-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Pennsylvania's Margaret Mead, World Renowned Cultural Anthropologist
House Voting Schedule
May 4, 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
-- Committee Schedule
Senate Voting Schedule
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
-- Committee Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
May 4-- NEW. [Agenda Changed] 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 5-- Agenda Posted. DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 5-- In-Person. PA Emergency Management Agency Flood Recovery Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Conference Room 112, 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
May 5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Pennsylvania Groundwater Symposium. Harrisburg.
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.
-- 130 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - May 4 [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 4 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 245: Expand Operating LLC Continuing Cleanup Of Ongoing Shale Gas Fracking Wastewater Release From Well Pad In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 25 to May 1: Violations For Conventional Well Abandonment Top 204; Cleaning Up Shale Gas Wastewater Release For 245 Days [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Gov. Shapiro Says Regulated Electric, Natural Gas, Water Utility System In PA Is ‘Broken’ In Letter To 24 Companies Laying Out New System To Rein In Corporate Profits
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak & Laura Legere: A.I. Data Center Power Demand May Extend Conemaugh, Keystone Coal-Fired Power Plant Operations, Jobs For Years - But At A Cost
-- LancasterOnline: Solar Energy Facilities vs. Farmland: Lancaster County Weighs Sheep Grazing As Energy Solution
-- Republican Herald: 2 Schuylkill Businesses Receive RISE PA State Grants To Cut Energy Costs
-- Post-Gazette Final Editorial: Goodbye, Pittsburgh [New Owners To Not Support Or Oppose Public Policies Or Candidates For Public Office]
-- Observer-Reporter: Safety A Priority On Montour Trail In Washington County
-- LancasterOnline- PJ Reilly: PA Streams Home To Plenty Of Brown Trout, But None Are ‘Native’
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald Is The Canary In The A.I. Data Center ‘Coal Mine;’ 90 Data Center Buildings Proposed In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- WVIA: Governor’s Office Removes Project Gravity 7 Building A.I. Data Center Project In Luzerne County From Fast Track Permitting Program Due To Lack Of Transparency [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Fast Track No More: State Kicks Project Gravity 7 Building A.I. Data Center Project In Archbald Out Of Fast Track Permitting Program
-- Maybe Folks Should Read This Article Again: The Guardian: Anthropic’s Claude A.I. Agent’s Confession After Deleting A Firm’s Entire Database: ‘I Violated Every Principle I Was Given’
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 4 [PaEN]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP follow-up inspection of Blackrock Enterprises, LLC conventional well in Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Twp. found well is still not plugged and abandoned, failed to submit annual reports for 990 days and counting. DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/5n6jtace
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of three WLH Land & Lumber LLC conventional wells in Venango County, Scrubgrass Twp. found wells abandoned, not plugged, no annual reports. Example DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/429kr8s4
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of Steven P. Beach conventional well in Erie County, North East Boro found the well abandoned, not plugged. Never inspected before. DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/3e5e8h4x
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of Leatherwood LLC conventional well site in Greene County, Morris Twp., found drilling mud, wastewater spills, unstable slope cuts, multiple violations. DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/2rnt485h
-- Today’s Violations: DEP notified by EQM Gathering OPCO LLC of pipeline right-of-way slope failures in Greene County, Aleppo Twp. from 2024 construction. DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/wx4eum9m
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC pipeline construction site in Washington County, Donegal Twp. found slope failure, multiple erosion & sedimentation violations. DEP inspection report. https://tinyurl.com/34y78z3e
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 3: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up Another 2 Cents A Gallon From Yesterday, Now $1.41/Gallon Higher To $4.52 Since Feb. 27 [PA Average Price Spikes 37 cents since last Saturday; Forest County, PA Average Price Highest at $4.69]
-- May 3: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.44 Ohio- $4.88 PA- $4.52
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Can One Of These Democrats Flip A Republican State Senate Seat In Upper Bucks, Lehigh?
-- Post-Gazette: Private Equity Bankruptcies Leave PA, OH Communities Trying To Resuscitate Hospitals
-- Post-Gazette Final Editorial: Goodbye, Pittsburgh [New Owners Do Not Support Or Oppose Public Policies Or Candidates For Public Office]
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