-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
January 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address), 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule
January [Canceled 26, 27] 28
February 2, 3 (Governor's Budget Address, 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
DEP Office Closures: All DEP Offices Will Be Closed January 26 & 27
January 27-- Virtual. Protect PT, FracTracker Alliance Host Online Program Providing The Latest On Shale Gas Development And Information Tool. Noon.
February 2-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 1834 (Matzie-D-Beaver) authorizing the Public Utility Commission to adopt regulations for data centers to protect ratepayers and the electric grid. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
February 2-- NEW. House Energy Committee hearing on legislation sponsored by Rep. Kyle Donahue (D-Lackawanna) directing the Center for Local Government Services to draft a model ordinance and offer technical support to municipalities with regard to the siting of data centers [draft language] and legislation sponsored by Rep. Kyle Mullins (D-Lackawanna) requiring data centers in Pennsylvania to send information about their energy and water use to DEP and require DEP to aggregate the information and create an annual report on data center impacts [draft language]. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
February 3-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission 2025 Annual Report. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 4-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission 2025 Annual Report. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 19-- In-Person/Online. PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
February 26-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Department of Environmental Protection.
March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live.
March 3-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission.
March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission. Click Here to watch live.
-- Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Are Taking Our Beautiful Towns Away, We Need Help! - By Donna Jensen, Resident of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 24 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 24 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Emergency Proclamation To Prepare For Winter Storm
-- PEMA Encourages Pennsylvanians To Prepare For Weekend Snowstorm
-- PEMA Winter Storm Fern Webpage
-- PUC Urges Consumers To Prepare Ahead Of Winter Storm Fern And Prolonged Extreme Cold [PaEN]
-- Reuters: US Electric Grid Shows Escalating Stress Amid Cold Blast; PJM Reports Price Spikes To Nearly $3,000 Per MW
-- Reuters: US Energy Sector Braces For Winter Storm As Crude, Natural Gas Output Fall
-- The Center Square: Winter Weather To Disrupt US Natural Gas Production, Increase Prices
-- Congress Cut Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funding To PA By $169 Million Canceling Critical Water Quality Restoration Projects [PaEN]
-- Concerned Residents Of Western PA To Host Feb. 1 Community Gathering On Proposed Homer City Power Plant And A.I. Data Center In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Shopping For Energy Has Cost PA Residents $400 Million In Overpayments For Gas, Electric In 2024 Alone [‘We’re Starting To See Customers Not Reap The Benefits That Were Promised’]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Families Have A Powerful Tool Against Rising Energy Costs - Shopping For Gas, Electric Suppliers - By Frank Caliva, Retail Energy Supply Association
-- York Dispatch Guest Essay: Republicans Add To The Pain Of Soaring Energy Costs - By Katherine Pichardo, Latino Victory and David Kieve, Environmental Defense Fund Action [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP To Host Feb. 3 Virtual Hearing On Water Quality Permits For PA General Energy Shale Gas Access Road, Staging Area Project In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- PUC Announces Increase In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee For Calendar 2025 [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: What Closing The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Means For The Region’s Environmental Reporting
-- The Allegheny Front: Temple University Researchers Hope To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Microplastics With Sustainable Treatment Method
-- Scientists And Lawmakers Kick Off Winter Salt Week March 25 At PA State Capitol To Tackle Road Salt Pollution [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Webinar Feb. 18 - Road Salt Impacts And Solutions [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Titusville’s New, Replacement Water Wells Have High Levels Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Crawford County [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Leechburg To Commence Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plan This Summer In Armstrong County
-- PA Native Plant Society Now Accepting Applications For Grants Supporting Conservation Of Native Plants, Including Student-Led Projects [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: New Project To Study Fire Is An Effort To Get Ahead Of Eastern Forest Wildfire Risks
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Developer’s Land Swap With Game Commission Stirs Furor In Limerick, But Delaware County Would Gain Its First State Game Land
-- DCNR Invests $500,000 To Support Trail Project In Easton
-- DCNR Names Ron Gilliland Manager For Tuscarora State Park Complex In Schuylkill County
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Looks To Better Connect Beltzhoover With McKinley Park Amenities
-- TribLive: PETA Proposes Replacing Punxsutawney Phil With Giant Hologram
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Are Taking Our Beautiful Towns Away, We Need Help! - By Donna Jensen, Resident of Wapwallopen, Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Approves Air Quality Permit For Installation Of 53 Emergency Power Generators At The Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For The 150 Mile Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC Piney-Seward, Erie South Piney Transmission Line Project Thru 8 Counties [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Winter Weather To Disrupt US Natural Gas Production, Increase Prices
-- Reuters: US Energy Sector Braces For Winter Storm As Crude, Natural Gas Output Fall
-- Reuters: US Electric Grid Shows Escalating Stress Amid Cold Blast; PJM Reports Price Spikes To Nearly $3,000 Per MW
-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Diesel Generators To Be Ready As Electric Sector Prepares For Winter Storm Fern; Consumer Advocate Warns The Plan Is Unworkable
-- Utility Dive: FERC Commissioners See Progress In PJM A.I. Data Center, Power Supply Plan
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $2.86 Ohio- $2.86 PA- $3.01
Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs-- 18-- Same As Last 8 Weeks
Other States/National
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Federal Court Order Allows Dominion Energy To Continue Work On 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Energy Facility In Virginia [At A Time PJM Needs Every kW We Can Get]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Move To Close Local Meeting Notice Loophole After Ruling Weakens PA Transparency Law
-- WHYY: Chester County Voter Poll Book Error Was ‘Simple Human Error,’ Investigation Finds
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Democrats Tab Newcomer For Special Election To Fill House Seat
-- Spotlight PA: Police Misreporting Hundreds Of Rapes ‘Didn’t Make Any Difference’ To How Cases Were Handled, Oversight Board Says
-- WESA: As Post-Gazette Newsroom Tries To Save The Paper (Or Start A New One), Infighting Ensues
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