-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
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!
November 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. [Note: Beyond 2025 Chesapeake Bay Agreement.]
November 5-- Agenda Posted. House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a hearing on LNG gas export terminals proposed in Southeast PA. Community Room, City of Chester City Hall, 1 E. 4th Street in Chester, Delaware County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live
November 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Questions should be directed to: RA-EPAQTAC@pa.gov. [Agenda: VOC reporting by conventional oil/gas and shale gas wells; Air pollution from A.I. Data Centers. Read more here.]
November 6-- Public Utility Commission meeting to consider model tariff for connection large load - A.I. data centers-- to the local electric grid. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
November 12-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Shale gas well setback petition will not be considered until at least the next meeting on Dec. 9. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Joins 3 Other Governors In A Proposal To Give Priority To A.I. Data Centers That Bring Their Own Electric Generation To The Grid [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down In Luzerne County; Here’s What Happened
-- DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: Lancaster County Conservation District Celebrates 75 Years
-- Gettysburg Connection: Adams County Master Watershed Steward Program To Offer Training To Volunteers
-- PennLive: D&H Distributing Installs 5-Acre Solar Energy Facility At Dauphin County Headquarters
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Why Solar Power Makes Sense For Pittsburgh Area Schools - By Rep. Arvind Venkat (D), Rep. Mandy Steele (D), Wanda Wilson, PennEnvironment
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Solar Schools For Pennsylvania - Repowering Education With Renewable Energy - By Rep. Dave Madsen (D), Belle Sherwood, Clean Energy & Climate
-- The Center Square: PA House Energy Committee Considers Electric School Bus Grants
-- The Derrick: Republican Candidate For Commonwealth Court Matt Wolford Focuses On Deregulation, Noting Many Cases Are Litigation Against DEP: ‘I Think We Are Over-Regulated In Pennsylvania. I defend the… oil and gas companies against a very aggressive DEP.’ [PDF of Article]
-- Republican Commonwealth Court Candidate Matt Wolford Attorney For BCD Properties Involved In Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater: Read more here.
-- ProPublica.org: Air Pollution Emissions At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Much Higher Than Reported
-- Inquirer: PECO, Philadelphia Gas Works Promise Not To Turn Off Power For Low-Income Households Amid Federal Shutdown
-- Reminder: DEP To Hold Nov. 6 Hearing On East Stroudsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit In Monroe County
-- EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Fees
-- EQB Final-Omitted Regulation On US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Consistency Rule Incorporation By Reference Covering Radioactive Materials
-- November 1 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- WHYY: Bristol’s Nature Club, Heritage Conservancy Teaches Kids Lessons On A Forest Floor In Bucks County
-- DCNR Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 Fall Foliage Report: Frosts & Freezes Have Stimulated The Final Push Of Fall Color [Final Report]
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Provides Grant To Repair Dilling Bridge Along Lower Trail
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Joins 3 Other Governors In A Proposal To Give Priority To A.I. Data Centers That Bring Their Own Electric Generation To The Grid [PaEN]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Routine inspection of a Cohen IND Inc. conventional well in the City of Erie, Erie County found the well abandoned, not plugged located in a shed in a business parking lot. Owner failed to submit production, waste, integrity reports for at least 10 years. Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Routine inspection of an Ows Energy LLC conventional well in Wayne Township, Crawford County found the wellhead “hissing” with an odor “typically associated with production wastewater.” Violations issued. Read more here.
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: With 3 PA Supreme Court Justices Up For Retention, Here Are Key Rulings In Recent Years
-- Spotlight PA: PA Criminal Case Highlights Problems With 3rd-Party Voter Registration Drives
-- AP: Young Adults Turn To Quakers’ Silent Worship To Offset And Cope With A Noisy World [Pennsylvania]
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