-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
August 8 (non-voting), 9 (non-voting), 10 (voting), 11 (voting)
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 11-- PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. (formal notice) Read more here.
August 11-- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee hearing on A.I. data center development. Valley View High School Auditorium, 1 Columbus Drive in Archbald, Lackawanna County. 1:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. (Committee announcement) Read more here.
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: 25 Days After An Uncontrolled Release Of Wastewater At A Repsol Shale Gas Well Pad, Cleanup Continues In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Awards $7.24 Million In Federal Funds To Plug 329 Marginal Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [Names Of Those Awarded Grants Not Released Yet] [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: State Awards Money To Plug Local Wells [No Names Of Those Awarded Grants]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Public Disclosure Should Be The Norm
-- WESA/WV Public Broadcasting: West Virginia Families Sue EQT Over Fracking Pollution
-- PublicSource.org: Children Of 3 Families That Abandoned Their Homes Sue EQT Over Illness, Distress They Say Are Linked To Company’s WV Shale Gas Operations
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Guest Essay: Energy Is A Rallying Point For Pennsylvania - By Stephanie Catarino Wissman, American Petroleum Institute PA
-- Stroud Water Research Center To Recognize Paul O’Callaghan, Founder Of BlueTech Research With 2025 Award For Freshwater Excellence [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Haven High School Biology Club Receives Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Extension's Center For Ag Conservation Assistance Training Receives Award From PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Team Earns National Recognition For Conservation Training Publications [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Mount Joy Officials Agree To Find Solutions To Protect Community Against Flash Floods
-- Utility Dive: $8.8 Billion Energy Efficiency Rebate Program On Hold In Most States, Underway In Some, Pending DOE Review [PA Penn Energy Savers Program ]
-- AP: EPA Cancels, Claws Back $7 Billion Solar For All Grant Program [$156 Million PA Grant]
-- DEP Now Accepting Grant Applications For Small Business Advantage Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention, Natural Resource Conservation Projects [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board Publishes Final Regulation Changing Chapt. 93 Site-Specific Water Quality Criteria For Ebaughs Creek, York County
-- Governor’s Office Publishes Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda Providing Notice Of Regulations Under Development
-- August 9 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Stroud Water Research Center Foundations Of Environmental Literacy In PA Educator Development Courses Are Now Available [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Student Campers Explore The Wonderful World Of Water
-- Stroud Water Research Center: US Geological Survey Cuts To Water Resources Threaten Health & Safety
-- WTAE: People Living Near US Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Plant Received $900 Settlement Check From Lawsuit [‘In My Opinion, $900 Is Not Enough For My Breathing’]
-- Commonwealth Court Reverses Environmental Hearing Board And Orders DEP Permit For Tri-County Landfill In Mercer County Vacated [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: Hazardous MAX Environmental Yukon Dump - Enough Is Enough - By Diana Steck
-- Start Planning Now For A Fall Pick Up Pennsylvania Cleanup Event Sept. 1 To Nov. 30; Get Free Cleanup Supplies; Support The International Coastal Cleanup [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful 2025 Annual Conference Set For October 15-16 In State College [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Results Of An Online Survey Asking People What Their Favorite PA Trail Is To Visit For Quiet Contemplation
-- Republican Herald: Hiking With Hemlock Hannah At Locust Lake State Park In Schuylkill County
-- MCall - Anthony Salamone: Money For Easton’s Two Rivers Trail Part Of Multistate Lawsuit Against President, Federal Govt.
-- Spotlight PA: Tax Relief For Campgrounds In PA Could Come At The Expense Of Revenue Tool For Local Governments
-- Discover NE PA: Bioblitz At Kirby Park Uncovered Nearly 1,000 Species In Luzerne County
-- American Rivers To Begin Removing 2 Dams On The Raystown Branch Of The Juniata River Water Trail Near The Fort Bedford Museum In Bedford
-- Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Offer Native Trees And Shrubs In Annual Fundraiser; Deadline For Orders Aug. 27
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Free Virtual Bugs, Balance, and Biodiversity Forest Health Program, Sept. 9 [PaEN]
-- PA iMapInvasives Hosts Sept. 17 Webinar On Boat Cleaning To Prevent The Spread Of Invasive Species [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Courier Times: Gov. Shapiro, Officials Tout Thousands Of Bucks County Construction Jobs With Ex-US Steel Site For A.I. Data Centers
-- PAcast: Release, Video, Photos From The Bucks County A.I. Data Center Event [When Posted]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Planning Commission Sets Hearing To Look Into Zoning Approval Decision For A.I. Data Centers
-- TribLive: Springdale A.I. Data Center Could Be One Of Many In Region
-- The Center Square: Public Opinion Ranges From Those Eager For Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant To Restart To Serve A.I. Data Centers To Those Concerned About Human, Environmental Consequences
-- NorthcentralPA.com: A.I. Data Center- Fueled Natural Gas Gold Rush Bubbling In Northcentral PA
-- ReedSmith Law Firm: The A.I. Data Center Surge In PA - Legislative Initiatives
-- Altoona Mirror: Pennsylvania Poised For A.I. Data Center Industry Growth [PDF of Article]
-- Inside Climate News: Why Electricity Prices Are Soaring In The PJM Grid Region Explained In 5 Charts
New Federal Administration
-- AP: After Deep Cuts, National Weather Service Gets OK To Fill Up To 450 Jobs
-- AP: President Moves To Shut Down NASA Mission Measuring Carbon Dioxide And Plant Health
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: Shapiro Talks Budget Impasse
-- ABC27: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Teases Run For Governor
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Activists Raise Concerns About Potential Restrictions To Voting Access In PA
-- Inquirer: US DOJ Asked PA To Turn Over Its Voter Registration List; State Has Not Responded Yet
-- PennLive: Shapiro Keeping A Wary Eye On Texas Congressional Redistricting Efforts
-- The Hill: Blue State Republicans Sound Alarm On Congressional Redistricting Tit-For-Tat
-- AP: Suspect Who ‘Ambushed’ 2 PA State Troopers In Shooting Is Dead, Official Says
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Won’t Have A.I. Without Good Rural Hospitals Providing Quality Medical Care To Employees - By Nicole Stallings, CEO, Hospital & Healthsystem Assn. Of PA
-- WHYY: Some Philly-Area Scientists Get Federal Research Funding Back, But Say Lasting Damage Remains
-- AP: College Endowment Tax Is Leading To Hiring Freezes And Could Mean Cuts In Financial Aid [Includes PA Schools]
-- WHYY: PA Advocates Call For Shutdown Of Clearfield County Federal ICE Detainee’s Hanging Death
-- TribLive: Emiliano’s Restaurants Vows To Reopen After Feds Seize 16 In Immigration Raids In Butler County
-- TribLive: Veterans Administration Voids Union Contracts For 400,000 Workers, Prompting Backlash
-- Post-Gazette: New Labor Dept. Report Finds Nearly 2 Million Are Unemployed In US, Highest Since Pandemic
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