-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
TODAY-- CANCELED. Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Geoff Bristow, gbristow@pa.gov or (717) 783-8411. (formal notice)
August 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.
August 20-- DEP Informal Conference [Open House/Hearing] On A New LCT Energy, LP Rustic Ridge II Bituminous Underground Coal Mine In Westmoreland County. St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish, 170 School House Lane, Donegal, PA 15628. 6:00 p.m.
August 20-- Penn State Extension Hosts 20 Webinar On Oil & Gas Development Impacts On Groundwater Quality, Public Health. 1:00 to 2:00 p.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.
-- Media Reports: An Estimated 16,000 Gallons Of 'Black Goop' Spills From Closed Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant In Williamsport Reaching Susquehanna River [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: Oily Substance From Tank In Closed Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant Leaks Into Susquehanna River [PDF of Article]
-- Williamsport Sun: Extensive Cleanup Underway After Oil Substance Leaks Into River In Williamsport [PDF of Article]
-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Tina Terrell, US Forest Service Advocate For Nature And People [PaEN]
-- PUC Hosting 6 Regional Be Utility Wise And Be Wise Consumer Education Conferences Starting Sept. 18 [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA, 18 State Sue US DOE Over New Funding Caps On Sustainable Energy Projects
-- Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Hosts Sept. 17 Meeting On Upper Watershed Assessment & Restoration Plan In Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- State Conservation Commission Agricultural Conservation Funding Guide For Pennsylvania Now Available [PaEN]
-- DCNR Releases Technical Bulletin On Managing Stormwater In Karst Areas Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension In-Person Tap Talk Aug. 21 - Exploring York County Waterways And Craft Brews, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Webinar Sept. 30 Septic System Series - Alternative Onlot Septic Systems, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- DEP Announces More Than $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News Now Available - Back To School Edition [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Honor And Remember’: Friends Of Flight 93 Commemorative Keepsake Calendars Generating Strong Response
-- Post-Gazette: Visitors Evacuate Ohiopyle State Park After ‘Unexpected High Wind Event’ Sunday Afternoon
-- TribLive: Storms Force Closure Of Popular Spots At Ohiopyle State Park
-- Keystone Trails Assn. Seeking Volunteers For 2025 Trail Love In Allegheny National Forest Sept. 26-27 In Elk County [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Lifelong Friendship Of 2 Berks Men Forged On The Horse-Shoe Trail
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Dept. Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Case Of Year
--Post-Gazette: First Human Case Of West Nile Virus This Year Identified By Allegheny County Health Officials
-- Tribune-Democrat: West Nile Virus On Rise In Cambria County Region, Officials Say
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Purple Martins, Threatened Bird Species, Finds A Welcoming Home At St. Luke’s Arboretum, Bucks County
-- Williamsport Sun - Reflections In Nature: The Cattail Grows Brown In August
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Protecting Our Workers And Communities After US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion - By Matt Shorraw, Physicians for Social Responsibility PA, Former Mayor Of Monessen
-- TribLive Editorial: US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion Investigation Demands Federal Safety Board Continue To Exist
-- Post-Gazette: Service Held At Clairton Church In Honor Of Those Killed, Injured In US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
A.I. /Data Centers
-- York Dispatch: Florida Developers Approach Windsor Twp. Officials With A.I. Data Center Project In York County; Same Company Approached Fairview Twp. Officials [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline Letter: Where’s The Outrage About The Planned Reopening Of The Undamaged Nuclear Reactor On Three Mile Island? - By Patricia Longenecker, TMI Neighbor
-- The Economist: How America’s A.I. Boom Is Squeezing The Rest Of The Economy [PDF of Article]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Reuter: Drop In Natural Gas Demand Signals 2 Top LNG Gas Exports Facilities May Have Outages
Other States/Nations
-- CBSBaltimore: Explosion, Fire On Coal Cargo Ship In Baltimore Harbor
-- The Guardian: US Pipeline Protester’s Obstruction Conviction Overturned By Minnesota Appeals Court Finding ‘Pervasive’ Prosecutorial Misconduct
New Federal Administration
-- Reuters: USDA Ends Programs For Solar, Wind Projects On Farms
-- Utility Dive: Clean Energy Groups Challenge US DOE Electric Grid Reliability Report
-- NPR: Businesses Face ‘Chaos’ As EPA Aims To Repeal Its Authority Over Climate Pollution
-- The Guardian: President’s Move To Sanitize US History Gets Little Support With National Park Visitors
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Counties, School Districts Prepare For Service Cuts If A State Budget Isn’t Delivered Soon
-- TribLive/AP: President Vows To Do Away With Mail-In Voting, Voting Machines; US Constitution Doesn’t Give Him That Power
-- AP: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Seeks To Challenge Gov. Shapiro’s Reelection Bid
-- The Center Square: Garrity Running To Unseat Shapiro In 2026
-- Post-Gazette: Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity Announces Bid For Governor
-- Inquirer: Stacy Garrity Is Officially Running For Governor Of Pennsylvania
-- City & State PA: 8 Things To Know About State Treasurer Stacy Garrity
-- TribLive: Office Of Attorney General Recovering From Cyber Incident
-- WHYY: Pennsylvanians Face Higher Health Insurance Costs Due To Expiring Federal Tax Credits
-- Post-Gazette: Rural Pennsylvania Drugstore Chain Challenges Big Pharmacy Benefits Manager In Court
-- Spotlight PA: The Big Impact Of PA Pharmacy Closures Explained In 3 Maps
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pharmacies, And Patients Continue To Be Squeezed By Profiteering Middlemen
-- Morning Call: Federal ICE Agrees To Forego Masks, Avoid Interference At Lehigh County Courthouse
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