Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.13.24

“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]

Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

House next voting day March 18, 19, 20

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 10:15: Advisory: Gov. Shapiro To Make Major Announcement Wed., March 13 At 10:15 a.m. About New ‘Commonsense’ Energy Policy

FRIDAY Noon: Virtual.  PA Utility Law Project Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.   Background

March 18-- House Environmental Resources & Energy Committee hearing on solar energy and economic development.  Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

March 27-- Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing on Norfolk Southern train derailment one year later.  Darlington Twp. Volunteer Fire Dept., 3590 Darlington Road, Darlington, Beaver County.  10:30 a.m. Click Here to check availability of live stream.   Read more here. 

-- Retired Environmental Hearing Board Chief Judge Thomas W. Renwand To Receive PA Bar Assn.  Environmental & Energy Law Section Lifetime Achievement Award  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer: Joanne Denworth, Retired Lawyer And Environmental Expert, Has Died At 85

-- Shapiro Marks Plugging 200th Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well: These Companies Will Do Anything To Avoid Paying For Plugging; It’s Not Okay Some In The Legislature Are Shielding Them; Text Well Locations  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Plugs 200th Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well

-- DEP: Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Will Not Be Eligible For New Methane Reduction Well Plugging Grants If They Are Not In Compliance With State Law, Regulations  [PaEN]

-- TribLive: ‘Complete Devastation:’ Crescent Fire Chief Confirms 2 Dead In Another Allegheny House Explosion; Gas Well, Propane On The Property  

-- TribLive: Crescent House Explosion Marks 3rd In Western PA Since Summer

-- WTAE: Firefighters Return To Scene Of Crescent House Explosion After Fire Rekindles

-- WPXI: 2 Dead In Large House Explosion In Crescent Twp., Allegheny County; Private Gas Well, Propane Found And Secured  

-- Post-Gazette: 2 Killed In An ‘Absolutely Extreme’ Home Explosion In Crescent Twp., Allegheny County

-- AP: ‘Very Significant’ Explosion Kills 2 And Destroys House In Allegheny County

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Natural Gas Is A Winner For Pennsylvania And The Whole Country - By Dan Weaver, PA Independent Oil & Gas Association 

-- Environmental Defense Fund: New Study Quantifies Health Impacts From Oil & Gas Flaring In US

-- Environmental Health News: Participation In Oil & Gas Line Development Harms Mental Health And Creates Distrust In Government, Study

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Environmentalists Clash With Gov. Shapiro At Hydrogen Energy Meeting In Northeast Philly

-- Inside Climate News: Delaware RiverKeeper, Activists Want More Public Participation In Proposed Hydrogen Hub In Southeastern PA

-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Federal, State Energy Efficiency Programs For Farms And Businesses; Balancing Carbon, Forest Health Other Goals  [PaEN]

-- Earth Conservancy, Industrial Archives & Library Announce Landmark Agreement To Preserve, Provide Access To Key Piece Of America’s Anthracite Coal History - Glen Alden Coal’s Records  [PaEN]  [Played A Key Role In PA Environmental History] 

-- TribLive: Water Use Restrictions Lifted As Beaver Run Reservoir Levels Return To Normal In Westmoreland

-- WeConservePA: Environmental Advisory Council Conference Smashes Attendance Records; Fall EAC Gathering Being Planned  [PaEN]

-- Mountain Watershed Assn. Will Install Warning Signs Around Wastewater Outfall Of MAX Environmental Technologies Yukon Facility In Sewickley Creek, Westmoreland County  [PaEN]

-- PA Resources Council Western PA Schedule Of Household Chemical, Hard-To-Recycle, Electronics Waste Collection Events  [PaEN] 

-- Calling All Volunteers! Participate In Perkiomen Stream Cleanup On April 13 In Montgomery County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light: March 18 Spiritual Care Webinar Series Gathering Wisdom From The Wise Ones - The Work & Wisdom Of Thomas Berry, 7:00 p.m. 

-- Penn State Extension Community Trees Update: 59th Annual Shade Tree Symposium March 25-26 In Lebanon  [PaEN] 

-- PA/NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation: Spring Growers Meeting April 6 

-- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Welcomes PA Office Of Outdoor Recreation As New Member

-- Cameron County Chamber: Sinnemahone Paddle Race Set For April 13 - First Event In The 2024 Sinnemahone Triple Crown  [PaEN]

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Columbia Man Admits Lighting Fire That Destroyed Bridge On The Enola Low Grade Trail In 2018

-- Scranton Times: Hundreds Hear About, Weigh In On Lackawanna County ATV Park Study

-- NorthcentralPA.com: DCNR To Continue ATV Trail Connector In Potter, Tioga Counties

-- WHYY: Advocates Hope New Philly Mayor Moves The Needle On Parks & Rec Funding

-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Game Commission Discusses Strategies For Future Purchase Of State Game Lands

-- Inquirer: Pocono Wildlife Rehab Center Needs Money To Keep Saving Bear Cubs, Wounded Raptors

6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables

[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based CNX Resources Latest Local Gas Driller To Cut Back On Production [To Raise Gas Prices] 

-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Producers Reduce Output In 2024 [To Raise Prices] While Demand Rises To Record High, US EIA Says 

-- Reuters: US Power Use To Reach Record Highs In 2024, 2025, US EIA Says

Other States/National/International

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: US Senate Committee Advances Conservation Bill Extending Essential Bay Watershed Restoration Programs

-- Bloomberg: Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Near Record Despite Pledges

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Erie Times: Politically Homeless: What PA’s Disenfranchised [Independents] Want From 2024 Candidates

-- The Center Square: Ex-President’s Campaign Outraised Biden In Pennsylvania

-- TribLive Editorial: Does Political Party Mean What It Used To In PA?

-- ABC27: Opposites Attract: 2 PA Lawmakers Share A Bond Despite Being On Other Sides

-- LancasterOnline: Rep. Cutler Backs Ex-President, Says He’s Worried About 2024 Election integrity

-- New Bipartisan Coalition Focuses On Safety, Security Of PA Election 

-- Spotlight PA: PA Local Governments Want Long-Term State Money For Cybersecurity As Federal Grant Fills The Gap

-- MotherJones.com: Admiral Rachel Levine Is Learning The Limits Of Representation

-- WSJ: The Boomers Who Tried Moving To Florida And Ended Up In Appalachia 

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[Posted: March 13, 2024]  PA Environment Digest