-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"The time is always right to do what is right." -- Martin Luther King
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.
-- 158 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - March 9
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 9 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [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]
-- Post-Gazette: Post-Gazette Investigation Of Coal Mining And Black Lung Disease Enforcement Failures Receives National Recognition
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Emissions Face Scrutiny In Beaver County
-- Chesapeake Bay Program Blog: 2024-25 Bay Barometer - Record-Setting Restorations, Major Gains And Remaining Challenges
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Chesapeake Bay Program Provides Progress Update Under 2014 Watershed Agreement
-- Post-Gazette - Guest Essay: Pioneering Urban Farming In Pittsburgh’s Leaded Soil - By Kenedy Sanchez, PhD Student, Carnegie Mellon University
-- WNEP: Vehicles Damaged In Supermarket Parking Lot During Blasting At Dickson City Quarry In Lackawanna County [DEP Regulates Quarry Blasting]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts June 5 Webinar - PA Invasive Species - Japanese Stiltgrass, 1:00 to 2:15 pm.
-- Help Wanted: North Branch Land Trust Executive Director [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald Boro Residents Have Next Opportunity At March 10 Hearing On 14 Proposed ‘Wildcat’ Data Center Buildings To ‘Cure’ Data Center Despair [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Archbald Boro To Hold Hearing March 19 On 7 Proposed Data Center Buildings; Olyphant Boro To Hold Hearing March 31 On 12 Proposed Data Center Buildings [PDF of Article]
-- AP - Marc Levy: A.I. Data Centers Spurring Big Expansion Of High-Voltage Power Lines; Landowners And Locals Are Fighting Back [PA Featured]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 9 [PaEN]
Train Derailments
-- PennLive: Norfolk Southern Train Derails Near PA’s Historic Horseshoe Curve In Blair County
Storms/Power Outages
-- TribLive: Heavy Winds Cause Power Outages Across Western PA
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-Montgomery), Rep. Jim Haddock (D-Lackawanna) Call For Attorney General To Investigate Gasoline Price Spike
-- WFMZ: ‘Enough Is Enough:’ PA Lawmakers Call For Price Gouging Probe As Gasoline Prices Jump Overnight
-- Bloomberg: Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel Prices Climb As President’s Iran War Chokes Supplies
-- Bloomberg: Oil Market Chaos Set To Deepen As More Gulf Giants Cut Output Because Of President’s Iran War
Federal Administration
-- The Guardian: How President’s EPA Rollbacks Give US States New Tools In Climate Lawsuits
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: White Cops Sue Philadelphia Over Diversity Equity Inclusion In Promotions
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