-- 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
February 9-- Agenda Posted. 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.
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 7 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For Homer City Generation 5.8 Mile, 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline To Serve Proposed Data Center 4.5 GW Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Columbia Gas Permit For Project To Protect 2 Major Natural Gas Pipelines From Impacts Of Longwall Coal Mining In West Finley Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- Guest Comments: Jacoby & Cove Mountains In Loyalsock State Forest Will Be Degraded For Generations By PA General Energy's 'Saluda' Shale Gas Access Road, Staging Area Project In Lycoming County - By Barbara Jarmoska, Resident [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 74 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In December, January; 471 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Blog: 2025 Ends With Another Blow To Appalachia’s Dreams Of Petrochemical Renaissance
-- House Passes Bills Authorizing Clean Manufacturing, Reduce Fees For Small Nuclear Reactors, Advances Solar Warehouse Bill [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Pennsylvania Must Act To Limit Greenhouse Gases Across The Economy, Lawyers Argue
-- Centre Daily Times: University Baptist And Brethren Church In State College Going Solar
-- EPA Awards 25 Organizations Brownfields Job Training Grants, Including Nearly $500,000 To. Auberle In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- KDKA: 90,000 PA American Water Customers In Allegheny, Washington Counties Under Boil Water Notice
-- The Derrick: Driller Details Titusville Public Water Well Replacement Progress, Findings [PDF of Article]
-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Assistance Available For Administering Federal Grants [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Three Rivers Heritage Trail Expanding Into Swissvale
-- WHYY: South Philly Resident’s Lawsuit Against FDR Park Renovations Can Continue, Judge Rules
-- LancasterOnline: Snow Geese Migration Delayed By Icy Weather At Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
-- DEP, Health, Fish & Boat Commission Issue PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Do Not Eat Fish Advisory For Neshaminy Creek In Bucks County
-- Penn State Extension: Register Here For Upcoming Forest & Wildlife Webinars
-- Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Host March 2 Webinar On Creating A Mini Meadow [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Six A.I. Data Center Campuses Proposed In Archbald To Cover 14% Of Borough Land In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- Indiana Gazette: ‘CROWS’ Offer Alternative Perspective On Proposed Homer City A.I. Data Center, 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant
-- Observer-Reporter: The A.I. Data Center Boom: What To Expect From Facilities In Southwest PA [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter: Local Ordinances Important Tool In Regulating A.I. Data Centers In Washington County [PDF of Article]
-- Capitolwire.com: Senate Committee Amends, Does Not Report Out Bill Requiring Data Centers To Bring Their Own Power, Respecting Local Decisions [PaEN]
-- City & State PA: PA Lawmakers Show Bipartisan Interest In Standards For A.I. Data Centers
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Officials Want Congressional Help To Protect Consumers From A.I. Data Center-Driven Rising Energy Costs
-- PJM Interconnection Reviews January Cold Weather Operations
-- MarketPlace: US Is Planning 250+ GW Of New Natural Gas Power Generation For A.I. Data Centers [For The Machines, Not For People]
-- WPost: The A.I. Data Center Boom Is So Huge It’s Causing Shortages Everywhere From Electricians To Energy
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Average Gasoline Price: National- $2.89 Ohio- $2.81 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 19 - Same As Last Week
Federal Administration
-- The Allegheny Front: EPA Decision To No Longer Consider The Economic Cost Of Harm To Human Health In Air Pollution Regulations Could Lead To Reversal Of Clean Air Gains
-- EPA Highlights Major PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Actions To Combat Risks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Morning Call: Lehigh County Leaders Urge Warehouse Owners Not To Sell To President’s ICE
-- KDKA: Hoffmann Family Of Companies Expresses Interest In Saving Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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