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“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]

House Voting Schedule

Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, March 3, 4, 5, 6

March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26

April 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 24

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

Budget Hearings February 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, March 4, 5, 6

March 24, 25, 26, 31

April 1, 2

May 5, 6, 7, 12, 13

June 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

February 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Click Here to join meeting online via Microsoft Teams or by telephone 267-332-8737 ID #: 320 494 978# Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171. [CNX Resource CEO Nicholas Deluliis scheduled to speak on “Radical Transparency” Read more here.]

February 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP State Board For Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Chambers, lchambers@pa.gov or (717) 772-5158.

February 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. Contact: Robert Haines, robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565. [Note: Chapter 102, 105 Permitting Initiatives]

February 13-- Virtual. Dept. Of Health, Penn State Project ECHO Host Webinar On Caring For Persons Living And Working In Communities Involved In Oil & Natural Gas Extraction. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 8 [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 100 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- CNX Resources CEO Nicholas Deluliis To Speak At Feb. 11 DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting On ‘Radical Transparency’ [PaEN]

-- What The Shale Gas Industry Leaves Behind: DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co. Failed To Comply With Act 2 Cleanup Standards At The Greenzweig Shale Gas Wastewater Impoundment In Bradford County After 5 Years [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets March 11 Environmental Justice Office Hearing On Air Quality Permit For New Pollution Control Devices At Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Pennsylvania’s New Energy Plan A ‘Betrayal’ To Those On Front Lines, Critics Say

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Energy Mandate To Expand Energy Production - By Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PJM Power Grid Presents A Math Problem For Pennsylvania To Meet Peak Electricity Demands

-- MCall: As Energy Costs Rise, Politicians, Advocates, Utilities Debate Consumer Protections And Unpaid Bills; LNG Gas Exports Driving Consumer Prices Higher

-- TribLive: Keeping The Electric Grid Humming Is Costing Consumers More

-- TribLive Editorial: State Utility Consumer Advocate Should Be Independent