-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
March 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
Senate Voting Schedule
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
March 24-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee meets to consider -- Senate Bill 403 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act to authorize the issues of continuous stream maintenance permits; Senate Bill 404 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act to provide for county conservation district stream reconstruction emergency permit programs; Senate Bill 109 (Laughlin-R-Erie) reducing the fee for Lake Erie groin structures from $750 to $250 per year; Senate Bill 349 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing bonding and other decommissioning requirements for utility-scale solar energy facilities. Senate Rules Committee Room. Off the Floor. No video coverage. [Note: Senate Bills 403 & 404 are also on the Senate Appropriations Committee agenda for March 24.]
March 24-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 403 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act to authorize the issues of continuous stream maintenance permits; Senate Bill 404 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) amending the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act to provide for county conservation district stream reconstruction emergency permit programs. Senate Rules Committee Room. Off the Floor. No video coverage.
March 24-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technologies & Utilities Committee informational meeting on Public Utility Commission. Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 24-25-- PA Solar Center, Partners Host PA Renewables Summit & Lobby Day In Harrisburg.
March 25-- PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. 3:00 p.m. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr, Erie
March 26-- NEW. Senate Game & Fisheries Committee hearing on annual reports of Game Commission and Fish and Boat Commission. Room 8E-B East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 26-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here. (formal notice)
April 1-- DEP To Host Webinar On New Program To Reduce Methane Pollution From Oil And Gas Operations. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 1-- Environmental Health Project Webinar On What The Shapiro Administration Can Do To Better Protect Public Health From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 115 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- With Some Federal Recreation Facilities Closed Due To Staff, Funding Cuts, DCNR Encourages Pennsylvanians To Explore Options At State Parks, Forests [PaEN]
-- Abandoned Mine Post: Foundation For PA Watersheds Offers Help To Groups With Projects Caught In Federal Funding Freeze [PaEN]
-- Senate Environmental Committee Meets March 24 On Stream ‘Cleaning,’ Solar Energy Facility Decommissioning, Lake Erie Groin Fee Bills [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In January [PaEN]
-- Our Solar PA Coalition Highlights How Community Solar Energy Legislation Is A People-Centered Solution For Clean Energy [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Pittsburgh Airport’s Microgrid Prevents Heathrow-Like Outages
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Report: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Could Be Up For Sale
-- TribLive: Schedule Set For Demolition Of Fmr Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Stacks, Towers [Power Plant Is Converting To Gas]
-- PennLive: Wilson Creek Energy/Corsa Coal Laying Off 300+ Workers In Somerset County And Maryland
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: How Lead Pollution Impacts Infrant Health
-- Spotlight PA - Marley Parish: Customers Of Rural Centre County Water System May See New Investments As Temporary Takeover Begins By PA American Water
-- Observer-Reporter: Troubled East Dunkard Water Authority Can’t Change Hands Quickly Enough
-- Scranton Times: Keystone Landfill Looks To Send Wastewater Through Throop’s Sewer System
-- TribLive: Upscale, Nature-Inspired Housing Plan Progresses In Fox Chapel, Allegheny County
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $1.8 Million Federal Grant To North American Land Trust To Help Preserve Historic Farm In Chester County
-- DCNR: Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Creating Job Training, Conservation Opportunities For More Young People
-- Warren Times: DEP, Corps Of Engineers Permits For Warren Allegheny River Recreation Access In Hand
-- Discover NE PA: Mountain Biking Along The Back Mountain Trail
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: It’s Spring! Enjoy The Outdoors And Learn Too With Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Activities, Events
-- DEP: Third Peregrine Falcon Egg Arrives At Rachel Carson Building Nest In Harrisburg
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.12 Ohio- $3.07 PA- $3.22
-- Baker Hughes: 15 PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - Same For 14 Weeks
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Hold Near 3-Week Low On Record Output, Mild Weather
New Federal Administration
-- Inquirer: MAGA, Musk Are After The Game Commission For Taking Away Deer Domesticated By PA Woman As Government Overreach
-- Environmental Defense Fund Files Lawsuit Challenging EPA’s Unlawful Delay Of Climate Pollution Reporting
-- Wall Street Journal: Oil/Gas Companies Seek President’s Help To Thwart Climate Lawsuits, State Climate Superfund Laws [PDF of Article ]
-- EPA: ICYMI: Exclusive Coverage On EPA’s Historic Day Of Regulation
-- EPA: What They Are Saying: Leaders Applaud EPA’s Historic Deregulatory Actions To Power The Great American Comeback [PA Cong. John Joyce (R-PA)]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Shapiro To Consider Legal Action If Federal Education Cuts Affect PA Students
-- TribLive: Shapiro Touts A.I. Program For State Employees During Visit To Carnegie Mellon
-- WHYY: Gun Owners Rarely Use Firearms For Self-Defense, Rutgers Report Shows
-- PennLive Editorial: Federal ICE’s Gestapo Tactics With PA’s Bhutanese Community Mark A Shameful Era In American History
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Faith Leaders Confront Possibility Of Immigration Raids In Houses Of Worship
-- PennLive: Republican US Senator McCormick Defends President’s War On DEI
-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman Still At Center Of Democratic Infighting
-- Tribune-Democrat: Impact Of US Education Dept.’s Ordered Closure Unclear In PA
-- Tribune-Democrat: Federal Fallout: Lessons Learned During Pandemic Could Frame Local Response To Expected Funding Cuts [PDF of Article]
-- The Derrick: Opposition To Musk, DOGE Voice Concerns In Oil City, Franklin
-- Inquirer: PA Mushroom Industry Faces Urgent Labor Shortage; New Restrictive Immigration Policies Will Make It Worse
-- TribLive: ACLU Demands University Of Pittsburgh Lift Suspension Of Student Group Supporting Palestine
-- PennLive: 100+ Protesters Target Cumberland County Tesla Dealership
-- Inquirer: MAGA, Musk Are After The Game Commission For Taking Away Deer Domesticated By PA Woman As Government Overreach
-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers From Both Parties Seek To Ban Food Dyes From Schools
-- PennLive: President’s Sec. Of Commerce Said Only A ‘Fraudster’ Would Care If They Miss A Social Security Check
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[Posted: March 22, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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