-- 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!
September 15-- 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-- 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.
-- 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]
-- DEP: Eureka Resources Submits Plan To Cleanup, Close All 3 Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Remove 4.6 Million Gallons Of Wastewater Left In Lycoming & Bradford County Facilities [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Low Flow Water Conditions Trigger Water Withdrawal Restrictions On 39 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Points In PA, 20 More In Caution [PaEN]
-- Center For Coalfield Justice To Host 500 Feet From Fracking Tour Sept. 20 In Washington County [PaEN] https://tinyurl.com/2amseewr
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PUC Orders PA Natural Gas Utilities To Catalog Older Plastic Pipes For Safety Concerns [PDF of Article]
-- PUC Electric Power Outlook: Risks To Adequate Electricity Supplies May Emerge In PJM By 2033; Extreme Cold Constraints On Natural Gas Availability Could Risk Outages As Early As 2026 [PaEN]
-- AP: US Electric Grids Under Pressure From Energy-Hungry A.I. Data Centers Are Changing Strategy - Bumping Data Centers Off Grids During Power Emergencies [PJM Included]
-- WESA: PA Must Invest In Energy Production, Technology To Lead ‘A.I. Revolution,’ Officials Say
-- DEP Sets Advisory Committee Meetings On State Water Plan Starting Oct. 7 [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: How To Start Composting At Home
-- The Allegheny Front: It’s Easy To Compost, Just Drop Off Your Food Waste At A Pittsburgh Farmers Market
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Startup Aims To Make Food Waste Recycling Easy And Affordable
-- The Allegheny Front: Composting And Feeding Food Waste To Animals Have Big Climate Benefits, Study Finds
-- DCNR Names Ben Bender Manager For Shikellamy State Park Complex In Union County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Guest Essay: America’s Outdoor Future Needs A Bold New Funding Model, Lori McCullough, The Great Outdoors Fund
-- WESA/WPSU: Expanded Sunday Hunting Starts In PA This Weekend, Except In State Parks
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: As Northern Snakeheads Invade Area Waters, Scientists Rush To Understand The Impact
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Project Withdrawn In Blakely, Days Ahead Of Zoning Hearing In Lackawanna County
-- WESA: PA Must Invest In Energy Production, Technology To Lead ‘A.I. Revolution,’ Officials Say
-- The Center Square: Energy Questions Loom Large On A.I. Horizons
-- The Center Square: PA Republican Sen. McCormick Lays Out Stakes For A.I. And Energy Dominance [Video]
-- PA Capital-Star: A.I.- Driven Nuclear Power Revival Among 5 Takeaways From Pittsburgh Summit
-- AP: US Electric Grids Under Pressure From Energy-Hungry A.I. Data Centers Are Changing Strategy - Bumping Data Centers Off Grids During Power Emergencies [PJM Included]
-- Post-Gazette: How A.I. Will Change The Physical World: Day 2 Of A.I. Horizons Summit
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Markets Brace For Glut With No Sign Of China Demand Rebound
Federal Administration
-- EPA Releases Proposal To End Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Politics Should Not Have A Body Count: ‘With every hateful social media post and every “libtard” and “MAGAt,” we are making an active decision to choose enmity over solutions.’
-- Morning Call - Bill White: PA Is Challenging Florida For Title Of Stupidest State In The Nation [PDF of Article] [Disfunctional General Assembly]
-- TribLive: Longtime Chief Of Staff To Republican Senate Leader Kim Ward To Take Job With UPMC
-- TribLive: Penn State President Gets 47% Pay Raise In Wake Of Campus Closure, WPSU Closure Decisions
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