-- 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
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, 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 9 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 28 to March 6 - Abandoned Conventional Wells Hit 100; Investigating Seismic Event Near Wastewater Injection Well; Well Transfer Violations [PaEN]
-- DEP Investigating Seismic Event Near Penneco Environmental Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 7 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For 8 Mile, 24-Inch EQT ARO LLC Water Pipeline To Support Shale Gas Development In State Forest Land In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For A Double 16-Inch Expand Operating LLC Water Pipelines To Support Shale Gas Development In Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Double 16-Inch Expand Operating LLC Water Pipelines To Support Shale Gas Development In Forkston, North Branch & Windham Twps., Wyoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: Making Homes More Energy Efficient Means Using Better Methods, A Conversation With Energy Efficiency Empowerment Founder Lucyna de Barbaro
-- Reading Eagle: New Plan Floats Improvements For Kernsville Dam Recreation Area
-- WHYY: PA Wants To Reduce Vehicle Collisions With Animals Using Wildlife Corridors
-- Post-Gazette: Penn Hills Wildlife Rehab Center Pauses New Admissions To Prepare For Baby Season
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Observer-Reporter: NextEra Files Applications For 107 Mile Electric Transmission Lines In Fayette, Greene Counties To Serve Maryland/Virginia [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive/AP: A.I. Data Centers Spurring A Big Expansion Of High-Voltage Power Lines, Landowners And Locals Are Fighting Back [PA Highlighted]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA House Committee Advances Bill To Help Towns Set Guidelines On A.I. Data Center Construction
-- PA Capital-Star: PA, Minnesota Announce Plans To Introduce A.I. Data Center Moratoriums
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Wants To Incentivize A.I. Data Centers To Be Better Neighbors; Will That Work?
-- PA Rep. Craig Williams Says Harrisburg Needs To Codify ‘Promises’ Made By A.I. Data Center Companies
-- Erie Times: Can Tech Companies Bring Their Own Electricity To Power A.I. Data Centers [Like They Promised The President] In PA? [PDF of Article]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 9 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 9: Average PA Gasoline Price Increased 47 Cents/Gallon Since Feb. 27
-- March 9: AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $3.47 Ohio- $3.43 PA- $3.58
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Price Spikes Caused By President’s War On Iran Could Have Major Repercussions For US Electricity, Natural Gas Prices [60% Of PA’s Electric Is Generated Using Gas, But The Price Is Set By International Markets]
-- Reuters Commentary: Tracking LNG Natural Gas Flows As Key Global Prices Go Haywire; Prices Likely To Be Elevated For Some Time [60% Of PA’s Electric Is Generated Using Gas, But The Price Is Set By International Markets]
-- Wall Street Journal: The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil/Natural Gas [Price] Squeeze Is Upon Us
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: PA State Trooper Shot, Killed During Chester County Traffic Stop
-- WITF: President’s ICE Proposed ‘30-Day Surge,’ Lancaster, York Law Enforcement Were Uninterested
-- PA Capital-Star: PA ACLU Wants Court To Rule On President’s Homeland Security Subpoenas Of Critics Once And For All
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Man Who Argued Immunity Under President’s Pardon Found Guilty Of Voter Fraud In 2020 Election
-- PennLive: White Supremacist Flyers Distributed In Carlisle, Cumberland County: ‘We Are Everywhere!’
-- Inquirer: 3 PA Men Arrested, FBI Searches Bucks County Home, After Violent Clash At Far-Right Protest In New York
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