-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"The time is always right to do what is right." -- Martin Luther King
House Voting Schedule
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
Senate Voting Schedule
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 11:30: Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Secretary Dunn To Open Laurel Caverns State Park In Fayette County. 11:30.
April 7-- DEP Public Hearing 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. Read more here.
April 7-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Data Centers - State And Local Regulation (Part 2). 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
April 13-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Geothermal Energy Opportunities. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 14-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
April 14-- 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 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)
-- April 6 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 14 to April 3 -- 45 More Abandoned Conventional Well Violations; Contempt Of Court Action; Pipeline Drilling Spills; Multiple Slope Failures; Illegal Water Withdrawals; New Casing/Cementing Failures [PaEN]
-- DEP Files Contempt Of Court Action, Fines Eureka Resources $100,000 For Multiple Violations At Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facilities In Bradford, Lycoming Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Repasky Enterprises Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging 18 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Venango County [PaEN]
-- LOTS HAPPENING! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 4 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Title V Air Quality Permit Modifications For Armstrong Natural Gas Power Plant In Armstrong County To Feed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Water Quality Permit For 3.6 Mile EQT ARO LLC 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Erosion & Sedimentation Permit For Hyperion Midstream [EQT] Pipeline Between The Selene And Hephaestus Shale Gas Well Pads In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Water Quality Permit For Installation Of A CNX Midstream Operating Water Withdrawal Intake In Beaver Run Reservoir To Support Shale Gas Development In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets April 23 Hearing On Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Water Withdrawal Of Up To 73.2 Million Gallons/Day, Other Withdrawals [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! DEP Posted 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit For Carbon Node East Development Transmission Line, Utility Crossing In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon County To Support A.I. Data Center Development [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Continues To Pollute - By Clara Jane Mack, Oakland, Pittsburgh
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Green Group Gives Pennsylvania ‘F’ On Solar Energy Facility Permitting
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Easter, Spring Weather Bring Thoughts Of Renewal And Gardening - By George Ball, Chairman, PA-based W. Atlee Burpee Company
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: With A.I. Pittsburgh Must Not Become A ‘Digital Rust Belt’ With Cutting-Edge Physical Infrastructure, But With Few Economic And Social Benefits For People Who Call Three Rivers Home - By Nishant Sahdev, University of North Carolina
-- Ohio Capital Journal: More Natural Gas Generation Coming To Ohio To Feed A.I. Data Centers [But Will Not Increase Generation Diversity To Avoid Price Spikes For ‘Ordinary People’]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - April 6 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 6: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Continues To Climb - Up 1 More Cent From Yesterday To $1.04/Gallon Higher To $4.15 Since Feb. 27 [14 Counties At $4.17 or More, Mifflin Now At $4.24]
-- April 6: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.11 Ohio- $3.75 PA- $4.15
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Windfall War Profits Tax: A tax on the oil & gas industry when sudden, external events like wars drive energy prices and profits to unusually high levels. It targets 'excess' gains not earned through increased productivity to redistribute profits to ease consumer energy costs. Read more here.
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Says More School Funding Helps Under-Resources Schools Raise Test Scores, But Skeptics Push Back
-- WHYY: 120,000 Pennsylvanians Dropped Health Insurance Since Congress Failed To Extend Federal Subsidies
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Keep Politicians From Meddling In Federal Food & Drug Administration [Like The President’s Administration Is]
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Based Immigration Rights Group Challenges Crackdown: ‘Is This Who You Want To Be?’
-- Spotlight PA: PA County Jails Earn Millions Of Dollars Detaining Immigrants For President’s ICE
-- TribLive/AP: President Issues Expletive-Filled Threat Against Iran
-- TribLive/NYT: President’s Threats To Destroy Civilian Infrastructure In Iran Constitute War Crimes Under International Law
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