-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
-- Adjourned to Sept. 28 - Call Of The House Speaker
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
-- Call Of The Senate President Pro Tempore
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: State Budget Marathon Continues!
TODAY 10:30: DCNR Delaware Canal State Park Advisory Committee meeting. Delaware Canal State Park, Bucks & Northampton Counties. 10:30 a.m. Contact for Location: 610-982-5560 or ra-nrspdela@pa.gov. (formal notice)
July 10-- Telephonic. Public Utility Commission Hearing On PPL Condemnation Of 30 Properties For The Sugarloaf 500/230KV Transmission Line In Luzerne County To Serve Data Centers 10:00 a.m.
July 14-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. Read more here on agenda.
July 14-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar: Preview Of 2026 Watershed-Friendly Tree And Shrub Sale To Help You Choose Plants Confidently. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
July 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.
July 15-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing Packages Available From Penn State's Agricultural Analytical Services Lab. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
July 15-16-- In-Person. PA Sea Grant Aquaponics Educator Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie.
July 16-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Uniontown, Fayette County. 1:00 p.m.
July 16-- In-Person. Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For At Moravian University
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules DEP Must Accept Unsuitable For Coal Mining Petition By Mountain Watershed Association For Review Covering Watershed That Includes The Proposed Rustic Ridge #2 Coal Mine In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Alert: Amendment In Congress Would Strip Delaware River Basin Commission Of Its Authority To Enforce The Ban On Oil & Gas Fracking In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Shell Petrochemical Plant Promised On Economic Renaissance, Beaver County Is Still Falling Behind
-- The Allegheny Front: What A Federal Court Ruling Upholding Federal Particulate Matter Air Standards Means For Pennsylvania
-- RegenAll And Chestnut Housing Partner To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Affordable Housing Units In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Oct. 14-16 In Columbus, Ohio [PaEN]
-- Franklin & Marshall College: Legacy Sediments And Stream And Wetland Restoration In Lancaster County [Video]
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA To Hold State Technical Committee Meeting July 15 In Harrisburg
-- Centre Daily Times: A.I. Now Plays A Role In Sorting Recyclables In Centre County Refuse & Recycling Authority System
-- DCNR Resource Highlights Statewide Outdoors For All Events; Wildlife Corridors; Trail Of The Year Nominations; Making State Parks, Forests More Accessible [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Hosts July 27 Webinar On Outdoor Participation Trends And What They Mean For Your Business [PaEN]
-- TribLive: West Mifflin Segment Of Great Allegheny Passage Trail To Close Temporarily For Maintenance In Westmoreland County
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Beach Ranked No. 1 In US For Etiquette; No. 71 Overall
-- York Daily Record: Police Seek Identity Of Dirt Bike Rider Accused Of Shooting At Vehicle
-- Penn State Extension To Host Inaugural Keystone Invasive Species Forum Sept. 16 In Boalsburg, Centre County [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Efforts In Pennsylvania Are Helping Bats Survive Deadly Fungus
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Field Notes - Summertime Return To Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area In Lebanon County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: July 10 Archbald Community Day To Celebrate Town, Raise Money Against 51 A.I. Data Center Buildings
-- Scranton Times: Read The Report On Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Centers’ Pollution And Health Risks From 14 Data Center Buildings, Nearly 600 Diesel Generators In Archbald [PDF of Report]
-- Scranton Times: Take The Survey: Share Your Thoughts On A.I. Data Centers In NE PA
-- Morning Call: South Whitehall Twp. Residents Prepare For Expensive Battle Against Atlas 1.5 Million Square Foot A.I. Data Center Next To Parkland High School
-- TheDerrick.com: A.I. Data Center Discourse: Scrubgrass Township Special Meeting Addresses Supervisors’ Plans In Venango County [Part I]
-- Penn State Extension: How A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Residential Electricity Bills
-- PennLive: Rare Bacteria Contaminating Water Traced To A.I. Data Center Construction Project In Wyoming
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: PA Mineral SVCS LLC failed to comply with 2022 Consent Order to restore conventional well site in Westmoreland County, Derry Twp. after plugging well in 2025. In violation of Order for 216 days and counting. DEP compliance evaluation.
Storms/Power Outages
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 1,139 Households Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 7,870 Households Without Power - July 8 - 7:00 a.m.
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 38,081 Households Without Power - July 7 - 7:00 a.m.
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 105,571 Households Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 425 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 4,746 Customers Without Power - July 8 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 24,177 Customers Without Power - July 7 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 75,046 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 678 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 2,993 Customers Without Power - July 8 - 7:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 10,192 Customers Without Power - July 7 - 7:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 28,709 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 32 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 55 Customers Without Power - July 8 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 123 Customers Without Power - July 7 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 3,359 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- July 9: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up Again - 1 Penny Since Yesterday, Now $3.99/Gallon - $.89/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.37]
-- July 9: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.84 Ohio- $3.70 PA- $3.99
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- PennLive: ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gasoline Stations Promoted By White House To Sell Cheaper Gas In PA
Federal Administration [926 Days Remaining]
-- EPA Announces $3.6 Million In Funding For Small Businesses Developing Innovative Environmental Technologies
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- State Budget: Stephen Caruso - @StephenJ_Caruso: News: State senators have been told to return to Harrisburg Friday for a weekend of budget votes, two sources told me. More TK.
-- Erie Times: Stacy Garrity, From PA State Treasurer To Republican Nominee For Governor
-- PennLive: Federal Judge Lets Shapiro Neighbor’s Lawsuit Proceed Against Governor Personally, Not In His Official Capacity
-- KYW: Delaware County Man Arrested For Threatening To Burn Down PA Governor’s Residence In Harrisburg
-- City & State PA: One Year Later, PA’s Congressional Delegation Still Split On Impacts Of Congressional Republican Medical Insurance, Food Stamp Other Changes
-- PA Capital-Star: 98,000 Fewer Pennsylvanians On Food Stamps One Year After Congressional Republican Changes
-- Time Magazine Guest Essay: We’re Conservative Republicans, The SAVE Voting Act In Congress Is A Mistake - By Former PA Gov. Tom Corbett & Reid Ribbe, Former Wisconsin Republican Congressman
-- PennLive Editorial: The Bhutanese Fled Persecution Once, They Shouldn’t Face It Again Here In US
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