1%) Lower Than IFO Estimates; Fiscal-Year-To-Day $559 Million (1.3%) Higher Than IFO Estimates

-- Inquirer: President Says He Would Support PA Republican Con. Dan Meuser For PA Governor, If He Runs

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: How Can PA Help Break Gridlock In Congress? Join The Call For Term Limits - By Former State Senators Andy Dinnimand and John Eichelberger

-- MCall Guest Essay: Remembering The Life Of Gov. Robert P. Casey - By Fmr US Sen. Bob Casey

-- TribLive: Fetterman, McCormick Find Common Ground On Many Issues, Split On Federal Budget Plan

-- TribLive: US Dept. Of Homeland Security Takes Down List Of ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ Posted Last Week 

-- Republican Herald: Federal ICE Arrests Pottsville Man Who Came To US In 2009

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Job Corps Campus To Shutter, Displacing Hundreds Of Students And Staff

-- Williamsport Sun: Sullivan County Job Corps Center To Close

-- TribLive - Joseph Sabino Mistick: America’s Coming Brain Drain Due To President’s Actions

-- Inquirer: PA Museum Officials Contracted With Canadian Company To Sail The US Brig Niagara To An Ohio Shipyard For Maintenance

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