“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
June 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Senate Voting Schedule
June 10, 11, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
June 6-14-- Lancaster County Water Week
TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 109 (Laughlin-R- Erie) reducing DEP fees for Lake Erie submerged groin projects; Senate Bill 333 (Keefer-R-York) killing regulations by doing nothing [Read more here]; Senate Bill 444 (Brooks-R-Crawford) mandatory review of regulations [Read more here]. Rules Room (no video). Off The Floor
TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171. Read more here on agenda.
June 11-- Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 502 (Steele-D- Allegheny) establishing the Reliable Energy Siting and Electric Transition Board [part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan]. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
June 12-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on the abandonment and plugging of oil and gas wells and House Bill 364 (Vitali-D-Delaware) restoring the authority of the Environmental Quality Board to increase plugging bonds for all oil and gas wells to what it costs taxpayers to plug them. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
-- Penn State Extension Hosts June 26 In-Person Workshop On Finding Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Conventional Well Owners In Venango County; $100/Well Bounty Available [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I. Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Amazon Pledges $20 Billion For New Data Centers In PA; Data Center Energy Consumption Strains Consumers’ Wallets, Compounds Burdens On Energy Grid
-- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [PaEN]
-- TribLive/AP: Amazon To Spend $20 Billion On Data Centers In PA, Including One Next To Luzerne County Power Plant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Amazon To Invest $20 Billion In PA Data Centers, Creating 1,250 Permanent Jobs
-- Post-Gazette: Amazon Invests Historic $20 Billion For A.I. Infrastructure In PA
-- Better Path Coalition: Data Centers - Dirty Energy Deals Anything But Cheap [PaEN]
-- 25 Environmental Groups; Local Government Associations Oppose House Bill To Fast Track Large-Scale Energy Generation, Storage Projects Proposed By Gov. Shapiro [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition: Read The Letters Rejected By The Post-Gazette, Inquirer From The Shale Gas Industry
-- PublicSource.org: President’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Could Spell Layoffs For Pittsburgh-Area Clean Energy Firms
-- Sierra Club Of PA: June 23 Webinar Analyzing The Governor's Lightning Energy Plan, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
-- Scranton Times: Ransom Township Supervisors Deny Plans For Solar Energy Facility
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican State Sen. Mastriano Floats Ban On Climate Mitigation Based On ‘Chemtrail’ Conspiracy Theory
-- DEP: Getting Stuff Done For The Chesapeake Bay: Pennsylvania’s Impact During Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Extension July 31 In-Person Workshop On Improving Equine Pasture Quality, York County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Penn State Farm In Lackawanna County Can Make Region A Leader In Sustainable Agriculture Research
-- PA American Water To Replace More Than 350 Lead Service Lines In Pittsburgh, Mt. Oliver
-- Penn State Extension July 2 Webinar On PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Private Wells - Key Influencing Factors [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Murrysville, Export Begin Assessing Damage From Weekend Storm, Flooding In Westmoreland County
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Bethlehem Environmental Advisory Council To Survey Restaurants On Single-Use Plastics
-- PennLive: Legislation Would Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags From PA Supermarkets
-- Erie Times: What Are The Most Treasured Views In Pennsylvania? Experience Our Top Picks
-- York Daily Record: New Connector On Hanover Trolley Trail Opens, Sets The Stage For Next Exciting Phase
-- The Derrick: Officials Celebrate Emlenton-Foxburg Trail’s Progress In Clarion County [PDF of Article]
-- PA Recreation & Park Society June 24 Webinar On Planning, Maintaining Your Splash Pads, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- WNEP: Butterfly Playground Opens At Nay Aug Park, Scranton
-- WNEP: Missing Kayaker Recovered In Lycoming County
-- Natural Lands Preserves 72 Acre Forest Along Kittatinny Ridge; First Success Of Carbon County Open Space Grant Program [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald - Tyler Frantz: Fish & Boat Commission Tim Schaeffer Explains The Catch And Release Of Federal Funding [PDF of Article]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Managing Laurel Hill Is Personal For Game Commission Forester Tom Respet
-- Tribune-Democrat: Pennsylvania’s Snake Season Begins Tuesday
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I. Data Center Infrastructure; Amazon Told PUC It Has Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Goal By 2040 [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Amazon Pledges $20 Billion For New Data Centers In PA; Data Center Energy Consumption Strains Consumers’ Wallets, Compounds Burdens On Energy Grid
-- TribLive/AP: Amazon To Spend $20 Billion On Data Centers In PA, Including One Next To Luzerne County Power Plant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Amazon To Invest $20 Billion In PA Data Centers, Creating 1,250 Permanent Jobs
-- Post-Gazette: Amazon Invests Historic $20 Billion For A.I. Infrastructure In PA
-- Better Path Coalition: Data Centers - Dirty Energy Deals Anything But Cheap [PaEN]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Political Parties In Allegheny Need To Stop Infighting
-- PA Capital-Star: DOJ Attorney Who Quit Over Eric Adams Case Dismissal Joins Lehigh Valley Congressional District Race
-- The Center Square: House Passes 2 Bills To Help Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Including A Window For Lawsuits
-- PennLive: Explosive Growth In Autism Classes Has Central Dauphin School District Rethinking Special Ed Services
-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Trustees Agree To Improved Transparency In Settlement With Spotlight PA
-- PennLive: Federal Court Approves $1.5 Million Settlement In Suit Against Bucknell Over COVID Remote Learning
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Unions Rally Against Immigration Crackdown After Protests In Lost Angeles
-- Beaver Times: No Kings Rally In Beaver Counter To President’s Military Parade
-- York Daily Record: ‘No Kings’ Rallies To Be Held In Several Locations In Southcentral PA
-- Courier Times: Massive ‘No Kings’ Protest In Philly This Weekend; More PA Locations
-- Spotlight PA: President’s Budget Bill Could Strip 300,000 Pennsylvanians Of Medicaid Coverage, Push Rural Hospitals To The Brink
-- WHYY: Philly DA Supports Federal Lawsuit Against President’s $500 Million Cut To Public Safety Programs
-- Financial Times - Edward Luce: Sending National Guard Into LA Is President’s Clearest Step Yet Towards Authoritarianism
-- Economist: What’s Happening In LA Could Be Template For President; Cycle Of Protest, Violence, Repression Often Benefits The Right
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