-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
May 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
May 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 21-- In-Person. DEP Informal Conference To Take Comments On The Proposed Addition Of 7,154 Acres To The Rosebud Mining Company Penfield Coal Mine In Clearfield County
May 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- DEP Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Berks Nature Nature Place, 575 St. Bernadine Street, Reading. 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Read more here on agenda.
May 27-- Virtual. Delaware RiverKeeper Network Hosts Webinar On Biosolids And Sewage Sludge Impacts On Farms In Pennsylvania. 7:00 p.m.
June 2-- In-Person. DEP To Host Informal Conference, Hearing On Permit To Add 4,342 Acres To Rosebud Clymer A Coal Mine In Cherryhill Twp., Indiana County
June 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Randy D. Martin ramartin@pa.gov. (formal notice)
June 4-5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference. Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County.
June 9-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
-- PA US Sen. Fetterman Introduces Legislation To Promote Development Of LNG Natural Gas Export Facilities; LNG Facilities Proposed In PA Communities Already Overburdened By Pollution [PaEN]
-- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Details How Cuts In US House-Passed Farm Bill Will Hurt Farmers, Rural Communities [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For Coterra Energy, Inc. 4.9 Mile, 20-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Expand Operating 4 Mile, 16-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- LOTS HAPPENING! DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 16 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold June 23 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Mora Solar LLC 60 MW, 390-Acre Solar Energy Facility In Kidder Twp., Carbon County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Tentative Denial Of A Stormwater Permit For Stoneybrook Solar, LLC 20 MW Solar Energy Facility In Orange Twp., Columbia County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Utilities Chanceford 500kV Transmission Line Rebuild In York County Related To Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Host May 29 Webinar, 6 In-Person Local Workshops On Understanding PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Private Water Supplies; Free PFAS Water Testing [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Environmental Hearing Board Hears Appeal Of Denial Of Unsuitable For Coal Mining Designation For 11,000 Acres In Westmoreland County [Rustic Ridge Mine Expansion]
-- PennTAP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Small, Mid-Sized Industry Decarbonization Grants Thru Aug. 17 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Critical Somerset County Link In 9/11 Memorial Trail Inches Closer Between Great Allegheny Passage And Flight 93 National Memorial
-- TribLive: All-Terrain Wheelchairs Make Frick Park More Accessible For Everyone
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Opponents Of Massive A.I. Data Center Take Last Best Shot At Stopping Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County Proposal
-- Observer-Reporter: Amwell Twp. Supervisors Table Vote On A.I. Data Center Ordinance To Allow Community Feedback In Washington County
-- Scranton Times: Opponents Sound Off On Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Campus Noise Projections In Archbald [588 Backup Diesel Generators Tested Monthly Exempt From Noise Limits]
-- Morning Call: What Can Be Done About A.I. Data Centers In Lehigh Valley? Residents Get Some Answers At PA League Of Women Voters Town Hall
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Outpouring Of Frustration Over PA’s Rapid A.I. Data Center Growth At Citizens Online Town Hall Meeting
-- TribLive: For Residents Of Virginia’s ‘Data Center Alley,’ The Industry Underpins Economy - But With Costs
-- Environmental Defense Fund Blog: Pennsylvania PUC Moves To Protect Utility Customers From A.I. Data Center Costs With Model Tariff
-- Scranton Times: State House, Senate Candidates Stake Out Positions On A.I. Data Centers
-- Financial Times: Data Center Companies Score Win On Claiming Clean Energy Credits To Offset Use Of Natural Gas For Power Plants
-- Financial Times: NextEra And Dominion Energy In Talks Over Merger To Create $400 Billion US Utility Giant Driven By Data Center Power Demands [PDF of Article]
-- The Economist: Prepare For An A.I. Jobs Apocalypse - Governments Should Lay A Safety-Net
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 16: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday, Now $1.53/Gallon Higher To $4.64 Since Feb. 27 [Armstrong County Average Price Spikes To Highest at $4.91]
-- May 16: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.51 Ohio- $4.56 PA- $4.64
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: UGI Natural Gas Supply Cost For Default Customers Not Changing June 1; Will Be An Increase Dec. 1
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs- 17-- Dropped One From Last Week
-- Financial Times: NextEra And Dominion Energy In Talks Over Merger To Create $400 Billion US Utility Giant Driven By Data Center Power Demands [PDF of Article]
Other States/National/International
-- Financial Times: The Messy, Chaotic And Possibly Quixotic Quest To Phase Out Fossil Fuels; Inside Story Of A Climate Summit Like Any Other
Federal Administration
-- Inside Climate News: President’s Energy Policy Is Built On His Declaration Of An Energy Emergency, Federal Court Is Now Hearing The First Challenge To That Policy
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: Projected State Budget Deficit Of $5.7 Billion By Independent Fiscal Office Prompts Prediction Of [Another] ‘Crisis’ In Pennsylvania
-- Spotlight PA: State Police Take Blame For Failing To Notify Lawmakers About Violent Threats, Promise A Better Alert Process
-- Spotlight PA: ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, Sports Betting Interests Spending Millions Competing Over 3 Republican State Senate Primaries
-- TribLive Editorial: Do Wecht, Fetterman, Catena Point To Changing Democratic Party?
-- PA US Sen. Fetterman Introduces Legislation To Promote Development Of LNG Natural Gas Export Facilities; LNG Facilities Proposed In PA Communities Already Overburdened By Pollution [PaEN]
-- TribLive/PennLive: US Senate Democrats Rally Around Fetterman, Say Critics Need To ‘Show Some Respect’
-- TribLive: Bartolotta, Buchtan Square Off In Contentious Republican State Senate Primary In Washington County
-- The Economist: Prepare For An A.I. Jobs Apocalypse - Governments Should Lay A Safety-Net
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