-- 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
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.
-- DEP’s Initial Findings In First Report On Sampling Landfill Leachate For Radioactive Radium-- 'No Significant Risk To Human Health’ Based On Concerns About Radioactive Materials In Oil/Gas Drilling Wastes; ‘Limited’ Data Means More Sampling Needed [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: DEP Study Finds ‘No Risk To Human Health’ From Radiation In Wastewater From PA Landfills; More Sampling Recommended
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: PA DEP Publishes Long-Awaited Study On Radioactivity In Landfill Leachate [Former DEP Radiation Protection Director Said Annual Sampling Required Because Landfills Change Over Time]
-- PPL Utilities Files Non-Unanimous Rate Settlement Cutting Increase From $13.37/month To $7.42/Month; Providing 2-Year Freeze On Rates; Adding Large Load Tariff; $11 Million In Low-Income Energy Assistance [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 14 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In March 14 PA Bulletin [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 Sets April 9 Hearing On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Response At The Mahoning Street Milton Radioactive Materials Site In Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- 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]
-- The Allegheny Front: Penn State’s Prepare PA Network Aims To Help Communities Build Climate Resiliency
-- Post-Gazette: Debate Continues Over 730-Acre, $300 Million Solar Energy Facility In Jefferson Twp., Washington County
-- TribLive: EQT Natural Gas Company Employee Charged With Stealing Over $215,000 From Company
-- Tribune-Democrat: Bens Creek Mine Drainage Treatment Project, Adams Township Coal Cleanup Receive State Funds In Somerset County
-- Republican Herald: 2 Abandoned Coal Mine Sites In Schuylkill County To Be Reclaimed With $8 Million In State Grants
-- The Allegheny Front: USDA Restores $59 Million Contract With PASA Sustainable Agriculture Farm Group To Strengthen Agricultural Communities
-- The Allegheny Front: Women-Led Farms In PA Listen To Their Animals, Plants And Other Farmers
-- Lancaster Farming: Neighboring Stream Buffers A Win-Win For Farmers And Chesapeake Bay In Lancaster County
-- York Daily Record: Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Asks Federal Court To Shut J&K Junkyard, Site Of Massive Fire, For Violating Environmental Laws
-- Tribune-Democrat: Lawmakers Blame Mid-Project Changes For Lingering Somerset Lake Dam Issues
-- WNEP: Wildlife Rehabilitation Center To Open In Lycoming County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Can Utilities Handle A.I. Data Centers’ Electricity, Sewer And Water Needs? [PDF of Article]
-- PPL Utilities Files Non-Unanimous Rate Settlement Cutting Increase From $13.37/month To $7.42/Month; Providing 2-Year Freeze On Rates; Adding Large Load Tariff; $11 Million In Low-Income Energy Assistance [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: PPL Petitions State Agency For Smaller Rate Increase
-- Erie Times: FirstEnergy To Replace Large Erie County Transmission Lines
-- DEP Receives Act 2 Land Recycling Notice On Former Cheswick Power Plant To Be Converted To Springdale A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP Published Notice In March 14 PA Bulletin Of Title V Air Permit Renewal For Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant Covering Shutdown, Emission Reduction Credits At The Site Of Proposed A.I. Data Center Campus. (PA Bulletin, page 1506)
-- University Of Scranton, Partners Host March 30 In-Person Program On How A.I. Data Centers Are Reshaping Pennsylvania's Energy Landscape, Pearn Auditorium, Scranton [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: ‘Clear Warning Signs’ As PJM Wholesale Power Costs Jump 54% In One Year
-- Utility Dive: US DOE Offers $1.9 Billion For Transmission Line Reconducting, Advanced Tech
Storms/Power Outages
-- March 14 Pennsylvania Power Outages Due To Wind Damage - 238,089 [8:15 a.m.]
-- WTAE: Large Brush Fire Breaks Out In Penn Hills After Power Lines Come Down In Allegheny County
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 14: PA Average Gasoline Price Up 57 Cents/Gallon To $3.68 Since Feb. 27 [Still $3.79 at Sheetz In Harrisburg]
-- March 14: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.67 Ohio- $3.40 PA- $3.68
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 20 - Same As Last 4 Weeks
Federal Administration
-- EPA Releases Proposal Removing Risk-Based Standard In Setting New Ethylene Oxide Standard, Making Other Changes [PA Communities Impacted]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WHYY: Philadelphia DA Sues Glock Says Gunmaker’s Firearms Are Too Easy To Make Fully Automatic
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