-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
April 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
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
April 27-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 2178 (Warren-R-Bucks) provides for duties and liabilities for persons responsible for a hazardous spill (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 27-- House Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 2302 (Takac-D-Centre) requiring the licensing of water well drillers (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 28-- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds another hearing on electric generation resource adequacy, PJM market update, barriers to entry for new power generation. Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave., Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. Watch online. [The first meeting in 2026]
April 28-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2429 (Cerrato-D- Montgomery) which would require utilities to create publicly available distribution system hosting capacity maps (sponsor summary). Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 28-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Resolution 361 (Matzie-D-Beaver) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the costs and benefits of continued membership in the PJM Interconnection (sponsor summary); House Bill 2145 (Scott-D-Montgomery) banning the use of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in certain products (sponsor summary). Room 423 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Recognized By Water Resources Association Of the Delaware River Basin [PaEN] https://tinyurl.com/4c8ckwp4
-- LOTS GOING ON! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 25 [PaEN]
-- DEP Extends Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024 [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 86 Diesel Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 280 Natural-Gas Fired Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Renewal Of An Air Quality Permit For 23 Diesel Generators At The Iron Mountain Underground Data Center In Butler County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Air Quality Operating Permit For Additional Control Equipment At The Rauch Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold May 27 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 46 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In March; 100 In 2026 [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Hearing May 6, Business Meeting June 11 [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets State Water Plan Update Meetings For Regional, Statewide Water Resources Committees Starting May 19 [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets April 30 To Hear Updates On Setbacks Petition; Regulations In Progress; Well Plugging Program; Injection Well Primacy [PaEN]
-- ‘Emergency’ Upset Flare Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County Live Breathe Project Cameras [April 25]
-- DEP/Sen. Yaw Highlight Need To Fund Hazardous Sites Cleanup With Visit To Former Landfill Turned Into Sports Complex In Williamsport [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Turnpike Plan To Carve A Massive, Miles-Long Open Gash Through The Allegheny Mountain Would Destroy One Of PA’s Most Pristine Ridgelines - By Randall Musser, Citizens to Save Allegheny Mountain; Brian Fochtman, Chair of Somerset County Commissioners; Roger Latuch, Casselman River Watershed Assn.; Richard Berkley, Somerset County Sportsmen’s League [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming - Tom Venesky: ‘Big Picture’ Partnership Makes Conservation Easier For Farmers [Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Alliance for Chesapeake Bay]
-- Republican Herald: Tree Dedicated To Late State Forester Michael Mazure At Penn State Schuylkill Campus
-- TribLive: Longvue Acres Garden Club Gearing Up For 76th Annual Plant Sale; 800 Perennials Grown By Members In Allegheny County
-- Registration Open Now For Delaware River Sojourn June 20-26
-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Experiences, Educational Events; Lehigh River Sojourn
-- Register Now! Shaver's Creek Environmental Center Birding Cup Competition Set For May 1-2 To Benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform In Huntingdon County [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Developer Of 18 A.I. Data Centers In Archbald Boro Claims His Proposal Was ‘Deemed Approved’ March 31 [PDF of Article]
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Salem Twp. Planners Delay A.I. Data Center Proposal Vote, Hear Residents’ Concerns
-- Republican Herald: North Manheim Twp. Moves To Regulate A.I. Data Centers In Schuylkill County
-- Republican Herald: Butler Twp. Electric Substation To Anchor A.I. Data Center In PPL Powerline Overhaul In Schuylkill County
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Centers An ‘Increasing Source’ Of Air Pollution, American Lung Assn. Report Says
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: NextEra Expects Government Agreements Within 3 Months For $17 Billion A.I. Data Center Power Plants In Texas, Pennsylvania [‘We Are Actively Developing Both Projects,’ A 9.5 GW Plant ‘Somewhere South Of Pittsburgh’]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Don’t Have To Be A Burden On Communities And Can Even Support Them [But They Have To Be Designed/Built Much Differently Than They Are Now] - By Gregor Henze and Sean Shaheen, The Conversation
-- CNBC: A.I. Data Center Backlash Threatens PA Republican Incumbents In 2026 Election
-- AP: Maine Governor Vetoes A.I. Data Center Moratorium
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspected a Donald S. Kelly conventional well in Butler County, Parker Twp. and found it abandoned, not plugged and owner failed to submit a well integrity reports. Violations issued. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspected a Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC conventional well in Crawford County, Conneaut Twp. and found it abandoned, not plugged. Violations issued. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspected a Stonehaven Energy MGT Co LLC conventional well in Venango County, Cranberry Twp. and found it abandoned, not plugged, and owner failed to submit well integrity report. Violations issued. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspected a WLH Land & Lumber LLC conventional well in Venango County, Scrubgrass Twp. and found it abandoned, not plugged, and owner failed to submit well integrity report. Violations issued. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspected an Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. conventional well in Westmoreland County, Allegheny Twp. found heavily corroded wastewater tank, strong gas odor and a hissing wellhead. Violations continued for tank. DEP inspection report.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 25: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Went Up 2 Cents From Yesterday, Now $1.04/Gallon Higher To $4.15 Since Feb. 27 [Bedford County, PA highest at $4.33]
-- April 25: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.08 Ohio- $3.91 PA- $4.15
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs- 18 - Same Last 4 Weeks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: PA Republican State Senator Believes ‘Draft-Style’ Legislative Redistricting Process Could Be Model For Nation
-- CNBC: A.I. Data Center Backlash Threatens PA Republican Incumbents In 2026 Election
-- Inquirer: PA Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick Thinks Shapiro Will Win Reelection, Should Run For President
-- PA Capital-Star: Federal Court Dismisses Election ‘Integrity’ Group’s Lawsuit Over PA Voter Rolls
-- The Center Square: Shapiro Calls Federal Medical Marijuana Reclassification An ‘Important Step’
-- Observer-Reporter Editorial: A Travesty Of Justice Is The Only Way To Describe The Continued Persecution Of Law-Abiding Immigrants At The Hands Of The President’s ICE Agents
-- Post-Gazette: Penn State University Weighs Cutting 49 Of 403 Academic Programs This Fall
-- WESA: New Owners Of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Plan To Recognize Newsroom Labor Union
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