-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
October 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
October 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY Call Of Chair: NEW. House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 980 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) limiting the distribution and use of firefighting foam and protective equipment containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ [To refer to the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee] Room G-50 Irvis Building. Call of the Chair. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 9:30: In-Person/Virtual. PUC Holds Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads. 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Recycling Fund Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.(formal notice) [Draft Co-Product Regulation Changes Available] Read more here.
TODAY 12:30: 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 8-- Virtual. Agenda Posted. PA Energy Development Agency meeting. 9:00 a.m. Click Here for instructions for joining online. Contact: Abbey Cadden 717-787-4936 or acadden@pa.gov. (formal notice)
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-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m. [Note: Revision of EQB Rulemaking Petition Policy Is On The Agenda]
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.
-- In Memoriam: Marv Woodall, Heritage Conservancy’s Chairman Emeritus
-- House Hearing II: Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Creates An Aerosol Mist Carrying Pollution Through The Air And Into My Lungs - By Siri Lawson, Warren County Resident [PaEN]
-- House Hearing III: Protect PT: For Too Long The Oil & Gas Industry Has Used Our Southwest PA Communities As Dumping Grounds For Their Waste - Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Banned [PaEN]
-- House Hearing I: DEP Allows The Use Of Contaminated Water From New 'Mineral Brine' Conventional Wells On Roads, While Prohibiting Contaminated Water With The Same Harmful Pollutants On Roads From Other Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Barbara Laxon: A Retiree’s Quest To Help Track Down PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US DOE Secretary Tours Buckeye Pipeline Terminal In Coraopolis, Allegheny County
-- Hundreds Of Protesters Tell Governor Shapiro, Legislators, “We Won’t Back Down;” Call For Data Center Moratorium [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Calls For Preemption Of Local Decisions On Needed Electric Generation Facilities; A Firm Bring Your Own Power Before Data Centers Connect To The Grid; PUC Study Identifies 21 Potential Generation Sites [PaEN]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Action Celebrates PA House Passage Of Battery Storage Legislation With Bipartisan Support [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Awards $347,832 Grant To Clearfield Creek Watershed Assn. For Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Cambria County
-- ABCNews: Abandoned Mines Causing Sinkholes, Other Incidents Across The Country [PA Included]
-- Stroud Water Research Center Comments On DEP Biosolids Permits: High Rate Of PFAS Contamination Already Found On Most Farm Fields Treated With Biosolids, Tighter Controls Needed
-- Tribune-Democrat: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Banned From Firefighting Foam, With Exceptions, In Sen. Yaw’s Legislation
-- The Center Square: 4 Of Top 10 Most Expensive Water Companies Are In PA, Study Finds
-- PA Solar Center: North Side Christian Health Center Solar Energy/Battery Project Helps Ensure Uninterrupted Access To Healthcare In Pittsburgh
-- Reminder: DEP Now Accepting Environmental Education Grants Until Nov. 13
-- TheDerrick.com: The Effort To Preserve Cook Forest Began 100 Years Ago In Clarion, Forest, Jefferson Counties
-- Health Department, DCNR Award $300,000 To Support 4 Local Projects To Improve Walking, Biking Networks To Boost Physical Activity
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Logperch Fish Recovering In Pennsylvania, Feds Say
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Hundreds Of Protesters Tell Governor Shapiro, Legislators, “We Won’t Back Down;” Call For Data Center Moratorium [PaEN]
-- Erie Times/USAToday: Capitol Rally Pushes Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Moratorium; Protesters Compare Data Centers To Unfulfilled Promises Of Jobs, Eco-Friendly Of Shale Gas Fracking Industry
-- The Center Square: Disgust, Frustration, Concern Over A.I. Data Centers Unleashed In State Capitol
-- PA Capital-Star: A Call For Gov. Shapiro And State Lawmakers To Pass An A.I. Data Center Moratorium In PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Protesters Demand Legislative Action On A.I. Data Center Moratorium
-- Pittsburgh’s Public Source: Records Reveal Sprawling 28 Building A.I. Data Center And 1 GW Natural Gas Power Plant Plans In Elizabeth Twp., Allegheny County; Township Town Hall Meeting Oct. 13
-- Scranton Times: Archbald Planning Commission Meets Today [Oct. 7] To Discuss Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Proposal; Developer Proposes Using 430 MW Of Batteries As Backup Power
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Hanover Twp. To Consider A.I. Data Center Overlay District On Former Coal Mining Land In Luzerne County
-- Williamsport Sun: City Of Williamsport Council Finalizes Draft Zoning Ordinance For A.I. Data Centers In Lycoming County
-- TribLive: Ross Township Commissioners Consider Need For A.I. Data Center Regulations In Allegheny County
-- Morning Call: What’s It Like Living In The Shadow Of An A.I. Data Center? These New Jersey Residents Know
-- Washington Post - Salena Zito: In Pennsylvania, Gov. Shapiro Faces A Data Center Controversy Burning Where Coal Once Did
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Virginia Energy Plan Takes ‘Clean First, Least Cost’ Approach To Meeting Clean Energy Goals, Rising Data Center Energy Demand
-- Washington Post Guest Essay: Technology Improvements Will Mean A.I. Data Center Facilities Will Shrink Considerably Resembling Today’s Dreary Indoor Shopping Malls - By Todd G. Buchholz, Former White House Director Of Economic Policy
-- Asset Leadership Network: Root Cause Of Energy Unaffordability In PA - Kabuki Theater In Public Utility Ratemaking - And Bad Decision Making - By Richard C. Culbertson, Senior Fellow
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 7: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down Another Penny Since Yesterday $4.45/Gallon - $1.34/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County $4.71 Highest Average Price]
-- October 7: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.36 Ohio- $3.74 PA- $4.45
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Podcast: Paying More For Less - The Rising Cost Of Home Natural Gas From Utilities
-- US EIA Winter Residential Heating Cost Outlook Based On Forecast Temperatures In Northeast: Natural Gas 14% Lower; Propane 15% Lower; Electricity 3% Lower; Heating Oil 21% Higher
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Washington Post - Salena Zito: In Pennsylvania, Gov. Shapiro Faces A Data Center Controversy Burning Where Coal Once Did
-- TribLive: Republican Rep. Bernstine Accused Of Making Slurs About Gay Colleague Resigns From House Committees
-- Beaver Times: Republican Rep. Bernstein Shared Snapchat Videos Enticing Son, 5, To Smoke A Cigar: ‘Hit It Harder’ [Oct. 7, 2020]
-- Bloomberg: Stock Trades By PA Republican Congressman Rob Bresnahan Put Seat In Play
-- WESA: Union Celebrates Legal Win As US Supreme Court Rejects Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Appeal
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