-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
March 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 23-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 289 (Briggs-D-Montgomery) establishing requirements for radon testing and mitigation in schools; House Bill 2161 (Salisbury-D-Allegheny) Requiring public utilities to replace trees on public property if requested by a municipality; House Bill 2229 (Mako-R- Lehigh) Provides for spill notification requirements by DEP to municipalities; House Bill 2246 (Webster-R-Montgomery) Provides for water withdrawal oversight for data centers. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
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.
March 25-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. Register to join the meeting online. Contact: Nicole Faraguna 717-346-7636 or cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here on agenda.
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.
April 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- 143 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - March 23 [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 23 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 14 to 20 - Conventional Well Owners Failed To Comply With Orders To Plug Wells, Restore Drilling Sites; Stop Gas From Bubbling Out Of The Ground [PaEN]
-- The Progress: Clearfield County Senior Environment Corps To Host April 6 Program On Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
-- Morning Call: Redevelopment Of Brownfield In Catasauqua, Lehigh County Gets Big Boost
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: PA American Water Issues Boil Water Advisory For Portion Of Luzerne County
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Residents Turn Out For Drive-Thru Electronic Waste, Household Hazardous Waste Collection
-- Erie Times: Erie Celebrates America 250 With Fireworks, Return Of The Brig Niagara
-- America250PA: Planting Liberty Trees In All 67 Pennsylvania Counties
-- Erie Times: See Which Birds And Plants You Can Find Around Erie In The Spring
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: PPL Electric, PA American Water Discuss Capacity, Reliability Regarding A.I. Data Centers; Increasing Power Costs, Not Enough Generation
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: NextEra/Exelon Power Line Proposed To Cut Across 200 Miles Of SW, SC PA From WV To Perry County And Emerging A.I. Data Center Alley; Latest Mega-Project Tied To Data Centers
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald Boro Reshuffles The Deck On A.I. Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- NPR: President Threatens To ‘Obliterate’ Iran’s Power Plants [Further Straining Supply Chains For Power Generation]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- March 22: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Still Going Up-- 82 Cents/Gallon To $3.93 Since Feb. 27
-- March 22: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.94 Ohio- $3.71 PA- $3.93
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Post-Gazette: Winds Of President’s War: Consumers Across Western PA Feeling Impact Of Price Spikes
-- Financial Times: World Faces Natural Gas Supply Cliff As Gulf’s Final LNG Gas Shipments Approach Ports Sending Prices Soaring
-- Financial Times/Reuters: EU Urges Members To Cut Natural Gas Storage Targets Due To Iran War
-- International Energy Agency: Consumer Demand-Side Measures To Help Ease Oil Price Impacts: Work From Home; Public Transit; Switch To Electric Cooking
-- Reuters: President Allows 30-Day Sale Of Iran Oil At Sea In Bid To Tame Prices
-- Reuters: President, Iran Step Up Threats Over Energy Infrastructure Targets As War Escalates
-- Wall Street Journal: Sick Of High Gasoline Prices? Electric Vehicle Deals Are Everywhere Right Now
Federal Administration
-- AP: President’s EPA Is Paving The Way For Haze To Return To National Parks, Conservationists Warn
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Erie Times: Three ‘No Kings’ Rallies To Take Place In Erie Area March 28
-- Republican Herald: Dozens Gather For Region’s First Protest Against Proposed ICE Warehouse Detention Facility In Schuylkill County
-- Republican Herald: Across The Country, DHS Discretely Purchased Warehouses For ICE Detention Centers With No Local Input: ‘There Has Been No Process’ https://tinyurl.com/ya92ne8j [PDF of Article]
-- The Hill: President Reacts To Death Of Former FBI Director Robert Mueller: ‘Glad He’s Dead’
-- NBC: 24-Karat Gold Coin Approved With President’s Image For 250th Birthday Of The US
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