-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
January [Canceled 27] 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address), 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule
January [Canceled 27] 28
February 2, 3 (Governor's Budget Address, 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
DEP Office Closures: All DEP Offices Will Be Closed January 27
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Protect PT, FracTracker Alliance Host Online Program Providing The Latest On Shale Gas Development And Information Tool. Noon.
January 28-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to register to join online. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here.
February 2-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1834 (Matzie-D- Beaver) authorizing the Public Utility Commission to adopt regulations for data centers to protect ratepayers and the electric grid. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
February 2-- House Energy Committee hearing on legislation sponsored by Rep. Kyle Donahue (D-Lackawanna) directing the Center for Local Government Services to draft a model ordinance and offer technical support to municipalities with regard to the siting of data centers [draft language] and legislation sponsored by Rep. Kyle Mullins (D-Lackawanna) requiring data centers in Pennsylvania to send information about their energy and water use to DEP and require DEP to aggregate the information and create an annual report on data center impacts [draft language]. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
February 2-- NEW. House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 1759 (Scott-D-Montgomery) allows municipalities to adopt penalties for dumping tires (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 3-- Governor’s Budget Address
February 3-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission 2025 Annual Report. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 4-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission 2025 Annual Report. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. 1:00 p.m. Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov or 717-787-7565.
February 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Contact: RA-EPAQTAC@pa.gov.
February 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Mariana Fletcher marifletch@pa.gov or 717-497-0714.
February 9-- NEW. House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee to hold hearing on Stream Impairment In Pennsylvania. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 19-- In-Person/Online. PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
February 26-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Department of Environmental Protection.
March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live.
March 3-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission.
March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission. Click Here to watch live.
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For Jan. 27, Low Voltage Alert Thru Jan. 31 And Asked Data Centers To Go To Backup Generation Across Its Entire Footprint To Ensure Delivery Of Enough Electricity [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: PJM Gets US DOE OK To Divert Data Center Power To Households
-- Bloomberg: PJM Power Grid For 67 Million At Risk As Deep Freeze Follows Storm
-- The Allegheny Front: Fracking Produces A Lot Of Wastewater, Millions Of Gallons Are Stored Under Eastern Ohio Thru Injection Wells
-- Inquirer: Why American Water/Aqua Water-Sewer Merger Doesn’t Impress Investors, So Far
-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant Hosts Feb. 23 Webinar On Harmful Algal Blooms For Educators [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Conservationists Voice Concerns Over Proposed Logging At Monocacy Hill In Amity Township
-- Natural Lands Finalizes The Protection Of 60 Acres Of Forest In Hopewell Big Woods, Berks County [PaEN]
-- WESA: The Nature Conservancy Acquires 279 Acres In Cambria County To Protect Rare Birds
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Game Commission Board Votes For Land Swap Widely Opposed By Limerick Residents
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming Audubon Volunteers Counting Birds For Community Science Bird Project
A.I. /Data Centers
-- York Dispatch: Developer Eyes Conewago Township For A.I. Data Center [PDF of Article]
-- Lancaster Farming: A.I. Data Center Developers Offered Farmer $60,000/Acre; He Preserved The Land Instead In Cumberland County
-- Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter To X-A.I. Demanding Change To Grok’s Unchecked Creation Of Nonconsensual Sexual Content
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP: Day 455 And Counting: Seneca Resources Continues To Release Wastewater, Frack New Shale Gas Wells At Taft Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Owner Of At Least 43 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Issued Violations For 6 More On State Game Lands In Venango County; Efforts To Locate The Owner Have Been Unsuccessful [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Bloomberg: PJM Gets US DOE OK To Divert Data Center Power To Households
-- Bloomberg: PJM Power Grid For 67 Million At Risk As Deep Freeze Follows Storm
-- Reuters: US Energy Sector Reels After Winter Storm Knocks Out 2 Million BPD Of Crude Output
-- Utility Dive: Winter Peak Electricity Demand Could Hit New Highs, Prompting US DOE Emergency Orders [Includes PJM]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: What Are The Top Issues In PA Governor’s Race? Find Out Here
-- Inquirer: PA House Speaker McClinton Carefully Wielded Her Power, Now She’s Speaking Out For Home Care Workers
-- Post-Gazette: PA Democrats Line Up To Defend Shapiro Amid Criticism Tied To Book, Ambition
-- PennLive: PA Latino Lawmakers Want More Protection For Immigrants, Urge Shapiro To End Collaboration With President’s ICE
-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman Says President’s ICE Should Leave Minneapolis, But Won’t Vote Against ICE Budget
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: President’s Administration’s Lies Are Tearing The Country Apart
-- Observer-Reporter: PA Human Relations Commission To Hold Virtual Town Hall TODAY At 6:00 p.m. On Immigrant Community In Charleroi, Washington County
-- Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter To X-A.I. Demanding Change To Grok’s Unchecked Creation Of Nonconsensual Sexual Content
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