-- 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 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.
November 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Joint Meeting Of Citizens Advisory Council and Environmental Justice Advisory Board. 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: DEP Environmental Justice Program; EJ Concerns With Data Centers]
November 14-- Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on safeguarding residential water wells. Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut St., Columbia, Lancaster County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
November 14-- Virtual/In-Person. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meetings on Chapter 71-73 proposed on-lot septic system regulation changes. Boyertown Community Ambulance Service Building, 2 East 2nd Street, Boyertown, Berks County. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Tomisa Kiskadden at tkiskadden@pa.gov or (814) 332-6677. (formal notice)
-- DEP: More Than 99% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Facility Owners Failed To Comply With VOC/Methane Reduction Regulations Covering 64,660 Wells [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: CNX Resources Sues Nonprofit News Outlet For Defamation Over Shale Gas Fracking Article
-- Rep. Vitali: PA House Environmental Committee Examines Impacts Of Proposed LNG Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA
-- PUC Approves Proposed Model Tariff For Public Review To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Pittsburgh Energy Storage Maker EOS Defies Skeptics, Sees Large Market For A.I. Data Center Projects
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Program: Nov. 7 - The Growing Grid Crisis, 4:00 p.m.
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Environmental Groups Rally In Fear Harrisburg Budget Deal Will Sink RGGI Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiative. [RGGI Was Never Implemented]
-- PA Capital-Star: Environmentalists Urge Shapiro, Lawmakers Not To End RGGI Climate Initiative In Budget Agreement [RGGI Was Never Implemented]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Clean Energy Advocates Urge Pennsylvanians To Make Energy Upgrades Before Federal Tax Credits Expire
-- PUC Approves PA American Water $18 Million In Customer Bill Credits From PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Litigation Proceeds [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Bud & Marilyn Miller Plant 11 Acres Of Trees And Shrubs To Protect Their Farm Stream In Berks County [PaEN]
-- Rep. Tarah Probst Appeals DEP Permit For Sunnybrook Mitigation Bank In Damascus Twp., Wayne County To Environmental Hearing Board
-- Keep PA Beautiful Now Accepting Nominations For Litter Hawk Youth Awards [PaEN]
-- November 8 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- DCNR Resource: 100 Years Of The Appalachian Trail; Closing Trail Gaps; Funding To Support Local Wildfire Fighting [PaEN]
-- North Branch Land Trust Horizon Magazine Highlights Trust History, Forest Echo Bird Sanctuary, Educational Events, Land Management, Much More
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Upcoming Celestial Happenings On The Susquehanna Greenway
-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Tour Spotlights Importance Of Wildlife Corridors [PDF of Article]
-- Help Wanted: Manada Conservancy Executive Director [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PUC Approves Proposed Model Tariff For Public Review To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection [PaEN]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspections found 12 never inspected abandoned, unplugged conventional oil & gas wells in Brokenstraw Township, Warren County owned by Glade Resource Developers whose owner died in 2008. Tome Enterprises is interested in adopting the wells. Read more here for inspection reports.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP follow-up inspection of a Keystone Crude LLC conventional gas well in Robinson Township, Allegheny County found the well continues to be abandoned and not plugged for 225 days and counting: Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Timberline Energy Inc. failed to finish cleaning up conventional well spill discovered 389 days ago and counting and failed to repair a makeshift bridge on well access road for 2,932 days and counting in Porter Township, Clarion County. Read more here.
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: PA Food Bank Demand Soars As Gov. Shapiro Accuses President’s Administration Of Food Stamp Stonewalling
-- NPR: Federal Judge Orders President’s Administration To Restore Full Food Stamp Benefits By Today
-- TribLive: In Absence Of Federal Food Stamps, Local Food Banks, Community Members Step Up
-- TribLive Guest Essay: President Fetterman? The Commendably Independent PA US Senator - By Paul Kengor, Grove City College
-- Spotlight PA: System For Determining If Someone Is Mentally Fit for Trial In PA Is In Crisis, New Report Finds
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