-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
September 9, 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
August 11-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. [Radiological Health/Radon Fees, Fiberglass Storage Tanks Petition]
August 11-13-- In-Person. Penn State Ag Progress Days
August 12-- House, Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee joint informational meeting. Red Barn Annex - Ag Progress Day, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
August 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m. [Data Center Discussion With Governor’s Office Representative]
August 13-- DCNR Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program grant applications. 6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 11:00 a.m. Contacts: Ryan Bortnyk at (717) 783-3331, rbortnyk@pa.gov or Rebecca Bowen at (717) 772-0258, rebbowen@pa.gov. (formal notice)
August 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.
August 19-- Solarize Greater Philadelphia, Partners Host Webinar For Municipalities On How To Take Advantage Of Solar Energy To Make Energy Costs More Predictable. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
August 20-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m. Remote Option To Be Available. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
August 20-- DEP Meeting/hearing On Water Quality Permits For Carbon Node East Data Center Proposal In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon County. Panther Valley Jr./Sr. High School located at 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 7:00 p.m. hearing.
-- 107 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - August 10 [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 10 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- Permits Flying Out The Door! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 8 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A 3rd Expand Operating LLC 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Wysox Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Lots, Lots Going On! DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For New US Steel Hot Strip Mill With Special Conditions In Braddock Boro, Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Hauto Frackville Transmission Line Project To Serve A.I. Data Center In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Bushkill Falls To Birchwood Lakes Electric Substations In Pike County [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising, And How Pennsylvania Can Fix It By Pairing Solar Energy With Energy Storage - By Tim Pawlenty, Solar Energy Industries Assn.
-- DCNR, Local Partners Celebrate Third Outdoors For All Day In Harrisburg [Video + Photos]
-- WNEP: Native American Culture Celebrated At The Rhythms Of The Land Event In Scranton
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Data Center Developers Want 6 of 7 Archbald Boro Council Members To Recuse Themselves From Voting On Their Proposal Due To ‘Unreasonable Bias;’ ‘It’s Like Accusing A Community Of An Unreasonable Bias Against Arson’
-- Post-Gazette: Amazon Eyeing 3,200 Acre Homer City Data Center Site In Indiana County For Possible A.I. Data Center
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 10 [PaEN]
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Post-Gazette: A Year After Deadly US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion, Heartache And Trauma Linger
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 9: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday To $4.11/Gallon - $1.00/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.32]
-- August 9: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.01 Ohio- $3.90 PA- $4.11
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
Federal Administration
-- The Guardian: Greenland Issues ‘Strong Warning’ As Oil Company Linked To US President Prepares To Drill Without Approval
-- Wall Street Journal: President To Impose 15% Tariff, Set Minimum Prices On Solar Panels, Components [Continuing President’s Effort To Raise The Cost Of The Cheapest Electric Generation In US]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Can Protect Immigrant Families - He Should Act Now - By Andrea Pena-Vasquez, PA Immigrant Coalition
-- York Daily Record Editorial: Our Nation Should Keep Its Promise To Our Haitian Neighbors
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Editorial: We Have Concerns About President’s Administration Deregulating Head Start; There Is Ample Evidence This Is A Back-Door Attempt To Destroy The Program
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