-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
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
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 Noon: Testimony Added. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) advanced transmission technologies, House Bill 2264 (Davidson) virtual power plants . Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Testimony for HB 2223. Testimony for HB 2264. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Water Law Basics For Farmers. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
March 16-20-- Penn State Extension: Conservation Pros: Join In Ag Literacy Week
March 17-- DEP, Delaware River Basin Commission Offering 3-Part In-Person Water Loss Management Workshops For Water System Operators. Bucks County Community College. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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 18-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Saplings Saving Streams Workshop - York County. Alecraft Brewery, New Freedom. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
March 18-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Holds Workshop In Northampton County On How To Design, Install, Maintain Micro-Forests.
March 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Henry lahenry@pa.gov. [Coproduct Regulation Update - Oil & Gas Wastewater]
March 19-- PUC Hosts PA Sustainable Energy Board meeting. Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg. 11:00 a.m.
March 19-- In-Person. DEP Public Meeting On Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval Application. Penn State Beaver Auditorium, 100 University Drive in Monaca, Beaver County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. [Hearing April 7] Read more here.
March 19-- In-Person. Protect PT To Hold Workshops In Monessen, Westmoreland County On How To Protect Your Community From Environmental Threats Caused By Shale Gas Development. Monessen High School, 1245 State Rd, Monessen from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
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 16 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 7 to 13: Spring Break Out Of E&S Violations; New Shale Casing/Cementing Failures; 840,000 Gallon Freshwater Release; 21 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations [PaEN]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Taylor Allderdice High School Students In Pittsburgh Are Raising $5,000 To Fund A Well Done Foundation Project To Plug A Conventional Oil & Gas Well To Reduce Methane Emissions
-- LOTS GOING ON: PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 14 [PaEN]
-- LOTS GOING ON: DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 14 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets April 9 Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Response At The Mahoning Street Milton Radioactive Materials Site In Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Reaches $11.4 Million Settlement With Four Companies For Bishop Tube Site Cleanup In Chester County; Public Comments Due May 14 [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: DEP Reaches $11.4 Million Deal To Cleanup Toxic Bishop Tube Site In Chester County
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Proposed Consent Agreement On Landis Creek Hazardous Site In Montgomery County; Comments Due May 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Purchase/Cleanup Agreement For The Waynesboro TCE Hazardous Site In Franklin County; Comments Due May 14
-- DEP To Hold April 8 Informal Public Conference On Adding 4,380 Acres To Consol Coal Enlow Fork Coal Mine In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets April 16 Hearing On Wastewater Permit For PA American Water Manwalamink Treatment Plant In Smithfield Twp., Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Philadelphia Air Management Services To Hold Virtual April 30 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Parking Garage [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Smith Township Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project Receives $193,493 DEP Grant In Washington County
-- Penn State Extension: April 9 Webinar On Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: April 11 In-Person Workshop In Beaver County On Managing Invasive Species [PaEN]
-- Beaver Times: Two Farms Preserved In Beaver County Thru State Preservation Program
-- TribLive: Proposed Trolley Line Trail Would Connect Irwin, North Huntingdon In Westmoreland
-- Help Wanted: PA Interfaith Power & Light Tree Program Manager
A.I. /Data Centers
-- CapitolWire: Pennsylvania Scraps RGGI Carbon Market, Races To Build More Natural Gas Power Plants [For A.I. Data Centers]
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Hearing On ‘Wildly Unpopular, Obscenely Invasive Data Center’ Turned More Rowdy When Archbald Borough Council President Insulted The Protesting Crowd By Saying-- ‘I Thought Archbald Was Better Than This’ [PDF of Article]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewsClips From Last Week - March 16 [PaEN]
Storms/Power Outages
-- Post-Gazette: Fast-Moving Brush Fire Challenges Firefighters As Pittsburgh Region Again Faces Strong Winds
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 16: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up 59 Cents/Gallon To $3.70 Since Feb. 27 [Still $3.79 at Sheetz In Harrisburg]
-- March 16: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.71 Ohio- $3.40 PA- $3.70
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Food & Water Watch Blog: President’s War Against Iran Exposes The Lie Of How ‘Energy Independence’ Based On Oil & Natural Gas Will Lower Prices For Consumers - Prices Are Unbreakably Linked To International Markets As War Price Spikes Again Show
-- Financial Times: US Oil Executive: We Want To Support The President, But He’s Working Against Us, He Wants $50 Oil And Cheap Gasoline Forever [PDF of Article]
-- WESA/NPR: Oil/Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring As The US-Israeli War Against Iran Continues, Some Counties Are Ready With Solar Panels And Electric Vehicles [Not The US]
-- Wall Street Journal: Oil/Gas Industry Warns President Fuel Crunch, Prices Will Likely Worsen, Go Higher
-- AP: Fears Of Global Energy Crisis Rise As Iran Keeps Stranglehold On Shipping [Price]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: Josh Shapiro Doesn’t Take Bill Maher’s ‘Bait’ About Presidential Bid
-- Inquirer: Josh Shapiro Is Talking A Lot About Judaism And Its ‘Shared Humanity’ With Other Faiths
-- Spotlight PA: PA Labor Law Could Become Sticking Point Between State And Feds With $711 Million For Broadband At Stake
-- Tribune-Democrat: Prescription Benefit Managers And Access To Prescriptions Series - State, Federal Lawmakers Advocate For Community Drug Store In Lawsuit With Express Scripts
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Hospital Monopolies Driving Pennsylvania’s Health Care Crisis - By Adam Buckalew, Hospital Watch
-- PennLive: President Sells Hat Like He Wore At The Dignified Transfer Of Six US Soldiers Killed In The War With Iran
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