House holds Regular Session March 6, 7, 8
-- House Budget Hearing Schedule
-- March 7 Governor’s Budget Address
Senate returns to voting session March 6, 7, 8
-- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
MONDAY Noon: Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 143 (Yaw-R-Lycoming)-- that would take away the authority of elected local government officials to move to cleaner sources of energy to address climate change. Room 8E-A East Wing Capitol Building. Noon. Click Here to watch online. Click Here to read more on the agenda.
TUESDAY 11:30: Governor’s Budget Address. Click Here to watch online.
WEDNESDAY 9:00: Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing to question Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern on the Ohio/PA train derailment [subpoena issued for his appearance]. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Click Here to read more on agenda.
WEDNESDAY 10:00: Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 188 (DiSanto-R-Dauphin) amending the Regulatory Review Act to authorize the General Assembly to kill “economically significant” regulations by doing nothing; Senate Bill 190 (Brooks-R- Crawford) requiring an automatic three-year review of economically significant regulations. Room 461. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Click Here to read more on agenda.)
THURSDAY 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Joseph Martini martjos@pa.gov or (717) 772-5619. [Presentation on methane emissions monitoring overflight study of 91 oil & gas, coal mine landfill sources.] (Click Here to read more about agenda.)
THURSDAY 1:00: Senate Transportation Committee hearing on charging electric vehicles. University of Pittsburgh, Alumni Hall, Room 121, Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch live.
-- March 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- Sen. Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County House That Exploded In 2018 From Natural Gas Leak Stands As A Monument To Leaking Gas Pipelines, Leaking Gas Wells, Leaking Gas Storage Areas
-- Post-Gazette: Smoke Stacks From Closed Hatfield’s Ferry Coal-Fired Power Plant Demolished, Closing Chapter In PA Industrial History In Greene County: ‘I’m Ecstatic. It Was The Dirtiest, Dirtiest Place Ever. It Put A Blight On Our Community’
-- Observer-Reporter: Fmr Hatfield Power Plant Smokestacks Demolished, Marking End Of Coal-Fired Era
-- WESA: CMU Researchers Find High Levels Of A Hazardous Chemical Acrolein Weeks After Ohio/PA Train Derailment [Acrolein Also Used In Shale Gas Fracking Fluid, To Treat Shale Gas Drilling Impoundments]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Democrats Call On Congress, Feds To Toughen Regs On Toxic Trains
-- TribLive Editorial: Air And Water Testing Is Not Just For Disasters
-- Inquirer: Solar Panels Can Cost $20,000 But Some Philly-Area Homeowners Say They’re Worth The Investment As Energy Prices Go Up [Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes]
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Ranks Near Bottom Of States In Renewable Energy Generation
-- Reminder: Penn State Extension Hosts 4-Part Educator Training Course: Carbon Incentives For Forest Owners Starting March 8 [PaEN]
-- WESA: Study Receives EPA Grant To Look At Flooding And Health Outcomes In Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
-- Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Leader Hillary Harp Falk Calls For Shifts In Bay Cleanup Strategies
-- Courier Times: Does Composting/Mulch Production Facility On Bucks County Farm Violate Its Preserved Status?
-- Brodhead Chapter Trout Unlimited Hosting March 11 Conservation Advocacy 101 Workshop In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Audubon Nature Center Accepting Summer Day Camp Registrations
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Looks To Expand Allegheny River Greenway To Include Landslide-Prone Properties
-- WeConservePA: Pymatuning State Park Trail Extension Honored
-- Scranton Times: Dickson City Continues Progress On Upcoming Riverfront Park
Ohio/PA Train Derailment
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Democrats Call On Congress, Feds To Toughen Regs On Toxic Trains
-- WESA: CMU Researchers Find High Levels Of A Hazardous Chemical Acrolein Weeks After Ohio/PA Train Derailment [Acrolein Also Used In Shale Gas Fracking Fluid, To Treat Shale Gas Drilling Impoundments]
-- TribLive Editorial: Air And Water Testing Is Not Just For Disasters
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
[There Is No Limit To What Oil/Natural Gas Industry Can Make You Pay]
-- WPost: South, Rural America Could Ditch Fossil Fuels For Home Heating Easier Than Big Cities And The Costs
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy/Charles Thompson: Promises Will Turn Into Policy In Shapiro’s Inaugural Budget
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: What To Expect From Shapiro’s First Budget Proposal
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Delivers His First Budget Address This Week, Here’s What To Expect
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[Posted: March 6, 2023] PA Environment Digest
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