-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
May 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
May 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
TODAY 11:30: Citizens To Save Allegheny Mountain Press Conference At PA Capitol East Wing Rotunda On PA Turnpike Plan To Carve Massive, Miles-Long Open Gash Thru The Allegheny Mountain. 11:30 a.m.
POSTPONED PROBABLY TO MAY 6: House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2450 (Mehaffie-R- Dauphin) increases and makes other changes to the fees for nuclear power plants to fund safety and emergency preparedness programs; House Bill 2264 (Davidson-D-Cumberland) establishes requirements for regulating virtual power plants [draft amendment] [draft amendment]; House Bill 2429 (Cerrato-D-Montgomery) requires utilities to publish accessible maps showing distribution system hosting capacity [draft amendment]. [Temporarily removed from agenda: House Bill 2348 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) makes numerous changes to PUC net metering requirements [draft amendment]] Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
May 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Fernando Treviño, Special Deputy Secretary, (717) 783-7753, FTrevinoMa@pa.gov. (formal notice)
May 7-- Agenda Posted. DEP Public Water System Technical Advisory Center Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.9:00 a.m.
May 7-- In-Person. PA Emergency Management Agency Flood Recovery Workshop. Allegheny Co Public Safety Center, 150 Hookstown Grade Road, Coraopolis. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
May 7-- Virtual. POWER Interfaith Webinar On Energy Rate Cases And Energy Affordability Advocacy At The PUC. 6:00 p.m.
May 7-- Tri-County Regional Planning Commission 60th Anniversary Luncheon featuring guest speaker Jill Whitcomb, DEP Deputy Secretary for Water Programs. Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
May 8-- Virtual. Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Host May 8 Online Southeast PA Environmental Movement Committee Meeting On A.I. Data Centers, Chester Incinerator, LNG Gas Terminal Proposals. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
May 11-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge. Central Columbia High School Auditorium 4777 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg. 5:00 p.m. open house. 7:00 p.m. hearing.
May 12-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)
May 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more on agenda.
May 12-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For the 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Power Plant In Indiana County. Indiana Theater, 637 Philadelphia Street in Indiana. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
-- PA House Passes Bills To Establish Framework For Developing Clean, Safe Geothermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, Retooling PA Energy Financing Authority [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Federal Grant To Pay For DEP ‘Enhanced’ Geothermal Energy Project Using CNX Shale Gas Well In North Mahoning Twp., Indiana County
-- Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Pass Bills Giving PUC Authority To Regulate Data Centers, Prohibit Nondisclosure Agreements, Promote Clean Energy To Reduce Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center: Learn How To Advocate For REAL Energy Independence For PA At May 16 In-Person Workshop In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee ‘Smart Deal’ For PA Communities - By Jim Welty Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition [Inconsistent Revenue Is Feast Or Famine For Communities ]
-- DEP Reminder: May 11 Meeting/Hearing On North Centre Twp. Hazardous Sites PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination In Columbia County
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April: RISE PA Decarbonization Grants; Clean Water Grants; Sojourns; Western PA Awards [PaEN]
-- Register Now! Choose Clean Water Coalition 2026 Choose Clean Water Conference Set For May 18-20 In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Emphasizes Importance Of Drinking Water Week
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Field Project Examines What ‘Thriving Ag’ Could Look Like In The Future
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Others Challenge EPA Repeal Of Climate Endangerment Finding
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Adams County Facility To Burn Chicken Manure To Generate Energy, Reduce Nitrogen Sits Idle For Nearly A Decade
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Names Katie Cassidy New Deputy Director
-- America250PA And Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award $32,500 For Community Improvement Grants [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Launches ‘Alleygators’ Program To Help Residents Clear Trash, Vegetation From Alleys
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Caily Grube Creating Lasting Impact Beyond Litter Cleanup At Allegheny CleanWays
-- Environmental Groups, Gannon University Held 2nd Annual Nurdle Hunt To Document Microplastic Pollution In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Group Fighting PA Turnpike Plan To Cut Massive Slash Thru Allegheny Mountain
-- PennLive: Group Fights PA Turnpike Plan To Cut Massive Slash Thru Allegheny Mountain: ‘Scar On The Landscape’
-- Ruffed Grouse Society, Upland Bird Hunt Chapter Invites Volunteers To May 9 Planting For Wildlife In Forest County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Lock Haven University Campus Student Research On Freshwater Mussels Bridges Gap Between Student Science, Large-Scale Conservation In Susquehanna Watershed [PDF of Article]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Susquehanna University Relocate 50+ Stranded Fish From Fabridam At Shikellamy State Park In Northumberland County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive: New 10 Building A.I. Data Center Complex Proposed In Watts Twp., Perry County By Baltimore Developer
-- LancasterOnline: PPL Electric Default Service Customers To See 1.5% Increase In What They Pay For Electricity They Use Starting June 1
-- Scranton Times: Luzerne County Community College Held Roundtable With PA US Sen. McCormick On Energy Regulations, A.I. Data Centers
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Administration Sues A.I. ‘Doctors’ For Practicing Unlicensed Medicine In PA
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 5: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Climbs 5 More Cents Yesterday, Now $1.46/Gallon Higher To $4.57 Since Feb. 27 [Clarion PA Average Price Highest at $4.71]
-- May 5: My neighborhood Sheetz in Harrisburg Jumped 20 cents/gallon yesterday
-- May 5: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.48 Ohio- $4.83 PA- $4.57
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive/PennLive: 6 Arrested At PA Capital Protest Urging Ban On Money Gifts To Lawmakers
-- MSN: Democratic Candidate For PA US Senate Arrested For Threatening President, Member Of Congress, Family
-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: Sen. Fetterman Says He’s Not Switching Parties, But Republicans Are Courting Him Anyway
-- The Center Square: PA Has Most Democrats In ‘Red To Blue’ Congressional Election Campaigns
-- LancasterOnline: PA House Republicans Vote Against Bill To Prevent White Nationalist Groups From Creating Their Own Housing Communities
-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: A Republican Party I No Longer Recognize - It’s Not About The Principles You Once Said You Believed In Anymore - By Ann S. Womble, Former Chair, Lancaster Republican Committee [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Administration Sues A.I. ‘Doctors’ For Practicing Unlicensed Medicine In PA
-- Erie Times: PA Officials Say Food Stamp Fraud Cases Total $10 Million Over Past 3 Years
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