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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 1:00: House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee informational meeting on forest and wood products industry. Stoltzfus Forest Products, 675 Nottingham Road, Peach Bottom, York County. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to check online availability.
April 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting.
April 17-- DEP Climate Action Plan Community Climate Conversations Webinar. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Read more here.
April 17-- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community, Penn State Beaver In-Person Beaver County - Our Future, Our Environment, Penn State Beaver, 5:30 -8:30 p.m.
April 21-- Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board 2nd hearing on Range Resources Appalachia, LLC Substantive Validity Challenge to 2,500 foot setback ordinance. Municipal Building, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil, Washington County. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
April 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. DEP Contact: Lindsay Byron at lbyron@pa.gov or calling 717-772-8951. Read more here.
April 23-- [Tentative Agenda] House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) amending the Solid Waste Management Act to further regulation food processing residuals; House Resolution 167 (Sappey-D-Chester) recognizes the week of May 9-18 as Go Public Gardens Days; House Resolution 177 (Mihaleck-R-Allegheny) recognizes April as Low Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month. Click Here to watch online.
April 24-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams: ID: 274 896 265 706 Passcode: GfvsJL or telephone +1 267 332 8737 ID: 377 402 179# Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
April 24-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting.
April 24-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on water withdrawal requests, including renewal of two shale gas water projects in Susquehanna and Wyoming counties. SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg. 6:00 p.m. Join by telephone by calling (877) 304-9269, passcode 2619070#. Read more here.
-- PUC Releases Agenda For April 24 Hearing On Its Review Of Electric Grid Impacts From Data Center Growth [PaEN]
-- Reuters: FERC Denies Rehearing On Colocated Amazon Data Center Energy Pact In Luzrne County
-- North American Electric Reliability Corp. Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators [PaEN]
-- PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action To Preserve $19 Million In Remaining LIHEAP Funds For PA This Year [PaEN]
-- Energy Association Of PA [Utilities] Calls For Protection Of LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Shapiro’s Energy Policies Will Cause Us To Pay More - By Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) [PJM Policies-Data Center Growth Taking Power Away From Public-Natural Gas Prices Are Real Problem - Get The Real Story Here ]
-- Reading Eagle: Reading Church Powered By Solar Panels In Berks County
-- USDA Cancels Partnership For Climate-Smart Commodities Grants; Up To $911 Million Impact On Pennsylvania Farmers [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: USDA Secretary Says Agency Plans Farmer Aid Program To Combat Tariff Turmoil During Lancaster County Stop
-- York Daily Record: USDA Secretary Defends President’s Policies During Lebanon County Farm Tour
-- Sen. Yaw Introduces ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Regulation Bill Directing Some Revenue To Clean Streams Fund [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk: April 30 - Small Pennsylvania Watershed, Big Impact - Restoration Of Halfmoon Creek, Centre County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Beaver Dam Can Improve Watersheds In PA; Freshwater Institute, Susquehanna University
-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw To State: Make Stream ‘Cleaning’ [Dredging] Easier
-- Berks County Agricultural Center To Host April 23 Open House, 8:00 a.m. to Noon
-- TribLive: Proposed Stormwater Fee Draws Concerns From Allegheny Twp. Residents, Business Owners In Westmoreland
-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Trout Unlimited to Hold Stream Cleanup April 19 On Lycoming Creek
-- The Derrick: Venango County To Host Waste Tire Collection May 17
-- CBF: Pollen Explosion Sometimes Creates Strange Green/Yellow Slicks On Waters In Chesapeake Bay Watershed [PaEN]
-- Brandywine Conservancy Launches New Website For Getting Started With Native Plants; Native Plant Sales In Delaware, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- North Branch Land Trust Hosts May 10 Event In Luzerne County On Exploring The Beauty And Importance Of Native Plants [PaEN]
-- Citizen Scientists Help Toads Cross The Road In Roxborough Neighborhood Of Philadelphia; 22,000 Toads Saved Over 16 Years [PaEN]
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Announces River Sojourn Grants, Schedule [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Former Brilliant Branch Rail Line A ‘Blank Canvas’ For Public Trails, Economic Growth
-- Warren Times: Volunteers Refurbishing Trailhead Kiosks Along Allegheny National Forests’ North Country Trail
-- The Daily Collegian: State College Joins Audubon Bird Town Pennsylvania Program
Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart
-- PUC Releases Agenda For April 24 Hearing On Its Review Of Electric Grid Impacts From Data Center Growth [PaEN]
-- Reuters: FERC Denies Rehearing On Colocated Amazon Data Center Energy Pact In Luzrne County
-- North American Electric Reliability Corp. Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators [PaEN]
6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables
-- Bloomberg: US Propane Market Collapses Due To Trade War With China
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Drop 6% To 9-Week Low On Record Output, Lower Demand
-- Barron’s Guest Essay: Oil And Gas, Once Eager For President’s Return, Is Feeling The Whiplash [PDF of Article]
New Federal Administration
-- PublicNewsService.org: Proposed Federal NIOSH Cuts Could Affect Health Of Coal Miners
-- PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action To Preserve $19 Million In Remaining LIHEAP Funds For PA This Year [PaEN]
-- USDA Cancels Partnership For Climate-Smart Commodities Grants; Up To $911 Million Impact On Pennsylvania Farmers [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: USDA Cancels Partnership For Climate-Smart Commodities Grants [Climate Projects Tied To PA Got $900 Million]
-- LancasterOnline: USDA Secretary Says Agency Plans Farmer Aid Program To Combat Tariff Turmoil During Lancaster County Stop
-- York Daily Record: USDA Secretary Defends President’s Policies During Lebanon County Farm Tour
-- NYT: Inside President’s Plan To Halt Hundreds Of Health, Safety, Environmental, Food Regulations
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: Suspect In Arson At PA Governor’s Residence Held Without Bail, Denies Mental Health Issues
-- TribLive: Key Security Questions Remain Unanswered In Arson At Governor’s Residence
-- TribLive: Arson At PA Governor’s Residence Universally Condemned
-- Gov. Shapiro: Video [26:35 mark], Photos Of Arson Damage To Governor’s Residence
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Why Wasn’t The Governor’s Residence Better Protected?
-- Inquirer Editorial: Arson Attack On Gov. Shapiro Yet Another Troubling Escalation Of Political Violence
-- TribLive Editorial: Political Violence Must Be Decried Every Day
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Reiterates Desire To Keep US Steel American-Owned Amid Ongoing Nippon Steel Deal Negotiations
-- AP: President Moves Ahead On Tariffs Investigation On Pharmaceuticals, Computer Chips
-- Inquirer: Philly-Based Five Below Stores Has Stopped Importing Chinese Goods, Its Largest Source Of Merchandise
-- PennLive: DOGE Cuts Leave 65,000 Federal Workers In PA With ‘A Sense Of Betrayal’
-- The Economist: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain, Says President. Really? America Will Be A Country With Rhabbier Roads, Older Airports And More Dated Factories
-- PA Capital-Star: President Paying El Salvador $6 Million To House Prisoners, Likely Violated US Law Against Support Of Foreign Security Forces Facing Allegations Of Gross Human Rights Violations
-- PA Capital-Star: President Of El Salvador Refuses To Return Wrongly Deported Maryland Man To US
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