-- 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 [canceled- 8, 9, 10], 15 [non-voiting], 16, 17
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on increasing setback requirements from unconventional shale gas wells - House Bill 1946 (Vitali-D-Delaware). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here.
TODAY 10:30: Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee holds informational meeting on small modular nuclear reactors. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 9:30: House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee informational meeting on increasing registration fees for ATVs, snowmobiles. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
November 18-- House Energy Committee meeting to consider House Bill 1260 (Siegel-D- Lehigh) encouraging solar energy facilities at warehouses (sponsor summary); House Bill 2017 (Giral-D-Philadelphia) changing annual fees charged to nuclear reactors by DEP to promote modular nuclear reactors (sponsor summary). Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:30. Click Here to watch live.
December 4-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. LTBA. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
December 11-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395.
-- November 17 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 8 to 14 - One Owner Abandons 36 Conventional Wells; Failed To Cleanup Shale Gas Spill For 498 Days [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Violations To Rock Oil Resources LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging 36 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells For 639 Days And Counting In Venango County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 176 - 3.25 MW Backup Diesel Generators For A.I. Data Center In Former LSC Communication East Facility, City Of Lancaster [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Water Quality Permit For Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Project In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Widener Law: Public Natural Resources, Common Property And The Public Trust Doctrine: Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment - By John C. Dernbach
-- Tribune-Democrat: How Clean Is Green Energy? It Produces Far Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over Their Lifecycle Than Natural Gas [PDF of Article]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Morning Call: Upper Macungie Proposes A.I. Data Center Ordinance As It Faces Plans For Development At Former Air Products HQ [PDF of Article]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 17 [PaEN]
-- OilPrice.com: The A.I. Boom Is Driving A Massive Geothermal Energy Revival
Storms/Power Outages
-- WNEP: Power Outages Affect Thousands Across NE PA
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Voter Support For President Remains Wildcard As PA Approaches Major Election For Governor
-- TribLive Editorial: State Budget Vote Doesn’t Make Funding Flow
-- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania Still Fighting President’s Administration Over Sensitive Voter Information
-- PennLive: Are Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocketing Where You Live In PA? Here’s Why [Spoiler- Congressional Republicans Are Letting Federal Tax Credits Expire]
-- PA Capital-Star: A PA Jury Found Nation’s Leading ‘Skill’ Gambling Game Maker Liable For A Store Clerk’s Murder
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