-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
March 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 289 (Briggs-D-Montgomery) establishing requirements for radon testing and mitigation in schools; House Bill 2161 (Salisbury-D-Allegheny) Requiring public utilities to replace trees on public property if requested by a municipality; House Bill 2229 (Mako-R- Lehigh) Provides for spill notification requirements by DEP to municipalities; House Bill 2246 (Webster-R-Montgomery) Provides for water withdrawal oversight for data centers. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 10:30: House Energy Committee informational meeting on the PA Energy Development Authority. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 24-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D-Allegheny) establishing a regulatory framework for geothermal energy for residential, commercial and industrial uses. Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 25-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. Register to join the meeting online. Contact: Nicole Faraguna 717-346-7636 or cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here on agenda.
April 16-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. 10:00. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
April 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- March 23 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 14 to 20 - Conventional Well Owners Failed To Comply With Orders To Plug Wells, Restore Drilling Sites; Stop Gas From Bubbling Out Of The Ground [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 21 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For 5-Mile Long Expand Operating LLC Water Pipeline To Support Shale Gas Development In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued Chapter 105 Permit For Homer City Generation LP A.I. Data Center Campus Natural Gas Power Plant Site In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 21 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For The Limerick 67 MW PECO Energy Transmission Line Crossing The Schuylkill River In Chester, Montgomery Counties [PaEN]
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Northwest Area H.S. Students In Luzerne County Win Statewide Green Energy Competition, Move On To National Competition
-- Pittsburgh Public Source: How Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Has Polluted More Than Permits Allow With No New Fines For 3 Years; Environmental Groups Filed Lawsuit
-- Technical.ly: PA Turnpike Built Its Own Data Center Powered By A Solar Microgrid With Energy To Spare
-- PennLive: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Accident Changed The Country Nearly 50 Years Ago
-- Reading Eagle: Proposed Upper Bern Twp. Proposed Federal ICE Warehouse Detention Center Sparks Water, Traffic And Tax Concerns In Berks County
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Needs Sand, A Petition Might Help Restore Federal Funding For It
-- LancasterOnline: Numbers Of Migrating Snow Geese Declining At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Seeks State Funding To Update Land Use Plan, Zoning Ordinances To Address A.I. Data Centers
-- Pottstown Mercury: Model Data Center Zoning Ordinances Coming To The Fore [PDF of Article]
-- Technical.ly: PA Turnpike Built Its Own Data Center Powered By A Solar Microgrid With Energy To Spare
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 23 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 23: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Still Going Up-- 83 Cents/Gallon To $3.94 Since Feb. 27
-- March 23: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.95 Ohio- $3.71 PA- $3.94
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- WPost: [War Profits:] US Natural Gas Exporters At Least One Winner From President’s War With Iran
-- Bloomberg: Oil, Natural Gas Prices Drop As President Says Talks To End War Against Iran Underway; Iran Denies Talks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Parodies, Chatbot Phone Banks - How A.I. Is Popping Up In PA Elections
-- TribLive Editorial: Should Pittsburgh Public Schools Close For The NFL Draft?
-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Raved About His Gun Tracing Database, Then It Vanished And Nobody Will Say What Happened
-- Reading Eagle: Proposed Upper Bern Twp. Proposed Federal ICE Warehouse Detention Center Sparks Water, Traffic And Tax Concerns In Berks County
-- Inquirer: As President’s Rudderless War On Iran Rages On; Republican Lawmakers Ratchet Up Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
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