-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
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
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
TODAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Mariana Fletcher marifletch@pa.gov or 717-497-0714.
February 9-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee to hold hearing on Stream Impairment In Pennsylvania. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
February 10-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
February 10-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more here.
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.
-- Environmental, Public Interest Groups Submit 'Demand For Action' On 8-Year-Old Petition Asking The Environmental Quality Board To Adopt A Regulation To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions From 14 Major Industries In PA [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Attorneys Issue Legal Demand To Environmental Quality Board To Adopt Regulations To Cut Carbon Emissions Across The Economy
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Alert For Feb. 7 to 9 Across Its Entire Footprint [PaEN]
-- Lehigh University Research Shows How Resilience Bonds And Coordinated Relocation Policies Could Stabilize Insurance Markets And Promote Climate Justice
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Faces Uncertain Future As Chemical Division Posts $66 Million Loss [PDF of Article]
-- WTAJ: Proposed Huntingdon County Solar Energy Facility Draws Concern From Rural Residents
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: $29 Million In NFWF Federal, Private Funds Go Toward Delaware River Watershed Projects
-- Sen. Yaw, Rep. Owlet: Stream ‘Cleaning’ Bills Could Be The Key To Flood Prevention [Overly expensive, complex approach that does not solve the root problem of flooding, only pushes it downstream]
-- The Derrick, The News-Herald To Cease Publication March 20 [PDF of Article]
-- February 7 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In January Now Available [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Ohiopyle State Park A Wonderland As It Welcomes Winterfest
-- Help Wanted: Virginia Sea Grant/Chesapeake Bay Commission Graduate-Level Fellowship Position
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: A.I. Data Center Zoning Amendment Proposed For 20 Luzerne County-Covered Municipalities
-- TribLive - Jack Troy: Sprawling A.I. Data Center Campus, Converting The Closed Bruce Mansfield Power Plant Into A 3.6 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Shippingport, Beaver County
-- LancasterOnline: A.I. Data Center Noise A Concern For Lancaster City Planning Commission [PDF of Article]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA Electricity Rates Jump 46% Since 2018, Outpacing Neighboring States, Due To Reliance On Natural Gas To Generate Electricity [PDF of Article]
-- CapitolWire - Robert Swift: Senate Panel Amended SB 939, Did Not Report Out Bill Upholding Local Decisions On Data Centers, Requires Centers To Bring Their Own Power Supply, Hire Local Workers, Sets Standards For Environmental Protection, Water Conservation [Senate Bill 939]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: CNX Gas Company, LLC failed to notify DEP of water supply contamination complaint in 2024 related to pad NV110 in East Finley Twp., Washington County. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP routine inspection of an Expand OPER LLC shale gas well in Smithfield Twp., Washington County found evidence of casing/cementing failure. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP follow-up inspection of Fred C. Scheel conventional well in New Sewickley Twp., Beaver County found nothing had been done to plug abandoned well since Jan. 28, 2025. DEP inspection report.
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Last Coke Battery Involved In Fatal US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Blast Restarts Today
-- TribLive: US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works To Resume Work At Battery That Saw Fatal Explosions In August
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Centre Daily Times: Republican Sen. Dush Drops Out Of Lt. Governor Race, Endorses Jason Richey
-- PennLive: Shapiro Proposes Cutting Millions Of Dollars From PA Cyber Schools For 3rd Year
-- TribLive: Oakmont Bakery Harassed Over ICE Arrest By People Claiming They Facilitated The Arrest, Which Is Not True
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