-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
August 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-- Agenda Posted. 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.
Who Will They Come For Next?
-- Inquirer: University Of Pennsylvania Law School Pauses Scholarship Honoring Its First Black Female Graduate Sadie T.M. Alexander; Plans To Close Equal Opportunity Office [Under Pressure From President]
-- The Story Of Sadie T.M. Alexander
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 9 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Vote On Upper Burrell Twp. Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Rules Could Come Soon In Westmoreland County
-- AP - Marc Levy: As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That A.I. Data Centers Share The Blame, States Feel Pressure To Act [PA Included]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Have Enough Electricity For A.I. Data Centers And The Rest Of Us - By Shaliee Kishore and Arindam Banerjee, Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA: The Harms And Impacts Of PA’s New A.I. Data Center Hype
-- The Allegheny Front: EPA Canceled Solar For All Program; Last Year’s State Budget Block The Funding First And It’s Still Blocked [$156 million at stake in PA]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network: EPA Cancels Solar For All Program That Would Lower Energy Bills For Families [$156 Million In PA] [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Commonwealth Court Overturns Permit For Drill Cuttings Landfill In Mercer County [PDF of Article]
-- Registration Open! 10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Set For Oct. 14 In Bethlehem [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA Welcomes Ag Progress Days Visitors To Learn More About Healthy Soil, Conservation
-- Post-Gazette - Adriana Ramirez: A More Independent Pennsylvania Starts With Clean Water [EPA Is Burning The Place Down]
-- PennLive Editorial: A Proposed 40-Year Sewage Fix Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Fair To Harrisburg Residents
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset, Maryland Took Different Paths In Flood Recovery; Figures Illuminate Damage Toll
-- Williamsport Sun: Rebound From Tropical Storm Debby Damage Continues For Trout Run, Surrounding Communities
-- WPost: President’s DHS Delaying Millions In Already Approved North Carolina Flood Recovery Funds
-- The Allegheny Front - Kara Holsopple: Why Canadian Wildlife Smoke Is Lingering, And What You Can Do About It
-- Post-Gazette: Tips For Protecting Yourself This Mosquito And Tick Season
-- MCall Guest Essay: President’s Proposal Threatens Public Land Preservation Fund - By Kaitlyn Sorensen, Appalachian Mountain Club
-- DCNR: Conservation And Environmental Leaders Highlight Need To Protect Native Plants To Strengthen Pennsylvania’s Ecosystems [PaEN]
-- August 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Seneca Resources Natural Gas Driller Leads Invasive Species Project In Tioga Forest [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: The Magical World Of Owls [PDF of Article]
-- Courier Times: Invasive, Dangerous ‘Frankenfish’ Should Be Destroyed On Sight
A.I. /Data Centers
-- AP - Marc Levy: As Electric Bills Rise, Evidence Mounts That A.I. Data Centers Share The Blame, States Feel Pressure To Act [PA Included]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Have Enough Electricity For A.I. Data Centers And The Rest Of Us - By Shaliee Kishore and Arindam Banerjee, Lehigh University [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: A.I. Data Center Noise Won’t Be Regulated By Lancaster City Ordinances
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA: The Harms And Impacts Of PA’s New A.I. Data Center Hype
-- Financial Times: US Licenses Nvidia To Export A.I. Chips To China After CEO Meets With President
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.15 Ohio- $3.00 PA- $3.25
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last Week
New Federal Administration
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: State Budget Mess Deepens, PA State Treasurer Makes Some Payments And Sits On Others
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stopgap Budget Unlikely In Pennsylvania As Stalemate Continues
-- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania’s Recent History With Drawing Political Maps As Texas Pushes Redistricting Plan
-- LancasterOnline: Here Are All Of Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuits Against The President’s Administration This Year
-- The Center Square: Violent Crime Continues Downward Trend In Pennsylvania
-- Spotlight PA: Hidden Talents Of PA Lawmakers: The Legislators Lurking In Episodes Of ‘Succession’ And ‘Cheers’
-- WITF: Federal ICE Arrests Lancaster City Mother At Alternatives To Detention Hearing
-- TribLive: More Than $100,000 Raised To Help 16 Snared In Federal ICE Raids At Emiliano’s Restaurants
-- Beaver Times: Democratic Cong. Deluzio Wants More Information On Federal ICE Activities In Abridge, Beaver County
-- Inquirer: University Of Pennsylvania Law School Pauses Scholarship Honoring Its First Black Female Graduate Sadie T.M. Alexander; Plans To Close Equal Opportunity Office [Under Pressure From President]
-- The Story Of Sadie T.M. Alexander
-- York Daily Record: Thousands Of Veterans Administration Workers In PA Affected By Agency’s Union Contracts Termination
-- TribLive: Fayette Legislator - Convert Penn State Fayette Into George Marshall Military College
-- PennLive: Statute Of Volunteer Firefighter Killed During Attack On President In Butler County Placed At The Site
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: This Is How A Nation’s Spirit Is Broken - By Richard Robbins, Uniontown
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Waste, Fraud And Abuse Exist - At The White House
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