-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
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
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)
-- 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]
-- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission published notice in the April 4 PA Bulletin announcing actions taken at the March 12 business meeting, including the water withdrawal by Amazon Data Services. Read more here.
-- DEP Issues Revised Waste Permit Affecting Daily Tonnage Limits Accepted By Liberty Soils, LLC Biosolids Management Facility In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts April 9 Webinar On Community Energy Development Program; Local Governments Can Apply For Assistance In Developing Energy Transition Plans Thru April 15 [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council March In Case You Missed It Now Available [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Benner Township Residents Await Answers 6 Years After PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminated Their Wells At State Hazardous Waste Site
-- Penn State College Of Ag Sciences Bay In The Balance Stakeholders Explore Agriculture As A Solution To Restore The Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: How Upstream Conservation Efforts Benefit The Chesapeake Bay
-- President's Proposed Federal Budget Is A 'Staggering Disinvestment' In Farmers And Rural Communities,' Puts Hurdles In The Way Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup Day Set For May 9
-- Erie Times: DCNR Charges Erie Man With Starting 2024 Girard Township Wildfire
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation To Recognize 2026 Award Winners May 12 At Little Buffalo State Park [PaEN]
-- Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Keystone Trails Assn. Launches 100 Mile Challenge To Support Pennsylvania's Hiking Trails [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Scheduled Set For 2026 Whitewater Releases On Stonycreek River In Cambria County
-- Warren Times: Warren County Receives Trail Town Recognition From International Mountain Bicycling Assn.
-- PennLive: US Forest Service To Close 4 Offices In PA As Part Of Restructuring
-- Warren Times: Warren To Host New US Forest Service Regional Headquarters Amid National Overhaul
-- Save The Date: Pennsylvania Native Species Day - June 1
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Upcoming Experiences, Events In April
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Post-Gazette: 400 Acre Site Of Former Pittsburgh International Race Complex In Beaver County Bought For $50 Million As Possible A.I. Data Center
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster A.I. Data Center Community Benefits Agreement Questioned For Being Vague Promises
-- The Allegheny Front: April 18 Event In Pittsburgh Will Help People Facing A.I. Data Centers In Their Communities Organize Opposition
-- City & State PA Guest Essay: Nuclear Energy Jobs Are Back At Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Powering Central PA Communities - By Sen. Patty Kim and Rep. Tom Mehaffie
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: GE Vernova, Turbine, Renewable Energy Company, Buys Distribution CenterProperty In Rostraver Twp. For $70 Million
-- CNN: Scientists Find A.I. Data Centers Create Heat Islands, Warming Areas Around them By Up To 16 Degrees
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 4: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Continues To Climb - Up 2 More Cents From Yesterday To $1.02/Gallon Higher To $4.13 Since Feb. 27 [14 Counties At $4.16 or More] https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=PA
-- April 4: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.10 Ohio- $3.76 PA- $4.13
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- TribLive: Western PA Gasoline Prices Surge Above $4.20/Gallon As President’s War Against Iran Continues To Push Oil Costs
-- Centre Daily Times: Iran War Price Hikes Stretch Centre County Farmers Thin
-- Erie Times/USA Today: In 2022 When Gasoline Was Over $4, Gov. Shapiro Promised A $250 Rebate, What Ever Happened To That? [Windfall Oil/Gas War Profits Tax?]
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last Week
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: Judge Keeps Buchtan On Ballot In Bid To Challenge Rep. State Sen. Bartolotta
-- Centre Daily Times: Iran War Price Hikes Stretch Centre County Farmers Thin
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports PA Unemployment 4.3% In January, Down One-Tenth Of A Percent
-- WESA/Votebeat: President Sued By States, Including PA, Over Executive Order That Would Establish Eligible Voter Lists For States
-- Newsweek: President Says Federal Government Should Stop Funding Medicare, Medicaid, Daycare To Focus On War
-- Morning Call - Bill White Column: Why I Protested For The First Time At A Lehigh Valley ‘No Kings’ Rally-- We Will Not Give In To Hate Or Fear; We Are A Nation Of Laws, Not Tyrants; We Support Freedom, Not Oppression; Science, Not Ignorance; We Welcome, Not Exclusion; Value Truth, Not Lies [PDF of Article]
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