-- 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 13-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D- Allegheny, Williams-R-Chester), bipartisan legislation that would establish a regulatory framework for the generation of geothermal resources in the state. [draft amendment]; House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) requiring electric utilities to evaluate the use of advanced transmission technologies when they file transmission line siting applications [draft amendment]; House Bill 2347 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) would update the duties of the PA Energy Development Authority and board membership. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here on the agenda.
April 13-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Geothermal Energy Opportunities. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 14-- House Energy Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 2348 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) updating the state’s net metering policy related to renewable and other distributed energy resources. Room 60 East Wing of the Main Capital. 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
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. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m. Remote Option To Be Available. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
April 21-- NEW. House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- DEP To Hold May 11 Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge [PaEN]
-- DEP: Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act Brings Clean Drinking Water To Community In Lancaster County Contaminated By Trichloroethylene (TCE); Future Cleanup Funding In Doubt [PaEN]
-- DCED Awards $125,625 Grant To Bucks County Redevelopment Authority To Make A Site Safe For New Residential Development In Sellersville Borough [PaEN]
-- Beaver County Residents Tell DEP To Enforce Existing Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Pollution Limits, Not Give Them A New Permit Increasing Pollution [PaEN]
-- Beaver Times Guest Essay: Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County Has History Of Unfulfilled Promises - By Elan Justice Pavlinich, Environmental Health Project
-- Observer-Reporter: Equitrans [EQT] Appeals Court Ruling Denying Request To Dismiss State Criminal Charges Involving A 2018 Greene County Methane House Explosion Causing Serious Burns To 3 People, Including a 4-Year Old [PDF of Article]
-- Bloomberg: PJM Interconnection Announces Emergency Proposal Seeking 15 Gigawatts Of New Power Supplies To Address Potential Shortages Caused By A.I. Data Center Demand [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For Mid-Atlantic (Pennsylvania), Southern Regions For April 14-15 [PaEN]
-- LOTS GOING ON! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 11 [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! DEP Posted 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold May 12 Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For The 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On CNX Midstream Project To Prevent Damage To 4 Natural Gas Gathering Pipelines From Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN]
-- PUC Publishes Proposed Rule Regulating Electric Distributed Energy, Aggregation Resources, Virtual Power Plant Participation In Wholesale Energy Markets [PaEN]
-- DEP: A.I. Data Center Developer Edged Energy Submits Notice Of Intent To Remediate Site In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Plan Approval To Reactivate Engines, Oil-Fired Boilers, Cooling Towers At Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Township Approves Solar Energy Facility Off Old Sixth Avenue Road
-- Volunteers, Fish & Boat Commission, DEP Stock Trout In Conowingo Creek, Lancaster County Restored With Help Of State, Federal Funding; New Grant Round Opens April 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Submission Of Water Quality Data For Evaluation Of 34 Wild Trout Stream Designations In 19 Counties [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Research Shows Chesapeake Bay Watershed Streams Are Getting Saltier
-- The Allegheny Front: Profile: Carol Parenzan, From Environmental Engineer To ‘Water Healer’
-- DEP: Recent Precipitation Leads To Improved Drought Conditions, But Additional Recovery Is Needed [PaEN]
-- DCNR Forecast For April 11 Shows Higher Wildfire Danger Levels In Southern Half Of Pennsylvania
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest To Host April 18 Invasive Plant Removal Earth Day Event
-- Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation, Now Available
-- WHYY: Progress Report On Project To Build A Park Over I-95 At Penns Landing In Philadelphia
-- TheDerrick.com: Cranberry Twp. Joins Other Communities In Adopting Ordinance Allowing ATV, UTVs To Ride On Designated Public Roads
-- ABC6: Families Mourn 2 Fire Chiefs Killed Riding UTV On Public Road In Berks County By A DUI Driver
-- DEP Falcon Cam: The Hatch Watch Is On! Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcons Have A Clutch Of 5 Eggs That May Start Hatching April 29 [Watch Live]
-- WHYY: Scarlet Tanagers Proposed As PA’s Official Migratory Bird: ‘The Jewels Of The Forest’
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Center Square: As State Lawmakers Mull Bills, PA Community Pushback On A.I. Data Centers Is Widespread
-- Scranton Times: PPL Open House Now April 21 On Proposed Power Line/Substation Projects To Serve Proposed A.I. Data Center Projects In Archbald Boro
-- Observer-Reporter: Cecil Twp. Supervisors Discuss A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Washington County
-- Morning Call Letter: Lehigh Valley A.I. Data Center Proposal A Disaster Waiting To Happen - By Gwen Dietrich, Lynn Township
-- DEP To Hold May 12 Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For The 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP: A.I. Data Center Developer Edged Energy Submits Notice Of Intent To Remediate Site In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Plan Approval To Reactivate Engines, Oil-Fired Boilers, Cooling Towers At Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- PUC Publishes Proposed Rule Regulating Electric Distributed Energy, Aggregation Resources, Virtual Power Plant Participation In Wholesale Energy Markets [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 11: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Drops 1 Cent From Yesterday, Now $1.05/Gallon Higher To $4.16 Since Feb. 27 [Warren County, PA still high at $4.389, Home Of Conventional Oil Industry]
-- April 11: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.13 Ohio- $3.88 PA- $4.16
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last 2 Weeks
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Natural Gas Industry Front Group-- Natural Allies For A Clean Energy Future-- Targets Democrats In Pennsylvania
Federal Administration
-- Inside Climate News: US Department Of Agriculture Lost 21% Of Its Workforce In 2025
-- Williamsport Sun: US Forest Service To Shutdown Williamsport Office Involved In Research On Forest Health, Sustainable Management
-- Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Slashing Non-Defense Spending On Energy By Cutting ‘Green New Scam Initiatives’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: Republicans At PA Leadership Conference Voice Concerns About Midterm Elections
-- TribLive: Shapiro, Garrity Spar Over President’s War On Iran
-- WESA: PA Supreme Court Says Buchtan Can Remain On Republican Ballot In Challenge To Sen. Bartolotta
-- Morning Call: Lehigh County Proposal Would Add Independent Voters To Elections Board
-- PennLive: Harrisburg Area Community College Will Restructure Or End 15 Academic Programs
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Natural Gas Industry Front Group-- Natural Allies For A Clean Energy Future-- Targets Democrats In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive/AP: President’s War On Iran Sends Inflation Soaring, Mood Of American Consumers Plunging
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