-- 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 10:00: House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on energy and manufacturing in Southwest PA. Pittsburgh International Airport, 1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online (if available).
TODAY 6:30: Virtual. -- Penn State Extension Webinar: Forest Farming - Introduction To American Ginseng, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
September 5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Hosts Workshop On Manure Management Essentials In Indiana County, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
September 8-- Joint House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee and Energy Committee information meeting on sustainable agriculture and anaerobic digestion. Friendship Fire Hall, 212 Fourth Street, Port Royal, Juniata County. 1:45 p.m.
September 9-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277. Read more here on agenda.
September 9-- 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.
September 9-- Virtual. DEP Virtual Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Rupture In Upper Wakefield Twp., Bucks County. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
September 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace 717-783-6395 or twallace@pa.gov.
-- Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergency Three Years After EQT Frack Job [PDF of Article]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 11 On New Civil Penalty Procedure; Rulemaking Petition To Process/Store Oil & Gas Wastewater From Anywhere On Every Shale Gas Well Site [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Files Order Against Eureka Resources Bradford County Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility To Remove Waste [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp Sets Land Use Regulations For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells In Westmoreland
-- Delco.Today: Hazard vs. Economy: Delaware River LNG Gas Export Terminal Back In Play [PDF]
-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant [PDF of Article]
-- New Study Shows Schools In Pennsylvania Could Save Over $342 Million Over 25 Years By Using Solar Energy; Dauphin & Cumberland County Schools Could Save $26 Million [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: PennEnvironment Releases Report Detailing $21 Million In Potential Energy Savings If Allegheny County Schools Go Solar Energy
-- Morning Call: Solar Panels On Lehigh Valley Schools Could Save $17.4 Million
-- Erie Times: Solar Panels On PA Schools Could Save Districts Cash, New Report Outlines How Much
-- WESA: Allegheny County Schools Lead The State In Potential For Solar Energy Generation, Advocates Report
-- PA Turnpike Building Solar Microgrid At New Stanton Regional Office, State Police Troop T Barrack In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter Increase In Natural Gas Production, New Wells And 60.8% Increase In Price Of Gas Over Last Year [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Transit To Complete Switch To Compressed Natural Gas In Urban Fleet In 2027
-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Monitoring Shows Mixed Results; Susquehanna River Shows Improvement Across The Board
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup A Worthy Goal, But Will It Help The Chesapeake Bay? [Spoiler - Yes, But Phosphorus May Increase]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Townships Under DEP Sewage Consent Order Request Extension
-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Flood Protection Project Progresses In Canonsburg Boro, Washington County
-- LancasterOnline: Conestoga River Dam Repair Project Worked Planned; Public Advised to Avoid Area
-- Join The Keep PA Beautiful Pick Up Pennsylvania Fall Cleanup To Keep Litter From Reaching Our Waterways; Free Cleanup Supplies For Registered Events [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: US Forest Service Repeal Of ‘Roadless Rule’ Would Open 400,000 Acres in Virginia And Pennsylvania To Timber Harvesting
-- DCNR Opens Hunting Opportunities, Deer Management Assistance Permits Now On Sale
-- DCNR Releases Updated Land & Water Trail Network Strategic Plan [PaEN]
-- Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For PECO Green Region Grant Program [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants News: Pine Creek Rail Trail Gets Closer To Wellsboro; ATV/Snowmobile Grants; New Trail Plan Released; Mini-Grant Program Opening
-- Morning Call: Plan To Fill A D&L Trail Gap In Heart Of Lehigh Valley Gets $1.8 Million Boost
-- Altoona Mirror: Sept. 20 Event To Showcase Regional Trails In Indiana, Cambria Counties
-- TribLive: Turtle Creek Connector Trail Moves Into Design Phase In Allegheny County
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 3 Hawk Migration Update
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Grapple With Residents’ Concerns About A.I. Data Centers
-- Sen. Nick Miller: Senate Democratic Policy Committee Held Hearing On Data Center Impacts, Operations, Policy Considerations [Video + Testimony]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: No Early Redistricting In Pennsylvania
-- PennLive - John Baer: How Is Gov. Shapiro Escaping Bullying Insults From President?
-- Inquirer: In Ongoing SEPTA Crisis, Getting Fans To Eagles Games Outranks Getting Kids To School
-- Post-Gazette: Democratic Cong. Deluzio Urges Democrats To Ramp Up The Fight, Embrace Economic Populism
-- WESA: Shapiro, Garrity Strike Different Notes On National Guard Deployments As President Expands Reach
-- AP: Left And Right Are Joining Forces To Ban Congressional Lawmakers From Trading Stock [PA Included]
-- Spotlight PA: Secretive Board Overseeing PA’s Billion Dollar Opioid Response Invites Public To Speak For First Time
-- TribLive: PA Pharmacy Board Broadens Access To COVID Shots By No Longer Requiring A Prescription
-- TribLive: Fetterman, McCormick Call On PA Universities To Combat Antisemitism
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