PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday 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]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Pennsylvania's Margaret Mead, World Renowned Cultural Anthropologist

House Voting Schedule

July 7, 8, 9

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

No Session Days Scheduled

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 7-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Harrisburg. Noon

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

July 8-- 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 about the agenda.

July 9-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Williamsport. 6:30 p.m.

July 10-- Virtual. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Noon.

July 14-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. Susquehanna County. 6:30 p.m.

August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:00 a.m.

-- 146 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 28 to July 4 - 30+ Days Of Cleanup Continues At Shale Gas Pad; Failure To Comply With Plugging Order For 67 Months; Failure To Install E&S Controls For 68 Months [PaEN]

-- US. Environmental Protection Agency Declaration Of Dissent Signed By Over 1,240 Employees [PaEN]

-- TribLive: State’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Sets Template For Millions Of Dollars In Upgrades At Parks

-- TribLive: Flight 93 Memorial Organization Seeks Up To $500,000 For 25th Observance

-- Lancaster Farming: Chronic Wasting Disease Continues To Spread In PA Deer

-- KDKA: Game Commission Rescues Young Black Bear Stuck In Fiberglass Container

-- Republican Herald: Small But Mighty, Kestrels Are Worth Saving [Hawk Mountain Sanctuary]

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas