PA Environment Digest Blog: Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles/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 25, 26, 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 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

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

TODAY 9:30: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider the nomination of Jessica Shirley For Secretary of DEP. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

TODAY 10:00: House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 502 (Steele-D- Allegheny) fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger overriding local government control and public input [Read more here]; House Bill 1239 (Hanbidge-D-Montgomery) limits the ability of homeowner's associations (HOAs) to restrict the installation of rooftop solar energy systems. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Read more here on the agenda.

TODAY Noon: Protect PT, Partners Webinar: 5 Years Later - A Progress Report On PA's Grand Jury Report On Fracking. Noon.

-- EPA AirNow: Wednesday June 25 Code Orange Air Quality Day: Southeast PA

-- Gov. Shapiro Honors Exceptional Commonwealth Employees For Remarkable Public Service, Including From DCNR, DEP [PaEN]

-- DEP Launches Chapter 102 Erosion & Sedimentation Permit SPEED Permitting Initiative June 30 [PaEN]

-- PJM Extends Hot Weather Alert To June 26; Extends Maximum Generation Alert To June 25; Calls For Pre-Emergency Load Management Reductions In Demand Response Program [PaEN]

-- PUC Highlights Ways To Keep Cool, Conserve Energy, Reduce Strain On Grid During Prolonged Extreme Heat

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Shale Gas Company Achieved Net Zero Scope 1 & 2 Emissions In Its Assets Owned In 2024

-- TribLive: Environmental Groups Demand Nippon Steel Work To Cut Polluting Air Emissions After Buying US Steel

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Accepting Applications For Watershed Circle Watershed Protector Training For Congregations, Community Groups [PaEN]

-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Now Accepting Applications For Recycling Mini-Grants [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: DEP Sprays For Black Flies Along Conewango Creek