-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY: In-Person. Carnegie Mellon University, Center For Coalfield Justice Community-Centered A.I. Infrastructure Summit. Mellon Institute Auditorium, Pittsburgh. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 5-- NEW. House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a meeting to consider Senate Bill 403 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing a Chapter 105 continuous stream maintenance permit for PennDOT and municipalities to allow for stream clearance activities. [The bill was the subject of a discharge resolution and an amendment will be offered.] Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
October 5-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a hearing on road spreading oil and gas wastewater and DEP’s new “mineral brine” conventional well permit. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read background here.
October 6-- House Energy Committee will hold an informational meeting on electric reliability and the PUC’s Assessing Electricity Resource Adequacy in Pennsylvania and PJM report. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
October 6-- In-Person. 27+ Citizen, Environmental Groups To Hold No Data Center Rally Oct. 6 Main Capitol Rotunda In Harrisburg. 12:30 p.m.
October 7-- In-Person. 500 Feet Isn't Enough! The Protective Buffers PA Coalition Will Hold A Rally At The State Capitol In Harrisburg Calling For Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Drilling To Protect Public Health, The Environment. 12:30 p.m.
October 13-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
October 13-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m.
October 14-- In-Person. DEP Public Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County. Homer Center High School Auditorium, 70 Wildcat Lane, Homer City. 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
October 21-- House Energy Committee meeting. Information Meeting Agenda TBA. Click Here to watch online.
-- PUC Holds Oct. 7 Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads [PaEN]
-- PUC To Seek Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves UGI Gas Rate Increase Of 5.7%; Increase In Monthly Residential Customer Care From $16.25 to $20; Add A Weather Normalization Surcharge Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: Settlement Reduces UGI Gas Rate Increase, Spreads Out Impact To Customer Bills
-- AP: Pennsylvania, Other States Sue President’s EPA Over Eliminating Rule That Limits Emissions From Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants
-- State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Emergency Response Grants [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshops On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities Oct. 29 In Allentown, Oct. 30 In Nazareth [PaEN]
-- PUC Finalizes Updated Regulations For Commission Procedures And Formal Proceedings
-- October 3 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- PEMA, DEP, Local Officials Celebrate Completion Of Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Rehab Project To Provide Clean Drinking Water, Protect From Flooding In Lycoming County [video + photos]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission News: Recognizing 30 Years Of Hope, Hard Work - Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Fighting For Freshwater Mussels; Funding Healthier Waterways
-- Observer-Reporter: Meeting Oct. 8 On Lyme Disease In Washington County
-- TheDerrick.com: Venango Conservation District Invites Residents To Participate In Native Plant Swap Program To Combat Invasive Species
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 1-7: Bright Fall Colors Development Across Northern Tier Counties [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Western PA Canoe And Kayak Access Projects [PaEN]
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Environmental Literacy Questionnaire Now Available; Fall Teaching Ideas; Professional Development Workshops
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: PPL Joint Venture Invitium Energy Could Acquire More Than A Quarter Of Fell Twp. For Natural Gas Data Center Power Plants In Lackawanna County
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Bear Creek Twp. May Restrict A.I. Data Centers To Current Industrial Zone In Luzerne County
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Data Center Foes In Middlesex Twp. Ask Court To Halt Site Work While Appeal Plays Out In Cumberland County
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Has The Energy And The Workers - Now It Needs The Electric Grid - By Terrance J. Fitzpatrick, Former Chair Of The PA Public Utility Commission
Storms/Power Outages
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 2: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.50/Gallon - $1.39/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County $4.77 Highest Average Price]
-- October 2: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.39 Ohio- $4.16 PA- $4.50
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Farmers Under Pressure As Fuel, Other Prices Rise: ‘There’s Not Much Of A Profit To Be Made’
-- Observer-Reporter: Farmers Face Higher Costs As Price Of Diesel Skyrockets: ‘It Could Get Ugly’
-- Inquirer: Affordability Is On Voters’ Minds In PA Swing Districts As The Cost Of Gasoline, Groceries Skyrockets
-- AP: US Households Will Pay More For Energy Because Of President’s Policy Changes, Nonpartisan Think Tank Says [What President’s Policies Cost Pennsylvanians ]
-- Financial Times: US Refiners Reap Windfall Profits As Wars Push Up Fuel Prices For Consumers
Federal Administration
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Farmers Under Pressure As Fuel, Other Prices Rise: ‘There’s Not Much Of A Profit To Be Made’
-- Observer-Reporter: Farmers Face Higher Costs As Price Of Diesel Skyrockets: ‘It Could Get Ugly’
-- Inquirer: Affordability Is On Voters’ Minds In PA Swing Districts As The Cost Of Gasoline, Groceries Skyrockets
-- AP: US Households Will Pay More For Energy Because Of President’s Policy Changes, Nonpartisan Think Tank Says [What President’s Policies Cost Pennsylvanians ]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports September State Tax Revenues Were Above IFO Estimates By $384 Million (8.6%); Year-To-Date Revenues Above Estimates By $452 Million (4.2%)
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