-- 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.
January 28-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to register to join online. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here.
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.
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-- 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 - January 26 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- WPIX: Washington County Opens Nearly 2 Dozen Warming Shelters During Bitter Cold, Major Winter Storm [The Center Of Shale Gas Fracking, Coal Industry In PA]
-- Post-Gazette: Washington County Clinic Helps Coal Miners With Black Lung Battle For Crucial Benefits, And To Survive
-- York Dispatch: Water Main Break Floods York City Streets, Avoid Area Officials Say
-- TribLive: How To Become A National Weather Service Reporter In Western PA
-- Republican Herald: Winter Salt Week Offers Solutions To Road Salt Overuse [PDF of Article]
-- Reading Eagle: Christmas Trees Find New Purpose Creating Fish Habitat At Blue Marsh Lake Federal Recreation Area
-- Republican Herald: Artist’s Fireflies Burn Brightly At New Penn State-Schuylkill Campus Art Gallery [PDF of Article]
-- Game Commission Approves Preliminary 2026-27 Hunting Seasons And Bag Limits, But No Major Changes To Deer Season
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Board Votes Down Moving Deer Rifle Opener To Saturday Before Thanksgiving
-- TribLive: PA Deer Hunting Opener Stays Saturday After Thanksgiving ‘For Now’
-- Game Commission Highlights From Jan. 24 Commissioners Meeting
-- Fish & Boat Commission Board Meeting Rescheduled To Jan. 30
-- Fish & Boat Commission Quarterly Board Meeting Set For Jan. 26 In Harrisburg
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Momentum Builds Against A.I. Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: PJM Must Reform Now To Protect Consumers And Keep Electricity Affordable, Experts Say
-- Morning Call: Federal, State Officials Pressure Regional Electric Grid Operator To Lower Electricity Prices; Here’s What Could Come Next
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - January 26 [PaEN]
-- Financial Times: A.I. Data Center Groups Plan Lobbying Blitz To Counter A. I. Energy Backlash [PDF of Article]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Have Big 2026 Wish List Despite Tight State Finances
-- Post-Gazette: Western PA School Districts Spend Thousands To Maintain Unused Schools Community Members Want To See Revitalized
-- Post-Gazette: Support Strong For Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity In Bradford County, But National Economic Concerns Loom
-- LancasterOnline: Why Do Senior Citizens Get Smaller Cost Of Living Raises Than PA Lawmakers, State Officials?
-- PennLive: Lancaster County-Based Mennonite Central Committee Draws Fire For Protesting President’s ICE Actions In Minnesota
-- Post-Gazette: Tensions Rise In PA Over President’s ICE Tactics, As Trainings And Protests Draw Crowds
-- Post-Gazette: PA Democrats Denounce President’s ICE After Another Deadly Shooting Of American Citizen In Minnesota
-- Inquirer Editorial: There Is A Viable Path For Pittsburgh To Save Its Newspaper, Here’s How We Did It With The Inquirer
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