-- 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
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Starts TODAY!
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 2380 (Rivera-D- Lancaster) to require electric utilities to set targets and procure grid-stabilizing battery storage as part of their resource planning to help reduce peak demand and lower system costs, while maintaining reliability and affordability for consumers. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Click Here for compiled testimony.
TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1236 (Keefer-R-York) providing for an exemption from any Chapter 102 stormwater permitting for developments of between one and five acres, even available general permits. Off the Floor. Rules Room. [No video coverage]
TODAY: Pennsylvania Native Species Day
TODAY 10:00 Penn State Extension Webinar On New Features Of PAOneStop Manure Management Planning Tool, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
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 2-- DCNR Snowmobile & ATV Advisory Committee meeting. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to join via Microsoft Teams. Contact: Jake Newton at (717) 783-3349 (formal notice)
June 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Randy D. Martin ramartin@pa.gov. (formal notice)
June 3-- ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Webinar On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
June 4-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
June 4-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners Host Creekside Connections At Little Fishing Creek Family-Friendly Educational Experience, Stream Buffer Tour In Bellefonte, Centre County, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
June 4-5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference. Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County.
June 5-15-- PA Society For Ornithology 2026 Breeding Bird Blitz
June 9-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
June 9-- In-Person. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Workshop On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. Pittsburgh. 9:00 a.m. to Noon
June 9-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Creating Connections Through Citizen - Community Science. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
June 11-- Virtual. Team PA Webinar On Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Roadmap. 11:30 a.m. Click Here for more on Nuclear Roadmap
June 23-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.
June 25-- DEP Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington County. Burgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road in Burgettstown from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- May 25/June 1 -- Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 16 to 29: Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations; Shale Gas Well Pollutes Water Supply; Illegal Wastewater Injection Well; Pipeline Drilling Spills; No Noise Control Standards [PaEN]
-- DEP: Sandstone Development LLC Operating Illegal Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County; Disposed Of 191,982 Gallons Of Wastewater, So Far [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues 8 More Violations To Delta Inland Oil Res LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Rice Drilling [EQT] Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging 2 Shale Gas Wells Left Partially Drilled For 11 Years In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Expand Operating Delhagen Shale Gas Wells Contaminate 2nd Water Supply, Part Of Ongoing Well Integrity Problems For Last 15 Years In Rush Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Blackhill Energy To Start Permanent Remediation Of Areas Impacted By Six Inadvertent Return Spills From Horizontal Drilling Of Sultana Pipeline In Springfield Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Complaint By Neighbor Experiencing Impacts From Compressor Noise For 7 Years From Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County Again Raises The Issue Of Why There Are No Noise Standards For Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Lesson For People With Concerns About A.I. Data Centers: Watch This 2010 WQED Report On Shale Gas Industry In PA; We Still Have These Same Impacts Today; Protect Yourself From The Beginning
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets June 25 Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Operating Permit Authorizing The Expansion Of MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 30 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Erie County Dashboard Tracks Amount Of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Other Drugs In Erie Wastewater
-- Warren Times: Warren County DA Holds Prescription Drug Take Back Event Thru June 26
-- The Allegheny Front: Scientists Test Aquatic Organisms For PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Montour Run Near Pittsburgh Airport
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation Districts Announces K-12 Student Art Contest Winners
-- Scranton Times: Volunteers Compete To Beautify Scranton Streets In Garbage Olympics
-- Reading Eagle: Foxes Increasingly Part Of Suburban Landscape In Berks County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Lesson For People With Concerns About A.I. Data Centers: Watch This 2010 WQED Report On Shale Gas Industry In PA; We Still Have These Same Impacts Today; Protect Yourself From The Beginning
-- The Daily Item: Grassroots Groups Lead A.I. Data Center Pushback In Montour, Union Counties
-- PA Capital-Star: Sen. Muth To Introduce Bill To Prevent A.I. Data Centers From Becoming Public Utilities With Ability To Condemn Private Property
-- WESA: PA A.I. Data Center Pause? GRID Standards? Garrity, Shapiro Stake Out Positions
-- WGAL: PA A.I. Data Center Projects Fuel Debate In Governor’s Race
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Shapiro Is ‘Patient Zero’ Of A.I. Data Center Virus; State Treasurer Garrity Has Decided To At Least Appear To Take The Medicine [PDF of Article]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 25/June 1 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 1: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 1 Penny Since Yesterday, Now $4.48/Gallon - $1.38/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Still Highest at $4.82]
-- June 1: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.32 Ohio- $4.32 PA- $4.48
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg Columnist: A LNG Natural Gas Glut Is On Its Way - By Javier Blas
-- AP: Oil Price Jumps Again After US, Iran Trade Military Strikes
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: PA A.I. Data Center Pause? GRID Standards? Garrity, Shapiro Stake Out Positions
-- WGAL: PA A.I. Data Center Projects Fuel Debate In Governor’s Race
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: My Opponent In The Primary Election Wasn’t Another Person, It Was A ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Manufacturer - By Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington)
-- Spotlight PA: Elder Abuse Agencies Reject Cases Experts Say They Should Investigate As State Scales Back Oversight
-- PA Capital-Star: Hunger Strikes Erupt In Clearfield County, Other ICE Immigrant Detention Facilities
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