“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”
-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
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
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
May 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 21-- In-Person. DEP Informal Conference To Take Comments On The Proposed Addition Of 7,154 Acres To The Rosebud Mining Company Penfield Coal Mine In Clearfield County
May 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- DEP Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Berks Nature Nature Place, 575 St. Bernadine Street, Reading. 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Read more here on agenda.
May 27-- Virtual. Delaware RiverKeeper Network Hosts Webinar On Biosolids And Sewage Sludge Impacts On Farms In Pennsylvania. 7:00 p.m.
June 2-- In-Person. DEP To Host Informal Conference, Hearing On Permit To Add 4,342 Acres To Rosebud Clymer A Coal Mine In Cherryhill Twp., Indiana County
June 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Randy D. Martin ramartin@pa.gov. (formal notice)
June 4-5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference. Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County.
June 9-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
-- Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Grants PJM Request For Emergency Order To Curtail A.I. Data Center Use Of Electricity From The Grid And Go To Back-Up Generators To Cope With May 18-20 Hot Weather Alert [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To May 20
-- North American Electric Reliability Corp Summer Reliability Outlook Says Record Additions Of Generation- Solar, Batteries And Some Natural Gas- Have Strengthened Readiness, But Elevated Risks Remain [PaEN]
-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $183,750 In Penalties For Underground Utility, Pipeline Violations; Next Meeting June 9
-- York Daily Record: Firefighters Respond To Dumpster Fire At J&K Junkyard, Scene Of Massive Fire In February
-- EPA Announces $39.2 Million For Pennsylvania To Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Emerging Contaminants In Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2026 Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Con Awards [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension June 1 Webinar On New Features Of PAOneStop Manure Management Planning Tool, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
-- The Allegheny Front: President To Eliminate US Forest Service Research And Close 4 Facilities In Pennsylvania
-- DCNR: Trail Rehabilitation Work To Start On Glen Onoko Falls In Lehigh Gorge State Park, Carbon County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Seeking Great Allegheny Passage Trail Maintenance Funds, Aiming To Update Sections Of The Trail
-- Brandywine Conservancy's Penguin Court Preserve, Westmoreland Pollinator Partners Seek To Certify 250 Properties As Monarch Butterfly Waystations In The Laurel Highlands [PaEN]
-- Penn State Deer Research Center Buck Tests Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Music On The Mountain - Berks Sinfonietta, Returning June 13
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Concerned Citizens Of Montour County: Another A.I. Data Center Developer Reached Out To Tell The Group They Will Have A Proposal To Discuss; Few Details Available; Same Group Developing In Cumberland County [Video Update]
-- Montour Area Recreation Commission, Talen Energy Announce Actions To Support The Current, Long-Term Operation Of The Montour Preserve [PaEN]
-- TribLive: East Deer Twp. Commissioners Look To Regulate Potential A.I. Data Centers In Allegheny County
-- Reps. Fiedler, Burgos Introduce Legislation To Curb Excessive Profits By Utility Companies, Safe Consumers Money
-- Fortune Magazine: Americans’ A.I. Hate Wave Might Just Be Gathering Steam: Data Centers Could Hike Power Costs In Some States Over 50% By 2030
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 19: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday, Now $1.52/Gallon Higher To $4.63 Since Feb. 27 [Armstrong County Average Price Still Highest at $4.89]
-- May 19: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.53 Ohio- $4.61 PA- $4.63
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Reuters: Four US LNG Gas Vessels Sailing To China After President’s Summit
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