-- 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
TODAY 10:00: Water Center At Penn, Partners Webinar On PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Regulations, Treatment Solutions, PennVEST Financing For Water Systems. 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.
June 23-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.
-- Choose Clean Water Coalition: Legislative Recommendations To Protect Pennsylvania's Waterways For The Future - Agriculture, Abandoned Mines, PFAS, Lead, A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans $6.4 Million Stormwater Improvement In Keyser Creek Watershed
-- Penn State Extension To Host 10 In-Person Safe Drinking Water Clinic Workshops On How To Protect, Test, Treat Water From Private Wells, Springs Starting June 3 [PaEN]
-- EPA Announces $126.1 Million In Funding To Reduce Lead In Drinking Water In Pennsylvania
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: EPA Announces $39 Million To PA To Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water, While Rolling Back PFAS Limits
-- DCED: Shapiro Administration Invest More Than $1.9 Million To Help Schools Reduce Electricity Costs By Installing Solar Panels; And $725,211 In One Pipeline Project Locking Homeowners Into Natural Gas]
-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Heatwaves Are Driving Up Power Bills, But PA Has A Better, Cheaper Option Using Resources We Already Have - Virtual Power Plants - By Chris D’Agostino, Advanced Energy United
-- TribLive - Jack Troy: Delayed Air Quality Permits From DEP, Allegheny County Raise Concerns About Pollution
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Pittsburgh Investigation Reveals Major Permit Backlogs Persist For Air Quality Operating Permits
-- The Center Square: Environmental Advocate, Other Incumbents Lose House Seats, Focus Shifts To November
-- KDKA: Coal Mine Workers Killed By Falling Rock In Core Natural Resources Bailey Mine In Greene County
-- WPSU: Coal Museum Opening In Clearfield County Hopes To Educate, Connect Community To The Past
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Turnpike Aims To Be First ‘Sustainable Superhighway’ In US
-- WVIA: New Kingston Community Garden Rooted In Sustainability, Education In Luzerne County
-- Republican Herald: Volunteers Clear Scenic Trail Along Schuylkill River In Port Clinton
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Invasive Species Threaten Lehigh Valley’s Native Plants, Animals - By Bruce Wilson
-- DCNR Completes $6 Million Project To Rebuild Critical Infrastructure At Delaware Canal State Park [Video, Photos]
-- DCNR: Northcentral Regional ATV Trail Reopens With Nearly 1,000 Miles Of Roads To Ride For 2026 Season
-- WTAE: Woman Seriously Injured After UTV Crash In Washington County
-- DCNR Grants News: Hollow Oak Land Trust Montour Woods Greenway; Wild East Fund Grants; Veterans & Nature Grants; Other Grant Opportunities
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Early Summer Teaching Ideas; America250PA 250th Anniversary GeoTrail; DCNR June Bio Blitz; Professional Development Workshops
-- WHYY: Montgomery County Backs 16 Community Projects To Improve Trails, Public Spaces
-- PA Wilds Center Distributes $80,000 To 20 Organizations To Increase Community Engagement
-- WHYY: US Forest Service Wants To Move West, Close Regional Offices, Including 4 In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive: 2 Hospitalized After Raft Overturns In Youghiogheny River Rapids At Ohiopyle State Park
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Acknowledged Talks On Selling Archbald Schools If They Were Surrounded By A.I. Data Centers; District Joins Archbald Boro In Legal Battle Against Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Moosic Boro Prepares Comprehensive A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance
-- Scranton Times: 2nd Data Center 300MW Power Plant Hearing May 21 In Archbald Yields Many Questions, Fewer Answers
-- The Center Square: Farmland Prime For A.I. Data Centers, But At What Cost?
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation-FYI: A.I. Data Center Accountability ToolKit
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: The ‘Pro-Human Party’ vs. A.I. Data Centers
-- TribLive Editorial: A.I. Data Centers Demand Planning, Not Panic
-- PUC: Electric Utilities Changing Cost Of Electricity For Customers On June 1 From 0.05% to 19.8% [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills Around Pittsburgh Will Be Rising (Again) Next Month
-- TribLive: Electric Bills To Increase For Duquesne Light, West Penn Power Customers
-- PUC Schedules In-Person, Telephonic Public Hearings On 13.1% Rate Increase Proposed By Peoples Natural Gas Starting June 2 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Peoples Gas Customers Can Tell The PUC What They Think About A Proposed 13.1% Rate Increase
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PUC Publishes Voluntary Model Tariff To Try To Shield Ratepayers From A.I. Data Center Costs
-- WESA/WHYY - Susan Phillips: PA Lawmaker’s Bill Would Rein In Utility Profits: ‘The Entire System Is Out Of Whack’
-- Morning Call: Politicians, Advocates Pressure PJM Regional Grid Operator On Affordability
-- Sen. Yaw Urges PJM To Hold States Accountable For Climate Policies Increasing Energy Costs [Yaw Urges FERC To Allow PJM To Keep Charging PA Ratepayers Record High Energy Prices Driven By Data Centers]
-- Reuters: US DOE Again Delays Closure Of Constellation Energy Eddystone Fossil Fuel Power Plant In Delaware County
-- WPSU: Companies Want To Develop Natural Gas-Powered Data Center In Cameron, Potter Or Tioga Counties
-- Utility Dive: PJM Moves Up Backstop Auction For A.I. Data Center Demand To September, Amid Uncertainty Over Data Center Cost Allocation
-- The Center Square: Natural Gas, Energy Storage Projects Line Up En Masse To Plug Into PJM Power Grid
-- TribLive/Bloomberg: Pope Says A.I. Should Be Disarmed To Avoid Dominating Humanity
Train Derailments
-- Post-Gazette: Rail Safety Legislation Finally Moves Through Congress 3+ Years After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 26: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down A Nickel Since May 20, Now $1.48/Gallon Higher To $4.59 Since Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Highest at $4.86]
-- May 26: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.49 Ohio- $4.61 PA- $4.59
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes [May 22]: Natural Gas Drill Rigs In PA- 17-- Same For 2 Weeks
Federal Administration
-- AP: White House Reverses Refrigerant Rules In Bid To Reduce Grocery Costs [Tell Us If Prices Go Down In Your Food Market - The Specific Item And How Much]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: As Shapiro, Garrity Set To Face Off For Governor, Here Are 7 Hurdles That Could Shape Race
-- Spotlight PA: Before She Was A Republican Candidate For Governor, Stacy Garrity Was A Military Whistleblower On Treatment Of Iraqi War Prisoners
-- Inquirer: Bankrupt Chester, Delaware County Home To Philly Area Pro Soccer Team, World Cup May Not Be A Game-Changer
-- TribLive: As Raids Continue By President’s ICE-- Frontline Dignity And Its 23-Year-Old Founder Become Force In Western PA
-- PennLive: County Officials Could Change Oversight At PA ICE Immigration Detention Facility: ‘What Are They Hiding?’ [Part 5 of 8]
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