-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
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
DEP Advisory: DEP’s Northcenteral Regional Office in Williamsport CLOSED Monday, March 2 Due To Heating System Issue
TODAY 10:00: House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2150 (Mullins-D- Lackawanna) requiring energy consumption and water use by data centers [Draft Amendment], House Bill 2151 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) directing DCED to develop Model Data Center Zoning Ordinance and provide assistance to municipalities [Draft Amendment #1 Draft Amendment #2]. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
TODAY 10:30: Agenda Posted.. House Energy Committee informational meeting on net metering policies. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Copies Of Testimony. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 1:00: 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.
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.
-- March 2 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 21 to 27 - 19 More Abandoned Conventional Well Violations: Casing/Cementing Failures; Shale Gas/Conventional Well Spills & Releases [PaEN]
-- DEP: S R Star O&G LLC Violates Order To Plug 11 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Butler County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - February 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 72 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In February 28 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For CDE Acquisitions, LLC 412 Acre, 6 Building, 5 Million Square Foot A.I. Data Center Campus In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Publishes Corrected Notice Of Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval March 19 Meeting, April 7 Hearing In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets March 31 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For The BASF Corp Monaca Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: A Better Chesapeake Bay Demands A Realistic Look At Farm Pollution
-- Altoona Mirror Letter: DEP To Blame For Old Crow Wetlands Degradation In Huntingdon County Resulting From Improperly Issued Permit To Rutters - By Stan Kotala [PDF of Article]
-- Reading Eagle: President’s ICE Gives Some Details About Proposed Warehouse Detention Center In Berks, But Most Questions Remain Unanswered
-- Tribune-Democrat: Hikers Kick Off 250-Mile Trail Challenge At Prince Gallitzin For US 250th Anniversary
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Derrick: PA US Senator McCormick Cosponsors Bill To Adopt Permitting Reforms For Electric Transmission Lines To Meet Growing Energy Demands [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Why Are Pennsylvanians Paying Higher Electric Bills - Data Center Demand, PJM, Natural Gas Price Spikes - By Trish Reilly, Centrist Democrats Of America
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Can Electric Grid Meet A.I. Data Center Energy Demands Without Increasing Risks For Everyone Who Depends On It? - By Shixiang Zhu, Carnegie Mellon University
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: It’s The Same Old Story For This Area-- People Come In Promising Things And People Are Desperate Enough To Believe Them And It Becomes A Race To The Bottom; PA Is Designed To Be Exploited And Harrisburg Does Nothing [A.I. Data Centers] [PDF of Article]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last 2 Weeks - March 2 [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro: A.I. Poses ‘Real Risk’ To Students
-- PA Capital-Star: PA High School Students Weight In On State Policies For A.I. Use Following New Tools
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: PA Has A Way To Cover Lost Federal Healthcare Aid, It Only Needs Money - Lots Of Money
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: American Farmers See President’s New Tariffs As Yet Another Round Of Instability
-- Reading Eagle: President’s ICE Gives Some Details About Proposed Warehouse Detention Center In Berks, But Most Questions Remain Unanswered
-- Observer-Reporter: Gov. Shapiro: A.I. Poses ‘Real Risk’ To Students
-- PA Capital-Star: PA High School Students Weight In On State Policies For A.I. Use Following New Tools
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