-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"The time is always right to do what is right." -- Martin Luther King
Senate Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings: Thru March 5
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: Thru March 12
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
March 10-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. Read more here on agenda.
March 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 on the agenda.
March 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov or 717-787-7565. [Agenda includes Chapter 102 which recommends fee increase]
March 12-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission meeting. 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
March 16-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) advanced transmission technologies [Draft Bill], House Bill 2225 (Davidson) virtual power plants [Draft Bill] Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 18-- CANCELED. Rescheduled for April 30. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
March 23-- House Energy Committee informational meeting on the PA Energy Development Authority. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 24-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D-Allegheny) establishing a regulatory framework for geothermal energy for residential, commercial and industrial uses. Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 16-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. 10:00. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- PA Shale Gas & Public Health Conference: Dr. Gary Allison - 75% Of Shale Gas Chemical Disclosure Listings Hide What’s In 200 Million Pounds Of Materials Used In PA Fracking; A Colorado Law Would Fix That [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: MarkWest Spills Over 1 Million Gallons Of Drilling Fluid Into Abandoned Coal Mine During Pipeline Construction In Washington County
-- Environmental Quality Board Meets March 10 On Final Stream Redesignations Package; Report Due On DEP Review Of The Petition To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells, 4 Other Petitions [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets March 10 To Hear Presentation On Final DEP Environmental Justice Policy [PaEN]
-- PUC Issues Cybersecurity Advisory To Electric, Natural Gas Other Utilities Amid Growing Global Tensions [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: US Warns Energy Companies To Increase Security In Response To Potential Threats From Iran; Utilities Lack Tools To Guard Grid From Drone Attacks
-- Bradford Era: No Injuries In Overnight Fire At American Refining Group Refinery In Bradford, McKean County
-- Budget-Friendly Stream Repair Focus Of Penn State Extension Workshop Webinar March 23; Live Stake Branches Available [PaEN]
-- Help Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation PA Communications And Media Relations Manager [PaEN]
-- Shapiro Administration Keeps Pennsylvania Beautiful During Historic Tourism Season
-- TribLive: Pittsburghers Asked To Pick Up Litter Ahead Of NFL Draft
-- March 7 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- TheDerrick.com: New Sensory-Friendly Playground Unveiled At Riverfront Park In Franklin, Venango County [PDF of Article]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: April 18 In-Person Meadows 101 - Learn, Plant, Grow Workshop, Beach Lake, Wayne County
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Protecting Our Wild Lands Protects Our Future - By Brook Lenker, Keystone Trails Association
-- PennEnvironment: New Working Group Charged With Developing Wildlife Corridor Blueprint For Pennsylvania
-- TribLive: Harmer Bald Eagles Believed To Have New Egg
-- LancasterOnline: Here’s What Lancaster Birders Spotted During Christmas Bird Count, From Crows To A Painted Bunting
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Citizens Voice: Rice Township Becomes 5th Municipality To Adopt An A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Mountain Top Area Of Luzerne County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Jenkins Township To Hold Public Hearing March 30 On A.I. Data Center Ordinance
-- LancasterOnline: Ephrata Township To Hold April 7 Hearing On A.I. Data Center Regulations, Backyard Chickens
-- Scranton Times: Quarry Owner Seeking To Build 6 A.I. Data Centers Files 2nd Legal Challenges Over Ransom Twp. Data Center Ordinance [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Luzerne County Updates Residents On Proposed County A.I. Data Center Zoning Amendment
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Guest Essay: Power Prices Are Rising, But The Fix Is Sitting In A Queue -- Renewable Energy + Storage - By Ken Silverstein, InsideSources.com
-- Inquirer Editorial: Secretary Of War And A Tech CEO Shouldn’t Be The Only Ones Debating The Ethical Use Of A.I. For Mass Surveillance And Autonomous Weapons
Gas Explosions
-- Warren Times: Natural Gas Leak Led To Warren High School Evacuation, 15 Students, 1 Adult Taken To Warren Hospital
Train Derailments
-- The Center Square: US Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 6: Average AAA Gasoline Price In PA Jumped 34 Cents Since Feb. 27
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- The Guardian: President Allows India To Buy Russian Oil Amid War With Iran
-- TribLive/AP: Rising Energy Prices From President’s War On Iran Could Help Russia Pay For Fighting In Ukraine
-- Financial Times: Qatar Warns War Will Force Gulf To Stop Energy Exports ‘Within Days’ And Bring Down The Economies Of The World
Other States/National
-- AP: The Ocean Is Higher Than We Thought And Millions More Are At Risk, Study Finds
-- Bloomberg: Earth Is Warming Faster Than Previously Estimated, New Study Shows
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: President’s 2nd Tariff Push Faces Immediate Legal Challenge From 2 Dozen States, Including PA
-- Financial Times: US Companies Are Being Denied Refunds On President’s Illegal Tariffs
-- TribLive: New Poll: PA Voters Have More Favorable Opinion Of Shapiro Than President
-- PA Capital-Star: Top PA Election Officials Answers Questions On Elections At PA House Budget Hearing
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Norfolk Southern-Union Pacific Merger Threatens Pennsylvania’s Farmers And Workers - By Matt Espenshade, Pennsylvania Grange
-- Beaver Times: PA Has Scooped Up 800 Former Federal Workers Amid President’s Cuts To Federal Agencies
-- The Center Square: States Intervene In PA Lawsuit As President’s Administration Lets Post Office Ship Guns
-- PennLive: Gisele Fetterman’s X and Instagram Profiles Taken Down Weeks After She Spoke Against President’s ICE
-- Inquirer Editorial: Secretary Of War And A Tech CEO Shouldn’t Be The Only Ones Debating The Ethical Use Of A.I. For Mass Surveillance And Autonomous Weapons
-- NPR: US Unexpectedly Loses 92,000 Jobs In February Adding To Worries About The Economy
-- Financial Times: Qatar Warns War Will Force Gulf To Stop Energy Exports ‘Within Days’ And Bring Down The Economies Of The World
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