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-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]

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House Voting Schedule

October 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

October 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!

October 6-- House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1260 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing incentives to install solar energy facilities on warehouses. Room 60 East Wing. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

October 6-- Virtual. EPA To Hold Virtual Hearing On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County. 6:00 p.m.

October 6-10-- Virtual. PA Green Gov Council To Mark Commonwealth Sustainability Week With Special Webinars

October 7-- Virtual. Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Legislation & Technical Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Microsoft Teams info on agenda. (formal notice)

October 8-- Virtual. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Conversations Webinar On Workforce Capacity Needed To Support DCNR’s Mission. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

October 13-14-- In-Person. Drake Energy Security Forum Returns To Oil City Oct. 13-14 Bringing Officials, Industry Leaders And Experts From Around The Globe [PDF of Article] [Drake Forum website]

October 14-- CANCELED. 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.

October 14-- 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. [Agenda- Act 54 Longwall Coal Mining Damage Report]

October 14-16 -- PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference In State College [PaEN]

-- 155 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 6 [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 - 940,000 Gallon Shale Gas Wastewater Spill; Order Ceasing Production Of 551 Conventional Wells; Is Conventional Well Owner Abandoning 475 Wells In 6 Counties? [PaEN]

-- WHYY: Philly-Area MACH2 Hydrogen Hub Spared In Latest Round Of President’s Clean Energy Cuts

-- Citizens Voice: US Army Corps Of Engineers Announces Final Water Releases For FE Walter Dam

-- TribLive: PA Apple Growers More Concerned With Dry Weather Than Tariffs

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA Lawmaker Rep. Matzie Seeks Study Of Costs Of Leaving PJM Electric Grid Operator [PDF of Article]