-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
September 22 (non-voting), 23 (NV), 24 (NV), 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
TODAY 4:00: Virtual/In-Person. Penn State EarthTalk Turning Abandoned Mine Drainage Into Sources Of Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements. 4:00 p.m.
September 16-- Virtual. PA Recycling Markets Center Webinar: Recycled Metals Commodities Markets Update, 1:00 p.m.
September 16-- Virtual. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Webinar On Understanding Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation In Your Municipality. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
September 17-- In-Person. DEP Public Meeting/Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Proposed 4.5 Gigawatt Natural Gas Power Plant At Homer City A.I. Data Center Complex in Black Lick & Center Townships, Indiana County. IUP Kovalchick Convention and Athletics Center, 664 Pratt Dr, Indiana, PA. 6:00 - meeting; 7:30 - Hearing. Read more here.
September 17-- Virtual. PA iMapInvasives Webinar On Boat Cleaning Stations To Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species, 10:00 a.m.
September 17-- In-Person. Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Hosts Meeting On Upper Watershed Assessment & Restoration Plan In Northumberland County. Brady Fire Co. Social Hall, 700 Maple Street Ranshaw. 6:00 p.m.
September 17-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar On Solar Energy Development. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
September 17-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Tap Talks - York County Water Quality Monitoring, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
September 24-- Virtual Only. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. 10:00 a.m. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com.
-- September 15 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Availaable [PaEN]
-- Observer Reporter: 2 Townships In Greene County Declare Disaster Emergencies Over Contaminated Water Wells [PDF of Article]
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: Two Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergencies, Seek Public Funding For Water Systems Amid Claims The Gas Industry Contaminated Water Wells
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 6 to 12 - Disposing Of 4.6 Million Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater; 18,000 Gallon Drilling Spill; Failure To Restore Pipeline Right-Of-Way - Again [PaEN]
-- DEP: Eureka Resources Submits Plan To Cleanup, Close All 3 Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Remove 4.6 Million Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Left In Lycoming & Bradford County Facilities [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Cleanup Of Spilled Material At One Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Nearly Complete
-- DEP: Blackhill Energy Pipeline Horizontal Drilling Accident Results In 18,000 Gallon Spill In Granville Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Energy Transfer/Sunoco To Host Sept. 15 Public Meeting To Accept Comments On Interim Site Characterization Report For Pipeline Rupture In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 13 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 82 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Electric Customers Will Pay To Keep An Old Fossil Fuel Power Plant Running Under US DOE Orders
-- PennLive Letter: Gov. Shapiro - Protect Big Spring Creek In Cumberland County By Compelling DEP To Enforce Its Rules - By Big Spring Watershed Association
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philadelphia Must Designate FDR Park As Protected Stopover Habitat For Migrating Birds - Robert Karchnyak, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club
-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro, DCNR Encourage 9/11 Trail Communities To Designate Paths, Add Signs
-- Altoona Mirror: Taking A Dip: ‘Forest Bathing’ At Canoe Creek State Park Connects Visitors To Nature [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Special Needs Playground Project Moving Along In Arnold, Westmoreland County
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Some PA Public Access Hunting Properties May Require A Reservation In 2026, Here’s Why
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Powering NorthPoint 1,250 Acre HazelNut A.I. Data Center: What To Expect From NE PA’s Largest Data Center Project In Luzerne County; Other Projects In Lackawanna, Schuylkill Counties [PDF of Article]
-- NextPittsburgh: What Does Pittsburgh Gain From Becoming A Global A.I. Hub? Residents Questioned The True Costs Of Local A.I. Development
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 15 [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Riding The High From A.I. Data Centers, The Grid Cannot Kick Its Natural Gas Habit
-- WESA: Amid A.I. Summaries And Misinformation, Pittsburgh-Area Schools Teach Students To Check Their Facts
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.17 Ohio- $2.87 PA- $3.32
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last Week
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: LNG Gas Exports Are On A Roll, EQT Is Rolling With It
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Fetterman Says President Is ‘Not An Autocrat;’ ‘This Is A Product Of A Democratic Election’
-- Spotlight PA: Everything You Need To Know About Requesting, Filling Out, Returning Your Mail Ballot
-- WESA: Amid A.I. Summaries And Misinformation, Pittsburgh-Area Schools Teach Students To Check Their Facts
-- Inquirer: A Financial Experiment In PA Showed How Hard It Is To Stabilize Rural Hospitals
-- PA Capital-Star: Federal National Institutes Of Health Grants Cut Nearly $40 Million For PA Institutions
-- TribLive: RFK Jr.’s Vision For The CDC Should Alarm Congress
-- Post-Gazette: 5th Eradicate Hate Summit In Pittsburgh Expected To Draw Worldwide Participation
-- Erie Times: Amid President's Deportation Push, Revenues Grow For Company Running PA Federal ICE Detention Center
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