-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
August: No Days Scheduled
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
August: No Days Scheduled
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
August 4-8-- In-Person. Shippensburg University, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Host South Mountain Climate & Land Use Exploration For Educators
August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:00 a.m.
August 21-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- DEP Inviting Comments On Revised Guidelines For Ranking Applications To PennVEST For Federally-Funded Water Infrastructure Grants/Loans Removing Environmental Justice Ranking Points [PaEN]
-- State Conservation Commission Extends Deadline To Apply For Federally-Funded Grants To Implement Farm Conservation Practices In Chesapeake Bay Most Effective Basins [PaEN]
-- DCNR Highlights 10 Years Of Workforce Training Through The Expanded PA Outdoor Corps Program For Young People Ages 15-25 [PaEN]
-- Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Multi-Municipal Shade Tree Commission Member Donna McCrea Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. 14 [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Nuclear Power Is Big In Pennsylvania, But So Is Worry
-- PA Capital-Star: Activists Pledge To Resist Any Federal Effort To Lift Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
-- PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge DEP To Adopt Strong, Proven Methane Reduction Standards For Oil & Gas Facilities
-- Inquirer Letter: Climate Change Is A Scientifically Proven Fact, DEP Must Adopt The Strongest Possible Methane Controls On Oil & Gas Industry By Richard Whiteford
-- TribLive Letter: PA Needs Comprehensive Strategy For Energy Dominance - By Kate Harper & Conor Lamb, Energy Future PA
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Releases 2024 State Of Our Three Rivers Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Record-Breaking Rainfall In Lancaster County Put Stormwater, Watershed Restoration Projects To The Test [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 9 Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success; Master Watershed Steward Native Tree & Shrub Sale In August [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Luzerne County Seeking Bids To Add Rain Garden At Operations Building In Wyoming
-- CoalCreative: New ‘Coal Dust’ Beer Brews Awareness Of Abandoned Mine Lands And The Need To Cleanup Streams In Northeast PA
-- City & State PA: In Philadelphia, Open Streets Program Temporarily Banning Cars Has Become A New Economic Driver
-- Governor’s Office Published Updated Agency-By-Agency List Of Nonregulatory Documents - Policy Statements, Guidance, Manuals, Other Materials
-- August 2 Pennsylvania Bulletin Public Notices Now Available
-- Reading Eagle: Warning Issued After Rabies Case Identified In Wyomissing
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Rabies Tracking Dashboard - 173 Cases So Far In 2025
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference Sept. 20, Crawford County; Annual Dinner Sept. 19 [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA Pennsylvania Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 21-23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! South Mountain Partnership Power Of The Partnership Celebration Sept. 12, Kings Gap Environmental Ed Center, Cumberland County, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-- Citizens Voice: Public Input Sought On Draft Of Master Plan For West Side Parks
-- Smokey Bear’s Birthday Is Coming Up August 9, Check For Events Near You
Gas Explosions
-- TribLive: Fatal Plum Natural Gas Explosion Spurs Lawsuits From Rustic Ridge Homeowners In Allegheny County
Storms/Power Outages
-- Inquirer: Storms Hit Philly Area Bringing Downpours And Flooding
-- Reading Eagle: Thunderstorm Strands Vehicles, Knocks Out Power For 2,000 In Berks
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: ‘Do It Right, Do It Safe’ Outweighs ‘Don’t Do It’ At Public Meeting On Restarting Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Power A.I. Data Centers
-- PA Capital-Star: Federal Regulators Hear From The Community About Planned Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Power Data Centers For Microsoft
-- York Daily Record: Restarting Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 Unprecedented? It Just Happened In Michigan
-- Reuters: Exelon Says Potential Data Center Demand Is More Than 30 Gigawatts [including PECO]
-- Utility Dive: PPL Utilities In Kentucky Reach Agreement On Adding 1.3GW Of Gas-Fired Power, Mainly For Data Centers
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Financial Times: Exxon Chief Urges US President To Use Trade Talks To Fight ‘Bone-Crushing’ EU Regulation [Climate - Human Rights]
New Federal Administration
-- WPost: As EPA Weakens Rules On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ States Are Moving Forward
-- Environmental Defense Fund: A Dozen Environmental, Health,Community Groups File Lawsuit Against EPA For Delaying Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Standards
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: We Speak Of ‘Terraforming’ Distant Planets While Tolerating A World Where Basic Habitability Is A Privilege - By Pragya Thakur, Arlington Heights, PA
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: Campaign Cash Already Flowing In PA Ahead Of Pivotal 2026 Midterms
-- Pa Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Won’t Share Food Stamps Data With Feds For Now
-- Republican Herald President’s 50% Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Having Major Impact On One Of Schuylkill County’s Largest Employers - Hydro-Extrusions
-- Warren Times Editorial: President’s Tariffs/Economic Policies Hurt Main Street [PDF of Article]
-- NextPittsburgh: Charleroi Offers A Faithful Welcome For Haitian Immigrants Amid Policy Pressures
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