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News From PA House & Senate
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The information you need to follow legislation in the House and Senate- starting with articles and NewsClips from last week-- Environment & Energy NewsClips-- Gov. Shapiro -- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Gov. Shapiro Promised 30% Renewable Electricity By 2030, Will That Happen? -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Offers Peek At 2024-25 Budget Priorities [Education, Minimum Wage Hike] -- Gov. Shapiro: A Year Of ‘Getting Stuff Done,’ Status Of 40+ Promises And How He Followed Thru -- Inquirer: Shapiro Drew National Attention Last Year, But 2024 Will Bring A Big Test Of His Bipartisan Promises Budget -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Shapiro Offers Peek At 2024-25 Budget Priorities [Education, Minimum Wage Hike] Oil & Gas Impacts -- TribLive Letter: Proliferation Of Natural Gas Operations In Bell Township, Westmoreland County Raise Concerns - Cody Deluisio Train Derailments -- Better Path Coalition: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment - One Year Later, Feb. 1 Virtual Brown Bag Briefing [PaEN] -- PA Capital-Star: One Year After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, Is East Palestine, OH Safe? Depends On Whom You Ask -- WESA: Norfolk Southern CEO Touts Progress One Year After Ohio Train Derailment -- The Allegheny Front: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Reveals Need For More First Responder Training PA Politics Of Russian Invasion -- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.34 National- $3.08 Ohio- $3.10 -- Bloomberg: US Oil Production Falls By 10 Million Barrels Amid Cold Snap -- Reuters: North Dakota Oil Output Falls By Half Due To Extreme Cold -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Winter Storm Elliot Drives Over $1 Million Investment In Equipment To Mitigate Damage To Commercial Properties -- Marcellus Drilling News: US Natural Gas Prices Make Huge Jump On Deep Freeze; Some Shale Gas Prices Increase By 400% -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Increase By 2 To 21 -- Reuters: Severe US Cold Snap Prompts Peak Power, Natural Gas Demand, Drop In Gas Production [Freeze-offs Caused 17 Billion Cubic Foot Reduction In Gas Production; 19.6 Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. 2021] -- Reuters: US Natural Gas Supplies Drop Due To Frozen Wells, Record Demand Forecast Due To Extreme Cold [Again] -- Reuters: US Natural Gas Demand Eyes Record As Arctic Blast Dents Output -- Bloomberg: US Deep Freeze Force LNG Natural Gas Exporters To Cancel, Delay Shipments -- Bloomberg: EU Sees Natural Gas Storage Levels More Than Half Full By Winter’s End -- Bloomberg: LNG Natural Gas Tankers Divert From Red Sea As Qatar Warns Of Escalation -- Financial Times: The LNG Natural Gas Glut Will Chill The Gas Ambitions Of Oil Majors -- Financial Times: US Energy Security Role In Question As Natural Gas Exports Receive New Scrutiny -- Reuters: OPEC May Need Further Crude Oil Supply Curbs To Balance Market Environment/Energy Issues -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: To Keep Money From Dominating Our Politics For Our Freedom Amendment Should Be Added To Our Constitution - By Mitchell Hescox, Evangelical Environmental Network -- PJM Interconnection Issues New Cold Weather Alert For Western Region Jan. 19-22 [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: US Natural Gas Prices Make Huge Jump On Deep Freeze; Some Shale Gas Prices Increase By 400% -- Reuters: Severe US Cold Snap Prompts Peak Power, Natural Gas Demand, Drop In Gas Production [Freeze-offs Caused 17 Billion Cubic Foot Reduction In Gas Production; 19.6 Bcfd Reduction During Winter Storm Elliott; 20.4 Bcfd Reduction In Feb. 2021] -- Reuters: US Natural Gas Demand Eyes Record As Arctic Blast Dents Output -- Reuters: US Natural Gas Supplies Drop Due To Frozen Wells, Record Demand Forecast Due To Extreme Cold [Again] -- Bloomberg: US Deep Freeze Force LNG Natural Gas Exporters To Cancel, Delay Shipments -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: ’Weaponized’ DEP Blasted For Regulatory Nightmares [Republicans Blame Loss Of Rural Population, Worker Shortage On DEP, Permitting Delays On Gas Drilling, Pipeline Permits, Liquor Licenses] -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania Study By Penn State Found Rural Population Will Shrink 5.8% Due To Aging Of Population And Fewer Young People [No Mention Of DEP Or Permit Issues, Current Economic Development Policies Fail To Sustain Communities] -- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: 2024 Starts With A Grim Climate Milestone, But Hydrogen Policy Hope - By John Quigley, Former DEP/DCNR Secretary -- PennLive Letter: Climate Change Is Costing Pennsylvanians Plenty, And Someone Has To Pay For It - By Sen. Amanda Cappelletti (D) -- PA Cong. Thompson, Deluzio Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Flexibility To States Implementing The Federal Conventional Orphan Oil & Gas Well Plugging Program [PaEN] -- Trout Unlimited: Bipartisan Abandoned Mine Cleanup 'Good Samaritan' Bill Reported Unanimously From US Senate Committee [PaEN] -- PennLive Guest Essay: 2024 Will Be A Critical Election Year For Pennsylvania Energy - By Fmr Rep. Mike Puskaric (R) -- House Bill 1960 Introduced By Rep. Emrick Will Give Voters Final Say Over New High-Impact Warehouse Developments Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week-- Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN] Bill Calendars Senate (February 5): Senate Bill 265 (Laughlin-R-Erie) amending the Sewage Facilities Act to allow garage floor drains to discharge into on-lot septic systems; Senate Bill 831 (Yaw-R- Lycoming) would direct the state to apply for primary authority to regulate Class VI carbon dioxide underground injection wells from the US Environmental Protection Agency and establish a legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization and sequestration in Pennsylvania; House Bill 95 (Bullock-D- Philadelphia) increasing penalties for scattering rubbish <> Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar. House (February 6): House Resolution 196 (Matzie-D-Beaver) designating the week of September 18-24 Rail Safety Week; House Resolution 228 (Otten-D-Chester) designating the week of October 1 through 7, 2023, as "Climate Week" in Pennsylvania. <> Click Here for full House Bill Calendar. Committee Meetings House February 14-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee hearing on House Bill 1842 (Schweyer-D-Lehigh) authorizing community solar energy programs. Room G-50 Iris Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. February 22-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Dept. Of Agriculture. Room 140 Main Capitol. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. February 28-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing - Departments Of Conservation & Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Room 140 Main Capitol. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Room 523, Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. March 20-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission’s 2023 Annual Report. Room 523, Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. <> Click Here for full House Committee Schedule. Senate February 1-- Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Joint Hearing With Ohio Legislature On Electric Grid Reliability. Ohio State House, Room 313, 1 Capitol Square, Columbus, OH. 10:00 a.m. Read more here. February 27-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing - 9:30 a.m. - Fish & Boat Commission; 1:00 p.m. - Dept. of Agriculture. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online. February 29-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing - 9:30 a.m. - Dept. Of Environmental Protection. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. Click Here to watch online. <> Click Here for full Senate Committee Schedule. Bills Pending In Key Committees Check the PA Environmental Council Bill Tracker for the status and updates on pending state legislation and regulations that affect environmental and conservation efforts in Pennsylvania. Session Schedule Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House-- Senate February 5, 6, 7 Budget Hearings: February 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29; and March 5, 6, 7 Click Here for Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule. March 18, 19, 20 April 8, 9, 10, 29, 30 May 1, 6, 7, 8 June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 House February 6 House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 April 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 29, 30 May 1, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22 June 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 [Posted: January 21, 2024] |
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