-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
April 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
Senate Voting Schedule
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: Center For Rural Pennsylvania April 17 Hearing On A.I. Data Centers, Coolidge Theatre At The Deane Center, Wellsboro, Tioga County, 10:00 a.m. Available online.
April 18-- PA Community Organizing Summit On A.I. Data Centers. Pittsburgh.
April 21-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 21-- DEP State Water Plan Webinar - Developing A Local Climate Action Plan. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
April 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Caron Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.
April 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
April 23-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on Constellation Energy Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant, Other Water Withdrawals. Harrisburg. 5:00 p.m.
April 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- TheDerrick.com: Who Will Pay The Water Bill? Aqua Pennsylvania Is 'Evaluating Its Options’ For Recovering Money It Spent Operating The Venango Water Company From Oil & Gas Well Owner After Wastewater Spill [PaEN]
-- Mountain Watershed Association Appeals 90% Reduction In Mine Subsidence Damage Bond For Rustic Ridge Coal Mine In Westmoreland, Fayette Counties From $3.1 Million To $292,679 [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Scientist Dr. John K. Jackson Recognized By International Society For Freshwater Science [PaEN]
-- Call For Presentations: 28th Annual PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Set For Oct. 20-22 In Grantville, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Becomes Newest Keep PA Beautiful Affiliate [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Applications For Growing Greener Plus Watershed Restoration Grants April 22 to June 22
-- DEP Accepting Applications For Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants April 22 to June 22
-- PECO Withdraws Proposed 12.5% Electric, 11.4% Natural Gas Rate Increases From PUC Consideration [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Demanded, And PECO Withdrew Its 12.5% Electric, 11.4% Natural Gas Rate Increase Saving PA Consumers $510 Million
-- WHYY: PECO Withdraws Its Rate Hike Case After Backlash From PA Governor, Lawmakers
-- Inquirer: PECO Withdraws Request For Double-Digit Rate Hike, After Facing Backlash
-- PUC Opens Investigation Into UGI Electric Proposed 12.8% Rate Increase [PaEN]
-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 13.1% Rate Increase Request by Peoples Natural Gas [PaEN]
-- PUC Modifies UGI Gas Settlement To Require More Direct Support To Customers Impacted By Improper Service Terminations
-- Spotlight PA: Gov. Shapiro Repeats Threat To Pull Pennsylvania Out Of PJM Regional Grid Operator, If Electricity Costs Keep Rising
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Wins $14 Million Federal Grant To Study Shale Gas Well GeoThermal Energy Feasibility In Indiana County
-- LancasterOnline: Muddy Run Pump Storage Hydroelectric Plant To Test Warning Sirens In Lancaster, York Counties April 23
-- Post-Gazette: Solar Energy Facility To Help Offset Energy Costs Of 4 Pittsburgh Schools
-- PennFuture June 4 Energy Dialogue 2026 - Growing A Sustainable Energy Economy In Pennsylvania To Be Held In Hershey [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Parks Township Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup To Take 6 to 8 Years In Armstrong County
-- PUC Marks April As Safe Digging Month
-- Breathe Project - April 20 Webinar On When Air Kills - Pittsburgh’s Hidden PM2.5 Particulate Toll, 7:00 p.m.
-- April 18 -- PA Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Announces Refreshed Ag Conservation Keystone Training Series
-- Penn State Extension: Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Helps Nolt Family Farm In Perry County ‘Do Right By The Creek’
-- Penn State Extension: Ag Conservation Currents: News That Infiltrates and Transpires
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Plymouth Fire Co Plans Electronics, TV Recycling Event For April 25
-- Discover NE PA: Every Day Moments In Nature Matter More Than You Think
-- DCNR Offering Pocket Meadow Native Seed Kits To Convert Up To 1,000 Square Feet Into A Meadow Habitat [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Beaver County Family Offers $5,000 Reward For Information In Honey Bee Hive Arson
--WHYY: John Bartram Garden In Philadelphia America’s Oldest Botanical Garden
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Developer Of Archbald A.I. Data Centers And One Power Plant Proposes Building 3 More Power Plants In Dickson City; Hearings Set April 27, May 13
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Republican Sen. Coleman Calls For Giving Local Governments Authority To Put A Moratorium On A.I. Data Centers While They Revise Zoning Ordinances
-- Centre Daily Times: What Are Centre County Townships Doing To Prepare For A.I. Data Centers [Video]
-- TODAY 10:00: Center For Rural Pennsylvania April 17 Hearing On A.I. Data Centers, Coolidge Theatre At The Deane Center, Wellsboro, Tioga County, 10:00 a.m. Available online.
-- Better Path Coalition To Host May 13 A.I. Data Centers Virtual Town Hall Meeting, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission To Take Action On A.I. Data Center Interconnection Regulations By June 2026
-- The Economist: America Wakes Up To A.I.’s Dangerous Power; Should A Handful Of Men Be Entrusted With The World’s Most Potent New Technology?
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 17: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 1 More Penny Yesterday, Now $1.00/Gallon Higher To $4.11 Since Feb. 27 [Warren County, PA highest at $4.30] No Change At My Sheetz This Week
-- April 17: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.07 Ohio- $3.74 PA- $4.11
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg: How The Iran War Triggered A Natural Gas Shock
Federal Administration
-- AP: EPA May Ease Regulation Of Chemical Recycling Of Plastics, Environmentalists Worry
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette/Spotlight PA: Shapiro Wants To Eliminate 3 ‘Niche’ PA Tax Credits On Waterfront Development, Video Games, Manufacturers To Focus A More Flexible Tax Credit On Job Creation
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Attorney General Dave Sunday Signs Letter Supporting Federal Prescription Benefit Manager Transparency Rule
-- PA Capital-Star: With Republican Defections, Including PA’s Fitzpatrick, US House Passes Bill Extending Legal Status For 350,000 Haitians
-- Post-Gazette: PA Insurance Group Rules County Deals With President’s ICE Won’t Be Covered Under Current Liability Insurance
-- WITF: 2 More Bhutanese Refugees Detained By President’s ICE In Central PA
-- Republican Herald Editorial: People, Not Leaders Rule: Hungary Shows Use A Blueprint For Restoring Democracy
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